Ph.D., University of California, Davis (1996) M.A., University of California, Davis (1992) B.A., Boston University (1989)

Andy Jones has taught for the English Department and the University Writing Program since 1990. Originally trained as a poet and interpreter of poetry, Andy has taught classes at UC Davis on TS Eliot, the Poetry of the Beat Generation, and Close Reading of Poetry, as well as the Advanced Poetry Workshop. Andy especially loves the challenges and triumphs of teaching pre-professional writing classes, and counts among his favorites "English for Educators: Advanced Writing for Future Teachers" (also known as UWP 104D), which he has taught every summer for almost a decade. Andy was named “Educator of the Year” by the Associated Students of UC Davis in 2006. Formerly coordinator of the University Writing Program's Computer-Aided Instruction Program, Andy loves to teach in computer classrooms, and now also advises IET-Mediaworks and the Teaching Resources Center on instructional technology and recent research in adult learning. Committed to outreach and encouraging cross-disciplinary thinking, Andy serves as faculty advisor to The Voice, the campus Undergraduate Health Journal; regularly speaks before groups of students assembled by Student Advising, the McNair Scholars Program, Professors for the Future, and the UCD Medical School’s Post-Baccalaureate Program; and hosts "Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour" on radio station KDVS. His recent publications include an essay on Beat Art and Poetry in Lifescapes Magazine, and a book of poetry, Split Stock, that Andy co-authored with Writing Program colleague Brad Henderson. Currently Andy is working on a new book, Cages, and enjoys co-hosting a poetry series at Bistro 33 in Davis on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Andy lives in Davis with his wife, Kate, and their three children, Geneva, Jackson, and Truman.