Christine Jones is the Senior Associate Director of University Honors. She has previously served as Interim Director and Associate Director for Academic & Faculty Affairs, and is an Affiliate Professor in the French program. As part of the senior leadership team, Jones supervises the faculty and oversees the curriculum for University Honors. Before coming to Maryland, Jones was a professor of French at the University of Utah. Over a 20-year career, she taught in French Studies, Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, and Honors, and was awarded the University Distinguished Teaching Award in 2014. Jones is a literary specialist of 17th-18th-century France with a focus on the fairy tale and material culture. She has co-edited anthologies of world tales, translated Charles Perrault’s 1690s Mother Goose tales, published a monograph on the early porcelain industry in France, and blogged about chocolate. Jones holds a BA in Philosophy and Honors from Villanova University, and an MA and PhD in French Literature from Princeton University, and is a life-long learner of permaculture and yoga.