Mark P Jones

Mark P. Jones, Ph.D., is the fellow in political science at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies and a professor in the Department of Political Science at Rice University. Jones also leads the Baker Institute's Argentina Program and helps direct the Presidential Elections Program as well as serves as the faculty director of Rice’s Master of Global Affairs program.

Jones has received substantial financial support for his research, including grants from the United States National Science Foundation. His research has been published in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science and the Journal of Politics, as well as in edited volumes published by Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press, among others. He is a frequent contributor to national and Texas media outlets, and his research on the Texas Legislature has been widely cited in the media as well as by numerous political campaigns.

Jones regularly advises U.S. government institutions on economic and political affairs in Argentina and has conducted research on public policy issues in Latin America and Texas for numerous international, national and local organizations. He is a frequent commentator in local, state, national and international media on government, politics and public policy. Jones received his doctorate from the University of Michigan and his bachelor’s degree from Tulane University.