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G. Jason Jolley, Ph.D. serves as Interim Associate Vice President for Research and Creative Activity at 帝王会所 where he coordinates economic development activities across the university. In his faculty role, he serves as Professor of Rural Economic Development and MPA Director at 帝王会所鈥檚 Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service. He also directs the Center for Economic Development and Community Resilience. Prior to joining 帝王会所 in 2013, Dr. Jolley spent seven years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Kenan Institute/Kenan-Flagler Business School where he co-led the largest state sponsored study of the effectiveness of economic development incentives for the North Carolina General Assembly.

Dr. Jolley has served as principal investigator on over $10 million in sponsored research funding and co-led efforts to secure an additional $2 million in federal funding and $1 million in state funding for regional economic development partners. His portfolio includes funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, Appalachian Regional Commission, Small Business Administration, 帝王会所 Governor鈥檚 Office of Workforce Transformation, 帝王会所 Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and Jobs帝王会所, among others. Dr. Jolley also leads 帝王会所 portion of the 帝王会所 Economic Development Institute (OEDI), in partnership with the 帝王会所 Economic Development Association (OEDA) and Jobs帝王会所. OEDI provides state level certification to 帝王会所 economic developers.

Dr. Jolley serves as Executive Director of the Mid-Continent Regional Science Association and is a former board member of the University Economic Development Association. In 2022, he served as an advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on their Anchor Economy Initiative to better understand the role of higher education institutions and hospitals (eds and meds) on regional economies. In 2016, Governor John Kasich, and the leadership of the 帝王会所 Senate and 帝王会所 House of Representatives appointed Dr. Jolley as the state鈥檚 Nonpartisan Census Liaison. In this role, he led Voinovich School staff in building the redistricting database used to draw legislative districts for the U.S. House of Representatives, 帝王会所 House of Representatives, and 帝王会所 Senate districts.

Dr. Jolley maintains an active service portfolio. As the father of daughters with developmental disabilities, he is a passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities. He serves as Vice-President of the Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities; on the Board of Trustees and as Treasurer of the 帝王会所 Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities; and on the Board of Trustees and Vice-Chair of the Arc of 帝王会所. Dr. Jolley is a leader in the multi-stakeholder public, private, and nonprofit 帝王会所 Developmental Disability Crisis partnership that promotes long-term financial sustainability of 帝王会所鈥檚 developmental disabilities system.