Kona Jones is a Professor of Psychology and Statistics at Galen College of Nursing. Her passion is student success and, more specifically, assessing how different initiatives can improve online student retention. Kona was technical editor of the 2022 Canvas for Dummies book and is a Canvas Advocate, contributing extensively in the online Canvas Community and beyond. She has a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology Leadership, M.S. degrees in Quantitative and Cognitive Psychology, and Undergraduate B.S. degrees in Biology, Psychology, & History.