Nev Jones, PhD Director of Research at Felton Institute, is at the forefront of the development and implementation of robust participatory methods and research co-production involving persons with persisting mental health challenges/disabilities and their family members in the US. She received a Ph.D in community psychology from DePaul University, working at the NIMH-funded Center for Adherence and Self-Determination as a graduate student, followed by a post doctoral fellowship at Stanford University. As a graduate student, she founded and directed the Lived Experience Research Network (LERN) an historic initiative aimed at bridging mental health advocacy and research in the United States; at Stanford her work spanned psychiatry and medical anthropology, focusing on the influences of culture/race/ethnicity and socioeconomics on the experiences of persons with psychosis. Dr. Jones left Stanford to serve as a research scientist and acting consulting psychologist for California’s Mental Health Services Oversight &Accountability Commission, overseeing early implementation of the State’s Prevention and Early Intervention regulations. As Director of Felton CCOR, Dr. Jones leads a diverse team of researchers focused on stake holder-driven public mental health research and evaluation. As a former client of early intervention and specialty psychosis service,she is thrilled to be one of a new generation of leaders committed to systems change.