Dr. Jett is also an affiliate faculty member of the Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Program. Dr. Jett has a B.A. in Ethnic Studies and a Masters in Public Administration from California State University, Hayward (now East Bay) and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Public Administration from Auburn University. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Marion County/Indianapolis Public Library, President of the Board of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, is on the Board of the Indiana Coalition for Open Government and serves on the Indiana Debate Commission.