Rochelle Peabody Jones (1945–2006) was a South Florida author and journalist, and former press secretary to Congressman Claude Pepper. Jones’ books and articles are widely referenced in the Social Science and Policy Analysis fields. Jones wrote for many publications, including the Washington Post, The Nation, The Congressional Quarterly, and was a longtime reporter for People Magazine and contributed articles on health and medicine to CNN.com, WebMD, The New York Daily News, The St. Petersburg Times, and had reporting duties for Knight-Ridder/Tribune syndicated paper The Bradenton Herald. She also taught courses on writing.