Who Am I?
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Christina R. Jackson, Ph.D., is an urban sociologist, cultural producer and community-engaged scholar whose work centers on social and economic realities, community transformation, and cultural preservation in neighborhoods of color. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University–Camden, where she also serves as Program Chair of Africana Studies. In addition, she aids in research efforts at the forthcoming Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority (MIHIA) in Trenton, NJ, partnering with communities to address structural inequities through collaborative research.
Dr. Jackson is the author of No More Dual City: Promoting Stability in Rapidly Changing Tourist Cities (Rutgers University Press, forthcoming) and co-author of Being Black in America (Polity Press, 2019).Her research has appeared in journals such as Journal of Urban Affairs and Sociology Compass, and she is co-editor of the volume Embodied Difference: Divergent Bodies in Public Discourse (Lexington Inc, 2019). Dr. Jackson has led multidisciplinary research projects with grassroots organizations, philanthropic foundations, and public agencies, focusing on maternal health equity, trust-based philanthropy, and neighborhood change. Her work often weaves academic research with artistic and cultural storytelling. Beyond academia, Dr. Jackson is a passionate researcher of jazz as a vital part of cultural memory and community expression. She served as the producer for the documentary The Philadelphia Clef Club: A Continuing Legacy and still documents and celebrates the city’s historic jazz landscape. She is also an avid participant in local tenant advocacy and community building. Dr. Jackson's graduate work was completed at the University of California Santa Barbara in the Sociology department in 2014. It was followed by a pre and postdoctoral fellowship in Africana Studies at Gettysburg College. |