Public Sociology. Public Health. Community. Engagement. Storytelling.
As a public urban sociologist, I am passionate about studying people, environments and communities, comparing that with what we already know to create new perspectives on our society and sharing that with both the academic and public world.
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I teach my students how we can understand our society and encourage them as well as myself to make that knowledge practical, applicable and useful on the ground via service learning and experiential learning.
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What's New
No More Dual City: The Fate of Atlantic City (January 2027)
No More Dual City explores Atlantic City’s Northside as a microcosm of racialized urban America. Through vivid ethnography and the concept of dualness, Jackson uncovers how Black residents navigate exclusion, redevelopment, and resilience, revealing what it takes to sustain community roots in cities built on dispossession and dreams. See more info here.
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Environmental Justice and Power: Studies in Knowledge, Health, Sustainability, and Inequality
I'm excited to announce our new book series with Bloomsbury Inc on Environmental Justice and Power. You can check out more information here. If interested, you can reach out to me ([email protected]) to obtain the proposal guidelines. Submissions should submit a prospectus, a detailed table of contents, a sample chapter and your CV.
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Housing, Health and Structural Inequity in Trenton (2026)
This preliminary report presents findings from the Trenton site of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Truth and Repair Initiative, a community-engaged research partnership with Princeton University.
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