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Dr. Jennifer Jackson

PhD RN
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Positions

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Nursing, Faculty

Member

O'Brien Institute for Public Health

Member

Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning

Affiliations

Joint Appointment

Community Health Sciences

Full Member

Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education

Contact information

Web presence

Location

Office: PF0000

For media enquiries, contact

Lynda Sea, Senior Manager - Communications

Office: +1.403.471-9762
Email: lsea@ucalgary.ca
Twitter: @ucalgarynursing

Preferred method of communication

Office Hours as requested, available M-F

Background

Educational Background

PhD Nursing Research, King's College London, 2020

MN Athabasca University, 2016

BSN Nursing with Honours, First Class Honours, St. Francis Xavier Univeristy, 2009

Biography

Dr. Jennifer Jackson is a Registered Nurse and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary, with a joint appointment in Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine. 

Her research interest is supporting nurses and improving health systems, currently focusing on community based addiction and harm reduction services. Social vulnerability, health systems, and nursing workforce and professional issues are her areas of expertise. She is available for media comment. 

Research

Areas of Research

Nursing workforce, Health systems, Social Vulnerability, Harm Reduction

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
NURS 611 Theoretical Knowledge for Nursing Practice
NURS 485 Discipline and Profession in Nursing: Research methods
NURS 632 Writing Proposals for the Nursing Profession
NURS 660 Cultivating Personal Leadership
NURS 550 Nursing for Vulnerable Populations

Awards

  • Rising Star Award, Athabasca University Alumni Association, Athabasca University. 2018