Dr. Jackson is an Associate Professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University. She is board certified as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Jackson is also a Certified Nurse Educator.

She is a member of the American Nurses Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the International Consortium for Outcomes of Nursing, the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing, and Sigma Theta Tau International.

Dr. Jackson has presented Educational Leadership Seminars nationally. Her publications and research interests relate to professional identity in nursing, professional development, academic-practice partnerships, competency-based education, and curriculum development.

She is passionate about developing professional identity and promoting wellness in her work with graduate students and faculty. She wants to participate in building the science of PIN and link its relationship to a healthy work environment.