Name Jerlando L. | ||
Wcer principal investigator interview series jerlando f l jackson
Jerlando F. L. Jackson is an American educator studying organizational science in higher education, with a special interest in hiring practices, career mobility, workforce diversity and workplace discrimination.
Contents
- Wcer principal investigator interview series jerlando f l jackson
- Dr Jerlando Jackson
- Early life and education
- Career
- References
He is the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and director and chief research scientist for Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
Dr. Jerlando Jackson
Early life and education
Jerlando F. L. Jackson was born in Ashburn, Georgia, but grew up in Fort Benning, Georgia, the son of a drill sergeant. He earned his bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Southern Mississippi, his master's degree in higher education administration from Auburn University and a Ph.D. in higher education from Iowa State University.
Career
In 2000, he began his career in the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education, becoming the first African American faculty member in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. He earned tenure in 2007, was promoted to full professor in 2011, and then rewarded with a named professorship from the Vilas Estate Trustees in 2012.
Career
Jackson conducts research on and evaluations of interventions designed to broaden participation for underrepresented group in STEM fields. In 2010, he founded the Wei LAB, a social science research laboratory investigating ways to promote equitable learning and work environments in education. Through the Wei LAB, Jackson is principal investigator for the National Study of Intercollegiate Athletics (NSIA), which studies hiring processes and workplace climate of collegiate athletic departments. The LAB is also assisting National Science Foundation-funded efforts such as the Institute for African American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS). In 2012, it founded the International Colloquium for Black Males in Education, a convening that gathers global experts at a different university or institute annually.