She is also -director of a living and learning community for STEM scholars, an initiative whose goal is to improve access to biomedical research careers for women of color, while addressing a critical national need by cultivating talent for the STEM workforce. A Fulbright scholar, Dr. Jackson’s varied research efforts focus on the use of novel therapeutic agents for hormone refractory prostate cancer and the role of minority-serving institutions and women of color in diversifying the STEM pipeline. She maintains a strong and solid research program with a host of publications and has secured more than $1 million in funding from multiple agencies to support her research. Dr. Jackson has held a research fellow position at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and a visiting faculty appointment at Harvard