Kelly Jackson
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UCENT 800 PHOENIX, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 3920Campus: Dtphx
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Kelly Jackson is an associate professor in the School of Social Work within the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University. She earned her master's degree from the University at Albany, and her doctorate in social welfare from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. As a social worker and multiracial person, Jackson is committed to expanding the current knowledge base of multiracial identity through the dissemination of empirical research to help social workers and other helping professionals work more inclusively and responsibly with the growing population of individuals who identify with two or more races. Her research examines the identity development and overall wellbeing of persons of mixed racial/ethnic heritage, and culturally attuned research and practice with marginalized populations. Jackson self-identifies as mixed Black and White and resides in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Ph.D. Social Welfare, School of Social Work, University at Buffalo, State University of New York 2007
- M.S.W. (Advanced Standing), School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York 1999
- B.S.W. College of Human Ecology, Cornell University 1998
