Dr. Kaitlin Jackson
Dr. Kaitlin Jackson (she/her) is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Special Education at Fayetteville State University. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Social Behavior (Cum Laude) with a minor in educational studies from the University of California, Irvine; a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction specializing in special education from Louisiana State University and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Kentucky.
Most recently, Dr. Jackson served as an Adjunct Instructor and instructional coach. Previously, she served as a Lead Teacher in a special education school as a teacher trainer and supervisor, and she was formerly both a general and special education teacher in early childhood and elementary classrooms in California, Louisiana, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She is a member of the Council for Exceptional Children and serves on two committees at a local public charter school.
Her current academic areas of interest include understanding disability through a social model, gender inclusivity in the classroom, and the convergence of behavior management and culturally relevant/responsive pedagogy. Her research areas include behavior management in special education, culturally relevant pedagogy in special education, special education leadership, and teacher preparation/professional development. Dr. Jackson’s current research projects include identifying strategies to build resilience in new special education teachers to prevent burnout and attrition, as well as supporting teacher use of diverse and inclusive children’s literature.
Jackson, K. (2022). Dual pandemics: How a global health crisis exposed educational inequity to White, middle-class America. Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education. In press.
Jackson, K. (2022). When diversity isn’t the point: Mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors in the classroom. Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education. In press.