Sarah Janel Jackson

Sarah is excited to have recently joined the SJMC grad community as a transfer student from the University of Michigan and has come to continue her work with her adviser and dissertation chair Professor Catherine Squires.  This is her 3rd year of doctoral studies.

Education:
B.A., Broadcast Journalism and African American Studies, University of Utah
M.A., Mass Communication, University of Michigan
Ph.D. Mass Communication (in progress), University of Minnesota

Research Interests:
Racialized discourses in broadcast news media
Representation of people of color in broadcast news
Critical Race Theory/ Cultural Studies

Conference Presentations:
Jackson, S. “Hurricanes don’t care about Black people: Katrina, racism and news media response”. Presented NCA, Nov. 2007.

Jackson, S. “Representations of minorities in Utah’s local television news”. Presented WSCA, Feb. 2005.

Teaching and Research Appointments:
T.A. Jour 3741, Fall ’07 and Winter ‘08
R.A. Fall ’07 and Winter ‘08
GSI Comm 101 (University of Michigan), Fall ’06 and Winter ‘07
R.A. (University of Michigan), ’05-‘07

Member: National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)