About me
My name is Chelsea Jackson MA MSc MPP
I am a scholar, advocate, and inclusion leader rooted in core values of justice and collaboration. I am committed to a more equitable world, and proudly center collectivism, integrity, and kindness in my professional and personal life.
A political scientist and anti-penal criminologist , my research in the intersections of race, politics and crime led me to the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar.
My research and expertise areas hone in on
racial and ethnic politics, electoral politics, prosecutors and criminal proceedings, racial and sociological history, prisons and policing globally and the prison industrial complex.
I believe my academic knowledge and expertise are enriched by examining the intersections of politics with different aspects of human identity and experience.
Living with my puppy and partner in Oxford, I work as a transformative justice facilitator with the CRADLE Community. We are currently writing a book entitled “Brick by Brick” (2021) with Hajar Press. I also serve on the executive committee of Mothers4Justice Ubuntu and Oxford Mutual Aid.
Please reach out to discuss any opportunities toward a brighter, more collaborative world.
Work history
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Facilitator & Political ScientistCRADLE Community
London, United KingdomFreelance
Cradle is a collective of facilitators, organisers, educators and artists finding ways to make space for curiosity, compassion and creativity. In our mission to build a world with transformative justice responses to violence, we believe we all need to develop the skills to support radical approaches to collective care and healing in our communities.
We lead workshops and facilitate meetings for organizations and groups who are interested in transformative and restorative responses to harm including:
“Abolition 101”- Case Against Prison Expansion (CAPE) & No More Exclusions (June 2020)
“Becoming an Active Bystander” - Glasgow Zine Library (October 2020)
“A Panel on Prison Abolition” - Goldsmiths Student’s Union (October 2020)
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Summer ResearcherAspire Oxford
- Oxford, United KingdomInternship
7 week placement as capstone of 2020 Master of Public Policy
Building an evidence-based case for an initiative offering free emergency overnight accommodation for young people aged 16 to 25 in Oxfordshire. To do this, we aim to establish a rough estimate of how many young people are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness within the county.
Also created a digital magazine for the Lived Experience Advisory Forum on Co Production
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Skills
- Diversity
- Data Research
- Research
- Communication Campaigns
- Event Management
- Program Management
- Policy Analysis
- Policy Development
- Training Development
- Training Delivery
- Critical Analysis
- Political Analysis
- Political Campaigning
- Social Campaign
- Social Awareness
- Social Inclusion
- Social Impact
- Social Media Marketing
- Public Speaking
- Statistical Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Data Management
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative Skills
- Event Hosting
- Hospitality
- Salesforce
- Sales
Education
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Master of Arts (MA), Political ScienceEmory University
Atlanta, United States
“Do Black Prosecutors Matter? The Effect of Descriptive Representation in the American Criminal Justice System” Master’s Thesis, Emory University, 2018,
Abstract:
In the era of Mass Incarceration, activists, politicians, and scholars alike have criticized the U.S. criminal justice system for incarcerating too many Americans and perpetuating racial and class disparities. One more recent solution posited is an increase in minority representation among local prosecutors. Despite their virtually unrestricted discretion and interdependent role in the criminal justice system writ large, district attorneys are overwhelmingly white. This study uses multivariate regression and two-sample t-tests to evaluate the effect of Black district attorneys on incarceration rates and racial disparities. I find that Black prosecutors are less punitive than their white counterparts are, and have narrower racial disparities.
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BA(Hons) Political ScienceEmory University
Atlanta, United States
Double Major alongside African-American Studies
3.9 Cumulative GPA
Rhodes Scholar (Georgia, USA- New College) 2018
Boisfeuillet Jones Medal, Emory College of Arts and Sciences 2018
ATL68 MLK Jr. Service Award, WABE-NPR Atlanta 2018
Student Leader of the Year, Emory Women of Excellence Awards 2018
Harry S. Truman Scholar (GA) 2017
Rising Star Award, City of Lithonia, Georgia 2017
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Awards
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Rhodes Scholar (Georgia & New 2018)Rhodes Trust
The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest (first awarded in 1902) and perhaps most prestigious international scholarship programme, enabling outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford.
Chelsea Jackson 18C is one of thirty-two American college students selected as a 2018 Rhodes Scholar.
Jackson, a political science and African American studies double major in Emory College of Arts and Sciences, is the university’s twentieth student to be selected for the prestigious scholarship, which supports two to three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. She also is the fourth woman and the first African American student from Emory to receive the scholarship.
Jackson has been heavily involved with the Emory chapter of the NAACP and cofounded the Atlanta Black Students United (ATLBSU), a group with black student representatives from every school in metro Atlanta. The ATLBSU serves as a vital support system for students and a resource for allies.
She presented a conference paper last year with her adviser, Andra Gillespie, associate professor of political science and director of Emory’s James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference. The project explores how different backstories influence public opinion when it comes to police shootings. She also was named Emory’s first Truman Scholar since 2011.H
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Truman ScholarshipHarry S Truman Foundation
Chelsea Jackson, who has persistently advocated for a more equitable Emory campus and Atlanta community, is one of only 62 students around the country to be named a 2017 Harry S. Truman Scholar.
The highly competitive national honor is granted to exceptional students in their junior year who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, academic excellence and a commitment to a life of public service.
Jackson, an Emory College of Arts and Sciences student double majoring in political science and African American studies, is Emory’s first Truman Scholar since 2011. As part of the award, which is administered by the Harry S. Truman Foundation, Jackson will receive $30,000 for graduate study as well as professional development for a career in public service.