Episode with Nicole Jackson MD MPH
Nicole R. Jackson, MD, MPH, FASCP, is an Assistant Medical Examiner and is board-certified in anatomic, clinical, and forensic pathology. She completed her pathology residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and her forensic pathology fellowship at the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Duke University and is a graduate of Tulane University’s Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Jackson is a fellow of ASCP, where she also serves as a mentor, as well as the National Association of Medical Examiners, the National Medical Association, the American Medical Women's Association, and the College of American Pathologists. She is a founder and board member of the Society of Black Pathologists. Among her interests, Dr. Jackson enjoys serving as a mentor, participating in community outreach, focusing on mental health and wellness, and increasing the visibility of forensic pathologists as first-responders to threats on the nation’s life expectancy. She is also interested in studying deaths in vulnerable populations and ways to reduce the number of preventable deaths.
