Monica Jackson

Affiliation
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, American University

Educational Background
Clark Atlanta University: BS, Mathematics (1992)
Clark Atlanta University: MS, Applied Mathematics (1994)
University of Maryland, College Park: PhD, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation (2003)

About Monica
As a spatial statistician, Monica Jackson has expertise in developing spatial models for detecting clustering trends in geographic data. She has developed spatial models to investigate cancer trends in the US. Her previous experience and specialization with these types of data have shown rural/urban differences in mammography screening rates in California. She has also investigated malaria rates in West Africa to determine if global warming was changing the mortality rates associated with Malaria rates, to name a few of her spatial projects.

Monica has spent sabbaticals at the National Cancer Institute, Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at UCLA, and Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute, where she worked on applying her spatial techniques to a wide variety of medical problems. In 2012, she received the Morton Bender Prize for outstanding research by an associate professor.

Monica was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She has a passion for training students to conduct independent research. She began her research career when she was an undergraduate student at Clark Atlanta University. She participated in a research experience for undergraduates program, which solidified her career goal of becoming a researcher. This is why she is now invested in developing research programs for undergraduate students. Currently, she is a tenured professor of mathematics and statistics.