Dr. Jackson joined the faculty of the Rosen College of Hospitality Management in August, 2007. He received his doctorate from Oklahoma State University, Master’s from the University of Guelph, Canada, Bachelor’s from Ryerson University, Canada and Associate of Arts degrees from George Brown College, Canada. Dr. Jackson is a Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE), Certified Hospitality Revenue Manager (CHRM), Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) and Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE). He also earned a certificate in Revenue Management from Cornell University.

Throughout his twenty year career, Dr. Jackson has held senior managerial positions with leading hospitality enterprises. These include hotels, resorts, free-standing restaurants, and a national airline. His academic positions prior to joining the Rosen College include, Instructor, Assistant Professor and program Director. A true Cosmopolitan, Dr. Jackson has lived, worked and studied in the Caribbean, Europe (Germany and Switzerland), Canada and the United States.

Dr. Jackson focuses his research in the areas of lodging operations management, lodging real estate investment trusts (REITs), hospitality accounting, finance, information technology, hospitality marketing, asset management, and tourism development.