Dr. Andrea D. Jackson

Andrea D. Jackson has a doctorate in Transformative Learning in the Global Community from Webster University. Dr. Jackson is equity-centered and social justice first, making her an inclusive editor, mentor, and consultant committed to helping doctoral students and candidates from marginalized groups polish their comprehensive exams and dissertations to cross the finish line. 

Why Hire Dr. Jackson

When working with Dr. Jackson, you won’t get someone who just talks the talk, she also walks the walk. She passed her comprehensive exams with a perfect score. She is a triple minority: Black, queer, woman. She understands what it means to navigate in spaces that aren’t fully accepting of intersectional identities, and she wants to help you make your mark. 

Dr. Jackson has presented at academic conferences and proposed and published journal articles discussing the lived experiences of Black queer teachers in K-12 public schools, the evolution of the closet, and the role and representation of chosen families in children’s literature. 

And if you love dogs, you might get a cameo of her 2-year-old mini bernedoodle, Willow. 

Dr. Jackson is available to assist with general editing, comps editing (formatting; no content changes permitted), dissertation editing, resume and CV editing, and APA Style and reference compliance. 

Research Interests

As a scholarly practitioner, Dr. Jackson is passionate about equity, social justice, and research supporting marginalized populations, including:

• LGBTQIA+ studies
• Black studies
• Gender studies
• Women’s studies

Experience

Dr. Jackson has been in the field of education since 2013. She has worked in a variety of capacities—domestically and internationally—in K-12 and higher education settings. She has taught English, Language Arts, Intensive Reading, College and Career Readiness, Speech and Debate, and college-level courses emphasizing public speaking, marketing, personal branding, and mass communication. Rounding out her experience, she took a brief hiatus from traditional classroom education to serve as the Marketing Specialist at Orange County Library System in Orlando, FL. In this role, she continued to share the importance of education and access to knowledge, particularly for underserved populations through marketing library programs, resources, and services to the community.  

She aims to foster safe, equitable learning spaces for all.

Credentials

Dr. Jackson holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and a Master of Science in Global Strategic Communication, both from Florida International University. She then continued her educational journey at Webster University where she obtained her Educational Specialist in Educational Technology Leadership and a Doctor of Education in Transformative Learning in the Global Community from Webster University. 

A lifelong learner by nature, Dr. Jackson earned a copyediting certification from ACES: The Society for Editing and the Poynter Institute, a Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (S.E.E.D.) certification from the National S.E.E.D. Project, and participated in the Women’s Leadership Initiative during her tenure at Full Sail University. 

Giving Back

Pouring back into the college faculty community, Dr. Jackson has hosted virtual book clubs focused on antiracism and currently serves as a peer mentor to first-year doctoral students. Her dissertation “Between the Chalkboard and the Closet: Navigating Surveillance, Expectations, and Resistance in K-12 Public Schools,” explored the deeper need for policy change as she highlighted the lived experiences of Black queer teachers in juxtaposition to Black heterosexual teachers in K-12 public schools in the United States.