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Nancy L. Jackson, PhD

Nancy L. Jackson, PhD	Nancy L. Jackson, PhD, is a professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology, where she heads the graduate program in environmental policy studies in the department of chemistry and environmental science. Her research focuses on coastal processes on beaches and dunes in estuarine and low wave energy environments. She is currently studying the relationship between beach processes and horseshoe crab reproduction in the Delaware Bay. In fall 2004 Jackson was awarded the Turin Chair as part of the Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program. She conducted research on coastal and ecosystem management and lecture on International Environmental Policy at the Polytechnic Institute of Turin, Italy during the 2004-2005 academic year. Awards in the Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program are viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program. Her recent work has appeared in journals such as Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Geomorphology, Journal of Waterway, Port, Harbor and Ocean Engineering, and Marine Geology. She serves as an associate editor of Estuaries: An International Journal of Coastal Science and Journal of Coastal Research. Jackson received her bachelor’s degree from Clark University, her master’s degree from Antioch New England Graduate School and her doctorate from Rutgers University.

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