Valerie Lynn Hill-Jackson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture at Texas A&M University (TAMU) where she teaches critical multicultural education, urban education, and cultural studies related courses. Prior to arriving to TAMU, Dr. Hill-Jackson worked as the principal investigator and director of the Math & Science Upward Bound Program at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, and as a curriculum designer, department chair, and science teacher in two urban school districts.
Dr. Hill-Jackson is a 2001-2002 AERA / Spencer fellow and received the national LEAD (poisoning) STAR award for her research in childhood lead poisoning in urban environments and school readiness. She is also a Geraldine R. Dodge fellow for distinguished teaching. Her writing has been published in the Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health, Practicing Anthropology, and Multicultural Perspectives (in press).
Dr. Hill-Jackson has been invited to speak nationally, and has presented papers at numerous professional meetings and conferences.Dr. Valerie Hill-Jackson provides consulting to numerous educational and non-profit agencies and serves as the editor of Parents’ Voice, a national newsletter for United Parents Against Lead (UPAL), National, Inc. for environmental justice.