He received his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati in 2000, where his studies focused on Early American and African American history, with a minor in Colonial Latin American history. His dissertation examined the educational history of African American Indianapolians during the early part of the 20thcentury. Dr. Jackson has taught numerous courses, such as: Researching Local Underground Railroad Sites; Introduction to Black Studies; the History of African Americans to 1877; and the History of African American Education. Dr. Jackson has published in several local, regional, national, and international journals, as well as, several books that include but is not limited to a co-author volume titled Reflections of African American Leaders in the Peace Movement and Northern Kentucky.