Academics

Jennifer Jackman

Professional Details

Spring Courses

Professional Biography

Jennifer Jackman, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Salem State College. She teaches courses in American politics, policy, and law.  Her background includes advocacy and scholarship in the areas of animal protection, women’s rights, and human rights. For fourteen years, she served as Director of Policy and Research for the Feminist Majority Foundation.  More recently, she worked in Kabul as the Research and Policy Advisor for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. In addition, she directed the development of Humane Society University’s undergraduate degree and graduate certificate programs in animals and public policy, animal studies, and humane leadership.  She also has taught at Westfield State College and Duquesne University.  Jackman received her Ph.D. in social policy from Brandeis University and M.S. in animals and public policy from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. She received her B.A. in government from Smith College.

Professional Interests

Animals and public policy

Relationship between social movements and political institutions

Gender gap in attitudes and voting

Responsibilities

I teach the following courses:

POL318 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

POL201 Introduction to American Politics

POL101 Introduction to Political Science

POL319 Public Policy Analysis

POL312 State and Local Government

POL315 Public Administration

POL303 Grassroots Politics

POL219 Introduction to Public Policy

POL500 Directed Study

I also direct the Kerry Internship Program.

Selected Publications

Jackman, J. (2009). “Animal Policy and the Gender Gap.” In Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animals Welfare, ed. Marc Bekoff. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. (forthcoming)

Jackman, J. and A. Rowan, eds. (2009). Proceedings from the National Technology Assessment Workshop on Animal Assisted Programs for Youth At Risk, December 6-7, 2007. Washington, DC: Humane Society of the United States.

Jackman, J. (2008). 2008 Election Gender Gap Analysis. Accessed at http://www.feministmajority.org/elections/2008gendergap.asp.

Jackman, J. and A. Rowan. (2007). “Free-Roaming Dogs in DevelopingCountries: The Public Health and Animal Welfare Benefits of Capture,Neuter, and Return Programs.” In State of the Animals 2007, eds.Deborah Salem and Andrew Rowan. Washington, D.C.: Humane Society Press.

Jackman, J. (2002). “Anatomy of a Feminist Victory: Winning the Transfer of RU 486 Patent Rights to the United States, 1988-1994.” Women & Politics. Washington, D.C.: Haworth Press.

Jackman, J. (1999). “1997 National Clinic Violence Survey Report: A Five Year Analysis of Anti-abortion Violence Trends.” Pp. 3-9. In Conference Proceedings of Women’s Progress: Perspectives on the Past, Blueprint for the Future, Institute for Women’s Policy Research Fifth Women’s Policy Research Conference, June 12-13.

Jackman, J. (1997). “Blue Smoke, Mirrors, and Mediators: The Symbolic Contest Over RU 486.” Pp.112-138 in The Politics of Agenda Denial, eds. Roger Cobb and Marc Howard Ross. Kansas: University of Kansas Press.

Jackman, J. (1994). Feminism, Direct Democracy, and Power: The Effectiveness of Abortion Rights Ballot Measure Campaigns in Oregon, 1978-1990. Ann Arbor, Michigan: UMI Dissertation Information Service.