Nicole R. Jackson, MD, MPH, FCAP
Dr. Jackson is nominated for her commitment to trainee education, pathology outreach, and advocacy for vulnerable populations within forensic pathology.
Dr. Jackson’s scholarship spans forensic practice, health disparities, and educational initiatives, helping residents contextualize medicolegal death investigation within broader public health and social justice frameworks. She equips trainees and the public to navigate the complex societal interfaces inherent to forensic pathology. She has also contributed to research examining structural challenges in pathology training, including evaluations of autopsy training practices that clarify the post–residency-requirement landscape and provide evidence to help programs balance competency, case exposure, and workforce realities.
Through advocacy for pathology and laboratory medicine on social media, Dr. Jackson has expanded the field’s visibility and mentored trainees in digital professionalism and science communication. Her sustained efforts to leverage modern communication tools have supported recruitment, professional identity formation, and broader engagement in pathology at both the institutional and national levels.
Dr. Jackson is a forensic pathologist in the University of Washington Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, where her work bridges forensic pathology, public health, and medical education with a focus on equity. Through national engagement and scholarship, she has advanced understanding of how forensic pathology intersects with structural inequities, community health, and systems-based practice—critical domains for contemporary pathology training.
Dr. Jackson is an attending pathologist and director of Autopsy and After Death Services, as well as the Dorothy Ward Stansbury Endowed Assistant Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at UW Medicine in Seattle, Washington.