Jackson Smith

Jackson Smith serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon, with his office located in 323 McKenzie Hall.

His research specializes in racial capitalism and policing in twentieth-century America, particularly examining systemic enforcement patterns in Black communities. His forthcoming monograph Dirty Capital: Vice Police, Nuisance Property, and the Long War on Drugs in Philadelphia traces vice policing evolution from Prohibition through contemporary drug enforcement in Philadelphia.

Prior to joining UO, Smith held a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship at UCLA with dual affiliations in the Department of History and Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship

Smith actively contributes to undergraduate and graduate instruction in historical methods and African American studies, though specific advisees and grant funding details remain unreported in source materials. His work intersects legal history, urban studies, and critical race theory through archival analysis of municipal policing records.