Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson is an Adjunct Professor (part-time) affiliated with the University of San Francisco. She holds a PhD in US History (with a Feminist Studies emphasis, UC Santa Cruz, 2022), an MA in Gender in History (San Francisco State University, 2015), and a BA in Radio, Television, and Motion Pictures Production (UNC Chapel Hill, 1988). Her work focuses on US and transnational histories of gender, radical politics, and the body.

Education:

• PhD in US History, UC Santa Cruz (2022)
• MA in Gender in History, San Francisco State University (2015)
• BA in Radio/TV/Motion Pictures, UNC Chapel Hill (1988)

Her research explores intersections of gender, labor, and radical movements through 20th-century Communist literature, correspondence, and visual culture. Recent work examines constructions of communist masculinity in British and American contexts during the interwar period.

Publications reflect her expertise in labor history and feminist historiography. Teaching experience includes positions at UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, and San Francisco State, alongside roles in labor organizations like IATSE Local #16.