Sarah Jackson

Sarah Jackson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Arts and Media at Catawba College. Her research focuses on experimental uses of emerging and obsolete media to explore intersections of memory and place, particularly in urban and rural landscapes at risk of dissolution due to environmental, socioeconomic, or cultural factors. She investigates how technology can both preserve and interrogate the permanence of locations and their associated human memories.

Education:

• Ph.D., Communication, Louisiana State University
• MA, Communication, Louisiana State University
• BA, Communication, Southern Illinois University

Her work emphasizes critical and aesthetic examinations of how technology mediates relationships between people and their environments. While no specific grants, awards, or lab affiliations are noted, her research bridges media studies with sociocultural geography. No advised students or publications are listed in the provided text.