Kari Jackson

Kari Jackson is a Lecturer at the UCLA School of Nursing, specializing in teaching pre-licensure Bachelor and entry-level Master of Science in Nursing students. She joined UCLA in 2020 and instructs courses such as Fundamentals of Professional Nursing Skills Labs, Pediatric Clinicals, and Clinical Immersion. Additionally, she serves as a Nurse Specialty Coach, mentoring students in pediatric nursing and clinical skills.

Education:

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), University of Colorado Denver (in progress)
• Master of Science in Nursing (MECN), University of California, Los Angeles
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion, Indiana Wesleyan University

Her research interests focus on Fundamental Nursing Skills, Pediatric Nursing, Community Health in underserved populations, Emergency Nursing, and Clinical Nurse Leadership Education. She actively contributes to healthcare quality improvement projects and has presented on topics like Human Trafficking Identification in pediatric emergency settings and pressure injury prevention.

Awards and Honors:

• Faculty Speaker for UCLA Nursing Graduation (2023)
• Nursing Leadership Award (2018)
• Regents Scholar (2016–2018)
• Health Systems Auxiliary Scholarship (2017)
• Deloras Jones RN Academic Excellence Scholarship (2017)

Jackson maintains a clinical practice as a psychiatric nurse in a high-acuity community hospital and is certified as a Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL). She has held roles in community service, including bereavement support for the MISS Foundation and academic leadership in nursing associations.