Pamela Jackson

Pamela Jackson is a tenured Researcher and Comic Arts Curator at San Diego State University (SDSU), co-founding and co-directing the Center for Comics Studies within the College of Arts and Letters. She manages a 100,000-item comic arts collection in Special Collections and University Archives. Her roles include Popular Culture Librarian and former leadership in information literacy and reference services across the California State University system.

Education

• M.A. Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison (2002)
• M.A. in English (Creative Writing), Sonoma State University (1999)
• B.A. in English (Magna Cum Laude), Sonoma State University (1998)

Research & Grants

Her work focuses on integrating comics into academia, teaching social justice through graphic narratives, and preserving pop culture archives. Notable grants include:

• 2023: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant for "Using Comics to Teach Social Justice"
• 2022: NEH grant for a comics-and-social-justice curriculum

Awards & Recognition

Served as a judge for the 2021 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards and contributed to academic publications on comics and pop culture.

Professional Contributions

Co-created Comics@SDSU (now the Center for Comics Studies), archives San Diego Comic Fest materials, and presents at venues like Comic-Con International. Her professional activities emphasize fostering comics scholarship and accessibility.