Lawrence Jackson
· Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of English and HistoryJohns Hopkins University · History
Active 1963–2024
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About
Lawrence Jackson is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of English and History at Johns Hopkins University, where he also directs the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts. He earned his Ph.D. in English and American literature at Stanford University and has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Humanities Center, and the William J. Fulbright program. Jackson began his teaching career at Howard University in 1997 and has established himself as a prominent scholar in the field of African American literature and culture. He is widely recognized for his extensive scholarship, including biographies of Ralph Ellison and Chester B. Himes, as well as a narrative history of mid-century African American writers and critics. His creative nonfiction work focuses on the structural foundations of racism and inequality, addressing issues such as mass incarceration, housing segregation, and disparities in health care and education, particularly in Baltimore. Jackson has authored several award-winning books, including Chester B. Himes: A Biography, The Indignant Generation, My Father’s Name, Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius, Hold It Real Still, and Shelter. He is also actively involved in public engagement through the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts, which showcases Baltimore’s arts, history, and culture, fostering connections between Johns Hopkins University and African-American communities in Baltimore.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Internal medicine
Selected publications
Psychological factors associated with obesity
White Rose eTheses Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) · 2016-05-31 · 2 citations
dissertation1st authorCorresponding2012-02-29 · 1 citations
articleSenior authorAnticoagulation in Patients With Obesity
JACC Case Reports · 2024
1st authorCorresponding
Recent grants
NIH · $153k · 2010
Frequent coauthors
- 16 shared
Ellen M. Wells
Purdue University West Lafayette
- 15 shared
Germaine M. Buck Louis
George Mason University
- 15 shared
Enrique F. Schisterman
- 14 shared
Melissa D. Zullo
Kent State University
- 12 shared
Courtney D. Lynch
- 11 shared
Rama Dey-Rao
ZeptoMetrix (United States)
- 11 shared
Richard W. Browne
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- 11 shared
Dorr G. Dearborn
Case Western Reserve University
Awards & honors
- Fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation
- Fellowship from the National Humanities Center
- Fellowship from the William J. Fulbright program
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