Jorden Jackson

Jorden is a sociologist and demographer who uses data and research to build peace in conflict-affected communities. At PAX, she works with colleagues and partners on the HSS in South Sudan, Iraq, and Burkina Faso, contributing to the availability of rigorous, community-based empirical evidence for policy and advocacy. She holds a dual-title PhD in Rural Sociology and Demography from Penn State, was a National Institutes of Health research fellow, and is currently a University of Oxford affiliate researcher. Jorden works across academia, policy, and programming, and is interested in participatory approaches to measuring violence, conflict, and community health.