Lois Jackson, PhD
Professor, Health Promotion
Email: lois.jackson@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-1341
Fax: (902) 494-5120
Mailing Address:
School of Health and Human Performance
Dalhousie University
Stairs House, P.O. Box 15000
6230 South Street
Halifax, N.S. B3H 4R2
Research Topics:Dalhousie University
Stairs House, P.O. Box 15000
6230 South Street
Halifax, N.S. B3H 4R2
- Health promotion
- Health of marginalized populations
- Sex industry
- Rural women's health
- Harm reduction
- Access to health services
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Toronto
Master of Arts (MA), University of Toronto
PhD, University of Toronto
Cross appointments
- Gender and Women's Studies
- School of Nursing
- International Development Studies
Affiliations
- 2010-2012 Acting Scientific Director, Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre [part time]
- July 2013-July 2016 Scientific Director, Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre (now Healthy Populations Institute) [part-time]
Research interests
- health and well-being of marginalized populations, such as women involved in the sex industry and people who use substances
- social determinants of health
- qualitative research methods
- rural women's health
Selected awards and honours
- 2020 Dalhousie University Research Professorship.
- Faculty of Health Professions, Patricia Cleave Award for Outstanding Leadership, Dalhousie University, 2016.
- Faculty of Health Professions (Dalhousie University) Research Excellence Award (2011)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Investigator Award, Regional Partnership Program. 2000-2005.