Sandra C. Jackson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Disorders at North Carolina Central University. She teaches courses in speech and language development, early intervention, diagnostic methods in speech-language pathology, and literacy for communication disorders. Dr. Jackson has studied the early language development of children with and without disabilities. Early in her career, she received the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Foundation’s New Investigator Award. Subsequently, she received support from the National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine children’s early language and literacy development. Dr. Jackson’s research has focused on family and professional assessments of the communication skills of preschool males with fragile X syndrome, children’s development of complex syntax, dialect, and narrative skills. Her articles have been published in the Journal of Early Intervention, Pediatrics, Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools, and the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Her co-authored article on the complex syntax production of African American preschoolers was featured in the ASHA LEADER, the American Speech-Language Hearing Association magazine. Dr. Jackson has presented at numerous national and international conferences. Current research projects include studies focusing on the language and literacy development of African American children.
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