Alicia R. Jackson

Associate Professor of Law

Alicia Jackson joined the faculty at Stetson University College of Law in 2020, where she teaches Family Law, Children and the Law, Juvenile Law, and Torts. During her tenure at Stetson, she has received multiple distinctions in recognition of her scholarship, teaching, and service, including the Dean’s Award, the Faculty Teaching Award, and the Harmon Hatter Service Award.

Professor Jackson is a legal scholar whose work examines how structural inequality shapes law and lived experience.  Her scholarship explores the intersection of race, class, and gender and their structural influence on family law and education, with particular attention to constitutional doctrine, including equal protection and due process as frameworks for understanding how law both reproduces and can disrupt structural inequality. Her work examines how these dynamics shape legal doctrine and institutional practices, challenging conventional frameworks by exposing systemic bias within legal and social institutions.

Her most recent article, Racial Literacy (Maryland Law Review, 2026), advances racial literacy as both a doctrinal and pedagogical framework for confronting systemic racism.   In Inherently Unequal (lead article, Brooklyn Law Review, 2024), she examines how structural racism shapes K–12 disciplinary systems. Collectively, her scholarship advances conversations about race and the law, particularly in education and family regulation, and has garnered national recognition, with implications for policy and institutional reform.

Beyond her scholarship, Professor Jackson has played a significant role in legal education. She has served as a law school site inspector for the American Bar Association’s Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar and has held key leadership positions at multiple institutions, including Associate Dean, throughout her career in higher education. Across these roles, she has demonstrated a sustained commitment to teaching excellence, institutional development, and student success. She has also designed and implemented programs focused on analytical skill-building, academic support, and bar passage.

An elected member of the Board of Governors of the Society of American Law Teachers, Professor Jackson is an active participant in national academic discourse, regularly presenting at major conferences and symposia. Her contributions have earned her multiple institutional awards recognizing excellence in teaching and service.

Before entering academia, she practiced civil litigation, bringing practical experience to her teaching and scholarship. She remains grounded in the profession as a member of the Florida Bar and the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.

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