Jorden Jackson is a sociologist and demographer examining how climate, disaster, and conflict shocks shape population health, sexual and reproductive health, and community life. Her published work spans climate and child health, disaster and migration, and rural health access.  

Jackson uses rigorous social science research to support social change. Her current position is at PAX, a Dutch peace NGO, where she conducts quantitative research in conflict-affected communities in South Sudan, Iraq, and Burkina Faso. The findings provide evidence for policy and community-led peacebuilding, representing the experiences and opinions of community members where civil society is limited or speaking out carries risk.

Jackson holds a dual-title PhD in Rural Sociology and Demography from Penn State and was a National Institutes of Health population health research fellow. She then held a postdoctoral position at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science at the University of Oxford on the SEXRATIO team. She welcomes collaboration across disciplines and sectors.