{"id":12,"date":"2026-04-17T14:39:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:41:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Jackson is a dedicated physical therapist with over 24 years of experience, committed to expanding access to high-quality care in her community, with a focus on geriatric and neurological rehabilitation. She has refined her expertise through varied clinical experiences, fostering meaningful patient connections, and driving positive health outcomes. Beyond clinical practice, she is passionate about mentoring future healthcare providers, emphasizing clinical excellence, critical thinking, and compassionate, evidence-based care. She serves in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Tarleton State University as Co-Chair of the Curriculum Committee and a member of the Assessment and Admissions Committees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jackson&#8217;s collaborative approach and dedication to continuous improvement guide her work in advancing the best patient care. She is actively engaged in rural health physical therapy research and is leveraging her experience to drive innovative solutions and improve health and wellness outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-e3c57e4c-9c6b-4f08-8a9b-9a28e4bd33df advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f;color:#fff;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" 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2000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f;color:#fff;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Accomplishments<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two-time Apple Award Recipient for Excellence in Teaching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified Brain Injury Specialist, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 Tarleton Forward Fund Grant Recipient<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 President\u2019s Excellence in Research Scholars Grant Recipient (Two 2025 grants)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 Texan Performance Excellence Award Recipient<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f;color:#fff;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon 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She has refined her expertise through varied clinical experiences, fostering meaningful patient connections, and driving positive health outcomes. Beyond clinical practice, she is passionate &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/author\/sw_ttremaintarleton-edu\/","display_name":"Tremain, Taylor"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 3 weeks ago","modified":"Updated 1 week ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on April 17, 2026","modified":"Updated on April 29, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on April 17, 2026 2:39 pm","modified":"Updated on April 29, 2026 2:41 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/149"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.tarleton.edu\/jjackson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}