Chelsea Jackson, originally from Decatur, Georgia, earned her B.A. in Political Science and a minor in African American Studies alongside an M.A. in Political Science. While at Emory, she conducted original research exploring the effects of prosecutor race on racial disparities in criminal sentencing.
On campus, she worked as a Diversity Initiatives Fellow for the Office of Admission, and served as an active member of NAACP, the Commission on Racial and Social Justice, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Chelsea’s commitments extended beyond campus through her work as a volunteer at Ebenezer Baptist Church’s Crisis Closet and as co-founder of Atlanta Black Students United.
In recognition of her tireless activism, leadership and service she was named a 2017 Truman Scholar. At Oxford, Chelsea earned an MSc in Criminology and an MPP.