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Scott Jackson

Scott Jackson

Lecturer; Assistant Director, BS in Social Data Science
scottrj@umd.edu

Initially trained in linguistics, pschyolinguistics, and neuroscience, Dr. Jackson worked in applied research at the University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language from 2009 to 2019. His work there focused on measuring cognitive traits and leveraging that information for improved personnel selection and training. Based on these experiences and a short time in industry, Dr. Jackson is interested in how data analysis is applied in real-world decision-making, including the ethical and moral challenges of the ongoing revolution in data sciences. Dr. Jackson feels excited an honored to help train the upcoming generation of information scientists.