Maria Rosario Jackson
Senior Research Associate and Director of Culture, Creativity and Communities Program
The Urban Institute

Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson is a senior research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center at the Urban Institute and Director of Culture, Creativity, and Communities Program. Her research focuses on urban policy; neighborhood revitalization and comprehensive community planning; the politics of race, ethnicity, and gender in urban settings; and the role of arts and culture in communities. Dr. Jackson's work has appeared in academic and professional journals as well as edited volumes in the fields of urban planning, sociology, community development, and the arts. She has been a speaker at numerous national and international conferences focusing on quality of life, changing demographics, communities and cities of the future, and arts and society.

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