EM/ProfDebra Jackson

Professor Debra Jackson AO is a globally recognised nursing leader, academic and author, known for her commitment to health equity and social justice. She is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology Sydney and Professor of Nursing at the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney (Debra Jackson | About | The University of Sydney).

Her scholarship addresses health equity, social justice, patient safety and the experiences of people whose perspectives are often marginalised in healthcare. She has a strong interest in qualitative inquiry and the development of nursing knowledge. She is committed to mentoring emerging researchers and supporting academic career development.

Professor Jackson is a Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), and a Fellow Ad Eundem of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. In 2019, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to medical education. In 2016, she was named a Principal Fellow of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, recognising her sustained contributions to translational clinical research. In 2021, she was inducted into the Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, and in 2025 she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing (UK).

She is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Advanced Nursing and previously served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Nursing from 2014 to 2020, within a 14-year contribution to its editorial team. She also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Child Health Care, Nursing Inquiry and Nursing & Health Sciences. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Xi Omicron Chapter).