Research Center. The fact that Jackson has returned to Arkansas and does outreach and education at the nature center makes him one of UAPB’s “most high-profile alumni, and someone who we can all view with Golden Lion pride,” said Dr. Steve E. Lochmann, UAPB associate professor and Jackson’s former advisor. Among Jackson’s achievements at AWFF is his work to successfully introduce a new hormone that is now being used by AWFF to spawn Gulf Coast strain striped bass. It cut the time
spent spawning these fish by 50 percent. Jackson and a colleague implemented AWFF’s first interactive hands-on outdoor classroom titled, Creek Kids, which introduced 4,000 children in grades 4 through 8 to stream surveying, biological indices and watershed concepts. In January 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service deemed “Creek Kids,” one of the most innovative programs in the country “I hope to develop an improved program in Arkansas for grades 4 to 12 and look at the effectiveness of
watershed concepts in relation to student achievement (math, writing, and science scores) and student apathy towards nature,” he said. While at UAPB, Jackson was involved with organizations such the American Fisheries Society, the Ronald McNair Scholars Program and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Jackson is married to Dr. Melissa Jackson, a 1998 UAPB graduate. The couple has four children: Kevin, Al, Marc, and Shailey.
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