Jackie is the Director of Northwestern Research Computing and Data. She leads the strategy and oversees the delivery and development of services to address technology and compliance requirements in the diverse breadth of research domains at Northwestern. She is responsible for the strategic planning for research support and delivering a portfolio of computational, data science, data management, cloud, and visualization support services for faculty, student, and staff researchers.
Jackie serves as a member of the Internet2 Research Advisory Group, in addition to previously serving on a number of committees. In EDUCAUSE, she previously served as co-lead for the Research Computing and Data Community Group, and member of the DEI Advisory Committee, Young Professionals Advisory Committee, 2019 Program Committee, and the DEI Task Force 2017-2018. Jackie is a recipient of the 2023 EDUCAUSE Rising Star Award.
She has a passion for learning and sharing methods to build and lead effective, engaged, and diverse teams through improved hiring and management practices, as well as ensuring an equitable and inclusive workplace. She has presented at various conferences over the past several years on topics in management and research computing and data. She completed her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and her BS in Materials Science and Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She completed her Postdoc at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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Leading digital strategy and operations in an era of frequent leadership transitions, resource limitations, societal unrest, and rapid technology advancements
Contributing to institutional efforts to prepare for and address a growing number and range of risks
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