DHCPP Acting Director

Role at CDC

CAPT Jackson is the acting director of NCEZID's Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP).

Previous experience

Before joining DHCPP, CAPT Jackson served as director of the Office of Readiness, Response, and Operations in CDC’s National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases and as Incident Manager of CDC’s Avian Influenza and COVID-19 responses. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, CAPT Jackson spent most of his 15-year CDC career investigating fungal disease and foodborne disease outbreaks, including as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer.

CAPT Jackson completed primary care internal medicine residency at Yale and preventive medicine residency through CDC, where he served for two years at a Georgia local health department.

Education

CAPT Jackson received undergraduate degrees from the University of Georgia, a medical degree from Yale University, and a Master of Public Health from Emory University.