Background
Michael Jackman was born and raised in Queens, New York and attended Belmont University.
Michael Jackman was born and raised in Queens, New York and attended Belmont University.
In 1992, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky to attend University of Louisville where he studied under poet Jeffrey Skinner and fiction writer Sena Naslund. From 1992 to 2002, he taught at University of Louisville both while in this Master"s and Doctor of Philosophy programs as well as afterwards. He also served as Expository Coach at Spalding University"s Master of Fine Arts Program in Spring 2010.
He began teaching at Indiana University Southeast in 2005 as a Visiting Lecturer and is currently Senior Lecturer in Writing.
Jackman was the recipient of the Louisville Society of Professional Journalists Award of Merit in 2005 for his column "Technicalities." He has also won and been nominated for various teaching awards, including Distinguished Teaching Award numerous times, TLC Committee for Freshman Retention, in 1993 and has been nominated for FACET (Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching).