Education
Jackson holds bachelors and masters degrees from Brigham Young University and a Doctor of Philosophy from Clark University.
Jackson holds bachelors and masters degrees from Brigham Young University and a Doctor of Philosophy from Clark University.
He has been a faculty member at Brigham Young University since 1969 and has also worked as a consultant to the Utah Historical Society as well as businesses and municipalities. Jackson has served as the editor of the Great Lakes-Rocky Mountain Geographical Journal and the Journal of Town and Country Planning Annual. He has also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Cultural Geography and the Journal of Pilgrimage Studies.
Jackson has also served on the Orem City Council.
He is also a charter member of the American Planning Association.