Background
Jackson, Richard Joseph was born on October 23, 1945 in Newark. Son of Robert Joseph Jackson and Dorothy C. Connolly.
educator epidemiologist public health physician
Jackson, Richard Joseph was born on October 23, 1945 in Newark. Son of Robert Joseph Jackson and Dorothy C. Connolly.
Bachelor of Arts in Biology, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1969; Master in Medical Science, Rutgers Medical School, 1971; Doctor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, 1973; Master in Public Health in Epidemiology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, 1979.
Intern, resident, University of California, San Francisco, 1973-1974, 77-78; resident San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, 1974-1975; officer Epidemic Intelligence Svc., United States Public Health Svc., Albany, New York, 1975-1977; special epidemiologist, World Health Organisation, Bihar State, India, 1976; medical officer Epidemiological Studies Section, California State Department Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Berkeley, 1979-1988; acting chief office environmental health hazard assessment, public health medical officer III, California State Department Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Sacramento, 1988-1990; chief hazard identification and risk assessment branch, California State Department Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Berkeley, 1990-1991; chief hazard identification and risk assessment branch office environmental health hazard assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Berkeley, 1991-1992; chief division communicable disease control, California State Department Health Superior vena cava syndrome, 1992-1994; director National Center Environmental Health,, Centers Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, since 1994. Adjunct lecturer University of California San Francisco, since 1980, assistant clinical professor, since 1986.
Lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1975-1977.
Married Joan M.Guilford, June 21, 1975. Children: Brendan, Devin, Galen.