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Michele H. Jackson, Ph.D.

Michele H. Jackson
  • Professor
  • Science and Society
  • Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation
  • Holmes Hall, Room W-26F
  • 919 E. Shaw Lane
  • East Lansing, MI 48825

BIOGRAPHY

I study communication and emerging technologies from a social science perspective. How do we communicate to each other about them? What are the potentials of technologies to change the way we interact with one another, particularly in groups, and how does communication influence this potential? Recently, I've focused my work on machine learning and generative AI, especially as it has and will continue to impact higher education.

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota. Speech Communication (emphasis communication and technology).
  • M.A., University of Minnesota. Speech Communication (emphasis on women's rhetoric).
  • B.A., cum laude, Macalester College. Speech Communication.

RESEARCH

I welcome working with students as research collaborators. Students interested in researching the social and organizational implications of artificial intelligence are encouraged to contact me.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Jackson, M. H. (2025). Stances toward generative AI in teaching and learning: An introduction to the special issue. Communication Teacher, 39(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2024.2419012
  • Jackson, M. H. (2025). Modeling of Small Groups in Computational Sciences: A Prospecting Review. Small Group Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964241279164
  • Jackson, M. H. (2024). Some Emerging Communication Roles for Generative AI: In S. Elmoudden & J. S. Wrench (Eds.), Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (pp. 38–54). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-0831-8.ch002
  • Jackson, M. H. (2022). Argumentation mining. Argumentation and Advocacy, 58(2), 123–125. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511431.2022.2044104
  • Treem, J., Leonardi, P.M., Jackson, M.H. (2010). The connectivity paradox: Using technology to both decrease and increase perceptions of distance in distributed work arrangements. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 38(1): 85-105.
  • Jackson, M.H., Trees, A. (2007). The learning environment in clicker classrooms: student processes of learning and involvement in large university-level courses using student response systems. Learning, Media, and Technology, 32:1, 21-40.
  • Diwan, A., Waite, W.M., Jackson, M.H., Dickerson, J. (2004). PL-detective: A system for teaching programming language concepts. Journal on Educational Resources in Computing (JERIC), 4(4), 1-22.
  • Jackson, M.H. & Poole, M.S. (2003). Idea generation in naturally occurring contexts: Complex appropriation of a simple group procedure. Human Communication Research, 29(4), 560-591.

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Curriculum vitae