Dylan B. Jackson, Ph.D.
@drdylanbjackson.bsky.social
Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins BSPH. I am a developmental and health criminologist who studies the health of children, youth, and families in the context of violence/crime, adversity, and the criminal legal system.
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When times are tight, do cities cut police or social service budgets more? In a 🚨new study🚨, I find revenue loss is associated with shallow, temporary cuts to policing and deep, enduring cuts to social services.
The article, in Criminology, is free, and I summarize it below.
doi.org/10.1111/1745...
The article, in Criminology, is free, and I summarize it below.
doi.org/10.1111/1745...
Do austerity cuts spare police budgets? Welfare‐to‐carceral realignment during fiscal crises
Did governments shift funding from their social welfare functions to their criminal justice functions after the 1980s? Studies investigating this possible “punitive turn” have been inconclusive and h...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:27 PM
When times are tight, do cities cut police or social service budgets more? In a 🚨new study🚨, I find revenue loss is associated with shallow, temporary cuts to policing and deep, enduring cuts to social services.
The article, in Criminology, is free, and I summarize it below.
doi.org/10.1111/1745...
The article, in Criminology, is free, and I summarize it below.
doi.org/10.1111/1745...
Reposted by Dylan B. Jackson, Ph.D.
📅 Friday 10/24 at 2pm ET, PFRH's @drdylanbjackson.bsky.social will be speaking with Univ. Minnesota's Juan Del Toro on their work examining the intergenerational consequences of incarceration, focusing on its effects on family dynamics and the health of children:
events.tc.umn.edu/event/25066-...
events.tc.umn.edu/event/25066-...
Juan Del Toro & Dylan B. Jackson, Phds - “Beyond the Badge: The Ripple Effects of Policing and Incarceration on Youth”
This event is open to all. Part of the Department of Psychology Colloquium Series on Critical Collaboration. Juan Del Toro, PhD Assistant Pr...
events.tc.umn.edu
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
📅 Friday 10/24 at 2pm ET, PFRH's @drdylanbjackson.bsky.social will be speaking with Univ. Minnesota's Juan Del Toro on their work examining the intergenerational consequences of incarceration, focusing on its effects on family dynamics and the health of children:
events.tc.umn.edu/event/25066-...
events.tc.umn.edu/event/25066-...
Reposted by Dylan B. Jackson, Ph.D.
say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
A must read
May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
Check out our scoping review on criminal legal system experiences among families receiving home visiting services. This area is ripe for inquiry. This was such a rewarding collaboration with some of my favorite people, like @awest25.bsky.social and Rebecca Shlafer! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
April 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Check out our scoping review on criminal legal system experiences among families receiving home visiting services. This area is ripe for inquiry. This was such a rewarding collaboration with some of my favorite people, like @awest25.bsky.social and Rebecca Shlafer! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Grateful to AAP's Pediatrics on Call podcast for having us.
Rebecca Fix and @drdylanbjackson.bsky.social of @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social are featured in the latest episode AAP's Pediatrics on Call. They discuss their research on how "The Talk" reduces anticipatory stress about police brutality. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening, Having ‘The Talk’ About Police Interactions
Podcast Episode · Pediatrics On Call · 02/11/2025 · 37m
podcasts.apple.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Grateful to AAP's Pediatrics on Call podcast for having us.
Reposted by Dylan B. Jackson, Ph.D.
Rebecca Fix and @drdylanbjackson.bsky.social of @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social are featured in the latest episode AAP's Pediatrics on Call. They discuss their research on how "The Talk" reduces anticipatory stress about police brutality. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening, Having ‘The Talk’ About Police Interactions
Podcast Episode · Pediatrics On Call · 02/11/2025 · 37m
podcasts.apple.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Rebecca Fix and @drdylanbjackson.bsky.social of @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social are featured in the latest episode AAP's Pediatrics on Call. They discuss their research on how "The Talk" reduces anticipatory stress about police brutality. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
UPDATE: The application portal is now closed as we wrap up review of applications.
PLEASE NOTE: You can still apply to these positions! We begin review of applications today, but you will still be considered if you submit soon. Don't miss out on the chance to work in a collaborative and supportive space with a life-course/population health focus that is TRULY interdisciplinary.
The @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health has announced two new tenure-track faculty position opportunities:
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor
apply.interfolio.com/160418
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor, Maternal Health
apply.interfolio.com/160420
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor
apply.interfolio.com/160418
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor, Maternal Health
apply.interfolio.com/160420
February 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
UPDATE: The application portal is now closed as we wrap up review of applications.
Reposted by Dylan B. Jackson, Ph.D.
PLEASE NOTE: You can still apply to these positions! We begin review of applications today, but you will still be considered if you submit soon. Don't miss out on the chance to work in a collaborative and supportive space with a life-course/population health focus that is TRULY interdisciplinary.
The @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health has announced two new tenure-track faculty position opportunities:
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor
apply.interfolio.com/160418
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor, Maternal Health
apply.interfolio.com/160420
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor
apply.interfolio.com/160418
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor, Maternal Health
apply.interfolio.com/160420
January 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
PLEASE NOTE: You can still apply to these positions! We begin review of applications today, but you will still be considered if you submit soon. Don't miss out on the chance to work in a collaborative and supportive space with a life-course/population health focus that is TRULY interdisciplinary.
PLEASE NOTE: You can still apply to these positions! We begin review of applications today, but you will still be considered if you submit soon. Don't miss out on the chance to work in a collaborative and supportive space with a life-course/population health focus that is TRULY interdisciplinary.
The @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health has announced two new tenure-track faculty position opportunities:
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor
apply.interfolio.com/160418
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor, Maternal Health
apply.interfolio.com/160420
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor
apply.interfolio.com/160418
🔹Assistant/Associate Professor, Maternal Health
apply.interfolio.com/160420
January 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
PLEASE NOTE: You can still apply to these positions! We begin review of applications today, but you will still be considered if you submit soon. Don't miss out on the chance to work in a collaborative and supportive space with a life-course/population health focus that is TRULY interdisciplinary.
Reposted by Dylan B. Jackson, Ph.D.
New @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social research in the journal Pediatrics reveals that youth who received "The Talk"—guidance Black parents give on handling police encounters—had lower stress about future experiences of police brutality: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/study-f...
Study Finds "The Talk" Reduces Stress About Potential Police Brutality Among Baltimore’s Black Youth | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Black youth who were advised by caregivers on how to conduct themselves during police stops experienced significantly lower levels of anticipatory stress about possible police brutality – whether towa...
publichealth.jhu.edu
January 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social research in the journal Pediatrics reveals that youth who received "The Talk"—guidance Black parents give on handling police encounters—had lower stress about future experiences of police brutality: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/study-f...
While I completely understand and empathize with this, I also just want to point out it’s not healthy and we can’t normalize this. Please people - take a break for real! The work will be there when you get back, but you can’t get the time back. Happy holidays!
Academics finishing the semester: FINALLY I can start working on my work!
December 17, 2024 at 3:30 AM
While I completely understand and empathize with this, I also just want to point out it’s not healthy and we can’t normalize this. Please people - take a break for real! The work will be there when you get back, but you can’t get the time back. Happy holidays!
Thanks @drjuandeltoro.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute to this research!
🚨 In a new open-access article in the American Journal of Epidemiology, 16% of 9,518 youth had one or more family members experience negative criminal legal system exposure (i.e., got in trouble with the law, went to jail, and/or was arrested).
Article link: doi.org/10.1093/aje/...
Article link: doi.org/10.1093/aje/...
Family criminal legal system exposure and early adolescents’ pubertal development: The mediating role of family strain
Abstract. Pubertal trends, wherein adolescents today are experiencing puberty earlier than prior generations, have coincided with the expansion of the crim
doi.org
December 17, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Thanks @drjuandeltoro.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute to this research!
Hey everyone! I have finally joined, and look forward to connecting. If you don’t know me, take a look at my faculty page: publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/4049...
Dylan Jackson | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dylan B. Jackson focuses on promoting the health and well-being of children, youth, and families in the face of violence, adversity, and exposure to the criminal legal system.
publichealth.jhu.edu
December 16, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Hey everyone! I have finally joined, and look forward to connecting. If you don’t know me, take a look at my faculty page: publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/4049...