Fatimah Jackson, PhD, is a human biologist and anthropologist and Professor of Biology at Howard University in Washington, DC. Dr. Jackson earned her BA, MA, and PhD from Cornell University. Prior to her current position, Dr. Jackson held faculty and leadership positions at several institutions, including at the University of California Berkeley, University of Florida, University of Maryland, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her ten year tenure at Howard University, Dr. Jackson also served as Director of the Cobb Biological Anthropology Laboratory, a position she held until 2020. Dr. Jackson's current research interests focus on integrative assessments of gene-environment interactions including human-plant coevolution, epigenomic consequences of cultural practices, anthropological genetics, and quantification of social and behavioral factors influencing human biology. She has received numerous accolades for her research and teaching, which include the 2009 Nick Norgan Award for the Best Article Published in Annals of Human Biology; the 2012 Ernest E. Just Prize in Medical and Public Health Research by Avery Research Institute of College of Charleston and Medical University of South Carolina; the 2017 STEM Woman Researcher of the Year at Howard University; the 2017 the Outstanding Service Award from the Department of Biology at Howard University; and the 2020 Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.