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M Jackson is an American geographer, glaciologist, and National Geographic Society Explorer. She is the author of the popular
science books The Secret Lives of Glaciers and While Glaciers Slept: Being Human in a Time of Climate Change. M Jackson is a
2018 TED Fellow.

Contents

 1Early life and education

 2Career

 3While Glaciers Slept

 4The Secret Lives of Glaciers

 5References

Early life and education[edit]

Jackson completed her undergraduate studies at Western Washington University. Jackson then attended the University of Montana,
which she graduated in 2011 with a Masters of Science.  She attended the University of Oregon, where she earned a doctorate in
[1][2]

geography and glaciology.  She worked in The Glacier Lab under the supervision of Mark Carey.  Together they proposed a
[1][3] [4][5]

feminist glaciology framework for global environmental change.  They proposed the study to provoke discussion about the people
[6][7]

who are researching glaciers, and whose voices are left out.  She completed her thesis, "Tangled Up in Blue: Narratives of Glacier
[8][7]

Change in Southeast Iceland", in 2017. [9]

Jackson is a three-time U.S. Fulbright Fellow, completing research fellowships in Turkey and Iceland.  On her second Fulbright- [3]

funded project she worked in Höfn, looking at how climate change affected glacier communities.  During her PhD she became [10]

a National Geographic Explorer.  She has served in the Peace Corps in Zambia.

[11] [3]

Career[edit]
Jackson has given several TED talks, but is best known for her 2017 TED talk "Glaciers, Gender and Science".  Jackson has [12]

spoken often on the harassment she received as a female scientist.  Jackson is an Arctic expert and Emerging Explorer for
[13]

the National Geographic Society.  She has led expeditions across the Arctic.  She regularly visits glaciers around the world.
[3][14] [1] [15]

She is currently working InTangible Ice, a multi-year project that studies the impacts of the socio-physical dimensions of glacier
retreat.  The project partners with the National Geographic Explorers, filmmakers and scientists.  In 2018 Jackson was announced
[3] [16]

as a TED Fellow for her work highlighting how people and glaciers interact. [17][18]

While Glaciers Slept[edit]

Jackson's first book, While Glaciers Slept, was published by Green Writer's Press in June 2015.  It explores the parallels between [19]

the destruction of the planet as a result of climate change and a family facing the loss of parents.  The book combines personal [20]

science with exploration, and was well received by critics.  The book's foreword is by Bill McKibben.  She has given several talks
[21][22] [20]

about this book and her exploration work. [23][24][14]

The Secret Lives of Glaciers[edit]

In 2019 Green Writer's Press published Jackson's second book, The Secret Lives of Glaciers.  The science book explores what [25]

happens when a community's glaciers slowly disappear. Jackson unfolds complex stories of people and glaciers along the
southeastern coast of Iceland, exploring the history of glacier science and the world's first glacier monitoring program, the power
glaciers enact on local society, perceptions by some in the community that glaciers are alive, and the conflicting and intertwined
consequences of rapid glacier change on the cultural fabric of the region.  The book has been well received by critics.
[26][27] [28][29]

References[edit]

1. ^ Jump up to:a b c "M Jackson - Expert | National Geographic Expeditions". www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.

2. ^ M, JACKSON (2011). WHILE GLACIERS SLEPT (Thesis). University of Montana.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e "Alum Dr. M Jackson Selected as a 2018 TED Fellow | Department of Geography". geography.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-
26.
4. ^ ""M" Jackson | Department of Geography". geography.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
 5. ^ "The Glacier Lab | People". glacierlab.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
6. ^ "Glaciers, gender, and science: A feminist glaciology framework for global environmental change research". Progress in Human Geography. 2016-
01-10. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
7. ^ Jump up to:a b "Q&A: Author of 'feminist glaciology' study reflects on sudden appearance in culture wars". Science | AAAS. 2016-03-11.
Retrieved 2018-04-26.
8. ^ Merelli, Annalisa. ""Feminist glaciology" is sparking huge questions about the impact of the male gaze on science". Quartz. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
9. ^ M, Jackson (2017-09-06). "Tangled Up in Blue: Narratives of Glacier Change in Southeast Iceland".
10. ^ "M Jackson on a Fulbright in Iceland | Department of Geography". geography.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
11. ^ "Trip Leader Spotlight - M Jackson - National Geographic Student Expeditions". National Geographic Student Expeditions. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
12. ^ TEDx Talks (2017-01-18), Glaciers, Gender, and Science: We Need More Stories of Ice. | M Jackson | TEDxMiddlebury, retrieved 2018-04-26
13. ^ https://earthtalk.org/m-jackson/
14. ^ Jump up to:a b "While glaciers slept : being human in a time of climate change - Teton County Library". link.tclib.org. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
15. ^ "Interview with M Jackson, While Glaciers Slept". Eco-Fiction. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
16. ^ "Dr. M Jackson, Ph.D. - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center". www.womensmediacenter.com. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
17. ^ "Meet the 2018 class of TED Fellows and Senior Fellows". TED Blog. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
18. ^ "These Are The 2018 TED Fellows, Finding Inspiring Solutions To Global Problems". Fast Company. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
19. ^ "While Glaciers Slept, M Jackson". Eco-Fiction. 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
20. ^ Jump up to:a b results, search; McKibben, Bill (2015-08-21). While Glaciers Slept: Being Human in a Time of Climate Change. Green Writers
Press. ISBN 9780996087261.
21. ^ "Review Of "While Glaciers Slept," a Story of Climate Change - The Spectator". The Spectator. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
22. ^ Finke, Christopher Zumski. "Staying Human in a Time of Climate Change: New Author on Science, Grief, and Hope". YES! Magazine.
Retrieved 2018-04-26.
23. ^ Haralson, Eric (2017-12-08), "The Secret Lives of Icelandic Glaciers," a talk by M Jackson, retrieved 2018-04-26
24. ^ "Download M Jackson While Glaciers Slept: Being Human in a Time of Climate Change Pre Order - Video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 2016-12-05.
Retrieved 2018-04-26.
25. ^ http://greenwriterspress.com/book/the-secret-lives-of-glaciers/
26. ^ https://grapevine.is/mag/feature/2019/01/31/on-thin-ice-the-glaciers-are-melting-what-does-it-mean-for-iceland/
27. ^ http://www.cchange.net/2019/01/15/m/
28. ^ https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-secret-lives-of-glaciers/
29. ^ https://www.adn.com/arts/books/2019/01/26/2-new-books-explore-the-place-and-meaning-of-ice-in-our-lives/
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