Professor Titichia Mitchell Jackson selected for Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders (PSEAL) program

CARLISLE, Pa.—Professor Titichia Mitchell Jackson has been selected to participate in the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders (PSEAL) program during fall 2026. Penn State Dickinson Law Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway will serve as her mentor.

The PSEAL program is designed for university faculty interested in developing their leadership skills. The program is a blend of instructor-led seminars, engagements with mentors and mentees, and self-directed learning activities that help the participant explore leadership styles and best practices. Through these engagements, participants identify strengths and challenges related to their personal academic leadership growth.

Professor Titichia Mitchell Jackson brings both legal practice experience and the practice of applying cognitive psychology in the classroom to her teaching. She collaborates with faculty to incorporate the learning concept of spaced repetition throughout Penn State Dickinson Law’s curriculum while training law students for the rigors of law school, the bar exam, and the practice of law. Professor Jackson teaches the Fundamental Skills for the Bar Exam course and Penn State Dickinson Law’s summer supplemental bar preparation program. Professor Jackson provides individual academic success counseling to students. Prior to joining Penn State Dickinson Law, Professor Jackson taught courses and served as the director of bar preparation and support for North Carolina Central University School of Law and served as director of legal education for BARBRI, Inc.