Christina Jackson

Christina Jackson

Professor Emeritus

610-225-5009
Gatehouse 202
cjackson@eastern.edu

Having graduated from Penn as a Pediatric/Adolescent Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Jackson began full time clinical practice concurrently with joining Eastern University as an adjunct faculty member. As a PNP, Dr. Jackson worked in a federally funded clinic in Philadelphia, and in primary care practices in Paoli and Coatesville, PA. She has also held clinical positions in Psych/Mental Health, home care and hospice. A certified school nurse, she continues clinical practice at the School for the Deaf in Philadelphia.

Dr. Jackson focused on holistic and integrative healthcare during her PhD process, and is a certified advanced holistic nurse (AHN-C). She has served the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) and American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) in various roles over the years, and was chosen for the Holistic Nurse of the Year award in 2011 for teaching, holistic practice, publishing, and service to the national organization. In her role as Curriculum Committee chairperson, Dr. Jackson led Eastern’s department of nursing to formal endorsement by the AHNCC as a holistic certification preparation program in 2008. Dr. Jackson is the Associate Editor of the journal Holistic Nursing Practice: The Science of Health and Healing, and is an Editorial Review Panel Member for the Journal of Holistic Nursing.

In 2012, Dr. Jackson received both the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioner’s (NAPNAP) President’s Choice Award and the Journal of Pediatric Health Care Leah Harrison Excellence in Clinical Writing Award for the article “Back Pain in Children: A Holistic Approach to Diagnosis and Management”.

Each semester for the past 15 years, Dr. Jackson has taught Yoga and Pilates as a part of Eastern’s core fitness curriculum. She has also worked intensively with several of the men’s and women’s athletic teams. Through learning and practicing this mind-body-spirit approach to wellness, more than one thousand Eastern students have learned to experience a state of calm mindfulness… to literally become more still and better able to receive God.

Dr. Jackson has been involved in many aspects of the university over the years, and has twice served as the Faculty Senate Moderator. Certified as a nurse educator through the National League for Nursing (CNE), Dr. Jackson was the recipient of the 2010 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Education

Ph.D. Union Institute and University
M.S.N. University of Pennsylvania
B.S.N. University of Pennsylvania
At Eastern Since 1984

Courses Taught at Eastern

Theoretical Foundations; Foundations of Professional Nursing; Psychosocial/Spiritual Care; Physical Assessment; Psych/Mental Health Nursing; Research; Senior Seminar/Practicum; Capstone: The Art of Nursing; Community Health Clinical; Chronic Care Clinical; Intro to Faith, Reason and Justice (Freshman Intro Course); Issues in Women’s Health; Healing Trauma (grad counseling course); Life Fitness Through Pilates and Yoga

Why I Teach at Eastern

It has been an honor and a joy to teach at Eastern because of the mission, opportunities to be creative, and most of all the wonderful students. Eastern is a place where students are truly the focus- the faculty go to great lengths to provide transformative learning experiences for them.

Research Interests

Holistic, integrative approaches to wellness and interventions that honor, support and stimulate God-given, innate healing mechanisms.

Publications (partial list)
  • Jackson, C. (2016). Holistic Smoking Cessation. In Dossey, B. & Keegan, L., Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 7th ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
  • Jackson, C. and Latini C. (2016). Touch and Hand-Mediated Therapies. In Dossey, B. & Keegan, L., Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 7th ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
  • Halderman, F. and Jackson, C. (2016). Exercise and Movement. In Dossey, B. & Keegan, L., Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 7th ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
  • Jackson, C. (2015). ANA's "Year of Ethics": Holistic Support for Safe, Quality Care. Holistic Nursing Practice 29(5), 334-335.
  • Jackson, C. (2015). Resources for Translating Evidence for Holistic/Integrative Practice. Holistic Nursing Practice 29(4), 248-249.
  • Jackson, C. (2015). Trends in the Use of Complementary Health Approaches Among Adults in the United States: New Data. Holistic Nursing Practice 29(3), 178-179.
  • Jackson, C. (2015). The AHNCC Core Competencies - A Clear Foundation for Holistic Leadership, Teaching and Practice. Holistic Nursing Practice 29(2), 117-118.
  • Jackson, C. (2015). Self-Care as Intervention: Validated by Evidence as Good Medicine. Holistic Nursing Practice 29(1), 58-59.
  • Barrere, C. and Jackson, C. (2014). Smoking Cessation. In Helming, M. et al., Core Curriculum for Holistic Nursing, 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
  • Halderman, F. and Jackson, C. (2014). Exercise and Movement. In Helming, M. et al., Core Curriculum for Holistic Nursing, 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
  • Avino, K., Jackson, C. and Latini, C. (2014). Touch and Hand-Mediated Therapies. In Helming, M. et al., Core Curriculum for Holistic Nursing, 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
  • Jackson, C. (2012). Re-forming healthcare to transform an ineffective system: A holistic perspective. Holistic Nursing Practice. 26(6). 293-296.
  • Jackson, C. (2012). Doing more with less: Using Core Values and Standards of Holistic Nursing to expand practice in an era of shrinking resources. Holistic Nursing Practice. 26(5). 238-242.
  • Jackson, C. (2012). Using gossip constructively as a part of holistic process. Holistic Nursing Practice. 26(4). 183-187.
  • Jackson, C. (2012). Ballistic, holistic nurses: Developing ourselves as healers. Holistic Nursing Practice. 26(3). 117-119.
  • Jackson, C. (2012). The interface of caring, self-care, and technology in nursing education and practice: a holistic perspective. Holistic Nursing Practice. 26(2). 65-69.
  • Jackson, C. (2012). The role of healing modalities (Complementary/Alternative Medicine) in holistic nursing practice. Holistic Nursing Practice, 26(1), 3-5.
  • Jackson, C., McLaughlin, K., & Teti, B. (2011). Back pain in children: A holistic approach to diagnosis and management. Journal of Pediatric Healthcare. 25(5), 284-293.
  • Jackson, C. (2011). Pilates and yoga: Holistic practices that are perfect together. Holistic Nursing Practice, 25(5), 225-230.
  • Jackson, C. (2011). Magnet Status: Does it promote holistic nursing care? Holistic Nursing Practice, 25(4), 175-183.
  • Jackson, C. (2011). Tales from the operating room: Opportunities for holistic nursing practice. Holistic Nursing Practice, 25(3), 117-119.
  • Jackson, C. (2011). Addressing spirituality: A natural aspect of holistic care. Holistic Nursing Practice, 25(2), 3-7.
  • Jackson, C. (2011). The new institute of medicine report: A call to courage. Holistic Nursing Practice, 25(1), 7-12.
  • Jackson, C. (2010).  Self-regulate or self-medicate: We all must choose. Holistic Nursing Practice, 24(6), 317-321.
  • Jackson, C. (2010).  H1N1 pandemics and disease mongering: Applying holistic philosophy to counteract fear. Holistic Nursing Practice, 24(5), 247-251.
  • Jackson, C. (2010).  Using loving relationships to transform health care: A practical approach. Holistic Nursing Practice, 24(4), 177-180.
  • Jackson, C. (2010). Evidence based practice: Pushback from a holistic perspective. Holistic Nursing Practice, 24(3), 116-120.
  • Jackson, C. (2010). Mammograms and bloodletting: Less can be more. Holistic Nursing Practice, 24(2), 60-63.
  • Berman, A., Snyder, S. & Jackson, C. (2009). Techniques in Clinical Nursing: Basic to Intermediate Skills, 6th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall Publishers.
  • Helming, M. & Jackson, C. (2009). Relationships. In Dossey, B. & Keegan, L., Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice, 5th ed. (pp. 367-391). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 
  • Boylston, M. & Jackson, C. (2008). Adult student satisfaction in an accelerated RN-BSN program: A follow-up study. Journal of Professional Nursing, 24 (5), 285-295.
  • Jackson, C. (2008). Exercise and Activity. In Berman, A., Snyder, S., Kozier, B., & Erb, G., Kozier and Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing Practice 8th ed. (pp. 1104- 1162). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. 
  • Jackson, C. (2004). Healing ourselves, healing others: Recommendations. Holistic Nursing Practice, 18(4), 199-210.
  • Jackson, C. (2004). Healing ourselves, healing others: A qualitative study. Holistic Nursing Practice. 18(3), 127-141.
  • Jackson, C. (2004). Healing ourselves, healing others: A review of the literature. Holistic Nursing Practice. 18(2), 99-115.
  • Jackson, C. (2003). Movement, breathing and Christian meditation: Catalysts for spiritual growth. The International Journal of Healing and Caring (on-line), 3(2), 1-23. 
  • Jackson, C. (2001). Companionship, loss and taking risks: A mosaic of applied holism. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 20(1), 100-106. 
  • Jackson, C. (2001). Surfing the odornet: a reflective response. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 8(3), 14.
  • Jackson, C. (1990). Health assessment of the pediatric client in Malasanos, L. et al. Health Assessment. St. Louis: Mosby Publishers. 
  • Jackson, C. (1990). Primary health care for deaf children: Part II. Journal of Pediatric Healthcare, 4(1), 39-41.
  • Jackson, C. (1989). Primary health care for deaf children: Part I. Journal of Pediatric Healthcare, 3(6), 316-318.