Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown came to the Costello College of Business in the fall of 2012. She has 15+ years in higher education and currently teaches our two professional skills courses; she has also taught Business Communication and Advanced Composition. 

Brown has worked in non-profit organizations, legal establishments (law firm and court house), digital consultancies, and universities. She is working toward a PhD in Writing and Rhetoric, with a focus on Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) pedagogy, social and emotional intelligence, and trust within the classroom.

Brown previously served as the area chair for business foundations for more than five years at the Costello College of Business.

Research Interests

• Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Pedagogy
• Writing Studies
• Business Writing and Communication
• Emotional and Social Intelligence
• Trust between Faculty and Students

Education

• PhD - Writing and Rhetoric, George Mason University (in progress)
• MA - English, George Mason University
• Graduate Certificate - Professional Writing and Rhetoric, George Mason University
• BA - English, Virginia Commonwealth University
• BIS - Women's Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University

Research and Awards

• Gring-Pemble, L., Magro, A. M., & Brown, J. D. (2020). “Ch. 12: Educating Business Leaders for a Better World at George Mason University.” In Redesigning Liberal Education : Innovative Design for a 21st Century Undergraduate Education. Johns Hopkins UP.
• Received re-appointment of the Dean’s Teaching Faculty Fellow award (2020-2023) from George Mason School of Business in 2019 for faculty recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching and service.
• Nominee of the George Mason University’s 2020 Teaching Excellence award through the Stearns Center for Teaching and Faculty Excellence in October 2019.
• Nominee of the George Mason University’s 2019 Teaching Excellence award through the Stearns Center for Teaching and Faculty Excellence in October 2018.
• Recipient and principal investigator of the 2018 Provost’s Curriculum Impact Grant for proposal, “Civic Engagement, Critical Thinking, and Experiential Learning through Escape Rooms,” for academic year 2018-2019 (with co-facilitators Cameron Harris, Seth Hudson, and Doug Eyman).
• Received the Outstanding Faculty in Business Foundations award from students in the School of Business in 2018 for faculty recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching experience.
• Recipient of Pedagogy Innovation Grant from School of Business in June 2017. Participant in two-day workshop, Business Course Re-Design Academy facilitated by Center for Teaching and Faculty Excellence.
• Nominee of the Career Connection Faculty award from the University Career Services at George Mason University in March of 2018. Nominated by former student(s).
• Nominee of the Career Connection Faculty award from the University Career Services at George Mason University in March of 2017. Nominated by former student(s).
• Presented the paper titled, “Self-Discovery Activities That Facilitate Curricular Engagement and Career Exploration,” at the 2016 Innovations in Teaching and Learning (ITL) conference in Fairfax, Virginia in 2016 (with coauthors Cameron Harris and Gretchen Hendricks).
• Presented the paper titled, “Cultivating Creative and Reflective Learners” at the 2016 Innovations in Teaching and Learning (ITL) conference in Fairfax, Virginia in 2016 (with coauthor Cameron Harris).
• Received the Dean’s Teaching Faculty Fellow award (2016-2019) from George Mason School of Business in 2016 for faculty recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching and service.
• Received the Outstanding Contributions to Teaching award from George Mason School of Business in 2015 for faculty recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching.
• Presented the paper titled, “Pilot Writing Fellows Program for Business Communication and Multilingual Learners,” at the 2014 12th International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference in Minneapolis, MN, on June 14, 2014 (with coauthor Sarah Baker).