Dr Jackson holds the title of Reader in Economics and serves as the College Director of International Development, leading global engagement initiatives at Westminster Business School. During her tenure, she has assumed various leadership roles, including Acting Head of School and Assistant Head of School (Organisations, Economy, and Society). Prior to joining Westminster, she held positions at the UK Department for International Development, University of Sussex, and University of Bradford.[Consultancy and Advisory Assignments]Dr Jackson has consulted for institutions such as the Commonwealth Secretariat and the UK Department for International Development. She has also contributed her expertise as a panel member and peer reviewer for the UK Economic Social Research Council, along with fulfilling numerous external examiner and expert appointments. [Partnership Development and Networks]Dr Jackson is highly skilled in developing global partnerships. Prior to her current role at Westminster, she served as the China and East Asia Development Director at the University of Bradford, establishing a foreign enterprise and fostering partnerships across East Asia. She is the Deputy Director of the Forum for Uzbek and Silk Road Studies. Additionally, she co-convenes the Westminster Development Policy Network, facilitating events such as the annual Westminster Development Studies Symposium and Westminster Development Policy Network Virtual Seminars in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington, DC) and Westminster International University in Tashkent. She is also involved in organizing the Global Economic Policy Group (GEPG) with FernUniversität in Hagen (Germany) and Shandong University (China), which recently secured funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).[PhD Supervision]Dr Jackson has successfully supervised four PhD students to completion (in 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2023), all of whom have secured academic positions at UK Universities. Currently, she is actively supervising another student.http://karenjacksonweb.weebly.com/