Bryant Jackson-Green, JD, PhD
Lecturer
Bryant Jackson-Green is a Lecturer in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Loyola University Chicago.
His research broadly focuses on criminal justice policy and organizational theory, studying how organizations implement criminal justice reforms. His primary research agenda examines how healthcare consent decrees and settlement agreements are used to reform healthcare in U.S. prisons.
Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked in criminal justice policy, research, and administration. He earned his PhD (2025) and JD (2024) from the University of California, Irvine, an MPPA (2019) in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University, and a BA (2013) in Political Science from the University of Chicago.
Education
2025 Ph.D., Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine
2024 J.D., Law, University of California, Irvine
2019 MPPA, Public Policy and Administration, Northwestern University
2013 B.A., Political Science, University of Chicago
Research Interests
Law & Public Policy, Correctional Healthcare, Policy Implementation, Criminal Justice Organizations, Mixed Methods Research
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
CJC 101 – Criminal Justice in a Global Context
CJC 205 – Research Methods
CJC 206 – Statistics
Graduate
CJC 413 – Health and Incarceration
Publications/Research Listings
Jackson-Green, B. (2024). Healthcare Litigation in Corrections: Framing rights and pursuing care. In N. Link, M. Novisky, & C. Fahmy (Eds.) Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Health, Crime and Punishment. Routledge.
Heisterkamp, B., Jackson-Green, B., Oshiro, G., & Buckley, A. (2024). Prison Arts Collective: Arts Research Process and Collaboration in Carceral Settings. In A. Buckley (Eds.), Higher Education and the Carceral State: Transforming Together. Routledge.
Alencar, E. C. N., & Jackson-Green, B. (2021). Applying Synthetic Control Method to Estimate the Impact of the Lava Jato Operation on the Worldwide Governance Indicators in Brazil. Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime. https://doi.org/10.1177/2631309X211017874
Awards
2025 Research Fellow, Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University Beasley School of Law
2024 Investigator, LEAP Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network
2024 Most Promising Future Faculty, UC Irvine
2024 Doctoral Fellow, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2024 Graduate Fellowship, California Policy Lab ($10,000)
2020 Health Policy Research Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($124,000)
2019 Distinguished Scholar Award, University of California, Irvine School of Law ($45,000/ yr)