Pamela Braboy Jackson earned her B.A. in sociology from DePaul University in 1987. She went on to receive her M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Indiana University (IU) in 1989 and 1993, respectively. She joined the faculty at IU in 2000 as an associate professor. She was promoted to full professor in 2006 and served as the inaugural director of the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES) from 2012 to 2014. She served as the director of undergraduate studies at IU from 2017 to 2021. Additionally, she was given the additional honorary title of Provost Professor in 2021. Her research and teaching interests include social psychology, mental illness, race and ethnicity, and life course processes. She collaborates extensively with graduate students and faculty. Building on research funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award, one area of focus is on health disparities among the black middle class. She is also pursuing a set of studies on the implications of social role participation among diverse populations. In addition to research on mental health, Pamela has published in the areas of socialization, identity, and self-concept development. Her most recent publication is How Families Matter: Simply Complicated Intersections of Race, Gender and Work (with Rashawn Ray). Throughout her professional career, Jackson has been honored with numerous awards from IU, including the Tracy M. Sonneborn Award, the Student Choice Award, and the Faculty Mentoring Award.