Biography

Originally from the west side of Chicago, Tiaranesha Jackson is the first of her immediate family to graduate from high school. She was selected as a member of the distinguished Gates Millennium Scholars program to pursue higher education. After obtaining her B.S. in nanomedical engineering from the University of Virginia, Tiara received her MPH in epidemiology from the University Of Texas Health Science Center School Of Public Health. She returned home to Illinois to pursue her medical degree and became interested in dermatology after random placement in a dermatology clinic as part of her school’s curriculum for early clinical exposure.

After completing her third year of medical school, Tiara joined the University of Pennsylvania as a Research Fellow in Skin of Color Dermatology to expand her skills and interests in dermatology. Her research focuses on alopecia, quality improvement, and increasing diversity in medicine. Her passion is to provide equitable, culturally competent care and improve the health of populations made vulnerable. Tiara attends the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine as a medical student and has applied for a dermatology residency. She hopes to continue her work as a dermatologist and skilled researcher.

Fellowship in SOC Accomplishments

Research Publications

Jackson TK, Sow Y, Ayoade KO, Seykora JT, Taylor SC, Ogunleye T. Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia in Males: A Case Series. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Jul 24:S0190-9622(23)02399-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.07.1011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37495175.

Wachuku CI, Barrera T, Jackson T, Sow Y, Mollanazar N, Taylor SC. Upadacitinib as a treatment for chronic pruritus secondary to polycythemia vera after failure with dupilumab. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Mar 12;35:87-89. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.02.024. PMID: 37223110; PMCID: PMC10201202.

Sow Y, Wachuku C, Barrera T, Jackson T, Ayoade KO, Taylor SC, Mollanazar N. Palmar and plantar erythema: An initial presentation of undifferentiated connective tissue disease. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Mar 24;35:94-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.03.007. PMID: 37128629; PMCID: PMC10147949.

Sow Y, Onalaja A, Jackson T, STaylor SC, Ogunleye T. Minority Hair Tax: Pricing Bias in Haircare Products. International Journal of Women’s Dermatology. 9(2):p e089, June 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/JW9.0000000000000089.

Book Chapters

Tiaranesha K. Jackson, MPH; Tatiana Barrera, BA; Susan C. Taylor, MD. Chapter 12: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Taylor and Kelly’s Dermatology for Skin of Color 3e.

Christopher Wachuku, MS; Tiaranesha K. Jackson, MPH; Susan C. Taylor, MD. Chapter 13B: Biology of Melanocytes. Taylor and Kelly’s Dermatology for Skin of Color 3e.