Ashley Jackson
	Position: Professional Intern

Ashley Jackson joined the University of Michigan Strength and Conditioning staff as a professional intern in the fall of 2012. She will be responsible for cheerleading and assisting with all Olympic sports.

Prior to joining the Michigan staff, Jackson was a graduate assistant at Nova Southeastern University during 2011-2012. There she worked with the women's soccer, women's tennis, women's basketball, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country and baseball teams. Before working at NSU, Jackson worked from 2010-11 as a Sports Performance Coach at Xcel Performance in Friendswood, Texas. Jackson also completed an internship during 2009-10 at the University of Houston, where she assisted the staff with the women's soccer, baseball, softball, women's swimming and men's and women's cross country teams.

Jackson began college at Hardin Simmons University, where she was a goalkeeper on the women's soccer team. Following a transfer, she earned a bachelor of science degree in 2009 from Texas A&M University, where she studied exercise physiology. In 2012, she earned her master's of education in athletic administration from Nova Southeastern.

Jackson is currently certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) as a Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC), and USA Weightlifting (USAW) as a Sports Performance Coach.

Jackson is originally from Stephenville, Texas.