Miranda Myles Jackson, MA, MFA
Miranda Myles Jackson, MA, MFA is a graphic designer, creative director, and design educator with over 15 years of professional design experience and more than a decade of teaching in higher education. She is an Assistant Professor of Digital Design and Department Head of Art & Performance Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana, where she teaches graphic and digital design and contributes to curriculum development that balances strong design foundations, industry standards, STEAM research, and emerging technologies.
A practitioner-scholar, Miranda’s research and creative work operate in tandem. Through her studio, Posh Creative, she leads strategic, peer-reviewed client-based projects that move through a rigorous design process of research, ideation, critique, revision, and delivery—positioning creative practice as a meaningful and legitimate form of scholarship. Her personal and scholarly interests explore African American visual culture, heritage, and women’s empowerment, with a focus on how design shapes identity, visibility, and collective memory.
Her work has been featured in academic and professional design spaces, and she has served as a peer reviewer for international design education conferences. In 2025, she was named a Black Tech 30 Honoree by Nolavate Black for her forward-thinking work integrating AI into design education. Across teaching, scholarship, and service, Miranda is committed to using design as both a problem-solving discipline and a catalyst for cultural understanding and change.
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Professional Software Experience:
Adobe Creative Cloud:
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Adobe XD
Premiere
After Effects
Lightroom
Acrobat
Microsoft Office
Wordpress
Canvas
Blackboard
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Adobe XD
Premiere
After Effects
Lightroom
Acrobat
Microsoft Office
Wordpress
Canvas
Blackboard