{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJason Morrison is a candidate for Collierville Schools Board of Education Position 2 on the August 6, 2026 ballot, running as a Democrat [1][4]. His campaign website is morrison4schoolboard.com, and he has children in the Collierville Schools district [4].\n\n## Career\n\nMorrison is Vice President of Clinical Research Informatics at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, a role he has held since December 2021 [2]. He joined St. Jude in March 2019 as Director of Clinical Research Informatics and was promoted to the VP role after about two and a half years [2]. His discipline is research informatics \u2014 the data systems, software platforms, and IT infrastructure that support St. Jude's clinical research operations \u2014 rather than laboratory or clinical investigation. The role oversees clinical-trial data management, research-informatics applications, and the supporting technology used by St. Jude's physician-researchers across the institution.\n\nBefore St. Jude, Morrison was Director of Research Information Technology and CTMS (Clinical Trial Management System) Program Director at the University of Washington Medical Center (August 2017 \u2013 March 2019) [2][3]. Earlier in his career he spent thirteen years and eight months at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio \u2014 first as Senior Manager of Enterprise Systems (2004\u20132013), then as Director of Research Information Technology (2013\u20132017) [2]. His earliest professional roles were in commercial software and systems work: Systems Analyst at Cars.com (2002\u20132004), Web Developer at Dawson Resources (2000\u20132002), and Field Programmer at Discover (1996\u20132000) [2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nMorrison holds a Juris Doctor from Purdue University (2016\u20132019), a Doctor of Business Administration from Columbia Southern University (2012\u20132016) with a dissertation titled *Successful Grant Proposals: The Role of Principal-Investigator Behavior*, a Master of Health Administration from Purdue Global, an MBA from Baker College (2006\u20132008), and a BA in Technical Management from Baker College (2004\u20132006) [2]. He studied Computer and Information Sciences at The Ohio State University from 1997 to 2001 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [St. Jude researcher seeking Collierville Schools board seat - Daily Memphian](https://dailymemphian.com/article/61483/jason-morrison-collierville-schools-board-seat-election)\n[2] [Jason Morrison - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmorrison114) (LinkedIn requires login; professional history above reflects the public profile as of May 2026.)\n[3] [Morrison, Jason - Institute of Translational Health Sciences (UW)](https://www.iths.org/cc/instructors/morrison-jason)\n[4] [Morrison for School Board](https://www.morrison4schoolboard.com)","campaigns":[{"contest":"collierville_school_board_position_2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Collierville School Board Position 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jason","fullname":"Jason Morrison","lastname":"Morrison","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"collierville_school_board_position_2","contest_title":"Collierville School Board Position 2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"collierville_school_board_position_2","office_title":"Collierville School Board Position 2","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"collierville_school_board_position_2","contest_title":"Collierville School Board Position 2","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":"shelby","office_key":"collierville_school_board_position_2","office_title":"Collierville School Board Position 2","party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"collierville_school_board_position_2","office_title":"Collierville School Board Position 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jason Morrison, a St. Jude researcher and Collierville parent, is running for Collierville School Board Position 2.","terms":[],"token":"eyGTJzAB4n"}