Jill McCluskey on how the Lauren McCluskey Foundation raises awareness with solutions to keep our children safe



In this episode Jill McCluskey (whose daughter Lauren was gunned down by her boyfriend in the parking lot outside her dorm room) shares Lauren’s incredible life as an award winning/record setting track star that was tragically cut short because of lackadaisical campus security policies – giving us suggestions on how to keep our children safe, advocating for the Lauren McCluskey Foundation that raises awareness with solutions!

About Jill McCluskey:
Jill J. McCluskey is Regents Professor and Director of the School of Economic Sciences at Washington State University. McCluskey’s research focuses on product quality and reputation, sustainable labeling, consumer preferences for new technology, and representation of women in STEM. An award-winning researcher, she has published more than 125 journal articles and her research has been cited more than 7,000 times. Her research has been funded by private foundations, NSF, and USDA. An award-winning mentor, she has served as major professor to 42 Ph.D. graduates, many of whom are Professors at major research universities. She is an incoming Editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. She is past President and Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and Fellow of the Western Agricultural Economics Association. She is a member of the Board on Agricultural and Natural Resources (BANR) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Her research has been highlighted by various media outlets including the New York Times, National Public Radio, and Newsday. She received her Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics in 1998 from the University of California, Berkeley.