Jill McCluskey
Academic background
EducationBA, Business Economics and Political Science, 1989, University of California, Santa Barbara
MA, economics, 1993, Georgetown University
MA, PhD, 1998, University of California, Berkeley
ThesisEnvironmental contamination and compensation (1998)
Academic work
InstitutionsWashington State University

Jill Jennifer McCluskey is an American economist. She is a Distinguished Professor of Sustainability and Director of the School of Economic Sciences at Washington State University.

Early life and education

McCluskey completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics and Political Science in 1989 at the University of California, Santa Barbara before completing her Master's degree in economics at Georgetown University. Following this, she enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley for her Master of Science degree and PhD in agricultural and resource economics.[1]

Career

Following her PhD, McCluskey joined the faculty at Washington State University in 1998.[2] During her early tenure, she taught industrial organization and microeconomic theory including the economics of food quality and labeling, firm incentives, and consumer perceptions and behavior.[3] Outside of the institution, she served as director of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) from 2005 to 2008 and Chaired the Food and Agricultural Marketing Policy Section.[4] In 2010, McCluskey became the principal investigator on a study aimed at researching partner accommodation policies on recruitment, retention, and promotion of female faculty at WSU.[5] Later, she was appointed chair of graduate studies in the WSU School of Economic Sciences before being elected president of the AAEA from 2014 to 2017.[3] Once concluding her term as AAEA president, McCluskey was named a Fellow of the AAEA for her research, teaching, service, and leadership.[6]

Following her election to AAEA Fellow, McCluskey joined the National Academy of Science’s Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources to provide advice on requests and inquiries from Congress, federal, and state agencies and identify frontiers of science and policy in the food, agricultural, and natural resources system.[7] She was also recognized by WSU for her "ground-breaking research in economic incentives, product quality and reputation, consumer acceptance of technology, and women in STEM fields" by being named a University Regents Professor, the highest honor bestowed onto faculty.[2] McCluskey then became the first female Director of WSU's School of Economic Sciences by replacing outgoing director H. Alan Love in 2019.[8] At the same time, she was elected a Fellow of the Western Agricultural Economics Association[9] and named an editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.[10]

In 2021, McCluskey was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her contributions to research and leadership in the areas of food labeling, food quality, and product reputation.[11]

Personal life

McCluskey is married to Matt, a professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at WSU. After their daughter was murdered at the University of Utah, they established a non-profit organization to fund research and education programs centered around making college campuses safer.[12]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ "Jill J. McCluskey". Washington State University. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Pioneering economist Jill McCluskey named WSU Regents Professor". Washington State University. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "McCluskey elected president of AAEA". Washington State University. June 12, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jill McCluskey". AAEA. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Social Science Grants Funded Fall 2010". Washington State University. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "McCluskey named Fellow of Agricultural & Applied Economics Association". Washington State University. January 19, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Economist McCluskey to advance research on Academy's Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources". Washington State University. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jill McCluskey named first female director of WSU's School of Economic Sciences". Washington State University. May 30, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "WSU economists Jill McCluskey and Tom Marsh named Western Agricultural Economics Association Fellows". Washington State University. August 20, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jill McCluskey named editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics". Washington State University. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Five WSU faculty named AAAS Fellows". Washington State University. January 26, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  12. ^ Wolcott, RJ (September 27, 2019). "Jill and Matt McCluskey honor daughter's memory with foundation, race for campus safety". Washington State University. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

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