Read Hayes, Ph.D.

Read Hayes, Ph.D.

by | Mar 11, 2025

Executive Director Dr. Hayes started as a store detective in retail loss prevention and has more than 30 years of hands-on crime and loss control experience working with organizations worldwide. He is co-director of the Loss Prevention Research Team at the University...
Cory Lowe, Ph.D.

Cory Lowe, Ph.D.

by | Mar 11, 2025

Director of Research I’m a criminologist with a passion for applying rigorous academic methods to real-world challenges in retail crime, violence prevention, and loss mitigation. As the Director of Research at the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC), I lead...
Justin J. Smith, Ph.D.

Justin J. Smith, Ph.D.

by | Mar 11, 2025

Senior Research Scientist Justin J. Smith was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. He received a Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Justin’s dissertation, “Innovation Resistance? Understanding Officer Attitudes Toward...