by Vanessa Workoff | 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...
by Vanessa Workoff | 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...
by Vanessa Workoff | 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...
by Vanessa Workoff | Mar 11, 2025
Research Scientist Christina received her PhD in criminal justice at the University of Central Florida in 2023 with her dissertation “Understanding the Interactions Between Conservation Agencies and Rangers: A Mixed-Methods Approach”. She primarily focuses...
by Vanessa Workoff | Mar 11, 2025
Research Scientist Kam Leung (Sam) Yeung received his BS from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology at Iowa State University, where his research focused on consumer psychology, judgment, and decision-making. He conducted postdoctoral research at the...
