Jill J. McCluskey

Jill McCluskey’s research, teaching, advising, service, and leadership are at the highest level of distinction in the field of agricultural and applied economics. She has provided an extraordinary level of leadership and service to the AAEA, other associations, government, and her university. She has served the AAEA in many capacities, providing strategic input and generating enthusiasm for the association. Her service culminated in her 2015-16 term as AAEA President.  She is recognized as an outstanding researcher with more than 100 journal articles, many of which are highly cited with more than 5,000 citations on Google Scholar. She excels in graduate education through her teaching and her graduate student advising. She has served as major advisor to 36 completed PhD students and 21 completed MS students. Her advisees have won national awards for their theses and dissertations, have been placed in tenure-track positions at research universities, and are active in AAEA.