John R Lott Jr

CPRC was founded by Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., an economist and a world recognized expert on guns and crime. Lott has held research or teaching positions at various academic institutions including the University of Chicago, Yale University, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, and Rice University, and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988-1989. He is currently a Fox News columnist. Senior Research Scientist, University of Maryland Foundation, University of Maryland at College Park -- July 2007 to 2010. The Dean’s Visting Professor, State University of New York at Binghamton – August 2006 to July 2007. Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute __ September 2001 to July 2006. Senior Research Scholar, School of Law, Yale University __ September 1999 to August 2001. The John M. Olin Law and Economics Fellow, School of Law, University of Chicago __September 1995 to August 1999. The John M. Olin Visiting Assistant Professor, The George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago_ July 1994 to August 1995. The John M. Olin Visiting Fellow, Cornell University Law School, March 1994. The Carl D. Covitz Term Assistant Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania __ July 1991 to June 1995. Visiting Assistant Professor, John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management,University of California at Los Angeles __ July 1989 to June 1991. Chief Economist (GS-15, Step 6), United States Sentencing Commission, Washington, D.C. __ February 1988 to August 1989. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Rice University __ July 1987 to June 1988. The John M. Olin National Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University __ September 1986 to August 1987. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of of Economics, Texas A&M University __August 1984 to June 1986. Lecturer, Department of Economics, California State University, Northridge __ August 1983 to June 1984. Ph.D.: UCLA, September 1984, Economics MA: UCLA, 1982, Economics BA: UCLA, 1980, Economics,