Bio
Dr. Harris earned her Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University with research focused on the cheating behavior in the NCAA. She has taught for the California State and UC system schools as well as private liberal arts colleges like Pomona and Pitzer College in the Claremont Consortium. She enjoys teaching introductory economics as well as Economics of Sport and Economics of Crime.
As a military spouse, Dr. Harris moved quite a bit after earning her Ph.D. Some of her professional career highlights include: trading grain for the largest exporter of winter wheat in the United States, consulting with city of Riverside, CA on a healthy neighborhoods initiative, and with the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District on the cost-benefit analysis of the agency. She has also consulted with non-profits and faith-based communities interested in stewardship and sustainability projects.
She is married to Lt. Col (ret) Tim Harris (USAFA 86). Together they have three children.
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Oklahoma State University
Master of Arts, Economics, University of California Riverside Financial
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, California State University, San Bernardino
Professional Experience
Consultant to city and county government agencies, President Yucaipa Chamber of Commerce, Grain Trader
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Teacher University of Redlands MBA program
Research and Scholarly Interests
Economics of Sport, NCAA, non-compliance behavior
Publications
J S Harris 2022 Uncovering Bias: Using Sports to Teach About the Economics of Discrimination in Teaching Sports Economics and Using Sports to Teach Economics
M Ford, J Foreman, J Harris 2020 The Effects of Military Training on Minor Workplace Deviance: Evidence from College Football Journal of Political & Military Sociology 47 (1), 60–76-60–76
JS Harris, JL Hoffman 2021 Business of Women's Sports and Pay Equity Sport Finance: Where the Money Comes From, and Where the Money Goes, 217-238
JS Harris, J Graham 2020 Hot Hands in Cold Water The Economics of Aquatic Sports, 15-24
JS Harris 2020 A Tale of Two Continents: Why do Eastern European Males and American Females Excel at Water Polo? The Economics of Aquatic Sports, 39-45
Harris Jill (2017) “State of Play: How do College Football Programs Compete for Student Athletes?” Review of Industrial Organization online November 2017 print March 2018.
Harris Jill ( 2016) “The Demand for Student-Athlete Labor and the Supply of Violations in the NCAA” Marquette Sports Law Review,26(2) Invited Paper
Harris Jill and David Berri (2016) “If You Can’t Pay Them, Play Them: Own Race Bias in the WNBA” International Journal of Sport Finance, 11(3)
Harris Jill and David Berri (2015) “Predicting the WNBA Draft: What Matters Most from College Performance?” International Journal of Sport Finance, 10(4)
Harris Jill (2012) “On Using GIS to Teach in the Social Sciences” Thought & Action, Fall 2012, Volume 28