Dr Lusk holds a PhD. in applied sociology from Baylor University and has taught sociology for ten years at institutions in the USA and Japan. Her areas of teaching and academic scholarship survey research methodology, global gender studies, environment and consumption, and deviant behavior. In addition to her academic career, she has also conducted client-based qualitative and quantitative research and analysis for corporations in Atlanta and Central Texas. Jeniece is a 2018 David C Pollock Scholar.