Inside Industry with IREO brings a special episode with WSU faculty David Makin and Lois James. Listen to how their research is being used to improve policing and fight racism.

David Makin is the co-founder and Director of the Complex Social Interactions Lab at Washington State University (WSU) and an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. His work examines the relationship between technology and criminal justice practice, with an emphasis on police interactions.

Lois James is an assistant professor in the Washington State University College of Nursing. Dr. James’s simulation-based research on the impact of bias on police decision making has significantly advanced what is known about how suspect race and ethnicity influences police officers during critical encounters with the public.

This episode, we interviewed Sheryl McGrath, the associate state director of the Washington Small Business Development Center, to find out about what the SBDC does to support and aid small businesses.

This episode, we interviewed Brian Kraft, Vice President of IREO, to talk about the role of industry and the IREO team at Washington State University.