Participants
Terry Hurley

Terry Hurley
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics
UMN
St. Paul, USA

Terrance (Terry) Hurley is an Associate Professor in Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. He graduated from Iowa State University with a Ph.D. in economics in 1995. His primary research interests lie in understanding and managing risk from a public policy perspective as well as from an individual perspective. In the public policy arena, Terry has been an active participant in the debate surrounding regulatory policy toward genetically modified crops. Due to his expertise, Terry was invited to serve on the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel that evaluated European corn borer active Bt corn for continued registration by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2000. His expertise has also resulted in numerous invitations to speak and participate at workshops on the regulation, risks, and benefits of genetically modified crops in the U.S. and Europe.