EDUCATION                                                                                            

 

Ph.D Candidate in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, Expected date of completion May 2019

B.A. Mathematics (magna cum laude), Drew University, May 2012

B.A. Economics, with Honors (magna cum laude), Drew University, May 2012

 

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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS             

                                                                         

D. M. Kaminski, D. L. Ortega, and R. B. Ross. “Catering to Clients: Meeting Students’ Career Needs with A Client-Based Project in Food Marketing.” NACTA. (Forthcoming, Conditional Acceptance)

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WORKING PAPERS            

                                                                         

1. D. M. Kaminski and V. Caputo. “Milk Produced Under Certified Labor Conditions: Are U.S. Consumers Willing to Pay for It and Does Prior Information Impact Their Behavior? (Job Market Paper)
   ABSTRACT: Recent events concerning dairy industry working conditions, including signage of the “Milk with Dignity” agreement, suggest that the industry could be moving toward the introduction of a food label certifying labor conditions, such as the “Fair Food” label found on select fresh produce in the southeastern United States. This study employs a discrete choice experiment to assess consumers’ valuation for milk with a label certifying labor conditions under different information settings.  Results indicate that consumers are willing to pay more for milk produced under certified labor conditions. Furthermore, the willingness to pay increases when more information about the label definition and current dairy labor conditions are conveyed.

2. D. M. Kaminski and V. Caputo. “U.S. Voters’ Preferred Agricultural Labor Legislation.”

3. D. M. Kaminski, M. Porter, and V. Caputo. “Identifying the ‘Cash Cow’: An Economic Experiment to Identify Dairy Workers’ Preferred Form of Compensation.”

4. D. M. Kaminski. “Unit Quiz Submission Time’s Relationship to Course Grades in A Flipped Classroom.”

5. D. B. Schweikhardt, D. M. Kaminski, and E. Scorsone. “Inside Institutional Emergence and Change: The Case of New Markets in Collaborative Consumption Goods.”

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE        

                                                               

Teaching Convener, Integrated Learning Transitions (ANR410), Fall 2018 – Spring 2019

Instructor-of-Record,

• Human Resource Management: Changes and Challenges (FIM415), Spring 2018

• Labor and Personnel Management in the Agri-Food System (ABM337), Fall 2017

Teaching Assistant,

• Retail Information Systems (FIM460), Fall 2016 – Spring 2017

• Food Marketing Management (FIM335), Fall 2016 – Spring 2017

• Data Analysis in the Agri-Food System (ABM203), Spring 2016

• Labor and Personnel Management in the Agri-Food System (ABM337), Fall 2015

• Public Finance (PPL813, Graduate course), Spring 2013

• Introduction to Microeconomics (EC201), Fall 2012 – Spring 2013

• Introduction to Macroeconomics (EC202), Fall 2012

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TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS 

                                                                                     

Bailey Scholars Program (BSP): AY2018/19

      Teaching convener in undergraduate honor’s program that historically has the most diverse racial and academic major composition of undergraduate

      students at MSU

Future Academic Scholar in Teaching (FAST): AY2017/18

      Completed TAR project on quiz submission time’s relationship to grades in a flipped course

​Inside Teaching MSU: AY2016/17

      Wrote blog post and facilitated inside teaching lounge with N. Geske on 3/17/16 (see presentations below)

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SERVICE & OUTREACH   

                                                                      

Vice President of External Affairs (VPEA) for the Council of Graduate Students (COGS): AY2018/19

• Chair of the Graduate Welfare Committee (GWC) 2018-2019.

Elected Representative on the Council of Graduate Students for the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE): AY2016/17, AY2017/18

• Member of the Graduate Welfare Committee (GWC) 2016-2018.

• Graduate Student Representative on the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award 2017, 2018 Selection Committees.

Consultant on MSU Extension Dairy Farm Visits/Advising on Human Resource Management. Spring 2018 - Present.

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WHITE PAPERS             

                                                                         

1. J. Sapotichne, E. Rosebrook, E. Scorsone, D. Kaminski, M. Doidge, and T. Taylor. “Beyond State Takeovers: Reconsidering the Role of State Government in Local Financial Distress, with Important Lessons for Michigan and its Embattled Cities.” MSU Extension White Paper. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. August 31, 2015.

2. M. Doidge, E. Scorsone, T. Taylor, J. Sapotichne, E. Rosebrook, and D. Kaminski. “The Flint Fiscal Playbook: An Assessment of the Emergency Manager Years (2011-2015).” MSU Extension White Paper. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 2015.

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE    

                                                                  

Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Vincenzina Caputo, Dept. of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University,

     August 2018- Graduation 2019

Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Steven Miller, Dept. of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University,

     January-July 2018

Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Eric Scorsone, Dept. of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University,

     2014-2015

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CERTIFICATIONS                 

 

                                                                 

Certificate in College Teaching: Anticipated completion end of August 2018.

Implicit Bias Certification: Completed March 15, 2018

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES     

                              

MSU COGS Diversity, Inclusion, and Sensitivity Workshop: March 18, 2017

MSU FOD Flipped Classrooms Workshop: 2016

MSU New TA Institute: Aug. 2012, Aug. 2015

MSU Graduate School Workshop: Healthy Productivity: Sep. 18, 2015

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

Student Member, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), Jan. -Dec. 2018

 

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PRESENTATIONS  

                                                                                 

Note: * indicates presenter

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1. D. M. Kaminski* and V. Caputo. “Milk Produced Under Certified Labor Conditions: Are U.S. Consumers Willing to Pay for It and Does Prior Information Impact Their Behavior?” Presentation at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. Aug. 7, 2018.

2. D. M. Kaminski*, A. Kim*, and N. Geske*. “Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Perspectives on Flipped Courses.” Presentation at the MSU Teaching and Learning Symposium, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. May 10, 2018.

3. D. M. Kaminski. “Correlates of Student Quiz Submission Time Variability.” Poster at the MSU Teaching and Learning Symposium, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. May 8, 2018.

4. D. M. Kaminski. “Correlates of Student Quiz Submission Time Variability.” Presentation at the CIRTL All-Network Teaching-as-Research (TAR) Presentations, Online via Blackboard. Apr. 18, 2018.

5. D. M. Kaminski. “Unit Quiz Submission Time’s Relationship to Course Grades in A Flipped Classroom.” Presentation at the AFRE Brownbag Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Apr. 17, 2018.

6. D. M. Kaminski. “U.S. Consumers’ Willingness-to-Pay for Milk Produced Under Certified Labor Conditions.” Presentation at the AFRE Graduate Research Symposium, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Mar. 30, 2018.

7. D. M. Kaminski. “Dairy Workers’ Job Preferences.” Presentation at the AFRE Graduate Research Symposium, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Mar. 29, 2018.

8. D. M. Kaminski* and S. Ward*. “Twitter for Professional Use.” Presentation at the AFRE Brownbag Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Jan. 23, 2018.

9. D. M. Kaminski*, D. L. Ortega, and R. B. Ross. “A Client-Based Market Research Project in an Undergraduate Food Marketing Management Course.” Poster at the MSU Teaching and Learning Symposium, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. May 10, 2017.

10. D. Kaminski. “Flipping the Switch: Strategies for Engaging Students with Active Learning.” Presentation at the AFRE Brownbag Seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Apr. 19, 2016.

11. D. Kaminski* and N. Geske*. “Flipping the Switch: Using Active Learning Environments to Increase Student Success.” Facilitators of an Inside Teaching MSU Lounge, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Mar. 17, 2016.

12. D. Schweikhardt, D. Kaminski*, and E. Scorsone. “Inside Institutional Emergence and Evolution: The Case of New Markets in Collaborative Consumption Goods.” Presentation at the Association for Evolutionary Economics at AEA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. Jan. 5, 2016.

13. D. Kaminski*, J. Sapotichne, and E. Scorsone. “Putting Financially Distressed Cities in Their Place: Exploring How State Governments Structure City Fiscal Policy Behavior.” Presentation at the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) 2014 Annual Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. Oct. 4, 2014.

14. D. Kaminski. “Impact of State Imposed TELs on Municipal Finances.” 3-Minute Competition Presentation at the 6th Annual Graduate Academic Conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Mar. 27, 2014.

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Communication:

• Experience writing mission statement (Marlborough High School, Marlborough, MA)

• Peer-editor

Computing Proficiency:

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

• Nlogit and Ngene

• Qualtrics

• STATA