Veronika Dolar

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Position/Role
Assistant Professor
Building
New Academic Building
Room
3077
E-mail
Courses Taught
  • Principles of Microeconomics, PE 2420
  • Principles of Macroeconomics, PE 2430
  • Health Economics, PE 4430
  • Labor Economics, IR 3415
  • Urban Economics, PE 4409
  • Food and Wine Economics, PE 4440
  • Public Finance and Public Policy, PE 4615
Degrees
  • Ph.D.   University of Minnesota, USA, 2010
  • M.A.    University of Minnesota, USA, 2007
  • B.A.    University of Western Ontario, Canada, 2001
  • International Baccalaureate, United World College of the Adriatic, Italy, 1998
Certifications & Licenses
SUNY DLE Brightspace Fundamentals Certificate 2022

Pedagogy Foundation Fellowship, focused on

weekly reflection within a collaborative space to explore and implement

evidence-based instructional practices, Faculty Guild

2020
Implicit Bias Workshop 2019
Creative Commons Certificate for Educators Course 2018
Canvas Network Rockstar Badge, How to use Canvas (Online Learning Management System) 2018
Canvas Network Groupie Badge, How to use Canvas (Online Learning Management System) 2018
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Course Orientation 2018
New to online learning, self-paced course, Open SUNY 2018
Intermediate OER topics, self-paced course, Open SUNY 2017
Introductory OER topics, self-paced course, Open SUNY 2017
SUNY OER campus workshop 2017
Honors & Awards

SUNY Effective Online Practices Award Program 2nd Place for project titled The Open Pedagogy Approach on the Fly: CORONAVIRUS ECONOMICS

2021

SUNY Effective Online Practices Award Program Winner for project titled Use of PhotoVoice Project in Urban Economics

2020

Selected to participate in Open Education for a Better World, an international UNESCO mentoring program

2019

Recognition by the Town of North Hempstead for winning the 2017-2018 Up to Us Competition by Councilwoman Viviana Russell and Town Supervisor Judy Bosworth

2019

National Up to Us Campaign, Winner of the 1st place, Award amount: $11,000

2018

Selected to participate Open Educational Resource (OER) course (Re)Design Workshop: SUNY OER Services

2018

David Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching, Long Island University

2016

Judge for the Research Investigator’s Science Expo (RISE) competition sponsored by the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and the Young Investigators Society at Northwell Health

2016

Introduction to Big Data, Coursera Certified

2015

Selected to participate in CeMENT: American Economic Association Mentoring for Junior Faculty

2015

Keynote speaker at the Science Research Symposium, Wellington C. Mepham High School.

2015

Phi Eta Sigma Honorary Member, Honors Program Office, Long Island University, Post

2015

Certificate of Achievement for exemplary service and leadership to the University, the Dean of Students’ Office, LIU Post

2015

Writing Across the Curriculum workshop and certification, LIU Post

2012

Online Learning Consortium Certificate for “Getting Started: The First Step Toward Online Teaching”

2011

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Dietary Tutorial Certification

2009

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Web Tutorial Certification

2009

Medal from “Ability Unlimited” for working with students with disabilities, Kent State University

2007

Numerous Distinguished Instructor Awards, University of Minnesota

2002 – 2006

Dean’s Honor List (all three years), graduated summa cum laude

1998 – 2001

TES Scholarship Recipient (based on academic performance)

1998 – 2001

Zois Scholarship awarded by The Republic of Slovenia to the top 1% students in the country

1994 – 2001

Research Interests
  • Health Economics, Labor Economics, Food Economics, Public Finance, Urban Economics, and Economics Education
  • Open Education, Open Pedagogy, Open Educational Resources (OER)
Publications
POPULAR PRESS ARTICLES - Editor Review
  1. Inflation hits fresh 40-year high, pushing Fed to get more aggressive with interest rates – and the ‘Beveridge curve’ should give it courage to do so, Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury, in The Conversation, June 10, 2022
  2. Our Economic House Is on Fire, Newsweek, Opinion, June 1, 2022.
  3. Fed hopes biggest rate hike in 22 years tames inflation without recession or stagflation: 3 essential reads on what it all means, Alex Domash, Harvard Kennedy School, Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard Kennedy School, Rodney Ramcharan, University of Southern California, Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury in The Conversation, May 4, 2022
  4. Soaring crude prices make the cost of pretty much everything else go up too because we almost literally eat oil, Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury in The Conversation, March 28, 2022
  5. Why stagflation is an economic nightmare – and could become a real headache for Biden and the Fed if it emerges in the US, Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury, in The Conversation, March 10, 2022
  6. Inflation, workforce participation and real wages: 3 key indicators for monitoring the economy in 2022, Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury, Marlon Williams, University of Dayton, Melanie G. Long, The College of Wooster, in The Conversation, January 3, 2022
  7. Jerome Powell keeps his job at the Fed, where he’ll be responsible for preventing inflation from spiraling out of control – without tanking the economy, Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury, in The Conversation, November 19, 2021
  8. Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? The century long search for the elusive answer shows why economics is so difficult – but data sure helps, Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury, in The Conversation, October 18, 2021
  9. Biden gives Congress his vision to ‘win the 21st century’ – scholars react, Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, Ivory A. Toldson, Howard University, and Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury, in The Conversation, April 28, 2021
  10. The gender gap in economics is huge – it’s even worse than tech, Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury, in The Conversation, March 12, 2021
  1. The unemployment rate you see in headlines ignores millions of people without work – here’s a better way to tell how many need a job, Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury, in The Conversation, February 5, 2021
  2. What does the economy need now? 4 suggestions for Biden’s coronavirus relief bill, Steven Pressman, Colorado State University, Melanie G. Long, The College of Wooster, R. Andrew Butters, Indiana University, and Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury, in The Conversation, January 21, 2021
INTERVIEWS AND PODCASTS
  1. Fears of ‘Stagflation’ on the rise, Appearance on 10’oclock News, Fox 5 NY, October 13, 2022
  2. When GDP and GDI part ways,  Appearance on NPR The Indicator from Planet Money radio show, September 7, 2022
  3. Inflation around the world, Live interview on Ticker News, June 23, 2022
  4. What the Beveridge curve tells us about the Fed’s path to a “soft landing”, Appearance on Marketplace radio show, June 14, 2022
  5. What stagflation means and why it matters, ABC News Interview, June 14, 2022
  6. Are We in a Recession?, The Debate podcast by Newsweek, June 1, 2022
  7. Companies still say they can’t find enough workers. What’s going on? Interview with Marketplace, March 23, 2022
  8. Celebrity Reaction to Jussie, Stagflation-a 70's term making a 2022 come back? Plus, one celeb's scary issue with blood clots and another's eating raw meat?! Appearance on Let’s go there with Shira & Ryan, March 15, 2022
  9. The Diffusion what? Appearance on Marketplace radio show, January 7, 2022
  10. Resničnostni šov je zamenjala resničnost (Translation: The reality is replacing the reality show), interview on a national Slovenian TV information program, May 16, 2021
  11. Stimulus and Inflation Podcast, Podcast interview for Steven…with the E, April 23, 2021
PUBLICATIONS: Peer Reviewed
  1. Dunn, D., Keenan-Miller, D., Isoldi, K., Sarcona, A., Dolar, V., Guiné,R. (2022). Measurement and Correlates of Food Selection Motivations in a United States Sample, American Journal of Health Behavior, 46(2), 91-101.
  2. Henriques C. et al. (2022). Marketing Motivations Influencing Food Choices in 16 countries: Segmentation and Cluster Analysis, Insights into Regional Development, 4(1), 10-25.
  3. Marchenko V., & Dolar, V. (2020). The Relationship Between Meal Timing and Body Mass Index Readings of College Students, International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research, 53(1), 7-16. *co-authored with undergraduate student
  4. Isoldi, K., & Dolar, V. (2020). Cooking Up Energy: A Culinary Education Program for Children with Parent Outreach, American Journal of Health Behavior, 44(5), 543 – 558.  
  5. Buttet, S., & Dolar, V. (2020). How Much Do Food Prices Matter for Men’s and Women’s Body Weight. International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics, 8(2), 125 – 142.
  6. Dolar, V. (2018). Does Instant Feedback on Online Homework Assignments Improve Student Learning in Introductory Economics Classes?, Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, 19(2), 1-15.
  7. Isoldi, K., & Dolar V. (2016).  Chapter 11: Blending Better Beverage Options: A Nutrition Education and Experiential Workshop for Youths, In Areej Hassan (Ed.), Pediatric Behavioral Nutrition Factors: Environment, Education, and Self-Regulation, Apple Academic Press.
  8. Gucwa, A., Dolar, V., & Epstein, S., Ye, C., (2016). Correlations between Quality Ratings of Skilled Nursing Facilities and Multi-Drug Resistant Urinary Tract Infections, American Journal of Infection Control, 44(1), 1256-1260.
  9. Dolar, V. (2016). Are we Teaching Outside the Box? A National Survey on Teaching Minimum Wage in Undergraduate Economics Classes, Forum for Social Economics.
  10. Pu, Y., Dolar V., & Gucwa, A. (2016). A Comparative Analysis of Vaccine Administration in Urban and Non-urban Skilled Nursing Facilities, BMC Geriatrics, 16(148).
  11. Isoldi, K., & Dolar V. (2016). Cooking Up Energy®: Improvements Following Participation in an Afterschool Cooking and Nutrition Education Program, American Journal of Health Behavior, 40(5), 634-644.
  12. Buttet, S., & Dolar, V. (2015). Toward a Quantitative Theory of Food Consumption Choices and Body Weight. Economics & Human Biology, 17, 143-156.
  13. Buttet, S., & Dolar, V. (2015). The Price of One Sweet Calorie.  International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics, 3(4), 1-14.
  14. Isoldi, K., & Dolar, V. (2015). Blending Better Beverage Choices: A Nutrition Education and Experiential Workshop for Youths. Journal of Obesity.
  15. Buttet, S., & Dolar, V. (2015). Engines of Liberation Redux when the Price of Home Appliances Is Endogenous. Journal of Labour Market Research, 48(1), 27-40.
  16. Buttet, S., & Dolar, V. (2014). Design and Use of Rubrics in Undergraduate Economics Classes. Perspectives on Economic Education Research, 9(1), 36-55.
  17. Isoldi, K., Hayman, L., & Dolar, V. (2014). Policy Regulation of Classroom Celebrations: Parental Perspectives. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 1(5), 362-372.
  18. Isoldi, K., Calderon, O., & Dolar V. (2014). Cooking Up Energy®: Response to a Youth-Focused Afterschool Cooking and Nutrition Education Program. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 29(2), 123-131.
  19. Dolar, V. (2013). The Treatment of Minimum Wage in Undergraduate Economics Textbooks Revisited. International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 4(2), 157-182.
PUBLICATIONS: Book Reviews and Other
  1. Dolar, V. & Haveman, J. (2021) Minimum Wage, National Economic Education Delegation (NEED) presentation and narrative.
  2. Dolar, V. & Haveman, J. (2021) Health Care Economics, National Economic Education Delegation (NEED) presentation and narrative
  3. Dolar, V. (2019). Online Open Educational Resources (OER) Course: Environmental and Health Concerns in Food Consumption and Production, Open Education for a Better World under UNESCO’s auspices 
  4. Dolar, V. (2018). Nutrition, calories, and food prices. SUNY Open Assessment Anthology, 2018.
  5. Dolar, V. (2017). What Does the Minimum Wage Do? [Review of the book What Does the Minimum Wage Do?, by D. Belman and P. J. Wolfson]. Eastern Economic Journal, 43(3), 560-562.
  6. Hollingsaeter, O., & Dolar, V. (2016). Corporate Sustainability and Performance of Norwegian and Swedish Firms Using Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Northeast Business and Economics Association Conference Proceedings, November, 2016.
  7. Buttet, S., & Dolar, V. (2014). Food Prices, Real Income, and the Obesity Epidemics. Northeast Business and Economics Association Conference Proceedings, November, 2014.
  8. Moran, K., & Dolar V. (2002).Estimated DGE Models and Forecasting Accuracy: A Preliminary Investigation with Canadian Data, Working Paper 2002-18, Bank of Canada
  9. Dolar, V., & Meh, C. (2002). Financial Structure and Economic Growth: A Non-Technical Survey. Financial System Review, December 2002, Bank of Canada

 

Presentations
  1. Freshen Your Teaching with Single Assignment Approach to Accessibility and Open Pedagogy, workshop, SUNY Old Westbury, October 27, 2022 – forthcoming

  2. Navigating the infrastructure of authoring OER, Poster presentation, Open Education Conference, Online,  October 17, 2022 - forthcoming
  3. Best practices on how to use the MiTeam platform, Workshop presentation, University of Nova Gorica, Vipava, Slovenia, September 23, 2022
  4. How to Enhance and Empower Leadership in Open Education, Pannel discussant, Open Education for a Better World, Vipava, Slovenia, September 22, 2022
  5. OER projects in Slovenia, Session and hub chair, Open Education for a Better World, Vipava, Slovenia, September 22, 2022
  6. Best practices in Open Pedagogy, Keynote speaker, Open Education for a Better World, Vipava, Slovenia, September 21, 2022
  7. Stagflation: Utopia or Reality, Roundtable, Slovik, Gorica, Italy, August 25, 2022
  8. Health Economics, OLLI – Arizona State University, Online, June 7, 2022
  9. Health Economics, OLLI – Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Online, May 25, 2022
  10. Women and education in the digital age, Roundtable, Institut Jozef Stefan, Slovenia, Online, May 12, 2022.
  11. The Importance of Market Structure on Business Management – Part 2, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia April 22, 2022
  12. Open Pedagogy and Pressbooks, Workshop, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia April 21, 2022
  13. The Importance of Market Structure on Business Management – Part 1, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia April 19, 2022
  14. Minimum Wages, OLLI – Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Online, April 7, 2022
  15. An American Sickness - A Closer Look into the American Healthcare System, School-based lecture series, SUNY Old Westbury, Online, April 5, 2022
  16. Health Economics, OLLI – American University, Washington, DC, Online, April 1, 2022
  17. Health Economics, OLLI – Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, MA, Online, March 7, 2022
  18. Health Economics, OLLI – University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, PA, Online, February 23, 2022
  19. Health Economics, OLLI – W. Virginial University, Morgantown, WV, Online, February 17, 2022
  20. Open Pedagogy, Ministry of Education, Science, and Sport, Slovenia, Online, November 15, 2021
  21. Healthcare Economics, Part 2, Kiwanis Club of San Jose, San Jose, CA, October 25, 2021.
  22. Healthcare Economics, OLLI - San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, October 20, 2021
  23. Eduscope 2021: Hub on Energy, Biodiversity, Sustainable Living, Open Education for a Better Worlds (OE4BW), Slovenia, Online, October 20, 2021
  24. Open Pedagogy, Open Education for a Better Worlds (OE4BW), Slovenia, Online, October 11, 2021
  25. Healthcare Economics, Part 1, Kiwanis Club of San Jose, San Jose, CA, September 13, 2021.
  26. Healthcare Economics, Bio2Device Group, San Francisco, CA, Online, August 3, 2021
  27. Healthcare Economics, OLLI - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Online, June 22, 2021
  28. Health Care Economics, Rotary Club of the Villages, The Villages, FL, Online, June 17, 2021
  29. Minimum Wage, Part 2, The Austin University Area Rotary Club, June 7, 2021
  30. Minimum Wage, Part 1, The Austin University Area Rotary Club, May 17, 2021
  31. Participatory Technology in Public Economics Asynchronous Class, Perusall Exchange, Online Asynchronous Conference, May 17 – 28, 2021
  32. Health Care Economics, Rotary Club of the Villages, The Villages, FL, Online, May 6, 2021
  33. Health Care Economics, OLLI - Sonoma State University, Rhonert Park, Online, CA, Online, May 5, 2021
  34. Up to Us Event on Fiscal Policy, Online, SUNY Old Westbury, Faculty advisor and moderator to the event, April 7, 2021
  35. Bridging the Divide with Open Educational Resources Faculty Roundtable, SUNY Old Westbury, Online, April 5, 2021
  36. Economics of Textbooks and Open Education Activism, SUNY Old Westbury, Online, April 1, 2021
  37. Health Economics and Health Care Reform, Rotary Club of Orlando, Orlando, FL, Online, March 18, 2021
  38. The use of Perusall in my asynchronous class!, SUNY Open Education Week, Online, March 4, 2021
  39. Let's Write a Textbook! Right? Why Not!, SUNY Open Education Week, Online, March 1, 2021
  40. Health Economics and Health Care Reform, Alameda Chamber of Commerce, Alameda, CA, Online, February 24, 2021
  41. Health Economics and Health Care Reform, Austin University Area Rotary Club, Austin, TX, Online, February 22, 2021
  42. Health Economics and Health Care Reform, The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Dominican University, CA, Online, January 27, 2021
  43. How Can Coil Impact Your Course at SUNY Old Westbury, SUNY Old Westbury, Online, December 10, 2020.
  44. Health Economics and Health Care Reform, National Economic Education Delegation (NEED), Think Tank Tuesday, Online, December 8, 2020
  45. Health Economics and Health Care Reform, National Economic Education Delegation (NEED) Public Webinar, Online, December 3, 2020 
  46. Health Economics and Health Care Reform, The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UC Berkeley, CA, Online, October 26, 2020.
  47. Kiron Talks, #7 About the Economics of Education, Kiron Open Higher Education, Germany, Online, May 14, 2020.
  48. What can Economists say about the pandemic?, COVID-19 Roundtable Discussion, SUNY Old Westbury, Online, May 7, 2020.
  49. The Impact of Income Inequality on Sports Achievement: Cross-National Analysis, Eastern Economic Association, February 28, 2020
  50. Teaching & Learning with Open Educational Resources Faculty Roundtable, SUNY Old Westbury, February 25, 2020
  51. Income and Wealth Inequality, Frick Estate Lecture Series, a non-credit adult enrichment program housed at Nassau County Museum of Art, January 2020 (set of 3 lectures)
  52. Open Pedagogy, OER Brownbag, Farmingdale College, November 21, 2019
  53. Promoting the Mindful Use of Technology in the Classroom, Faculty Roundtable, Teaching & Learning Resources Committee, SUNY Old Westbury, November 12, 2019
  54. Multimodal Writing Assignments, Faculty Roundtable the Writing Across the Curriculum Program, SUNY Old Westbury, October 24, 2019
  55. Environmental and Health Concerns in Food Consumption and Production, OER Course, Open Education for a Better World, an international UNESCO mentoring program, Vipava, Slovenia, July 1 – 5, 2019
  56. OER Enabled Constructionist Pedagogy in a Social Science Course, Open Pedagogy Webinar Series, Open Education Consortium, March 19, 2019
  57. Adaptation and Experimentation with Open Educational Resources, SUNY 2018 OER Championship Summit, Albany, NY, June 4 & 5, 2018
  58. OER Enabled Constructionist Pedagogy, Northeast Regional OER Summit, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, May 31 & June 1, 2018
  59. Gender and Labor Market, Long Island Chapter Labor and Employment Relations Association Annual Spring Conference, Brookville, May 18, 2018
  60. The Use of PollEverywhere in the Classroom, TLRC Mini-Conference The Future(s) of Higher Education, SUNY Old Westbury, April 6, 2018
  61. Income and Wealth Inequality, Hutton House Lectures, a non-credit adult enrichment program housed in Lorber Hall at LIU Post, Fall 2018 (set of 3 lectures)
  62. Healthcare Reforms, Hutton House Lectures, a non-credit adult enrichment program housed in Lorber Hall at LIU Post, Spring 2018 (set of 5 lectures)
  63. Great Recession Ten Years Later, Hutton House Lectures, a non-credit adult enrichment program housed in Lorber Hall at LIU Post, Fall 2017 (set of 5 lectures)
  64. Use of Survey Research Methods in Undergraduate Economics Classes, American Economic Association Annual Meeting, CA, January 4, 2016