Dr. Eric M. Jamelske

Research

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE
Department of Economics

Office : SSS 471
Phone : 715-836-3254
E-mail : jamelsem@uwec.edu

Current Papers

• What Fruits and Vegetables do Elementary School Students Eat or Not Eat When They are Served for Free During School Snack?
    -In progress ~ Fall 2012
    -With Lori Bica, UW-Eau Claire Psychology
    -Student/Faculty Collaborative Research

• Abstact (pdf)
  
  

• Using Incentives, Modeling and Praise to Expand the Reach of the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
    -In progress ~ Fall 2012
    -With Lori Bica, UW-Eau Claire Psychology
    -Student/Faculty Collaborative Research

• Abstact (pdf)
  
  

• Does Providing Free Coupons to Families Increase their Children's Fruit and Vegetable Consumption?
    -In progress ~ Fall 2012
    -With Lori Bica, UW-Eau Claire Psychology
    -Student/Faculty Collaborative Research 

• Abstact (pdf)
  
  
  
• Comparing Survey Results to Assess Climate Change/Global Warming Awareness, Perceptions and Beliefs of College Students in the United States and China
      -Under review ~ Journal of Environmental Studies & Sciences ~ Fall 2012
      -With Jim Barrett, Sacramento City College Economics
      -With Jim Boulter, UW-Eau Claire Chemistry
      -Student/Faculty Collaborative Research
  

• Abstact (pdf)
  
  
  
• Comparing Survey Results to Assess Political Differences in Relation to Climate Change/Global Warming Awareness, Perceptions and Beliefs of College Students in the United States
      -Under review ~ Environmental Politics ~ Fall 2012
      -With Jim Barrett, Sacramento City College Economics
      -With Jim Boulter, UW-Eau Claire Chemistry
      -Student/Faculty Collaborative Research

• Abstact (pdf)

Global Warming/Climate Change Literature Review

• Global Warming Views: Europe/USA - 2006 (pdf)
• Pew: Partisan Divide on Climate Change - 2008 (pdf)
• Global Warming in the American Mind - 2009 (pdf)
• Global Warming: Knowledge, Concern & Information - 2009 (pdf)
• Global Warming: Apocalyptic Fatigue - 2009 (docx)
• Global Warming Survey Project Report - 2009 (pdf)
• Global Warming: American Knowledge - 2010 (pdf)
• Global Warming: American Public Opinion - 2010 (pdf)
• Global Warming Public Opinion: US, FL, MA, ME - 2010 (pdf)
• Global Warming Perceptions & FOX News - 2010 (pdf)
• Global Warming: Republican - Democrat Gap - 2010 (pdf)
• Global Warming Outlook: Australia & Great Britain - 2010 (pdf)
• Global Warming: The Six Americas - 2011 (pdf)
• Climate Change: Culture, Theory and Compromise - 2011 (pdf)
  
  
• Climate Change Science Consensus - 2004 (pdf)
• Expert Credibility in Climate Change Research - 2009 (pdf)
  
  
• IPCC Synthesis Report - 2007 (pdf)
• Stern Review: Executive Summary - 2006 (pdf)
  
  
• China's Initial Communication on Climate Change Report - 2004 (pdf)
• China's National Climate Change Program - 2007 (pdf)
• China's National Climate Change Program Summary - 2007 (pdf)
  
• China Climate Change Info-Net
• China & Climate Change (Center for Climate & Energy Solutions)
• Public Environmental Attitudes in China - 2009 (pdf)
  
  
  
  
  

Professional Presentations

• Wisconsin Economics Association Meeting ~ November 2012
  -Tools for Teaching Health Care Economics: An Economic Model, Betsy and Gary, a Frontline Documentary and Star Trek
  
  
• Conference on Culture, Politics & Climate Change ~ September 2012
  -Comparing Survey Results to Assess Climate Change/Global Warming Awareness, Perceptions and Beliefs of College Students in the United States and China

• Conference on Culture, Politics & Climate Change ~ September 2012
  -Comparing Survey Results to Assess Political Differences in Relation to Climate Change/Global Warming Awareness, Perceptions and Beliefs of College Students in the United States
  

• Xi'an University ~ June 2012
  -Motivating Children to Eat More Fruit & Vegetables: Availability, Access and Incentives

• Xi'an University ~ June 2012
  -What Do College Students in the United States and China Think About Global Warming?
  
  
• Southwest Jiaotong University ~ June 2012
  -What Do College Students in the United States and China Think About Global Warming?

• Sichuan University ~ June 2012
  -What Do College Students in the United States and China Think About Global Warming?

• Jinan University ~ June 2012
  -What Do College Students in the United States and China Think About Global Warming?

• Midwest Economics Association Meeting ~ March 2012
  -How Does Serving Free Fruit and Vegetable Snacks in Elementary Schools Influence Student Attitudes and Behavior?

• Midwest Economics Association Meeting ~ March 2012
  -Comparing Awareness, Perceptions and Concerns Regarding Global Warming Across College Students in the United States and China

• Wisconsin Economics Association Meeting ~ November 2011
  -Comparing Awareness, Perceptions and Concerns Regarding Global Warming Across College Students in the United States and China

• Wisconsin Economics Association Meeting ~ November 2011
  -How Does Serving Free Fruit and Vegetable Snacks in Elementary Schools Influence Student Attitudes and Behavior?
  
  
• Midwest Economics Association ~ March 2011
  -Using Incentives to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Wisconsin Elementary School Students
  
  
• Jinan University ~ June 2010
  -The Economics of Climate Change: A Basic Overview and Survey Results from a Sample of Wisconsin Students and Households
  
  
• Xi'an University ~ June 2010
  -The Economics of Climate Change: A Basic Overview and Survey Results from a Sample of Wisconsin Students and Households
  
  
• Xi'an University ~ June 2010
  -Evaluating the Impact of the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program on Fruit and Vegetable Intake of Wisconsin Elementary School Students
  
  
• Xi'an University ~ June 2010
  -The Economics of Climate Change: A Basic Overview and Survey Results from a Sample of Wisconsin Students and Households
  
  
• Wisconsin Economics Association Meeting ~ October 2009
  -A Multi-Year Analysis of the Impact of a University First-Year Experience Program
  
  
• Midwest Economics Association Meeting ~ March 2009
  -A Two Year Analysis of the Impact of a University First-Year Experience Program
  
  
• Cultivating Sustainable Agriculture Conference ~ November 2008
  - Local Food Purchasing: Results from Surveying Colleges, Schools and Households
  
  
• Wisconsin Economics Association ~ October 2008
  -A Two Year Analysis of the Impact of a University First-Year Experience Program
  
  
• Vietnam University ~ March 2008
  -The Economics of Health Care and Health Care Reform
  
  
• Vietnam University ~ March 2008
  -The Economics of Climate Change and the Environment
  
  
• Wisconsin Economics Association ~ October 2007
  -Does the First Year Experience Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Improve GPA and Retention Among Students in the First Year?
  
  
• Midwest Economics Association ~ Spring 2007
  -An Evaluation of the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program in Wisconsin Schools.
  
  
• Wisconsin Economics Association ~ Fall 2006
  -Panel discussion on innovations in the teaching of economics
  
  
• Midwest Economics Association ~ Spring 2005
  -The State Decision to Seek Welfare Waivers: Did Social Distance Play a Role?
  
  
• Midwest Economics Association ~ Spring 2005
  -A Contingent Valuation Study of the Willingness-to-Pay for the Switch to Automated Collection of Solid Waste with Single Stream Recycling in Madison, Wisconsin.
  
  

Other Presentations

• Chippewa Valley Learning in Retirement ~ April 2012
  -Examining Ways to Get Wisconsin Elementary School Children to Eat More Fruit and Vegetables

• UWEC Honors Program Dinner with a Professor ~ November 2011
  -Global Warming Survey Results: Comparing the Perceptions of College Students Across Regions of the United States and China

• UWEC College of Education Guest Lecture ~ October 2011
  -Is Capitalism Good for the Poor?

• Jumpstart Downtown Eau Claire Keynote Address ~ September 2011
  -The Local, State and National Economic Situation After the Great Recession

• Chippewa Valley Learning in Retirement ~ September 2011
  -The Economics of Health Care and Health Care Reform 1

• Chippewa Valley Learning in Retirement ~ May 2011
  -Global Warming Perceptions: Comparing the Viewpoints of U.S. and Chinese College Students
  

• UWEC Let's Do Lunch Series ~ January 2011
  -The Economics of Health Care and Health Care Reform

• UWEC Honors Program Lunch with a Professor ~ November 2010 -Motivating Elementary School Students to Eat More Fruit & Vegetables

• UWEC Let's Do Lunch Series ~ October 2010
  -Global Warming Survey Results: What Do UWEC Students and Chippewa Valley Households Think About Global Warming and Global Warming Policy?

• Eau Claire County Healthy Communities Council Meeting ~ September 2010 -Evaluating the Impact of the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program on Fruit and Vegetable Intake of Wisconsin Elementary School Students
  
  
• UWEC Research Forum ~ November 2009
  -The First-Year Experience Program at UW-Eau Claire: Significant Resources, But Does it Work?
  

• Guest Lecture Biology Senior Seminar ~ October 2009
  -Evaluating the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
  
  
• Chippewa County Medical Society Meeting ~ August 2009
  -The Economics of Health Care & Health Care Reform
  
  
• Unitarian Universalist Congregation Forum ~ August 2009
  -Child Health and Nutrition: Evidence from An Evaluation of the USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program in Eau Claire Elementary Schools
  
  
• UWEC Let's Do Lunch Series ~ April 2008
  -College Food Purchasing: Local or Not?
  
  
• UWEC Health Care Forum~ April 2008
  -A Descriptive Analysis of health care Coverage and Concerns in West Central Wisconsin
  
  
• UWEC Brownbag Seminar (Local Foods Week) ~ April 2008
  -Results From Farm-to-College and Farm-to-School Surveys in Wisconsin
  

• UWEC Let's Do Lunch Series ~ Summer 2007
  -Childhood Obesity, School Nutrition & The Wisconsin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
  
  
• UWEC Research Forum ~ Spring 2007
  -An Evaluation of the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Pilot Program in Wisconsin Schools.
  
  
• Eau Claire’s Promise Community Action Forum ~ Spring 2007
  -Panel discussion on childhood obesity and schools
  
  
• UWEC Honors Program Breakfast with a Professor ~ Fall 2006
  -Childhood Obesity and School Health, Nutrition and Wellness
  
  
• Synergy Conference on Economic Development ~ Fall 2006
  -Panel discussion on affordable health care
  
  
• UWEC Economics Department Seminar ~ Spring 2005
  -The State Decision to Seek Welfare Waivers: Did Social Distance Play a Role?

• UWEC Economics Department Seminar ~ Spring 2005
  -A Contingent Valuation Study of the Willingness-to-Pay for the Switch to Automated Collection of Solid Waste with Single Stream Recycling in Madison, Wisconsin.
  
  
• Northwestern Bank Business Luncheon ~ Spring 2005
  - Wages and Cost of Living in the Chippewa Valley
  
  
• Wisconsin Workforce Development Department ~ Fall 2004
  - Chippewa Valley Economic Outlook
  
  
• Chippewa Valley Home Builders Association ~ Spring 2004
  - Chippewa Valley Economic Outlook
  
  
• UWEC Economics Department Seminar ~ Fall 2003
  - Economic Indicators for the Chippewa Valley
  
  
• Synergy Conference on Economic Development~ Fall 2003
  -Panel discussion on Chippewa Valley Economy
  
  
  

Research Interest Areas

• School Health & Child Nutrition
• Climate Change Policy Issues
• Higher Education, Teaching Methods & First Year Experience
• Health Care Policy Issues
• Local Economic Analysis
  
  
  

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