Vita Laura Shinn 1 February 2014 Email: Webpage: shinn@rowan.edu http://sites.google.com/site/laurashinn1economist Personal Data Date of birth: 14 March 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Citizenship: United States Marital status: Widow, one son Education 09/84-05/88: Bachelor of Science in Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. 09/02-12/05: M.A. Economics, Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia. 01/06-1/2011: Ph.D. Economics, College of Liberal Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia. Fields: Industrial Organization and Health Economics. Dissertation: The Impact of Star Physicians on Diffusion of a Medical Technology Dissertation Committee: Erwin A. Blackstone (adviser), Thomas E. Getzen, Joseph P.Fuhr, Paul N. Rappoport, Albert I.Wertheimer Honors Mayor of Philadelphia Academic Scholarship, 1984-88. The Crystal Award, The Fox School Teaching Award, 2005. Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Doctoral Student, 2005. Academic Employment Research 1
Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP), Post-doctoral Fellow: 2011/10-2010/10: Associated Health Research Fellow. Temple University, Research assistantships: 2002-2009 09/02-05/03 Professor Simon Hakim, privatization of municipal services. 09/03-05/04 Professor Michael Bognanno, mandatory retirement in the Japanese labor market. 09/08-05/09: Professor Joseph P. McLaughlin, Institute for Public Affairs and William Penn Foundation, informational seminars for Philadelphia city council, mayor and mayor s cabinet. Research Consulting 06/05-09/05 Professor Cornelius Shields, Temple University Beasley School of Law, production functions and values for the capital component of the U.S. Treasury Department s GDP calculations. Temple University, Research grants 05/09-08/09: Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate at Temple University, Summer Research Opportunities Program Grant 2009. 05/10-08/10: Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate at Temple University, Summer Research Opportunities Program Grant 2010. Research Skills Statistical Software: Stata Teaching Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ: 2013- present. 2013- present: Instructor. College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Political Science and Economics Department Courses: Microeconomics Principles, Macroeconomics Principles, Health Economics, Economic Analysis of Law; Introduction to the health care sector. 2
Rutgers University, Camden: 2011-2013 11/11-present: Part time lecturer, School of Business, Department of Economics. MBA Courses: Managerial Economics; Undergraduate Courses: Economic Analysis of Law; Microeconomics Principles, Macroeconomics Principles, Temple University, Philadelphia: 2002-2012 09/02-12/02: Teaching assistant, Department of Economics Courses: Microeconomics Principles, Health Economics. 01/03-05/03: Tutor, Economics Tutoring Center. 05/03-present: Instructor, Department of Economics. 8/11 present: Part time lecturer, Department of Economics. Graduate Courses: Managerial Economics. Undergraduate Courses: Micro and Macro Economics Principles, Economics for Education Majors, Introduction to the Economy, Health Economics. Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia: 2005-2009 05/05-05/09: Adjunct Professor of Business, Business Administration Department: Introduction to Business, Microeconomics Principles, Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Senior Seminar. City Center Academy, Philadelphia: 2001-2002. 09/01-06/02 Teacher, high school geometry and calculus. Heritage School, Wayne, PA, 2000-2001. 09/00-06/01 Co-Teacher. Preschool class for 3 and 4 year olds. Non-academic Employment 06/88-05/90: Financial analyst, Reading Energy Company, Philadelphia. 06/90-12/94: Senior analyst, Management Shareholder, Reading Energy Company. 03/94-06/00: Owner and manager of three multi-unit rental properties, Philadelphia. 3
Publications Allied Social Science Association, American Economic Association Meetings, New Orleans, 2008. Poster: Show Me the Money: an Object Lesson in which Students Actively Learn Money Supply Changes. Published on the Social Science Research Network Working Paper Series. March 4, 2008. Available at SSRN: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1108333 Test Bank to accompany Thomas E. Getzen s Health Economics and Financing, 4 th edition, Wiley Publishers, 2010. The Impact of Star Physicians on Diffusion of a Medical Technology: the Case of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery. http://ssrn.com/abstract=2058434 ( Forthcoming, Journal of Health Care Finance, Spring 2014) Works in Progress Advance Care Planning For End-Stage Kidney Disease, Review number: 296, Cochrane Collaboration, Cochrane Systematic Review, second author with: Andem Effiong, Thaddeus M Pope, Joseph A Raho. Racial Disparities in the Diffusion of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery in Pennsylvania, 2000-2007. Matching For Life: A Model of Suicide Intervention. With Lisa Delgado, Penn State Scavenger Hunt for Economic Data: Active Learning in the Classroom. With Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University. Presentations Conferences and Workshops New Teaching Assistant Orientation, Temple University, 2007; round table facilitator, business disciplines. New Teaching Assistant Orientation, Temple University, 2007; poster: Show Me the Money: An Object Lesson in Which Students Actively Learn Money Supply Changes. Allied Social Science Association, American Economic Association Meetings, New Orleans, 2008. Poster: Show Me the Money: an Object Lesson in which Students Actively Learn Money Supply Changes. 4
South Eastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education, Faculty Development Conference: Using Technology to Achieve Learning Objectives, Lafayette Hill, PA, May, 2009. Poster/Electronic Demonstration: Scavenger Hunt for Data. Graduate Fellows Research Symposium, Temple University, 2009. Oral presentation, The Impact of Star Physicians on Diffusion of a Medical Technology. Compact for Faculty Diversity Institute on Teaching and Learning, SBE Scholar, Temple University, 2009. Allied Social Science Association, American Economic Association Meetings, Atlanta, 2010. Omicron Delta Epsilon and the American Economic Association Graduate Student Invited Paper Session. Reaching for the Stars: The Impact of Star Physicians on Diffusion of a Medical Technology. Graduate Fellows Research Symposium, Temple University, 2010. Oral presentation, Using Oral History to Contextualize an Empirical Study. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, 2011. Poster presentation, The Impact of Star Physicians on Diffusion of a Medical Technology: the Case of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery. International Health Economics Association (ihea), 8 th World Congress in Health Economics, Toronto, 2011. Oral and poster presentation, Matching for Life: A Model of Suicide Intervention. With Lisa Delgado, Penn State. Presentations for the General Public Universal Health Insurance: When? Temple Economics Society, February 2009. Professional Activities Member, steering committee, Rowan Instructional Leadership and Educational Development (RILED), 2013- present. Member, American Economic Association. Member, Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP). Member, American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon), 2009-present. Member, Scientific Committee, 2010. Member, International Health Economics Association (ihea), 2010-present. Member, Temple Graduate Economic Student Association, Secretary, 2003. Member, Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member, The Citizens Crime Commission, Board of Directors, 2009-2011. 5