Daniel D. Kuester Office: Home: 302 A Waters Hall Email: dkuester@ksu.edu Kansas State University 801 Pebblebrook #7 Manhattan KS, 66502 Manhattan, KS 66503 Phone: 785-532-6341 Phone: 785-587-9030 Education: Ph.D. - University of Missouri-Columbia, completed May 2000 M.A. - University of Missouri-Columbia, May, 1996 B.A. - Drury College, Springfield, MO May, 1994 (Magna cum Laude) Double Major Business and Economics Academic Experience: Kansas State University Manhattan, KS, Assistant Professor, 9/04-Present University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR, Visiting Assistant Professor, 9/00-8/04 Stephens College Columbia, MO, Instructor, Spring 1999 University of Missouri-Columbia Instructor Summer School, 1997, 1999, 2000 Professional Organizations: American Economic Association, Western Social Science Association Teaching Presentations: I taught the colloquium about Economics for secondary education majors at Kansas State University, Fall 2007. Motivating Students of Today (w/ Carole Shook) University of Arkansas Teaching and Faculty Support Center Retreat. July 30, 2002, Eureka Springs Arkansas (Approximately 80 professors from the University of Arkansas attended) Other Teaching Experience: Attended Equity and Access Partnership, Teaching Summer Institute, 2006, 2007 Attended Mission Possible: Excellence in Teaching and Learning Retreat at Kansas State University, January 10, 2005 Attended the University of Arkansas Teaching and Faculty Support Center Retreat. July 28-31, 2002, Eureka Springs Arkansas Attended the University of Arkansas Teaching and Faculty Support Center Retreat. July 29-August 1, 2001, Eureka Springs Arkansas Courses Taught: History of Economic Thought, Public Finance, Senior Seminar in Economics Macroeconomic Theory, Microeconomic Theory, Princ iples of Microeconomics*, Principles of Macroeconomics*, Basic Economics: Theory and Practice, * indicates course has been taught more than ten times Economics Club Advisor: Kansas State University (started in Fall 2006) attended meetings as assistant advisor from Fall 2004-Spring 2006
Honor s Thesis Advisor: The implications of a Rational Criminal: An analysis of Gary Becker s Theory on the Economics of Crime. Bradley Dowler, advisee, Spring 2002 Dr. W. Edwards Deming and the Japanese Economy Cameron McCree, advisee, Fall 2002 Student Advising: Approximately 22 students a year at Kansas State University (2004-present) Additional Courses of Interest: Economic History, Game Theory, International Trade, Environmental Economics, Economic Development Committees: Robert Regnier Lecture Series, Kansas State University (June 2007-present) Teaching Advisory Committee, Kansas State University (fall 2005-present) Hiring Committee, Kansas State University (spring 2005, spring 2006) Social Committee, Kansas State University, (fall 2005-present) Teaching and Faculty Support Center, New Faculty Lecture Committee University of Arkansas, Fall 2000, Fall 2001, Fall 2002 Walton College of Business Special Events Committee, 2003-04 academic year Awards: Donald K. Anderson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction, University of Missouri (1997) Phi Beta Lambda State Winner Economics Contest (April 1994, Approximately 75 Students Competed) Phi Beta Lambda National Winner Economics Contest (July 1994, Approximately 1500 students entered state competition and 100 students qualified for nationals Named Outstanding Student in the Economics Department, Drury College, 1994 Member, Drury College Breech School of Business Board (1993-94)
Research Referee: Forum of the Association for Arid Land Studies, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 Refereed Articles: A Perspective on the Persistent Concern with Global Population Growth: A Response as it Relates to Malthusian Theory. Forum of the Association for Arid Land Studies, International Center for Arid and Semi-arid Land Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX Vol. XVIII No 1, 2002 pp.19-23 A re-examination of the Sunspot Weather Theory of Business Cycles w/charles Britton University of Arkansas, Forum of the Association for Arid Land Studies, International Center for Arid and Semi-arid Land Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX Vol. XIX No 1, 2003 pp. 16-23 (Presented April 03) An Examination of the Most Recent Economic Cycle from an Arid Lands Perspective w/charles Britton University of Arkansas, Forum of the Association for Arid Land Studies,, International Center for Arid and Semi-arid Land Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX Vol. XX No 1, 2004 pp. 52-64(Presented April 04) Betting on the Come: What the expansion of Native American Gaming means to the Travel and Tourism Industries of the Arid/Semi Arid States. Forum of the Association for Arid Land Studies,, International Center for Arid and Semi-arid Land Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX Vol. XXI No 1, 2005 pp. 10-19-64(Presented April 05) Betting On Prosperity: Revisiting the Effects of Corporate and Native American Gaming on the Tourism Industry and Overall Economic Health of Arid States. Forum of the Association for Arid Land Studies, International Center for Arid and Semi-arid Land Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX Vol. XXII No 1, 2006, pp. 83-90 (Presented April 06) Athletic Success and Aridity: Do College Football Teams From Arid States Posses an Advantage due to Climate or Other Reasons? Presented at the AALS annual meetings, Calgary, Alberta. April 2007 (has been submitted for publication)
References Dr. Charles Britton, Dr. David E.R. Gay Cbritton@uark.edu Co-Director, Faculty Support Center Coordinator of Principles of Economics dgay@walton.uark.edu 402 Walton School of Business 402 Walton School of Business University of Arkansas University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479)-575-6218 (479)-575-6222 Dr. Lloyd Thomas Ben Mooneyham lbt@ksu.edu ben03@ksu.edu Chair, Kansas State University Dept. of Economics KSU Economics Major 327 Waters Hall 404 N 17th Street Kansas State University Apt. 2 Manhattan KS, 66506 Manhattan, KS 66502 (785)-532-4582 (785) 539-3769 Danielle White Danielle.White@kc.frb.org Research Associate Economic Research Department Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 925 Grand Blvd Kansas City, MO 64198 (816) 881-4766 Additional references may be obtained from: Dr. Joseph Ziegler Dr. Henry Wang Chair, U of A, Department of Economics Professor of Economics Jziegler@walton.uark.edu, WangX@missouri.edu 402 Walton School of Business University of Missouri University of Arkansas, 118 Professional Building Fayetteville AR 72701 Columbia, MO 65211 (479)-575-3266 (573) 882-4954
Teaching Philosophy When I was a junior at Drury College, I discovered my life s goal was to teach economics at the collegiate level. I found that I was able to help my friends with questions they had about the intermediate microeconomics classes we were taking, and I discovered I was able to do so in a way they could understand. I also discovered that I found the way an economist thinks and solves problems to be fascinating. What drives me in my teaching is to help students understand that economics is everywhere and that they can apply what they learn in economics classes to their everyday life. I take it as a personal challenge to broaden each of my student s perceptions about the importance of economics and to do it in an entertaining and informative manner. I look forward to teaching each of my economics classes. I am always excited about teaching economics at the principles, intermediate or course specific level. I have had several former students decide to become economics majors or obtain their Masters Degree in economics, which I find extremely gratifying. I have been fortunate that my love and enthusiasm for teaching has been rewarded as I received departmental recognition for my teaching at the University of Arkansas and I received the Donald K. Anderson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 1997 from the University of Missouri. I frequently received evaluations between a 4.2 and a 4.6 in overall teaching effectiveness for my work as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Arkansas and an instructor at the University of Missouri. My adjusted teaching scores for my sections of Principles of Macroeconomics at Kansas State University have consistently rated in the top 30% of all faculty at K-State and in some cases in the top 10% of all K-State Faculty. For the Fall 2006 semester my adjusted teaching effectiveness rated a 4.5 and a 4.6 on a 5.0 scale at Kansas State University. I have attached details on all of my teaching evaluations at K-State. I believe my experience as an assistant professor, a teaching assistant, and an instructor at a major university as well as at a s maller liberal arts college has given me a well-rounded background in teaching economics. I always try to get feedback from my classes in the middle of the semester and I try to incorporate as many of their ideas as possible. For example, when I started at K-State I did not give any review sessions for exams. I discovered that my principles students wanted me to give as many review sessions as possible. I now give six review sessions every semester. I devote approximately eight extra office hours at the beginning of each semester to have informal six minute meetings with my students. This allows them to get to know me outside of class (they get a few bonus points for doing this) and makes them more likely to seek assistance with the class and be more relaxed in the class. I keep many more office hours than are required and I work very hard at making myself accessible to all of my students. I believe we can serve our students in a personal manner even in principles courses with over 150 students. I have taken on a heavy advising load at K-State and I have enjoyed that responsibility. My experience serving as the advisor for several honors student theses has also been especially rewarding. I am very proud of the growth our Economics Club has experienced since I took over as faculty advisor. Our typical attendance has more than doubled since I started as faculty advisor. We have several social hours each semester and we now have a listserv, a facebook account and a webpage so all K-State students can see what activities the club is sponsoring. I have been an active participant in programs offered by the University of Arkansas Teaching and Faculty Support Center. I attended monthly faculty luncheons (where guest lecturers provide teaching tips) since my arrival at the University of Arkansas in August 2000. I attended the 2001 and 2002 Teaching Retreat sponsored by the TFSC and I am always attempting to incorporate the excellent ideas learned there into my classes. I gave a presentation on Motivating Students in the Classroom at the 2002 Teaching Retreat. I have also attended two bus tours of Arkansas, sponsored by the TFSC so I could be more familiar with many of my students backgrounds and perspectives on college life. At Kansas State I have participated in the excellence in teaching and learning programs. I realize that I am very fortunate to have a job relating to students that I enjoy tremendously and look forward to every day.