Dr. Maria Bampasidou [email protected] 225-578-2367

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness 234 Martin D. Woodin Hall Louisiana State University/LSU AgCenter Baton Rouge, LA

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Food and Resource Economics Fall 2012 University of Florida Fields: Applied Microeconometrics, Production Economics Dissertation: Unbundling the Degree Effect in a Job Training Program for Disadvantaged Youths

M.Sc in Economic Theory Spring 2008 Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece Specialization: Industrial Organization Thesis: Signaling and Product Quality.

B.Sc in Mathematics Fall 2006 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Specialization: Applied Mathematics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Professor 2015-current Louisiana State University, LSU AgCenter

Lecturer 2013-2015 University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department

Adjunct Assistant Professor 2013 Santa Fe College, Business and Economics Department

Adjunct Faculty 2013 University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department

Teaching Assistant 2008-2012 University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department

Research Assistant 2008-2010 University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department RESEARCH

Short Description I completed my Ph.D. in Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida in Fall 2012. My fields of expertise are applied microeconomics and econometrics, and program evaluation. In my dissertation, Unbundling the Degree Effect in a Job Training Program for Disadvantaged Youths, I used a novel nonparametric technique to identify and estimate the effect of attaining a general education development (GED) credential, high school diploma or vocational degree to participants’ labor market outcomes including earnings and employment probability.

Currently my research projects are in the areas of Agricultural Finance, Risk Management, Labor Supply and Production Economics. The overall objective of my research program is to evaluate and assess the impact of (farm) policies on the economic decision making of stakeholders, their households and (farm) operations and how they subsequently affect the well-being of rural communities. I actively seek to establish clear economic formulations that will explain the impact of policies on (farm) household labor allocation decisions, labor supply on and off-the farm, participation in government sponsored programs, farmland values, risk mitigation, and financial performance of the farm sector.

My scholarly projects are also tied to my teaching program and outreach activities. I am interested in documenting the impact of learning activities, the structure of program curricular and how our programs meet the expectations of academics, students, and industry. Outreach publications allow me to communicate my research projects to stakeholders and develop educational material to be used in their operations.

PUBLICATIONS

Bampasidou, M., Mishra, A.K., and C.B. Moss.“Modeling Debt Choice in Agriculture: The effect of Endogenous Asset Values”, Agricultural Finance 2017 Review, Vol. 77.1

Bampasidou, M., Grogan, K., Clark, J., and M. Sandberg. “Career Skills: Perceptions of Importance and High Impact Learning Activities for Skill Development in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Programs”, North 2016 American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal

Laboissoniere, E. and M. Bampasidou,“Job Corps, Female Participants, and Supportive Services”, Journal of Undergraduate Research. University of 2016 Florida.

Bampasidou, M., Flores, C.A., Flores-Lagunes, A., and D. Parisian. “The Role of Degree Attainment in the Differential Impact of Job Corps on Adolescents and Young Adults”, Research in Labor Economics, Vol 40, pp 2014 113-156.

Published Abstracts

Hasan, M.R. and M. Bampasidou.“H-2B Visa Workers and Seafood Processing Industries in the US. Current Knowledge and Future Needs.” 2017 Aquaculture America 2017, San Antonio Texas conference proceedings. Gillespie, J. and M. Bampasidou. “Undergraduate Agricultural Business and Agricultural Economics Programs: How do we identify?” North Ameri- 2016 can Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture 2016 conference proceedings.

Mishra, A.K. and M. Bampasidou. “Importance of Modeling to Assess the Impact of Smallholder Farms In Food Security”. Paper presented at Local Level Food and Nutrition Security and the Role of Subsistence/Smallholder 2015 Farms. European Commission, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (EU-IPTS), Seville, Spain.

MANUSCRIPTS IN REVIEW

Mishra, A.K., and M. Bampasidou. “Examining the Effect of Health Insurance Coverage on Off-farm Labor Supply of Beginning Farmers in the U.S.”

Gillespie, J. and M. Bampasidou. “Designing Effective Agricultural Eco- nomics and Agribusiness Undergraduate Programs.”Revise and Resubmit.

Moss, C.B, Kropp,J. and M. Bampasidou. Finances: Theory and Appli- cations. Chapter for the Handbook of Agricultural Economics. Routledge. Editors Gail Cramer, and Andrew Schmitz.

Alvarez, S., Solis, D., and M. Bampasidou. “Leveraging Local Government Capacity to Improve Efficiency in State Government Processes: the Con- cealed Weapons Licenses Program in Florida.”

WORK IN PROGRESS

Moss, C.B, Mishra, A.K. and M. Bampasidou.“Modeling Debt Choice in Agriculture: Mixture Models of Operating Margins”. Prepared for AAEA 2016 meetings. Target Journal: Agricultural Finance Review.

Gentimis, T., Mishra, A.K. and M. Bampasidou.“Big Data in Agriculture”.

Bampasidou, M. and D.A. Hatch.“Assessing Financial and Legal Lia- bilities for Louisiana Agritourism Operators”. Target Journal: Journal of Extension; Louisiana Ag Magazine.

Hasan, M.R. and M. Bampasidou.“H-2B Visa Workers and Seafood Pro- cessing Industries in the US. Current Knowledge and Future Needs”. Target Journal: International Journal of Aquaculture Economics and Management.

Gentimis, T. and M. Bampasidou. Modeling Collaborations with Persis- tent Homology, preprint available on arxiv.

Flores-Lagunes, A., Flores, C.A., and M. Bampasidou.“Unbundling the Degree Effect in a Job Training Program for Disadvantaged Youths.”

Bampasidou, M.“Women, Family and Training: Is it too late for learning?” Moss, C.B., and M. Bampasidou. “Explaining Differences in Farmland Values based on Quality of Land: A Cointegration Analysis of Indiana Farmland Values.”

GRANTS

Bampasidou, M. (PI). Annie’s Project LSU AgCenter. NRCS, $23, 100 2017-2018 Scaglia, G., Gebrelul, S., Marshall, R., and Bampasidou, M. (Co-PI). Production and Market Development for Grass-fed Beef in the Gulf Coast 2016-2019 Region of the U.S.. USDA AFRI, $479, 880

Bampasidou, M. (PI), and M. Fannin. Impacts of Labor Policy Changes on Louisiana Seafood Processing and Production. Sea Grant, $156, 094 2016-2018

Bampasidou, M. (PI), and D.A. Hatch. Enhancing Louisiana Agri- tourism: Managing Financial and Legal Liabilities. Southern Extension Risk 2016-2017 Management Education, 2016 Education Projects, $44, 765

Teaching Enhancement Fund, Lousiana State University, $500 2016

INVITED TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS

Louisiana State University, Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness De- partment Apr. 2016

Louisiana State University, Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness De- partment Jan. 2015

Radford University, Economics Department May 2012 University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, Graduate Student Organization Seminar series Spring 2011

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Presenter in bold, ∗ denotes graduate student, ∗∗ denotes undergraduate student.

Bergtold, J.S., Gunderson, M., Na Zuo, Bampasidou, M. “Teaching Tips from AAEA Winners”, Presentation, Agricultural and Applied Eco- Jul. 2017 nomics Association (AAEA), Chicago, IL.

Hasan, M.R.∗ and M.Bampasidou. “H-2B Visa Workers and Seafood Processing Industries in the US. Current Knowledge and Future Needs”, Feb. 2017 Presentation, Aquaculture America 2017, San Antonio, TX.

Bampasidou, M. and D.A. Hatch, “Identifying and Assessing Financial and Legal Liabilities for Louisiana Agritourism Operators”, Poster, Southern Feb. 2017 Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA), Mobile, AL. Moss, C.B., Mishra, A.K. and M. Bampasidou, “Modeling Debt Choice in Agriculture: The Effect of Endogenous Asset Values–a mixture model application”, Presentation, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Jul. 2016 (AAEA), Boston, MA.

Gillespie, J. and M. Bampasidou, “Undergraduate Agricultural Business and Agricultural Economics Programs: How do we identify?”, Poster, North Jun. 2016 America Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA), Honolulu, HI.

Moss, C.B., Mishra, A.K. and M. Bampasidou, “Modeling Debt Choice in Agriculture: The Effect of Endogenous Asset Values”, Presentation, NC Oct. 2015 1177 annual meetings, Chicago, IL.

Bampasidou, M., Grogan, K., Clark, J. and M. Sandberg. “Career Skills: Perceptions of Importance and High Impact Learning Activities for Skill Development in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Programs”, Jul. 2015 Panel Presentation, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA), San Francisco, CA.

Mishra, A.K. and M. Bampasidou, “Importance of Modeling to Assess the Impact of Smallholder Farms in Food Security”, Presentation, European Commission, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (EU-IPTS), Sep. 2015 Seville, Spain

Laboissoniere, E.∗∗ and M. Bampasidou, “Job Corps, Female Participants, and Supportive Services”, Presentation, Southern Economic Association Nov. 2014 (SEA), Atlanta, GA.

Bampasidou, M. “Women, Family, and Training: Is it too late for learning”, Poster, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA), Jul. 2014 Minneapolis, MN.

Bampasidou, M. “Women, Family, and Training”, Presentation, Western Economic Association International (WEAI) 89th Annual Conference, Jun. 2014 Denver, CO.

Gentimis, T. and M. Bampasidou, “Modeling Collaborations with Per- sistent Homology”., Poster, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Mar. 2014 (IMA), Minneapolis, MN.

University of Florida, Graduate Student Research Day, Gainesville (poster) Oct. 2012 Bampasidou, M., Flores, C.A., and A. Flores-Lagunes.“Unbundling the Degree Effect in a Job Training Program for Disadvantaged Youth”, Presentation, Western Economic Association International (WEAI) 87th Jun. 2012 Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Bampasidou, M., Flores, C.A., and A. Flores-Lagunes.“Unbundling the Degree Effect in a Job Training Program for Disadvantaged Youth”, Pre- sentation, Eastern Economic Association (EEA) Annual Meetings, Boston, Mar. 2012 MA. Bampasidou, M., Flores, C.A., and A. Flores-Lagunes.“Unbundling the Degree Effect in a Job Training Program for Disadvantaged Youth”, Presentation, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA), Jul. 2011 Pittsburgh, PA.

OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS

Bampasidou, M. “Introduction to Business Planning”, Annie’s Workshop, Port Allen, LA. Jul. 27, 2017

Bampasidou, M. “Goal Setting for Farm and Ranch Families”, Annie’s Workshop, Port Allen, LA. Jul. 27, 2017

Bampasidou, M. “Steps to Become a Certified Agritourism Operation”, Agritourism Workshops, Homer and Albany, LA. Mar. 7-9, 2017

Bampasidou, M.“Financial Liabilities. Benefits and Costs to Agritourism”, Agritourism Wokshops, Rayne and Bossier City, LA. Nov. 8-10, 2016

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate Level: LSU AGEC 4273: Agricultural Price Analysis S16, S17 AGEC 4403: Agricultural Finance F17 Undergraduate Level: Previous employers

AEB 3103: Principles of Food and Resource Economics (UF) F13, S14

AEB 3281: Agricultural Macroeconomics (UF) F13, Su14, F14

AEB 3510: Quantitative Methods in FRE(UF) S13, S14, F14, S15

AEB 3550: Agricultural Data Analysis (UF) S15

AEB 4334: Price Analysis (UF) S14

ALS 4909: Undergraduate Honors Project (UF) S14, F14

ECO 2023: Principles of Microeconomics (Santa Fe College-3 sections) S12

Graduate Level: LSU AGEC 7313: Agricultural Production and Labor Supply F15, F17 Graduate Level: Previous Employers

AEB 6106: Microeconomic Principles and Analysis (UF) F11 Mathematics Proficiency Course –Math Camp Su12 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

AAEA, Big Data in Applied Economics: Knowledge and Applications pre-conference. 2016

Extension Risk Management Education National Conference 2016 Dean’s Teaching Conference, LSU College of AGriculture 2016 Teachers College, IFAS, UF 2014 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Group, IFAS,UF 2014 AAEA Mentorship Program 2014-2015 AAEA Role of Agricultural and Applied Economics in Supporting Macroe- conomic Literacy 2014

IMA, Topological Systems: Communication, Sensing, and Actuation work- shop 2014

CALS Teaching Enhancement Symposium 2014 Teaching workshop, Flipping 101 workshop, Easy Tech for Better Prep and New Class Activities 2013

Evaluation methods workshop, Fourth Annual Meeting of the Impact Evaluation Network (IEN, LACEA), University of Miami, FL 2010

Teaching Assistant Development seminar series, University of Florida

AWARDS AND HONORS

SAEA Poster Award–Third place February 2017

Teaching Enhancement Fund (TEF), Louisiana State University Fall 2015 Educator of the Year, Ag-EconGator NAMA club, University of Florida Spring 2015 Teachers College, IFAS, University Of Florida Fall 2014 AAEA Travel Scholarship Fall 2012

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, LSU: Website Development 2016-present Undergraduate Committee, Member 2015-present Departmental Seminar, Coordinator 2016-present Graduate Student Seminar Series, Coordinator 2016-present Annie’s Project Advisory Committee, Member 2016-present Scholarship Committee, Member 2015-present Qualifying Exam Committee, Member 2015

Food and Resource Economics, UF:

Academic (Quiz) Bowl, Academic Adviser 2014-2015 Website Development Committee, Co-chair 2014-2015 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Member 2014-2015 Convocation, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Group discussion leader 2014

UF Scholars Program, Mentor 2014-2015 Scholarships Committee, Member 2014 Search and Screen Committee Lecturer position, Member 2014

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Meetings and Conferences:

AAEA–Teaching, Learning, and Communications (TLC), Chair-elect 2016 AAEA–Risk and Uncertainty, Topic Leader 2016–2017 AAEA–Membership Committee, TLC Representative 2015–present SAEA Undergraduate Quiz Bowl, co-chair 2016–2017

SS-AAEA Adviser (4 year commitment) 2014–present NC-1177 multistate project, LSU Representative 2016–present

Discussant at the Eastern Economic Association (SEA), Atlanta Nov. 2014 Discussant at the Western Economic Association International (WEAI) 89th Annual Conference, Colorado Jun. 2014

Reviewer: Agricultural Economics

Land Use Policy

Agricultural and Resource Economics

Agribusiness International

Agricultural Finance Review

AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

AAEA, Sections: ARA, AEM, AFM, CWAE, TLC, SS-AAEA 2014-present SAEA member 2013-present WEAI member 2011-present AEA member 2011-present SEA member 2015-present

SKILLS:

Software: LATEX, Mathematica, Matlab, Office, R, Stata, Winbugs, JMulti Languages: Greek(Native), English (Fluent), French (Conversational), German REFERENCES

Rod Clouser, Professor and Interim Chair Food and Resource Economics University of Florida, 1161 McCarty Hall A P.O. Box 110240 IFAS Phone: (352) 294-7623 Email: rclouser@ufl.edu

Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, Professor Department of Economics and Center for Policy Research Syracuse University, 426 Eggers Hall Syracuse, NY13244-1020 Phone: (315)-443-9045 Email: afl[email protected]

Ashok Mishra, Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Chair in Food Management Morrison School of Agribusiness Arizona State University P.O. Box 871780 Phone: (480) 727-1288 Email: [email protected]

Charles C.B. Moss, Professor and Research Coordinator Food and Resource Economics University of Florida, 1167 McCarty Hall A P.O. Box 110240 IFAS Phone: (352) 392-1826 Email: cbmoss@ufl.edu

John Vansickle, Professor Food and Resource Economics University of Florida, 1185 McCarty Hall A P.O. Box 110240 IFAS Phone: (352) 294-7634 Email: sickle@ufl.edu

Al Wysocki, Professor and Associate Teaching Dean Food and Resource Economics University of Florida, 2001 McCarty Hall D P.O. Box 110240 IFAS Phone: (352) 392-1963 Email: wysocki@ufl.edu