Wendine R. Thompson-Dawson 
4090 West 5115 South,
Kearns, Utah 84118 
www.econ.utah.edu/wendine/index.htm
Cell (801) 403-9942 Home (801)
679-0121 Fax (801)
585-5649 thompson@economics.utah.edu
EDUCATION
University
of Utah, Department of Economics, Ph.D., expected October 2005
Dissertation: Three Essays in Labor Economics:
Occupational Health and Safety
1.
“Organizational
Change and Workers’ Safety in the Construction Industry: The Case of
Articulated Subcontracting”
2.
“The
Effects of Workers Compensation Rates on Injuries in the Construction Industry”
3.
“Safety
and Health Implications of Employment in the Trucking Industry: Does Safety
Pay? A Cost-Benefit Analysis”
Committee: Peter Philips (Chair), Michael Belzer, Cihan Bilginsoy, Tom
Maloney, and Norm Waitzman
Boise
STATE UNIVERSITY, B.A., magna cum laude, May 1999
CONCENTRATION:
Mathematics degree
Theoretical Mathematics – Set Theory, Number Theory,
Foundations of Calculus, Cryptography, and Probability and Statistics
Economics degree
Labor and
Human Resource Economics
Econometrics
TEACHING &
RESEARCH
Primary
Fields: Secondary
Fields:
Labor Economics & Human Resources Theoretical Econometrics
Applied Econometrics Urban Economics
Applied Microeconomics Health Economics
Public Economics Industrial Organization
Labor Law and Collective Bargaining Demographic Economics
Teaching
Experience:
Instructor
Principles of
Econometrics, Fall 2004, 55 students
Current Economic
Problems, Fall 2004, 75 students
Urban Economics for
Undergraduates and Graduates, taught 6 times, average 45 students
Labor Law and Collective
Bargaining, taught 2 times, average 40 students
Public Policy – Labor
Law, Graduate, taught 2 times, average 4 students
Principles of
Microeconomics, taught 6 times, average about 150 students
Principles of Macroeconomics,
taught 2 times, average about 150 students
Economics as a Social
Science, taught 2 times, average 25 students
Quantitative and
Statistical Methods, Fall 2001, 11 students
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Principles of
Microeconomics, Fall 1999 and Spring 2000, average about 150 students
Principles of
Macroeconomics, Fall 1999 and Spring 2000, average about 150 students
PUBLICATIONS
Hamid Azari-Rad, Peter Philips, and Wendine
Thompson-Dawson, “Subcontracting and Injury Rates in Construction.” Industrial Relations and Research
Association Series: Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting
(2003): 240-247.
PresentATIONS & Papers
Michael Belzer and Wendine Thompson-Dawson, “Does
Safety Pay?” Presented to J.B. Hunt’s C.O.O. and Vice Presidents of Safety,
Human Resources, and Operations, March 2004.
Wendine Thompson-Dawson, “The Effects of Workers
Compensation Base Rates on Injury Rates in Construction.” Presented to The
Center to Protect Workers’ Rights, November 2003. Washington, D.C./Silver
Springs, MD.
Wendine Thompson-Dawson, “The Effects of Workers
Compensation Rates on Injury Rates in Construction.” Presented to the Heterodox Economics Student Association, October
2003, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Hamid Azari-Rad, Peter Philips, and Wendine
Thompson-Dawson, “Subcontracting and Injury Rates in Construction.” Presented at the Proceedings of the 55th
Annual Meeting of the Industrial Relations and Research Association Series,
January 2003. Washington, D.C.
Work In progress and Upcoming work
Michael
Belzer, Wendine Thompson-Dawson, et.al.
“The Michigan Trucking Industry Program: Linking the Trucking Industry
with Universities and Policy Makers”, A Grant Proposal Submitted to the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation, September 2004, Approval and Funding Pending.
Wendine
Thompson-Dawson, Michael Belzer, and Stan Sedo, “Safety and Health Implications of Employment
in the Trucking Industry: Does Safety Pay? A Cost-Benefit Analysis”
Wendine
Thompson-Dawson, Michael Belzer, and Stan Sedo, “Human Capital in the Trucking
Industry: Efficiency Wages”
Professional Experience
2000 – Instructor,
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Designing and teaching
undergraduate and graduate courses from the principles class to upper division
and master’s elective courses. Managing
a number of teaching assistants who oversee nine discussion sections.
2002 – 2003 Preschool Instructor, Early Childhood Education Center,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Responsible for the care and instruction of
approximately twelve children.
1999 – 2000 Teaching Assistant, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Led Friday discussion
sessions, helped design and present course material, and graded all material
involved in these courses.
1999 – 1999 Grader of Economics, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Graded papers for several economics
classes.
1997 – 1999 Lead Tutor of Mathematics and Economics, Boise
State University, Boise, Idaho
Tutored mathematics in the university’s drop-in lab and privately. Led small group study session for the economics department.
1995 – 1999 Grader of Mathematics, Boise State University, Boise,
Idaho
Graded papers for many mathematics classes,
especially Calculus and Linear Algebra.
1995 – 1998 Night Auditor, F and C Corporation, Boise, Idaho
Key responsibilities
included closing out and auditing daily transactions, making deposits, and
customer service.
Book review
Urban Economics, Sixth Edition by Arthur O’Sullivan.
Honors and awards
HONORED GUEST SPEAKER FOR WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY, AFL-CIO, SLC,
UT, 2002
HOWARD-KARSTEN FELLOWSHIP, University of Utah, 2002-2003
HIATT SCHOLARSHIP, University of Utah, 2001-2002
OUTSTANDING TEACHING ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR, University of Utah,
1999-2000
MARSHAL OF CEREMONIES, College of Business and Economics, Boise
State University, 1999
Jordan Scholar,
Boise State University, 1997-1998 and 1998-1999
FARMERS INSURNACE GROUP OF CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP, Boise State
University, 1998-1999
MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIP, Boise State University, 1996-1997,
1997-1998, and 1998-1999
GOLDEN KEY NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBER
ECONOMIC STUDENT OF THE MONTH, Boise State University, November
1998
DEAN’S LIST or DEAN’S LIST HIGHEST HONORS, all semesters of my
academic career
sERVICE
Girl Scout Leader or
Co-Leader, 1996-1998 and 2001-2003
OUSTANDING PROFESSOR AWARD COMMITTEE MEMBER, 2004
PARALYMPICS VOLUNTEER, 2002
Special Olympics
Volunteer Coach and Judge, 1993-1995 and 2000-2001
Winter Olympics Volunteer,
2002
Professional Affiliations
American Mathematical Society, 1998-1999
Association for Women in Mathematics, 1996-1999
Center for Protection of Workers’ Rights 2001 - current
Construction Economics Research Network 2001 - current
rEFERENCES
Peter Philips
(Chair of Dissertation Committee)
Professor of Economics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
(801) 585-6465 (office)
(801) 466-3159 (home)
David Kiefer
Professor of Economics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
(801) 581-4308 (office)
Michael Belzer
Professor of Economics
College of Urban, Labor, and Metropolitan Affairs
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan 48202
(313) 577-1328 (office)
Norm Waitzman
Professor of Economics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
Tom Maloney
Professor of Economics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
other information
Sex: Female
Citizenship: USA
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2 (Daughter 12, Son 6)
Ph.D.
Coursework:
Quantitative Methods I and II Labor Economics & Human
Resources
Microeconomic Theory I and II Public Economics
Macroeconomic Theory I and II Political Economy I and II
Applied Econometrics History of Economic
Doctrines
Theoretical Econometrics International Economics I
and II
Development Economics I and II
Skills
Excel
E-Views
Maple
Microsoft FrontPage
Microsoft Word
Pascal and Turbo Pascal
SPSS
Stata
WebCT
National Certified Tutor from the College Reading and
Learning Association