Dr. Dustin White
General Information
Teaching Interests
Dr. White currently teaches Business Forecasting (BSAD 8080/ECON 8310), Tools for Data Analysis (ECON 8320), Business Analytics (BSAD 8700), and Sports Economics (ECON 3190). He has previously taught Principles of Microeconomics and summer camps in math and statistics.
Research Interests
Current research by Dr. White is focused on the health impacts of athletic events, using popular literature and movies like Moneyball to teach Economics, the cost of working from home, and the ability of firms to generate increased profits by increasing the number of firms in their market. Dr. White is also passionate about utilizing big data, and works to incorporate statistical learning methods into his work in Economics.
Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity
Publications
White, Klane, Karol, Lori, White, Dustin, Hale, Susan. 2011. Musculoskeletal manifestations of Sanfilippo syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type III), Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 31, 5, 594–598.
Cowan, Benjamin, White, Dustin. 2015. The effects of merit-based financial aid on drinking in college, Journal of Health Economics, 44, 137–149.
Smith, Ben, White, Dustin, Kuzyk, Patricia, Tierney, James. 2017. Improved grade outcomes with an e-mailed “grade nudge”, The Journal of Economic Education, 1--7.
Externally Funded Research
CLASSIFIED: Data Analysis Visual., National Strategic Research Institute, Other Agencies - present
Additional Information
Bio
Dr. White is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics. His primary focuses are Health and Labor Economics, Sports Economics and Industrial Organization, as well as Data Analytics in general. Dr. White earned his PhD in Economics from Washington State University (2016), and his BA in Economics from Brigham Young University (2011). As of Fall 2016, Dr. White will teach Data Analytics and Principles of Microeconomics at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. Some of his other professional interests are Machine Learning and Data Analysis as well as finding ways to help students stay engaged in the learning process by incorporating projects from sports and other areas of popular interest into his courses.
Teaching
Dr. White currently teaches Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 2200) and Business Analytics (BSAD 8700). He has previously taught Sports Economics as well as summer camps in math and statistics.
Research Interests
Current research by Dr. White is focused on health impacts of athletic events, using popular literature and movies like Moneyball to teach Economics, the cost of working from home, and the ability of firms to generate increased profits by increasing the number of firms in their market. Dr. White is also passionate about utilizing big data, and works to incorporate statistical learning methods into his work in Economics.
Education
PhD - Economics
Washington State University (Pullman, WA) 2016
BA - Economics
Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) 2011