Veronika Dolar
Biographic Data
| ID | 6502686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Veronika Dolar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Veronika |
| FAMILY NAME | Dolar |
| SIGNATURE | DOLAR V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Long Island University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0842-3860 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Encouraging reading engagement and dialogue in economics
This paper serves a twofold purpose: first, to introduce Perusall as a collaborative learning platform to economics instructors, and second, to document its effectiveness in facilitating discussions on sensitive topics in an economics of gender, race, and class course. Perusall, an interactive e-book reader with social annotation tools, was integrated into the course to promote student engagement and foster meaningful discourse on complex social …
Encouraging Reading Engagement and Dialogue in Economics
Inderscience is a global company, a dynamic leading independent journal publisher disseminates the latest research across the broad fields of science, engineering and technology; management, public and business administration; environment, ecological economics and sustainable development; computing, ICT and internet/web services, and related areas
Measurement and Correlates of Food Selection Motivations in a United States Sample
Background: In this study, we explored the factors that motivate food choice, and evaluated the psychometric properties and demographic correlates of the Eating Motivation (EATMOT) questionnaire in adults in the United States (US). Methods: This cross-sectional survey involved 905 adults in 6 sites across the US. The EATMOT questionnaire measures participants' self-reported motivations for food selection, demographic, and anthropometric data. Ana…
Cooking Up Energy
Objectives: Culinary interventions show promise in preventing obesity. The Cooking Up Energy (CUE) program aimed to improve weight status and attitudes held about healthy foods, as well as increase cooking self-efficacy and frequency of meal preparation, in children 6-12 years of age. Methods: We provided 10 one-hour long culinary and nutrition education sessions. We took pre- and post-program surveys along with height, weight, and waist circumfe…
Cooking Up Energy with Predominately Latino Children during Afterschool Hours
The CUE program was well received by most participants, and there is indication that program participation has the potential to have a positive influence on body weight. However, more research is needed to explore ways to promote an increase in participation in food preparation at home by children
Are We Teaching Outside the Box? A National Survey on Teaching the Minimum Wage in Undergraduate Economics Classes
The purpose of this paper is to study how professors in the US teach about the minimum wage. Results of a survey suggest that almost all instructors cover the topic of minimum wage in their introductory courses and tend to cover this topic in a similar manner to how it is covered in introductory textbooks: by focusing on the employment effects of the minimum wage in the neoclassical model. In addition, instructors have relatively conservative vie…
Toward a quantitative theory of food consumption choices and body weight
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Toward a quantitative theory of food consumption choices and body weight
Cooking Up Energy with Predominately Latino Children during Afterschool Hours
The CUE program was well received by most participants, and there is indication that program participation has the potential to have a positive influence on body weight. However, more research is needed to explore ways to promote an increase in participation in food preparation at home by children
Are We Teaching Outside the Box? A National Survey on Teaching the Minimum Wage in Undergraduate Economics Classes
The purpose of this paper is to study how professors in the US teach about the minimum wage. Results of a survey suggest that almost all instructors cover the topic of minimum wage in their introductory courses and tend to cover this topic in a similar manner to how it is covered in introductory textbooks: by focusing on the employment effects of the minimum wage in the neoclassical model. In addition, instructors have relatively conservative vie…
Cooking Up Energy
Objectives: Culinary interventions show promise in preventing obesity. The Cooking Up Energy (CUE) program aimed to improve weight status and attitudes held about healthy foods, as well as increase cooking self-efficacy and frequency of meal preparation, in children 6-12 years of age. Methods: We provided 10 one-hour long culinary and nutrition education sessions. We took pre- and post-program surveys along with height, weight, and waist circumfe…
Measurement and Correlates of Food Selection Motivations in a United States Sample
Background: In this study, we explored the factors that motivate food choice, and evaluated the psychometric properties and demographic correlates of the Eating Motivation (EATMOT) questionnaire in adults in the United States (US). Methods: This cross-sectional survey involved 905 adults in 6 sites across the US. The EATMOT questionnaire measures participants' self-reported motivations for food selection, demographic, and anthropometric data. Ana…
Encouraging reading engagement and dialogue in economics
This paper serves a twofold purpose: first, to introduce Perusall as a collaborative learning platform to economics instructors, and second, to document its effectiveness in facilitating discussions on sensitive topics in an economics of gender, race, and class course. Perusall, an interactive e-book reader with social annotation tools, was integrated into the course to promote student engagement and foster meaningful discourse on complex social …
Encouraging Reading Engagement and Dialogue in Economics
Inderscience is a global company, a dynamic leading independent journal publisher disseminates the latest research across the broad fields of science, engineering and technology; management, public and business administration; environment, ecological economics and sustainable development; computing, ICT and internet/web services, and related areas
Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Obesity (4 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Innovations in Educational Methods (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (2 works) · Economics (2 works)