Selected Publications/Articles

• Davidson, J. and Walstad, W. (2022) Long-term analysis of a savings program in elementary school, Citizenship Social and Economcis Education, September, 1-13.
• Entrepreneurship in Your Community, Creating Your Own Career, with Dr. Jamie Wagner, Sydney Kobza, Matt Pierson, and Gigi Wolf.  UNO Cener for Economics and Education and Nebraska Council on Economic Education, Spring 2021. 
  
• Longer-term impact and efficacy of Nebraska's elementary grades in-school savings programs. Dissertation. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 2020.

• Math and the Real World: A High School Curriculum Guide for Teachers, with the National Council for Economic Education, Fall 2014.

• Elementary Banking: A Guide to Starting a Student Branch in Your Community, with Tammie Fischer and Jamie Wagner, Nebraska Council on Economic Education, 2012, update 2019.

• Nebraska Entrepreneurs: A Resource Guide for Teachers, 2^nd edition, with Tammie Fischer, Nebraska Council on Economic Education, 2010.

• Nebraska and the World: A Resource Guide for Teachers, 2^nd edition, with Mary Lynn Reiser, Tammie Fischer, Nebraska Council on Economic Education/NE Department of Economic Development, 2009.

White Papers

• Survey of Nebraska Schools, 2018

Selected Presentations

• “The Serious Savings Gap Between the Sexes,” at State Financial Officers Foundation Conference,
  Orlando, FL, 09/30/2020
• “In School Savings Programs: A Way to Reach the Unbanked,” for FDIC Iowa High School
  Economic Inclusion Webinar, 09/02/2020
• “Unemployment,” online teacher professional development session, 04/17/2020
• “Stock Market Game and Finance Challenge How To’s” at NDE’s BMIT workshop, Kearney, Nebraska, 10/16/2019
• “The Fed & Monetary Policy, ” for Omaha Public Schools, Omaha, NE 09/20/2019
• “Stock Market Game and Finance Challenge How To’s” at NDE’s BMIT workshop, Omaha, Nebraska, 09/13/2019
• “In School Savings Programs-Lasting Effects?” research presentation at 58^th Annual Economic and Financial Literacy Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2019
• “Innovative Programs to Drive Revenue and Impact” at 58^th Annual Economic and Financial Literacy Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2019
• National Personal Finance Challenge session facilitator at 58^th Annual Economic and Financial Literacy Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2019
• National Economics Challenge session facilitator at 58^th Annual Economic and Financial Literacy Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2019
• “Insurance Explaind: Demystifying a Complicated Topic,” at Nebraska Career Education Conference, Kearney, NE, 06/06/2019
• In School Savings Program panel moderator, at Nebraska Bankers Association annual conference, LaVista, NE, 05/02/2019
• Financial Literacy Networking Summit, Lincoln, NE, 03/11/2019
• “Navigating the National Economics Challenge,” national webinar for teachers for Council on Economic Education, 02/26/2019
• “Math & Economics: Connections for Life,” at Nebraska Association for the Gifted Conference, Omaha, NE, 02/22/2019
• “Personal Finance You Can Take to the Bank,” budgeting session for UNO Center for Economic Education, Omaha, NE, 01/12/2019

Consulting Work

• Chair Economics Committee writing team in updating the Nebraska K-12 Social Studies Standards, 2019
• Participate in LR141 financial literacy interim study of the state of financial literacy in Nebraska, 2019
• Participate in NE Deptartment of Education Re-Visioning Strategic Planning process, January 16, 2019
• Consult for Lincoln Public Schools, 2018 economics course revision, textbook selection, and final exam selection, 2018

Grants and Research Awards

• 2022 secured and administered grants and funding, $380,259
• 2021 secured and administered grants and funding, $158.857
• 2020 secured and administered grants and funding, $346,008
• 2019 secured and administered grants and funding, $250,414
• 2018 secured and administered grants and funding, $222,333
• 2017 secured and administered grants and funding, $224,175
• 2016 secured and administered grants and funding, $211,617
• 2015 secured and administered grants and funding, $209,977

Undergraduate Courses

Essentials of Economics (ECON 200) - Introduction to economic reasoning and methods. Consumer choice, resources, decision making under constraints, supply, demand, markets, economic welfare analysis, measurement, prices, employment, money and interest rates. Economic policy and limitations are evaluated.

Teaching Interests

• Economics for Teachers
• Economic Education
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics

Professional Service

• Present and judge projects at Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference, 2010-present
• Testify at State Board of Education re: Nebraska K-12 social studies standards, May 3, 2019
• Testify at State Board of Education re: Nebraksa high school business standards, December 7, 2018

Significant External Service

• National Association of Economic Educators, Past-President, 2021
• National Association of Economic Educators, President, 2020
• National Association of Economic Educators, President-Elect, 2019
• Funding the Future, Vice President, 2020-present
• Future Business Leaders of America, Advisory Committee, 2014-2020
• Council for Economic Education, Network Advisory Committee, 2018-2021

Institutional Service

• Economics Department Undergraduate Committee Member, 2019 - 2022
• UNL's Academic Standards Committee Member, 2019-2022
• UNL's Convocations Committee, Chair, 2017
• UNL's Convocations Committee Member, 2015-2017

Awards

• Nebraska Council on Economic Education Awarded Council of the Year, 2019
• UNL's Women Center Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment, 2019
• Certificate of Recognition to Students, 2015 & 2019
• Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award, 2017 & 2018
• Future Business Leaders of America Nebraska Business Person of the Year, 2017
• Rising Star Award, 2016

Selected Media Placement

• KOLN, First at Four television interview, Feeling the Christmas Spending Pressure?, Lincoln, Nebraska, December 17, 2019
• NET Nebraska Public Radio Interview, Nebraska Schools Tackle Financial Literacy, December 3, 2019
• KOLN, First at Four television interview, Lincoln, Nebraska, November 27, 2019
• KOLN, First at Four television interview, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 20, 2019
• KOLN, First at Four television interview, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 29, 2019
• KOLN, First at Four television interview, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 15, 2019
• KOLN, Holiday budgeting and spending interview at Hawks Hall, Lincoln, Nebraska, December 19, 2018
• KOLN, First at Four television interview, Lincoln, Nebraska, December 17, 2018
• KOLN, First at Four television interview, Lincoln, Nebraska, November 19, 2018