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1 F. NICOLETA UZEA Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Agri-Food Centre Ivey Business School, Western University 1255 Western Road, London (Ontario) N6G 0N1 (519) x nuzea@ivey.ca AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Industrial Organization, Food and Agribusiness Management, Economics of Cooperatives, Behavioural Economics, Agri-Food Policy EDUCATION Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, 2010 University of Saskatchewan (Canada) Specialization: Industrial Organization Dissertation: Co-operation and Coordination in the Co-operative Retailing System: Essays on Economic and Identity Strategies (Supervisor: Dr. Murray Fulton) Visiting Ph.D. Student, January-April 2007 Department of Economics, University of British Columbia (Canada) M.Sc., Business Economics and Management, 2005 Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (Greece) B.Sc., Agri-Food Economics, 2002 Academy of Economic Studies (Romania) HONOURS, AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS William Applebaum Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation in Food Distribution and Marketing, Food Distribution Research Society (United States), 2011 Alexander Fraser Laidlaw Fellowship in Co-operation Scholarship, Canadian Cooperative Association (Canada), 2008 Dean s Scholarship, University of Saskatchewan, College of Graduate Studies and Research (Canada), Cum Maxima Laude, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (France), 2004 Full Scholarship, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (France), Page 1 of 9

2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Saskatchewan, Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics Instructor, Agricultural Marketing Systems, 4 th year undergraduate course, 2009 Guest Lecturer and Teaching Assistant, Industrial Organization of Agricultural Markets, graduate course, 2009 (Professor Murray Fulton) Exam Marker, Agri-Food Issues and Institutions, 1 st year undergraduate course, 2008 (Professor Richard Gray) Co-Instructor, Mathematics and Statistics Review, graduate course, 2007 SUBSTANTIALLY REVISED OR NEWLY-DEVELOPED COURSES Agricultural Marketing Systems Mathematics and Statistics Review for Agricultural Economists TEACHING DEVELOPMENT Ivey Case Teaching workshop, Ivey Business School, Western University, August Interpreting and Using Student Evaluation Results workshop, Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Saskatchewan, May 7, 2009 Making a Case for Teaching: Case Files and Professional Portfolios workshop, Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Saskatchewan, May 4, 2009 Teaching Effectively with PowerPoint workshop, Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Saskatchewan, November 3, 2008 Philosophy and Practice of University Teaching course, Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Saskatchewan, September 2007-April 2008 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles N. Uzea (2014), Methodologies for Measuring the Economic Impact of Co-operatives: A Critical Review, Journal of Rural Co-operation, 42(2): N. Uzea, K. Poon, D. Sparling, and A. Weersink (2014), Farm Support Payments and Risk Balancing: Implications for Financial Riskiness of Canadian Farms, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 62(4): N. Uzea and M. Fulton (2014), Mechanisms for Effective Alliance Management: Insights from a Federated Co-operative Marketing System, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 17(1): Page 2 of 9

3 Book Chapters N. Uzea and F. Duguid (2015), Challenges in Conducting a Study on the Economic Impact of Co-operatives, in M.J. Bouchard and D. Rousselière (Eds.), The Weight of the Social Economy: An International Perspective on the Production of Statistics for the Social Economy, Brussels: PIE Peter Lang N. Uzea and M. Fulton (2014), Leadership and Coordination in Federated Co-operative Systems: Insights from a Federated Marketing System, in T. Mazzarol, S. Reboud, E. Mamouni Limnios, and D. Clark (Eds.), Research Handbook on Sustainable Cooperative Enterprise: Case Studies of Organizational Resilience in the Co-operative Business Model, Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Conference Proceedings N. Uzea and M. Fulton (2009), On the Use of Identity in Strategic Network Management, Proceedings of the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology and Society for the Advancement of Behavioural Economics Joint Conference, Halifax, NS Manuscripts in Review and in Preparation N. Uzea and D. Sparling, Drivers of Innovation in Food Manufacturing: Implications for Managers and Policy Makers (manuscript being prepared for submission to Agribusiness: An International Journal) N. Uzea and D. Sparling, Impact of Innovation on Food Manufacturing Productivity: Empirical Evidence from Micro Data (manuscript in preparation) N. Uzea, K. Poon, D. Sparling, and A. Weersink, Substitutes versus Complements among Business Risk Management Programs (manuscript being prepared for submission to the American Journal of Agricultural Economics) N. Uzea and D. Sparling, Managing in Volatile Times Risk Management Strategies Used by Canadian Farmers (manuscript in preparation) N. Uzea and M. Fulton, Coordination Problems, Strategic Complementarities, and Multiple Equilibria in Capital Financing in Co-operatives (under review at the American Journal of Agricultural Economics) N. Uzea and M. Fulton, Identification and Co-operation in Strategic Networks (manuscript being prepared for submission to the Strategic Management Journal, Special Issue on the Interplay of Competition and Co-operation) Page 3 of 9

4 NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS N. Uzea, M. Gooch, and D. Sparling (2014), Developing an Industry-Led Approach to Addressing Food Waste in Canada, Report prepared for Provision The Food Industry Sustainability Coalition, March N. Uzea and F. Duguid (2013), Methodologies to Measure the Economic Impact of Cooperatives: A Critical Review, in F. Duguid, Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network Interim Publication: Preliminary Findings on the Co-operative Difference in Canada, pp , April N. Uzea (2013), Methodologies to Measure the Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of Co-operatives: A Critical Review, Report prepared for the Canadian Cooperative Association, March N. Uzea and D. Sparling (2013), Investment and Growth on Canadian Farms , Research Report, Agri-Food Centre, Ivey Business School, Western University, March D. Sparling and N. Uzea (2012), Six Years that Changed the Future for Agriculture: Impact on Farm Income in Canada, Research Report, Agri-Food Centre, Ivey Business School, Western University, September N. Uzea (2011), Behaviourism and Risk Governance of Transformative Technological Innovations, VALGEN Working Paper, University of Saskatchewan, June RESEARCH GRANTS Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food - University of Guelph Research Program Understanding and Monitoring the Demand for Labour, the Investment and Innovation Behaviour, and the Productivity and Competitiveness of Ontario s Food Manufacturing Firms. PIs: G. Hailu and J. Cranfield, Co-PIs: M. von Massow, N. Uzea, and D. Sparling. ( ) CAN$225,000 Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food - University of Guelph Research Program Cost Competitiveness of Ontario Food Industries: Productivity and Capacity Utilization. PI: G. Hailu. Co-PIs: N. Uzea and D. Sparling. ( ) CAN$153, 600 Canadian Agricultural Innovation and Regulation Network Grant Program Enhancing Innovation and Productivity in the Canadian Food Processing Industry. Co- PIs: N. Uzea and D. Sparling. ( ) CAN$20,000 INVITED PRESENTATIONS N. Uzea (September 2015), Risk Management in the Agri-Food Industry and Unintended Consequences of Government Risk Management Programs, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lancing, MI N. Uzea (April 2015), Co-operation and Coordination in Federated Co-operative Systems: Insights from the Cooperative Retailing System, Department of Business and Administration, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB Page 4 of 9

5 N. Uzea (March, 2015), Farm Support Payments and Risk Balancing: Implications for Financial Riskiness of Farms, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY N. Uzea and D. Sparling (May 2014), Innovation Drivers and Barriers in Food Manufacturing: Implications for Managers and Policy Makers, Symposium on Competitiveness and Innovation in Food Manufacturing, Canadian Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC D. Sparling and N. Uzea (March 2013), Investment, Structure, and Risk in Canadian Agriculture, Annual Workshop of the Structure and Performance of Agriculture and Agri- Products Industry Research Network, Ottawa, ON N. Uzea and M. Fulton (June 2012), Another Perspective on the Efficiency of the Federated Co-operative Structure: Insights from a Federated Marketing System, Panel on the Economics of Co-operatives Canadian Economics Association Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB N. Uzea (May 2012), Leadership and Success in a Federated Co-operative System: Retail Co-operatives in Western Canada, Alberta Agricultural Economics Association Visions Conference, Session on Competitive New Age Business Management, Red Deer, AB N. Uzea (March 2012), Increasing Returns, Patronage Payments and Long-Term Financing in Agribusiness Co-operatives, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL N. Uzea (November 2011), Retained Patronage, Increasing Returns, and Member Patronage, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA N. Uzea (October 2011), Economic and Behavioural Strategies for Achieving Cooperation and Coordination in Federated Marketing Systems, Applebaum Luncheon Speaker, 52 nd Annual Conference of the Food Distribution Research Society, Portland, OR PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS N. Uzea, K. Poon, D. Sparling, and A. Weersink (2014), Substitutes versus Complements among Canadian Business Risk Management Programs, American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN & Canadian Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC F. Duguid and N. Uzea (2014), Operational Challenges of Conducting Impact Studies in the Co-operative Sector, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation, St. Catharine s, ON N. Uzea and M. Fulton (2013), Identity and Strategic Network Management, 8th Annual Southwestern Ontario Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology and Organizational Behaviour Graduate Student Conference, Waterloo, ON Page 5 of 9

6 N. Uzea, K. Poon, D. Sparling, and A. Weersink (2013), Business Risk Management Payments and Risk Balancing: Implications for Financial Riskiness of Canadian Farms, Second International Agricultural Risk, Finance and Insurance Conference, Vancouver, BC & American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC N. Uzea and F. Duguid (2013), Methodologies to Measure the Economic Impact of Cooperatives: A Critical Review, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation, Victoria, BC N. Uzea and M. Fulton (2010), Increasing Returns, Patronage Payments and Cooperative Membership, American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO N. Uzea and M. Fulton (2009), Strategic Network Management Solutions: A Case Study of the Co-operative Retailing System, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON N. Uzea and M. Fulton (2009), On the Use of Identity in Strategic Network Management, Canadian Economics Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON, May & International Association for Research in Economic Psychology and Society for the Advancement of Behavioural Economics Joint Conference, Halifax, NS OUTREACH Presentations at Industry and Government Events N. Uzea, M. Gooch, and D. Sparling (2014), Mapping the Food Waste Challenge, Invited, Food Waste Management Solutions Workshop, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Guelph, ON, March 6 D. Sparling, N. Uzea, and M. Gooch (2013), Mapping the Food Waste Challenge: Key Research Findings, Food Waste Working Session, Provision The Food Industry Sustainability Coalition, Mississauga, ON, December 17 Agri-Food@Ivey Blog Posts Drivers of Innovation in Food Manufacturing: Managerial and Policy Implications, October 9, 2014 The Co-operative Business Model A Potential Solution to the Challenges Facing Local Food? May 30, 2012 Successful Food Innovations Ultimately Hinge on Consumer Acceptance and Uptake, May 14, 2012 Can Policy Makers Tame the Wicked Problems Facing Canada s Agri-Food Sector? April 20, 2012 Page 6 of 9

7 Television Interviews CTV London, Farmers investing despite bad economy, March 19, 2013 Press Interviews, Quotations & Articles Country Guide cover The paradox of off-farm income, November 6, 2014 Country Guide cover Farmers need solutions in the face of bigger, tougher problems, September 22, 2014 KelownaNow cover Canada wastes $27 billion worth of food each year, August 6, 2014 Globe and Mail cover Canadians waste seven billion kilograms of food a year, August 5, 2014 Guelph Mercury cover You can help avoid food waste by buying less of things more often, July 20, 2014 Farm Credit Canada Express cover Farmers join food waste fight, July 18, 2014 Canadian Grocer cover What a waste: Industry tackles $27 billion in food wasted in Canada. July 14, 2014 London Free Press cover Food folly What a waste, July 9, 2014 Country Guide cover Mid-size turnaround, May/June 2013 Ontario Farmer cover Big farm owners invest more, April 2, 2013 Country Guide cover Level of on-farm investment favours large Canadian farms, March 25, 2013 Western Producer interview and cover Support programs benefit large farms most, March 21, 2013 PHYS.ORG cover Study shows large farms making record investments. March 18, 2013 Edmonton Journal cover Subsidies growing for big farms, study finds, March 15, 2013 Regina Leader Post cover Large farms getting most subsidies, March 15, 2013 London Free Press cover Western University study shows Canadian farmers still spending during recession, March 14, 2013 Toronto Star cover Big farms bulking up, Ivey study finds, March 14, 2013 Better Farming cover Big farms invest more, think longer term, March 13, 2013 Websites Synthesis Agri-Food Network Agri-Food Insights, Industry Approach Needed to Address Food Waste Problem, Page 7 of 9

8 Aginvesting.org Research & Insights, Investment and Growth on Canadian Farms (N. Uzea and D. Sparling, 2013), WORK EXPERIENCE Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Agri-Food Centre, Ivey Business School, Western University, April 2012-Current (Supervisor: Dr. David Sparling) Research Consultant, Provision The Food Industry Sustainability Coalition, September 2013-March 2014 Project: Mapping the Food Waste Challenge Research Consultant, Canadian Co-operative Association, July-December 2012 Project: Methodologies for Researching the Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of Co-operatives A Systematic Review Maternity Leave, August 2010-March 2012 Research Assistant, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, February-July 2010 (Supervisor: Dr. Peter Phillips) Project: Governance and Regulation of Genomics A Behavioural Economics Perspective Economist, Agro-Consult Ltd., October 2002-September 2003 LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION Project leader and main contact person in the relationship with Statistics Canada Centre for Special Business Projects and Investment, Science and Technology Division regarding the project Enhancing Innovation and Performance in the Canadian Food Processing Industry, June 2013-Current Main contact person for Ivey s Agri-Food Centre in the relationship with Statistics Canada Canadian Agricultural Financial Statistics Section regarding custom tabulations on the Farm Financial Survey, May 2012-Current Lead researcher and main contact person for the Research Team in the relationships with Provision The Food Industry Sustainability Coalition and Network for Business Sustainability regarding the project Mapping the Food Waste Challenge, September 2013-March 2014 Also managed the stakeholder interviews and Contributed to the organization and delivery of a food waste working session, including developing the pre-reading materials, preparing the research findings presentation, facilitating breakout sessions Page 8 of 9

9 SERVICE Journal Manuscript Reviewer Managerial Finance (1) International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (2) Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management (1) Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (1) Food Security (1) Grant Proposal Reviewer Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food - University of Guelph Research Program (1) Stakeholder Group Member Provision The Food Industry Sustainability Coalition, Food Waste Stakeholders Collaborative, January 2015 Current Advisory Committee Member Canadian Co-operative Association, Advisory Committee for the National Study on the Impact of Co-operatives, February 2013-October 2014 Departmental Committee Member Ph.D. Representative, Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics Graduate Student Executive Committee, University of Saskatchewan, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network (MCDRN) Society for the Advancement of Behavioural Economics (SABE) COMPUTER SKILLS Stata, SPSS, LaTeX, EndNote, Microsoft Office LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY English (fluent), French (intermediate), Romanian (native) CITIZENSHIP: Canadian and Romanian dual citizenship Page 9 of 9