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Victoria (Vicky) Salin Associate Professor PhD (Agricultural Economics), Purdue University MA (Government and Foreign Affairs), University of Virginia BA (Political Science and History), Miami University Research Interests: Finance, Agribusiness Management Office Address: 321D Blocker 2124 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2124 Contact Information: (979) 845-8103 (Office) (979) 845-6378 (Fax) Email Address: v-salin@tamu.edu Personal Website: http://agecon2.tamu.edu/people/faculty/salin-victoria/

About Dr. Salin:
Victoria Salin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics with teaching and research responsibilities in agribusiness management and finance. Her research specialty is in applications of real options theory to agribusiness investments, currently analyzing food safety risks and risk-shifting contracts.

Salin grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, with a degree in political science and history. She then completed a Master of Arts from the University of Virginia in government and foreign affairs before moving to Washington, D.C. In Washington she was an editor in private industry and with the Economic Research Service, USDA. She also served as an international trade analyst at the U.S. International Trade Commission before pursuing a degree in agricultural economics. She received her Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1996, with specialties in agribusiness finance and international trade.

Salin has been married to Bill Salin for 20 years. They have two sons, Aaron (age 13) and Jared (age 7). Her favorite activities include year-round Texas gardening and baseball.

Selected Publications:
Salin, V., S. Darmasena, A.Wong, and P. Luo. 2006. "Food Product Recalls in the USA," Journal of Food Distribution Research, 38(1) March, pp. 150-153.

Teratanavat, R., V. Salin, and N.H. Hooker. 2005. "Recall Event Timing: Measures of Managerial Performance in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants," Agribusiness, An International Journal, 21(3), pp. 351-373.

Hooker, N.H., R. Teratanavat, and V. Salin. 2005. "Crisis Management Effectiveness Indicators for U.S. Meat and Poultry Recalls," Food Policy, 30 (1), pp. 63-80.

Salin, V., and R.M. Nayga. 2003. "A Cold Chain Network for Food Exports to Developing Countries," International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 33(10), pp. 918-931.

Wang, Z., V. Salin, N.H. Hooker, and D. Leatham. 2002. "Stock Market Reaction to Food Recalls: A GARCH Application," Applied Economics Letters 9(15), pp. 979-987.