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Jean Kinsey, Ph.D.

Jean Kinsey is Professor, and Director of The Food Industry Center in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota where she teaches AEconomics of Food Marketing@ and “Information and Behavioral Economics.” Her research interests include consumer behavior and food choices, food companies’ strategies protecting against food terrorist activities, food accessibility in urban areas, changes in the structure and operations of the retail food industry, and the demand chain for food. She has published in various academic journals and columns in professional magazines. Dr. Kinsey has been elected President of the American Council on Consumer Interests (1983) and the American Agricultural Economics Association (2000) and was named Distinguished Fellow of each organization (ACCI-1997 and AAEA-2000). She also chaired the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 1996-97. She is on the Board of Managers of PJM. Dr. Kinsey received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis and her B.S. from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.