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Three essays on assimilation and acculturation of international instructors at U.S. research universities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation consists of three chapters that answer an overarching question: "How do foreign-born instructors assimilate and acculturate into U.S. academia as an immigrant-receiving environment?" Across the three ...
Rural agglomeration : how does the distribution of people across rural America affect entrepreneurship?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
agglomeration -- and test its explanatory power in a regional entrepreneurship model to determine if rural counties where population is more clustered in towns benefit from the effects of dense settlement patterns described in the urban economics literature...
Essays on machine learning applications in economics : causal inference and prediction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
not possess statistical significance. Overall, the effects tend to expand with years of experience. We also discuss possible economic mechanisms and reasons. In the third chapter, we build machine learning and simple linear models to predict academic paper...
Testing a model of the psychology of working theory with formerly incarcerated adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
hypotheses were tested within the model, which included economic constraints and marginalization as negative predictors of work volition. A direct, negative effect of perceived marginalization on decent work was also identified. Further support of the PWT...
Three essays on biofuel policies and aggregate supply curve
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The first essay investigates the impacts of Brazil's new biofuel policy, namely RenovaBio. RenovaBio aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector through expansion of biofuels by requiring ...
Essays in applied microeconomics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The following three essays demonstrate the toolkit necessary for conducting applied microeconomic research. In Chapter 1, I analyze the socioeconomic and agency-specific determinants that may lead to disparities in traffic ...
Three essays on social policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
This dissertation consists of three essays that examine the impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirement on program participation using national and state-level administrative and cannabis legalization...
The anticipated, actual, and misunderstood value of Federal Work-study: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Financial Aid Awards for first-time college students include a variety of offerings, including scholarships, grants, and loans. One award of financial assistance, Federal Work-study, is different from other types of financial aid awarded...
Assessing costs and environmental impacts of municipal food waste treatment options in Columbia, Missouri : a decision support tool integrating life cycle analysis and robust optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
and targets, decisionmakers need data-driven analysis to understand both the costs and environmental impacts of their plans. This study develops a decision support tool applied in Columbia, Missouri, USA, with aims to model the economic and environmental...
Reevaluation of the Shepherd Mountain and Pilot Knob deposits in Southeast Missouri and their genetic connection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Iron-Oxide-Apatite (IOA) deposits occur worldwide and are important contributors of Fe, V, Co, P, rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical elements. Southeast Missouri contains numerous iron deposits that have ...
Exploring factors associated with free and reduced-price lunch participation in Missouri school districts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
entities. The analysis of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data during the last decade revealed a 10.3% in the number of reimbursable lunches served in Missouri, with a lower participation level of eligible students from southern lower...
State-to-state migration and its relationship with state funding for education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
the impact on higher education state appropriations and K-12 per pupil spending when citizens enter or leave a state. Linear regression was used to explore the existence of a relationship between migration and K-20 funding; higher education had a significant...
Understanding how violence impacts rural mexico: a cross sectional analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Violence has negative impacts on the wellbeing of civilians, but it specifically has a stronger impact on the rural poor. In Mexico, the rural poor are often ignored in academic research and in policies that address violence, ...
OPT and the geography of employment : understanding the post-graduation work mobilities of Missouri's international students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
destinations prior to graduating, but hints that prior work experience could help retain students. The paper ends with a discussion of the OPT program and ideas for the future....
Investigation of transportation innovations for food delivery and truck platoons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
discusses the novel issue of driver behavior interacting with truck platoons in work zones. This research investigates the effects of education, platoon signage, and the number of platooned trucks using a federated simulator study. The study found...
Three essays on crime policy and the Bayesian bootstrap
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation consists of three chapters. In the first chapter, I analyze credible intervals for quantiles constructed using Bayesian bootstrap techniques and show that credible intervals constructed using the ...
Strain, satisfaction, and hospitalization in caregiver/veteran with heart failure dyads: a secondary analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
strain, with an overall prevalence of CG strain of 88.3 percent. The prevalence for high CG satisfaction was 67.9 percent. The overall multiple regression model for CG strain was significant, F(13, 119) = 12.48, p [less than] .001, R2 = .577, with 57...
The relationship between psychological distress and wealth: an analysis of household wealth changes from 2007-2019 in the United States by race, gender, and retirement status
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
with the Kessler-6 index of psychological distress, and hypothesized that higher rates and levels of psychological distress The first paper of this dissertation, The Relationship Between Psychological Distress and Wealth: An Analysis of Household Wealth Changes...
The role of faculty in the implementation of an unfunded statewide curricular mandate
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Freire's (1970/2000) banking concept and Bolman and Deal's (2013) structural frame. The results were that faculty expertise was central to committee selection, but preparation for this work was not a priority. Additionally, selection processes...
Over the hill and through the woods: geography, extracurricular participation, and student achievement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
in the state of Missouri. Surveys were sent to rural school superintendents to obtain data not available through state department of education statistics. Fifty-five superintendents completed the survey. Their survey data were paired with state achievement...