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Ph.d. dissertations written by afre graduates.

Please note, it takes the MSU Libraries some time to get dissertations through ProQuest and posted on the Libraries website. Any newer dissertations that you do not see linked below will be linked once available on the Libraries website, but are, in the meantime, internally housed by the Department. 

Kwon, Daye (Daniela) Essays on Transforming Agrifood Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impacts, Dynamics, and Policy Perspectives

Lachhab, Rania Essays on the Economics of Water Scarcity. Major Professor: Molly Sears.

Abaidoo, Eric Seafood Mislabeling, Fish Efficiency, and Child Time Use: Three Essays in Aquaculture and Agricultural Economics. Major Professor: Benjamin Belton.

Alvayay-Torrejon, Camila Gabriela Rebuilding the Motor City: Exploring Demolition, Neighborhood Stabilization, and Land Valuation. Major Professor: Mark Skidmore.

Dhar, Rahul Nutrition-Related Outcomes and Food Environments in an Increasingly Processed Global Food Landscape . Major Professor: David Tschirley.

Hopkins, Alexander Four Essays on Environmental Economics and Environmental Financial Assets. Major Professor: Satish Joshi

Fang, Ming   Three Essays in Development Economics.   Major Professor Songqing Jin.

Kim, Hyunjung Essays on Recreation Demand and Structural Model of Use and Non-Use Values of Water Quality Improvement. Major Professor: Frank Lupi.

Parkhi, Charuta   Demand and Supply Responses of Africa’s Food Systems Transformation: Evidence from Consumption Patterns and Technology Adoption in Nigeria . Major Professors: Saweda Liverpool-Tasie and Thomas Reardon.

Seong, Joseph   Consumer Acceptance and Optimization Strategies for Sustainable Indoor Agriculture: Exploring Attitudes, Preferences, and Economic-Environmental Trade-Offs . Major Professor: Simone Valle de Souza.

Singh, Sudhir Essays on Identity, Workfare Programs, and Labor Markets. Major Professor: Songqing Jin. 

Staples, Aaron   Assessing Regulatory, Policy, and Marketing Challenges Across Agri-Beverage Supply Chains . Major Professor: Vincenzina Caputo.

Athnos, April Information, Environmental Policy, and Aquacultural Expansion: Three Essays in Non-Market Valuation . Major Professor: Soren Anderson.

Ayesh , Abubakr Three Essays on Causes and Consequences of Violence and Conflict.   Major Professor: Eduardo Nakasone.

Guedegbe, Onasis Tharcisse Adetumi    Effects of Shocks on Economic Development and Roles of Resilience Factors .    Major Professor: Adesoji Adelaja.

Huang, Zeying   Three Essays on Extreme Heat, Wildfires, and Air Pollution in the United States.   Major Professor: Mark Skidmore.

Jia , Yanan Managing Biological Resistance in Agriculture: Investigating the Roles of Information and Data Analysis in Decision Making.  Major Professor: Robert Shupp.

Kilders , Valerie Using Novel Experimental Procedures to Elicit Consumer Food Preferences and Demand Under Different Choice Environments.  Major Professor: Vincenzina Caputo.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2022.

Lu, Pin   Three Essays on Risk Management and Irrigation Water Demand in Agriculture.   Major Professor: Scott Swinton.

Moskaleva, Evgeniya Three Essays on the Causes and Consequences of Youth Migration in Tanzania . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne.

Mukhopadhyay, Ramyani   Mergers and Acquisitions in the Food and Agri-business Industry: Time to Completion, Roles of Advisers and Prediction of Acquirers . Major Professor: Soji Adelaja.

Nuhu, Ahmed Salim Essays on Firms, Climate Change, and Food Systems Transformation . Major Professors: Saweda Liverpool-Tasie and Titus Awokuse. 

Ye, Ziwei  Crop Biotechnology: Economics, Environment, and Policy . Major Professor: Felicia Wu.

Che, Yuyuan  Four Essays on Farmers' Behavior When Making Insurance, Grazing, and Seed Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty. Major Professors: Hongli Feng and David Hennessy.

Koima, Josephat Essays on Agricultural Productivity, Youth Employment, and Human Capital Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa . Major Professor: Milu Muyanga.

Melkani, Aakanksha Essays on Agricultural Markets in Developing Countries: Smallholder Market Participation, the Enabling Environment for Fertilizer Imports, and Staple Food Product Price Uncertainty .   Major Professor: Nicole Mason-Wardell.

Miyahara, Takashi Human Capital and Economic Growth in Japan . Major Professor: Adesoji Adelaja.

Sauer, Christine Three Essays on the Evolving Agrifood System in Tanzania . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2021

Tian, Qi Midwest Farmers' Decision-Making in Conservation Agriculture Adoption . Major Professor: Jinhua Zhao.

Ufer, Danielle Market Opportunities for the Use of Biotechnology to Improve Farm Animal Welfare . Major Professor: David Ortega.  Food Distribution Research Society  2022 Richardson-Applebaum Outstanding Graduate Award for Best Ph.D. Dissertation

Watten, Asa Risk, Uncertainty, and Heterogeneity: Three and a Half Essays in Energy and Environmental Economics . Major Professor: Soren Anderson.

Farris, Jarrad   Assessing Development Outcomes When Weather, Land, and People Differ . Major Professor: Mywish Maredia.

Kaminski, Danielle   Re-moo-ving Barriers Within Labor: Exploring Current Events Related to Dairy and Poultry Labor Markets . Major Professor: Vincenzina Caputo.

Kondo, Mayuko   Structural Transformation from a Microeconomic View: Evidence from Sub-Saharan African Countries . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.

Van Deynze, Braeden   To Spray or Not to Spray: The Economics of Weed and Insect Management Under Evolving Ecological Conditions . Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2020

Doidge , Mary    Farmers’ Behaviour in the Face of Uncertainty: A Behavioural Economics Approach to Farmers’ Land and Insurance Decisions . Major Professor: David Hennessy and Hongli Feng.

Gill, Joshua    Three Essays in Development Economics . Major Professor: Maria Porter.

Kim , Jongwoo     Sustainable Intensification of Maize Production in Tanzania: Effects on Child Nutrition, Food Security, and the Role of Input Subsidies . Major Professor: Nicole Mason-Wardell.

Lin, Wen  Chinese Consumer Decision-Making and Novel Food Products . Major Professor: David Ortega.

Padilla , Samantha    From Chickens to Persistent Poverty: Three Essays on Dynamic Behavior . Major Professor: Saweda Liverpool-Tasie. Yu , Jina    The Impact of Bt Crops on Aflatoxin Reduction . Major Professors: Felicia Wu and David Hennessy.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2019 2018

Aryal , Giri    Empirical Analyses of Regional Innovation and Economic Growth in the United States .   Major Professor: Satish Joshi.

Castro , Miguel    The Dynamic Value of Intermittent Renewable Energy . Major Professor: Jinhua Zhao. Chen , Maolong    Understanding Transient Technology Use Among Smallholder Farmers in Africa . Major Professor: Robert Myers.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2018 Haider , Syed     Intensification & Asset Dynamics: Intrahousehold Decision-Making in Burkina Faso. Major Professor: Veronique Theriault and Melinda Smale. Kopper , Sarah    Factor Markets, Relative Prices, and Input Use in Eastern and Southern Africa . Major Professor: Andrew Dillon. Lim , Jungmin    Socio-Political Nature of Disaster Impact: Tornadoes, Floods, and Extreme Heat . Major Professor: Mark Skidmore. Morgan , Stephen    The Experimental Science of Economic Behavior: Testing Theories of Participation, Valuation, and Innovation . Major Professor: Nicole Mason-Wardell. Ray , Mukesh    Three Essays in Development Economics . Major Professor: Mywish Maredia. Rivera Casanoba , Nathaly    Three Essays on Environmental Quality with Polluting Sectors: Mining, Electricity, and Transportation . Major Professor: Scott Loveridge. Snyder , Jason    Milling Service Markets, Value Chain Coordination, and Food Attribute Values: Three Essays on the Post-Farm Food System in Tanzania . Major Professor: David Tschirley and Thomas Reardon. Tanner , Sophia    The Cost of Wildfires in Heavily Urbanized Areas: Measuring Property Value and Recreational Impacts in Southern California . Major Professor: Frank Lupi. 2017

Debrah , Godwin    Three Essays in Development Economics . Major Professor: Christian Ahlin and Thomas Jayne. Dolislager , Michael    Food Consumption Patterns in Light of Rising Incomes, Urbanization and Food Retail Modernization: Evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa . Major Professor: David Tschirley. Goeb , Joseph    Information, Knowledge, and Demand for Substitute Health Inputs: Experimental Evidence of Pesticide Use in Zambia . Major Professor: David Tschirley.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2017 Hu , Chaoran    Urban and Cluster Agglomeration Economies’s Effects on Rural Households in Asia . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Ouedraogo , Aissatou    Household Struture and Labor Allocation: The Case of Risk Insurance in Mali and Technology Adoption in Burkina Faso . Major Professor: Andrew Dillon. Steele-Adjognon , Marie   An Examination of Healthy Food Supply and Demand in America's Low-Income Communities . Major Professor: Dave Weatherspoon. 2016

Adjao , Ramiziath    Competitiveness and Protection: A Comparative and Prospective Study of the West African and Asian Rice Subsector . Major Professor: John Staatz. Adjognon , Serge Guigonan    Agricultural Finance, Non-Farm Employment, and Rural Poverty: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa . Major Professor: Saweda Liverpool-Tasie.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2016 Akaeze , Henry    Distortions in Oil Contract Allocation and the Role of Corruption in Spatial Price Transmission of Crude Oil Prices . Major Professor: Robert Myers. Carpenter , Craig Wesley    Immigrants, Self-Employment, Ethnicity, and Growth in the United States . Major Professor: Scott Loveridge. Cheng , Li    Measuring the Value and Economic Impacts of Changes in Water Quality at Great Lakes Beaches in Michigan . Major Professor: Frank Lupi. Kgosikoma , Keneilwe    Essays on the Economic Value of Wildlife-Based Recreation in Developing Countries . Major Professor: Patricia Norris. Leschewski , Andrea   An Examination of US Household Expenditures on Healthy Food . Major Professor: Dave Weatherspoon. Prasann , Ashesh    Spillover Effects of Public Works on Labor Markets: Evidence from National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, India . Major Professor: Andrew Dillon.  Honorable Mention - Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2016 2015

Ayieko , Miltone    Patterns, Determinants, and Welfare Effects of Agricultural and Livelihood Diversification Among Smallholder Farmers in Rural Kenya . Major Professor: David Tschirley. Lee , Gi-Eu    Essays in State-Level Climate Change Policies . Major Professor: Scott Loveridge. Mghenyi , Elliot Wamboka    The Impact of Agricultural Credit on Demand for Factors of Production, Farm Output, and Profitability in Kenya . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne and Robert Myers. Muraoka , Rie    Three Essays on Land and an Intensive Farming System in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Kenya . Major Professor: Songqing Jin. Palm-Forster , Leah Harris    Cost-Effective Conservation Programs to Enhance Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes . Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Pejuan Ucles , Wolfgang Baudino    Can a Credit-Insurance Package Increase the Adoption of a Modern Variety Package?: An Application to Honduran Dry Bean Farmers . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Reeling , Carson Jon    Managing Biological and Linked Pollutants . Major Professor: Richard Horan. Signorini , Guilherme   Early Contractual Relationships in the Renewable Energy Industry: Assessing Parties’ Preferences for Timely Sustainable Growth . Major Professor: Christopher Peterson. Wang , Chenguang    The Impacts of Climate Change and Energy Policy on U.S. Agriculture . Major Professor: Soren Anderson and Jinhua Zhao. Wang , Hui    Three Essays on Fertility, Labor Market Performance, and Parental Mental Health . Major Professor: Songqing Jin and Todd Elder. Wineman , Ayala Yocheved    Essays on Land Acccess in Kagera, Tanzania: Markets, Migration, and Bequests . Major Professor: Saweda Liverpool-Tasie.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2015 Yadav , Vandana    Essays on the Benefits and Costs of Tenancy Reform in India: Evidence from West Bengal . Major Professor: Songqing Jin. 2014

Duangbootsee , Uchook    Essays on the Economics of Thai Rice Policies . Major Professor: Robert Myers. Lee , Sangjun    Adaptations to Climate Change: Extreme Events Versus Gradual Changes . Major Professor: Jinhua Zhao and Suzanne Thornsbury.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2014 Lovgren , Adam    Who Seeks Assistance and What Do They Get Out Of It? An Impact Evaluation of the MSU Product Center . Major Professor: Christopher Peterson and Brent Ross. Me-Nsope , Nathalie Mongue    Trends and Determinants of Food Consumption Patterns in West Africa . Major Professor: John Staatz. Pandey , Vivek    Three Essays in Corporate Sustainability . Major Professor: Christopher Peterson. Peralta Sanchez , Alexandra    Impact Evaluation of a Multi-Intervention Development Project: Effects on Adoption of Agricultural Technologies and Levels of Trust . Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Yi , Dale    Technology Adoption, Resource Management, and Efficiency in the Indonesian Shrimp Industry . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Zavale , Helder    Impacts of World Food Program Local and Regional Procurement of Food Aid on Markets, Household Welfare and Food Supply Chain in Africa . Major Professor: Robert Myers and David Tschirley. 2013

Ariga , Joshua   Essays on Farm Fertilizer Profitability and Demand . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne. Chamberlin , Jordan    Market Access and Smallholder Development in Kenya and Zambia . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne. Chen , Min    Valuation of Public Great Lakes Beaches in Michigan . Major Professor: Frank Lupi.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2013 Hodge , Timothy    Not All Property Taxes Are Created Equal: Inequity from Policy and Practice . Major Professor: Mark Skidmore. Kang , Sung Koon    Regional Competition in Property Taxes, School Spending, and Tax Abatements . Major Professor: Mark Skidmore. Muyanga , Milu    Smallholder Agriculture in the Context Of Increasing Population Densities In Rural Kenya . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne. Plerhoples , Christina   Essays on Urban Depopulation and Municipal Policy . Major Professor: Eric Scorsone. Sackett , Hillary    Consumer Perceptions, Preferences, and Willingness to Pay for Sustainably Labeled Food Products . Major Professor: Robert Shupp. Satimanon , Thasanee    Sustainable Attribute Valuation and Manufacturer’s Sustainable Product Launch Decision Making: An Egg Industry Case . Major Professor: Dave Weatherspoon. Sindi , Julius    Essays on Market Access through Collective Action: Analyses of Factors Affecting the Formation, Success, and Impact of Farmer Marketing Groups in Kenya . Major Professor: John Staatz. Wei , Xuan   Three Essays in International Trade: Analysis of Export Decisions and Offshoring . Major Professor: David Schweikhardt. Xia , Fang   Do Legal Reforms in Favor of Women Improve their Economic and Political Outcomes? Evidence from India . Major Professor: Songqing Jin. 2012

Burke , William    Maize Production in Zambia and Regional Marketing: Input Productivity and Output Price Transmission . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne. Carolan , Joseph    Viability Assessment of Regional Biomass Pre-Processing Center Based Bioethanol Value Chains . Major Professor: Satish Joshi. Hernandez-Barco , Ricardo    Smallholders, Output and Input Markets, and Technology Adoption in Central America . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Komarek , Timothy    Three Essays in Regional Economic Development: Forecasting, Firm Sizes and Ethanol Plants . Major Professor: Scott Loveridge. Melstrom , Richard    Three Essays in Resource Economics: Protecting Non-Use Values through Ecosystem Management and Estimating Recreational Demand To Determine Use Values . Major Professor: Frank Lupi and Rick Horan.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2012 Reyes , Byron    The Economic Impact of Improved Bean Varieties and Determinants of Market Participation: Evidence from Latin America and Angola . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Wu , Feng    Three Essays on Agricultural Price Volatility and the Linkages between Agricultural and Energy Markets . Major Professor: Robert Myers. 2011

Katjiuongua , Hikuepi    Essays on the EU Trade Policy Reforms and the Namibian Beef Sector . Major Professor: Dave Weatherspoon. Kizito , Andrew    The Structure, Conduct, and Performance of Agricultural Market Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa . Major Professor: John Staatz. Kumarappan , Subbu    The Economic Prospects of Cellulosic Biomass for Biofuel Production . Major Professor: Satish Joshi. Ma , Shan    Supply and Demand for Ecosystem Services from Cropland in Michigan . Major Professor: Scott Swinton.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2011 Mason , Nicole    Marketing Boards, Fertilizer Subsidies, Prices, & Smallholder Behavior: Modeling & Policy Implications for Zambia . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne. Ricker-Gilbert , Jacob    Household-Level Impacts of Fertilizer Subsidies in Malawi . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne. Satriawan , Elan    Essays on Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Public Health Programs on Child's Well-Being: Evidence from Indonesia Family Life Survey . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Shanoyan , Aleksan    External Facilitation of Sustainable Market Linkages in the Agri-Food Supply Chain: Evidence from the USDA Marketing Assistance Program in the Armenian Dairy and Vegetable Industries . Major Professor: Christopher Peterson. 2010

Aralas , Sarma    Essays in Trade and Environment: The Environmental Effects of Intraindustry Trade . Major Professor: John Hoehn. Song , Feng    Essays on Land Use Decisions for Energy Crop Production and the Effects of Subsidies under Uncertainty and Costly Reversibility . Major Professor: Scott Swinton.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2010 Xie , Fang    Essays on the Bioeconomic Analysis of Wildlife and Livestock Disease Problems . Major Professor: Richard Horan. 2009

Adanu , Dziwornu   Essays in the Political Economy of Eminent Domain and Efficient Water Resource Management . Major Professor: John Hoehn. Chaudhuri , Malika   Economic Analysis of U.S. Ethanol Expansion Issues . Major Professor: Christopher Peterson. Dentoni , Domenico    Branding Agri-Food Products with Credence Attributes . Major Professor: Christopher Peterson.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2009 Hadrich , Joleen    Essays on Nutrient Management Risk in Livestock Production: Citizen Environmental Complaints, Manure Hauling System Costs, and Animal Emission Taxes . Major Professor: Christopher Wolf. Murekezi , Abdoul   Essays on the Effects of Coffee Market Reforms, Supply Chains, and Income Improvement in Rwanda . Major Professor: Scott Loveridge. Olynk , Nicole    Agricultural Producer Responses to Changes in Consumer Demand for Production Process Attributes . Major Professor: Christopher Wolf. Wang , Honglin    Social Learning and Parameter Uncertainty in Irreversible Investments and Partial Maximum Likelihood Estimation of a Spatial Probit Model . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Young , George   Case-Ready Meats: An Outsourcing Decision for Food Retailers . Major Professor: John Allen. 2008

Gramig , Benjamin    Essays on the Economics of Livestock Disease Management: On-Farm Biosecurity Adoption, Asymmetric Information in Policy Design, and Decentralized Bioeconomic Dynamics . Major Professor: Richard Horan  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2008, AAEA Honorable Mention Ph.D. Dissertation Kirimi , Lilian Wambui    Essays on Disease-Related Working-Age Adult Mortality: Evidence from Rural Kenya . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne. Mathenge , Mary    Essays on Off-Farm Labor Market Participation, Farm Production Decisions and Household Economic Wellbeing: Empirical Evidence from Rural Kenya . Major Professor: David Tschirley. Ragasa , Catherine    Essays on Food Safety and Competitiveness in the Philippine Seafood Industry . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Sidique , Shaufique    Analyses of Recycling Behavior, Recycling Demand, and Effectiveness of Policies Promoting Recycling . Major Professor: Satish Joshi and Frank Lupi. Xu , Zhiying    Essays on Applied Production Analysis in Agriculture . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne. 2007

Donnet , M. Laura   Essays On Specialty Coffee Procurement . Major Professor: Allan Schmid. Mazhangara , Edward    The Economic Impact of Prime-Age Adult Mortality on Malawian Agricultural Households in the Era of HIV/AIDS . Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Zhang , Wei    Optimal Pest Management in the Presence of Natural Pest Control Services . Major Professor: Richard Horan and Scott Swinton.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2007, AAEA Honorable Mention Ph.D. Dissertation 2006

Balsevich , Fernando   Essays on Producers’ Participation in, Access to, and Response to the Changing Nature of Dynamic Domestic Markets in Nicaragua and Costa Rica . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Benfica , Rui    An Analysis of Income Poverty Effects in Cash Cropping Economies in Rural Mozambique: Blending Econometric and Economy-Wide Models . Major Professor: David Tschirley. Bopape , Lesiba Elias    The Influence of Demand Model Selection on Household Welfare Estimates: An Application to South African Food Expenditures . Major Professor: Robert Myers.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2006

Chapoto , Antony    The Impact of AIDS-Related Prime-Age Mortality on Rural Farm Households: Panel Survey Evidence from Zambia . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne. Liu , Yanyan   Papers on Agricultural Insurance and Farm Productivity . Major Professor: Robert Myers. Nizalov , Denys    Three Essays on Regional Economic Development and Local Determinants of Poverty . Major Professor: Scott Loveridge. 2005

Labarta-Chávarri , Ricardo    Essays on the Economic Evaluation of Integrated Pest Management Extension in Nicaragua . Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Nouve , Kofi    Impacts of Global Agricultural Trade Reforms and World Market Conditions on Welfare and Food Security in Mali: a CGE Assessment . Major Professor: John Staatz.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2005 Nyambane , Gerald Gesicho Omae   The Dynamics of Agricultural Insurance and Consumption Smoothing . Major Professor: Robert Myers. Okello , Julius    Compliance with International Food Safety Standards: The Case of Green Bean Production in Kenyan Family Farms . Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Punjabi , Meeta    Integrating Econometric Analysis with Scenario Analysis for Forecasting in a Rapidly Changing Environment: Case Study of the U.S. Dry Bean Industry . Major Professor: Christopher Peterson. Racevskis , Laila   Public Preferences and Nonmarket Values for the Management of Forest Ecosystem Services . Major Professor: Frank Lupi.

Camara , Oumou M.    The Impact of Seasonal Changes in Real Incomes and Relative Prices on Households Consumption Patterns in Bamako, Mali . Major Professor: John Staatz. Mainville , Denise Yvonne    Strategic Responses to Structural Change in Agrifood Markets:  Essays on the Fresh Produce Market of São Paulo Brazil . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Miklavcic , Pamela Riley    Migrant Farm Labor in Michigan:  An Analysis of Recent Trends in Supply and Demand, and Policy Implications . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Muleta , Asfaw Negassa    The Effects of Policy Changes on Spatial Grain Market Efficiency in Ethiopia . Major Professor: Robert Myers. Neven , David    Three Essays on the Rise of Supermarkets and Their Impact on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Supply Chains in Kenya . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Tothova , Monika    Truth Vs Beauty: Essays On Standards, Trade, And Agreements . Major Professor: David Schweikhardt.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2004 2003

Gonzalez-Ramirez , Horacio    Economic Evaluation of Bean-Research Investment in Mexico . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Hadley , Gregg Lewis    Factors Influencing Dairy Cattle Culling Decisions and their Economic Implications . Major Professor: Stephen Harsh. Karanja , Daniel David    The Impact of Maize Technologies on Income Distribution in Marginal and High Potential Regions of Kenya . Major Professor: Eric Crawford. Kijima , Yoko   Essays on Poverty, Inequality and Labor Market in India . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon and John Strauss. Mather , David Len    Essays On The Economic Impact Of Disease-Resistant Bean Research In Honduras. Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2003 Srivastava , Lorie    The Effects Of Compliance Uncertainty On Flexible Environmental Performance Standards: Total Maximum Daily Loads In Michigan . Major Professor: Sandra Batie. Wanzala , Maria Namakhoye    An Economic Analysis of the Performance of the Fertilizer Subsector in the Maize Belt of Western Kenya . Major Professor: John Staatz. 2002

Adhikari , Bishwa Bhakta    Factors and Trends of Regional Shifts of Production: Analysis of the U.S. Pork Sector . Major Professor: Laura Cheney.

Arcenas , Agustin    Farmer-led Soil Conservation Initiative in a Developing Country Setting:  The Case of the Claveria Land Care Association in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippines . Major Professor: Allan Schmid. Deaton, Jr. , Brady J.    Hazards And Amenities: Examining The Benefits Of Hazardous Waste Clean-Up And Support For Farmland Preservation . Major Professor: Allan Schmid. Naseem , Anwar    Essays on Mixed Oligopoly and Agricultural R&D . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Phillips , Cynthia A.    Time Series Analysis of Famine Early Warning Systems in Mali . Major Professor: James Oehmke.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2002 Phillips , Jon C.    The Production and Marketing of Differentiated Agricultural Products: Implications for Agribusiness Strategy . Major Professor: Christopher Peterson. 2001

Chaudhury , Nazmul    Efficiency And Productivity Of Nepalese Agriculture . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Maumbe , Blessing Mukabeta    Essays on the Economics of Cotton Production in Zimbabwe: Policy Implications for Technology Adoption, Farmer Health and Market Liberalization . Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2001 Walker , William D.   An Institutional Analysis of Environmental Self-Regulation . Major Professor: Sandra Batie. 2000

Ahmed , Hiba    Three Essays on Water Service: A Case Study of the Residential Sector of Cairo . Major Professor: John Hoehn.

Aldridge , Kimberly M.    Predicting the Path of Grain Prices with Limited Data: A Case Study from Mali . Major Professor: John Staatz.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 2000 Camara , Youssouf    Profitability of Cassava Production Systems in West Africa: A Comparative Analysis (Cote D'Ivoire, Chana and Nigeria) . Major Professor: John Staatz. Fitzpatrick , Ellen T.    The Impact of U.S.-Mexican Economic Integration on National and Subsector Competitiveness . Major Professor: John Staatz. Mole , Paulo Nicua    An Economic Analysis of Smallholder Cashew Development Opportunities and Linkages to Food Security in Mozambique's Northern Province of Nampula . Major Professor: Michael Weber. Yamano , Takashi    Food Aid's Effects on Household Behavior in Rural Ethiopia . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne and John Strauss. Yanggen , David Russell    Sustainable Agriculture and Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. 1999 Asuming-Brempong , Samuel    Implications of Open Trade in West Africa for The Beef Sector: Evidence from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso . Major Professor: John Staatz. Diagana , Bocar Nene    Essays on the Economics of Soil Nutrient Replenishment in Ecologically Fragile Regions of SubSaharan Africa: Evidence From Senegal . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Govereh , Jones    Impacts of Tsetse Control on Migration and Capital Accumulation: Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe . Major Professor: Allan Schmid. Kajisa , Kei    Contract Theory and Its Applications to Groundwater Markets in India . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon. Kambewa , Patrick Sawasawa    Constraints and Opportunities to Expanding Legume Production: An Institutional and Economic Analysis of the Legume Seed Sector in Malawi . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten.

Lai , Jing-Yi    Optimal Post-Harvest Grain Marketing Strategies in a Risky Market Environment . Major Professor: Robert Myers.  Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of 1999

Steffens , Karin M.J.    Birder Preferences for Attributes of Birding Sites: A Binary-Choice Experiment . Major Professor: John Hoehn.

Stepanek , Julia Caley    Lessons from Ethiopia's High-Input Technology Promotion Program: How the Organization of the Fertilizer Subsector Affects Maize Productivity . Major Professor: Thomas Jayne.

Begashaw , Getachew W.    Determinants of Public Service Expenditures in Fast Growing Local Governments of Michigan . Major Professor: Allan Schmid. Blend , Jeffrey Raymond    Consumer Demand For Ecolabeled Apples . Major Professor: Eileen van Ravenswaay. Gebremedhin , Berhanu    The Economics of Soil Conservation in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia . Major Professor: Carl Eicher. Jansen , Heinz J.    Induced Institutional Change in the Trade and Environment Debate: A Computable General Equilibrium Application to NAFTA with Endogenous Regulation Setting . Major Professor: Thomas Reardon.  Outstandi ng Doctoral Dissertation of 1998 Kangasniemi , Jaakko    People and Bananas on Steep Slopes: Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Under Demographic Pressure and Environmental Degradation in Rwanda . Major Professor: John Staatz. Kupfuma , Bernard R.    Economic Efficiency and Returns to Scale of Communal Area Agriculture in Zimbabwe and Implications for Agrarian Reform . Major Professor: Eric Crawford. Lyford , Conrad Power    An Analytical Framework for Industry Strategic Planning and Coordination . Major Professor: Christopher Peterson. Radke , Brian R.    Prepartum Selection of Holstein Heifers to Maximize Profit of Michigan Dairy Producers . Major Professor: James Lloyd. Wessen , Paul David    Institutional Economics of Arabica Coffee Marketing in Cameroon . Major Professor: Allan Schmid. Wysocki , Allen Francis    Determinants of Firm-Level Coordination Strategy in a Changing Agri-Food System . Major Professor: Stephen Harsh. 1997

Ahmad , Mubariq    Ecolabeling of Tropical Timber: Linking Consumer Awareness and Sustainable Forest Utilization . Major Professor: John Hoehn. Chu , Mei-Chin    Designing Production Contracts to Reduce Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution . Major Professor: Sandra Batie.  Outstandi ng Doctoral Dissertation of 1997 Dimithe , Georges    An Economic Analysis of the Competitiveness of Alternative Rice Production Systems: The Case of Bas-fond Rice Production in Mali-Sud . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Khan , Memoona Rauf    Effects of Irrigation on Rice Productivity and Commercial, Educational and Overall Infrastructure on Farm-Household Decisions in Central Punjab, 1992 . Major Professor: Roy Black. Machethe , Charles Lepepeule    Determinants of Credit Constraints on Micro and Small Enterprises in the Northern Province of South Africa . Major Professor: Carl Eicher. Owens , Nicole N.    Farmer Willingness to Pay for Herbicide Safety Characteristics . Major Professor: Scott Swinton. Pietola , Kyösti Sakari    A Generalized Model of Investment With an Application to Finnish Hog Farms . Major Professor: Lindon Robison. Sterns , James Arthur    Decisions About Exporting: The Case of Michigan's Smaller Agribusiness and Food Industry Firms . Major Professor: Christopher Peterson. Strasberg , Paul J.    Smallholder Cash-Cropping, Food Cropping and Security in Northern Mozambique . Major Professor: Michael Weber. 1996

Donovan , Cynthia    Effects of Monetized Food Aid on Local Maize Prices in Mozambique . Major Professor: Michael Weber. Fernandez , Javier    An Economic Analysis of the Sunflower Seed Sector in Spain . Major Professor: John Ferris. Hong , Seong-Gwan    The Effect of Wage and Rent Shocks on Migrations . Major Professor: John Hoehn.

Keyler , Stefan K.    Economics of the Namibian Millet Subsector . Major Professor: Carl Eicher. Makanda , David Wafula    Wheat Policy in Kenya . Major Professor: James Oehmke. Oniki , Shunji    Effects of Output Changes on Factor Demand in Japanese Agriculture: A Flexible Dynamic Cost Function Approach . Major Professor: Robert Myers. Wang , Hong    Farmer Risk Management Behavior and Welfare Under Alternative Portfolios of Risk Instruments . Major Professor: Roy Black.  Outstandi ng Doctoral Dissertation of 1996 Woods , Timothy Alan    Subsector Strategic Coordination Toward Improved Performance: A Framework and an Apple Subsector Case Study . Major Professor: James Shaffer. 1995

Bonnard , Patricia J.    Land Tenure, Land Titling, and the Adoption of Improved Soil Management Practices in Honduras . Major Professor: Lester Manderscheid. Cabal , Miguel    Entry, Exit and Growth of Micro and Small Enterprises in the Dominican Republic 1992-1993 . Major Professor: Michael Weber.

Daniels , Lisa   Entry, Exit, and Growth Among Small-Scale Enterprises in Zimbabwe . Major Professor: Carl Eicher. Martel-Lagos , Pedro V.    A Socio-Economic Study of the Honduran Bean Subsector: Production Characteristics, Adoption of Improved Varieties, and Policy Implications . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Parker , Joan Chamberlin    Patterns of Business Growth: Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya . Major Professor: Harold Riley.

Rubey , Lawrence Michael    Maize Market Reform in Zimbabwe: Linkages Between Consumers Preferences, Small-Scale Enterprise Development and Alternative Marketing Channels . Major Professor: Michael Weber. Rusike , Joseph    An Institutional Analysis of the Maize Seed Industry in Southern Africa . Major Professor: Carl Eicher. Sakurai , Takeshi    Essays on Uncertainty and Sustainability in the Semi-Arid Tropics . Major Professor: Allan Schmid.  Outstandi ng Doctoral Dissertation of 1995 Steffen , Philip N.    The Roles and Limits of the Grain Market in Assuring Household Food Security in Northeastern Mali: Implication for Public Policy Volume II . Major Professor: John Staatz. Whims , John Frederick    An Analysis of Baseline Data to Assess Structural Shifts, Trends and Linkages of Michigan's Production Agriculture Economy During the 1970's and 1980's . Major Professor: Lester Manderscheid. 1994

Barry , Abdoul Wahab    Comparative Advantage, Trade Flows and Prospects for Regional Agricultural Market Integration in West Africa: The Case of Cote D'Ivoire and Mali . Major Professor: John Staatz. Boughton , Duncan Harvey    A Commodity Subsector Approach to the Design of Agricultural Research: The Case of Maize in Mali . Major Professor: Eric Crawford. Dembele , Niama Nango    Economic Analysis of Traders' Response to Cereals Market Reforms in Mali . Major Professor: John Staatz. Diagne , Aliou    Consumer Behavior and Welfare Measurement Under Uncertainty: Theory and Empirical Evidence From Senegal . Major Professor: Eric Crawford and John Strauss.  Outstandi ng Doctoral Dissertation of 1994, AAEA Honorable Mention Ph.D. Dissertation Duncan , John    The Economic Effects of Alternative Institutional Designs for U.S. Crop Insurance . Major Professor: John Hoehn. Hinman , Donald Lee    Cooperatives, Marketing Orders and Balancing Supply and Demand in Three Perennial Crop Commodity Subsectors . Major Professor: Thomas Pierson. Howard , Julie Ann   The Economic Impact of Improved Maize Varieties in Zambia . Major Professor: Eric Crawford. Krieger , Douglas J.    The Economic Value of Environmental Risk Information: Theory and Application to the Michigan Sport Fishery . Major Professor: John Hoehn. Laker-Ojok , Rita    The Edible Oil Subsector in Uganda: Can It Compete? . Major Professor: Eric Crawford. Mekuria , Mulugetta    An Economic Analysis of Smallholder Wheat Production and Technology Adoption in the Southeastern Highlands of Ethiopia . Major Professor: Carl Eicher. Ngwira , Naomi Aretha    The Role of Dimba Land and Small Scale Irrigation in Smallholder Farmers' Food Security in Malawi: An Application of Safety First Chance-Constrained Target MOTAD Mathematical Programming . Major Professor: James Shaffer. Norgaard , Kurt Jay    Impacts of the Subdivision Control Act of 1967 on Land Fragmentation in Michigan's Township . Major Professor: Lynn Harvey. Thomas , Jeffrey Miller    Retail Meat Management Practices: Toward Increased Operating Efficiency and Improved Meat Industry Performance . Major Professor: Thomas Pierson. Wachenheim , Cheryl Joy    The Comparative Advantage of the Michigan Beef Industry's Feedlot Sector . Major Professor: Roy Black.

Wohl , Jennifer Bard   The Effect of Ambiguity on Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Pesticide-Residue Certification on Apples . Major Professor: Eileen van Ravenswaay.  Outstandi ng Doctoral Dissertation of 1994, AAEA Honorable Mention Ph.D. Dissertation 1993

Geis , Laura Marie    The Role of the Banks for Cooperatives in Coordinating Investments in Industry Capacity . Major Professor: James Shaffer. Gwilliam , Kent R .   Farmland Leasing and Contract Choice in Michigan: The Influence of Social Distance . Major Professor: Allan Schmid. Kimenye , Lydia Neema    The Economics of Smallholder Flower and French Bean Production and Marketing in Kenya . Major Professor: Carl Eicher. Maredia , Mywish K.    The Economics of the International Transfer of Wheat Varieties . Major Professor: Carl Eicher.  Outstandi ng Doctoral Dissertation of 1993, AAEA Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Sipula , F. Kapola    Reforms of the Maize Market System in Zambia: Issues of Price and Market Policies, Cooperatives and Interprovincial Transportation . Major Professor: James Shaffer. Sun , Lih-Chyun    Correcting for Self-Selection Bias in Contingent Valuation . Major Professor: John Hoehn. 1992

Abeles-Allison , Lisa Chloie    Structural Change in the Hog/Pork Subsector: Coordinating Roles of Livestock Farmer Cooperatives . Major Professor: James Shaffer. Akgungor , Sedef E.    The Economics of Consumer Response to Health-Risk Information in Food . Major Professor: Eileen van Ravenswaay. Caudill , James    The Valuation of Groundwater Pollution Policies:  The Differential Impacts of Prevention and Remediation . Major Professor: John Hoehn.

Kim , Yong Taek    Endogenous Farm Program Formation. The Case of the U.S. Wheat Program . Major Professor: James Oehmke. Krause , Mark A.    Optimal Adoption Strategies for Conservation Tillage Technology in Michigan . Major Professor: Roy Black. Laki , Sam L.    Policy Analysis of Sudan's Irrigated Sub-Sector: The Case of Gezira Irrigation Scheme . Major Professor: Eric Crawford. Minot , Nicholas W.    Distributional Effects of Currency Devaluation on Households in Rwanda: An Application of Willingness-to-Pay Welfare Measures . Major Professor: Michael Weber.  Outstandi ng Doctoral Dissertation of 1992 Ndoye , Ousseynou    An Economic Analysis of Factors Affecting Millet Production and Transactions in the Peanut Basin of Senegal . Major Professor: Eric Crawford. Siles , Marcelo E.    The Role of Social Capital in Michigan Credit Markets . Major Professor: Lindon Robison. Walker , David Ray    A Method for Estimating the Local Area Economic Damages of Superfund Waste Sites . Major Professor: Allan Schmid. 1991

Choe , Young Chan    The Impacts of U.S. Fiscal Policies on Agriculture . Major Professor: Glenn Johnson.  Outstandi ng Doctoral Dissertation of 1991 Chopak , Charles John    Determinants of Rural Incomes in Communal Areas of Zimbabwe: Household Food Security Implications . Major Professor: Richard Bernsten. Coleman , Jonathan R.    An Econometric Analysis of the World Cotton and Non-Cellulosic Fibers Markets . Major Professor: John Ferris. Saade , Maurice Emile    An Economic Analysis of Fertilizer Allocation and Import Policies in Syria . Major Professor: Stephen Harsh. 1990

Alderfer , Richard Dwayne    Decision Support System Components for Firm Level Risk Management Through Commodity Marketing . Major Professor: Stephen Harsh. de Frahan , Bruno Henry    The Effects of Interactions Between Technology, Institutions and Policy on the Potential Returns to Farming Systems Research in Semi-Arid Northeastern Mali . Major Professor: John Staatz. Erwidodo    Panel Data Analysis on Farm-Level Efficiency, Input Demand and Output Supply of Rice Farming in West Java, Indonesia . Major Professor: Eric Crawford. Goetz , Stephan J.    Market Reform, Food Security, and the Cash Crop-Food Crop Debate in Southeastern Senegal . Major Professor: Michael Weber.  Outstandi ng Doctoral Dissertation of 1990 Lee , Sangmu    Implications of Korean Rice, Beef and Feed Grain Policy Under the Transition from a Developing to a Developed Economy--1967 to 1986 . Major Professor: John Ferris. Yao , Xianbin   Market and Farm Household Level Impacts of Grain Marketing Reforms in China: A Case Study in Xinxiang, Henan Province . Major Professor: Harold Riley.

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Abbett, W.S. (1974). An analysis of actual and preferred patterns of faculty activity in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University.

Anderton, J.F. (1997). Constituting governing boards of land-grant universities.

Apple, J.M. (1952). A proposed plan for the organization and operation of the School of Engineering of Michigan State College.

Asplin, K.H. (1968). A study of factors related to satisfaction among sophomoreengineering students at Michigan State University.

Baldwin, J.J. (1964). A study of student attenders and nonattenders at the University Theatre, Michigan State University, 1963-64.

Baldwin, S.L. (2004). Disposal of edible food by-products generated from research at Michigan agricultural experiment stations.

Beasley, E.M. (2012). The many sides of academic dishonesty sanctions.

Bechard, J.E. (1970). The College of Education at Michigan State University as an organization: a survey of the perceptions of its students, faculty and administrators.

Bellamy, P. (1989). University undergraduate division advisor influence on student curricular choice in the field of agriculture.

Benns, R.E. (1987). Implementation and evaluation of an “Early Warning System” an academic monitoring device for minority sophomore, junior, and senior engineering students.

Bornstein, T. (1978). A follow-up study, comparing graduates’ and supervisors’ ratings of the effectiveness of Michigan State University teacher education programs (1969-1976).

Brandt, R.P. (1970). The relationship of selected preadmission data to graduation, measures of graduate performance, and department profiles of College of Education Master’s students at Michigan State University.

Brown, H.I. (1960). A study of the membership criterion, the basic features, and student appraisals of the Michigan State University Honors College.

Brown, N.A. (1970). Characteristics and influence patterns of students who enroll in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resourcesafter first enrolling in another college.

Burton, Shannon Lynn. (2012). Building the bridge: A phenomenological examination of academic advising's role in campus internationalization.

Cattanach, J. (1972). A survey of student attitudes toward the Michigan State University Residence Hall system.

Chiu, C.-H. (2011). Negotiating linguistic certainty for ESL writers at the Writing Center.

Clarke, C.F. (1948). The relationship of science deficiencies to subsequent academic progress in the School of engineering at Michiganstate college of agriculture and applied science.

Clem, P.N. (1958). A study of the Michigan State University full-time resident student teaching program.

Cole, D.E. (1978). A trend analysis of academic measures of minority matriculants: Michigan State University, College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1974, 1975, and 1976 entering classes.

Cole, G.E. (1967). The objectives of the Justin S. Morrill College as perceived by its members.

Collar, D. (1988). “Hello Posterity”: the life and times of G. Robert Vincent, founder of the National Voice Library.

Colman, James Peter. (1990). The development and validation of a computerized diagnostic test for the prediction of success in the first-year music theory sequence by incoming freshmen at Michigan State University.

Coolidge, H.E. (1970). Impact of sponsored projects on selected academic departments of Michigan State University during 1964-1969.

Cooper, J.C. (1981). Consumer characteristics and post-purchase satisfaction: a comparative study of accounting and hotel and restaurant management majors.

Creaser, O.K. (1972). Opinion survey of selected rural, suburban and urban in-service elementary teachers about their undergraduate teacher education program at Michigan State University.

Cullen, M.R. (1966). The presidency of Jonathan LeMoyne Snyder at Michigan Agricultural College, 1896-1915.

Cullen, N.H. (1942). Written evaluation at Justin Morrill College: implementing an organizational innovation.

Davis, F.W. (1971). The determination of the role of bus transit in the university environment a case study of Michigan State University.

Dimmick, J.B. (1893). Design of a hot water system for Abbot Hall.

Early, W.J. (1963). An evaluation and analysis of the Extern Program in educational administration at Michigan State University.

Edwards, W.B. (1931). A structural analysis of the Michigan state college library building.

Emerson, M.R. (1964). A food production and service portion control program in aMichigan State University residence hall.

Enos, B.R. (1971). An examination of Michigan State University faculty and academic administrators’ opinions regarding undergraduate student involvement in selected academic decision making matters.

Faricy, W.H. (1972). A classification of academic departments at Michigan StateUniversity based on functional characteristics.

Fedore, R.R. (1969). An evaluation of the Report on the “Academic Freedom for Students at Michigan State University.”

Fee, V.C. (1967). A history of the pre-school program in the College of HomeEconomics at Michigan State University.

Fickett, J.H. (2003). A history of the School of Music at Michigan State University.

Fitch, T.C. (1969). Role expectations for intern consultants: views of intern teachers and intern consultants in the Michigan State University Elementary Intern Program.

Form, A.L. (1952). Student attitudes toward counselors and the counseling center at Michigan state college.

Frost, G.J. (1971). The building of an academic community: James Madison College.

Frumkin, J.R. (1983). A study of the development of the structure of faculty participation in university-level governance at Michigan State University.

Gardner, L.D. (2012). Down on the farm: A qualitiative study of sustainable agriculture and food systems education at liberal arts colleges and universities. M.S. Michigan State University.

Gies, T.P. (1931). The effect of training in high school chemistry on accomplishment of first term chemistry at Michigan State College.

Giesman, H.A. (2004). Behind the documentary creating a DVD teaching tool for video production students.

Golseth, A.E. (1974). An assessment of the self-supported, educational-vocational counseling program for nonstudent adults sponsored by the continuing education service and the counseling center of Michigan State University.

Gottschalk, K.J. (2006). Impact of change orders on overall project budget within university projects.

Gould, R.E. (1954). Cost of fringe benefits in a college residence hall food service operation.

Hall, D.W. (1963). Safety management in Michigan State University residence halls.

Harden, D.F. (1969). Selected affective and cognitive characteristics of students in the Lyman Briggs College and the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University.

Hay, R.C. (1951). Development of a soil and water laboratory for an agricultural engineering department.

Hekhuis, L.F. (1967). A comparison of the perceptions of students and faculty atMichigan State University with respect to student participation in university policy formulation.

Helder, W.J. (1971). An evaluation of the preparation of junior high school teachers at Michigan State University.

Heyboer, G.A. (2000). Perceptions about undergraduate programs a study of recent graduates of the College ofAgriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University and their employers.

Hilbert, R.J. (1977). Human anatomy instruction involving a peer assisted learning design and computer tutorial interaction.

Hirotani, M. (1995). International TV co-production between Japan and the United States: A case study of NHK as a Japanese TV station and WKAR as a US TV station. M.A. Michigan State University.

Hoeksema, P.D. (1969). Audio-tutorial biology in Lyman Briggs College at MichiganState University.

Holmes, L.L. (1974). The biographical inventory (BIB) in academic advisement: exploratory use in the school of medical technology at Michigan State University.

Hubbard, V.E. (1959). Labor hours and labor cost for two types of noon hour scheduling in a college residence hall cafeteria.

Hudson, D.J. (2008). Evaluation of switchgrass and big bluestem for use in cool-season grazing systems to improve seasonal forage yield and livestock gains. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Jackson, C.L. (1971). A study of selected student teaching experiences reported by Michigan State University cluster program and conventional program student teachers.

Jaffer, R.A. (2008). Diversity in higher education: Hiring policies and practices to diversify faculty in the College of Agriculture at a midwestern university. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Jardine, M.E. (1965). Selecting and developing audiovisual materials for the equipment unit of a quantity foods course.

Jones, E.A. (1994). Community policing at MSU: community preferences, community satisfaction and police/citizen involvement.

Kaelke, M.E. (1967). A study of the influence of selected orientation programs on the environmental perceptions of community college transfer students attending Michigan State University.

Kafer, L.G. (1966). An analysis of selected characteristics and experiences offreshman students in the Michigan State University Justin Morrill College.

Kashkashian, D. (1988). The influence of institutional structure on financial performance by firms which commercialize university research.

Kim, Hyojeong. (2013). Different approaches to written feedback from a writing center and an ESL lab.

King, H.C. (1962). An analysis of educational-administrative-cultural aspectsof the relationship between the University of the Ryukyus and Michigan State University.

King, W.D. (1980). A multiple output translog cost function estimation of academic labor services.

Koopman, G. (1939). A stress analysis of Louise H. Cambell Hall.

Kovalcik, A.J. (1948). A quantity and cost estimate of the veterans barracks apartments of the Michigan state college.

Kurf, P.J. (2008). Teaching student leadership as a practicum option in a Student Affairs Administration master’s degree program.

LaBaw, N.L. (1960). A study of the acceptance and rejection of the foundationsof physical education course by freshmen men at Michigan State University.

Lang, S.D. (1988). Packaging engineering drafting and design.

Lange, N.Q. (1989). Foreign student satisfaction with housing and academic life at Michigan State University.

Larkins, H.C. (1966). A survey of experiences, activities, and views of the Industrial Security Administration graduates of Michigan State University.

Lawrence, R.E. (1965). The relationship among the factors of counselor-client social class similarity, empathic understanding, and felt similarity.

Lee, I. (1996). How medical students adapt learning strategies to problem-based learning.

Lee, S.-Y. (2005). Improving dietetics and nutritional sciences students’ attitudes towards working with older adults: pedagogicalimplications.

LeTourneau, J. (2012). Institutional change in a higher education environment: Factors in the adoption and sustainability of information technology project management best practices. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Lewis, L.B. (2000). Learning to advise academic advisersand organizational communities of practice.

Lorenz, M.K. (1970). A descriptive study of the backgrounds, attitudes, and values of home economics students at Michigan State University.

Lovgren, Adam. (2012). How can assistance programs create value for entrepreneurs? A grounded theory case study of the Michigan State University Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Lovgren, Adam. (2014). Who seeks assistance and what do they get out of it? An impact evaluation of the MSU Product Center.

Mahony Betterly, J. (1993). The College of Business core curriculum as it relates to first job skill and knowledge needs.

Maletzke, G.C. (2009). Reconciling good intentions: The university-USAID partnership. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Marquardt, H.R. (1961). The role of the resident assistant in the men’s residence halls at Michigan State University.

Mathis, C.C. (2000). Attitudes of Michigan State University students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and those not in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources regarding diversity. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

McFarland, J. (1960). A study of swimming ability and related factors.

McKinnon, R.D. (1976). A study of the expected and experientiallly perceived environment of a residence hall at Michigan State University.

Medendorp, C.L. (1994). MSU outreach program evaluation.

Mentley, M.C. (1971). Some relationships between personality, class selection characteristics and teacher attitude change of secondary teaching methods students, Michigan State University, winter term, 1971.

Midgley, A.M. (2010). Examining the funding request process between public higher education and the state legislature. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Miller, E.R. (2011). Public higher education governing boards: The role of social networks. Ph.D. Michigan State University.

Miralis, Y.C. (2002). Multicultural-world music education and music teacher education at the Big Ten schools identified problems and suggestions.

Moore, H.C. (1970). Reported and projected attendance at hall programs in graduate housing at Michigan State University.

Morse, J.L. (1916). Comparison of mechanical engineering subjects.

Morton, J.L. (1991). The history of the journalism program at Michigan State University.

Murley, D.E. (1992). Un-American activities at Michigan State College John Hannah and the Red Scare 1946-1954.

Murley, D.E. (1993). Un-American activities at Michigan State College: John Hannah and the Red Scare, 1946-1954. M.A. Michigan State University.

Naidu, G.M. (1969). Systems approach to the marketing aspects of higher education.

Nigro, K.A. (1973). An analysis of an appraisal, by graduates, of the specialist and doctoral programs in educational administration at Michigan State University.

Norris, C.A. (1976). An alternative secondary teacher education program at Michigan State University: Preliminary study.

Nwagwu, C.M.-C. (1995). Fiscal decision making in academic departments during resource stringency a case study ofMichigan State University in the R-cubed period (1988-92).

Nye, R.L. (1921). A century of progress in agricultural education.

Nyquist, J.G. (1981). A comparison of the quality of selected multiple-choice item types within medical school examinations.

O’Brien, D.J. (1998). Spatial and temporal comparison of selected cancers in dogs and humans, Michigan, 1964-1994.

Obielodan, J.B. (1996). Evaluating the efficacy of computer courseware designed tosupport concept learning in college-level physiology.

Osteen, J.M. (1979). A follow-up study of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine graduates of Michigan State University, 1913-1976.

Palmer, D.A. (1976). Student perceptions of residence hall environment at Michigan State University.

Park, H. (1984). A study of perceptions of library personnel concerning computer application at the Michigan State University library.

Parrish, S.E. (1975). Comparison of personal values of home economics and human ecology students at Michigan State University, 1968-1975.

Pataniczek, D.A. (1978). A descriptive study of the concerns of first-year teacherswho are graduates of the secondary education pilot programat Michigan State University.

Peart, P.O. (1985). A study of the factors that affect graduate students’ academic progress in the department of Educational Administration at Michigan State University.

Phillips, Benjamin Paul. (2015). All-American activism: Athletic activism, reactionary rhetoric, and reactive changes within the Big Ten Conference as part of the social justice movement.

Pierson, T.J. (1983). A comparison of attitudes toward social and educational experiences of seniors in the college of Natural Science and Lyman Briggs college at Michigan State University.

Pope, D.J. (1966). An analysis of the educational testing program of the School of Police Administration and Public Safety.

Poole, J.E. (1912). Apprentices.

Poulios, S.P. (2005). Academic success in college general chemistry.

Preston, H.A. (1928). The design of a reinforced concrete laboratory building for the department of civil engineering.

Preston, M.R. (1965). A study of work activities for range preparation area personnel in two university residence halls.

Price, J. (2003). Faculty use of service-learning within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University.

Randall, S.A. (1968). A curriculum plan for an advanced textiles course.

Raven, P.E. (1913). Extension work in home economics in normal schools.

Roth, D. (2008). A practical course in documentary theatre.

Roth, H.F. (1979). The effects of variations in mode of visual presentation and sequence of question feedback on achievement in a microanatomy course.

Rykert, W.L. (1985). Michigan State University the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University 1935-1963.

Saboury, S.S. (1988). A study to compare the perceptions of academic advisors concerning student advising at Michigan State University.

Sackey, D.J. (2009). Making a rhetoric of sustainability tracing “local” dimensions in environmental writing.

Savala, L.A. (2003). A profile of learner engagement within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University.

Schweingruber, D.L. (1971). A comparative study of electrical engineering alumni concerning their undergraduate program.

Scontrino, M.P. (1968). A study of the orientation program used by the residence halls at Michigan State University.

Sharma, S.L. (1976). A program evaluation study of osteopathic medical education at Michigan State University using clinical clerkship students.

Shear, T.M. (1964). An evaluation of core curriculum in the College of Home Economics.

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MSU Faculty & Staff (Subject term)

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MSU Extension

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Neurological effects of Fragile X Syndrome, regulation and modulation of neuronal excitability of thalamocortical circuits and interactions between basal ganglia and thalamic circuits.

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Models of Parkinson's disease to study mechanisms of degeneration and therapeutics; neurobiology of aging

Associate Professor, Translational Neuroscience Grand Rapids Campus   616-234-0997   [email protected]

Molecular pathogenic mechanisms of selective neuronal vulnerability in AD

Research Integrity Officer Professor, Physiology East Lansing Campus   517-884-5060   [email protected]

Neurophysiology and neuroplasticity within thalamocortical circuits. Neurophysiological alterations associated with Developmental disorders (fragile X syndrome, Autism), Epilepsy, and Parkinson's Disesase

Assistant Professor, Physiology East Lansing Campus   517-884-5055   [email protected]

Structure and function of neural circuits in the mammalian brain; Basic physiology of neurons and synapses; Physiology of sensory systems; Optogenetics

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Neuroethology, comparative and developmental vertebrate neurobiology

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Neurophysiology and pharmacology of autonomic nerves

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Development and regeneration of the enteric nervous system; Endothelin signaling in neural crest development

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Role of glia in neuroinflammation in the intestine

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Behavioral neuroendocrinology and reproduction

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Neuronal mechanisms of learning and motivation

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Adaptive sensorimotor control in humans.

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Molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases and developing novel therapeutic strategies that target disease mechanisms

Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Human Development East Lansing Campus   517-884-1876   [email protected]

Genetic and environmental influences on infant brain development, sexual differentiation of human brain, microbiome-gut-brain axis, neuroimaging

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Neurobiology of Chronic Pain

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Central regulation of feeding and other motivated behaviors

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Neural and hormonal control of peripartum anxiety disorders and postpartum maternal care

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Auditory perception, attention, and cognition, timing and rhythm, relationship between music and language processing, computational modeling, and neuroimaging

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Neural processing of social information, social media use, decision making, social influence.

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Neural engineering and brain-computer interface (BCI)

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Neuroimaging of dynamic media messages; Social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience; Message processing and audience response to messages

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Neuronal intracellular signaling in neuroplasticity, brain function, and neurological disorders

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The role of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) candidate genes in neuronal development

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