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   1997-1996 Seminars
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    1997
  • Harry H. Kelejian, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, and Dennis Robinson, Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, VA, "Returns to Investment in Navigation Infrastructure," October 31, 1997.
  • Zoltan Acs, Chief Economic Advisor, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, DC, "Regional and Global Systems of Innovation," October 17, 1997.
  • Carla Dickstein, Senior Development Officer, Research and Policy Development, Coastal Enterprises, Inc., Maine, "The Challenge of Sustainable Development in Practice: The Coastal Enterprises, Inc. Experience," September 19, 1997.
  • Esther Wangari, Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, Towson University, "The Effects of Kenyan Land Reform on Female-Headed Households," September 12, 1997.
  • Bill Bishop, Columnist and Associate Editor, Lexington Herald Leader, "Reflections and Conclusions about Appalachian Development," April 25, 1997.
  • Sally Maggard and F. Carson Mencken, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University, Workshop: "The Informal Economy in West Virginia: Recent Evidence from the West Virginia Social Indicator Survey," April 11, 1997.
  • Munroe Eagles, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, and Research Scientist, NCGIA, SUNY, Buffalo, "The Political Ecology of Local Party Organization: The Case of Canada," April 4, 1997.
  • George Penick, President, Foundation for the Mid South, "Harnessing Private Wealth for the Common Good: The Story of the Foundation for the Mid South," March 21, 1997.
  • Lionel J. (Bo) Beaulieu, Professor of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, and Director of the Florida Inter-University Center for Child, Family, and Community Studies, University of Florida, "Building Human Capital to Sustain Communities: The Ingredients of School Success," February 28, 1997.
  • David Rasmussen, Professor of Economics, and Director of the Policy Sciences Center, Florida State University, "Crime and Regional Development Policy," February 21, 1997.
  • Cornelia B. Flora, Professor of Sociology, and Director of North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Iowa State University, "Cooperation in the New Economy: How Social Capital Creates Wealth," January 24, 1997.
    1996
  • Cynthia Rogers and Stephen Ellis, Research Assistant Professor, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University; Visiting Scholar, Rutgers University, Workshop: "Local Economic Development as a Game," November 22, 1996.
  • Raymond Florax, Guest Speaker, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; Panelists: Luc Anselin, Research Professor, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University; Attila Varga, Research Assistant, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University, Workshop: "Role of Universities in the Regional Economy," November 13, 1996.
  • Lisa Kelly, Assistant Professor of Law, West Virginia University, "Race and Place: Defining Community in the Post-Shaw Era," November 8, 1996.
  • Kenneth C. Martis, Professor of Geography, West Virginia University, "Districts, Parties, and Voting: The Geography Behind the 1996 Elections," November 1, 1996.
  • Robert Walker, Associate Professor of Geography, Florida State University, "Ecosystem Change and the Regional Economy: The Case of Human Encroachment into South Florida," October 25, 1996.
  • Beth Barnett and Gregory Elmes, Assistant Professor of Community Medicine; Professor of Geography, West Virginia University, Workshop: "Defining Regions for Epidemiologic Studies of Uneven Development and Cardiovascular Disease," October 18, 1996.
  • Roger Lohmann, Professor of Social Work, West Virginia University, Workshop: "Aging and Civil Society," October 11, 1996.
  • Gary Hunt, Libra Professor in Regional Economics, University of Maine, "Are Native Workers Harmed by Immigration? Regional Labor Market Adjustment in the U.S." October 4, 1996.
  • Paul Knox, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Urban Affairs, Director, Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, "The New Urbanism: A Geographical Perspective" September 13, 1996.
  • Amy K. Glasmeier, Professor and Head, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, "How Do Firms Learn? Increasing Competitiveness and the Role of Internal and External Environments," April 26, 1996.
  • Ann R. Tickamyer, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, "Public Policy and Private Lives: Social and Spatial Dimensions of Women's Poverty and Welfare Policy in Rural Appalachia," April 19, 1996.
  • Lawrence A. Brown, President, North American Regional Science Council, President Elect, Association of American Geographers, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, Ohio State University, "Recent Economic Change and Migration in the Ohio River Valley," March 22, 1996.
  • Timothy J. Bartik, Senior Economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, "Guiding Principles for Effective Strategies for Local Economic Development," March 15, 1996.
  • V. Kerry Smith, Director of the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics, Duke University, "The Role of Regional Relevance in Environmental Economics," February 16, 1996.