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David J. Peters |
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Teaching Activities I currently teach the quantitative methods courses in the department, including Soc512 (Advanced Multivariate Statistics) and Soc613 (Structural and Latent Variable Models). In general, my teaching interests are in research methods, statistical analysis, and spatial analysis. Additionally, I teach in the distance community development graduate program through Great Plains IDEA, where I teach CDev513X (Economic Development Strategies). Research Activities My research areas focus on poverty and rural development. My work on poverty and inequality looks at how the shift from an industrial to post-industrial economy impacts economic well-being across space. Additionally, my work examines how person-based and place-based characteristics interact with a labor market to determine the chances of a person being poor. My work on rural development looks at why certain communities are better at using their resource endowments (such as natural, economic, and social factors) to promote economic development than other similar communities. I also conduct research on the social and economic impacts of ethanol production in the Midwest. Extension Activities I provide applied research products and services in the area of rural economic and community development. Specifically, this includes: economic base analysis, targeted economic development services, industry cluster analysis, workforce and skill-gap analyses, economic and fiscal impact analyses, demographic analyses, and training in regional economics topics. Education and Experience Ph.D. awarded by the University of Missouri - Columbia in 2006, with the dissertation Understanding Rural Poverty Clusters: The Intersection of Agriculture, Economic Structure and Locality Under Postindustrialism. M.S. awarded by the University of Missouri - Columbia; and B.S. awarded cum laude from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Studied urban and regional affairs at the University of Oslo in Norway. Prior to joining the Iowa State faculty in 2008, I was an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2006-2008 where my focus was on rural development and bioeconomy issues. I also have extensive experience in applied research, having worked for six years with the research division of the Missouri Department of Economic Development providing support to economic and workforce development officials. Prior to this, I worked for three years as a research analyst for the Rural Policy Research Institute and the Community Policy Analysis Center at the University of Missouri - Columbia.
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