Economist
RICHARD T. MELSTROM
STUDENT PROJECTS
Working with students is an intentional part of my scholarship. In the last eight years, I have mentored 17 undergraduate students through formal independent research projects and supervised 5 masters projects. Before working at Loyola, I also was major advisor for two PhD students at Oklahoma State University. Many of the research projects that I supervise lead to peer-reviewed publications. Below is a list of the projects I have worked on with undergraduate and graduate students. Hover over the project title to see if a link to a paper is available.
UNDERGRADUATE
Name
Project title
Gregory Boudreaux
Willingness to pay for stormwater management infrastructure in Chicago
Leah Vasarhelyi
Kiera Grady
Climate change and California wine production
Christopher Hummel
Stock dynamics in the Lake Superior commercial fishery
Kevin Carroll
Drivers of day visits to Michigan state parks and campgrounds
Gabriella Rodriguez
Urban agriculture’s effect on crime: Evidence from Chicago
Megh Soni
Factors affecting the solar capacity of different regions across India
Matthew Kaefer
How diverse are preferences for urban fisheries? Evidence from a choice experiment
Who is multimodal? A spatial and demographic analysis of commuting in Chicago
Maris Yurdana
Effect of brownfield site cleanup on crime in Chicago
Kevin White
Brownfield cleanups and gentrification in Chicago
Luke Schmidt
The effect of climate change on weather-induced property damage and insurance costs
Jillian Hyink
Demand for farm-raised fish in the Great Lakes: What does consumer research tell us?
Residential location and changing water amenity values: Evidence from the Great Lakes
Cassidy Redding
Racial inequality in Chicago: Income and education
Valuing water remediation actions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Camille Braswell
Effects of regulations and pricing on participation in recreational fishing
Robin Wilkinson
Economic benefits of water quality improvements in the Milwaukee River
Joanna Szeremeta
Are water quality regulations fair to fish farmers? Evidence from a stated preference experiment
Marceline Azem
Does the public support regulating agriculture to protect water quality?
Nicolina Piccolo
The economic value of deer hunting in Indiana
GRADUATE
Name
Publication
Susan Brand
Estimating non-market value for the Grand River watershed
Emma Donnelly
The economic benefits of remediating water quality in the Waukegan Harbor Area of Concern