{"id":708,"date":"2025-07-08T17:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/?page_id=708"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:56:23","slug":"population","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/rigs\/population\/","title":{"rendered":"Population"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-708\" data-postid=\"708\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-708 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_tlyn991 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_eair992 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_d985344 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Population Research and Interest Group            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Demographic change, social dynamics, and rural communities            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_h92w407 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ezkq378 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_6fqi378 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_i0gr447   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"497\">What We\u2019re About<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"919\">The Population Research Interest Group brings together scholars whose research focuses on population dynamics and their social, economic, and environmental consequences in rural and urban contexts. This includes the study of migration, fertility, mortality, aging, racial and ethnic composition, and spatial population distribution.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"1257\">The group emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and methodological diversity in demographic research, with the goal of understanding how population processes shape and are shaped by social structures, institutions, and public policy. Our work contributes to informed decision-making at local, regional, national, and global levels.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jmlk529 tb_gs591685 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8y0r70   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Annual Dues:<\/h3>\n<h4>Regular Members &#8211; $10<br>Student Members &#8211; $0<\/h4>\n<h4>Get Involved:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Attend our sessions and networking events at the RSS Annual Meeting<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Participate in planning discussions or propose new activities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Contact our leadership team to get connected<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_bwuw860 buttons-horizontal solid   rounded tb_gs125683\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"\/membership\/account\/profile?registration=%2Fmembership-purchase%2F\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx tb_default_color\" >\n                                    <em><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-hands-helping\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-hands-helping\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>                                        Join our RIG                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_iuhv963 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_30ky963 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qgxj935   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>What We Do and How to Get Involved<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1424\">The Population RIG supports research and engagement that address population trends and their impacts on communities. We:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1900\">\n<li data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1625\">\n<p data-start=\"1428\" data-end=\"1625\">Organize sessions at the RSS Annual Meeting related to key demographic topics, such as rural depopulation, immigration, family change, health disparities, and population-environment interactions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1719\">\n<p data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1719\">Encourage networking, mentorship, and collaboration across disciplines and career stages.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1809\">\n<p data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"1809\">Promote the use of demographic data and analysis to inform rural policy and planning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1900\">\n<p data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"1900\">Welcome new members with interests in population studies, demography, and social change.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2134\">To get involved, join the RIG through 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 <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-w54l146-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-w54l146-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Samuel Mindes, Chair<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-w54l146-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-w54l146-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_inqj146\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_l9n2146 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yxu3146   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249074537 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249074537 BCX0\">Iowa State University<br><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW155168966 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155168966 BCX0\">smindes@iastate.edu<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW155168966 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio: <\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW86995104 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86995104 BCX0\">Dr. Sam Mindes is an Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology at Iowa State University, specializing in rural communities, development (local 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His research and teaching support sustainable development and community resilience across rural America.<\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_lhhi166\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_msgs166 image-center circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ayse-Akyildiz-683x1024-125x125.jpeg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1668\" title=\"Ayse Akyildiz\" alt=\"Ayse Akyildiz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ayse-Akyildiz-683x1024-125x125.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ayse-Akyildiz-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_3vkx166 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-3vkx166-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-3vkx166-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Ayse Akyildiz, Co-Chair<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-3vkx166-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-3vkx166-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_37yw166\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_e14d166 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6c1r166   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW186989736 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW186989736 BCX0\">The Pennsylvania State University<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW186989736 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<br><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76116705 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76116705 BCX0\">aqa6158@psu.edu<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW76116705 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio<\/strong>: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW213502013 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213502013 BCX0\">Ayse Akyildiz is a PhD student in Rural Sociology and Demography at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW213502013 BCX0\">the Pennsylvania<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213502013 BCX0\"> State University. Ayse\u2019s research focuses on the ways environmental changes impact food security and migration, particularly in the rural and Indigenous communities of the U.S. and Canadian Arctic.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW213502013 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_8u8f28 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_hxnz28 image-center circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Edith-125x125.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-3522\" title=\"Edith\" alt=\"Edith\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_t50f28 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-t50f28-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-t50f28-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-angle-up\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-angle-up\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Edith-Marie Green, Co-Chair<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-t50f28-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-t50f28-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_qdna28\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_qrog28 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7fn928   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span class=\"EOP SCXW186989736 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">University of Wisconsin-Madison<br><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW89711519 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW89711519 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89711519 BCX0\">emgreen3@wisc.edu<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW89711519 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio<\/strong>: <span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW152396030 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW152396030 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152396030 BCX0\">Edith-Marie Green is a PhD student in the Population Health program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is a National Institutes on Aging Graduate Trainee through the Center for Demography of Health and Aging. Her background is in international studies, and she is also a member of the Rural Population Research Network.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP TrackedChange SCXW152396030 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_dcuh285 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_tejg285 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_s7ms285   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 data-start=\"474\" 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datetime=\"2025-11-21T16:50:24+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">November<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">21<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-11-21T16:59:55+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_dp34285 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tRSS Member Matt Brooks (Florida State) was quoted in a recent National Public Radio piece on the impact of the current administration on population flows and migration trends. \ud83d\udd17 Read More    <\/div><!-- .tb_text_wrap -->\n\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Content module -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-4785\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-4785 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href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/past-president-john-green-wins\/\">\n\t\tRSS Past-President John Green Wins Rural Renewal Research Prize\t\t<\/a>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Title module -->\n<!-- Post Meta module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-meta tb_ri1z285 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta tbp_post_meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tbp_post_meta_item tbp_post_meta_date\"><time content=\"2025-11-12T17:32:59+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-12T17:32:59+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">November<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">12<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-11-12T17:43:40+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_dp34285 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tThe Rural Renewal Research Prize is an award given to a global leader in rural renewal research, education, and engagement by the Oklahoma State University Rural Renewal Initiative. The prize honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the renewal of rural communities and is awarded at the annual Rural Renewal Symposium, which was held [&hellip;]    <\/div><!-- .tb_text_wrap -->\n\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Content module -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-4718\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-4718 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_announcements-member-in-the-news news_announcements-natural-resources news_announcements-population has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"tbp_advanced_archive_wrap\">\n\t                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_xpld285 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column tb_btz7285 first\">\n                    <!-- Post Title module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-title tb_ltay285 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tbp_title\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/your-neighbors-are-new-every-week\/\">\n\t\t\u201cYour neighbors are new every week\u201d: short-term rentals, housing, and community wellbeing in high-amenity rural places\t\t<\/a>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Title module -->\n<!-- Post Meta module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-meta tb_ri1z285 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta tbp_post_meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tbp_post_meta_item tbp_post_meta_date\"><time content=\"2025-10-28T14:47:59+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-28T14:47:59+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">October<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">28<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-11-20T19:54:50+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_dp34285 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tRSS members Alex Theophilus and Jessica Ulrich-Schad of Utah State University recently published research on the perceived impacts of short-term rentals in high amenity rural communities.\ud83d\udd17 Read More    <\/div><!-- .tb_text_wrap -->\n\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Content module -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-4655\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-4655 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry news_announcements-applied-and-extension-news news_announcements-community-health-and-family news_announcements-member-in-the-news news_announcements-natural-resources news_announcements-population news_announcements-rural-policy news_announcements-rural-poverty news_announcements-rural-race-and-ethnicity news_announcements-rural-studies news_announcements-sociology-of-agriculture-food-safrig news_announcements-the-elders news_announcements-youth-education-and-rural-vitality has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"tbp_advanced_archive_wrap\">\n\t                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_xpld285 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column tb_btz7285 first\">\n                    <!-- Post Title module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-title tb_ltay285 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tbp_title\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/the-case-for-rural-america-a-new-book-in-the-rural-studies-series\/\">\n\t\tMueller publishes The Case for Rural America in Rural Studies Series\t\t<\/a>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Title module -->\n<!-- Post Meta module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-meta tb_ri1z285 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta tbp_post_meta\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tbp_post_meta_item tbp_post_meta_date\"><time content=\"2025-10-13T16:45:22+00:00\" class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-10-13T16:45:22+00:00\">\n\t<span class=\"tbp_post_month\">October<\/span> <span class=\"tbp_post_day\">13<\/span>, <span class=\"tbp_post_year\">2025<\/span>\t\t\t<meta content=\"2025-11-21T18:10:12+00:00\">\n\t<\/time>\n<\/span><!-- .tbp_post_meta_item -->\t<\/div><!-- .tbp_post_meta -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/Post Meta module -->\n<!-- Post Content module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post-content tb_dp34285 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\n    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\tJ. Tom Mueller argues that policymakers, politicians, and academics rarely make a clear case for why rural America matters and is worth saving in the first place. In this provocative book, Mueller meets these issues head-on by presenting a critique of conventional economic development efforts while also articulating why rural America is worthy of preservation. 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href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/ruso.12578\">Searching for Higher Ground: Watershed Migration and Cultural Curation in the Fallout of Disast<\/a>er<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsfjournal.org\/content\/rsfjss\/11\/2\/88.full.pdf\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149614004 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149614004 BCX0\">Depopulation, Deaths, Diversity, and Deprivation: The 4Ds of Rural Population Change<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ageconsearch.umn.edu\/record\/358581?v=pdf\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW148586586 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW148586586 BCX0\">Pathways to Prosperity: Moving Beyond Growth to Evaluate Change in Community Well-Being<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163026429 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163026429 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/red.library.usd.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1465&amp;context=sdlrev\">Understanding Rural Legal Deserts to Inform Public Policy: Identifying and Describing Lawyer Gaps in Non-Metropolitan Counties<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00380253.2024.2413120\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63539780 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63539780 BCX0\">The Local Welfare State and Differences in Racialized Poverty<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2673-5768\/6\/2\/58\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW11292444 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW11292444 BCX0\">Confronting Colonial Narratives: How Destination Museum Exhibits Can Sustainably Engage with Social Justices Issues<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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South<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-031-87101-6\">International Handbook of the Demography of Poverty and Inequality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/ruso.12473\">Population Redistribution Trends in Nonmetropolitan America, 2010 to 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/23780231221149896\">Urbanization and the Paradox of Rural Population Decline: Racial and Regional Variation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/00027162211039504\">Opportunity and Place: Latino Children and America&#8217;s Future<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_i8sn81 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box 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