Dr. Lobao is Professor of Rural Sociology, and fosues on state and market changes and their impacts. She is concerned with changes in industry and agriculture, and government changes, such as devolution, and how these impact communities, households, and individuals. Dr. Lobao's research addresses spatial inequality, gender and social change, community and regional development.
Dr. Partridge is the C. William Swank Chair of Rural-Urban Policy at The Ohio State University and a Professor in the Agricultural, Environment, and Development Economics Department. He is also an economic consultant at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Faculty Research Affiliate, City-Region Studies Centre, University of Alberta; Adjunct Professor, Jinan University, Guangzhou China and Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila, Italy; and Affiliate for the Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto. Dr. Partridge’s current research interests include investigating rural-urban interdependence, why regions grow at different rates, and spatial differences in income equality and poverty. He is a Fellow of the Regional Science Association International and winner of the prestigious Boyce Award from the North American Regional Science Council, for which he also served as NARSC Chair.
