Dependra Bhatta, Ph. D.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

(* denotes the first author)

Bhatta, D., Sizer, M. A., and Acharya, B. 2023. Association Between Telehealth and Missed Appointments Among Patients Experiencing Behavioral Health Challenges. JAMA Network Open, 6(7). https://doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.24252
Acharya, B., Bhatta, D., and Dhakal, C. 2022. The risk of eviction and the mental health outcomes among the

US adults. Preventive Medicine Reports, 101981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101981

Sizer, M. A., Bhatta, D.* , Acharya, B., and Paudel, K. P. 2022. Determinants of Telehealth Service Use among Mental Health Patients: A Case of Rural Louisiana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, (11): 6930. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116930
Bhatta, D., Paudel, K.P., and Liu. K. 2022. Factors influencing water conservation practices adoptions by Nepali farmers. Environment, Development and Sustainability: 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02510-4
Bhatta, D., Paudel, K. P., and Li. B. 2021. Potential economic impacts of crop mix and groundwater conservation in the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer (MRAA), Louisiana. Natural Resource Modeling. http://doi.org/10.1111/nrm.12330
Aboueshagh. V. H., Tsai, F., Bhatta. D, and Paudel, K. P. 2021. Irrigation-Intensive groundwater modeling of complex aquifer systems through integration of big geological data. Frontiers in Water 3: 29. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2021.623476
Paudel, S., Kandel, P. , Bhatta, D., Pandit, V., Felton, G. W., and Rajotte, E. G. 2021. Insect herbivore populations and plant damage increase at higher elevations. Insects 12: 1129. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121129
Bhatta, D., Henderson, G., and Gautam, B. K. 2016. Toxicity and nonrepellency of spinosad and spinetoram on Formosan subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 109: 1341-1349. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow079
Bhatta, D., and Henderson, G. 2016. Horizontal transfer of spinosad in Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 109: 1813-1818. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow094
Wang, C., Henderson, G., Gautam, B. K., Chen, J., and Bhatta. D. 2015. Behavioral polymorphism of worker and soldier Coptotermes formosanus during panic escape. Insect Science 23: 305-312. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12206

Conference Papers

Sizer, M. A., and Bhatta, D. Wellness Incentive Program: Impact of Monetary Incentives on No-shows in Rural Louisiana. Southern Legislative Conference, Charleston, South Carolina. Jul. 8-12, 2023.
Bhatta, D. and K. Paudel. Impacts of volumetric control and well depth restriction in groundwater management. Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. Nov. 21-23, 2020.
Bhatta, D. and K. Paudel. Impacts of conservation policy and water saving technology in irrigation energy cost in the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer (MRAA). Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Kansas City, Missouri. July 26-28, 2020.
Bhatta, D. and K. Paudel. Impacts of groundwater extraction policy instruments under certain and uncertain thresholds. Annual Meeting and Conference, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Louisville, Kentucky. Feb. 1-4, 2020.
Bhatta, D. and K. Paudel. Factors affecting groundwater use in coastal Louisiana agriculture. 6th National Forum on Socioeconomic Research in Coastal Systems. Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy, New Orleans, Louisiana. May 19 - 21, 2019.
Bhatta, D., K. Paudel, and F. Tsai. Groundwater use in the agricultural sector in Louisiana, 2004-2017. 13th Annual Louisiana Groundwater, Surface Water, and Water Resources Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Apr. 15-16, 2019.
Bhatta, D., K. Paudel, and F. Tsai. Groundwater extraction and allocation when there are stock externalities. 12th Annual Louisiana Groundwater, Surface Water, and Water Resources Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mar. 27-28, 2018.
Bhatta, D., K. Paudel, R. Dhakal, and K. Liu. Intensity of water conservation technology adoptions in Nepal. Annual Meeting and Conference, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Jacksonville, Florida. Feb. 2-6, 2018.
Aboueshagh, H. V., F. Tsai, D. Bhatta, and K. Paudel. Toward developing more realistic groundwater models using big data. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2017.
Paudel, K., H. Niu, D. Bhatta, and F. Tsai. Evolution of irrigated crop areas and water use in Louisiana 2004‐2016. 11th Annual Louisiana Groundwater, Surface Water, and Water Resources Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Apr. 11-12, 2017.
Paudel, K., H. Niu, D. Bhatta, and F. Tsai. Using GIS to calculate crop area and water use in Louisiana 2004-2016. 2017 Southern Central Arc User Group and Louisiana Remote Sensing/GIS Conference. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mar. 27-31, 2017.
Gautam, T. and D. Bhatta. Determinants of irrigation technology adoption and crop productivity in the Nepalese agriculture sector. Annual Meeting and Conference, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Mobile Alabama. Feb. 5-7, 2017.

Posters

Kagoya, S., Bhatta, D., and Paudel, K. Adoption Intensity of Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies in Uganda: a semiparametric analysis. Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Atlanta, Georgia. July 21-23, 2019.
Bhatta, D. and Paudel, K. Multidimensional measurement of poverty in Uganda. Annual Meeting and Conference, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Birmingham, Alabama. Feb. 2-6, 2019.
Karakullukcu, R., Bhatta, D., Tsai, F., and Paudel, K. The construction of the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer, Northeast Louisiana. 11th Annual Louisiana Groundwater, Surface Water, and Water Resources Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Apr. 11-12, 2017.
Karakullukcu, R., Bhatta, D., Tsai, F., Paudel, K., and Kao, S. C.. Development of a Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer groundwater Model. American Geophysical Union, fall meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. Dec. 12, 2017.

Reports

Bhatta. D. 2020. Annual Service Report for the Fiscal Year 2020. Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA). https://nedeltahsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Annual-Service-Report-FY2020_revised-1.pdf
Bhatta. D. 2021. Annual Service Report for the Fiscal Year 2021. Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA). https://nedeltahsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/FY20-21-Annual-Report.pdf
Sizer. M. A., and Bhatta. D. 2022. Mental Health and Food Insecurity Concerns in Northeast Louisiana. Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA). https://nedeltahsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/NEDHSA-Mental-Health-and-Food-Insecurity-Assessment-2.pdf
Sizer. M. A., and Bhatta. D. 2022. Health Insurance, Demographics, and Clinic Activities. Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA). https://nedeltahsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Northeast-Delta-HSA-Insurance-Report.pdf
Sizer. M. A., and Bhatta. D. 2022. Rise Above Stigma. Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA). https://nedeltahsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FINAL-Rise-Above-Stigma-Report-b-1.pdf
Sizer. M. A., and Bhatta. D. 2022. Annual Service Report for Fiscal Year 2022. Northeast Delta Human Services Authority (NEDHSA). https://nedeltahsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FINAL-FY22-Annual-Service-Report-1.pdf

Other Publications

Thesis

Bhatta. D. 2015. Effects of spinosad on Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). M. S. thesis, Louisiana State University, Louisiana.

Dissertation

Bhatta. D. 2020. Sustainable management of groundwater in Louisiana. Ph. D. dissertation, Louisiana State University, Louisiana.

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