“The relationship between food deserts and fresh vegetable consumption in North Carolina” Applied  Economics Perspective and Policy

“Could local vegetable production help in alleviating food deserts: comparison of land use in the  vicinity of three NC food deserts” Economics Geography 

“Fallow land in North Carolina: GIS-based analysis” Agricultural Systems

“Agent-based modeling to simulate factors that contribute to  the unsustainable food consumption” Applied  Economics Perspective and Policy

“Integrating production and consumption models through agent-based modeling” Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

“Comprehensive Understanding of the factors affecting Food Deserts: A Review”

“Enhancing student research skills in the senior-year economics capstone course” Applied Economics Teaching Resources

Mulrooney, T.J., Liang, C.L., Kurkalova, L.A., McGinn, C., & Okoli, C. (2023). Quantitatively defining and mapping rural: A case study of North Carolina. Journal of Rural Studies, 97, 47-56, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.11.011 

Gebrehiwot AA, L Hashemi-Beni, LA Kurkalova, CL Liang, MK Jha. Agent-based modeling to simulate factors that contribute to the unsustainable food consumption. Sustainability (to be submitted, April 2023)

Mulrooney, T., Mulrooney, E., McGinn, C. 2022. Exploring rural food insecurity in North Carolina: Debunking an urban myth. Sociation - Journal of the North Carolina Sociological Association, 20(2), 40-50.

Gebrehiwot AA, L Hashemi-Beni, LA Kurkalova, CL Liang, MK Jha. Using ABM to study the potential of land use change for mitigation of food deserts. Sustainability 2022, 14, 9715. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159715

Liang CL, S Mooney, L Kurkalova, K Roper, L Hashemi Beni. 2021. Best practices and lessons learned in grant writing for ag/applied economists to engage in interdisciplinary studies. Applied Economics Teaching Resources Available at: https://www.aaea.org/UserFiles/file/AETR_2021_001RRProoffinal_v1.pdf

Mulrooney T, R Foster, MK Jha, L Hashemi Beni, L Kurkalova, CL Liang, H Miao, G Monty. 2021. Using geospatial networking tools to optimize source locations as applied to the study of food availability: a study in Guilford County, North Carolina. Applied Geography. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102415

Liang CL, L Kurkalova, L Hashemi Beni, T Mulrooney, MK Jha, G Monty, H. Miao. 2021. Introducing an innovative design to examine human-environment dynamics of food deserts responding to COVID-19. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. http://doi.org.10.5304/iafsed.2021.102.037

Mulrooney, T., and T Wooten. 2021. Digital high-scale food security analysis: challenges, considerations and opportunities. Communications in Computer and Information Systems 1411: 1 – 27.  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76374-9_9

Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen), Liang, Zoë T. Plakias (2022) Interdisciplinary system and network perspectives in food and agricultural economics. In: Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Elsevier Publisher, 2022, ISSN 1574-0072, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.hesagr.2022.03.002.

Dhamankar, S.S., L. Hashemi-Beni, L.A. Kurkalova, C.-L. Liang, T. Mulrooney, M. Jha, G. Monty, and H. Miao. 2020. Study of active farmland use to support agent-based modeling of food deserts. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLIV-M-2-2020, 9–13, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIV-M-2-2020-9-2020

Miao, H., L. Hashemi-Beni, T. Mulrooney, L.A. Kurkalova, C.-L. Liang, M. Jha, and G. Monty. 2020. Spatial differences in fresh vegetable spending: A case study in Guilford County, North Carolina.  The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLIV-M-2-2020, 73–77, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIV-M-2-2020-73-2020

Miao H, CL Liang, MK Jha, L Hashemi Beni, L Kurkalova, T Mulrooney, G Monty. 2020. The impact of the food environment on fresh vegetable consumption in North Carolina. AAEA Annual Meeting, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. July 26-28, 2020, Kansas City, Missouri (Virtual). https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/304527/

Mulrooney T, T Wooten. 2020. A Public Participatory Approach toward the Development of a Comprehensive Geospatial Database in Support of High-scale Food Security Analysis. 6th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management (GISTAM). May 7-9, 2020 (Virtual). https://www.scitepress.org/Link.aspx?doi=10.5220/0008863900210032

Mulrooney, Timothy.  2023.  Revisiting Food Deserts in North Carolina, USA, Using a Cloud-Based Real-Time Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Tool.  GIS-TAM (Theory Applications and Management) Conference.  Prague, April 25 – 27.  

Gebrehiwot A, L Hashemi-Beni, CL Liang, LA Kurkalova, MK Jha. Linking Human and Natural Systems to Understand Food Deserts Using Agent-Based Model and Geospatial Technology. Paper presented at the 2023 American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Annual conference at Geo Week, February 13-15, 2023, Denver, Colorado. 

Bhandari S, MK Jha, A Gebrehiwot, L Hashemi-Beni, LA Kurkalova, CL Liang, T Mulrooney. (2022, Dec.). Land Suitability Analysis for Crop Production Using Geospatial Technology: A Case Study in the Guilford County, North Carolina. Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Conference. Chicago, IL, December 12-16, 2022. 

Gebrehiwot A, L Hashemi-Beni, LA Kurkalova, CL Liang, MK Jha, T Mulrooney. (2022, Dec.). Linking production with consumption to assess food deserts using agent-based modeling and geospatial analysis. Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Conference. Chicago, IL, December 12-16, 2022. 

Gebrehiwot, A., Beni, L. H., Kurkalova, L. A., Liang, C. L., Jha, M. K. (2022, February). “Geospatial-based Land-Use Transition Modeling”. In ASPRS Annual Meeting 2022.

Gutierrez, Isabel.  2022.  Utilizing GIS Networking Tools to Measure Access to Seafood Restaurants in the Research Triangle Region, North Carolina. GIS-Transportation Conference. April 19 – 22.  1st place, Student Paper Competition. 

Okoli, Chima.  2022.  Defining and Mapping Rural: Comparisons of Political, Demographic, Economic and Health Phenomena using varying definitions of Rural in North Carolina.  North Carolina Geographical Society Annual Meeting.  Greensboro, NC, March 18th. 

Gutierrez. Isabel.  2022.  Using Travel-Time Algorithms to Measure Seafood Accessibility in the Research Triangle Region, North Carolina.  Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.  Washington D.C., January 12th.  

Gebrehiwot, A., Beni, L. H., Kurkalova, L. A., Liang, C. L., Jha, M. K., Mulrooney, T. J. & Dhamankar, S. (2021, December). “Agent Based Modeling of Land Use and Land Cover Changes to Assess Community Food Desert Using Geospatial Technology”. In AGU Fall Meeting 2021.

Dhamankar, S., Beni, L. H., Kurkalova, L. A., Jha, M. K., Liang, C. L., Mulrooney, T. J. & Gebrehiwot, A. (2021, December). Geospatial Data Analysis to Understand Food Security. In AGU Fall Meeting 2021.

Kurkalova, L.A., and L. Hashemi Beni, “Vegetable production: land use perspective”. AAEA annual meeting, Austin, TX, 07/2021

Dhamankar, S., L. Hashemi Beni, L.A. Kurkalova, A. Gebrehiwot, “Dynamicity of Factors Driving Food Deserts using Agent-Based Modeling.” ASPRS 2021 Annual Conference, March 29 to April 2, 2021.

Dhamankar, S., L. Hashemi Beni, “Spatial Dynamicity in Farmland use Affecting Food Insecurity”. NC A&T’s College of Science and Technology Poster presentation. April 26, 2021.

Holden, N., and L.A. Kurkalova (faculty advisor), “The effects of family type, education and race on food expenditures in North Carolina”, Undergraduate Research Symposium, NCA&T, poster presentation, April 2021

Walker, J., and L.A. Kurkalova (faculty advisor), “Analysis of North Carolina Vegetable Prices”, Undergraduate Research Symposium, NCA&T, poster presentation, April 2021 

Y Doan, MK Jha, LA Kurkalova, L Hashemi Beni, CL Liang, H Miao, T Mulrooney, G Monty. 2020. “Impact assessment of land use change for soil and water quality in food-desert dominated parcels in North Carolina” International Conference of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). July 12-15, 2020, Omaha, Nebraska (Virtual).

Arduh, N and the CNH Team. 2019. “How do food consumption patterns vary with income?” Presented at the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium at Duke University. November 2019, Durham, NC.

Rabadan, R and the CNH Team. 2019. “Food expenditures in North Carolina: Impact of family type” Presented at the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium at Duke University, November 2019, Durham, NC.

Azubike, CS, L Kurkalova, T Mulrooney. 2019. “Modeling land use and land cover in North Carolina”, AAEA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 07/2019. Available at: https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/291129?ln=e

Liang, K, L Kurkalova, K Rooper, S Mooney, L Hashemi Beni. 2019. “Development of interdisciplinary collaborations”. Pre-conference workshop: Planning and Creating a Winning Grant Proposal – Do’s and Don’ts of Integrated Approach. AAEA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 07/2019.

Liang C, K Esezobor, T Mulrooney, L Kurkalova, L Hashemi-Beni, MK Jha, G Monty. 2019. Opportunities and challenges of using the CE Microdata to study food deserts in North Carolina. Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) Microdata Users' Workshop. July 17-19, Washington, DC