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The University of Connecticut
Department of Geography
215 Glenbrook Road, U-4148
Storrs, CT 06269
Tel : 860-486-2213
E-mail: alexander.vias@uconn.edu
Area of Speciality:
Economic and Population Geography, Quantitative Methods, Rural America
Biographical Note:
Dr. Vias is a population/economic geographer. In his research he brings an extensive background in the analysis and modeling of population change, especially migration, using a number of statistical (econometric) and geo-spatial tools. This background was developed from a summer job at the Census Bureau, demographic training at the University of Arizona (for the Ph.D. in population geography), and specialized workshops on spatial analysis in the social sciences at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Over the past few years he has published a number of articles in leading peer-reviewed journals that touch on population issues, including interstate migration, the development of micropolitan areas, and rural population change. To finance his research, he has won grants from the USDA and NSF, and currently receives funding through the USDA to participate in a Multistate Research Project (W1001), "Population Change in Rural Communities." Dr. Vias' current and future research projects include continued analysis of micropolitan areas of the US. A slightly different research area will examine migration to rural areas, but with a focus on the impacts of population change (especially population decline) on rural public services such as health care, and the changing health care needs of the more diverse population emerging in many rural areas today. Some of this work will also investigate the health care needs of recent Hispanic immigrants to Connecticut communities.
Selected Publications:
Book Chapters:
Vias, A. C. and Nelson, P. 2006. “Restructuring, Globalization, and Altered Livelihoods.” Chapter 4 in Population Change and Rural Society. Eds. Kandell, W. and Brown, D. Dordrect: Springer. Pages 75-102.
Vias, A. C. Population Change, Economic Restructuring, and the Evolving Landscape of Retail Activities. Submitted to Southern Rural Sociology. Forthcoming
Articles:
Mulligan, G. and Vias, A. 2006. Growth and Change in U.S. Micropolitan Areas. Annals of Regional Science, 45(1):21-48
Vias, A. C and Carruthers, J. 2005. Regional Development and Land Use Change in the Rocky Mountain West, 1982-1997. Growth and Change. 36(2): 246-274.
Carruthers, J. and Vias, A. C. 2005. Urban, suburban and exurban sprawl in the Rocky Mountain West: Evidence from regional adjustment models. Journal of Regional Science . 45: 21-48. |
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