NSF awards $1.5 million grant to study smart shrinkage using ISTP data

The National Science Foundation’s Smart and Connected Communities (SCC) program awarded a $1.5 million dollar grant to study rural smart shrinkage for the next three… Read More

July 9, 2020

“Is Social Capital as a Determinant of Community Attachment?” Sociological Spectrum

“Is Social Capital as a Determinant of Community Attachment?” 2020. Kao YH, Sapp S. Sociological Spectrum 40(2): 136-150. https://doi.org/10.1080/02732173.2020.1748149… Read More

June 4, 2020

“Is Community Attachment a Determinant of Actual Migration? An Estimate of the Social Capital, Linear‐Development, and Systemic Approaches.” Social Science Quarterly 

“Is Community Attachment a Determinant of Actual Migration? An Estimate of the Social Capital, Linear‐Development, and Systemic Approaches.” 2020. Kao YH, Sapp S. Social Science Quarterly 101(1):… Read More

June 4, 2020

“Why leadership styles matter in rural Iowa.” ISU News Service

“Why leadership styles matter in rural Iowa.” ISU News Service, published 3/30/2020. https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2020/03/30/shared-leadership… Read More

June 4, 2020

“Trust and White Ethnic Diversity in Small Town Iowa.” Sociological Quarterly

“Trust and White Ethnic Diversity in Small Town Iowa.” 2020. Painter MA, Flagg C. Sociological Quarterly EarlyView. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2020.1724060… Read More

June 4, 2020

“In Iowa, Small Towns With Declining Populations Learn To ‘Shrink Smart’.” Here and Now NPR

“In Iowa, Small Towns With Declining Populations Learn To ‘Shrink Smart’.” Here and Now, National Public Radio, aired 12/16/2019. https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/12/16/iowa-towns-shrink-smart… Read More

June 4, 2020

“Child care centers, coffee shops and other projects helping rural Kansas towns ‘shrink smart’.” Lawrence Journal-World

“Child care centers, coffee shops and other projects helping rural Kansas towns ‘shrink smart’.” Lawrence Journal-World, published 10/23/2019. https://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-region/2019/oct/23/child-care-centers-coffee-shops-and-other-projects-helping-rural-kansas-towns-shrink-smart/… Read More

June 4, 2020

“What Rural Kansas Child Care And Cafes Say About Shrinking Smart, Rather Than Withering.” Kansas City Public Radio

“What Rural Kansas Child Care And Cafes Say About Shrinking Smart, Rather Than Withering.”  My Fellow Kansans, Kansas City Public Radio, aired 10/18/2019. Read More

June 4, 2020

“Shrink Smart is a new model for communities that are losing people. Could it work in the Quad-City area?” Quad-City Times

“Shrink Smart is a new model for communities that are losing people. Could it work in the Quad-City area?”  Quad-City Times, published 10/11/2019. Read More

June 4, 2020

“The Best Way To Rejuvenate Rural America? Invest In Rural America.” Forbes

“The Best Way To Rejuvenate Rural America? Invest In Rural America.”  Forbes, published 8/8/2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/gradsoflife/2019/08/08/the-best-way-to-rejuvenate-rural-america-invest-in-rural-america/#181132069ca8… Read More

June 4, 2020