Visiting Scholars


John P. Blair, Wright State University

John P. Blair received his Ph.D. from West Virginia University. Currently he is Professor of Economics at Wright State University. Prior to joining Wright State, Blair served as Policy Analyst in the Department of Housing and Urban Development and was in the Urban Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has received the Roapke Award for research in economic development, The Distinguish Alumni Award from West Virginia University, Regional Research Institute, and the Bloomberg Award for excellence in futures studies.

Dr. Blair's primary area of research is urban and regional development. He is particularly concerned about issues that affect low and moderate income families. He has published articles in such journal as Urban Affairs Review, Public Choice, and The Journal of the American Planning Association. "Growth Management and Retail Activity in the United States" a contribution to the urban sprawl debate, is slated for publication in the Journal of Shopping Center Research. His numerous books and monographs include Local Economic Development (Sage, 1995) and Decentralizing Federal Employment: Feasibility and Impact on Ohio Cities (Buckeye Institute, 2003). -- scholar's homepage

 

Resident Scholars


Michael C. Carroll, Ph.D.

Michael C. Carroll, Ph.D. is the Director of BGSU's Center for Regional Development and Associate Professor of Economics. Dr. Carroll's business and economics career dates from 1982 and includes service as an assistant professor of economics, corporate controller, operations manager, and a corporate presidency. His research interests focus on regional economic development strategies and social economics.

Dr. Carroll is Editor-in-Chief of Regional Science Policy & Practice and Associate Editor of Economic Development Quarterly. His writings have appeared in a variety of academic journals including, the Journal of Economic Issues, Annals of Regional Science, Review of Social Economy, and the Industrial Geographer. Dr. Carroll's first book, A Future of Capitalism: The Economic Vision of Robert Heilbroner was published by Macmillan and St. Martin's Press in 1998. His most recent book Local Economic Development is co-authored with CRD Visiting Scholar, John P. Blair. The book is published by Sage Publications.

Dr. Carroll has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has held economics faculty positions at Colorado State University, Muskingum College, West Virginia State University, and currently, Bowling Green State University. Dr. Carroll earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Wright State University and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University.
-- Current CV


Xinyue Ye, Ph.D.

Xinyue Ye is an Economic Geographer and Geospatial Information Scientist who joined the Center for Regional Development (CRD) and the School of Earth, Environment, and Society (SEES) in a dual appointment in August of 2009. He will conduct research for CRD in the area of time-space interface.

In 2008, Xinyue received the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Award (DDRI) from the National Science Foundation for his dissertation proposal Comparative Space-Time Dynamics. His research interests focus on space-time analysis, regional science, and economic development.

Starting from 2010, Xinyue serves as a proposal reviewer for US NSF. Xinyue has also served as a reviewer for 15 international journals. His publications are in the International Journal of Geographical Information Science, International Regional Science Review, Regional Studies, Eurasian Geography and Economics, and Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (TESG: Journal of Economic and Social Geography), Applied Geography, Review of Social Economy, among others. He has been a highly collaborative researcher in a dozen cooperative projects sponsored by the US National Science Foundation, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Energy, US National Geographic Society, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan State/Local agencies, China Natural Science Foundation and Zhejiang Province, and local agencies in China.

Xinyue has been an urban planner, economic consultant, software programmer, and GIS specialist. He earned a B.S. in Urban and Regional Planning from Zhejiang University (China), M.A. in human geography from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and M.S. in GIS from Eastern Michigan University. He received his Ph.D. from University of California, Santa Barbara (joint program between SDSU and UCSB).
-- Current CV

BGSU Research Fellows


  • Joseph Frizado, Technology
  • Peter Vanderhart, Economics
  • Bruce W. Smith, Geography, Emeritus