Research associates support the research mission of the MSU Initiative for Regulation and Applied Economic Analysis. Under the direction of the initiative's co-directors, research associates conduct short-term research projects on regulations and regulatory initiatives that affect the agricultural, healthcare, technology, finance, natural resources, education, public safety, and other sectors of the Montana and U.S. economy. 

 

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Danielle Carriere

Research Associate

In 2017, Dr. Danielle Carriere, of Winifred, Montana, joined MSU IRAEA as a Research Associate. An alumna of Montana State University, Carriere graduated in 2009 with honors earning a B.S. in Agribusiness Management and a B.A. in Economics. She also received a minor in English writing. 

Carriere is a recent doctoral graduate from Purdue University where she earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in agricultural economics. Her dissertation examined the impact of recent recessions on suicides in rural communities.

In addition to two papers currently in submission for review, Dr. Carriere has contributed several papers to the Rural Issues series (an extension series targeted at rural decision-makers, and published by the Purdue Center for Rural Development).