Research + Discovery Archives - Page 2 of 13

Vanessa Bouché, associate professor of political science (left), and Sean Crotty, assistant professor of geography (right), teamed up for a series of studies to provide new understanding on businesses that operate in partial or full illegality. One project estimated the yearly demand for illicit massage parlors in Houston to be $107 billion. Bouché lent her expertise on human trafficking victims, who are often funneled through massage parlors, and Crotty provided the mapping expertise to give a locational understanding to where and why these businesses are operating. Photo by Mark Graham

Winter 2020

Faculty Find Human Trafficking Through Massage Parlors

Two researchers are following the trail of demand that leads to smuggled and exploited people.

Minakshi Trivedi shops at Central Market in Fort Worth on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. She is a professor and department chair of marketing in the TCU Neeley School of Business, currently researching how the availability and marketing of healthy products affects consumer choice. The study, entitled “Impact of Healthy Alternatives on Consumer Choice: A Balancing Act,” was published in the Journal of Marketing in 2016. With a $25,000 grant from the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, Trivedi, along with two co-researchers found that blanket campaigns are not effective for every consumer because different people resonate with different messages. Photo by Joyce Marshall

Winter 2020

Healthy Eating Marketing Campaigns May Be Ineffective

Minakshi Trivedi studies the disconnect between the public’s desire to make healthy choices and what they actually buy at the grocery store.

Fall 2019

When Scripture and Superheroes Collide

Johnny Miles says modern superheroes and ancient Jews have a lot in common.

Todd Kerstetter, professor of history, studies the history of human settlement around rivers — and how people continually rebuild after floodwaters disrupt their lives. Photo by Joyce Marshall

Fall 2019

The Endless Cycle of Rebuilding After a Flood

Todd Kerstetter chronicles the constant power struggle that comes with attempting to create a life along a river.

Ashley Coles, assistant professor of geography, said if useful information is available to people, they are likely to use it and keep themselves safe. Photo by Joyce Marshall

Fall 2019

Why Motorists Risk Driving on Flooded Roads

Ashley Coles studies why drivers take their chances in high water, and how cities can prevent such risk-taking.

Rob Garnett, associate dean and honors professor of social sciences, discusses the responsibility of economics. Photo by Glen E. Ellman

Fall 2019

Factoring Humanity and Happiness into Economic Calculations

In a Q&A, Rob Garnett, professor of economics, honors professor of social sciences and associate dean in the John V. Roach Honors College, combines economics with happiness.

Jodi Campbell explores how food and mealtime can reflect economic standing, social connections, religious affiliations and regional identities. Photo by Joyce Marshall

Fall 2019

In Early Modern Spain, Food Had Social Implications

Professor Jodi Campbell dishes on the meaning behind the meal in 15th-century Spain.

Fall 2019

Careers of Federal Workers Tell Story of Racism

Frederick Gooding Jr. looks at how integration of the workforce hid years of continued discrimination.

Fall 2019

Jeffrey Todd Understands the Power of Words

In a Q&A, the associate professor of German and French discusses how the roots of language influence thought and explains why musicians make talented language learners.

Stacie McCormick hopes to shed light on what books can’t show: How the institution of slavery affected the physical bodies of its victims. Photo by Joyce Marshall

Fall 2019

Black Theater and Literature Show America’s Painful Past

Stacie McCormick, assistant professor of English, explores the link between slavery and contemporary African American performance and literature.

Research + Discovery

Faculty Find Human Trafficking Through Massage Parlors

Healthy Eating Marketing Campaigns May Be Ineffective

When Scripture and Superheroes Collide

The Endless Cycle of Rebuilding After a Flood

Why Motorists Risk Driving on Flooded Roads

Factoring Humanity and Happiness into Economic Calculations

In Early Modern Spain, Food Had Social Implications

Careers of Federal Workers Tell Story of Racism

Jeffrey Todd Understands the Power of Words

Black Theater and Literature Show America’s Painful Past

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