Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Development and Applied Economics
The University of Vermont
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Business
Address: 103 C Morrill
Hall, Burlington, Vermont 05405
Business
Phone: (802) 656 0754
Fax: (802) 656
1423
e-mail: CLIANG@ZOO.UVM.EDU
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Price
Babson Entrepreneurship Education Program Fellow, Babson College, 2001-2003
Certified
REAL Instructor, National Rural Entrepreneurship Through Action Learning (REAL)
Institute, 2000
Ph.D. Department of Agricultural Economics,
Purdue University, August 1996
Major: Resource Economics,
Environmental Economics, And Agricultural Policy Analysis
Dissertation: Environmental Policies and U.S.
Agriculture - An Application of General Equilibrium Model
MS Department of Agricultural Economics,
Purdue University, May 1991
Major: Resource Economics,
Non-point Pollution Evaluation, And Agricultural Production
Thesis: The Effects of Soil
Erosion on Productivity and Income for Indiana Farmers
BS Department of Agricultural
Economics, National Taiwan University, June 1987
Major: International Trade,
Environmental Economics, and Policy Analysis
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Econometrics
and Applied Statistics
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Rural
and Youth Entrepreneurship
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Natural
Resource Economics / Environmental Economics
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Community
Economic Development / Input-Output Analysis / General Equilibrium Modeling
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Agricultural
Policy Analysis
è
2002
Outstanding Paper Award, Federation of Business Disciplines/Association for
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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Best
Teacher of the Year Who Has the Most Positive Impact on Students, presented by
the Class of 2001 at the University of Vermont, 2001
è
Outstanding
Visiting Scholar, presented by the National Chung Hsing University, Department
of Applied Economics, 2001
è
Writing
Across the Curriculum Internship Scholarship, 2001
è
Price
Babson College Fellows Program’s Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators
Scholarship, 2001
è
Coleman
Foundation Scholarship, 2001
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University
Faculty Service-Learning Fellowship, The University of Vermont, 1999-2000
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Bennett
Seminar Fellowship, The University of Vermont, 1999
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Outstanding
Graduate Instructor Award, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue
University, 1996
è
Conference
Scholarship, Farm Foundation (for attending 1995 American Agricultural Economic
Meeting and Teaching Workshop), 1995
è
Three
times winner of the Book Coupon Awards (1983, 1984, 1986) which only students
among the top five- percent are entitled to. Department of Agricultural
Economics, National Taiwan University.
è
Omega
Rho (honorary professional society for Management, Economics, and Applied
Sciences)
è
CIC
Travel Scholar to University of Illinois, 1989-1990
1998 – current: Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, The University of Vermont
Courses: Principles of Agricultural, Resources, and
Community Development Economics Strategic Planning for Agricultural and
Resource Entrepreneurs
Rick Analysis and Forecasting Procedures
Service-Learning in Rural Entrepreneurship
Research Methods
Graduate Seminar
1996-1998:
Adjunct Faculty, joint appointment between University of Nebraska and Western
Nebraska Community College
Course: Introduction to
Agricultural Economics
Farm Management
Price Analysis
Applied Decision Analysis
1994-1996:
Graduate Instructor, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University.
Course: Business Statistics
(required for Junior/Senior Management students)
1987-1988:
Part-time Instructor, Department of Agricultural Economics, National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Course: Natural Resource
Economics, Environmental Economics, Computer Programming
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Operating
Systems: UNIX, CMS/VM
è
Packages:
WINDOWS 98/NT, LOTUS, QUATTRO PRO, MS Office (WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT), WORD
PERFECT Suite
è
Programming
Languages: SAS, SPSS, LINDO, SHAZAM, MAPLE V, GAMS
è
Simulation
Models: Farm Level Income and Policy Simulation Modeling System (FLIPSIM),
Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator (EPIC), Financial and Impacts Analysis
Package (FINPACK), Universal Soil Loss Equations (USLE/RUSLE)
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Impacts
and Planning Analysis (IMPLAN), Geographical Information System (GIS)
American
Agricultural Economics Association, Soil and Water Conservation Society,
American Economics Association, Northeast Resource and Agricultural Economics
Association, Community Development Society, Small Business Institute Directors’
Association, Association for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship
August
1998 – current: Assistant Professor,
The University of Vermont, Department of Community Development and Applied
Economics (CDAE)
Teaching:
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Principles
of Agricultural, Resource, and Community Development Economics (general
requirement for CDAE majors, CDAE minors, and other disciplines)
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Risk
Analysis and Forecasting Procedures (required for CDAE majors, junior/senior)
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Strategic
Planning for Agricultural and Resource Entrepreneurs (required for CDAE majors,
senior)
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Research
Methods (graduate level)
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Entrepreneurship
Service-Learning Program (CDAE majors, senior)
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Graduate
Seminar
Research:
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Impacts
of Tourism Industry on Vermont Economy
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Agri-tourism
study in Vermont
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Estimating
the Resource Inventory and Tourism Demand in Vermont
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Youth
and Rural Entrepreneurship Development in Vermont
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Evaluation
the Effectiveness of Using a Small Sawmill and Solar Kiln for Small Scale
Forestland Owners in Vermont
è
Marketing
Strategic Analysis for Wholesale Apple Farms versus Diversified Apple Farms in
New England Region
è
Iron
Deficiency Study on Dry Bean Production in Western Nebraska
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Integrated
Price Analysis / Marketing Margins Analysis for Dry Beans
September
1996 – August 1998: Research and Extension Analyst, Panhandle Research and
Extension Center, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of
Nebraska.
Research and Extension:
(1)
Price
Analysis for Dry Edible Bean (including producer prices and grower prices in
major production areas) - Time Series Analysis, Cointegration Tests, Unit Roots Tests, Seasonal
Integration Models
(2)
Production
Structure Analysis for Dry Beans and Livestock
(3)
Marketing
Analysis for Major Crops and Livestock in Western Nebraska, Eastern Wyoming,
Idaho, Colorado, and North Dakota
(4)
Community
Development Analysis (Input/Output Models including Irrigation Water
Coefficients)
(5)
Green
Tax Effects on U.S. Agriculture - General Equilibrium Analysis
(6)
Marketing
information analysis for Livestock sector
(7)
Analysis
on Livestock futures / basis / market prices
Proposal
for Funding:
(1) Dry Bean Production, Nutrients, and Economic Returns – funded by Western Nebraska Dry Bean Association (project started on April 1998).
(2) Dry Bean Production and Chlorosis Problems -
funded by Western Nebraska Dry Bean Association (project started on April 1,
1997)
(3) Livestock Pricing Strategies in Western Nebraska
- funded by the Western Crop Association and State Government (project started
on August 1, 1997)
Teaching:
Introduction to Agricultural Economics, Farm Management, Price Analysis,
and Decision Analysis, joint
appointment between University of Nebraska and Western Nebraska
Community
College.
May
1996 - August 1996: Independent Business Consultant for Marketing Analysis,
Financial Analysis, Investment Decision Analysis, Computer Programming, and
Quantitative Analysis
April
1996: Invited Lecturer, Natural Resource Management Workshop (Climate Changes
Impact on Water Resource Management), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
September
1994 - May 1996: Graduate Instructor and Student Advisor, Krannert Graduate
School of Management, Purdue University.
Teaching: Business
Statistics, required advanced Statistics course for Junior/Senior Management
Students
Course Objectives: To provide
students ---
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an
overview and understanding of commonly used statistical techniques
Ø
the
ability to recognize and structure quantitative management problems involving
uncertainty for statistical analysis
Ø
familiarity
with the use (including selected computer software) and underlying assumptions
of data analysis methods
Ø
an
appreciation for the proper interpretation of statistical results and their
implications and role for managerial decision-making
December
1988 - March 1994: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural
Economics, Purdue University
Research:
(1) Water
Quality Network Model, Data Transformation for a huge data set
(2) Evaluation
of Soil Conservation Practices in Indiana utilizing Erosion Productivity Impact
Calculator and Hypothesis Tests
(3)
Analysis of Impacts of Soil Erosion on Long Run Acreage Decisions Under
Risks (utilizing Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator and Risk Analysis
Model)
(4) General
Equilibrium Analysis on Fertilizer Application and Nonpoint Pollution for the
U.S. (to assess impacts of resource policy on agricultural production and
non-agricultural
production)
July
1987 - July 1988: Full Time Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural
Economics, National Taiwan University
Research:
(1)
Input-Output Analysis
(2)
Evaluation of a Nuclear Power Plant (experimental design, survey design,
social welfare analysis, data analysis)
(3) Pricing of Land in Taiwan (shadow price analysis)
(4) Evaluation of Natural Resources of a National Park
June
1986 - September 1986: Summer Internship, Research Assistant, Council for
Agricultural Planning and Development, Taipei, Taiwan
June
1985 - September 1985: Summer Internship, Assistant Analyst, National Yang-Ming
Shipping Company, Taipei, Taiwan.
Vermont
Agri-Tourism Preliminary Study, Vermont Farm Association, $2950, 2002-2003
Building
Community-Based Rural Entrepreneurship Learning Opportunities For UVM Students,
Planning and Implementation Grants for Service-Learning, The University of
Vermont and Campus Compact, $1000, 2001-2002
Estimating/Forecasting
Tourism Demand in Vermont Using an Integrated Econometric Model, USDA/HATCH,
2001-2004, $42,261
Forestry
Management and Marketing Opportunities for Lower Grade Woods in Vermont,
Wendling Foundation, 2001-2003, $15,000 (Co-PI: Dr. Dale Burgdale, School of
Natural Resources, UVM)
Building
REAL Learning Opportunities K-12 in Vermont, Rural Entrepreneurship and
Educational Programs, Coleman Foundation, 2000-2002, $18,650.
Tourism
Impacts on Vermont Economy, USDA/HATCH, 1998-2001, $37,356
Tourism
Impacts on Vermont Economy – Extension and Modification for the Previous
Project, 1999-2003, $250,000 (Collaborators: School of Natural Resources,
School of Business Administration)
Marketing
Strategic Analysis for Wholesale and Marketing-Diversified Apple Farms in
Vermont, Hatch project, 1999-2001, $17,818
Marketing
Strategic Analysis for Wholesale and Marketing-Diversified Apple Farms in
Vermont, Hatch Mini-grant, 1999, $4200
Interdependency
Between Retail Industry and Tourism Industry in Vermont – An Economic Impact
Analysis, Presented to Vermont State Department of Tourism and Marketing, May
2002.
Wood, Nancy and Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, The Economic Impact of
Tourism in Vermont: 2001 Preliminary Report, Presentation to the Vermont
Travel & Recreation Council, May 2002.
Who
Wants to Be Einstein and a Millionaire? Girls’ Science Discovery Workshop, The
University of Vermont, April 2002.
Long
Term Profitability Analysis for Wholesale and Retail Orchards in Vermont, New
England Fruit Grower Association Annual Meeting, Sturbridge, Massachusetts,
January 9-10, 2002.
Tourism
Impact Analysis in Vermont: Case Study and Applications in Taiwan, National
Chung-Hsing University, Department of Applied Economics, June 2001
The
Impact of the Tourism Sector on the Vermont Economy: 1998-1999, Chung-Hua
Institution For Economic Research, July 2001
Tourism
Impacts on Vermont Economy, Entrepreneurship Studies Center, The University of
Louisiana at Monroe, August 2000.
Liang, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), (2002), My Love and My Business:
Expectation and Reality of Couples Working Together in a New Venture Creation,
forthcoming in Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal.
Liang, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, (2002), Fallacies Versus Realities In Financial Planning And Management Among Entrepreneurs: Lessons From The Trenches, Journal of Small Business Strategy, Volume 13, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2002.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, (2002), The Impact of Starting a New Venture
on the Entrepreneurs and Their Families: Expectations, Reality, and Willingness
to Start Again, Journal of Business & Entrepreneurship, Volume 14, Number
1. (The Best Article Award in 2002)
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Nancy Wood, (2002), Impact of Tourism on Vermont Retail
Sector, collaborate with The School of Natural Resources and School of Business
Administration at The University of Vermont, published by Vermont State
Department of Tourism and Marketing.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Nancy Wood, (2000, 2001), Economic Impact of Tourism
Industry on Vermont Economy, collaborate with The School of Natural Resources
and School of Business Administration at The University of Vermont, published
by Vermont State Department of Tourism and Marketing.
Su,
Yeong-tzay and Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, (2000), Using Multivariate Rank Sum
Tests to Evaluate Effectiveness of Computer Applications in Teaching Business
Statistics, the Journal of Applied Statistics, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp 337-345.
Stephen
B. Lovejoy, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, John G. Lee, and Paul Preckel, (December
1999), Fertilizer Facts and Fallacies, Resource, American Society of
Agricultural Engineers, pp 9-10.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Dillon M. Feuz, and R. G. Taylor, (1998), Spatial and
Varietal Price Analysis of Dry Edible Bean Markets, International Food and
Agribusiness Management Review, Vol. 1 (3), pp 417-433.
Liang, Chyi‑lyi (Kathleen), Yeong‑tzay Su, Paul Dunn, and Catherine Halbrendt, A Nonparametric Approach to Study Key Factors Influencing Location Decisions for Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Vermont, International Regional Science Review (under review).
Liang, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, Our Dreams Shall Come True?
The Impact of Optimism in New Venture Creation On Entrepreneurs and Their
Families, Journal of Small Business Management (under review).
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, (2002), Our Dreams Shall Come True: The
Impact of Optimism in New Venture Creation on Entrepreneurs and Their Families,
National Entrepreneurship & Small Business Educators Conference, Small
Business Institute Directors’ Association, February 2002.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, (2002), Entrepreneurship Education for
Rural, Inner City, and Underserved Youth Groups: Opportunities, Barriers, and
Comparative Experiences, National Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Educators Conference, Small Business Institute Directors’ Association, February
2002.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, (2002), The Impact of Starting a New Venture
on the Entrepreneurs and Their Families: Expectations, Reality, and Willingness
to Start Again, Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Conference Proceedings, March 2002.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, (2002), Service Learning and Teaching
Entrepreneurship to Youth Groups: Exploring Different Approaches and
Comparative Experiences, Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Conference Proceedings, March 2002.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Paul Dunn, and Yeong-tzay Su (2001), Teaching Agricultural
and Resource Entrepreneurship Through Action Learning - Demonstration and
Evaluation, abstract published in electronic proceedings, Hawaii Conference on
Business, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 14-17, 2001.
Dunn,
Paul, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, and Yeong-tzay Su (2001), Entrepreneurship:
Expectation and Realization Among Rural and Urban Entrepreneurs, abstract
published in electronic proceedings, Hawaii Conference on Business, Honolulu,
Hawaii, June 14-17.
Dunn,
Paul and Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang (2001), For Better Or Worse: The Impact Of
Starting A Business On Entrepreneurs And Their Family, proceedings, Association
for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, New Orleans,
Louisiana, February 28 – March 3 2001, pp 41-48.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn (2001), “Rural and Youth Entrepreneurship
Development: Exploring Different Approaches and Comparative Experiences Among
Southwest and Northeast United States Entrepreneurship Educators,” proceedings,
symposium organized for the Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 28 – March 3 2001.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Yeong-tzay Su, Paul Dunn, and Catherine Halbrendt (2001),
A Nonparametric Approach to Study Key Factors Influencing Location Decisions
for Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Vermont, Annual USASBE/SBIDA National
Conference, Program & Abstracts, pp 103.
Han,
Yue, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, M. Elena Garcia, and Lorraine P. Berkett,
(2000), Projecting Long-Term Financial Performance of Vermont Apple Orchard:
FLIPSIM Analysis, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Volume 29, Number
2, October , pp 255.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Catherine Halbrendt, and Lauren King, (2000), Assets and
Constraints Relating to the Location Decisions to Small Manufacturing Businesses
in Vermont, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 81, Number 5,
Proceedings, pp 1289.
Lin,
Tun, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang,
Catherine Halbrendt, , and Nancy Wood (2000), The Impacts of the Tourism
Sector on Vermont Economy: The Input-Output Analysis, American Journal of
Agricultural Economics, Volume 81, Number 5, Proceedings, pp 1312.
Liang, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Yeong-tzay Su,
(2000), Using Multivariate Rank Sum Tests to Evaluate Effectiveness of Computer
Aids in Teaching Business Statistics: A Case Study, American Journal of
Agricultural Economics, Volume 81, Number 5, Proceedings, pp 1312.
King,
Lauren, Catherine Halbrendt, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, and Karen Robinson,
(1999), Identifying Assets and Constraints to Small Business Manufacturers in
Vermont, Proceedings, 23rd National Small Business Consulting Conference, Small
Business Institute Director’s Association, pp 161-167.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Catherine Halbrendt, Lauren King, and Karen
Robinson,(1999), Community Assets and Linkages to Small Business Location
Decision - A Case Study in Vermont, electronic version, the 31st Community
Development Society Annual Meeting Proceedings.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Stephen B. Lovejoy, and John G. Lee, (1998), “Green Tax –
Impacts on National Income, Social Welfare, and Environmental Quality”,
Abstract, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Proceedings from the
annual meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association held 2-5
August 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Volume 80, No. 5.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Dallas Virchow, Steve Hygnstrom, Yeong-tzay Su, and
Stephen B. Lovejoy, (1998), Evaluation of Alternative Grazing Systems in
Western Nebraska, Abstract for 1998 Conference, Journal of Soil and Water
Conservation, Second Quarter.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Steven B. Lovejoy, John G. Lee, and Paul Preckel, (1997),
“Green Taxes”: Impacts on U.S. Factor Market, Our Natural Environment: At a
Crossroad, the Proceedings of the third International Interdisciplinary
Conference on the Environment, edited by Kevin L. Hickey and Demetri
Kantarelis, Boston/Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 25-28.
Liang, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), David D.
Baltensperger, and Dillon M. Feuz, (March 1998), Nebraska Proso, Sunflower,
Oat, and Spring Wheat Variety Tests 1997, Extension Circular 97-107-A,
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, University of Nebraska.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Applying a Fertilizer Tax to Reduce Water Pollution,
(1998), The Bean Bag, Western Nebraska Dry Bean Grower Association, published
by the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska.
Feuz,
Dillon M., Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, and Tom Holman, (1997), Historical Cattle
Prices, Seasonal Patterns, and Futures Basis for Western Nebraska – Eastern
Wyoming, 1980 – 1996, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension CC407-D,
Panhandle Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Dillon M. Feuz, and R.G. Taylor, (February 1997), Pinto
and Great Northern Bean Prices: Historical Trends and Seasonal Patterns,
Extension Circular 97-825, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Institute
of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska.
Feuz,
Dillon M., Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, and Tom Holman (1997), Historical Cattle
Prices, Seasonal Patterns, and Futures Basis for Western Nebraska – Eastern
Wyoming, 1980 – 1996, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension CC407-D,
Panhandle Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Dillon Feuz, and R. G. Taylor, Pinto and Great Northern
Bean Prices: Historical Trends and Seasonal Patterns, (1997), The Business
Farmer.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), David D. Baltensperger, and Dillon M. Feuz, Historical
Prices for Proso Millet, Sorghum, Corn, and Sunflower, (March 1997), Extension
Circular 96-107-A, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, Institute of
Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Dillon M. Feuz, and R.G. Taylor, Pinto and Great Northern
Bean Prices: Historical Trends and Seasonal Patterns, (February 1997),
Extension Circular 97-825, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Institute
of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Dillon M. Feuz, and R.G. Taylor, (1997), Seasonal Dry Bean
Prices: The Storage Lottery, CC 363, 1997 Agriculture: Outlook and Policy
Issues, Agricultural Economics Department, University of Nebraska.
Ø
Editorial
Board, Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 2002-2004.
Ø
Reviewer
and Section Chair, Entrepreneurship and Management Issues, Association for
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, March
2002.
Ø
Section
Chair, Women Entrepreneurship, Hawaii Conference on Business, Honolulu, Hawaii,
June 14-17, 2001.
Ø
Section
Chair, Women and Minority Entrepreneurship, USASBE/SBIDA Joint Conference,
Orlando, Florida, February 2001.
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Reviewer
for the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 1995 - 1998.
Ø
Reviewer
for the Journal of Agricultural & Resource Economics, 1997.
Ø
Reviewer
for the Minnesota Academy of Science Journal, 1997.
Ø
Reviewer
for the Journal of Regional Analysis and Policies, 1998.
Ø
Reviewer
for the Water Resource Bulletins, 1998.
Ø
Reviewer
for the Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 1999-2001.
Ø
Reviewer
for American Agricultural Economics Association Conference Selected Papers,
1998-1999.
Ø
Reviewer
for Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association Conference
Selected Papers, 1999-2000.
Ø
Reviewer
for Western Agricultural Economics Association Conference Selected Papers,
1999.
Ø
Reviewer
for the Small Business Institute Directors’ Association Annual Conference
Selected Papers, 1999.
Search
Committee, the Extension Assistant Professor position for the Tourism Data
Center, School of Natural Resources, 2002.
College
Hatch Project Review Committee, The University of Vermont, 2000
College
Honors Committee, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of
Vermont, 2000-2003
Faculty
Senate Admission Committee, College Representative, 2000-2004
Faculty
Senate Representative, 1999-current.
Graduate
Committee, Chair, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics,
The University of Vermont, 1999-2000
Search
Committee, the Extension Assistant Professor position in Agribusiness and Farm
Management, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, The
University of Vermont, 1999-2000.
International
Committee, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, The
University of Vermont, 1998
Faculty
Senate Representative, The University of Vermont, 1999-2001
Seminar
Committee, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, The University of Nebraska,
1997-1998
PRESENTED
PAPERS AND SYMPOSIUMS
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, (2002), Our Dreams Shall Come True: The
Impact of Optimism in New Venture Creation on Entrepreneurs and Their Families,
National Entrepreneurship & Small Business Educators Conference, Small
Business Institute Directors’ Association, February 2002.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, (2002), Entrepreneurship Education for
Rural, Inner City, and Underserved Youth Groups: Opportunities, Barriers, and
Comparative Experiences, National Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Educators Conference, Small Business Institute Directors’ Association, February
2002.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, (2002), The Impact of Starting a New Venture
on the Entrepreneurs and Their Families: Expectations, Reality, and Willingness
to Start Again, Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Conference, March 2002.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, (2002), Service Learning and Teaching
Entrepreneurship to Youth Groups: Exploring Different Approaches and
Comparative Experiences, Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Conference, March 2002.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Paul Dunn, and Yeong-tzay Su, Teaching Agricultural and
Resource Entrepreneurship Through Action Learning - Demonstration and
Evaluation, presented at the Hawaii Conference on Business, Honolulu, Hawaii,
June 14-17, 2001.
Dunn,
Paul, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, and Yeong-tzay Su, Entrepreneurship:
Expectation and Realization Among Rural and Urban Entrepreneurs, presented at
the Hawaii Conference on Business, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 14-17, 2001
Dunn,
Paul and Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, For Better Or Worse: The Impact Of Starting
A Business On Entrepreneurs And Their Family, presented at the Association for
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana,
February 28 – March 3, 2001.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Paul Dunn, “Rural and Youth Entrepreneurship
Development: Exploring Different Approaches and Comparative Experiences Among
Southwest and Northeast United States Entrepreneurship Educators,” symposium
organized for the Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual
Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 28 – March 3, 2001.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Yeong-tzay Su, Paul Dunn, and Catherine Halbrendt, A
Nonparametric Approach to Study Key Factors Influencing Location Decisions for
Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Vermont, presented at the second Annual
USASBE/SBIDA Joint National Conference, February 7-10, 2001.
Wood,
Nancy, Catherine Halbrendt, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, and Qingbin Wang,
Interdependence of Agriculture and Tourism: Quantifying the Value of the
Agricultural Working Landscape in Vermont, presented at the American
Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Tampa, Florida, August 2000.
Han,
Yue and Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, Projecting Long-term Profitability of
Vermont Apple Orchards: FLIPSIM Analysis, presented at the Northeast
Agricultural and Resource Economics Association Annul Meeting, University of
Rhode Island, June 11-13, 2000.
Wood,
Nancy, Catherine Halbrendt, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, and Qingbin Wang, The
Interdependence of Agriculture and Tourism in Vermont, presented at the
Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association Annul Meeting,
University of Rhode Island, June 11-13, 2000.
Zhang,
Yi, Yeong-tzay Su, Catherine Halbrendt, and Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang,
Prioritizing Community Economic Development Targets with the CBM Model: The
Case of Vermont, presented at the Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics
Association Annul Meeting, University of Rhode Island, June 11-13, 2000.
Wood,
Nancy, Catherine Halbrendt, and Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, The Impacts of
Tourism on the Economy of Montpelier, Vermont, presented at the International
Council for Small Business World
Conference, Brisbane, Australia, June 2000.
Lin,
Tun, Catherine Halbrendt, and Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, Lodging Business in
Vermont, poster presented at the International Council for Small Business World
Conference, Brisbane, Australia, June
2000.
Han,
Yue, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, Elena Garcia, and Lorraine Berkette, Projecting
Long-term Profitability for Vermont Apple Orchards, presented at the University
of Vermont Extension Professional
Improvement Conference, May 24-26, 2000.
Lin,
Tun, Catherine Halbrendt, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, and Nancy Wood, Tourism
Impacts on Vermont Economy, presented at American Agricultural Economics
Association Annual Meeting, Nashville,
Tennessee, August 8-11, 1999
Su,
Yeong-tzay and Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, Using Multivariate Rank Sum Tests to
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Computer Applications in Teaching Business
Statistics, presented at American Agricultural Economics Association Annual
Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, August 8-11, 1999
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Catherine Halbrendt, Lauren King, and Karen Robinson,
Assets and Constraints to Small Business Manufacturers in Vermont, presented at
American Agricultural Economics
Association Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, August 8-11, 1999
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Catherine Halbrendt, Lauren King, and Karen Robinson,
Community Assets and Linkages to Small Business Location Decision - A Case
Study in Vermont, presented at the 31st Community Development Society Annual Meeting, Spokane,
Washington, July 23-28, 1999
Lin,
Tun, Catherine Halbrendt, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, and Nancy Wood,
Characteristic Analysis for Lodging Businesses in Vermont, presented at the
Northeast Resource and Agricultural Economics Association Meeting, Morgantown, West Virginia, June 26-28,
1999
King,
Lauren, Catherine Halbrendt, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang, and Karen Robinson,
Identifying Assets and Constraints to Small Business Manufacturers in Vermont,
presented in 1999 Small Business Institute Directors’ Association Conference,
San Francisco, California, February 10-13, 1999.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Steven B. Lovejoy, John G. Lee, and Paul Preckel, Green
Tax : Impacts on National Income, Social Welfare, and Environmental Quality,
presented in 1998 American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting,
Salt Lake City, Utah, August 2-5, 1998.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Dallas Virchow, Scott Hygnstrom, Stephen Lovejoy, and
Yeong-Tzay Su, Evaluation of Alternative Grazing Regimes in Western Nebraska,
presented in Soil and Water
Conservation Society Annual Conference, San Diego, California, July 5-9,
1998.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Dillon M. Feuz, and R. G. Taylor, Marketing Margins Under
Price Uncertainty – A Case Study of Dry Edible Beans, poster presented in
WCC-72 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 11-12, 1998.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Dillon M. Feuz, and R. G. Taylor, Cointegration Tests of
Spatial and Variety Linkages in Regional Dry Bean Markets, presented in the
Western Agricultural Economic Meeting, Reno, Nevada, July 13-16, 1997.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Green Tax and Impacts on the U.S. Factor Markets, the 3rd
Interdisciplinary Environmental Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, June 25-28,
1997.
Liang, Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Green Tax - What Does It Do To The U.S. Agriculture? Seminar, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, January 1997.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Evaluation of Computer Aid in Teaching of Statistics - A Non-Parametric
Testing, AT&T Marketing Group, New Jersey, July 1996.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), Hypothesis Testing and Non-Parametric Analysis, Signet
Bank, Richmond, Virginia, July 1996.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Stephen B. Lovejoy, Soil Conservation Benefits of
Annual Set-A-Sides: Fact or Fiction? the 47th Annual Meeting of the Soil and
Water Conservation Society, Baltimore, Maryland, August 1992.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) and Stephen B. Lovejoy, Impacts of Soil Erosion on Long Run
Productivity and Farm Firm Income in Indiana, the 46th Annual Meeting of the
Soil and Water Conservation Society, Lexington, Kentucky, August 1991.
Liang,
Chyi-lyi (Kathleen), The Effects of Soil Erosion on Productivity and Income for
Indiana Farmers, Seminar,
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, May 1991.