Debilitating Debts And Recapacitating Loans: How Fintech Made Markets For Unsecured Consumer Debt Using Alternative Data And Machine Learning,
2021
University of Kentucky
Debilitating Debts And Recapacitating Loans: How Fintech Made Markets For Unsecured Consumer Debt Using Alternative Data And Machine Learning, Michael Joshua Mccanless
Theses and Dissertations--Geography
This thesis investigates the production and management of consumer debt on digital platforms. First, this study investigates how borrowers navigate spaces of debt and indebtedness created by fintech consumer lenders. Second, this thesis analyzes the process and impact of ‘alternative’ data and machine learning on fintech credit scoring models. As consumer lending ‘moves online’, this research analyzes the increasingly important role of digital spaces in the creation and management of debt. Tracking the interfaces and algorithms used by online consumer lenders, I weave together insight from digital and financial geographies to argue that digital technologies are enabling firms to marketize …
Uncovering Frontier Mythologies: Memorial Landscapes In Minneapolis, Mn,
2021
University of Kentucky
Uncovering Frontier Mythologies: Memorial Landscapes In Minneapolis, Mn, Corrin Turkowitch
Theses and Dissertations--Geography
This thesis analyzes the relationship between settler colonialism and public memory in B.F. Nelson Park, a downtown park in Minneapolis. My focus is the Pioneer statue, a large granite memorial depicting a frontier family in the middle of the park, which I examine through the lenses of race, gender, power, and violence. Using archival and landscape analysis I examine the historical and present built environment of the park and how it relates to white supremacy. Through interviews of two municipal constituencies, I evaluate how these organizations maintain present narratives of European settlement and in turn uphold the monument. This research …
Gentrification And The Black Church: Mitigating Black Suburban Displacement In A Post Covid-19 World,
2021
University of Kentucky
Gentrification And The Black Church: Mitigating Black Suburban Displacement In A Post Covid-19 World, Jordan Mccray
Theses and Dissertations--Geography
Black churches have been playing an important, stabilizing and supportive role for their members, their neighborhoods, and their communities more broadly. However, these churches’ memberships, community functions, and abilities to support their members have been threatened by the accelerating displacement of African Americans due to the ongoing effects of gentrification, defined by massive economic investment in low-income areas leading to the displacement of low-income residents. At the same time, COVID-19 has also changed the ways churches are able to deliver their support and outreach, with some moving their services to be completely virtual, and many outreach programs having to be …
Procuring Produce In A Rural, Appalachian County: A Thematic Analysis Of Community Member Experiences,
2021
University of Kentucky
Procuring Produce In A Rural, Appalachian County: A Thematic Analysis Of Community Member Experiences, Caroline Blincoe
Theses and Dissertations--Nutrition and Food Systems
Rates of obesity and other health disparities are exceptionally high in rural Appalachian counties compared to the nation as a whole. One causal factor of these health disparities in Appalachian counties is the inequitable allocation of healthy food. Food insecurity and the local food environment are large drivers for obesity experienced by Martin County, Kentucky residents. Successful socioecological model (SEM) and policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) interventions have shown promising results in reducing obesity and enhancing food security in this population. Through the transcription of semi-structured focus group interviews, thematic analysis aimed to obtain perspectives on the local food system. …
The Kiwanis Site: A Multi-Method Geophysical Approach To Investigating Mound Features,
2021
Minnesota State University, Mankato
The Kiwanis Site: A Multi-Method Geophysical Approach To Investigating Mound Features, Luke Burds
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
Subtle mound-like landforms can be genetically ambiguous features within a landscape. A variety of geomorphological and anthropological processes can result in these equifinal forms being difficult to interpret. Being able to reliably and noninvasively differentiate them is important for legal as well as cultural and spiritual reasons. A suite of non-invasive geophysical methods were thus used on mounds at the Kiwanis site in western Wisconsin in order to determine if culturally diagnostic indicators could be recorded in geophysical data. Genesis of these mounds is ambiguous given the presence of aeolian landforms in immediate proximity. As a control, the same geophysical …
Effects Of States’ Laws On Youth Physical Activity Participation And Obesity Prevalence,
2021
Indiana University Northwest
Effects Of States’ Laws On Youth Physical Activity Participation And Obesity Prevalence, Chae Young Chang
Midwest Social Sciences Journal
The alarming prevalence of obesity and lack of physical activity among adolescents led to immediate policy action to address these concerns. Accordingly, many states introduced and enacted their own legislation to encourage physical activity in schools. Few studies have explored the effectiveness of the new legislation, however, especially at the state level. To answer the fundamental question of whether policy is effective and to describe the varying effects of state obesity policies, this study analyzed the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System from 2007 to 2017. Using the difference-in-differences method, this study found that legislative efforts to encourage physical activity had …
Learning To Read Forest Landscapes,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
Learning To Read Forest Landscapes, Rosalio Gonzalez
Humboldt Geographic
No abstract provided.
Health Of Eastern Humboldt Youth,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
Health Of Eastern Humboldt Youth, Isadora F. Sharon
Humboldt Geographic
No abstract provided.
My Time Working The 2020 Us Census,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
My Time Working The 2020 Us Census, Erendira Hernandez
Humboldt Geographic
No abstract provided.
Contact Tracing Covid-19,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
Alumni Updates,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
California's Former Sundown Towns Face Up To Racist Legacies,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
California's Former Sundown Towns Face Up To Racist Legacies, Michael Christmas
Humboldt Geographic
No abstract provided.
John Casali "I Wouldn't Trade My Journey For The World,
2021
Humboldt State Univeristy
John Casali "I Wouldn't Trade My Journey For The World, Jessica Janecek, Matthew Derrick
Humboldt Geographic
No abstract provided.
Surviving The Apple Fire,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
Early Career Opportunities For Humboldt Geographers,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
Early Career Opportunities For Humboldt Geographers, Otto Schmitt
Humboldt Geographic
No abstract provided.
Alumni In Focus: Kieron Slaughter,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
Alumni In Focus: Kieron Slaughter, Cassandra Avila-Estrada
Humboldt Geographic
No abstract provided.
Wildcrafting In Humboldt,
2021
Humboldt State University
Wildcrafting In Humboldt, Nicholas A. Perdue
Humboldt Geographic
No abstract provided.
Gesa Shines At 75th Annual Cgs Conference,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
Faculty Updates,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
Transatlantic Studies In Digital Space,
2021
Cal Poly Humboldt
Transatlantic Studies In Digital Space, Ahmed Foggie
Humboldt Geographic
No abstract provided.
