Jessica Rood

Research Intern – Summer 2021

Jessica Rood is a Research Intern for AIER. She is in her senior year at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO where she majors in Economics and minors in Mathematics and Political Science.

At Truman, she is a teaching assistant for the Economics department, President of the Student Activities Board and active in Cardinal Key. In her spare time, she likes to help out at her family’s Christmas tree farm.

The Daily Economy8/27/21

Environmentalism as Religion: Unpacking the Congregation

"Academics, such as Vogel et al., have learned to use these tools to stretch their limited findings into a full-blown rallying cry for their own preferred policies; in this case,…

The Daily Economy8/22/21

Lockdown DIY Injuries: A Lagging Indicator?

"The trade-offs of avoiding care for physical injuries in lieu of exposure to Covid are questionable at best, and like other effects of pandemic policies may balloon in the coming…