Rate My Professor Mallory Rahe

Rahe's research focuses on regional and agricultural economic development, emphasizing assistance for producers and stakeholders considering on-farm investments or public investment options. She conducts applied research, data analysis, and trend identification to support strategic decision-making, including studies on value-added industry, farmers market vendor sales and retention, rural population migration and retention, and regional rural wealth creation programs. Her work often involves collaboration with partner organizations such as the Missouri SBDC and Kansas City Food Hub. Notable publications include "Rural leadership development: pathways to community change" (2013, Community Development), co-authored with LE Etuk and others; "Has COVID-19 made rural areas more attractive places to live? Survey evidence from Northwest Missouri" (2022, Regional Science Policy & Practice), with SA Low and AJ Van Leuven; "Leveraging social ties to financial gains: Exploring the impact of social capital in rural development" (2025, Journal of Rural Studies), with AJ Van Leuven and T Malone; "Income inequality and county economic resistance to job loss during the great recession" (2019, Review of Regional Studies); and "Building rural wealth through a value chain approach" (2020, Community Development). Rahe received the J.W. Burch State Specialist Agricultural Extension Award in 2022. She leads efforts in programs like Food Systems, Urban Agriculture, Commercial Horticulture, and the Missouri Agriculture, Food and Forestry Innovation Center, promoting economic resilience, value-added agriculture, and community wealth creation in rural areas.