Professor
SamiaIslam@boisestate.edu
(208) 426-1042
Mail Stop: 1620
Office Number: MBEB 3204
Dr. Islam joined the Department of Economics at Boise State University in August 2004. Before coming to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. degree, Dr. Islam served as a research assistant at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and later at Power and Participation Research Center (PPRC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dr. Islam’s primary research focus at present is on urban economic issues, including entrepreneurship, transportation modeling, traffic safety, and economic policy analysis.
Apart from teaching and research, she is also involved in student advising, mentoring, and supervising undergraduate research. She is currently an academic mentor with the McNair Scholars program.
Dr. Islam serves on several Boise city and Treasure Valley urban planning committees.
Education
Ph.D., Economics – West Virginia University
MSS, Economics – University of Dhaka
BSS, Economics – University of Dhaka
Featured Publications
“Declining Unionization and the Despair of the Working Class” with Kelly Chen. Journal of Law and Economics, 2022.
“Anti-Union Regulation and the Opioid Crisis” with Kelly Chen. Under Review.
“Modeling networks of urban social ecological systems: opportunities and challenges for resilience research”, with M. Fragkias and C. Sprague, International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 2017.
“Testing for Spatial Equilibrium Using Happiness Data” with F. Goetzke, Journal of Regional Science, Spring 2016.
Awards
COBE Best Research Poster Award at the 7th Annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference, Boise State University, April 20, 2010
COBE Best Research Poster Award at the 6th Annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference, Boise State University, April 20, 2009
COBE Best Research Poster Award 5th Annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference, Boise State University, April 14, 2008