Expertise

​Her research focuses on three key areas: how youth and young adults develop financial capability; the role of safety net programs in promoting financial health; and the financial behavior of people with disabilities.

Areas of Research Interest: Household Finance, Financial Education, Social Welfare Policy, and Intergenerational Mobility.

Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Department of Consumer Sciences, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Alabama

Fellow, Center for Financial Security, Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Past Affiliations

PhD Candidate, Department of Consumer Science, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (past)

Communities
Family and Consumer Sciences
Degrees
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Consumer Behavior and Family Economics, 2019
BBA, Loyola University Chicago, Finance, 2014
BBA, Loyola University Chicago, Economics , 2014
Keywords
poverty and the poor applied economics public policy financial management personal finance
Languages
English
Associations
American Council on Consumer Interests
American Economic Association