Selected Papers

The Role of Federal and Private Student Loans in Homeownership Decisions. With Schreiber and Heckman. Journal of Consumer Affairs.

The Influence of Student Loan Debt on Financial Satisfaction. With Chatterjee, Porto, and Cude. Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

College Student Financial Stress: Are the Kids Alright. Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

Bounded Rationality and Use of Alternative Financial Services. With Babiarz, Woodyard, and Seay. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 49(2), 407-435.

Examining the Role of Financial Factors, Resources and Skills in Predicting Food Security Status Among College Students. With Gaines, Knol, and Sickler. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 38(4), 374-384.

Adoption of Mobile Payment Technology by Consumers: Impacts and Implications. With Garrett, Rodermund, Anderson, and Berkowitz. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 42(2), 358-368.

Financial Literacy and Emergency Saving. With Babiarz. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 35(1), 40-50.

The Demand for Financial Professionals’ Advice: The Role of Financial Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Confidence. With Babiarz, and Woodyard. Financial Services Review, 21(4), 291-307.

Financial Knowledge and the Gender Gap. With Woodyard. Journal of Financial Therapy, 3(1), 1-16.

Family Decision Making and Resource Protection Adequacy. With Babiarz and Woodyard. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 46(1), 1-36.

Financial Knowledge and Credit Card Behavior of College Students. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 32(4), 690-698.

College Student Persistence to Degree: The Burden of Debt. With Moody, and Abdel-Ghany. Journal of College Student Retention, 13(4), 431-456.

Financial Knowledge and ‘Best Practice’ Behavior. With Woodyard. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 22(1), 36-46.

Effect of Personal Financial Knowledge on College Students’ Credit Card Behavior. With Sharpe. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 20(1), 25-43.