Jinhee Kim, Ph.D.
Bio
Recent Accomplishments
Member, National Initiative Management Team, Financial Security in Later Life, United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Research Education and Extension Service.
Leader, Maryland Saves Coalition
Director of Research, National Institute for Personal Finance Employee Education, Virginia Tech.
Co-editior, Personal Finances and Worker Productivity, Virginia Tech.
Conducted and published research in the area of workplace financial education and financial well-being.
Outstanding Educational Program (National Initiative Mangement Team Member), 2004.
ADEC Excellence in College and University Distance Education Honorable Mention Award (National Initiative Management Team member), 2004.
Received General Research Board Summer Research Award in 2002.
Conducted and published research in the area of workplace financial education and financial well-being.
Funded Research
UMCP, General Research Board Summer Research Award: Impact of a Workplace Financial Education on Financial Well-Being
Maryland State Department of Human Resources: Financial Counseling Program
USDA/Maryland State Department of Human Resources: Food Resource Management Grant
High School Financial Planning Program
Degrees
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic and State University, 2000
M.S. Seoul National University, Korea, 1995
B.S. Seoul National University, Korea, 1993
Areas of Interest
- Financial stress, health, and work outcome behaviors of employees; credit counseling and debt management; and food resource management of low income families