Eastern Family Economics and Resource Management Association
2008 EFERMA Conference Proceedings
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FRIDAY AM (10:30 - 12:00)
Group 1
Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise Financial Education Program (P) by Charlestien Harris and Mary Linda Moore, Mississippi State University Extension Service
Financial Education at the Worksite (P) by Ann Berry and Dena Wise, University of Tennessee Extension
Spending Personalities or How to Save Money By Understanding Yourself and Those You Love (P) by Janet Hollingsworth, Diane Miller, and Jackie Ogden, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Group 2
Challenges and Successes: Bankruptcy Education in Americus, GA (P) by Joan Mason, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Four Steps to a Secure Financial Future: An Approach to Bankruptcy Education (P) by Cathy Bowen, Pennsylvania State University
Group 3
Low-Income Rural Mothers Make Employment Decisions (RP) by Sheila Mammen, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Sharon Seiling, Ohio State University and Daniel Lass, University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Perceived Economic Hardship Among Low-Income Immigrant Families (IP) by Yoko Mimura, University of Georgia
FRIDAY PM (1:15 – 2:45)
Group 1
Surviving the Archives: Historical Research for Non-Historians (P) by Sharon Nickols, Samii Benson, Darby Sewell (Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College), and Melissa Wilmarth, University of Georgia
Engaging Communities into Financial Counseling (P) by Okarsamaa Brooks-White, University of Maryland Cooperative Extension
Group 2
A Workshop for Wiki Wizards and Wannabes (P) by Nancy Porter, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service and Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers University
Making Every Dollar Count: Designing Effective Online Financial Education Programs (P) by Karen Varcoe, University of California-Riverside
Group 3
Child Support Policies and Gender Disparity in Retirement Wealth (IP) by Yunhee Chang, University of Mississippi
An Exploration of Factors Influencing Older Women’s Retirement Decisions (IP) by Martie Gillen and Claudia Heath, University of Kentucky.
POSTER SESSION
Effectiveness of a Four Week Program on Financial Knowledge Practices by Cathy Bowen, Rama Radhakrishna and Marilyn Furry, Pennsylvania State University
Cameras Rolling: Television Program Ideas by Joy Buffalo, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
India: Land of Opportunity by Sharon DeVaney, Purdue University
Louisiana House Resource Center: A Reality in 2008 by Fran Lawrence, Claudette Reichel, and Sandy Scanlon, Louisiana State University
Real Money™: A Financial Simulation for Young Adults by Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers University
Virginia Tech Saves by Irene Leech, Patricia Fisher, Sophia Anong, Chris Tina Spence, Laura Harris, and Nicole Gerike, Virginia Tech
Home Sweet Home by Lori Franklin, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Increasing Workforce Housing Via the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: Evidence from Georgia by Karen Tinsley, Anne Sweaney, Jeffrey Dorfman, Jorge Atiles, Warren Kriesel,and Thomas Rodgers, University of Georgia
Teaching Adult Money Management Using Newsletter Series by Grenell Rogers, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Teresa Lyle, Mississippi State University Extension Service, and Joy Buffalo, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
What Factors Determine Whether Households Spend Less than Income? by Sharon DeVaney and Ting-Ying Yang, Purdue University
Rural Low-Income Mothers’ Attitudes About Welfare by Elizabeth Dolan, University of New Hampshire, Bonnie Braun, Maryland Cooperative Extension, Sharon Seiling, Ohio State University and Mary Jo Katras, University of Minnesota
The Credit Pyramid by Michael Rupured, Joan Koonce and Pamela Turner, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Facilitating Workshop Participation and Empowering Behavior Changes in Employees Not Ready to Learn About Debt Management: Implementation of the Transtheoretical Model of Change by Aimee Prawitz, Northern Illinois University, Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers University, Jing Xiao, University of Arizona, Dorothy Bagwell Durband, Texas Tech University, Jamie Richter, Northern Illinois University, Pete Shatwell, TwoMedicine Health & Financial Fitness, Kyle Hanson, TwoMedicine Health & Financial Fitness, Earl Hanson, TwoMedicine Health & Financial Fitness and E. Thomas Garman, Personal Finance Employee Education Foundation
Podcasting University by Susan Cosgrove and Bobbie Shaffett, Mississippi State University Extension Service
FRIDAY PM (3:30 to 5:00)
Group 1
Using Newspaper Tabloids to Teach Personal Finance (P) by Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers University
Invest Wisely: An Investor Education Media Campaign (P) by Patricia Swanson, Cynthia Needles Fletcher, and Elaine Edwards, Iowa State University
Cash Crisis: Money Traps that Keep You Broke (P) Sheila Brandt and Joy Buffalo, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Group 2
Retirement Savings Among Immigrant Women in Childbearing Years (IP) by Yoko Mimura, University of Georgia
Group 3
Estimating the Outlays of Renting and Owning: The Risks of Hidden Ownership Costs (RP) by Russell N. James, University of Georgia, Andrew Carswell, University of Georgia and Cliff Robb, University of Alabama
Dollhouse to My House: The Single Woman as a First-time Homebuyer (RP) by Jessica Lloyd and Kathleen Parrot, Virginia Tech
SATURDAY AM (9:00 to 10:00)
Group 1
Unfulfilled Expectations: Hurricane Survivors’ Views of the Road Home Program (RP) by Linda Bradley and Ray Forgue, University of Kentucky
Steps on the Path to Sustainable Home Ownership: Protecting Your Asset
(P)
by Pamela Turner and Sharon Gibson, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
Group 2
ABC’s of Credit Cards (P) by Shretta Varnado, Mississippi State University Extension Service
MONEY POWER: Wise Decisions about Your Money and Your Life (P) by Joanne Bankston, Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Program
Group 3
Identity Theft Risk Reduction Factors: A Post FACTA Analysis (RP) by Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers University and Jing Xiao, University of Arizona
Privacy Perils in Technology for Today’s Consumer: Global Positioning Systems, RFID, and the Store Loyalty Card Program (P) by Cynthia Horkey and Chris Spence, Virginia Tech