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Sophia T. Anong |
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Ph.D. Family & Consumer Economics, Purdue University M.S. Agricultural Economics, Purdue University B.S. Agriculture, Africa University, Zimbabwe |
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Research interests and experience in asset ownership, consumer credit, financial literacy and access to services like mobile banking in Africa, health insurance, impact of work-related factors on family economic well-being, self-employment and entrepreneurship, welfare participation, savings behavior, and retirement planning and behavior. Published in several journals including the Financial Counseling and Planning Education, Journal of Consumer Affairs, Journal of Personal Finance, and Compensation and Working Conditions. Presented at several professional meetings including the American Council on Consumer Interests, Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association, the International Association of Agricultural Economists, and the International Federation of Home Economists. Has been a short-term consultant for the World Bank. Publications: S.T. Anong; S.T. Chiremba Selected Publications: The Likelihood of Having Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Comparing the Retirement Savings of Baby boomers... The Experience of Resettled Farmers in Zimbabwe
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Other interests include innovative technologies for teaching, commitments to social change, service-learning (“service-teaching”) and consumer education in developing countries. |
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Courses: · Consumer Rights · Debtor-Creditor Relationships · Family Economics · Financial Counseling and Planning · Family Financial Management (in class, and online July 7-Aug 15, 2009) · Resource Management
Presentations: · ACCI/AAEA 2009 joint meeting, Milwaukee, WI · International Federation of Home Economics, Lucerne Switzerland · South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Science, Pretoria, South Africa. Interviews: |
