Award Winners 2025 - Congratulations!



Richard L. D. Morse Applied Consumer Economics Award - Professional Paper

Katie Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Health Insurance and High Cost Borrowing: The Effect on Medicaid on Pawn Loans, Payday Loans, and Other Non-Bank Financial Products
Anne Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
The Ohio State University

Health Insurance and High Cost Borrowing: The Effect on Medicaid on Pawn Loans, Payday Loans, and Other Non-Bank Financial Products
Xiangchen Liu
Graduate Student
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Health Insurance and High Cost Borrowing: The Effect on Medicaid on Pawn Loans, Payday Loans, and Other Non-Bank Financial Products



Consumer Movement Archives Applied Consumer Economics Award - Student Paper

Eric Ludwig, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The American College

The Psychology of Investor Behavior: Stock Market Expectations and Portfolio Decisions During Market Volatility



CFP Board’s Financial Planning Paper Award

Mengya Wang
Assistant Professor
Oklahoma State University

The Role of Financial Confidence in Retirement Planning and Financial Satisfaction Among Asian Americans

Yi Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
ST. John Fisher University

The Role of Financial Confidence in Retirement Planning and Financial Satisfaction Among Asian Americans




National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) Paper Award

Andrea Lučić, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Zagreb

The Future is Now - The Longitudinal Perspective of Financial Behavior and Moderating Effect of Rational Thinking Dispositions
Nicola Erceg
Research Assistant
University of Zagreb

The Future is Now - The Longitudinal Perspective of Financial Behavior and Moderating Effect of Rational Thinking Dispositions

Marija Ježovit, Ph.D.
Senior Research Assistant
University of Zagreb

The Future is Now - The Longitudinal Perspective of Financial Behavior and Moderating Effect of Rational Thinking Dispositions




Journal of Consumer Affairs Best Article Award

Ginevra Buratti
Directorate General for Consumer Protection and Financial Education
Bank of Italy

Improving the effectiveness of financial education programs. A targeting approach
Iss 58:2, pp 451-485 (Summer 2024)

Alessio D'Ignazio
Economist
Bank of Italy

Improving the effectiveness of financial education programs. A targeting approach
Iss 58:2, pp 451-485 (Summer 2024)




Thomas Brooks Best Reviewer Award

Sommer Kapitan
Associate Dean
Auckland University of Technology



Robert O. Herrmann Ph.D. Outstanding Dissertation Award

Xiangchen Liu
Ph.D. Student
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Life Course inequalities: Fertility, Childcare, and Maternal Labor Market Outcomes



The Richard L. D. Morse Early-Career Award

Yi Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
St. John Fisher University




The Richard L. D. Morse Mid-Career Award

Dr. Melissa Wilmarth
Associate Professor
The University of Alabama




Stewart M. Lee Consumer Education Award

Gary Mottola
Research Director
FINRA Investor Education Foundation




FINRA / ACCI Undergraduate Student Poster Competition

Alex Jorns - 1st Place Winner
University of Alabama

Mapping Personal Finance Education: A Data Collection of High School Financial Education Course Standards in the United States

Reese Fitzgerald - 1st Place Winner
University of Alabama

Mapping Personal Finance Education: A Data Collection of High School Financial Education Course Standards in the United States

Hannah Ouang - 2nd Place Winner
California State University Long Beach

Importance of Financial Aspects on Health: Differences Between Immigrants and Native-Born

Hoang Tran - 2nd Place Winner
California State University Long Beach

Importance of Financial Aspects on Health: Differences Between Immigrants and Native-Born



Student / Young Professional Conference Scholarships

Ravisha Chutani
University of Georgia
Biswadeep Dhar
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Benjamin Hampton

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Lakshya Kadiyan
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Nassima Khatun
Texas Tech University
Juhui Ko
The Ohio State University

Juha Lee
University of Georgia

Lauri Luosta
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Zihan Ren
The Ohio State University
Juan Sandoval
University of Georgia
Mousumi Singha Mahapatra
Institute of Public Enterprise