Address: 204 Housing Research Center (House B) 407 Sanford Dr Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: lpalmer@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4916
Fax: 706-542-4397
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Research:
Expansion of access to financial planning and education through experiential learning; Impact of timing and context of financial education on outcomes; Improvement of financial education evaluation and assessment of financial behavior change; Teaching:
Family Retirement Planning & Employee Benefits, Family Income Tax Planning, Survey of Financial Planning Computer Lab, Survey of Financial Planning Education: | 2004 | Ph.D. | Family, Consumer, and Human Development/Consumer Sciences | Utah State University
| | 2000 | M.B.A. | Business Administration | University of Utah
| | 1999 | B.S. | Accounting | University of Utah
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Selected Publications/Presentations:
Palmer, L., Goetz, J., & Chatterjee, S. Expanding financial education and planning opportunities through service-learning. Financial Services Review, forthcoming.
Schuchardt, J., S. D. Hanna, T. K. Hira, A. C. Lyons, L. Palmer, J. J. Xiao. Financial literacy and education research priorities. Financial Counseling and Planning, forthcoming.
Palmer, L., Goetz, J. W., & Moorman, D. C. (2008). Development of a multi-item spending behavior assessment: An application of the Transtheoretical Model of change. Journal of Consumer Education, 25, 17 – 32.
Lyons, A. C., Jayaratne, K.S.U., & Palmer, L. (2008). Financial Education and Program Evaluation for Extension Professionals: From Research to Practical Application. Journal of the National Extension Association Family & Consumer Sciences, 3, 29 – 35.
Jayaratne, K.S.U., Lyons, A. C. & Palmer, L. (2007). A User-Friendly Evaluation Resource Kit for Extension Agents Delivering Financial Education Programs. Journal of Extension, 46(1).
Palmer, L., Bhargava, V., & Hong, G. S. (2006). Will adoption and life events among older adults. Financial Services Review, 15(4), 281 – 295.
Lyons, A. C., Palmer, L., Jayaratne, K.S.U., & Scherpf, E. (2006). Are we making the grade? A national overview of financial education and program evaluation. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 40(2), 208 – 235.
Palmer, L. & Lown, J. M. (2006). Mortgages and asset accumulation: A ten year comparison of homeowners. Journal of Personal Finance, 5(2), 32 – 54.
Johnson, L. N., Carswell, A. T., Palmer, L., Sweaney, A. L., Mullis, R. M., Leonas, K. K., Moss, J. K., & Mauldin, T. (2005). An intervention model to alleviate family poverty. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 97(4), 73 – 76.
Lown, J. M. & Palmer, L. (2005). Long term care insurance purchase: An alternative approach. Financial Counseling and Planning, 15(2), 1 – 11.
Hong, G.-S., Fan, J., Palmer, L., & Bhargava, V. (2005). Leisure travel expenditure patterns by family life cycle stages. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 18(2), 15 – 30.
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