Swarnankur Chatterjee
Department Head and Bluerock Professor of Financial Planning
Areas of expertise
About
Research:My research focuses on three primary areas: Performance evaluation across different stages of the financial planning process; Examination of the association between financial well-being, welfare dependency, and health among under-served populations; and Identification of factors that improve financial decision making among transitioning young adults and the elderly households. My scholarly interests and expertise are in the areas of Measuring the value of financial advice across the different stages of the financial planning process; examining factors that are associated with greater financial resiliency among households recovering from an adverse financial event; and determining the association between household financial decision making and their food insecurity as well as food purchase behavior.Key words: Food Insecurity, SNAP, Behavioral Financial Planning, Financial Planning Performance Measurement
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Consumer Economics
Texas Tech University, TX, United States (2007)
Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Design/Architecture
Texas Tech University, TX, United States (2007)
Master of Business Admin, Finance, General
Texas Tech University, TX, United States (2003)
Awards and Honors
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2024)
- Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
- ACCI Consumer Movement Archives Applied Consumer Economics Award (2022)
- APLU BHHS Leadership Fellow, 2022 (2022)
- June and Bill Flatt Outstanding Teacher of the Year (2018)
- National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) Paper Award (2017)
- Early Career Faculty Research Award (2016)
- FACS Early Career Research Award Nominee (2015)
- ACCI Mid-Career Fellow (2015)
- Best Published Paper in Personal Finance and Consumer Economics (2013)
- HACE Undergraduate Academic Advisor of the Year 2013 (2013)
- Best Journal Article (2013)
- Best Published Paper Award in Personal Finance & Consumer Economics (2012)
- Outstanding Research Paper Award (2012)
- HACE Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award Nomination (2012)
- HACE Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award Nomination (2012)
- HACE Teacher of the Year 2010 (2011)
Courses
- FHCE 7010: Directed Study in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics (Fall 2025)
- FHCE 8901: Research Seminar Series in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics (Fall 2025)
- FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
- FHCE 7010: Directed Study in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics (Spring 2026)
- FHCE 8901: Research Seminar Series in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics (Spring 2026)
- FHCE 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- FHCE 3010: Directed Study in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics (Summer 2026)
- FHCE 6270E: Behavioral Economics and Financial Planning for Families (Summer 2026)
- FHCE 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
- FHCE 4270E: Behavioral Economics and Financial Planning for Families (Summer 2026)
- FHCE 9010: Directed Study in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics (Fall 2026)
- FHCE 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
- FHCE 8901: Research Seminar Series in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics (Fall 2026)
- FHCE 7010: Directed Study in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics (Fall 2026)
- FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2026)
- FHCE 6900: Seminar in Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- When risk-taking capacity and financial risk tolerance diverge: Evidence from a cluster analysis, Finance Research Open, (2026).
- From Perception to Protection: How Fraud Worry Shapes Investor Behavior, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STUDIES, (2026).
- Navigating digital finance: how digital financial literacy influences digital financial services use and benefits in Korea, FINANCIAL INNOVATION, (2026).
- Digital Financial Services Use and Life Satisfaction: Is Financial Well-Being a Mediator?, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES, (2025).
- Double Burden: Material Hardship, Depression, and the Role of Social Vulnerability, (2025).
Contact
Mailing Address
106 Housing Rsch Center (House B)
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
407 Sanford Dr.
Athens, GA 30602
Own this profile? Learn how to make changes
