Family Studies Dept @ UMD :: faculty

Education

Ph.D., Family Resource Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2000

Research Focus

Financial stress, health, and work outcome behaviors of employees; credit counseling and debt management; and food resource management of low income families

Current Grants

UMCP, General Research Board Summer Research Award: Impact of a Workplace Financial Education on Financial Well-Being
Maryland State Department of Human Resources: Financial Counseling Program
USDA/Maryland State Department of Human Resources: Food Resource Management Grant
High School Financial Planning Program

Courses

FMSC 341 Personal and Family Finance

Career Highlights

Member, National Initiative Management Team, Financial Security in Later Life, United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Research Education and Extension Service.
Leader, Maryland Saves Coalition
Director of Research, National Institute for Personal Finance Employee Education, Virginia Tech.
Co-editior, Personal Finances and Worker Productivity, Virginia Tech.
Conducted and published research in the area of workplace financial education and financial well-being.
Outstanding Educational Program (National Initiative Mangement Team Member), 2004.
ADEC Excellence in College and University Distance Education Honorable Mention Award (National Initiative Management Team member), 2004.
Received General Research Board Summer Research Award in 2002.
Conducted and published research in the area of workplace financial education and financial well-being.

Selected Publications

Kim, J., Garman, E. T., & Sorhando, B. (in press). Credit counseling and debt management impacts on financial stressors and financial management behaviors, credit counseling, financial behavior. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Bagwell, D. C. & Kim, J. (in press). Financial stress and absenteeism in credit counseling clients. Journal of Consumer Education.

Kim, J., Maring, E. F., & Morris, S. K. (2004). Financial Counseling Program’s train-the-trainer approach. The Reporter, 25-27.

Kim, J. & Garman, E. T. (2004). Financial stress, pay satisfaction, and workplace performance. Compensations and Benefits Review, 36(1), 69-76.

Kim, J. & Garman, E. T. (2003). Financial education and advice change worker attitudes and behaviors. Journal of Compensation and Benefits, 19(5), 7-13.

Kim, J. & Garman, E. T. (2003). Financial stress and absenteeism: An empirically derived research model. Financial Counseling and Planning, 14(1), 31-42.

Kim, J., Garman, E. T., & Sorhaindo, B. (2003) Relationships among credit counseling clients' financial well-being, financial behaviors, financial stressor events, and health. Financial Counseling and Planning, 14(2), 75-87.

Camp, P. L., Baffi, C., Redican, K., Kim, J., & Bagwell, D. C. (1999). Credit delinquencies: A portrait of pain for employers' bottom lines. Personal Finances and Worker Productivity, 3(1), 183-191.

Garman, E. T., Kim, J., Kratzer, C. Y., Brunson, B. H., & Joo, S. (1999). Workplace financial education improves personal financial wellness. Financial Counseling and Planning, 10(1), 79-88.

Kratzer, C. Y., Brunson, H., Garman, E. T., Kim, J., & Joo, S. (1998). Financial education in the workplace: Results of a research study. Journal of Compensation and Benefits, 14(3), 24-27.

Kim, J., & Rhee, K. C. (1996). A study on the consumer information search activity of medical service. Research Report of Human Ecology, 21, 59-72.


	Jinhee Kim Associate Professor Phone: 301.405.3500 E-mail: jinkim@umd.edu Office: 1204 J Marie Mount Hall
	Education Ph.D., Family Resource Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2000 Research Focus Financial stress, health, and work outcome behaviors of employees; credit counseling and debt management; and food resource management of low income families Current Grants UMCP, General Research Board Summer Research Award: Impact of a Workplace Financial Education on Financial Well-Being Maryland State Department of Human Resources: Financial Counseling Program USDA/Maryland State Department of Human Resources: Food Resource Management Grant High School Financial Planning Program Courses FMSC 341 Personal and Family Finance Career Highlights Member, National Initiative Management Team, Financial Security in Later Life, United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Research Education and Extension Service. Leader, Maryland Saves Coalition Director of Research, National Institute for Personal Finance Employee Education, Virginia Tech. Co-editior, Personal Finances and Worker Productivity, Virginia Tech. Conducted and published research in the area of workplace financial education and financial well-being. Outstanding Educational Program (National Initiative Mangement Team Member), 2004. ADEC Excellence in College and University Distance Education Honorable Mention Award (National Initiative Management Team member), 2004. Received General Research Board Summer Research Award in 2002. Conducted and published research in the area of workplace financial education and financial well-being. Selected Publications Kim, J., Garman, E. T., & Sorhando, B. (in press). Credit counseling and debt management impacts on financial stressors and financial management behaviors, credit counseling, financial behavior. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences. Bagwell, D. C. & Kim, J. (in press). Financial stress and absenteeism in credit counseling clients. Journal of Consumer Education. Kim, J., Maring, E. F., & Morris, S. K. (2004). Financial Counseling Program’s train-the-trainer approach. The Reporter, 25-27. Kim, J. & Garman, E. T. (2004). Financial stress, pay satisfaction, and workplace performance. Compensations and Benefits Review, 36(1), 69-76. Kim, J. & Garman, E. T. (2003). Financial education and advice change worker attitudes and behaviors. Journal of Compensation and Benefits, 19(5), 7-13. Kim, J. & Garman, E. T. (2003). Financial stress and absenteeism: An empirically derived research model. Financial Counseling and Planning, 14(1), 31-42. Kim, J., Garman, E. T., & Sorhaindo, B. (2003) Relationships among credit counseling clients' financial well-being, financial behaviors, financial stressor events, and health. Financial Counseling and Planning, 14(2), 75-87. Camp, P. L., Baffi, C., Redican, K., Kim, J., & Bagwell, D. C. (1999). Credit delinquencies: A portrait of pain for employers' bottom lines. Personal Finances and Worker Productivity, 3(1), 183-191. Garman, E. T., Kim, J., Kratzer, C. Y., Brunson, B. H., & Joo, S. (1999). Workplace financial education improves personal financial wellness. Financial Counseling and Planning, 10(1), 79-88. Kratzer, C. Y., Brunson, H., Garman, E. T., Kim, J., & Joo, S. (1998). Financial education in the workplace: Results of a research study. Journal of Compensation and Benefits, 14(3), 24-27. Kim, J., & Rhee, K. C. (1996). A study on the consumer information search activity of medical service. Research Report of Human Ecology, 21, 59-72.