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Researcher Profile Interview: Ashley Lebaron-Black, Ashley Lebaron-Black Jan 2021

Researcher Profile Interview: Ashley Lebaron-Black, Ashley Lebaron-Black

Journal of Financial Therapy

This profile features researcher, Dr. Ashley LeBaron-Black, from Brigham Young University.


Researcher Profile Interview: Christina Glenn, Christina Glenn Jan 2020

Researcher Profile Interview: Christina Glenn, Christina Glenn

Journal of Financial Therapy

Researcher Profile Interview: Christina Glenn


Researcher Profile: An Interview With D. Bruce Ross, D. Bruce Ross Jan 2018

Researcher Profile: An Interview With D. Bruce Ross, D. Bruce Ross

Journal of Financial Therapy

D. Bruce Ross, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Family Sciences Department at the University of Kentucky. He has a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy and a specialization in financial counseling and financial therapy practices. Dr. Ross’ professional and research interests primarily focus on personal and family financial well-being. At the University of Kentucky, he is currently helping to develop a new undergraduate program of Consumer Economics and Personal Finance within the Family Sciences Department. Also, Dr. Ross is the current …


Editorial: Volume 9, Issue 1, Kristy L. Archuleta Jan 2018

Editorial: Volume 9, Issue 1, Kristy L. Archuleta

Journal of Financial Therapy

This year has been an exciting year for the Journal of Financial Therapy’s sponsoring organization, Financial Therapy Association. An idea was sparked many years ago by the FTA Board of Directors that a designation or credential should be created. With the ushering in of CFT-I™, it is a critical moment for further research to be conducted that will continue to help inform the practice of financial therapy. Now, more than ever, we must connect the areas of practice, research, and theory to not only inform best practices of financial therapy, but also to legitimize the work. Meaningful research to inform …


Researcher Profile: An Interview With Sarah Asebedo, Ph.D., Martie Gillen Dec 2016

Researcher Profile: An Interview With Sarah Asebedo, Ph.D., Martie Gillen

Journal of Financial Therapy

Sarah Asebedo, Ph.D., CFP®, is an Assistant Professor of Personal Financial Planning with Texas Tech University. With extensive financial planning practitioner experience, her goal is to connect research and financial planning practice with a focus on the relationship between psychological attributes, financial conflicts, and financial behavior. Her work has been published in the Journal of Financial Planning, Journal of Financial Therapy, Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, and Financial Planning Review. Asebedo currently serves as President-Elect for the Financial Therapy Association. She earned her Ph.D. in Personal Financial Planning from Kansas State University.


Researcher Profile: An Interview With Jodi Letkiewicz, Ph.D., Jodi Letkiewicz Feb 2015

Researcher Profile: An Interview With Jodi Letkiewicz, Ph.D., Jodi Letkiewicz

Journal of Financial Therapy

Jodi Letkiewicz, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of finance at York University in Toronto, Ontario. She teaches in the Certified Financial Planner® Core Curriculum program preparing undergraduate students for the Canadian CFP® certification and conducts research in several areas of personal finance and consumer decision-making, including behavioral aspects influencing the decision to seek financial help, how personality traits affect financial decision-making, and the financial state of young adults, including the impact student loans have on overall well-being and financial milestones early in their adult life. Dr. Letkiewicz’s goal is to increase financial well-being in the general public, which …


The Practice Of Adoption: History, Trends, And Social Context, Amanda Baden, Kathy P. Zamostny, Karen M. O'Brien, Mary O'Leary Wiley Nov 2003

The Practice Of Adoption: History, Trends, And Social Context, Amanda Baden, Kathy P. Zamostny, Karen M. O'Brien, Mary O'Leary Wiley

Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works

This article presents an overview of the practice of adoption to counseling psychologists to promote clinical understanding of the adoption experience and to stimulate research on adoption. The article includes definitions of adoption terminology, important historical and legal developments for adoption, a summary of adoption statistics, conceptualizations of adoption experience, themes and trends in adoption outcome research related to adoptees and birthparents, and selected theoretical models of adoption. The importance of considering social context variables in adoption practice and research is emphasized.