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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 …