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Consumer Sciences and Retailing
Matthews Hall
812 W. State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2060

Phone: (765) 494-8292
Fax: (765) 494-0869
E-mail: csr@purdue.edu

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Sharon DeVaney


Selected Presentations and Publications

DeVaney, S. A.  (2008). Financial issues of older adults. In J. J. Xiao, (Ed.) Handbook of consumer finance research. NY: Springer, pp. 209-221.

DeVaney, S. A. &  Anong, S. (2007). Income quintiles: Examining changes in the characteristics of respondents. Financial Counseling and Planning, 18(2), 19-34.

DeVaney, S. A. & Anong, S. T. (2007). The likelihood of having employer-sponsored health insurance. Compensation and Working Conditions, pp. 1-9. http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20071128ar01p1.htm

Lee, Y., Bei, L. T. & DeVaney, S. A. (2007). Acculturation experiences of Taiwanese students during exchanges in the United States. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 99(4), 56-61.

DeVaney, S. A. Anong, S. & Yang, Y. (2007). Asset ownership of Black and White families. Financial Counseling and Planning, 18(1), 2-14.

DeVaney, S. A. Anong, S. & Whirl, S. P. (2007). Household savings motives. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 41(1) 174-186.

Delpechitre, D. & DeVaney, S. A. (2007). Understanding the savings behavior and risk tolerance of Asian Indians in the United States. Journal of Personal Finance, 6(1) 60-80.

Rodriguez-Flores, A. & DeVaney, S. A. (2007). The effect of employment status on households’ emergency funds. Journal of Personal Finance. 5(4), 67-84.

Whirl, S. P. & DeVaney, S. A. (2006). Communication strategies to help prepare for the unexpected loss of a spouse. Journal of Personal Finance, 5(3), 42-53.

 

Rodriguez-Flores, A. & DeVaney, S. A. (2006). Amount and sources of income of older households in Mexico. Financial Counseling and Planning, 17 (1), 64-72.

Yilmazer, T. & DeVaney, S. A. (2005). Household debt over the life cycle. Financial Services Review, 14 (4), 285-304.

Yin, W., DeVaney, S. A. & Stahura, J. (2005). Determinants of household expenditure on computer hardware and software. The Journal of Consumer Affairs, 39 (2), 252-273.

Kim, H. & DeVaney, S. A. (2005). The selection of partial or full retirement by older workers. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 26(3), 371-394.

Humbarger, M. & DeVaney, S. A. (2005).  Ethical values in the classroom: How college students responded. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 97(3) 40-47.

Baek, E. & DeVaney, S. A. (2005). Human capital, bequest motives, risk, and the purchase of life insurance. Journal of Personal Finance, 4 (2), 62-82.

DeVaney, S. A. & Chiremba, S. T. (2005). Comparing the retirement savings of the baby

boomers with other cohorts. Compensation and Working Conditions, posted Jan 24, 2005. http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20050114ar01p1.htm

Porter, N., DeVaney, S. A., Poling, R. L., Stum, M. S. & Schuchardt, J. (2005). Financial Security in Later Life: A national initiative and model for eXtension. Journal of Extension, 43(6), December, 1-10. http://www.joe.org/joe/2005december/a7.shtml

Current Research Interests

  • Retirement planning
  • The self-employed
  • Consumer credit

Teaching Philosophy

  • Actively engage students will be motivated to learn.

Teaching Interests

  • Economics of aging
  • Consumer credit
  • Retirement planning
  • Ethics

Professional Organizations

  • Gerontological Society of America
  • Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education
  • American Council on Consumer Interests