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Gloria Preece, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Assistant Dean, Director of MBA and MPM Programs, and Assistant Professor of Personal Financial Planning and Marketing

Gloria Preece
Phone:
765-455-9269
Email:
gpreece@iu.edu
Department:
School of Business
Campus:
IU Kokomo
Main Building (KO), Room 185C

Biography

Education

Ph.D. in Personal Financial Planning Kansas State University
M.B.A. and B.S. in Business Administration IU Kokomo

Area of Expertise:

  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Digital Marketing
  • Personal Financial Planning

Research Interests:

My research interests include consumer behavior, the relationship between social cognitive factors and financial actions, college student financial wellness, moral consumerism, housing, economic disparities, and financial literacy.

Top 10 Selected Publications:

“Understanding On-Time Mortgage Payment History: An Application of the Responsible

Financial Actions Index” – Submitted (with MacDonald M., & Kiss E)

“A Responsible Financial Actions Index: Bridging Theory and Practice” – Submitted (with MacDonald M., and Kiss E.)

Rink, D., Preece, G., and VanAlstine, J. (2019) Establishing Field-Based Consulting Experience for MBA Students: Lessons Learned by a Small-Sized University. Knowledge and Performance Management, Vol 3:  Issue 1, Article 4.

Seay, M. C., Preece, G. L., & Le, V. C. (2017). Financial Literacy and the Use of Interest-Only Mortgages. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 28(2), 168–180.

Academic/Professional Activities:

  • Advisor, Student Marketing Organization, IU Kokomo
  • Advisor, Women in Business Student Club, IU Kokomo
  • Co-Advisor, MBA Association, IU Kokomo, 2012
  • Chair, International Student Travel Scholarship Committee, IU Kokomo
  • Co-Chair Curriculum Management & Assurance of Learning Committee
  • Member, American Council on Consumer Interests
  • Member, Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education
  • Member, American Marketing Association

Awards/Honors:

  • Inducted in The International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma (2019)
  • FACET Teaching Institute, IU Bloomington (2018)
  • Indiana University Kokomo Trustees Teaching Award (2016, 2018)
     IU Regional Economic Development (RED) Grant (2018,2019)
  • Indiana University Kokomo Women of the Wellhouse (2018)
     STEP Grant – Lilly Endowment Inc. Collaboration Grant, 2018
  • Applied Learning Grant (2017, 2018)
     Inducted in The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (2016)
  • Indiana University Gateway Grant (2014)
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