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