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

Phone:

765-455-9269

Email:

gpreece@iu.edu

Department:

School of Business

Campus:

IU Kokomo

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)