Helen Roberts
Clinical Professor,
Associate Director, Center for Economic Education,
Honors College Fellow
Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1995,
M.M. Teaching, Oberlin College, 1978
Phone: (312) 355-0378 Fax: (312) 996-3344
E-Mail:hroberts@uic.edu
Homepage:http://www.uic.edu/~hroberts/
Fields of Interest:
Economic Education, Industrial Organization, International Trade and Financial Economics.
Selected Research:
“After School Matters: Advancing the Financial Literacy of High School Students” (2010) with Margo Sorgman, Kathy Parkison, and Luis Guillermo Serpa. UIC-CEE Economic Education Working Paper #20.
“The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters,” (2008) in International Review of Economic Education, vol. 7, issue 2, pp. 94-97.
“Measuring the Effects of the Financial Fitness for Kids Program for Early Elementary School Students in Chicago” (2008). UIC-CEE Economic Education Working Paper #18.
"Parental Influence - It Matters for Money Matters," (2006)with Jennifer Van Dyke. UIC-CEE Economic Education Working Paper #14.
"Assessing the Impact of Problem-Based Learning on Student Understanding in Microeconomics Principles" (2006)with Thomas M. Smith. UIC-CEE Economic Education Working Paper #15.
"Financial Education and Communication Between Parents and Children," with Angela Lyons and Erik Scherpf (2006) Journal of Consumer Education, pp.64-76.
Current Research Interests:
Economic Education, Micro Structure of the Auto Industry, History of Price Indices, Economics of Philanthropy.
Other Significant Accomplishments:
Albert Beekhuis Award for Outstanding U.S. Center for Economic Education, 2009.
Coordinator, College Fed Challenge, Federal Reserve District 7 (Chicago), 2009-present.
Money Smart Award, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Illinois State Treasurer's Office, 2002.
Partner, Money Smart Week, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 2003-Present.
Reviewer for Consumer Affairs, Journal of Consumer Education, and Journal of Economic Education.
National Association of Economic Educators, Awards Committee 2004-2007 Chair, 2005-2007, Executive Committee and Treasurer, 2008-2010.
President, Illinois Economics Association, 2006, Treasurer 2008-present.
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