Dr. Soo Hyun Cho

Academic Area
Consumer Affairs

 

  • Ph.D. in Family Resource Management (2009), the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
  • M.S. in Family Resource Management (2005), Korea University, Seoul, Korea
  • B.S. in Home Economics Education (2003), Korea University, Seoul, Korea

  • Family Economic Well-Being
  • Financial Socialization
  • Goals and Motivation
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison of Financial Knowledge and Behavior

  1. Heo, W., Yao, R. & Cho, S. H. (2024). Perceived Mental and Physical Health during the Pandemic: The Role of Financial Stress. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 35(2), 215-233. Special Issue: COVID-19 and Consumer Finance. DOI: 10.1891/JFCP-2022-0108
  2. Kim, K. T., Cho, S. H., and Xiao, J. J. (2023). Is ignorance bliss? Use of alternative financial services, financial literacy, and financial anxiety. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 44, 956-967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-022-09883-8
  3. Mandel, B., Porto, N., D. E. Kiss, Cho, S. H., & Saboe-Wounded Head, L. (2023). Health insurance coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 57(1), 296-319. https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12500 
  4. Xu, Y., Heo, W., Kiss, D. E., Cho, S. H., and M. S. Gutter. (2022). Pushing or clicking the grocery cart? Health and economic concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 56, 1658-1682. https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12485 
  5. Porto, N., Cho, S. H., and M. S. Gutter. (2021). Student loan decision making: Experience as an anchor. Journal of Family Economic Issues, 42, 773-784. Doi: 10.1007/s10834-021-09773-5
  6. Cho, S. H., Taylor, S., Taylor, M., Giffen, R., Rock, C., and Reiboldt, W. (2021). Adapting to the changing needs of FCS students during COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 113(3), 8-17. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14307/JFCS113.3.8
  7. Cho, S. H., Roy, R. N.,and Dayne, N. (2021). Student parents’ mental health: Factors affecting anxiety and depression. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 49(3), 254-269. doi: 10.1111/FCSR.12391 (FCSRJ Best Paper Award)
  8. Kim, K. T., Cho, S. H., and DeVaney, S. (2020). Racial/ethnic differences in holding a retirement saving motive: A decomposition analysis. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 55(2), 464-482. https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12338 
  9. Heo, W., Cho, S. H., and Lee, P. (2020). APR Financial Stress Scale: Development and validation of a multidimensional measurement. Journal of Financial Therapy, 11(1), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.4148/1944-9771.1216
  10. Choi, S., Heo, W., Cho, S. H., and Lee, P. (2020). The links between job insecurity, financial well-being, and financial stress: A moderated-mediation model. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 44, 353-360. https ://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12571 
  11. Mountain, T. P., Kim, N., Gutter, M. S., Kiss, D. E., Cho, S. H., and Johnson, C. L. (2020). An exploration of gender bias, framing, and student loan decisions through an experimental design. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 41(2), 350-363. doi: 10.1007/s10834-019-09640-4 

  • Multi-Disciplinary Research Award (2020-21). “Data-Driven Regression Modeling in Social Sciences: Using Deep Neural Networks” California State University, Long Beach. Co-PI.
  • Faculty Stipend Award for Original Ethics Research (2019-20). Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership at California State University, Long Beach.Best Paper Award (2022). Articles published in 2021 in the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
  • Session Best Paper Award, “Determinates of Homeownership: Testing the Behavioral Life-Cycle Hypothesis” Academy of Business Research Fall 2019 Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA
  • Outstanding Paper/ Best Paper Award (2017), Articles published in 2016 in the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
  • Outstanding Poster Award (2017). Summer Conference of the Korean Society of Consumer Policy and Education. Seoul, Korea  
  • Outstanding Advisor in the SDSU Student Organization Award (2017), South Dakota State University
  • Outstanding Professional in Research Award (2017), South Dakota Association of Family & Consumer Sciences