Award Winners 2026 - Congratulations!



Richard L. D. Morse Applied Consumer Economics Award - Professional Paper

Yilan Xu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University Illinois Urbana-Champaign

How Consumers Learn About Climate Risks: Disaster Experience, Media Coverage, and Insurance Decisions

Yi Huang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Nanjing Audit University

How Consumers Learn About Climate Risks: Disaster Experience, Media Coverage, and Insurance Decisions




Consumer Movement Archives Applied Consumer Economics Award - Student Paper

Patrick Tito Buah-Bassuah
Assistant Professor
The American College

Buy Now, Pay Later: Financial Flexibility or Financial Fragility?

Vikesh Kumar
Assistant Professor
The American College

Buy Now, Pay Later: Financial Flexibility or Financial Fragility?

Theophilus Amanfo
Assistant Professor
The American College

Buy Now, Pay Later: Financial Flexibility or Financial Fragility?




CFP Board’s Financial Planning Paper Award

Shinae Choi, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama

Hard Financial Times, Strong Bonds: Love, Purpose, and Mental Health

Matthew Scarpelli
Student
University of Alabama

Hard Financial Times, Strong Bonds: Love, Purpose, and Mental Health




National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) Paper Award

Piotr Białowolski, Ph.D.
Professor
Kozminski University

The Role of Language, Gender and Cognitive Engagement in Shaping Financial Literacy: Evidence from a Large-Scale Randomized Experiment

Andrzej Cwynar, Ph.D.
Lecturer
WSEI University

The Role of Language, Gender and Cognitive Engagement in Shaping Financial Literacy: Evidence from a Large-Scale Randomized Experiment

Dorota Weziak-Białowolski, Ph.D.
Professor
Kozminski University

The Role of Language, Gender and Cognitive Engagement in Shaping Financial Literacy: Evidence from a Large-Scale Randomized Experiment




Journal of Consumer Affairs Best Article Award

Bo Dhondt
Ph.D. Student
Ghent University

Becoming Competent Consumers: Exploring the Dynamics of the Consumer Socialization Process Between Parents and Their Adolescents
Iss 59:2, e70012 (Summer 2025)

Dieneke Van de Sompel
Associate Professor
Ghent University

Becoming Competent Consumers: Exploring the Dynamics of the Consumer Socialization Process Between Parents and Their Adolescents
Iss 59:2, e70012 (Summer 2025)

Liselot Hudders
Professior
Ghent University

Becoming Competent Consumers: Exploring the Dynamics of the Consumer Socialization Process Between Parents and Their Adolescents
Iss 59:2, e70012 (Summer 2025)




Thomas Brooks Best Reviewer Award

Swarn Chatterjee
Department Head and Professor
University of Georgia




Robert O. Herrmann Ph.D. Outstanding Dissertation Award

Chet Bennetts
Ph.D. Student
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Life Course inequalities: Fertility, Childcare, and Maternal Labor Market Outcomes




The Richard L. D. Morse Early-Career Award

Kimberly Watkins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Georgia




The Richard L. D. Morse Mid-Career Award

Shinae Choi
Associate Professor
University of Alabama




Stewart M. Lee Consumer Education Award

Elizabeth Perry
Research Director
FINRA Investor Education Foundation




FINRA / ACCI Undergraduate Student Poster Competition

Dymond Mitchell - 1st Place Winner
University of Mississippi

Social Determinants of Health and the Use of Weight-Management Medications: Evidence from a Survey of U.S. Consumers

Numa Maryam - 1st Place Winner
University of Mississippi

Social Determinants of Health and the Use of Weight-Management Medications: Evidence from a Survey of U.S. Consumers

Numa Maryam- 2nd Place Winner
University of Mississippi

Factors Associated With Perceived Efficacy and Safety of Weight Loss Medication in US Consumers

Dymond Mitchell - 2nd Place Winner
University of Mississippi

Factors Associated With Perceived Efficacy and Safety of Weight Loss Medication in US Consumers



Student / Young Professional Conference Scholarships

Mary Akinde
University of Georgia
Theophilus Amanfo
Texas Tech University
Patrick Tito Buah-Bassuah

Texas Tech University

Ravisha Chutani
University of Georgia
Hoyoung Lee
Seoul National University
Zewei Liu
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Zihan Ren
The Ohio State University

Thilini Weeraratne
University of Kentucky
Hanna Yu
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Yeqi Zhu
University of Georgia