Juried Presentations at Professional Meetings Regional, National, or International

2013 Kira M. Werstein, Tahira Hira, Amy S. Welch, Self-Control predicts physical and financial health behaviors: A changing environment rewards a new personality profile.” American Psychological Association Conference, Hawaii, July, 2013
2009 Rock, Whitney, Tahira Hira, and Cäzilia Loibl. Role of internet as a source of financial information, Academy of Financial Services, Anaheim, California, October.
2008 Hira, T. K. Cultural differences in use of technology to access financial information and attitudes towards financial advisors. International Federation of Home Economics Congress, Lucerne, Switzerland, July 26–31.
2007 Hira, T. K., Cäzilia Loibl, and Tom Schenk, Jr. Risk tolerance and investor confidence: Ethnic and cultural differences. Academy of Financial Services, Orlando, Florida, October.
2007 Hira, T. K., Cäzilia Loibl, and Tom Schenk, Jr. Ethnic and racial differences in investment behavior. American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Conference, Reno, Nevada, June.
2007 Loibl, Cäzilia, and Tahira K. Hira. Gender differences in information search strategies for investments. Conference of the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2006 Loibl, Cäzilia, and Tahira K. Hira. First-time vs. repeat filers: The likelihood of completing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy repayment plan (research paper). Eastern Family Economics and Resource Management Association (EFERMA) Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee.
2005 Hira, Tahira K., Cäzilia Loibl, and Michael Rupured. Debtor education and the ability to complete Chapter 13 plans (research paper). Academy of Financial Services Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 8–9.
2004 Loibl, Cäzilia, and Tahira K. Hira. The effect of financial conversation on financial learning and its outcomes. Academy of Financial Services Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 6–7.
2004 Hira, Tahira K., and Cäzilia Loibl. A gender perspective on the use of supplemental health care plans. IFHE World Congress, Kyoto, Japan, August 1–7.
2004 Loibl, C., and T. K. Hira. Effects of financial education on self-directed financial learning and career satisfaction of lower-level, white-collar workers. The Think Tank “Motivating Americans to Develop Constructive Behaviors,” sponsored by National Endowment for Financial Education, Denver, Colorado, May 11–13.
2004 Loibl, C., and T. K. Hira. Effects of financial education on self-directed financial learning and career satisfaction of lower-level, white-collar workers. Annual Conference of the American Council on Consumer Interest (ACCI), Washington, D.C., March 31–April 3.
2004 Loibl, C., and T. K. Hira. Workplace financial education and employee financial behavior and beliefs: The role of self-directed financial learning (research paper). Annual Conference of Eastern Regional Family Economics and Resource Management Association (EFERMA). Tampa, Florida, February 26–28.
2003 Hira, T. K., and C. Loibl. Effects of financial education in the workplace on employee financial behavior. American Council on Consumer Interest, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2–5.
2002 Hira, T. K., Predictors of financial satisfaction during retirement. International Household and Family Research Conference, Helsinki, Finland.
2001 Enders, L., T. K. Hira, B. Miller, and T. Carlson. A narrative: Financial counseling approach to gambling issues. Annual Conference of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Denver, Colorado.
2000 Hira, T. K., and J. Masud. Cultural differences in financial beliefs and behaviors among college students. (U.S. and Malaysia) XIX IFHE Congress, Accra, Ghana.
2000 Hira, T. K., M. Anderson, and K. Petersen. What do students know about their education debt and impact on life after graduation? American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Chicago, Illinois.
1999 Hira, T. K. The impact of gambling on interpersonal relationships. Gambling & Gaming: Winners & Losers? Conference, University of Omaha–Nebraska.
1999 Hira, T. K. The impact of gambling on household finances: Role of financial educators. American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Seattle, Washington.
1998 Enders, L., T. K. Hira, and B. Miller. The impact of gambling on interpersonal relationships. National Conference of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Dallas, Texas.
1997 Hira, T. K. Work training skills of Iowa’s Family Investment Program (FIP) participants. Annual meeting of Family Economics–Resource Management and Family Relations–Human Development Pre-Conference to the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Washington, D.C.
1996 Hira, T. K., K. L. Kostelecky, and N. Carr. Childhood experiences influencing current financial situation of college students in the U.S. and New Zealand. XVIII International Federation of Home Economics Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
1995 Hira, T. K., H. Noh, and M. Winter. Relationship between borrowing practices and financial difficulties among rural households. National Conference of Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE), New Orleans, Louisiana.
1995 Hira, T. K., and K. L. Kostelecky. Methods of data collection from debtors in bankruptcy—Procedural concerns. Biennial Pre-conference of Family Resource Management, New Orleans, Louisiana.
1994 Hira, T. K., A. Swift, and K. L. Kostelecky. Development of a diagnostic instrument to understand the role of family problems among financial counseling clients. National Conference of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, Nashville, Tennessee.
1994 Garrison, M. E., R. H. Norem, T. K. Hira, and M. Dewolf. Revisiting family health status. Poster session presented at the National Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1994 Malia, J., M. E. Garrison, R. H. Norem, T. K. Hira, and M. Dewolf. Revisiting family health status. National Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1994 Strand, J. K., T. K. Hira, and B. R. Carter. Repeat consumer bankruptcies: A comparative analysis with one-time petitioners in the United States and Canada. Poster session presented at the National Conference of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, Nashville, Tennessee.
1993 Dufresne, T. J., and T. K. Hira. An application of the double ABCX Model of Family Adaptation to families who have experienced financial stress. National Conference of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, San Antonio, Texas.
1993 Hira, T. K., and D. Norris. Certified financial planners’ attitudes toward regulations and disclosure requirements. Poster session presented at the National Conference of the Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education, San Antonio, Texas.
1993 Hira, T. K., and U. Sumarwan. Determinants of financial strain and satisfaction with financial status among rural elderly. American Home Economics Association, Family Economics/Home Management Pre-conference, Orlando, Florida.
1993 Garrison, M. E., J. Malia, R. H. Norem, and T. K. Hira. Measuring family daily hassles: Development of an inventory. Annual Conference of the National Council of Family Relations (NCFR), Baltimore, Maryland.
1993 Fanslow, A. M., N. J. Helgerson, and T. K. Hira. Money management competencies of managers over time. Research poster session presented at the American Home Economics Association (AHEA) Conference, Orlando, Florida.
1992 Malia, J. A., M. E. Garrison, R. H. Norem, and T. K. Hira. Exploratory factor analysis of a family health inventory. Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Orlando, Florida.
1992 Garrison, M. E., J. Malia, R. H. Norem, and T. K. Hira. Developing a daily hassles inventory: An exploratory factor analysis. Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Orlando, Florida.
1992 Hira, T. K. Household resource management systems cross-cultural approach: An application to credit management by household. Household Resource Management International Research Symposium, Ebsdorfergrund, Germany.
1992 Hira, T. K., and S. Nagashima. Attitudes toward credit, lending, and borrowing practices affecting consumer bankruptcies: An international comparison. XXII International Federation of Home Economics (IFHE) Congress, Hanover, Germany.
1992 Hira, T. K., N. Wolf, and A. Fanslow. Factors influencing the level of household savings. Annual meeting of American Home Economics Association, Denver, Colorado.
1991 Garrison, M. E., and T. K. Hira. The effect of daily hassles, reported managerial behavior, family adaptability, and cohesion on family health. Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Denver, Colorado.
1991 Hira, T. K. Consumer default: Policy and educational implications, an international perspective. Family Economics and Home Management Workshop, Annual Conference of American Home Economics Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1990 Garrison, M. E., and T. K. Hira. The effect of daily hassles, reported managerial behavior, family adaptability, and cohesion on family health (accepted but not presented). 4th Annual Conference on the Family, Family Studies Center, Oxford, Ohio.
1990 Sumarwan, U., and T. K. Hira. Financial management practices influencing satisfaction with household financial status. Annual Conference of American Home Economics Association, San Antonio, Texas.
1989 Hira, T. K. Changes in factors influencing consumer debt among Scottish families during 1984–1987. International Home Economics Research Conference, Middlesex Polytechnic Institute, Middlesex, England.
1989 Hira, T. K. Use of consumer debt and satisfaction with level of living among rural adults. Poster session presented at the pre-conference workshop on Family Economics/Home Management, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1989 Titus, P. M., A. M. Fanslow, and T. K. Hira. Financial management knowledge and behaviors of household money managers. Poster session presented at the Annual Conference of American Home Economics Association, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1989 Hira, T. K. Determinants of consumer debt problems among Scottish families. Poster session presented at the Annual Conference of American Home Economics Association, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1988 Hira, T. K. Money management practices and satisfaction with various aspects of household finances among Japanese. Annual meeting of Association for Financial Planning and Counseling Education, Lubbock, Texas.
1988 Hira, T. K. Determinants of asset management among Japanese households. XVI Congress of the International Federation of Home Economics, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1988 Mugenda, O., T. K. Hira, and A. Fanslow. Impact of spousal communication on household’s satisfaction. Poster session presented at the Annual Conference of American Council on Consumer Interest, Chicago, Illinois.
1988 Norris, D. M, T. K. Hira, and H. E. Van Auken. Certification of personal financial planners. Midwest Business Administration Association, St. Louis, Missouri.
1987 Titus, P., A. Fanslow, and T. K. Hira. Net worth and financial satisfaction as a function of money managers’ competencies. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of American Vocational Association, Washington, D.C.
1987 Nagashima, S., and T. K. Hira. Family life planning: A management process. Japan Society of Consumer Education, Nagoya, Japan.
1987 Nagashima, S., and T. K. Hira. Credit management practices among Japanese households. Japan Society of Household Economics, Tokyo, Japan.
1987 Mugenda, O. M., and T. K. Hira. Determinants of household’s net worth. Poster research reporting session presented at the annual meeting of American Home Economics Association, Family Economics/Home Management, Indianapolis, Indiana.
1987 Hira, T. K., D. M. Norris, and H. Van Auken. Factors influencing financial planning process followed by certified financial planners. Poster research reporting session presented at the annual meeting of American Home Economics Association, Family Economics/Home Management, Indianapolis, Indiana.
1987 Hira, T. K. Factors influencing satisfaction with various aspects of household’s finances (keynote). 1987 pre-conference Family Economics and Home Management Workshop of the American Home Economics Association, Indianapolis, Indiana.
1987 Swift, A. V., and T. K. Hira. Household interaction patterns in family finance area. Southeastern Regional Association for Family Economics/Home Management, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1986 Hira, T. K., and O. M. Mugenda. The determinants of money managers’ satisfaction with level of living and level of assets. Building Family Strengths National Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1986 Hira, T. K. Family financial management practices of two-income households. Southeastern Regional Association for Family Economics/Home Management Meeting, Akron, Ohio.
1985 Hira, T. K. Determinants of financial asset management behavior. 14th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Regional Association for Family Economics/Home Management, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1984 Hira, T. K. Determinants of household solvency status: Applications of a management model. XV Congress of the International Federation of Home Economics, Oslo, Norway.
1984 Danes, S., and T. K. Hira. Money management knowledge of college students. Building Family Strengths National Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1984 Mueller, J., and T. K. Hira. A managerial systems approach to money management practices of a household. Southeastern Regional Association for Family Economics/Home Management Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia.
1984 Hira, T. K., and O. Mugenda. Evaluation of bankruptcy procedure in Iowa. Southeastern Regional Association for Family Economics/Home Management Conference, Blacksburg, Virginia.
1983 Hira, T. K. Evaluation of financial counseling/planning research publication sources. Financial Counseling Consortium, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
1983 Hira, T. K. Opinions of college students towards credit card use. Annual meeting of Canadian Home Economics Association, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
1983 Hira, T. K., and A. Ulrichson. Impact of financial problems on family relationships. Annual meeting of American Home Economics Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1983 Hira, T. K. Money management knowledge, attitudes, and practices among households. Sixth National Symposium on Building Family Strengths, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1982 Hira, T. K., and G. Bivens. Occupational aspirations of Iowa farm parents for their older child. Canadian Home Economics Association Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1981 Hira, T. K., and G. Bivens. Consumer travel patterns in rural Iowa. Canadian Home Economics Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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