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Frances Cogle Lawrence, Ph.D. Gerald Cire and Lena Grand Williams Alumni Professor Family, Child, and Consumer Sciences School of Human Ecology Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-1726 Fax: 225-578-2697 Email: flawrence@lsu.edu

Research Interests:
Dr. Lawrence has research interests in the fields of family financial management, consumer decision-making, welfare reform, and economic development.  

Recent and Notable Publications:
Swanson, J. A., Olson, C. M., Miller, E. O., Lawrence, F. A. (In press). Rural mothers' use of formal programs and informal social supports to meet family food needs: A mixed methods study. Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

Lawrence, F. C. (2008). Family Economics Research Priorities Set. Financial Counseling and Planning, 19(1), 61-63.

Lawrence, F. C., Reichel, C. H., Scallon, S. (2008). Louisiana house- Home and landscape resource center: A reality in 2008. Proceedings of the Eastern Family Economics-Resource Management Association. http://mrupured.myweb.uga.edu/conf/la_house_lawrence.pdf

Cude, B., and Lawrence, F., (2007). Get financially fit: Education toolkit for college campuses. Consumer Interests Annual, 53,

http://www.consumerinterests.org/files/public/CudeLawrence

Lyons_GetFinanc iallyFitAFinancialEducationToolKitforCollege Campuses.pdf

Lawrence, F., Cude, B., Lyons, A., Marks, L., & Machtmes, K. (2006). College students’ financial practices: A mixed methods analysis. Journal of Consumer Education, 23, 13-26.

Mammen, S., & Lawrence, F. C. (2006). How rural working families use the earned income tax credit: A mixed method analysis. Financial Counseling and Planning, 17(1), 51-63.

Lawrence, F., Reichel, C., & Scallan, S. (2006). Louisiana house: Home and landscape resource center – A vital resource for disaster recovery. Proceedings of the 33rd Conference for the Eastern Family Economics-Resource Management Association, 74-76.

Lawrence, F. C., Burczyk-Brown, J., Christofferson, R. C., Fair, S. R., Moser, E. B., & Tucker, J. A. (2006). Credit card use by college students. Louisiana Agriculture, 49(1), 20-21.

Lawrence, F. (2006). Decision-making worksheet: Should you buy or rent? In E.T. Garman and R. E. Forgue (Eds.), Personal finance (8th ed.) New York: Houghton Mifflin, 235.

Lawrence, F. C., & Honeycutt, J. (2005). Writing in higher education: More than publish or perish. Journal of Personal Finance, 4(4), 86-90.

Lawrence, F., Metzger, K., LeJeune, E., Marks, L., Machtmes, K., & Lyons, A. (2005). College students’ money management behaviors and who influences. Proceedings of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, 30-32

Lyons, A. C., Cude, B., & Lawrence, F. C. (2005). Conducting research online: Challenges facing researchers in family and consumer sciences. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 33, 341-456.

Teaching:
HUEC 2061 The Family in a Consumer Society
HUEC 3060 Family Finance
HUEC 4062 Families and Consumer Law
HUEC 7061 The Consumer in the Economy
HUEC 7062 Family Financial Counseling
HUEC 7065 Management of Family Resources

Professional and Notable Activities:
Editor, Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning
Editorial Board, Journal of Consumer Education
Chair, NCCC052-Family Economics
Board Member, Capital Area Community Mediation Center, Inc.
Board Member, LSU Athletic Council
Board Member, Volunteer Health Corps of Baton Rouge.

Honors and Awards:
Centennial Laureate Award, Florida State University
Full Member of the Groves Conference on Marriage and the Family
Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Agriculture
Faculty Service Award, School of Human Ecology
LSU Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award
Joseph E. Sedberry Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award
Outstanding Teacher of the Year, School of Human Ecology

Grants and Contracts:
LSU Board of Regents Support Fund: Research Competitiveness Subprogram. Consumer Coping in Post-Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding: A Longitudinal Approach (2007-2009)
Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. Editor of Financial Counseling and Planning (2006-08)

Better Business Bureau Consumer Education Foundation, Hibernia Bank, LSU's College of Agriculture and School of Human Ecology. Money Management Behaviors of Louisiana State University Undergraduate Students (2002-2005).

USDA/CSREES National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NRICGP). The Well-Being of Rural Low-Income Families in the Context of Welfare Reform (2001-2003).

School of Human Ecology
Louisiana State University
125 Human Ecology Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Telephone: 225-578-2281
Fax: 225-578-2697
E-mail: humanecology@lsu.edu