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In the News
CNBC: The Costco customer is younger and richer than ever—here’s why

Interviewed about differences in income between Costco and Sam's Club shoppers.

Publications
JM: Beyond Income: Dynamic Consumer Financial Vulnerability

In our article at the Journal of Marketing, we challenge that financial vulnerability only affects low-income individuals.

Awards
Named: Marketing Science Institute Scholar

Marketing Science Institute Scholars honors select mid-career professors with an opportunities strengthen the institute and company partners.

Events
ACR: Data from the Field Workshop

Presented "The mixed-method review process" as part of an invited workshop in the "Data from the Field" session. Files on dropbox.

In the News
NPR Marketplace: Spending is up, but consumer confidence isn’t

Discussion of our budget contraction work (JMR) for why discretionary spending is high while confidence in the economy is low.

In the News
CNBC: How to beat back rising prices with Memorial Day deals

Interviewed on the dangers of shopping for sales during inflation.

In the News
NY Times: How to Figure Out if You Can Actually Afford That New Home

Interviewed at the NY Times about financial vulnerability.

Publications
JCR: Promoting Data-Richness in Consumer Research

Invited article at the Journal of Consumer Research where we discuss best practices for multi-method research.

In the News
CNBC: Many cash-strapped Americans feel the sting as the cost of living spikes

Discussion of how even Americans with savings are becoming financially vulnerable.

Events
Presentation: Cornell University

Presented "Who Will Share Fake-News on Twitter? Psycholinguistic Cues in Online Post Histories Discriminate Between Actors in the Misinformation Ecosystem."

Awards
Named: Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor

The Provost Office at Georgetown University named Simon Blanchard as a 2022 Distinguished Associate Professor.

In the News
NBC Grow: ‘Be extra careful’ using services like Afterpay and Affirm to shop this holiday season, experts say: Here’s why

Interviewed at NBC Grown (Acorns) about some dangers with new Buy Now Pay Later programs.

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NBC Grow: Watch out for 2 mental traps that can make you overspend on Amazon Prime Day, says consumer psychologist

Interviewed about 2020 Prime Day about how some price descriptions are misleading consumers.

Awards
IJRM: Outstanding Reviewer

Outstanding Reviewer Award given by the International Journal of Research in Marketing.

Events
CFPB: Presentation about the Effects of Unusual Spending Notifications

Presented our working paper at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 5th Annual Conference (virtually).

Working Papers
Labeling Debt as Ordinary versus Exceptional to Motivate Consumers to Increase Credit Card Repayments

Working paper posted at ConsumerFinance.gov after my presentation at the 5th Consumer Financial Protection Bureau annual conference.

Awards
Poets & Quant: 40-under-40 MBA Professors

Voted as a top MBA professor for 2021.

Events
Presentation: Boston College

Presented "Heterogeneous Effect of Unusual Spending Notifications."

In the News
Debt.org: What Is the Debt Avalanche?

In an overview of debt snowball vs. avalanche, covers our research through coauthor Remi Trudel's summary at HBR.

In the News
AMA: You Might Want to Sit Down for This: Modeling Consumer Seating Preferences

Article about our research in the Journal of Marketing Research about locational choices.

Publications
JMR: Locational Choices

Article in the Journal of Marketing Research about a new task for modeling consumer preferences for proximity to others in reserved seating venues.