Resource Management Faculty

Sophia T. Anong, Ph.D.
Sophia T. Anong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
209 Wallace Hall
Blacksburg,VA 24061
sanong@vt.edu
Education
Ph.D. Purdue University
M.S. Purdue University
B.S. Africa University, Zimbabwe

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Research Interests Teaching Interests
Economics of Aging Consumer Credit
Health Economics Consumer Rights
Self-Employment and Economic Well-Being Family Economics
  Personal Finance
Career Highlights
Ph.D. Research Award, Western Family Economics Association, 2007
Finalist, Ph.D. Research Award, American Council on Consumer Interests, 2007
Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, 2006, Purdue University
Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship, 2005-2006, Purdue University Graduate School
International Travel Award, American Agricultural Economics Association, 2003
Short-term Consultant, 2003, World Bank Investment Climate Division

Patricia J. Fisher, Ph.D.
Patti J. Fisher, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
258 Wallace Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
pafisher@vt.edu
Education
Ph.D. The Ohio State University
M.S. The Ohio State University
B.S. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Research Interests Teaching Interests
Household Saving Consumer Rights
Economic Well-Being Personal Finance
Financial Education  
Career Highlights
Ohio Family & Consumer Science Standards Expert Panel - Member
Scholarship for Academic Excellence, 2006
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Tuition Fellowship, 2005
ACCI Student Travel Grant, 2004
Provost Scholar, 2000

Faculty Member
Irene Leech, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
207 Wallace Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
ileech@vt.edu
Education
Ph.D. Virginia Tech
M.S. Virginia Tech
B.S. Virginia Tech
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Research Interests Teaching Interests
Residential Energy Consumer Protection
Citizen Involvement Citizen Involvement
Personal Finance Public Policy
  Personal Finance Across the Lifecycle
Career Highlights
Appointed to the Post-Capped Rates Subcommittee of the Virginia General Assembly's Commission on Electric Utility Restructuring, 2006
Served on the Task Force convened by the Virginia Attorney General's Office to review Dominion's proposed hybrid electric regulation legislation, 2007
Co-Primary Investigator on National Science Foundation funded research project on a secure and efficient distributed generation power system, 2003-07
Virginia Tech Deans' Task Force on Energy, Member, 2006 - Present
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy's Citizen Advocate of the Year, 2002
US Department of Agriculture Group Honor Award for Excellence, 2002
Consumer Federation of America, Board President, 2001-03, 2005-07
National Association of Personal Finance Advisors Consumer Representative, 2004 - Present
US Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Consumer Advisory Committee, 2000-2006
VIrginia Citizens Consumer Council, President, 1997-Present
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Consumer Advisory Committee Chair, 1999-Present

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