John E. Grable
Title/Academic Rank:
Professor, School of Family Studies and Human Services
Departments & Academic Units:
Contact Info:
318 Justin Hall
(785) 532-1486
Areas of Specialization:
- Financial planning practice management
- Assessment of financial attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors, with an emphasis in understanding financial risk tolerance preferences
- Financial help-seeking behavior
- Financial wellness
Education:
- B.S. in Business/Economics, University of Nevada (1987)
- M.B.A. in Business Administration, Clarkson University (1988)
- Ph.D. in Family Financial and Resource Management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1997)
Short Biography:
Dr. John Grable, CFP®, RFC holds the Vera Mowery McAninch Professor of Human Development and Family Studies professorship at Kansas State University. He received his undergraduate degree in economics and business from the University of Nevada, an MBA from Clarkson University, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. He is the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards Inc. and International Association of Registered Financial Consultants registered undergraduate and graduate program director at Kansas State University. Teams of undergraduate financial planning students mentored by Dr. Grable have won the National Collegiate Financial Planning Championship in 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2006. Dr. Grable also serves as the director of The Institute of Personal Financial Planning at K-State. Prior to entering the academic profession he worked as a pension/benefits administrator and later as a Registered Investment Advisor in an asset management firm. Dr. Grable serves as the editor for the Journal of Personal Finance, a rigorous peer-reviewed research journal. His research interests include financial risk-tolerance assessment, financial planning help-seeking behavior, and financial wellness assessment. He has been the recipient of several research and publication awards and grants, and is active in promoting the link between research and financial planning practice where he has published more than 60 refereed papers. Dr. Grable served on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC), as Treasure for the American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI), and on the Research Advisory Council of the Take Charge America Institute (TCAI) for Consumer Education and Research at University of Arizona. In 2004 he won the prestigious Cato Award for Distinguished Journalism in the Field of Financial Services, and in 2006 he was honored with the IARFC Founders Award.