Somalis Chy, PhD

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Somalis Chy
EDUCATION

2019 – 2024. Ph.D., Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Concentration: Consumer Behavior and Family Economics

Committee: Dr. Megan Doherty Bea (chair), Dr. J. Michael Collins, Dr. Kristin Litzelman, Dr. Corina Mommaerts.

2018. EMJMD, Economics of Globalization and European Integration, Europe Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree; Dissertation: Tourism and Income Distribution in Less Developed Countries, Advisor: Dr. Jean-Jacques Nowak, Université de Lille (France)

2016. B.A (Hons), Economics, Pannasastra University of Cambodia Thesis: The Determination of Marginal Propensity to Consume: The Case for Cambodia, Advisor: Dr. Siphat Lim, CamEd Business School (Cambodia)

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

2023.Chy, Somalis. Emerging Adulthood: Impacts of Adult Care on Work, Education, and Well-Being. Emerging Adulthood.https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968231166987

2023. Robb, Cliff, & Chy, Somalis. Undergraduate financial knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors: The impact of financial life skills course on college students. FINANCIAL PLANNING REVIEW, e1155.https://doi.org/10.1002/cfp2.1155

WORKING PAPERS

2022. Bea, Megan Doherty and Chy, Somalis. “Family Proximity in Retirement: Heterogeneity in Residential Changes Across Older Adults’ Care Contexts.” Center for Financial Security Working Paper No. WI22-03.Read PDF

2024. Chy, Somalis. “Work Credit Accumulation & SSDI Eligibility Among Young Adults” University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Retirement and Disability Research Center (RDRC) Working Paper No. JSIT23-03. https://rdrc.wisc.edu/publications/working-paper/jsit23-03

WORKS IN PROGRESS
  • Paid Family Leave: A Financial Safety Net for Unpaid Family Caregivers. Presented at Center for American Progress‘s Paid Leave for All Research Round-up.
    • PRESENTATIONS

    2024. Poster presentation. “Work Credit Accumulation & SSDI Eligibility Among Young Adults”. 26th Annual Retirement and Disability Research Consortium Meeting, Washington D.C, August 7 -9, 2024.

    2024. Oral presentation. “Work Credit Accumulation & SSDI Eligibility Among Young Adults”. American Council on Consumer Interests, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 21-23, 2024.

    2024. Poster presentation. “Work Credit Accumulation & SSDI Eligibility Among Young Adults”. Population Association of America Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio, April 17-20, 2024.

    2023. Oral presentation. “Paid Family Leave: A Financial Safety Net for Unpaid Family Caregivers?”. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Atlanta, GA. November 9-11, 2023.

    2023. Oral presentation. “Work Credit Accumulation & SSDI Eligibility Among Young Adults”. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Atlanta, GA. November 9-11, 2023.

    2023. Poster presentation. “Paid Family Leave: A Financial Safety Net for Unpaid Family Caregivers”. American Council on Consumer Interests, Las Vegas, NV. May 19-21, 2023.

    2023. Poster presentation. “Paid Family Leave: A Financial Safety Net for Unpaid Family Caregivers”. Population Association of America Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 12-15, 2023.

    2023. Poster presentation. “Family Proximity in Retirement: Heterogeneity in Residential Changes Across Older Adults’ Care Contexts”. Population Association of America Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 12-15, 2023.

    2023. Dissertation proposal defense. “Family Caregivers: Profiles, Economic Challenges, and Access to Social Insurance”. Consumer Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    2022. Poster presentation. “Young Adulthood: Impacts of Adult Care on Work and Well-Being”. Population Association of America Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. April 6-9, 2022.

    GRANTS AND AWARDS
    • Spring 2024: Excellence in Graduate Student Peer Mentorship Award, School of Human Ecology, UW-Madison
    • Spring 2024: Equity & Justice Network (E&J Net) Dissertation Completion Fellow-ship, School of Human Ecology, UW-Madison
    • Fall 2023: Junior Scholar Intensive Training (JSIT) Small Grant
    • Spring 2023: CFP©️ Board’s ACCI Financial Planning Paper Award
    • Spring 2023: Conference Support, Center for Demography and Ecology
    • Spring 2023: Travel Conference Award, School of Human Ecology
    • Fall 2022: Conference Support, Institute for Research on Poverty
    • Spring 2022: Conference Support, Institute for Research on Poverty
    • Spring 2022: Travel Conference Award, School of Human Ecology
    • Summer 2021: Summer Time Academic Research (STAR) Award, School of Human Ecology
    TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    2022 – 2023: Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Course: CNSR SCI 555: Consumer Design Strategy & Evaluation

    2019 – 2021: Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Courses: CNSR SCI 273: Finances & Families, CNSR SCI 201: Consumer Research & Analysis, CNSR SCI 675: Family Financial Counseling, CNSR SCI 657: Consumer Behavior.

    RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

    June 2024 – present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis.

    January 2023 – December 2023: Research Assistant, Co-Create, Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Collaborated and assisted in literature research, survey questionnaire design, qualitative data collections and evaluations.
    Dr. Amy Washbush, Associate Director of the Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies

    January 2022 – August 2022: Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Collaborated in write-up of literature review and manuscript, and data cleaning, coding, and analysis for a research paper on older adults’ residential mobility and retirement benefit claiming.
    Dr. Megan Doherty Bea, Assistant Professor, School of Human Ecology

    2021 – 2022: Research Assistant, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Data collection, cleaning, and coding for various papers related to child support reinforcement and child welfare policy.
    Dr. Alejandra Ros Pilarz, Assistant Professor, Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
    Dr. Laura Cuesta, Assistant Professor, Rutgers School of Social Work

    2020 – 2021: Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Collaborated in write-up of literature review and manuscript, and data cleaning, coding, and analysis for a research paper on Undergraduate Financial Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors: The Impact of Financial Life Skills Course on College Students.
    Dr. Clifford Robb, Professor, School of Human Ecology

    PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    2023. Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Data User Workshop, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program.

    2023. Junior Scholar Intensive Training (JSIT), Center for Financial Security (CFS), Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC).

    2021. Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) Data User Workshop, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program.

    RELEVANT SKILLS

    Programming: Stata – Intermediate User; R, LaTeX, and NVivo – Basic User.

    Languages: Khmer and English.

    VOLUNTARY SERVICES
    • 2023 – 2024: Co-Chair, School of Human Ecology Graduate Student Organization (SoHE-GSO), University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • 2019 – Present: Member, School of Human Ecology Graduate Student Organization (SoHE-GSO), University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • 2019 – 2024: Member, Consumer Science Student Association (CSSA), University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • 2020 – 2024: Peer Mentor for incoming students, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • 2021 – 2022: President, Consumer Science Student Association (CSSA), University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • 2020 – 2021: Vice President, Consumer Science Student Association (CSSA), University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • 2013 – 2017: Lead Organizer, Heroic Imagination Project, Institute of Leadership, Pannasastra University of Cambodia
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