EDUCATION
2019 – Present. 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
WORKS IN PROGRESS
PRESENTATIONS
2024. Poster presentation. “Work Credit Accumulation & SSDI Eligibility Among Young Adults”. Population Association of America Annual Conference, Accepted for Spring 2024 meeting.
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
2019 – 2021: Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
January 2023 – December 2023: Research Assistant, Co-Create, Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
January 2022 – August 2022: Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2021 – 2022: Research Assistant, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2020 – 2021: Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Junior Scholar Trainee – Center for Financial Security (CFS), Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC)
- Member – Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
- Member – International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE)
- Member – Population Association of America (PAA)
- Member – American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI)
- Graduate Research Fellow – Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP)
- Student Trainee – Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE)
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 – Present: 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 – Present: Member, Consumer Science Student Association (CSSA), University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2020 – Present: 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
REFERENCES
- Megan Doherty BEA – Advisor/Mentor – mbea@wisc.edu
- J. Michael COLLINS – Dissertation Committee – jmcollins@wisc.edu
- Cliff A. ROBB – Supervisor – carobb@wisc.edu