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Dr. Leslie Ellen Green

  • Associate Professor - School of Family & Consumer Sciences

Biography and expertise

Leslie Green is an Assistant Professor of Consumer Affairs in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas State University. She received her Ph.D. in Housing and Consumer Economics at the University of Georgia. Dr. Green also holds a M.S. degree in Consumer Sciences and a B.S. degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with an emphasis in Family Finance from Utah State University. She is an Accredited Financial Counselor® through the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. She has served on the board of directors for both the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education and the Housing Education and Research Association. Dr. Green teaches Introduction to Research Methods for Family and Consumer Sciences and Personal and Family Financial Counseling. Her research interests involve the economic well-being of families and individuals.

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Housing and Consumer Economics

University of Georgia, 2009

Master's Degree

MS in Family, Human and Consumer Sciences

Utah State University, 2006

Bachelor's Degree

BS in Family and Consumer Sciences

Utah State University, 2004

  • Albright, B., Green, L. E., McAllister, D. R., Lee, S.-J., Cantrell, R., Steinman, B., & Carswell, A. (2025). Longitudinal Effects of Housing Adequacy on Home Modification Implementation among Households with Older Adults Living in Them. Housing and Society, 52(3), 293–309. https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2025.2535197
  • Fan, L., Green, L. E., & Park, N. (2023). Financial Stressors and Alternative Financial Service Use: Application of the ABC-X Model of Family Stress. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 48(1), e13002. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.13002
  • Green, L. E., & Park, N. (2022). Homeowner Characteristics Associated with the Occurrence of Negative Home Equity. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 33(3), 407–420. https://doi.org/10.1891/JFCP-2021-0044
  • Green, L. E., Betz-Hamilton, A., Albright, B., Lee, S.-J., Vasquez, K., Cantrell, R., … Carswell, A. (2022). Home Modification for Older Adults Aging in Place: Evidence from the American Housing Survey. Journal of Aging and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2022.2140466
  • Riley, L., Green, L. E., & Zuiker, V. (2022). Lived Experiences with Payday Loans: African American Single Mothers and Employees. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, (50), 301–316. https://doi.org/10.1111/fcsr.12441
View all scholarly/creative works
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2022 FCSRJ Outstanding Paper, Family and Consumer Science Research Journal (FCSRJ). March 16, 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2022 AFCPE Outstanding Symposium Poster, Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. November 17, 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Connected Educator Award for Excellence in Teaching, Delta State University. 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Tessie Agan Graduate Student Paper Award, Housing Education and Research Association. 2010
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Journal Article for Financial Counseling and Planning, Association of Financial Counseling Planning and Education. 2007
  1. Reviewer / Referee

    Abstracts for presentation at the annual conference of the Housing Education and Research Association

  2. Editorial Review Board Member

    Housing and Society (Book Review Editor)

  3. President

    Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education

  4. President

    Housing Education and Research Association

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    Abstracts for presentation at the annual symposium of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education