Advisors
Dr. Dorothy Durband
Associate Professor
Associate Chair, Department of Applied & Professional Studies
Director, Red to Black
Email:
dottie.durband@ttu.edu
Phone | 806.742.5050 x 234
Office | HS 271 B
Dorothy Durband received her Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and her M.S. from Texas Woman's University. She teaches and conducts research in the area of family financial counseling and is Faculty Director for Red to Black. Before moving to Texas Tech in August 2000, she was Director of Outreach for Virginia Tech’s National Institute for Personal Finance Employee Education.
Classes Taught: PFP 2330 Financial Counseling I PFP 3330 Financial Counseling II PFP 5377 Financial Counseling
Research Interests: Financial behaviors, financial counseling techniques, and employee financial education
Experience: Dr. Durband has been on the faculty at Texas Tech since 2000. Her work experience includes providing financial counseling and financial education, employee training, special events planning, and fund raising for non-profit organizations.
Leadership/Awards Texas Tech University: 2007 College of Human Sciences Outstanding Advisor Award 2006 President’s Excellence in Teaching Award 2004 TTU Alumni Association New Faculty Award
Recent Publications: Joo, S., Bagwell, D. C., & Grable, J. (in press). The academic impact of financial stress on college students. Journal of College Student Retention: Research Theory and Practice. Schuchardt, J., Bagwell, D. C., Bailey, W. C., DeVaney, S.A., Grable, J. E., Leech, I. E., Lown, J. M, Sharpe, D. L, & Xiao, J. J., (2007). Personal finance: An interdisciplinary profession. Financial Counseling and Planning, 18 (1), 61-69.
Dr. A. William "Bill" Gustafson
Classes Taught: PFP 1301, Cultural and Gender Issues in Personal Finance;
Research Interest: Retirement economics/policy; debt behavior relative to human capital acquisition
Experience: teaching courses conducting research related to personal finance and family economics for 33 years; University of Alabama , 1974-78; Texas Tech, 1978-current
Leadership / Awards Texas Tech University: Academy for Financial Services Board of Directors; International Foundation for Retirement Education Board of Standards; Texas Tech President’s Excellence in Teaching Award; College of Human Sciences Helen Burleson Service Award; Division of Personal Financial Planning Visionary Award