Ann Marie Hibbert, Ph.D.
Finance Department Chair, Professor at West Virginia University
Financial literacy isn’t just about managing money; it’s about empowering students to build confidence, reduce stress, and unlock opportunities for a brighter future. Many students struggle with financial decisions simply because they haven’t received the right guidance early enough, potentially limiting their future academic, personal, and professional success.
This session highlights how early financial education on credit, debt management, and investing can directly enhance students’ academic performance, reduce anxiety, increase retention rates, and prepare them for long-term financial stability. By supporting students’ financial well-being, leaders can foster a healthier, more engaged, and resilient campus community.
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Understand why early financial literacy matters and how it impacts financial stability in the long run.
- Identify some of the most important financial concepts, e.g., debt management, saving, and investing, and recognize how understanding these concepts supports students’ success.
- Learn how to build foundational financial literacy programs, integrate them naturally into student success and professional development initiatives, and leverage vendor partnerships for support.
Presenters
Dr. Hibbert is a Professor of Finance and the Chair of the Finance Department. She is also the Director of the Center for Financial Literacy and Education (CFLE).
Dr. Hibbert’s research is primarily in the area of behavioral finance. She has published articles in top finance journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, and others. She was an elected member of the Board of the Eastern Finance Association from 2017-2020 and has been an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Finance and Economics (an A-level journal on the College journal list) since 2022. She also regularly serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for many high-quality finance and economics journals.
Dr. Hibbert has taught courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and in a variety of modality including synchronous and asynchronous online as well as Hyflex. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on business finance, securities analysis, portfolio management, derivative securities, intermediate and advanced corporate finance and personal finance. Dr. Hibbert earned the Certificate in Effective Instruction, Association of College and University Educators (2022).
In addition to serving on multiple departmental and college committees, some of which she chaired, Dr. Hibbert served as the coordinator for the Finance Ph.D. program from 2019-2022. She also served two consecutive three-year terms as an elected member of the WVU faculty senate from 2016-2022. She has also served on multiple senate committees, including being a member of the WVU Faculty Senate’s executive committee from 2020-2022, and is a past chair of the Faculty Senate’s Research Integrity Committee and Committee on Committees, Membership, and Constituencies. Dr. Hibbert was the recipient of the John Chambers College of Business & Economics Dean’s Award of Distinction in Service in 2019 and 2022. Since 2017, Dr. Hibbert has been a faculty coach for the NCFDD’s Faculty Success Program (FSP) and was a recipient of their inaugural coaching excellence award in 2021. Prior to academia, Dr. Hibbert was a successful corporate finance executive for close to ten years.
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