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Dr Pushpa Wood
Director - Financial Education and Research Centre
School of Economics and FinanceDr Wood has a long history of adult and financial literacy advocacy. She was previously the Education Manager at the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income. She has worked across the school, tertiary, and industry sectors to improve adult literacy and financial literacy, and is a member of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority’s project advisory group reviewing financial literacy unit standards.
She is also the current Chairperson of the Adult Literacy Practitioners’ Association. Dr Wood has extensive experience in developing teaching and learning resources, training and development and stakeholder relationship. Her research interests include identifying trigger points that motivate people to change their financial behaviour and testing culturally appropriate evaluation tools.
Research Outputs
Book
[Chapter]Authored by: Wood, P.
Report
[Technical Report]Authored by: Matthews, C., Stangl, J., Wood, P.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Matthews, C., Stangl, J., Wood, P.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Matthews, C., Stangl, J., Wood, P.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Matthews, C., Stangl, J., Wood, P.
[Technical Report]Authored by: Wood, P.
Conference
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Wood, P.
[Conference Paper]Edited by: Wood, P.
Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Co-supervisor | 1 | 1 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Vika Namoa
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Doctor of Philosophy
Cultural and other influences on young Pacific people's financial wellbeing in New Zealand
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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2024
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Meg Wedlock
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Doctor of Philosophy
The development of a complementary financial capability index
Media and Links
Other Links
- - The Fin-Ed Centre works to help New Zealanders become more financially savvy by improving their knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards money.