Dr. Rebecca Campbell Smith

Overview

Biography

Dr. Smith is an economist and financial coach for the Mississippi State University Extension with responsibilities in the areas of economic education, financial literacy, and community and economic development. She is the State Specialist in Family Resource Management and directs the MSU Extension Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy. Her work helps individuals improve the quality of their lives and increase assets for individuals, families, firms, and communities across Mississippi. Becky helps people identify and reach values-based goals through becoming more conscious of their relationship with time, energy, and money. She helps employers identify and improve practices to reduce turnover and improve employee financial stability. She helps communities improve dialogue processes to build trust resulting in community economic development. Becky has three children, Carter (22), JG (20), and Winnie (18) who are all MSU Bulldogs and Eagle Scouts. She has rescue dogs Festus and Finnie and one rescue grand-cat King Louie. She loves to run, cycle, swim, practice yoga, hike, fish, golf, listen to live music, cheer for the MSU Bulldogs, and cook for large groups.

Education

• Louisiana State University, Ph D, Economics
• Louisiana State University, MS, Economics
• Pepperdine University, BA, Economics

Research/Extension Interests

Closing Gaps in Financial Intentions and Behaviors
Economic Education
Heirs’ Property Education
Financial Readiness of Teachers
Automatic Savings Options for States and Employers

Teaching Interests

Consumer Economics, Family Resource Management,
Master Teacher of Economics (MTE), Honors Forum,
Introductory Economics, Economics of Social Issues,
Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Honors Principles Courses,
AP® Microeconomics, AP® Macroeconomics,
Honors Behavioral Economics, Honors Economics of COVID19,
Introduction to Food and Natural Resource Economics,
Intermediate Macroeconomics (Writing Intensive),
Public Finance (Writing Intensive), History of Economic Thought (Writing Intensive),
Urban and Regional Economics, Tax Policy (Master’s),
Economics for Managers (MBA), Introduction to Regional Economic Development (CCL Ph.D.),
Math for Economists (Ph.D.)

Website

• Extension Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy