Dr. Josephine Turner

Dr Jo Turner

Professor, Family and Consumer Economics
3002  McCarty Hall D
PO BOX 110310
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
(352) 392-1945 x 228
E-mail: joturner@ufl.edu
Website: http://money.ifas.ufl.edu

Specialization

Family Economics and Management

Child Development, and Statistics

Educational Background

Certified Financial Planner (CFP), 1987, College of Financial Planning, Denver, Colorado. (Requires 15 hours of continuing education credit each year to maintain license.)  

Ph.D. 1975, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Family Economics and Management with supporting work in Child Development, and Statistics.  

M.S. 1968, University of Alabama, University, Alabama. Child Development with supporting work in Home Management.  

B.S. 1966, University of Alabama, University, Alabama. General Home Economics.

Employment

May 25, 2001 to present, Professor, Family and Consumer Economics, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.  

October 1, 1994 to May 2001, Extension Program Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Manage the Expanded Food and Nutrition Program for Alabama.

1995 to May 2001, A Co-principal of the Food Stamp Program September - 100% Extension.  

September 1, 1989 to September 30, 1994, Extension Family Economist and Professor, Family and Child Development Department. Alabama Cooperative Extension Service 85% and Family and Child Development Departmental Teaching Assignment 15%.  

December 16, 1987 to September 1, 1989, Professor and Head, Department of Consumer Affairs, School of Human Sciences, Auburn University, AL. 50%; Extension Family Economist, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service 50%.

September 30, 1985 to December 15, 1987, National Program Leader, Family Resource Management, ESUSDA, Washington, D.C. 20250.

January 1978 to October 1, 1985, Family Economics Specialist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, Auburn University, Alabama 36849.

1982-1984, New Models Regional Coordinator for the Southern Region, a 30 percent assignment with ESUSDA.  

September 1975 December 1977, Assistant Professor, Family Resource Management Department, Home Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.  

1972-1973, Assistant Professor of Home Economics, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana.  

1968-1972. Instructor, Family Living Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Extension

Provide leadership to statewide Extension family economics program including regional and national initiative related to financial abuse of the elderly.

Grants/Contracts/Gifts

GRANT PROPOSALS FUNDED in excess of $33 million including team projects with USDA Food and Nutrition Service.    

Service to the Profession

American Association of Family and Consumer Science (American Home Economics Association) Treasurer 1991.

American Home Economics Association Finance Committee/ (Finance and Properties Committee) 1991-1995.  

American Home Economics Association Foundation Treasurer and Investment Committee Chair, 1991-1995.  

Alabama Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (Alabama Home Economics Association): Chair, International Year of the Family Committee, 1992-1995, Chair, Awards Committee, 1995-6.  

International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE) member since 1990. Serve on Finance and Investment Committees (1998 - present).

Honors/Awards

Award of Excellence, Auburn Alumni Association, 1993.

Alabama Home Economics Association's Outstanding Service Award, March 1994.

Alabama Association of Family and Consumer Science Special Recognition Award 1994-1995.

American Association of Family and Consumer Science's Leader Award, 1996, nominated by the Extension Section.

Selected as one of 15 to participate in the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's first Leadership Academy, 1999 - 2001.

Selected Publications

Turner, J. Become Captain of Your Financial Ship 2006.  University of Florida

Turner, J. Planning Your Financial Future. curriculum 2005. University of Florida

Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Elder Financial Abuse Program.  Guion, Lisa A., Turner, Josephine, and Wise, Dena K.  Journal of Extension.  June 2004 Vol 42 Number 3.

Turner, Josephine and Little, Deborah, (1999). "Managing Your Food Dollar: Money Magic Curriculum Evaluation," in Proceedings for Eastern Family Economics Resource Management Association (EFERMA) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. Feb. 18-20, 1999.  

Hazen, Sarah and Turner, Josephine (1998). Managing Your Food Dollar: Money Magic Curriculum. Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Food and Consumer Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Turner, Josephine with EFNEP Advisory Committee (1997). Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Policy and Procedures Handbook. Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Auburn University, AL  

1998-2000. Diet is Our Thing. Youth curriculum (3 vol) adapted and written for Alabama's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Turner, J. Hazen, S., and Shields, E., (1992). "Rural Elderly: An Innovative Program" in Focusing on Families and Households: Change and Exchange. Abstract. Federal Republic of Germany: International Federation of Home Economics. p. 40.