Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1997 - Family Resource Management, Family & Consumer Economics, Minors- Counseling Psychology & Statistics
M.S., Texas Tech University, 1988 - Home Economics with an emphasis in Consumer Studies & Management
B.S., University of North Texas, 1982 - Home Economics Education

• 2006  Invited panelist at the 2003 & 2005 National Minority Business Owners Surveys (2003 & 2005 NMBOS) conference at Baruch College in New York.  This event was hosted by the College=s Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship with supporting funds from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

• 2006  One of twenty scholars invited to participate in the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Research Conference on Entrepreneurship Among Minorities and Women funded by the E. M.Kauffman Foundation, June 2006.

• 2005  One of twenty scholars invited to participate in the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Entrepreneurship Boot Camp funded by the E. M.Kauffman Foundation, July 2005.

Personal and family finance - Family financial counseling - Family economics - Family decision-making - Economic well-being of familes - Family resource management - Home-based employment - Hispanic family life

FSoS 1301: Cash or Credit: You Need to Know
FSoS 3101: Personal and Family Finance
FSoS 4106: Family Resource Management
FSoS 4153: Family Financial Counseling

Collaborative Center for the Study of Families in Diverse Contexts - The mission of Center is to better understand family life and strengthen family well-being, for all citizens, especially those who are from culturally, racially and ethnically diverse and often-disadvantaged groups, through discovery, scholarship and public engagement.

Family Businesses - Research focuses on the factors at the intersection of the family and business systems that affect the viability of family businesses, especially areas and levels of tension.

Long Term Care Insurance Employee Decision Making - This project focuses on examining individual and family level long-term care risk management decision making processes and outcomes.   

University of Minnesota
Senate Committee: Advisory Committee on Athletics, 2007 to present
Senate Committee:  Faculty Affairs, 2005 to present
Endowed Chairs Task Force, Committee Member, 2006
Academic Sick and Disability Task Force, Committee, Member, 2006
President's Faculty Multicultural Research Award, Review Panel Member, 2007; 2000
President's Distinguished Faculty Mentor Program, 1998-2006

College of Education and Human Development
Honor and Awards Committee, Member 2007
Scholarship Committee, Member 2006

Family Social Science
Welcome Weekend Committee for Graduate Admissions, Member, 2007
Awards and Scholarship Committee, Chairperson, 2006-2007
Curriculum Committee, Member 2006
Janice Hogan's Retirement Celebration Committee, Member 2005-2006
Colloquium Series Committee, Chairperson, 2205-2006

Book
Olson, P.D., Zuiker, V.S., Danes, S.M., Stafford, K., Heck, R.K.Z., & Duncan, K.  (In press). Impact of the family and business on family business sustainability: Vol. X (pp. XXX).  In V. Gupta (Ed.), Family Business Models Around the World, Hyderabad: ICFAI University Press. 

Refereed Journal Publications
Katras, M.J., Zuiker, V.S., & Bauer, J.W. (2004). Private safety net: childcare resources from the perspective of rural low-income families. Family Relations, 53 (1), 201-209. 

Kwon, H.K., Zuiker, V.S., & Bauer, J.W.  (2004).  Factors associated with the poverty status of Asian immigrant householders.  Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 25(1), 101-120.

Refereed Conference Proceedings
Zuiker, V.S., Ruhe, V., Cohen, B., Lundberg, M., Gudmunson, C., & Egge, J. (2006).  Using case studies in large enrollment courses: A comparison of two methods.  In D.C. Bagwel1, Proceedings of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, 127.

Zuiker, V.S., Katras, M.J., Olson, P.D., & Montalto, C.P.  (2005).  Taking a closer look:  Differences in earnings between Hispanic females self-employed and Hispanic females wage and salary earners.  The Mexican International Family Strengths Conference, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Zuiker, V.S. & Bird, C. (2005).  FSoS 1301: Cash or credit: You need to know.  Course Design Showcase.  Annual Conference Distance Teaching and Learning. University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Selected Refereed Conference Presentations
Zuiker, V.S., Cohen, B., Ruhe, V., Lundberg, M., Gudmunson, C., & Egge, J. (2006, November).  A collaborate approach to redesigning a large enrollment course using case studies.  Paper presented at the Annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2006 Conference, Washington D.C.

Bird, C., Zuiker, V.S., & Bauer, J.W. (2006, November).  Life Quality: Parenting Performance and Economic Strain. National Council on Family Relations conference in Minneapolis, MN.

Invited Research Presentations
Zuiker, V.S. (2006, October). Invited Panelist at Baruch College Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship 2003 & 2005 National Minority Business Owner Surveys (2003 & 2005 NMBOS) Conference at New York City, New York. State of the field of minority entrepreneurship specifically on Hispanic/Latina(o) businesses. Other panelist included Edward G. Rogoff, Ph.D., Professor of Management and Academic Director, Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship; & Ivan Light, Professor, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley in the Department of Sociology.

Zuiker, V.S. (2006, August).  Ethics in counseling.  Invited presenter at the Homeownership Counselor Conference in Bloomington, Minnesota sponsored by the Minnesota Home Ownership Center.

Zuiker, V.S. (2005, November).  Publishing student papers at AFCPE.  Annual meeting of the Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education, Scottsdale, AZ, November 2005.