Family Assets for Independence Minnesota (FAIM) - This study seeks to understand savings behavior in low-wage working families. Current evaluation efforts (in collaboration with FAIM partners – Community Action, the Office of Economic Opportunity, Women Venture, and the Greater Twin Cities United Way) examine changes in financial status and well-being, financial knowledge and financial practices over time through participation in FAIM, a matched savings program across the state of Minnesota.
Mexican Agricultural Workers in Minnesota: A Study of Transnational Work and Family Issues – This bi-national research and outreach project, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, studies the transnational work and family issues of Mexican agricultural workers in southern Minnesota and their families in Minnesota and Mexico. The goals of the project also include developing faculty and graduate students competencies in cross-cultural and cross-national research methodology and collaboration, developing educational programs for use in the community and in the classroom, and developing public policy related to remittances in the financial services sector.
Financial Management and Savings Behavior - This multi-state research project explores the economic and psychological influences on family savings behavior, including preferences for savings strategies. Findings will potentially provide input to asset development policy and financial industry products.
Intergenerational Resources and Relationships in Thailand – This project examines the changing family dynamics related to human and economic resource exchange in Thailand. Results may contribute to policies and programs to deal with challenges created by cultural change from an intergenerational family-based exchange of economic and care-giving support for the elderly to an increasingly individualistic approach to aging. For more information, please click here.
Immigrant Family Resource Management Behavior - This research project examines financial management behavior of Minnesota’s recent immigrant families (Hmong, Somali, Oromo, Russian) in the context of cultural beliefs, gender roles, and environmental supports and constraints.
Current Outreach and Service
- Council Member and Evaluator: Family Assets for Independence Minnesota (FAIM)
- Evaluator: Women’s Initiative for Self-Empowerment (WISE)
- Board Member: Centro de Investigacion Familiar, A.C. (CIFAC), Monterrey, Mexic
- International Section Chair, National Council on Family Relations
- President: Thai Association of Minnesota
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Yang, P.N.D., & Solheim, C.A. (2008). Financial management in Hmong immigrant families: Change and adaptation. Hmong Studies Journal, 8, 1-33.
Wachwithan, P., Solheim, C., & Popovich, P. (2008 - In press). Using Thailand’s sufficiency economy philosophy to develop global citizens. International Federation of Home Economics E-Book.
Solheim, C.A., Hogan, M.J., Nelson-Christinedaugher, J., & Yang, P. (2006). Comparison of financial education train-the-trainer models: Community mentor, four cornerstones, and financial literacy initiative for immigrants training. Technical research report for The McKnight Foundation, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Solheim, C.A., Hogan, M.J., Nkosi, B., Wolfgram, S., Rodrigues, N., & Nelson-Christinedaughter, J. (2005). Family Assets for Independence Minnesota technical research report.
Solheim, C.A., Petersen, C., & Anderson-Porisch, S. (2005). Financial literacy training for coaches and caseworkers. Technical research report for the Minnesota Department of Human Services’ Office of Economic Opportunity.
Hogan, M., Solheim, C., Wolfgram, S., Nkosi, B., & Rodrigues, N. (2004). The working poor: From the economic margins to asset development. Family Relations, 53(2), pp. 229-236.
Solheim, C.A., & Hogan, M.J. (2004). Four cornerstones curriculum and training evaluation tool. Developed for statewide use in Minnesota for the Department of Human Services’ Office of Economic Opportunity.
Olson, J.R., Goddard, H.W., Solheim, C.A., Sandt, L. (2004). Making a case for engaging adolescents in program decision-making. Journal of Extension, 42(6), 1-10.
Pittman, J.F., Kerpelman, J.L., & Solheim, C.A. (2001). Stress and performance standards: A dynamic approach to time spent in housework. Journal of Marriage and Family 63(Nov), pp. 1111-1121.
Pittman, J.F., Teng, W., Kerpelman, J.L., & Solheim, C.A. (1999). Satisfaction with performance of housework. Journal of Family Issues, 20(6), 746-770.
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