Zhikun Liu
Personal Financial Planning Department
Texas Tech University
Address:
4615 Fordham St. Lubbock, TX 79416
Phone:
(903) 245-9598
Email:
Zhikun.Liu@ttu.edu
Education and Post-Graduate Training
Ph. D., Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Major: Personal Financial Planning
(2018)
M.S., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Major: Economics
(2014)
M.S., University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
Major: Mathematics (with honors)
(2012)
B.S., Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China
Major: Information Technology and Computing Science (with honors)
Minor: English
(2009)
Research
Research Interest
Behavior Finance, Financial Decision Making, Household Investment Choice,
Retirement Planning, Financial Education
Working Paper
Liu, Z. (2015). Promoting Will Ownership from a Behavior Perspective.
Working Paper
The application of behavior finance theory to estate planning promotion.
Teaching
Teaching Interests
Personal and Family Finance, Financial Goal Strategies, Asset Management, Micro
Economics, Macro Economics, Probability and Statistics, Econometrics, Real Analysis,
Applied Mathematics
Courses Taught
Texas Tech University
• PFP 3301, Personal and Family Finance, 7 courses.
(Face to Face and Online)
• PFI 3341, Financial Goal Strategies, 1 course
(Online)
TTU Student Evaluation: 4.3/5.0
Oklahoma State University
• ECON 1113, Economics of Social Issues, 2 courses.
University of Texas at Tyler
• MATH 1314, College Algebra, 7 courses.
• MATH 1342, Statistics, 2 courses.
• MATH 2113, Calculus I Lab, 2 courses.
• MATH 2114, Calculus II Lab, 2 courses.
GENERAL
Awards and Honors
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China National Scholarship for Outstanding Student, Ministry of Education of China.
(March 1, 2008).
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Best Debater, Qujing Normal University. (February 11, 2009).
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Distinguished Presidential Scholarship, Qujing Normal University. (June 1, 2009).
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Distinguished Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Texas at Tyler (August
24, 2009)
Patriot Million Dollar HIO Fulgham Scholarship, University of Texas at Tyler
(October 14, 2011)
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Distinguished Doctoral Student Fellowship, Oklahoma State University (August 19,
2012)
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COHS Doctoral Fellowship, Texas Tech University College of Human Sciences
(August 18, 2014)
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Personal Finance Program Award of Excellence, Texas Tech University (July 31,
2015)
Professional Memberships
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Financial Management Association International (October, 2014 - Present).
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Financial Planning Association (October 2014- Present)
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Academy of Financial Services (November 2014- Present)
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American Council on Consumer Interests (November 2015 – Present)
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National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administration (August
2015 – Present)
Professional Experience and Activities
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Graduate Part Time Instructor, Texas Tech University. (August 25, 2014 - Present).
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Graduate Part Time Instructor, Oklahoma State University. (August 13, 2012 - May
9, 2014).
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Graduate Part Time Instructor, University of Texas at Tyler. (August 17, 2009 - May
11, 2012).
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Chair, Student Government Association of Qujing Normal University. (February
2006 - June 2009).
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National Computer Level 2 Rank Programmer (C Language), The National Education
Examinations Authority of China. (September 11, 2007 - Present).
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Facilitator of the 45th World Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference (2010)
Selected Media Appearances
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Guest Speaker of Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (2011)
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Keynote Speaker of 2014 Qujing Normal University Graduation Commencement
(2014)