Baomei Zhao, Ph.D., CFLE

Baomei Zhao, Ph.D., CFLE

Title: Professor
Dept/Program: School of Social Work and Family Sciences
Office: Polsky 415C
Phone: 330-972-7728
Email: bzhao1@uakron.edu
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Biography

Dr. Baomei Zhao has been a professor and a researcher for more than 20 years in both China and the U.S. In 2005, she joined the faculty at the University of Akron. Her research interests are quality of life, family finance and consumption, and health disparity. As a faculty member, Dr. Zhao tries to incorporate teaching, research, and service to help student establish a close relationship with the community development. She has brought her students from School of Family and Consumer Sciences and School of Social Work to work with service learning programs, providing great support to make a difference to individuals and community. Currently, she is a member of the Council on Social Work Education, the National Council of Family Relations, the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, the National Social Sciences Association, and the American Council on Consumer Interests. Since 2009, she has been a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE).

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

  • Quality of life
  • Family consumptions
  • Family finance
  • Health disparity

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

  • Schulze, P., Zhao, B., & Chiang, J. (2018). The importance of cultural context in research on developmental milestones. Poster presentation at the International Congress of Infant Studies Biennial Congress, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Zhao, B. (Many, 2018). Family, society, and policy. Zhejiang Finance & Economic University, P.R. China.
  • Zhao, B., Ling, Y., Yang, J., Clayton, A., & Clayton, M. (Feb. 2018). Time, money, and health. Face-2-Face Event, Rethinking Race, The University of Akron.
  • Zhao, B. (Oct. 2017). Family, society, and policy. Henan University, China Women University, and Zhejiang Finance & Economics University, P.R. China.
  • Zhao, B. (Sep. 2017). Seeing China's changes from people's basic consumptions, presented at China Week, The University of Akron.
  • Zhao, B. (Jan. 2017). Viewing globally and acting locally to promote community health. Face-2-Face Event, Rethinking Race, The University of Akron.

Publications

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Zhao, B., He, Y., & Kreidler, M. (2018). Historical review on consumerism in P.R. China. National Social Sciences Journal, 50(2), 65. http://nssa.us/journals/2018-50-2/2018_50_2_contents.htm
  • Zhao, B., Jones, H., Kreidler, M., Thornton, M., & Jakubowski, A. (2017). Promoting community health & preventing future obesity: Case study of three focus practice. International Journal of Innovative Research and Knowledge, 2(11), 102-110.
  • Zhao, B. (2016). Service learning in human service classes: Leading student's success. International Journal for Innovation-Education and Research, 4(3), 1-7. 
  • Zhao, B., & White, N. (2015). Service learning for success: Three cases at the University of Akron. International Journal for Innovation-Education and Research, 3(5), 1-5.
  • Zhao, B., Wang, S., Glotzer, R., & Robb, J. (2013). Chinese and US teenage tobacco consumption and quality of life. International Journal of Home Economics, 6(2), 320-333.
  • Zhao, B. (2012). Quality of life research and practice. AkademikerVerlang (ISBN: 978-3-639-45476-5).

Education

  • Ph.D. in Family Studies, University of Kentucky
  • M.A. in Economics, Zhejiang University, China
  • B.A. in English, Zhejiang University, China

Courses

  • Introduction to Social Welfare
  • Social Policy Analysis for Social Workers
  • Health Disparities
  • Family Financial Management for Social Workers