Biography
E. Jeffrey Hill, PhD, is professor of Family Life at Brigham Young University. His research examines finding harmony between paid work and family life as well as family finance. Dr. Hill graduated from the BYU Marriott School of Management in Organizational Behavior then received a PhD in Family and Human Development from Utah State. Before coming to work as a professor at BYU he was a work and family subject matter expert at IBM where he pioneered many flexible work options including paternity leave, professional part-time employment, and telecommuting. Dr. Hill developed and analyzed the 2010 IBM Global Work and Life Issues survey with more than 21,000 respondents from 78 countries. He was also the primary investigator of the 2012 Singapore National Study of Work-Life Harmony. Recently Dr. Hill organized a series of Family Finance Research Renaissance Retreats in order to revitalize the student of finances from a family perspective. He has published more than 100 scholarly articles and book chapters. Jeff and his wife Tammy are the parents of 12 children and 34 grandchildren.
Research Interests
Family FinanceTeaching Interests
Family FinanceHome and Family Living
Marriage Enhancement
Education
- PHD, FAMILY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT , UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (1995)
- MOB, ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR , BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (1984)
- BA, INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS , BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (1977)
Licenses and Certifications
- National Council on Family Relations, Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) (1999 - Present)
Honors and Awards
- Virginia Cutler Lecturer, College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (2021 - 2021)
- Camilla Eyring Kimball Professorship, School of Family Life, BYU (2015 - 2020)
- Best Paper - Family Economics Focus Group, NCFR (2018 - 2018)
- Student Mentoring Award, School of Family Life (2018 - 2018)
- Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Family Life (2017 - 2017)
- Jack Bailey Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship, Brigham Young University (2014 - 2014)
- Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award, Brigham Young University (2012 - 2012)
Administrative Assignments
- School of Family Life: Associate Director (2018 - 2021)
Memberships
- Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) (2017 - Present)
- Work-Family Research Network (WFRN) (2011 - Present)
- Utah Council on Family Relations (UCFR) (1992 - Present)
- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) (1991 - Present)
- Association of Financial Planning, Counselling, and Education (AFCPE) (2017 - 2019)
Professional Citizenship
- Board Member, Work and Family Researchers Network (2015 - 2019)