Joelle Saad-Lessler

• PhD (2003) Columbia University (Economics)
• MA (1996) Columbia University (Economics)
• BA (1994) Columbia College (Economics)

• Steering Committee for MSCHE accreditation Member
• Extended Promotion and Tenure Committee Member
• Curriculum Committee Chair
• ATI Grant Initiative Member
• Associate Dean of Undergraduates in SOB Chair
• General Education Committee Member
• Jed 2.0 Task Force Member
• Test Optional Committee Member
• Assessment Committee Member
• DEI committee Member
• FEFA Area Academic Committee Member
• Inclusive Leadership program Member
• Scholarship committee Chair
• Dean's advisory committee Member
• Living and Learning Communities Member
• Stevens Core Committee Member
• Hiring committee Member
• SOB Board of Advisors Member
• First Year Experience Committee Member
• Strategic Planning Committee Member
• University Registrar Search Committee Member
• Alumni engagement Strategic Planning Committee Member
• Joint Committee on Improving the Evaluation of Teaching Member
• DEI certificate program Member
• BSB Committee Chair
• First Year Read Dialogue Program Member
• Course Coordination initiative Chair
• Search committee for Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Member
• Joint Faculty Senate - Administrators - Student Committee on Teaching Evaluations Member
• Search committee for Dean of Undergraduate Academics Member
• Search committee for Vice President for Enrollment Management Member
• Search committee for TT in Economics faculty position Member
• Search Committee for NTT Economics Faculty Chair
• Student research advising Member
• Search committee for communications manager Member
• Search committee for manager of academic operations Member
• Student research advising Member
• Graduate Education Continuity Planning Group Member
• Undergraduate education continuity group Member
• Mental Health Task Force Member
• Dean's lecture series Member
• Curriculum committee Member

• LERA Session Chair
• NIRS Researcher
• National Institute on Retirement Security Researcher

• AEA – American Economic Association Member
• LERA – Labor and Employment Relations Association Member

Book Chapter

1. Richman, K.; Saad-Lessler, J.. Latinos’ Retirement Savings, Collectivism and Holistic Financial Literacy. Holistic Financial Literacy: Laying the Groundwork. Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
2. Saad-Lessler, J.; Ryan, K. (2024). Pedagogical Lessons from the Pandemic. Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation (pp. 433-446). Springer Nature Switzerland.
   https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65782-5_27.

Journal Article

1. Richman, K.; Saad-Lessler, J.; Leon-Buitrago, M. (2025). College Students’ Retirement Savings Attitudes and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Personal Finance (1 ed., vol. 24).
2. Saad-Lessler, J.; Neymotin, F. (2023). Recent Patterns of Job-to-Job Transitions in the United States. International Journal of Employment Studies (2 ed., vol. 31, pp. 4-24). International Employment Relations Association (IERA).
   https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.502370817309772.
3. Saad-Lessler, J. (2020). Pros and Cons of Gig Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic. SSRN Electronic Journal. Elsevier BV.
   https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3877639.
4. Saad-Lessler, J. (2020). How does paid family leave affect unpaid care providers?. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing (vol. 17, pp. 100265). Elsevier BV.
   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeoa.2020.100265.
5. Saad-Lessler, J.; Ghilarducci, T.; Reznik, G. L. (2018). Retirement savings inequality: Different effects of earnings shocks, Portfolio selections, and employer contributions by worker earnings level. Social Security Bulletin (3 ed., vol. 78, pp. 1-17).
6. Ghilarducci, T.; Saad-Lessler, J. (2015). Explaining the Decline in the Offer Rate of Employer Retirement Plans between 2003 and 2012. ILR Review (4 ed., vol. 68, pp. 807-832). SAGE Publications.
   https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793915586383.
7. Saad-Lessler, J.; Richman, K. (2014). The impact of collectivism on savings behavior: a case study of Mexican-Americans and non-Mexican Latinos. Review of Economics of the Household (3 ed., vol. 12, pp. 493-515). Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
   https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-014-9243-z.
8. Saad-Lessler, J. (2010). A cross-national study of child labor and its determinants. The Journal of Developing Areas (1 ed., vol. 44, pp. 325-344). Project MUSE.
   https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.0.0074.

Magazine/Trade Publication

1. Richman, K.; Saad-Lessler, J. (2021). Retirement Savings and Resilience: A Comparison of Latinos’ and Whites’ Responses to Retirement Insecurity. Schaumburg, Illinois: Society of Actuaries Research Institute.
   https://www.soa.org/4a4c47/globalassets/assets/library/research/race-and-ethnicity-essay-collection/2021/race-ethnicity-collection-richman-saad-lessler.pdf.

Poster

1. Saad-Lessler, J.; Richman, K. (2019). The Role of Collectivism in Explaining Life Course Health Disparities in Older Ages. Innovation in Aging (Suppl 1 ed., vol. 3, pp. S490).

Review, Journal

1. Ghilarducci, T.; Saad-Lessler, J.; Reznik, G. (2018). Earnings volatility and 401(k) contributions. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance (4 ed., vol. 17, pp. 554-575).

Technical Report

1. Ringland, C.; Saad-Lessler, J.; Bond, T. (2023). The Impact of Student Loan Debt on Retirement Preparedness for Generation X: a Supplement to The Forgotten Generation: Generation X Approaches Retirement. The Impact of Student Loan Debt on Retirement Preparedness for Generation X. NIRS technical report. Washington, DC: NIRS: National Institute for Retirement Security.
   chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.nirsonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GenX-Student-Debt-Sept-2023.pdf.
2. Bond, T.; Ringland, C.; Saad-Lessler, J. (2023). The Forgotten Generation: Generation X Approaches Retirement. National Institute on Retirement Security.
   https://www.nirsonline.org/reports/genx/.
3. Bond, T.; Saad-Lessler, J.; Weller, C. (2020). Still Shortchanged: An Update Regarding Women’s Retirement Preparedness. Brooklyn: National Institute on Retirement Security.
   https://www.nirsonline.org/reports/stillshortchanged/.
4. Oakley, D.; Saad-Lessler, J.; Brown, J. E. (2018). Retirement in America: Out of Reach for Working Americans?. Report published by National Institute on Retirement Security, Washington, D.C.. Washington, D.C.: National Institute on Retirement Security.
   https://www.nirsonline.org/reports/retirement-in-america-out-of-reach-for-most-americans/.