Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, PhD, MA, MSW

Hello! My name is Jeffrey (he/him).

I’m completely smitten with knowledge and beauty, pursuit of social justice, and accompanying others to create a world that’s good for all.

This translates into being a professor of social work, running ultramarathons through the woods (PR: ~47mi on 10/26/25), snowshoeing and skiing in the North Dakota winter, drinking dark roast coffee black, and alongside my wife, nurturing two progeny into service to humanity.

My teaching, research, and service are at the intersection between people, money, and social justice: financial social work, the financial domain of behavioral health, financial interdependence… socialization, well-being, efficacy, behavior change. (I ♥︎ Money Habitudes and YNAB!) My love language is R (for data analyses), and I’m continually exploring the implications of the March 1, 2017 letter from the Universal House of Justice.

Scholarly highlights include: an open-access (free!) book that came out in 2025… Financial and Behavioral Health for Helping Professionals; being featured on NPR, CNN, The Conversation, podcasts, etc.; and collaborating with a great group of folks on The Financial Interdependence Project and our quarterly colloquia.

Scroll down to see what I’ve been up to and reach out if you’re interested in joining me on this journey.

Find me and my work around the web at:
Email
ResearchGate
Google Scholar
LinkedIn
Me @ University of North Dakota
The Conversation
The Financial Interdependence Project