Martin Seay

Professor
PFP Department Head
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

Contact Information

343I Justin Hall

mseay@k-state.edu

Courses I Teach

PFP 105 - Introduction to Financial Planning

Education

Ph.D. in Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia
B.S.F.C.S. in Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia

Area(s) of Specialization

Personal and Financial Decisions
Use and Impact of Financial Advice
Debt Decisions

Biography

Martin Seay, Ph.D., CFP® is Department Head and Professor of Personal Financial Planning at Kansas State University. He currently serves as a member of the CFP Board of Directors, previously serving as the President of the Financial Planning Association® (FPA®) in 2020. He received the Kenneth Tremblay Early Career Housing Award from the Housing Education and Research Association in 2016, the Richard L. D. Morse Early Career Award from the American Council on Consumer Interests in 2018, the Distinguished Financial Planning Alumnus Award from the University of Georgia in 2021, and was selected by InvestmentNews as a member of their 40 Under 40 class in 2020.

Seay's research focuses on borrowing decisions, how psychological characteristics shape financial behavior, and how households receive financial advice. His work has been published in the Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, Financial Services Review, Journal of Consumer Affairs, Journal of Positive Psychology, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Personality and Individual Differences, and Financial Planning Review, among others. His research was recognized with 2014, 2017, and 2019 FPA Annual Conference Best Research Paper Awards, the 2016 CFP Board's ACCI Financial Planning Award, and the 2016 Montgomery-Warschauer Award.