Jill M. Norvilitis, Ph.D.

Dr. Norvilitis is a Clinical Psychologist specializing in children with ADHD, both in the United States and cross-culturally. Recently, due to the issues she sees everyday, she has become interested in consumer debt in college students. Dr. Norvilitis earned her master’s and doctoral degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, and has been a faculty member at Buffalo State since 1997.

Representative Publications

Norvilitis, J. M. (in press). Current perspectives on financial socialization: Introduction to the special issue.  Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning.

Norvilitis, J. M. (2023).  Financial socialization and financial behavior.  In J. J. Xiao & S. Kumar (Eds.) A Research Agenda for Consumer Financial Behavior.  Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI:  0.4337/9781803922652.00012

Norvilitis, J. M., Liu, M., & Zhang, J. (2023).  Self-perception of academic ability and ADHD symptoms in college students in China and the United States.  Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 87 (3), 251-266.

VanRoo, C.*, Norvilitis, J. M., Reid, H. M., & O’Quin, K. (2023).  The new normal:  Amotivation, sense of purpose, and associated factors among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Reports. Online ahead of print.  DOI: 10.1177/00332941231181485

Norvilitis, J. M., Reid, H. M., & O’Quin, K. (2022).  Student motivation:  A key predictor of college GPA, college match, and first-year retention.  International Journal of Educational Psychology, 11 (3), 314-338.  DOI: 10.17583/ijep.7309

Braun Santos, D., Mendes-Da-Silva, W., Norvilitis, J. M., Protin, P., & Onusic, L. (2022).  Parents influence responsible credit use in young adults:  A comparison between the United States, France, and Brazil.  Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 43, 368-383. DOI:  10.1007/s10834-021-09792-2

Norvilitis, J. M. & Linn, B. K. (2021).  The role of financial, educational, and psychological factors in college student financial well-being.  Journal of Student Financial Aid, 50 (3). https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jsfa/vol50/iss3/3

Burke, G.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2020).  The relationships between cyberbullying, sexting, and college student well-being.  International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), 10 (4), 34-50.  doi:10.4018/IJCBPL.2020100103

Janikowski, L. I.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2020).  Parental perceptions of children with and without learning disabilities.  Modern Psychological Studies, 25 (1), article 11.  Available at:  https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol25/iss1/11 [Undergraduate journal]

Norvilitis, J. M., Linn, B. K., & Merwin, M. M. (2019).  The relationship between ADHD symptomatology and financial well-being among college students.  Journal of Attention Disorders.  Online ahead of print.  doi.org/10.1177/1087054719887446

Braun Santos, D., Mendes-Da-Silva, W., Norvilitis, J. M., & Flores, E. (2018).  Credit card and financial well-being among females.  In W. Mendes-Da-Silva (Ed.) Individual Behavior and Technologies for Financial Innovations (pp. 97-116).  New York:  Springer Publishing.

Darlow, V.*, Norvilitis, J. M., & Schuetze, P. (2017).  The relationship between helicopter parenting and adjustment to college.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26, 2291-2298.  DOI:  10.1007/s10826-017-0751-3

Norvilitis, J. M., & Batt, M. J.* (2016).  Beyond financial need:  Predictors of student loans and student loan attitudes.  Journal of Student Financial Aid, 46, 58-68.

Braun Santos, D., Mendes-Da-Silva, W., Flores, E., & Norvilitis, J. M. (2016).  Predictors of credit card use and perceived financial well-being in female college students: A Brazil-United States comparative study.  International Journal of Consumer Studies, 40, 133-142. doi: 10.1111/ijcs.12234

Mendes-Da-Silva, W., Armada, M., Barros, L., da Costa, N. C. A., & Norvilitis, J. M. (2015).  Behavioral finance—Advances in the last decade.  RAE:  Revista de Administração de Empresas, 55, 10-13. 

Marsh, L. E.,* Norvilitis, J. M., Ingersoll, T. S., & Li, B. (2015).  ADHD symptomatology, fear of intimacy, and sexual anxiety and behavior among college students in China and the United States.  Journal of Attention Disorders, 19, 211-221. DOI: 10.1177/1087054712453483

Norvilitis, J. M. (2014).  Changes over time in college student credit card attitudes and debt.  Journal of Consumer Affairs, 48, 634-647.  DOI: 10.1111/joca.12043

Norvilitis, J. M., Reid, H. M., Ling, S., & Chen, S.* (2013).  Motivation to attend college:  A comparison of American and Chinese students, and the effects of ADHD symptomatology and personality upon their motivation.  Journal of the First Year Experience and Students in Transition, 25, 93-111.

Norvilitis, J. M., & Mendes-Da-Silva, W. (2013).  Attitudes toward credit and finances among college students in Brazil and the United States.  Journal of Business Theory and Practice, 1 (1), 132-151.

Norvilitis, J. M., & Mao, Y. (2013).  Attitudes toward credit and finances in college students in China and the United States.  International Journal of Psychology, 48, 389-398. DOI:10.1080/00207594.2011.645486

Norvilitis, J. M., Sun, L., & Zhang, J. (2010).  ADHD symptomatology and adjustment to college in China and the United States.  Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43, 86-94. DOI: 10.1177/0022219409345012

Norvilitis, J. M., & MacLean, M. G. (2010).  The role of parents in college students’ financial behaviors and attitudes.  Journal of Economic Psychology, 31, 55-63.  doi.org/10/1016/j/joep.2009.10.003

Norwalk, K.,* Norvilitis, J. M., & MacLean, M. G. (2009).  ADHD symptomatology and its relationship to factors associated with college adjustment.  Journal of Attention Disorders, 13, 251-258. DOI: 10.1177/1087054708320441

Norvilitis, J. M., Ingersoll, T., Zhang, J., & Jia, S. (2008).  Self-reported symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among college students in China and the United States.  Journal of Attention Disorders, 11, 558-567.

Selected Refereed Presentations

(* with Student Authors and Co-Authors)
Mercurius, S.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2024, March). The relationship between parenting styles and college students’ financial wellbeing.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Rohan, C.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2023, May).  The relationship between fixed mindset and mental health stigma.  Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Howes, B.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2023, March).  Financial overparenting and financial self-confidence among college students.  Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA.

Norvilitis, J. M., VanRoo, C.,* Reid, H. M., O'Quin, K., & Merwin, M. M. (2021, May).  Rudderless:  Examining correlates of amotivation in college.  Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Psychological Science (virtual).

Weigel, A.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2021, March).  Prevalence and effects of bullying by teachers.  Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association (virtual).

VanRoo, C.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2020, March).  Helicopter parenting, grit, and academic adjustment among college students.  Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association (virtual). 

Norvilitis, J. M., O’Quin, K., & Reid, H. M. (2019, May). Amotivation predicts student academic success and adjustment to college.  Poster presented at the Annual Converece of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Clark, H.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2019, March).  Presentation of financial information affects student anxiety and upsettedness. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Burke, G.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2018, March).  The effects of bullying and sexting on college adjustment.  Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Janikowski, L.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2018, March).  Parental perceptions of children with and without learning disabilities.  Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Lagendyk, K.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2018, March).  Attitudes toward the GRE among psychology majors. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Pershyn, C.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2017, May).  Femininity encourages, masculinity inhibits:  Social norms, sexual orientation, and perceptions of sexual intimacy.  Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

Lagendyk, K.,* & Norvilitis, J. M. (2017, March).  State testing and attitudes toward school in elementary school students.  Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Braun Santos, D., Norvilitis, J. M., Onussic, L. M., & Protin, P. (2016, September).  Present parents induce responsible behavior in young people with regard to the use of credit:  A comparison between the United States, France, and Brazil.   Panel presentation at EnAnpad, Brazil. (Conference Award:  Honorable Mention).

Norvilitis, J. M. (2016, May).  The role of financial, educational, and psychological factors in college student financial wellbeing.  Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.