Angela Christine Lyons

Angela Christine Lyons is a Professor at the University of Illinois in the Agricultural and Consumer Economics department. She is affiliated with multiple interdisciplinary centers, including the Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). Her research spans financial services, fintech, poverty, and refugee populations.

• Fields of Interest: Financial Literacy, Digital Finance, Behavioral Economics, Multidimensional Poverty.

Recent publications highlight her work in applying machine learning to poverty assessment, analyzing gender dynamics in digital finance, and exploring fintech applications in financial services. She received the Campus Awards Honor for Excellence in Instruction in 2024.