Caroline Henchoz

Caroline Henchoz is a full-time Professor at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), specifically within the School of Social Work and Health in Lausanne. Her research focuses on socioeconomic inequalities, gender dynamics in financial practices, and the intersection of debt with mental/physical health.

• Current projects analyze parental separation's economic role of children (2023-2025), debt-health linkages (2020-2024), and digital financial skill inequalities (2021-2022).
• She leads interdisciplinary collaborations with institutions like Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, and FORS (Swiss Household Panel).

Her publications examine:

• Gendered debt management
• Transnational remittance circuits
• Adolescents' digital financial practices
• Historical economic emancipation of women

Scientific contributions include:

• Developing the concept of transnational debt circuits
• Advancing intersectional frameworks for analyzing financial mental health
• Mapping digital financial literacy gaps in vulnerable populations