Hello, I'm
Andrea Pellegrini.
I have a lot of interests, and I like using them and my broad skill set to help others, whether through education, advocacy, or research.
PhD Work & Dissertation
My research connects cognitive science, visual media, and adult financial education, specifically how self-regulated learning is supported when visuals are part of the experience and design is intentional.
Goal Framing & Visualizations' Influence on Self-Regulated Learning of Compound Interest: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study
My research examines how framing and visual media affects self-regulated learning in adult financial education, using an explanatory mixed-methods design with an LLM to conduct participant interviews.
Read more about my researchRecent Work
Most recent: Making financial education accessible through cross-sector partnership: A podcast case study, AFCPE Symposium, 2025, co-authored with K. Beckler.
Full publications listConference & Invited Speaker
Presented at AFCPE, NACUBO, NASFAA, Higher Education Financial Wellness Summit, and other national venues since 2012.
Full presentations listOngoing Work
Educational outreach, interactive tools, and applied research spanning financial wellness, higher education, and technology.
Making Cents of Money
Co-host of a 100+ episode podcast produced as a partnership between the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation and the University of Illinois System.
Learn moreGet Savvy: Grow Your Green Stuff
Statewide webinar series for consumers across Illinois: free, public, and updated with new topics each academic year.
Learn moreCompound Interest Calculator
An interactive visualization tool designed to make compound interest intuitive, informed by my dissertation research on visual media in financial education.
Try the toolFinancial Wellness Checkup
A guided self-assessment to help users evaluate and reflect on their financial health across multiple dimensions.
Try the toolStudent Loan Repayment Wizard
A step-by-step wizard to help students navigate repayment options from materials by AccessLex and help from Claude Sonnet 4.0.
Try the toolA Creative Side
Alongside my work in education and research, I make art. Prints and products available through my Redbubble shop.
