![Jin Huang](https://csd.wustl.edu/files/2018/05/huang_jin_2016-qqs1or-280x386.jpg)
Jin Huang
CSD Research Director
William and Helen Reichmann Research Professor, Saint Louis University School of Social Work
Research Professor, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis;
Inclusion in Asset Building: Toward Universal and Progressive Policies
- Email: jin.huang@nospam.slu.edu
Jin Huang is Research Director at the Center for Social Development, William and Helen Reichmann Research Professor in the Saint Louis University School of Social Work and part-time Research Professor at Washington University’s Brown School. Huang is active in the Grand Challenges for Social Work as co-lead of the network to Build Financial Capability and Assets For All. His CSD research focuses on global asset building, Child Development Accounts, and financial capability.
CSD Projects
![China: Inclusive Asset-Based Policy](https://csd.wustl.edu/files/2017/07/ChinaFlagBanner-16u1zpu.jpg)
China: Inclusive Asset-Based Policy
Global Asset Building
We assist China with creating its first asset-building program and conduct ongoing research with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
![Global Assets Project](https://csd.wustl.edu/files/2015/06/GlobalAssets-Banner-1eniw59.jpg)
Global Assets Project
Global Asset Building
Our collaboration with the New America Foundation’s Asset Building Program seeks to inform and promote development of asset-building policies and programs worldwide.
![Financial Capability & Asset Building (FCAB)](https://csd.wustl.edu/files/2018/05/financial-fcab-1gvbde7.jpg)
Financial Capability & Asset Building (FCAB)
Asset Building
We are building a body of evidence in financial capability, defined as both the knowledge to make optimal financial decisions and access to appropriate and beneficial financial services.
![Financial Capability & Human Services Education](https://csd.wustl.edu/files/2018/08/FCABBanner-1y45luk.jpg)
Financial Capability & Human Services Education
Financial Capability
We address the gap in professional FCAB training of social workers and other human service practitioners who serve low- and moderate-income households.
![SEED for Oklahoma Kids (SEED OK)](https://csd.wustl.edu/files/2016/05/SEEDOKPageArt-19sl6sf.jpg)
SEED for Oklahoma Kids (SEED OK)
Asset Building
The SEED OK experiment, which began in 2007, is a large-scale policy test of universal, automatic, and progressive Child Development Accounts. The CDA uses the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan platform.