The Department of Economics has more than twenty five full-time faculty members, all of whom hold Ph.D.s in Economics. We are productive researchers in the areas of economic theory, econometrics, macroeconomics, applied microeconomics. We are well represented in the areas of development economics, econometrics, human resource economics, and economic history. We teach almost 40% of the courses in the Master of Public Policy Program. Some of us also teach in the Business School, the Law School, or the School of Marine Science.
In addition, the faculty also includes a number of adjunct and visiting instructors who help expand our course offerings to students.
Abegaz, Berhanu Professor of Economics Fields: Development, Comparative, Growth
Email: [[bxabeg]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 335 (757-221-2379)
Anderson, Lisa R. Francis Thorton West Professor of Economics Fields: Experimental
Email: [[lrande]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 265 (757-221-2359)
Baldomero Quintana, Luis Assistant Professor of Economics Fields: International Trade, Economic Geography, Urban Economics
Email: [[labaldomeroqui]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 268 (757-221-2366)
BenYishay, Ariel Professor of Economics Fields: Development, Health, Environmental
Email: [[w|abenyishay]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 267 (757-221-2375)
Dustan, Andrew Assistant Professor of Economics Fields: Development
Economics of Education
Labor
Email: [[addustan]]
Office (Phone) : Chancellors 248
(757-221-4778)
Feldman, David H. Professor of Economics Fields: Education, Trade, Political Economy
Email: [[dhfeld]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 266 (757-221-2372)
Han, Zhao Assistant Professor of Economics Fields: Monetary Macroeconomics, Asset Pricing
Email: [[zhan03]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 247 (757-221-2600)
Hicks, Robert L. Professor of Economics Fields: Environmental, Econometrics
Email: [[rlhick]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 252 (757-221-3707)
Hiriscau, Andra Assistant Teaching Professor Fields: Gender and Labor Economics
Email: [[ahiriscau]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 464
(757-221-1128)
Lopresti, John Associate Professor of Economics Fields: International Trade
Email: [[jwlopresti]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 243 (757-221-2432)
Lopresti, Katie Associate Teaching Professor Email: [[kelopresti]]
Office: Chancellors 257
McHenry, Peter Paul R. Verkuil Professor of Public Policy and Economics and Department Chair Fields: Labor, Health, Education
Email: [[pmchenry]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 317A (757-221-1796)
Mellor, Jennifer M. Tang Professor of Economics Fields: Health
Email: [[jmmell]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 336 (757-221-1913)
Moschini, Emily Assistant Professor of Economics Fields: Macroeconomics and Labor Economics
Email: [[egmoschini]]
Office: Chancellors 258
Parman, John Professor of Economics Fields: Economic History, Labor
Email: [[jmparman]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 254 (757-221-2852)
Pereira, Alfredo M. Thomas Arthur Vaughan Jr. Memorial Professor of Economics Fields: Public, Environmental
Email: [[ampere]]
Office : Chancellors 356
Pereira, Rui Teaching Professor Fields: Environmental, Energy
Email: [[rmpereira]]
Office : Chancellors 365
Qi, Shi Associate Professor of Economics Fields: Empirical Industrial Organization
Email: [[sqi01]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 246 (757-221-4645)
Schmidt, Martin B. Professor of Economics Fields: Sports
Email: [[mbschm]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 261 (757-221-2376)
Shiferaw, Admasu Associate Professor of Economics Fields: Development
Email: [[ashiferaw]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 263 (757-221-2369)
Smit, Abhiprerna Assistant Professor of Economics Fields: Macroeconomics
Monetary Economics
Email: [[asmit]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 338
(757-221-4780)
Stafford, Sarah L. CSX Professor of Economics and Public Policy Fields: Environmental, Regulation
Email: [[slstaf]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 232 (757-221-1317)
Throckmorton, Nathaniel A. Associate Professor of Economics Fields: Monetary Macroeconomics, Time Series Econometrics
Email: [[nathrockmorton]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 433 (757-221-1318)
Twinam, Tate Associate Professor of Economics Fields: Urban Economics, Econometrics and Economic History
Email: [[tatwinam]]
Office (Phone) : Chancellors 250 (757-221-2126)
Valdes, Enrique Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics Email: [[evaldes]]
Office: Chancellors Hall 425
Weldeegzie, Samuel Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics Fields: Education and Health
Office: Chancellors Hall 337
Email: [[sweldeegzie]]
Yin-Herr, Liang Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics Fields: Economics of Crime
Applied Microeconomics
Email: [[lyinherr]]
Office (Phone): Chancellors 460
(757-221-5271)