Abegaz, Berhanu
Professor of Economics and Department Chair
Fields: Development, Comparative, Growth
Email: [[bxabeg]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 317A (757-221-2379)
Faculty Directory
The Department of Economics has more than twenty five full-time faculty members, all of whom hold a Ph.D. 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.
Anderson, Lisa R.
Francis Thorton West Professor of Economics
Fields: Experimental
Email: [[lrande]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 265 (757-221-2359)
Beach, Brian
Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Economic History, Public
Email: [[bbbeach]]
Office: Tyler 258
BenYishay, Ariel
Associate Professor of Economics
Fields: Development, Health, Environmental
Email: [[w|abenyishay]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 267 (757-221-2375)
Campbell, Donald E.
CSX Professor of Economics
Fields: Mechanism Design, Social Choice Theory
Email: [[decamp]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 246 (757-221-2383)
Feldman, David H.
Professor of Economics
Fields: Education, Trade, Political Economy
Email: [[dhfeld]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 266 (757-221-2372)
Greer, Mark
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Aviation, Public Transportation
Email: [[mrgreer]]
Office: Tyler 464
Han, Zhao
Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Monetary Macroeconomics, Asset Pricing
Email: [[zhan03]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 247 (757-221-2600)
Hausman, William J.
Chancellor Professor of Economics
Fields: Economic History
Email: [[wjhaus]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 335 (757-221-2381)
Hicks, Robert L.
Professor of Economics
Fields: Environmental, Econometrics
Email: [[rlhick]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 252 (757-221-3707)
Klepacz, Matthew
Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Monetary Macroeconomics
Email: [[mtklepacz]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 257 (757-221-2366)
LaSalvia, Thomas
Lecturer of Economics
Fields: Foundational and Applied Microeconomics
Email: [[tplasalvia]]
Office: Tyler 230
Lopresti, John
Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: International Trade
Email: [[jwlopresti]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 250 (757-221-2432)
Lopresti, Katie
Lecturer of Economics
Fields: Labor Economics, Industrial Organization, International Trade
Email: [[keschultz01]]
Office: Tyler 243
McBeth, Elaine
Lecturer of Economics and Associate Director of the W&M Public Policy program
Fields: Monetary Macroeconomics
Email: [[mcbeth]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 421 (757-221-2386)
McHenry, Peter
Tang Associate Professor of Economics
Fields: Labor, Health, Education
Email: [[pmchenry]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 256 (757-221-1796)
Mellor, Jennifer M.
Professor of Economics and Director of the Schroeder Center for Health Policy
Fields: Health
Email: [[jmmell]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 433 (757-221-1913)
Moody, Carlisle E.
Professor of Economics, Economics Study Abroad/ Transfer Credit Advisor
Fields: Crime, Econometrics
Email: [[cemood]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 336 (757-221-2373)
Mukherjee, Priya
Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Development
Email: [[pmukherjee]]
Office : Tyler 338
Parman, John
Paul R. Verkuil Distinguished Associate Professor of Economics
Fields: Economic History, Labor
Email: [[jmparman]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 254 (757-221-2852)
Pereira, Alfredo M.
Thomas Arthur Vaughn Jr. Memorial Professor of Economics
Fields: Public, Environmental
Email: [[ampere]]
Office : Tyler 356
Pereira, Rui
Lecturer of Economics
Fields: Environmental, Energy
Email: [[rmpereira]]
Office : Tyler 337
Qi, Shi
Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Empirical Industrial Organization
Email: [[sqi01]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 248 (757-221-4645)
Savelyev, Peter
Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Health, Labor, Human Development
Email: [[pasavelyev]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 232 (757-221-2371)
Schmidt, Martin B.
Professor of Economics
Fields: Sports
Email: [[mbschm]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 261 (757-221-2376)
Shiferaw, Admasu
Associate Professor of Economics and Africana Studies
Fields: Development
Email: [[ashiferaw]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 263 (757-221-2369)
Shrestha, Ranjan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Development, Health, Demography
Email: [[rshrestha]]
Office: Tyler 460
Stafford, Sarah L.
Professor of Economics
Fields: Environmental, Regulation
Email: [[slstaf]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 241 (757-221-1317)
Throckmorton, Nathaniel A.
Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Monetary Macroeconomics, Time Series Econometrics
Email: [[nathrockmorton]]
Office (Phone): Tyler 268 (757-221-1318)
Wright, Melissa
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
Fields: Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Econometrics, Agricultural
Email: [[mawright02]]
Office : Tyler 461