Faculty & Staff

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Faculty

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Jennifer Bailly, Lecturer
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Office: SSPA 329
(562) 985-5065
Jennifer Bailly's Email

Yutian "Kate" Chen

Yutian "Kate" Chen, Interim Chair & Professor
Ph.D., Stony Brook University
Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics, Game Theory
Yutian Chen's Website
Office: SSPA 331
(562) 985-5083
Yutian Chen's Email

Edward Funkhouser, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Harvard University
Microeconomics and Economic Development
Ed Funkhouser's Website
Office: SSPA 326
Edward Funkhouser's Email

Lisa Grobar, Professor - Spring Semesters Only
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Economic Development, International Trade, Regional Economics
Grobar CV
Office: SSPA 334
(562) 985-1652
Lisa Grobar's Email

Andre Harrison, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Alabama
Macroeconomic Theory, Monetary Economics, International Economics, Financial Intermediation, Economic Development, Applied Macroeconomics
Harrison CV
Andre Harrison's Email

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Jack Hou, Professor
Ph.D., Yale University
Labor Economics, International Economics, Economics of China
Hou CV
Office: SSPA 332
(562)985-4710
Jack Hou's Email

Robert Kleinhenz

Robert Kleinhenz, Lecturer
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Office: SSPA 328
562-985-8513
Robert Kleinhenz's Email

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Shirin Lakpour, Lecturer
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Office: SSPA 337
(562) 985-5071
Shirin Lakpour's Email

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Xuemei Liu, Professor
Affiliated Faculty - Environmental Science & Policy
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Environmental Economics, Energy Economics
Xuemei Liu's Website
Office: SSPA 345
(562) 985-4832
Xuemei Liu's Email

Deng "Dede" Long, Assistant Professor
Affiliated Faculty - Environmental Science & Policy
Ph.D., Oregon State University
Environmental Economics
Office: SSPA 351
Dede Long's Website
(562) 985-5075
Dede Long's Email

Wade Martin, Professor &
Director of the Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Co-Director of the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Program
Affiliated Faculty - Environmental Science & Policy
Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Sustainability
Martin CV
Office: SSPA 330
(562)985-5081
Wade Martin's Email

Andrea Mays Griffith, Lecturer
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Office: SSPA 327
(562) 985-5060
Andrea May's Email

Mariya Mileva

Mariya Mileva, Associate Chair, Graduate Advisor, & Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
International Macroeconomics, International Trade, International Finance, Monetary Policy Macroeconomics, Labor Markets
Office: SSPA 343
Mariya Mileva's Website
(562) 985-8136
Mariya Mileva's Email

Tom O'Brien

Thomas O'Brien, Adjunct Professor &
Executive Director of the Center for International Trade & Transportation
Affiliated Faculty - College of Business
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Supply Chain Management
Office: FND 255
(562) 985-2875
Thomas O'Brien's Email

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Ahmad Saboori, Lecturer
Ph.D., Justus-Liebig University
Office: SSPA 325
(562) 985-5077
Ahmad Saboori's Email

Herman Singh, Lecturer
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Office: SSPA 339
(652) 985-1445
Herman Singh's Email

Seiji Steimetz, Interim Associate Dean & Professor*
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
Transportation Economics, Environmental Economics,
Urban & Regional Economics, Econometrics
Seiji Steimetz's Website
Steimetz - CV
Office: SSPA 361A
(562) 985-5078
Seiji Steimetz's Email

Steven Yamarik, Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, International Trade
Steve Yamarik's Website
Yamarik CV
Office: SSPA 341
(562)985-4634
Steve Yamarik's Email

Guy Yamashiro, Professor
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Applied Econometrics
Yamashiro CV
Office: SSPA 342
(562) 985-5054
Guy Yamashiro's Email

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Staff

Nicole Torres, Department Specialist
B.A., California State University, Long Beach
CSULB UndocuAlly, AutisumAlly, VetNetAlly, LBGTQ Ally
Office: SSPA 361A
(562) 985-5062
Nicole Torres's Email