Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff
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Megan Anaya, Lecturer
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Office: SSPA 347
(562) 985-5045
Megan Anaya's Email
Jennifer Bailly, Lecturer
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Office: SSPA 329
(562) 985-5065
Jennifer Bailly's Email
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
Mark Collinson, Lecturer
M.A., University of Chicago Booth School Of Business
Office: SSPA 350
(562) 985-5070
Mark Collinson's Email
Levi Edwards, Lecturer
M.A., California State University, Irvine
Office: SSPA 331
(562) 985-5078
Levi Edwards' Email
Edward Funkhouser, Associate Professor - Fall Semesters Only
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
Jason Gurtovoy, Lecturer
B.A., University of San Francisco Office: SSPA 331
(562) 985-5078
Jason Gurtovoy' Email
Andre Harrison, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Alabama
Macroeconomic Theory, Monetary Economics, International Economics, Financial Intermediation, Economic Development, Applied Macroeconomics
Harrison Website
Andre Harrison's Email
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, Lecturer
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Office: SSPA 328
562-985-8513
Robert Kleinhenz's Email
Shirin Lakpour, Lecturer
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Office: SSPA 337
(562) 985-5071
Shirin Lakpour's Email
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, 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
Iman Mohammadkarim, Lecturer
Ph.D., Claremont University
Office: SSPA 329
(562) 985-5065
Iman Mohammadkarim's Email
Seong-Gyu Park, Lecturer
M.A., Sungkyunkwan University
Office: SSPA 350
(562) 985-5070
Seong-Gyu Park's Email
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
Mauri Rummel, Lecturer
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Office: SSPA 347
(562) 985-5045
Mauri Rummel's Email
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
Shan Xue, Lecturer
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Office: SSPA 355
(562) 985-4670
Shan Xue'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
Staff
Alessandro Russo, Department Specialist
M.A., California State University, Long Beach
Office: SSPA 361A
(562) 985-5062
Alessandro Russo's Email
Sarina Chansy, Department Assistant
B.A., California State University, Long Beach
Office: SSPA 361A
(562) 985-5061
Sarina Chansy's Email
Emeritus Faculty
Roy Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Marion S. Beaumont, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1967-1996
Alejandra C. Edwards, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1986-2015
Michael J. Farrell, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1969-2002
Constantine Glezakos, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1968-2003
Darwin Hall, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1986-2010
Tomotaka Ishimine, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1967-2006
Joseph P. Magaddino, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1973-2010
Robert F. Rooney, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1970-1998
Davinder Singh, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1983-2009
In Memoria
Charles L. Cole, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1967-1996
Simeon J. Crowther, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1968-2003
Eldon Dvorak, Ph.D.
Started the Contemporary Economic Policy Journal
Marshall H. Medoff, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1979-2011
J.Richard "Dick" Powell, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1954-1989
Elbert W. Seglehorst, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1964-1992
Iva L. Skov, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1972-1998
Andrew Stern, Ph.D.
Gene R. Simonson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Faculty Member: 1958-1994