Department of Economics

The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.

Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.

FULL MEMBERS

ANDREW HUSSEY, Associate Professor, PhD (2006), Duke University [2025]

DAVID M. KEMME, Professor, PhD (1980), The Ohio State University [2027]

ALBERT A. OKUNADE, Professor, PhD (1986), The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville [2027]

JOONHYUNG LEE, Assistant Professor, PhD (2009), University of Texas at Austin [2026]

JAMIN SPEER, Associate Professor, PhD (2014), Yale University [2026]

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

CARMEN ASTORNE, Associate Professor, PhD (2012), Washington University

JOSE J LOPEZ, Associate Professor, PhD (2014) University of Chicago  

GRACE PHILLIPS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2023) Cornell Universtiy 

DONWOO KIM, Assitant Professor, PhD (2015), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 

EXTERNAL MEMBERS

KARAR ZUNAID AHSAN, PhD (2021), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [2026]

NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.