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.

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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]

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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

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

DONGWOO KIM, Assistant Professor, PhD (2015), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 

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

JAKE ORGAN, Assistant Professor of Teaching, PhD (2020), University of New Mexico

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

WILLIAM SMITH, Professor, PhD (1987), University of Virginia

HAN YU, Assistant Professor, PhD (2018), Louisiana State University

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EXTERNAL MEMBERS

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

GREGORY LUBIANI, PhD (2012), University of Memphis [2028]

DUY NGUYEN, PhD (2021), University of Memphis [2028]

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