Tenured/ Tenure Track Faculty

Laura Argys

Laura Argys

Laura Argys, Ph.D. • Professor
• Associate Dean for Research and Creative Activities
Economics
Areas of Expertise: Welfare, Poverty, Child-Support, Child Well-Being, Education Policy, Health Behaviors
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Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown, Ph.D. (he/him/his) • Associate Professor
Economics
Areas of Expertise: Development Economics, Labor Economics, Health Economics, Demography, Political Economy
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Brian Duncan

Brian Duncan, PhD • Professor
• Department Chair
Economics
Areas of Expertise: Labor and Demographic Economics, Applied Econometrics, Economics of Philanthropy, Immigrant Assimilation, and Race/Ethnic Identity
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Chloe East

Chloe East, Ph.D. • Associate Professor
• Associate Chair for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Economics
Areas of Expertise: Public Economics, Labor Economics, Health Economics
Professor Hani Mansour

Hani Mansour

Hani Mansour, PhD • Professor
• Associate Department Chair
Economics
Areas of Expertise: Labor Economics, Development Economics, Health Economics
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W. James Smith

W. James Smith, PhD • Professor
• Undergraduate Advisor
Economics
Areas of Expertise: Monetary and Banking, Welfare Economics
Andrea Velasquez, Ph.D.

Andrea Velásquez

Andrea Velásquez, Ph.D. • Associate Professor
• Director of Graduate Studies
Economics
Areas of Expertise: Development Economics, Labor Economics, Migration, Conflict, Applied Econometrics
Buhong Zheng, PhD

Buhong Zheng

Buhong Zheng, PhD • Professor
• Associate Chair of the ICB Program
Economics
Areas of Expertise: Economics/Income Inequality, Poverty and Mobility Measurement