Student Resources

The economics department provides mentorship and academic support to help students achieve their goals.

Seeking academic support? Meet with your professor in office hours (see below) or visit the economics peer tutors.

Ready to declare economics as your major or minor? Be sure to fill out the Economics Interest Form before filling out your Major Declaration Form from the Registrar.

Not sure which electives to take? Here are some recommendations based on possible interests.

Professor	Teaching and Research Areas	Office	Office Hours (Spring 2026)
Bevin Ashenmiller	Environment, Recycling, Energy, and Climate Policy	Fowler 222	Tuesdays 4:30pm – 6:00pm, Thursdays 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Alaa Abdelfattah	Labor and Urban Economics	Fowler 223	Wed 10-11:30 and Thurs 3-4:30
Lesley Chiou	Industrial Organization, Information and Technology, and Arts & Media Markets	Fowler 221	Mon 2-3:25pm, Tues 2-2:55pm, Th 12-12:55pm
Jorgen Harris	Intermediate Microeconomics	Fowler 208	Monday 9-10:30 AM, Wednesday 3-4:30 PM, Fun Lunch (Mosher Patio) 12:30-1:30 PM
Andrew Jalil	Macroeconomics, Economic History, Financial Crises, and the Great Depression	Fowler 213	Mon and Wed, 3:30-4:00pm. Additional rotating office hours posted here each week: https://www.oxy.edu/academics/faculty/andrew-jalil
Brandon Lehr	Microeconomic Theory, Public Finance, and Behavioral Economics	Fowler 217	Monday 12:45-1:45
Mary Lopez	Labor, Immigration, Race, Gender, and Poverty	Fowler 214	Wed 3:30-4:15 (scheduled), 4:15-5:00 (drop-in) & Thurs 4:30-5:15 (scheduled), 5:15-6pm (drop-in)
Jesse Mora	International Trade, Development, and Applied Microeconomics	Fowler 222	Tues 10:00 - 11:30 am & Thurs 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Diana Ngo	Mondays, 2:00-3:30pm Wednesdays, 10:00-10:30am Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30pm	Fowler 223	On sabbatical
Daryl Ono	Accounting and Corporate Finance	Fowler 206	Monday and Wednesday, 7 PM - 8 PM by appointment
S.K. Ritadhi	Applies Microeconomics, Development, and Finance	Fowler 216	Mondays: 1145 AM - 1PM, Thursdays: 1145 AM - 1PM
Victoria Umanskaya	Environmental & Resource Economics and International Trade	Fowler 412	Tues and Thurs 11:30-12:45 and Thurs 3:00 - 3:30
Kevin M. Williams	Education, Applied Econometrics, Data Science, and Labor	Fowler 223	T&R 11:30-1

Professor

Teaching and Research Areas

Office

Office Hours (Spring 2026)

Bevin Ashenmiller

Environment, Recycling, Energy, and Climate Policy

Fowler 222

Tuesdays 4:30pm – 6:00pm, Thursdays 4:30pm – 6:00pm

Alaa Abdelfattah

Labor and Urban Economics

Fowler 223

Wed 10-11:30 and Thurs 3-4:30

Lesley Chiou

Industrial Organization, Information and Technology, and Arts & Media Markets

Fowler 221

Mon 2-3:25pm, Tues 2-2:55pm, Th 12-12:55pm

Jorgen Harris

Intermediate Microeconomics

Fowler 208

Monday 9-10:30 AM, Wednesday 3-4:30 PM, Fun Lunch (Mosher Patio) 12:30-1:30 PM

Andrew Jalil

Macroeconomics, Economic History, Financial Crises, and the Great Depression

Fowler 213

Mon and Wed, 3:30-4:00pm. Additional rotating office hours posted here each week: https://www.oxy.edu/academics/faculty/andrew-jalil

Brandon Lehr

Microeconomic Theory, Public Finance, and Behavioral Economics

Fowler 217

Monday 12:45-1:45

Mary Lopez

Labor, Immigration, Race, Gender, and Poverty

Fowler 214

Wed 3:30-4:15 (scheduled), 4:15-5:00 (drop-in) & Thurs 4:30-5:15 (scheduled), 5:15-6pm (drop-in)

Jesse Mora

International Trade, Development, and Applied Microeconomics

Fowler 222

Tues 10:00 - 11:30 am & Thurs 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Diana Ngo

Mondays, 2:00-3:30pm Wednesdays, 10:00-10:30am Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30pm

Fowler 223

On sabbatical

Daryl Ono

Accounting and Corporate Finance

Fowler 206

Monday and Wednesday, 7 PM - 8 PM by appointment

S.K. Ritadhi

Applies Microeconomics, Development, and Finance

Fowler 216

Mondays: 1145 AM - 1PM, Thursdays: 1145 AM - 1PM

Victoria Umanskaya

Environmental & Resource Economics and International Trade

Fowler 412

Tues and Thurs 11:30-12:45 and Thurs 3:00 - 3:30

Kevin M. Williams

Education, Applied Econometrics, Data Science, and Labor

Fowler 223

T&R 11:30-1

Department Awards

The economics department recognizes its majors with a number of awards each year:

Bennett W. Schwartz Award. This award is given to a graduating senior majoring in Economics who is deemed outstanding and best in his or her class by the department faculty.

Outstanding Junior Award. This award recognizes juniors who have distinguished themselves for outstanding academic achievement and potential. (Note: For the purpose of this award, "juniors" are students we expect to graduate in the academic year following the one when we consider them for the award.)

Jim Halstead Award. This award recognizes an Economics major (in any class) for outstanding contributions to helping others learn economics. The Department faculty selects the winner from a pool of candidates nominated by Oxy students who have taken classes in Economics.

Betty Tracy Award. This award is given to an Economics major (in any class) for outstanding service to the Department.

Best Honors Thesis. This award recognizes the honors thesis that the department faculty judge to be of the highest quality among those awarded College Honors.

College Honors. Seniors may receive College Honors through excellent performance throughout the major, including their performance on their senior comprehensives, and approval of the department. To be considered for admission to the Honors Program, students must have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher both in Economics and overall by the end of their junior year.

Departmental Letter of Commendation. Seniors who do not receive College Honors will be considered for this recognition if they have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher both in Economics and overall.

"Pass with Distinction" on the Senior Comprehensives. Seniors will be considered for this recognition if they receive a grade of A- or above in their Senior Seminar or Senior Thesis (Economics 495 or 490).

Selection for membership in Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international honor society for Economics. Seniors will be eligible for selection if their academic standing is in the upper one-third of the class of graduating Economics majors.

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