Office hours and specializations

Fall 2026 faculty office hours and specialties

Name and contact informationOffice HoursClass ScheduleSpecializations
Grace Arnold;  
URBN 450L, 
503-725-3931
On sabbatical 2026-2027; no office hoursOn sabbatical AY 2026-2027Applied microeconomics, labor economics, and health economics
Randy Bluffstone; 
URBN 450J, 
503-725-3938
Tuesdays 10-1 in personNot teaching in Fall 2026Environmental & resource economics, including climate change, energy, pollution control and deforestation in low-income countries
Peter Cunningham, URBN 450UVirtual; Email when you wish to meet by phone.  In person: Friday 11am-12 noon Econ Dept.EC 440/540 ONLINEInternational Trade Theory
Sahan Dissanayake, Undergraduate Committee Chair; URBN 450F, 
503-725-6576

In-Person (URBN 450-F), Monday 3:30–4:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 1:00 pm – 2:00 p.m.

Additional advising appointments (online via Zoom): Professor Dissanayake will be offering extra appointment times through November 13 to help with Winter course registration. Please book at least 24 hours in advance using this calendar link.

Wednesday appointments can also be held in person if preferred (mention it when you book the appointment). 

You may also email him to request another appointment time.

EC 380 MW 1100-1240 and EC 515 ONLINEEnvironmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Mathematical Programming, Ecosystem Services, Non-Market Valuation
Seth Dowden, URBN 450UWednesdays, 1:00–2:00 PM EC 202Z-003 MW 1100-1240Principles of Microeconomics
John Gallup; 
URBN 450G, 
503-725-3929
Tuesday/Thursday 10am-11am EC 201Z-002 TR 1330-1510 and EC 350U TR 1100-1240

Economic Development, Health Economics, Distribution and Inequality, Geography

Hiro Ito; URBN 450M, 
503-725-3930
Tues/Wed 1-2PM or by arrangement EC 202Z-006 TR 1100-1240 and  EC 202Z-004 ONLINEMonetary economics, international finance, economic development, Asian economics
Riju Joshi; URBN 450K, 
503-725-3934
M/T/W from 10 am - 12 pm via riju.youcanbook.me/EC 201Z-005 ONLINE and EC 46/569 ONLINE

Econometric methodology

Serra Kirsch Thursdays from 1:00–2:00 pmEC 314U ONLINEPrinciples of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Private and Public Investment
Arnab Mitra; URBN 450C, 
503-725-3937
Not teaching in Fall 2026Not teaching in Fall 2026Behavioral Economics, Environmental Economics, and Microeconomics
Cesar Rodriguez, Chair, Graduate Program, URBN 450N, 
503-725-3943
Please schedule an appointment using this linkEC 325 ONLINEInternational Economics, Macroeconomics, Growth and Development Economics, Latin American Economies
Rajiv Sharma, Department Chair, URBN 450D, 
503-725-3925
Tuesday: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; 
Wednesday: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm.
EC 311 ONLINEAccess and disparities in health care; consumer preferences and behavior; cost-effectiveness analysis
Forrest Williams, URBN 450H, 503-725-6627Monday 1:15-2:30 and online by appointment  EC 201Z-003 MW 0900-1040 and EC 435/535 MW 1100-1240Behavioral Economics, Charitable Giving, Experimental Economics