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
Not teaching in Fall 2026Not teaching in Fall 2026Environmental & resource economics, including climate change, energy, pollution control and deforestation in low-income countries
Peter Cunningham, URBN 450UTBDEC 440/540 ONLINEInternational Trade Theory
Sahan Dissanayake, Undergraduate Committee Chair; URBN 450F, 
503-725-6576
TBDEC 380 MW 1100-1240 and EC 515 ONLINEEnvironmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Mathematical Programming, Ecosystem Services, Non-Market Valuation
Seth Dowden, URBN 450UTBDEC 202Z-003 MW 1100-1240Principles of Microeconomics
John Gallup; 
URBN 450G, 
503-725-3929
TBDEC 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
TBDEC 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 KirschTBDEC 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
TBDEC 311 ONLINEAccess and disparities in health care; consumer preferences and behavior; cost-effectiveness analysis
Forrest Williams, URBN 450H, 503-725-6627TBDEC 201Z-003 MW 0900-1040 and EC 435/535 MW 1100-1240Behavioral Economics, Charitable Giving, Experimental Economics