Econ Directory
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If office hours are not listed, please drop them an email.
Faculty
Rui Liu
Professor, Department Chair
rui.liu@sjsu.edu
408-924-5423 | DMH 145
Office Hours:
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Maria Aziz
Lecturer, Graduate Advisor
maria.aziz@sjsu.edu
DMH 219
Office hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 12:30pm -1:30pm (or by appointment)
Graduate Advising Hours: Advising hours are Wednesdays (in-person) -Thursdays (zoom) 12:00pm - 1:00pm. The link to schedule meetings is in my signature.
Mark Brady
Lecturer
mark.brady@sjsu.edu
408-924-5419 | DMH 144
Office Hours: Mondays / Wednesdays 1:20pm - 1:50pm & Tuesdays / Thursdays 10:30am - 11:45am
Kevin Chiu
kevin.chiu01@sjsu.edu
DMH 138
Office Hours: Monday 5:00pm-6:00pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:00pm-4:30pm and by appointment.
Deborah Clarke
Lecturer
deborah.clarke@sjsu.edu
DMH 219
Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:00noon -1:00pm & By Appointment
Don Crooks
Lecturer
don.crooks@sjsu.edu
DMH 144
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:00noon -1:00pm
Darwyyn Deyo
Associate Professor
darwyyn.deyo@sjsu.edu
408-924-5413 | DMH 142
Office Hours: on Sabbatical from Spring 2025 through Fall 2025
Fahmida Fakhruddin
Lecturer
fahmida.fakhruddin@sjsu.edu
DMH 214
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays before and after class and on zoom by appointment only.
Colleen Haight
Professor
colleen.haight@sjsu.edu
Office Hours: By appointment on Zoom
Aidin Hajikhameneh
Associate Professor, SEEL Co-Director
aidin.hajikhameneh@sjsu.edu
408-924-5528 | DMH 142
Office hours: On Leave till Fall 2025
Greg Hanle
Lecturer
gregory.hanle@sjsu.edu
DMH 219
Office Hours: Not Teaching for Spring 2025
Matthew Holian
Professor
matthew.holian@sjsu.edu
408-924-1371 | DMH 138
Office Hours:
Ghislaine Lang
Lecturer, Undergraduate Advisor
ghislaine.lang@sjsu.edu
408-924-5434 | DMH 138
Office Hours: Mondays 9:00am - 10:00am & 3:00pm – 4:00pm & by appointment
Undergraduate Advising Hours:
Undergraduate Advising Information
Paul Lombardi
Assistant Professor
paul.lombardi@sjsu.edu
408-924-5404 | DMH 131
Office Hours: Econ 113A: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30pm-2:30pm or by appointment Econ 203B: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00am -12:00noon or by appointment
Ninos Malek
Lecturer
ninos.malek@sjsu.edu
DMH 214
Office hours: After class; Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:00am - 9:00am (online)
Sanchita Mukherjee
Lecturer
sanchita.mukherjee@sjsu.edu
DMH 214
Office Hours: Tuesdays in person 2:00pm-2:30pm at DMH 214, and Wednesdays 11:00am-12:00pm via Zoom and/or by appointment Office Hour Zoom Link: https://sjsu.zoom.us/j/85272354292
Ninh Nguyen 
Lecturer
ninh.nguyen@sjsu.edu
DMH 214
Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 7:00am-7:30am (and in between courses)
Nicole Norton
Lecturer
nicole.norton@sjsu.edu
Office Hours: Not Teaching for Spring 2025
Steve (James) O'Brien
Lecturer
james.obrien@sjsu.edu
DMH 219 | 650-387-8298
Office Hours: Thursdays 1:30pm-2:30pm (by appointment only) and Email to arrange for virtual meeting
J. Mike Pogodzinski
Professor
j.m.pogodzinski@sjsu.edu
408-924-5421 | DMH 138
Office hours: Not Teaching for Spring 2025.
Justin Rietz
Associate Professor, SEEL Lab Co-Director
justin.rietz@sjsu.edu
408-924-5416 | DMH 143
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 12:00noon -1:00pm & by appointment
Triya Seshadri
Lecturer
triyakshana.seshadri@sjsu.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 9:00am-10:00am by appointment; as needed scheduled through email
Patralekha Ukil
Assistant Professor, Econ Club Advisor
patralekha.ukil@sjsu.edu
DMH 131 | 408-924-5408
Office Hours: ECON 101-01: Monondys & Wednesdays 2:30pm – 3:30pm or by appointment
ECON 205-80: Tuesdays 3:30pm – 5:30pm via Zoom; or by appointment
Emeritus
Greer, Douglas
Last year in service - 2008
Hummel, Jeffrey
Last year in service - 2018
Means, Tom
Last year in service - 2021
Ortega, Lydia
Last year in service - 2019
Staff
Jennifer Tejeda
Department Analyst
jennifer.tejeda@sjsu.edu
Office: DMH 146
Phone: 408-924-5502
Office Hours: In person: Mon.-Wed.-Thurs. 8:00am - 5:00pm
Virtual: Tues. and Fri. 8:00am - 5:00pm
Patricia Loredo
Department Coordinator
patricia.loredo@sjsu.edu
Office: DMH 134
Phone: 408-924-5431
Office Hours: In person: Mon-Fri.. 8:00am - 5:00pm
Closed for lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm
