Faculty & Staff
Banaian, King
Professor of Economics
Ph.D. Claremont Graduate School
Macroeconomics, money and banking, public choice.
SH 329
320.308.4797
kbanaian@stcloudstate.edu
Bodvarsson, Orn
Professor of Economics
Interim Dean, School of Public Affairs WH 101
Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany
Ph.D. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
Labor economics, immigration, discrimination and gratuities.
SH 383
320.308.2225
obbodvarsson@stcloudstate.edu
Garcia-Perez, Monica
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park
Econometrics, labor economics, studies of immigration, macroeconomics.
SH 372
320.308.3052
migarciaperez@stcloudstate.edu
Hampton, Nathan Eric
Associate Professor of Economics
Major Advisor
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara
Microeconomics, natural resources.
SH 379
320.308.3825
nehampton@stcloudstate.edu
Hughes, Patricia
Professor of Economics
Department Chair
Internship Director
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara
Urban economics, public finance, financial management, econometrics.
SH 386
320.308.2076
pahughes@stcloudstate.edu
Kang, Eungmin
Associate Professor of Economics
Ph.D. Georgia State University
Money and banking, international finance, econometrics.
SH 382
320.308.5223
ekang@stcloudstate.edu
Komai, Mana
Associate Professor of Economics
Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Microeconomics, game theory, experimental economics.
SH 381
320.308.2072
mkomai@stcloudstate.edu
Lo, Ming Chien
Associate Professor of Economics
Director, M.S. in Applied Economics
Mathematical Economics Advisor
5-year Program Advisor
Interim Director, Winter Institute
Ph.D. University of Washington
International macroeconomics and finance, time-series econometrics.
SH 380
320.308.0143
mclo@stcloudstate.edu
MacDonald, Lynn
Associate Professor of Economics
Economics Association Advisor
Major Advisor
Ph.D. Florida State University
Public finance, labor economics.
SH 377
320.308.2264
lcmacdonald@stcloudstate.edu
MacDonald, Richard
Assistant Professor of Economics
Ph.D. SUNY, Binghamton
Monetary economics, banking, economic education.
SH 385
320.308.4781
ramacdonald@stcloudstate.edu
Moghaddam, Masoud
Professor of Economics
Ph.D. Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Econometrics, mathematical economics, monetary economics, international trade.
SH 384
320.308.4209
mmoghaddam@stcloudstate.edu
Ratha, Artatrana
Associate Professor of Economics
Fulbright Fellow 2010 - 2011
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Open-economy macroeconomics, development economics, time-series econometrics.
SH 378
320.308.2226
aratha@stcloudstate.edu
Rebeck, Kenneth
Associate Professor of Economics
Omicron Delta Epsilon Advisor
Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Economics education, personal finance education, microeconomics.
SH 376
320.308.2968
kcrebeck@stcloudstate.edu
Swan, Melanie
Department Manager
Minor Advisor
A.A. St. Cloud State University
SH 386
320.308.2227
miswan@stcloudstate.edu
Switzer, David
Associate Professor of Economics
Economics Association Advisor
Major Advisor
Ph.D. Washington University, St. Louis
Industrial organization, applied microeconomics.
SH 375
320.308.3163
dmswitzer@stcloudstate.edu
Edwards, Mary
Grossman, Philip
Larkin, Andrew
Lofgreen, Harold
Luksetich, William
