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Welcome To The Department of Economics
It's better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.
– John Maynard Keynes
Academic Programs
Contact the Economics Department
Information for Alumni
Russell S. Sobel, Visiting Scholar and Adjunct Professor Economics and Finance, College of Charleston, SC
Russell Sobel will speak at the Martin University Center Ballroom at 6:15 pm on March 7, 2012. His talk is titled "JobsOhio and Market Alternatives to State Economic Development". More about Dr. Sobel.
The Dilley Family Endowed Scholarship
The Department of Economics is grateful for David and Lessia Dilley’s gift to establish The Dilley Family Endowed Scholarship in Economics. In 1973, David received his Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science. He serves on both the Economics Department Advisory Board and The University of Akron National Alumni Board of Directors.
Dr. Robert McGuire's New Book
Dr. Robert McGuire, University of Akron research professor of economics, and Dr. Philip R. P. Coehlo, professor of economics at Ball State University have explored the historical development of humanity and the economy through an integration of biological and economic perspectives in their new book, Parasites, Pathogens and Progress.
To learn more about the book, visit The MIT Press
Tenure Track Faculty Positions
We are currently conducting searches for two tenure track Assistant Professor faculty positions. Both have a start date of Fall 2012.
Assistant Professor, Economics. Primary fields: Health, Labor, Industrial Organization and Econometrics.
Assistant Professor, Economics/Geography. Primary Field: Urban, Rural, Regional and Transportation Economics with GIS skills.

Economics Faculty Quick Reference
Full-Time Faculty Faculty Office Hours
| Faculty | Office | Phone | |
|
Dr. Elizabeth Erickson |
CAS 441 |
330-972- 7973 |
ee2@uakron.edu |
| Dr. Sucharita Ghosh | CAS 446 | 330-972- 7549 | sghosh1@uakron.edu |
| Mr. Jay Mutter | CAS 452 | 330-972- 7985 | jmutter@uakron.edu |
| Dr. Steven Myers | CAS 445 | 330-972- 7421 | myers@uakron.edu |
| Dr. Michael Nelson | CAS 454B | 330-972- 7939 | nelson2@uakron.edu |
| Dr. Munpyung O | CAS 444 | 330-972- 7440 | munpyung@uakron.edu |
| Dr. Francesco Renna | CAS 447 | 330-972- 7411 | frenna@uakron.edu |
| Dr. Shawn Rohlin | CAS 455 | 330-972- 5821 | srohlin@uakron.edu |
Part-Time Faculty
| Mr. Todd Bragg | CAS 456 | 330-972- 7546 | bragg@rootstown.sparcc.org |
| Ms. V. Renee Giermann | CAS 453 | 330-972- 7133 | gierman@uakron.edu |
| Mr. Michael Tarr | CAS 453 | 330-972- 7133 | mtarr@uakron.edu |
| Ms. Fadwa Nawari | CAS 450 | 330-972- 7975 | fnawari@uakron.edu |
| Dr. Kate Sheppard | CAS 455 | 330-972- 5821 | shep@bright.net |

