Economics Ph.D. Job Candidates and Placements

Placement Directors: Prof. Katherine Lacy and Prof. Todd Sorensen

2021-2022 Ph.D. Job Candidates

• Niaz Murshed Chowdhury
  Fields: Environmental and Resource Economics, Land Economics, Financial Economics, Open Economy Macroeconomics 
  Primary Advisor: Michael Taylor
• Rachel M Flanigan
  Fields: Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, and Applied Microeconomics
  Primary Advisor: Frank Fossen
• Dat Tien Huynh
  Fields: Macroeconomics, Development Economics, and Public Policy
  Primary advisor: Mark Pingle

Ph.D. Placements

The Department of Economics is proud to present alumni that have taken positions in academia and in the private sector. We wish you continued success.

• Olga Shapoval, Ph.D. 2021
  Initial Placement: Instructor in Economics, Samford University
• Md. Mobarak Hossain, Ph.D. 2021
  Initial Placement: Math Instructor, Tohono O'odham Community College
• Sourik Banerjee, Ph.D. 2021 
  Initial Placement: Lecturer, Seattle University
  Current Position: Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University-Stanislaus (Starting Fall 2022)
  
• Ege Can, Ph.D. 2021
  Initial Placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Southeastern Louisiana University
  Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor of Economics, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Starting Summer 2022)
  
• Ethan Grumstrup, Ph.D. 2020
  Initial Placement: Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Connecticut
  Current Position: Assistant Research Professor, University of Connecticut
• Raju Mainali, Ph.D. 2019
  Initial Placement: Lecturer, Missouri State University
• Quan Sun, Ph.D. 2019
  Initial Placement: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Michigan State University and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln
• Mina Mahmoudi, Ph.D. 2018
  Initial Placement: Lecturer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Eric Gibbons, Ph.D. 2018
  Initial Placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohio State University at Marion 
  Current Position: Senior Lecturer, The Ohio State University at Columbus (Starting Fall 2022)
• Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, Ph.D. 2017
  Initial Placement: Extended Term Consultant, World Bank
  Current Position: Country Economist, World Bank
• Florina Salaghe, Ph.D. 2017
  Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Benedictine University
• Miaomiao Zou, Ph.D. 2017
  Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Nanjing Audit University
  Current Position: Associate Professor, Nanjing Audit University
• Jeffery Stroup, Ph.D. 2017
  Initial Placement: Economist (III), State of Nevada, Department of Health and Human Services
  Current Position: Management Analyst (III), Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, State of Nevada
• Isaac V Humpherys, Ph.D. 2016
  Initial Placement: Economist (II), State of Nevada, Department of Health and Human Services
  Current Position: Data Analyst, PC-Doctor
• Dimitra Papadovasilaki, Ph.D. 2016
  Initial Placement: Lecturer, Boise State University
  Current Position: Assistant Professor, Lake Forest College
• Eugenia Larmore, Ph.D. 2016
  Current Position: Founder and President, EKAY Consultants, Inc.
• Rattaphon Wuthisatian, Ph.D. 2015
  Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Shanghai Tech University
  Current Position: Assistant Professor, Southern Oregon University
• Amanda Safford, Ph.D. 2015
  Initial Placement: Economist, Nevada Energy
  Current Position: Director of Operations, Northern Nevada, Academica Nevada, LLC
• Joseph P. Crouse, Ph.D. 2014
  Initial Placement: Economist, Vocational Economics Inc.
  Current Position: Assistant Professor, Wilson College
• Karl R. Geisler, Ph.D. 2013
  Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University
  Current Position: Associate Professor, Idaho State University

If you are a graduate of the University's Economics program, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Sankar Mukhopadyay at sankarm@unr.edu.