Faculty & Staff
Office
The Department of Economics general office is in the Business and Economics Building (BEC) 360. We're open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Faculty
Associate Teaching Professor Economics
Office: BEC 368 mcozzi@uvic.ca 250-721-6535
Professor; Chair Economics
Office: BEC 360 econchair@uvic.ca 250-721-8532
Associate Professor; Associate Chair Economics
Office: BEC 384 egugl@uvic.ca / econassoc@uvic.ca 250-721-8538
Status: On leave
Associate Teaching Professor Economics
Office: BEC 386 sehume@uvic.ca
Associate Professor Economics
Office: BEC 388 fpretis@uvic.ca 250-721-6520
Professor Economics
Office: BEC 342 rondeau@uvic.ca 250-472-4423
Assistant Professor Economics
Office: BEC 372 csalemi@uvic.ca 250-472-4956
Status: On leave
Professor Economics
On leave January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Office: BEC 352 kstewart@uvic.ca
Status: On leave
Professor Economics
On leave January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Office: BEC 370 gvoss@uvic.ca 250-721-8545
Assistant Professor Economics
Office: BEC 392 taow@uvic.ca 250-721-6482
Status: On leave
Associate Professor Economics
Office: BEC 346 lwelling@uvic.ca 250-721-8546
Assistant Professor Economics
Office: BEC 394 wiltshire@uvic.ca 250-853-3917
Staff
Graduate Program Assistant Economics
Office: BEC 360 gradecon@uvic.ca 250-472-4409
Administrative Assistant Economics
Office: BEC 360 econdept@uvic.ca 250-472-4410
Senior Academic Coordinator, Undergraduate Advisor Economics
Office: BEC 306 malihanazir@uvic.ca / ecadvice@uvic.ca
Administrative Officer Economics
As Administrative Officer, I provide financial management of departmental resources, create course timetables, manage and supervise office staff, and act as hiring manager for sessional instructors, TAs and staff.
Office: BEC 360b ctoews@uvic.ca 250-721-6197
Assistant to the Chair Economics
As Assistant to the Chair, I provide administrative support to the Chair and coordinate the administrative functions of the general office, including for faculty appointments/reappointments and leaves, as well as undergraduate course registration and deferred exams.
Office: BEC 360 asstecon@uvic.ca 250-721-8532
250-721-8969
COR B138
sscoopcoord@uvic.ca
Adjunct Professors
Alaa Abdelfattah, adjunct assistant professor
aaa10568@nyu.edu
Abubakr Ayesh, adjunct assistant professor
abubakrayesh@uvic.ca
Alistair Dow, adjunct professor
dowa@uvic.ca
Sheila Dow, adjunct professor
s.c.dow@stir.ac.uk
Rob Gillezeau, adjunct assistant professor
gillezr@uvic.ca
Knick Harley, adjunct professor
knick.harley@economics.ox.ac.uk
Jill Horwitz, adjunct professor
jillhorw@uvic.ca
John Janmaat, adjunct professor
john.janmaat@ubc.ca
Bradley Stennes, adjunct associate professor
brad.stennes@canada.ca
Lili Sun, adjunct assistant professor
lili.sun@canada.ca
Emeriti
Kenneth Avio
Professor Emeritus
BS (Oregon), MS (Purdue), PhD (Purdue). Ken Avio taught at the University of Western Ontario and Purdue University before joining the Department of Economics at UVic in 1974 as an assistant professor. He was promoted to professor in 1991 and served as department chair from 1983-86. His fields of interest are economics and philosophy, economic analysis of law, and economics of crime. Professor Avio retired in 2007.
Judith Clarke
Professor Emeritus
BCs Hons 1 & M.Ec (Monash, Au), PhD in Econometrics (Canterbury, Christchurch NZ). Judith Anne Clarke joined UVic in January, 1994, after obtaining her BEc (Hons I) and M.Ec. from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, and her PhD, in econometrics, from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Dr Clarke’s research interests lie mainly in theoretical econometric issues that arise as a consequence of the practises of applied researchers. Dr Clarke has published widely in econometrics and statistics journals and had the pleasure of supervising over 30 MA and PhD students during her career.
Merwan Engineer
Professor Emeritus
BA Hons (UBC) MA (Queen's) PhD (Queen’s). Dr. Merwan Engineer joined the department of Economics at UVic as Associate Professor in 1995 and was promoted to full Professor in 2001. Prior to coming to UVic, Merwan was a lecturer at Queen’s University and an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph. Dr. Engineer’s research interests lie mainly in monetary and macroeconomic theory as well as economic growth and development. Dr. Engineer has been published extensively during his career and has supervised over 40 graduate students as well as about 20 undergraduate honours students. In ongoing research, Dr. Engineer will continue to work on developing game-theoretic analyses of the political economy of climate change. The research aims to identify social and economic factors that might trigger a policy tipping point for a green economy.
Contact: menginee@outlook.com
David Giles
Professor Emeritus
BSc, MComm(Hons), PhD (Canterbury, NZ). David Giles joined the Department of Economics as Professor in January 1994. He was previously Professor of Economics at the University of Canterbury (1986-1993), and Professor of Econometrics at Monash University (1978-1985). He served as Chair of the Department of Econometrics and O.R. at Monash for part of the latter period. His research covers many areas of econometrics and statistics, with special emphasis on inference, time-series and Bayesian methods. Professor Giles retired in 2017. In retirement he continues his econometrics research, holds several editorial positions, and maintains his web site at DaveGiles.ca.
Carl Mosk
Professor Emeritus
AB (UCLA, Berkeley), MS (MIT), PhD (Harvard). Carl Mosk joined the Economics Department as a full Professor in 1988. His fields of interest include: Asian economic history, Japanese economy, population economics, economic development, economics of religion, international trade and migration, and the relationship between nationalism and industrialization. Professor Mosk retired in 2016. In retirement, he continues his research, concentrating on the global relationship between religion and capitalism from the Ancient world to the modern era.
Malcolm Rutherford
Professor Emeritus
BA (Heriot-Watt), MA (Simon Fraser), PhD (Durham). Malcolm Rutherford joined the Department of Economics at UVic in 1977 as an instructor. He was promoted to professor in 1994 and served as department chair from 1991-1999. His fields of interest include: American economic institutionalism and the history and development of economic thought. Professor Rutherford retired in 2015.
Joseph Schaafsma
Professor Emeritus
BA (McMaster), MA (McMaster), PhD (Toronto). Joseph Schaafsma joined the Department of Economics in 1971 as an assistant professor. He was promoted to professor in 1996 and served as department chair from 2000-2005. His fields of interest are public finance, economics of human resources, and health economics. Professor Schaafsma retired in 2008.
John A. Schofield
Professor Emeritus
BA Hons (Durham), MBA (Indiana), MA (SFU), PhD (SFU). John Schofield held positions as research assistant, economist and teaching associate prior to joining the faculty of the Department of Economics at UVic in 1972 as assistant professor. He was promoted to professor in 1989. Professor Schofield held a number of administrative positions at UVic, including: Department Chair; Associate Vice-President, Academic; Dean of Arts & Science; and most recently, Acting Executive Director, Co-operative Education Programs. His fields of interest include: regional and urban economics; public finance; cost-benefit analysis; human resources economics; and economics of sport. Professor Schofield retired in 2006.
Kees van Kooten
Professor Emeritus
Kees van Kooten has more than 40 years of experience in natural resource economics, including agricultural and forest economics, land-use management, mathematical programming, and, most recently, the economics of renewable energy and climate. His interests range from agricultural and forest economics to development economics and computational economics. Kees has published more than 230 peer-reviewed journal articles, 55 book chapters, and is the author or co-author of eight books on natural resource economics, and a co-editor of four books. His book with Erwin H. Bulte entitled The Economics of Nature (Blackwell, 2000) is a classic reference for researchers in the field of wildlife and public land economics, and his 1995 paper in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics on the uptake of carbon in forest ecosystems is the standard reference in the field of terrestrial carbon offsets.
In addition, Kees has been a consultant to various governments and government agencies, the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union, and a variety of non-governmental organizations, including the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the WWF. His numerous graduate students have gone on to work in the private sector, academia and government.
Kees is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2023) and a Fellow of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (2012). In 2011, he was awarded the CAES’s Publication of Enduring Quality Award and in 2014, he received the Faculty of Social Sciences’ Research Excellence Award at the University of Victoria. He is currently a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute and a Senior Fellow of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation.
In Memoriam:
Colin Jones
Professor Emeritus
BA (Wales), MA (Montana State), PhD (Queen’s). Colin Jones was a lecturer at Montana State University and Queen’s University before joining the Department of Economics at UVic as an instructor in 1963. He achieved the first PhD in Economics from Queen's. Colin was promoted to professor in 1979 and served as department chair from 1999-2000. His fields of interest included: industrial organization; price theory; money and banking; and sports economics. Professor Jones retired in 2002 but continued to teach part-time until 2006. He passed away on October 11, 2019, at the age of 82 years. Colin is fondly remembered by his colleagues and was known as a wonderful and well-respected teacher.
Cross-listed
Jen Baggs, associate professor, Gustavson School of Business
BEC 248 jenbaggs@uvic.ca
Limited Term Faculty
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Limited Term Faculty Economics
Office: BEC 374 jasonhicks@uvic.ca 250-472-5948
2025-26 Sessional Lecturers
Sessional Lecturer Economics
Office: BEC 314 gregoryharder@uvic.ca
Sessional Lecturer Economics
Summer 2025 Courses: ECON 203 A01, ECON 245 A01, ECON 246 A01
Office: BEC 324 bettyj@uvic.ca 250-721-8547
Contact us
Mailing Address:
Department of Economics
University of Victoria
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
Canada Courier or In-Person Address:
Department of Economics
University of Victoria
BEC 360
3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road)
Victoria, BC V8P 5C2
Canada
General Inquiries:
Phone: 250-472-4410
Email: econdept@uvic.ca
Registration - Prerequisite Inquiries:
Email: econreg@uvic.ca
Economics Co-op Program:
Co-op Coordinator:
Natasha Jamal
Email: sscoopcoord@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-8969
Office: Cornett Building - B138
Career Educator:
Richard Myers
Email: rmyers1000@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-472-4286
Office: Campus Services Building, Room 110
Graduate Program:
Graduate Program Assistant:
Isaac Earl
Email:gradecon@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-472-4409
Graduate Advisor:
Dr. Martin Farnham
Email: egrad@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-472-4422
Undergraduate Program:
Undergraduate Advisor (In Department):
Maliha Nazir
Email: ecadvice@uvic.ca
Honours advisors:
Drs. Colette Salemi & Donn Feir
Email: econhnrs@uvic.ca
Student Exchange Coordinator:
Dr. Marco Cozzi
Email: mcozzi@uvic.ca
Social Sciences Advising Centre
Department of Economics (ECON)
| Group/Position | Name | Telephone | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Assistant | Kali Moon | 250-472-4410 | BEC 360 | econdept@uvic.ca |
| Assistant to the Chair | Abby Winograd | 250-721-8532 | BEC 360 | asstecon@uvic.ca |
| Graduate Program Assistant | Isaac Earl | 250-472-4409 | BEC 360 | gradecon@uvic.ca |
| Administrative Officer | Charlene Toews | 250-721-6197 | BEC 360b | ctoews@uvic.ca |
| Chair | Vasco Gabriel | 250-721-8531 | BEC 360 | econchair@uvic.ca |
| Associate Chair | Elisabeth Gugl | 250-721-8538 | BEC 384 | econassoc@uvic.ca |
| Undergraduate Advisor | ecadvice@uvic.ca | |||
| Graduate Advisor | Martin Farnham | 250-472-4422 | BEC 354 | egrad@uvic.ca |
| Senior Academic Coordinator | ||||
| Co-op Coordinator | Natasha Jamal | 250-721-8969 | COR B138 | sscoopcoord@uvic.ca |
| Co-op Secretary | Linda Marley | 250-721-8689 | COR B138 | sscoop@uvic.ca |