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Economics Faculty & Staff

Department Chair


Terry Olson

Dr. Terry Olson
Economics Department Chair; Professor of Economics

tolson@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4503
McClain Hall 226

Department Secretary


Sara Sweet

Sara Sweet
Secretary, Economics, History, Philosophy & Religion & Political Science & International Relations

ssweet@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4333
McClain Hall 214

Faculty


Jahangir Alam

Dr. Jahangir Alam
Assistant Professor of Economics

jalam@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4577
McClain Hall 230
https://sites.google.com/view/mjahangiralam/

MWF 2:30 – 5:00 PM, Tues. 12:30 – 3:00 PM

Xiaofen Chen

Dr. Xiaofen Chen
Professor of Economics

xiaofen@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4644
McClain Hall 206E
David Gillette

Dr. David Gillette
Professor of Economics

gillette@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4334
McClain Hall 206A

MTWHF 11 AM - noon
TH 3 PM - 5 PM, except when 
Undergraduate Council meets, 
(Thursdays: 1/14, 2/11, 3/18, 4/8, & 4/29)
and by appointment

Mustafa Sawani

Dr. Mustafa Sawani
Professor Emeritus of Economics

msawani@truman.edu  
(660) 785-4659
McClain Hall 221
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