Undergraduate

Undergraduate

Karina Chicas

Assistant Director 

kchicas@usc.edu

Leon Johnson

Student Services Advisor II

leonjohn@usc.edu

Juan Lopez

Student Services Advisor I

juanlope@college.usc.edu

Linda Mora

Student Services Advisor I

rlmora@usc.edu

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Kathryn Vallis

Student Services Advisor II

kvallis@usc.edu

Master’s

Master’s

Alexis Teodoro

Student Services Advisor II

ateodoro@usc.edu

Jazmin Valenzuela

Student Services Advisor II

jazminva@usc.edu

Candice Jiayi Xu

Admissions Counselor II

jxu58954@usc.edu

Doctoral

Doctoral

Annie Le

Associate Director, Doctoral Program

anniele@usc.edu

Annie works with faculty and administrators to implement as well as to adjust policies and operations that concern admissions, curricula, student advisement, and placement. She regularly counsels doctoral students, acts as the Staff Advisor for the student group Women in Economics, and represents the Department on all matters pertaining to its PhD in Economics program. When not at work, Annie can be found eating far too much Szechuan food, hiking, or gaming.

Minhal Hanif

Graduate Assistant

minhalha@usc.edu

Minhal is currently pursuing a Master of Education at the University of Southern California. Following her own experiences in higher education, she has developed a passion for educational equity and access. Currently, she works with the Associate Director of the Doctoral Program to support matters pertaining to the PhD in Economics program. Ultimately she hopes to work in administration at a California Community College, or in the field of policy and reform in higher education. Increasing college accessibility for immigrants and nontraditional students is a top priority for her and this goal drives the rest of her education and career.

Departmental

Departmental

Irma Alfaro

Administrative Assistant II

irmaalfa@usc.edu

Alice Holzman

Executive Director Of Development

afholzma@usc.edu

Akiko Matsukiyo

Administrative Assistant II

amatsu@usc.edu

Fatima Perez

Administrative Assistant II

fcperez@usc.edu

Postdoctoral

Pre-Doctoral

Xin Jiang

Visiting Academic (E)

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Hao Yin

Postdoctoral Scholar – Teaching Fellow

yinhao@usc.edu