About Me

Education must inspire the faith that each of us has both the power and the responsibility to effect positive change on a global scale. - Daisaku Ikeda

Biography

I am a native of Germany, living in Santa Cruz. I have been teaching Economics courses at De Anza College since 2010. In addition to my passion for conveying the economic concepts to students we also explore current events and connect them to economic principles. I encourage students to collaborate and discover economics in and beyond the classroom and in their daily decision-making processes.

I am actively involved in the Environmental Sustainability and Global Citizenship (ESGC) Committee, and am currently engaged in a collaborative research project on Environmental Economics issues (fellowship) with Stanford University. I have also served on the Academic Senate and the DARE Committee at De Anza for several years.

I deeply care about the well-being of all students and strife to guide and open their potential towards authenticity and success.

Classes I Teach

Fall 2024

CRNCourseSec.Title
24092ECON 106YPrinciples of Macroeconomics
25851ECON 157ZPrinciples of Macroeconomics
27711ECON 202YPrinciples of Microeconomics
00654ECON 251ZPrinciples of Microeconomics
26430ECON 350ZEnvironmental Economics

Summer 2024

CRNCourseSec.Title
12719ECON 153ZPrinciples of Macroeconomics
11244ECON 250ZPrinciples of Microeconomics

Faculty Info

Campus Turtle

Monika Thomas
FULL-TIME FACULTY

Economics

thomasmonika@fhda.edu

408.864.8805

Bldg. F2, room 21-U

Education

  • B.A. Global Economics UCSC
  • M.A. International Economics UCSC
  • Ph.D.Candidate International Economics UCSC

Office Hours

Spring 2018

By Appointment, Before and After Classes

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