Jennifer Imazeki

Jennifer Imazeki is associate vice president for faculty and staff diversity in the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity at San Diego State University (SDSU), where she is also a senate distinguished professor and professor of economics. Since joining the SDSU faculty in 2000, she has taught a range of economics courses, from large lecture sections of principles of microeconomics to writing-intensive courses for economics majors. Her research focuses on the economics of K–12 education, including school finance reform, adequacy, and teacher labor markets. She has also worked on projects to promote active learning in economics, particularly using technology, and has developed training programs for middle and high school teachers on integrating economics into the Common Core curriculum. She is a member of the American Economic Association and has served on the boards of the Association of Education Finance and Policy, the AEA’s Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, and the AEA’s Committee on Economic Education. Imazeki earned her MA and PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and her BA in economics from Pomona College.

updated 2025