Sara Saderion, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Sara Saderion
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Southwest College
Houston Community College System
(713) 718-7778
Education: Ph. D., Economics, University of Houston, August 1991
M.A., Economics, University of Houston, August 1988
B. S., Economics, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois,
August 1979 with Honors
Teaching Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
Expertise: Applied Econometrics and Statistical Analysis
Urban and Regional Economics
Mathematical Economics
Research Applied Microeconomics
Expertise: Applied Econometrics
Urban and Regional Economics
Dissertation: “An Analysis of Short and Long Run Equilibrium in Urban Housing
Markets.” Supervisor: Dr. Barton A. Smith
Articles: “Equilibrium and the Price of Quality in Urban Housing Markets”,
November 1991
“The Future of the American Dream: Owning a Home in the Next
Decade”, (with Barton A. Smith). Society 29, 6 September/October
1992
“An Integrated Approach to the Evaluation of Commercial Real Estate”,
(With Barton A. Smith and Charles Smith). The Journal of Real Estate
Research, Volume 9, Number 2, Spring 1994
Work Teaching Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Houston,
Experience: Fall 1987 – Summer 1991. Sole teaching responsibility for Principles
of Microeconomics.
Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Houston, Fall
1991: Microeconomics Theory for MBA students: Spring 1992:
Principles of Microeconomics: Summer 1992: Principles of
Microeconomics.
Professor, Full time Faculty, Department of Economics, Southwest
College, Houston Community College System, Fall 1992 - present:
Principle of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
Department Chair, Department of Social Sciences (Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography), Southwest College, Houston Community College System, July 1997 – August 2003. Department Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, and Sociology), Southwest College, Houston Community College System; Supervisor, September 2003 - present. Responsibilities include, but not limited to scheduling, staffing, budgeting, hiring and evaluating faculty in addition to teaching.
Research Research Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Houston,
Experience: June 1986 – May 1992 Professors and duties include:
James L. Smith – Construction of a PC – based data base and
Information system to track offshore petroleum drilling rigs and
utilization factors.
James L. Smith – Economic research related to hazardous waste
Management policies of manufacturing firms under alternative
Environmental liability rules.
Barton A. Smith – Construction of a data set for multifamily housing
Market in Houston, Texas and estimating the value of commercial real
estate.