Monika Thomas

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

Winter 2025

CRN	Course	Sec.	Title
35644	ECON 1	50Z	Principles of Macroeconomics
38699	ECON 1	56Z	Principles of Macroeconomics
37026	ECON 2	03Y	Principles of Microeconomics
00597	ECON 2	53Z	Principles of Microeconomics
37422	ECON 3	50Z	Environmental Economics

Fall 2024

CRN	Course	Sec.	Title
24092	ECON 1	06Y	Principles of Macroeconomics
25851	ECON 1	57Z	Principles of Macroeconomics
27711	ECON 2	02Y	Principles of Microeconomics
00654	ECON 2	51Z	Principles of Microeconomics
26430	ECON 3	50Z	Environmental Economics