Contact the Dean’s Office

Dean of Arts and Sciences

Chris Poulsen
Tykeson Dean of Arts and Sciences541-346-3902
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
poulsenc@uoregon.edu
Executive support: Jennifer Crowder
Chris Poulsen oversees the operations of the College of Arts and Sciences, which offers 50 major degree programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and includes 900 faculty members and more than 2,000 employees. He sits on the Academic Leadership Team and the Dean’s Council. Before coming to the UO, Poulsen was the Associate Dean for Natural Sciences in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan (2018-2022). He is an earth scientist who also served as chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at U-M (2014-2018).
Associate/Divisional Deans & Directors

Melissa Baese-Berk
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education541-346-3899
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
mbaesebe@uoregon.edu
Executive support: Ellen Baldwin
Melissa Baese-Berk is a Professor of Linguistics and the David M. and Nancy L. Petrone Faculty Scholar. She also directs the Speech Perception and Production Laboratory at the University of Oregon. She joined the Dean’s leadership team in summer of 2022. She served as the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Linguistics (2015-2022) and as the Director of the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Certificate Program (2015-2020). She also served on the Dean’s Advisory Committee (2019-2020).

Jamie Bufalino
Associate Dean for Student Success
541-346-3899
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
bufalino@uoregon.edu
Executive support: Ellen Baldwin
Jamie Mayhew Bufalino is a senior instructor in the department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She also directs the General Social Sciences Program at the University of Oregon. She joined the Dean's Leadership team in the summer of 2022. Prior to her appointment as Associate Dean, she served for two years as the Student Success Liaison for the College of Arts and Sciences

Sherri Nelson
Associate Dean, Finance and Administration
541-346-8196
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
sherrin@uoregon.edu
Executive support: Stephanie Webster
Sherri Nelson has been the Assistant Dean for Budget and Finance since 2015 and has played key roles in several university-wide projects, as well. As assistant dean, she is the principal fiscal officer for the College. This includes coordinating development, implementation and management of the annual budget process. She also manages ongoing business and financial transactions. Nelson serves as a liaison between the dean and the divisional deans, directors and managers, and the university Budget and Resource Planning office, Business Affairs, Human Resources, the Graduate School and the University of Oregon Foundation.

Hal Sadofsky
Divisional Dean, Natural Sciences
541-346-3902
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
sadofsky@uoregon.edu
Executive support: Jules Jones
Hal Sadofsky was appointed Dean for the Natural Sciences in fall of 2014. Immediately before that he spent six years as Mathematics Department Head and served the Mathematics Department as Director of Undergraduate Studies for six years before that.

Philip Scher
Divisional Dean, Social Sciences
541-346-5104
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
adsocialsci@uoregon.edu
Executive support: Rebeca Silva Rivera
Philip Scher is a professor of anthropology and folklore and has served as director of the folklore program since 2015. Scher came to the UO in 2002 from George Washington University. He served as the director of undergraduate studies in anthropology (2005-2008) and director of graduate studies (2010-2012), and was the graduate awards committee chair (2012-13). Scher has served on the Faculty Senate and the Deans Advisory Committee.

Harry Wonham
Divisional Dean, Humanities
541-346-3266
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
ddhumanities@uoregon.edu
Executive support: Rebeca Silva Rivera
Harry Wonham joined the CAS leadership team in January, 2020 as the Divisional Dean for Humanities. He has been a member of the UO faculty in the Department of English since 1995, serving as its Head from 2006 to 2012. He also served as Head of the Department of Theatre Arts from 2017 through 2019. His wide-ranging service to the university includes membership on the UO Faculty Personnel Committee (chair, 2014-15), the CAS Dean’s Advisory Group, the CAS Curriculum Committee (chair, 2003-04), the Undergraduate Council, and the Oregon Humanities Center Advisory Board.
Dean’s Office Staff
Ellen Baldwin
Executive Support Specialist
Supports Melissa Baese-Berk and Jamie Bufalino
ebaldwin@uoregon.edu
541-346-3336
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
CAS Curriculum Coordinator
cascc@uoregon.edu
Jennifer Crowder
Executive Assistant
Supports Chris Poulsen
jcrowde5@uoregon.edu
541-346-1306
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Denice Gray
Strategic Research Analyst
deniceg@uoregon.edu
541-346-8762
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Alicia de Gonzalez
Personnel & Budget Specialist
aliciad@uoregon.edu
541-346-3315
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Tom Johnston
Fiscal Coordinator
tomj2@uoregon.edu
541-346-3285
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Jules Jones
Executive Assistant
Supports Hal Sadofsky
julesj@uoregon.edu
541-346-3501
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Echo Mendiguren-Dalton
Administrative Program Specialist for Operations
echom@uoregon.edu
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Lisa Mick Shimizu
Director of Operations and Strategic Initiatives
lisa@uoregon.edu
541-346-5472
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Pauline Miller
Executive Assistant
pcmiller@uoregon.edu
541-346-3469
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Amy Salmore
Assistant Director for Planning, Design and Facilities
asalmore@uoregon.edu
541-346-5520
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Rebeca Silva Rivera
Executive Assistant
Supports Phil Scher, Catherine Soutar and Harry Wonham
rsilvari@uoregon.edu
541-346-3902
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Catherine Soutar
Director of Planning, Design and Facilities
csoutar@uoregon.edu
541-346-5567
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Executive Support: Rebeca Silva Rivera
CAS Communications
John Burridge
Web Communications Technician
burridge@uoregon.edu
541-346-3914
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Cathy Kralik
Senior Director of Communications
kralik@uoregon.edu
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Anna Glavash Miller
Information Representative
aglavash@uoregon.edu
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Fei Tsai
Web Communications Technician
ctsai@uoregon.edu
541-346-3968
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
CAS Grant Services
Mark Adams
Accounting Technician
mcadams@uoregon.edu
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Stephanie Gray
Grant and Research Administrator
sgray10@uoregon.edu
541-346-4819
127 Straub Hall
Alayne Switzer
Grant and Contract Coordinator
alayne@uoregon.edu
541-346-3439
227 Oregon Hall
Anna Wood
Research Admin Coordinator
acwood8@uoregon.edu
Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Roger Woods
Grants and Contracts Technician
rogerw@uoregon.edu
541-346-4934
125 Straub Hall
CAS Development Office
Sarah Bungum
Associate Director of Donor Relations and Stewardship
sarahb@uoregon.edu
541-346-0045
204 Agate
Anna Carlson
Development Coordinator
acarlso9@uoregon.edu
541-346-3904
204 Agate
Renee Gordon
Sr. Director of Development
rsgordon@uoregon.edu
541-346-2119
209 Agate