Anthropology

Paul Simonds

1932-2020
Anthropology
Office Hours:

Josh Snodgrass

Professor; Department Head, Anthropology
Anthropology, Food Studies, Global Health Program
Phone: 541-346-4823
Office: 354 Condon Hall, 1218University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Thursdays 11:30 am - 1:00 pm in Pacific 12 (Global Health Biomarker Lab). Also by appointment

Lynn Stephen

Philip H. Knight Chair, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Anthropology
Co-Director of Graduate Studies (Anthropology), Graduate Faculty in Ethnic Studies, Participating Faculty in Latin American Studies, Women's and Gender Studies
Anthropology, CLLAS, Food Studies, IRES, Latinx, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-5168
Office: 316 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: T/R 1:30 -2:30 in person in 316 Condon, or by appointment
Research Interests: Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Migration, Indigenous Peoples, Americas, Legal Pluralism, Social Memory, Testimony, Gender Violence

Kirstin Sterner

Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-8614
Office: Pacific Hall Room 10
Office Hours: Tuesdays from 11am to 1pm in PAC10 or by appointment (Fall 2025 Term)
Research Interests: molecular anthropology, epigenomics, aging and aging-related diseases, primate adaptation

Leticia Stival

Events and Communications Coordinator
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography

Lawrence Sugiyama

Professor
Anthropology
Office: 329 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours:

Bryn Sullivan

Graduate Student
Anthropology
Research Interests: Pleistocene archaeology, Great Basin archaeology, human-plant interactions, paleoethnobotany, coprolite analysis

Nelson Ting

Professor
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-8878
Office: 07 Pacific Hall
Research Interests: Wildlife Conservation, Genomics, Ecology, Evolution, Africa

Larry Ulibarri

Senior Instructor I
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-8188
Office: 373 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: by appointment (in-person or remotely)
Research Interests: Primate ecology and conservation, animal behavior, forensics, nutrition.

Mackenzie VanLaar

Graduate Student
Anthropology
Research Interests: health justice, health autonomy, networks of care, housing, activist anthropology and Gaelic cultural studies

Irma Velasquez

Courtesy Professor
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5102

Sofía Vicente-Vidal

Doctoral Candidate
Anthropology, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: Hendricks Hall 218B
Office Hours: Spring 2025 <br /> Wednesdays 10:30 am to 12:30 pm or by appointment.

Jensen Wainwright

Graduate Student
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: 365/366 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-1 via zoom (or by appointment)
Research Interests: Paleoenviornment, stable isotope geochemistry, small mammals

Tian Walker

Graduate Student
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: 365/366 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Fridays 3:30-4:30, and more by appointment.

Frances White

Professor
Faculty Curator of Biological Collections, Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5278
Office: 302C Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Fall 2025 Wednesday 2 pm to 4 pm (Zoom link in Canvas sites)
Research Interests: Primate behavioral ecology, primate evolution

Harry Wolcott

(1929-2012)
Anthropology

Stephen Wooten

Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Global Studies
Provost's Teaching Academy Member
Global Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Folklore Program, Food Studies
Office: 322 FR, Eugene OR 97403-5206
Office Hours: Tuesdays 12- 2pm or by appointment. Please email to request a time.
Research Interests: Food studies, local-global dynamics, agrarian change, expressive culture

Alohi Wright

Undergraduate Programs Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Phone: 541-346-9736
Office: 201B McKenzie Hall
Research Interests: Coonhounds, butter mochi, decorating for the holidays, remembering what life was like when I had hobbies, thinking about reading all the books on my nightstand, and Schitt's Creek.

Michelle Wright

Operations Coordinator: Media & Design
Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, Geography, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Phone: 541-346-8261
Office: 275 McKenzie Hall
Research Interests: Graphic design; communications; website, newsletter, and social media content and updates

Phil Young

(1936-2013)
Anthropology