Asian Studies
Melvin Aikens
Director and Professor Emeritus of the Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Anthropology, Asian Studies
Email: maikens@uoregon.edu
Office Hours:
Ina Asim
Associate Professor
Asian Studies, Food Studies, History, Medieval Studies
Email: inaasim@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-6161
Office: 317 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Fatima Benhabyb
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program
Email: fatimab@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2047
Office: 106 Agate Hall, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: MTWRF 8:30am-4:30pm [Remote Fridays]
Alexandra Bonds
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emerita
Asian Studies, Theatre Arts
Phone: 541-346-4194
Office: 205 Villard Hall, 1231 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Steven Brown
Professor of Comparative Literature
Asian Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature
Email: stb@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4016
Office: 354 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: 3:30-5:30 on Tuesday (by appt.) via Zoom.
Research Interests: posthumanism, horror cinema, Surrealist film and animation, sound design in film, Japanese popular culture, and critical theory.
Daniel Buck
Associate Professor
Asian Studies, Food Studies, Geography, School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: danielb@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2353
Office: 109 Condon Hall, 1251 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Office Hours: M 12-1:30pm, or by appointment
Research Interests: Geography/Asian Studies, Economic Geography, Development, Political Economy, Environment/Society, East Asia and China.
Shankha Chakraborty
Professor
Asian Studies, Economics
Email: shankhac@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4678
Office: 537 PLC, 1285 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1285
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Tuesday 4-5pm (EC 480), Thursday (EC 607), Friday 1-2pm (EC 480 & 607)<br />
Research Interests: economic growth and development, macroeconomics
Annie Christofferson
Undergraduate & Program Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Global Health Program, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center
Email: achrist8@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0746
Scott DeLancey
Professor Emeritus
Asian Studies, Linguistics
Email: delancey@uoregon.edu
Office: 370 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Olivia Denton
Faculty Support Coordinator
ASU 1 - Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Modern Hebrew Language, Northwest Indian Language Institute, OCIAS, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center
Email: odenton@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: MTWTF 9:00-5:00
Stephen Durrant
Professor Emeritus, Chinese Literature
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages
Email: sdurrant@uoregon.edu
Office: 308 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Brita Dye
Academic Programs Manager
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Middle East and North African Studies, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, European Studies, Global Health Program, Judaic Studies Program, Latin American Studies, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center
Email: bellis5@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9782
Office: 1787 Agate Street, Suite 110, 1245 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Thomas Fischer
Mellon GE
Asian Studies
Email: tfische5@uoregon.edu
Phone: 8606576960
Research Interests: Modern Chinese history, ideology, political philosophy
Michael Fishlen
Associate Professor Emeritus, Chinese Literature
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages
Email: fishlen@uoregon.edu
Office: 308 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Scott Fitzpatrick
Professor
Curator for Indo-Pacific Archaeology, Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Anthropology, Asian Studies
Email: smfitzpa@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9380
Office: 272 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: W/F 9:00 - 10:00 AM
Research Interests: Pacific and Caribbean archaeology, historical ecology, exchange systems, seafaring
Alisa Freedman
Professor, Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender
Asian Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Translation Studies
Email: alisaf@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-979-7794
Office: 404 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Fridays, 10:30 am -12:00 pm on Zoom, before and after classes, and by appointment. Please email me to make an appointment (alisaf@uoregon.edu)
Research Interests: Cross-cultural,transnational Asian Studies; cultural studies; intersectional gender studies; popular culture; media studies; biographies & memoirs; youth culture; modern Japanese literature; digital culture; urban studies; translation; academic publishing
Alison Groppe
Associate Professor, Chinese Literature
Chinese Sector Representative
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: amgroppe@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7015
Office: 317 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesdays 3-4pm; Fridays (starting 10/10/25) 11am-12pm; by appointment. Email for Zoom link.