Black Studies
Yvette Alex-Assensoh
VP for Equity and Inclusion
Professor
Black Studies, Political Science
Email: yalex@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3175
Office: 401E Tykeson Hall, 6216 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-6216
Donella-Elizabeth Alston Cleveland
Faculty Support Specialist, Academic Support Unit 5
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: donella@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0901
Oluwakemi "Kemi" Balogun
Associate Professor
Director of African Studies
African Studies, Black Studies, IRES, Sociology, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: kbalogun@uoregon.edu
Office: 311 Hendricks Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesdays 1 - 3pm www.calendly.com/kbalogun
Research Interests: Globalization, Nationalism, Culture, Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, Embodiment, Africana Studies
Faith Barter
Assistant Professor
Black Studies, English
Email: fbarter@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1510
Office: 320 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Tues./Thurs. 1:00-2:30pm. You must sign up at dr-barter.youcanbook.me
Research Interests: African American Literary and Cultural Studies, 19th-Century American Literary Studies, Cultural Studies
Olive Bennett
Undergraduate Programs Coordinator, ASU5
Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Geography
Email: odavid@uoregon.edu
Dayna Chatman
Associate Teaching Professor
Media and Intersectionality
Black Studies, IRES, SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad
Email: dchatman@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3594
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 147
Research Interests: Gender, Race, Media, Fandom
Charise Cheney
Professor; Program Director
IRES, Black Studies
Email: ccheney@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0870
Office: 201 Alder Building
Research Interests: African American Popular and Political Cultures; Black Nationalist Ideologies and Practices; Gender and Sexuality
Emily J. Cornell
Graduate Programs Specialist
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Latinx
Email: ecornell@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8293
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-6223
Courtney M. Cox
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Black Studies, IRES
Phone: 541-346-8392
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Sport Studies, Performance Studies, Feminist Theory, Black Studies, Critical Data Studies
Cia Crowe
Operations Specialist
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: ciac@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2305
Rosie Dillon
Operations Coordinator
Black Studies, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography, CLLAS
Email: roseannd@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1405
Office: 275 McKenzie Hall
Stephen Dueppen
Professor
Anthropology, Medieval Studies, Black Studies
Email: dueppen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5525
Office: 252 Condon Hall, University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5275
Office Hours: By Appointment
Maria Fernanda Escallón
Associate Professor
Anthropology, Black Studies
Email: mfe@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5042
Office: 357 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Fall quarter Thursdays 2:30- 4:30 PM
Research Interests: Race and ethnicity; intangible cultural heritage; social justice and inequality; Latin America; UNESCO and cultural diplomacy; carework
Will Fabro
Faculty Support, Academic Support Unit 5
Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: wfabro@uoregon.edu
Nicholas Forster
Assistant Professor
Cinema Studies, Black Studies
Email: nifo@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0217
Habib Iddrisu
Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and Dance
Director, Dema Dance Ensemble
African Studies, Black Studies, Dance, Folklore Program, IRES, Music
Email: hiddrisu@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4062
Office: 164 Gerlinger Annex
Research Interests: Dance, West Africa, cultural studies, post-colonial independence history, political economy, oral history, African diaspora, new internationalism
Sierra Jager
Undergraduate Programs Assistant
Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, Geography, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: sierraj@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1731
Micah Jones
Assistant Professor
History, Black Studies
Email: mcjo@uoregon.edu
Office: McKenzie Hall 323
Office Hours: Tuesday 12:30pm-1:30pm, Thursday 3:30pm-4:30pm, and by appointment
Research Interests: race, Civil Right Movement, consumerism, consumer activism, gender, U.S. south, 20th century African American History
Finn Koval
Graduate Programs Assistant
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: fkoval@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0192
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall
Ana-Maurine Lara
Associate Professor
William and Susan Piché Faculty Fellow
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Black Studies
Email: amlara@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: FALL 2025 - THURSDAYS, 12PM - 2PM