Black Studies
Lesley Jo Weaver
Associate Professor
Global Health Program, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages, Black Studies
Email: ljweaver@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Fall 2025: 10-1130, by appointment (https://calendly.com/ljweaver/dr-weaver-office-hours)
Research Interests: medical anthropology; mental health; race; chronic diseases; food insecurity; health disparities; Brazil; India; USA; global health
Rachel Weissler
Assistant Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Linguistics and Interdisciplinary Sciences
Black Studies, Linguistics
Email: rweissle@uoregon.edu
Office: Straub Hall 375
Office Hours: Please consult your course syllabus or contact the instructor directly for office hours/student hours.
Research Interests: sociolinguistics, emotion perception, neurolinguistics, language and social justice
Mark Whalan
Robert D. and Eve E. Horn Professor of English
Head of English
English, Black Studies
Email: whalan@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3926
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: Modernist studies; American literary and cultural studies, 1900-1950; First World War Studies; Harlem Renaissance; African American Literary Studies
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
Email: awright8@uoregon.edu
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
Email: mlwright@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8261
Office: 275 McKenzie Hall
Research Interests: Graphic design; communications; website, newsletter, and social media content and updates