CAS Faculty

Ilya Bindeman

Professor
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-3817
Office: 110A Cascade Hall, 1272 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: stable isotope geochemistry, volcanology

Scott Blumenthal

Assistant Professor
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-9181
Office: 374 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Tuesday 3:00-5:00pm, or by appointment
Research Interests: Paleoanthropology, Ecology, Stable Isotope Geochemistry

Shannon Boettcher

Professor
The Boettcher lab is transitioning to UC Berkeley and LBNL this year. https://boettcherlab.berkeley.edu/
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-2543
Office: 435 LISB, 1253 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1253
Research Interests: electrochemistry, solar energy, solid state materials chemistry, catalysis

Bryan Boggs

Senior Lecturer
Associate Dept Head
Physics
Phone: 541-346-5296
Office: 43 Willamette Hall, 1274 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: Optical properties of semiconductors; ultra-fast optics; Superconductivity

Brendan Bohannan

Professor
Biology
Phone: 541-346-4883
Office: 309 Pacific Hall, 5289 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5295

Elizabeth Bohls

Professor
English, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-5484
Office: 263 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Spring Term: M 12-2, W 1-2 & by appt.
Research Interests: Colonial, Settler Colonial, and Postcolonial Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity, Cultural Studies, Feminism Studies, Restoration and 18th Century Literary Studies, Travel Writing

Erica Bornstein

Professor, Divisional Associate Dean, Humanities
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-9638
Office: 272 Condon Hall, 1212 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1212
Research Interests: Nonprofits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), voluntary sector regulation, philanthropy, humanitarianism, human rights, economic development and religion, political and legal anthropology, institutional ethnography, Southern Africa, South Asia.

Boris Botvinnik

Professor
Institute for Fundamental Science, Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-5636
Office: 304 Fenton Hall, 1222 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1222

Margaret C. Boulay

Co-Director, Environmental Leadership Program
ELP Senior Instructor II
Environmental Studies
Phone: 541-346-5945
Office: 244 Columbia Hall, 5223 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5295
Office Hours: Wed 3:30-4:30 pm 244 COL, and by appointment

Lara Bovilsky

Associate Professor
College Scholars, English, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-1309
Office: 246 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Spring Term: M 9:30-11am, R 10-11am & by appt.
Research Interests: Renaissance/Early Modern Literary Studies, Race Ethnicity and Indigeneity, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Poetry and Poetics, Drama and Performance Studies

Lowell Bowditch

Professor
Classics
Phone: 541-346-4306
Office: 337 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: By Appointment

Bruce Bowerman

Professor
Biology
Phone: 541-346-0853
Office: 314 LISB, 1210 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Marcin Bownik

Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-5622
Office: 323 Fenton Hall, 1222 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1222

Bradley Branam

Associate Professor
Department Head, Theatre Arts
Theatre Arts
Phone: 541-346-4185
Office: 215 Villard Hall
Office Hours: M-F 12-2pm Or by appointment
Research Interests: Technical Direction, Projection Design, Sound Design

Debi Brannan

Pro Tem Instructor
Psychology

Lindsay Frederick Braun

Associate Professor
African Studies, History
Phone: 541-346-4838
Office: 365 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: FT 2025: MW 1300-1430
Research Interests: Southern Africa 1750-1950, East Africa 1850-1960, Comparative Colonialism, Environmental History, History of Science and Technology (esp. geography)

Yvonne Braun

Professor
Department Head, Global Studies and Member, Provost's Teaching Academy
Global Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-5752
Office: 118 Friendly Hall, 1245 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1245
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Thursday 10:15-12:15 in Agate Hall 202A or by Teams/Zoom, or by appointment
Research Interests: gender, intersectionality, social inequality, international development, environmental justice, globalization, infrastructural politics, energy politics, social movements, feminist political ecology

Steven Brence

Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy
Pre-Law Advisor
Philosophy
Office: 250D Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Fridays from 12:00-2:00pm, or by Appointment.
Research Interests: Social/Political, Ethics, Philosophy of Film, Pragmatism, 19th and 20th Century German

Jason B. Brown

Professor
Director of Creative Writing
Creative Writing Program
Phone: 541-346-0510
Office: 208 Alder Bldg, 5243 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5243

Kirby Brown

Associate Professor, English
David M. and Nancy L. Petrone Faculty Scholars
English, Native American Studies
Phone: 541-346-5819
Office: 330 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Spring 2025: T: 3-5 pm, W: 11 am-12 pm, and by email appt.<br /> Schedule here: https://calendly.com/kirbybrown/officehours
Research Interests: Native American and Indigenous Literary and Cultural Studies; Race, Ethnicity, & Indigeneity; Cultural Studies; Modernism Studies; Genre Studies; Nationhood/Nationalism Studies; Sovereignty/Self-Determination Studies