CAS Faculty

Vsevolod Kapatsinski

Professor
Department Head
Linguistics
Phone: 541-346-3923
Office: 367 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Office Hours: Mon & Wed 2:00p-3:30p, in person or Zoom
Research Interests: computational learning theory, constituency, unitization, frequency effects, probabilistic morphophonology, inferential statistics, usage-based linguistic theory, mechanisms of language change

Andy Karduna

Professor and Department Head
Human Physiology
Phone: 541-346-0438
Office: 304 Gerlinger Hall
Research Interests: Upper extremity biomechanics

Lamia Karim

Professor & Department Head
Anthropology, Asian Studies, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-5095
Office: 375 Condon Hall
Office Hours: Wed from 2-3 PM and by appointment and Zoom
Research Interests: women, work, neoliberalism, state, and Islam

Leif Karlstrom

Associate Professor of Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-4323
Office: 120A Cascade Hall
Research Interests: volcanology, surface processes, fluid mechanics

Kathleen Karlyn

Professor Emerita
English
Office Hours:

Christina Karns

Assistant Research Professor
Senior Instructor I
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-0550
Office: LISB 226 & Rainier Building, CBIRT, Suite 220

Craig Kauffman

Professor of Political Science
Director of Graduate Studies; Participating Faculty in Environmental Studies and Latin American Studies
Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4974
Office: 916 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wednesday 1-4
Research Interests: Environmental Politics, Ecological Law, Rights of Nature, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Transnational Networks, Collaborative Governance, Democratization

Heidi Kaufman

Associate Professor
English
Phone: 541-346-3932
Office: 327 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: F 10am-1pm & by appt.

Masami Kawai

Assistant Professor
Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-8141
Office: 254 PLC
Research Interests: Directing, Screenwriting, Producing, and Independent Filmmaking

Harper Keeler

Senior Instructor I
Director of the Urban Farm Program
Food Studies, Landscape Arch
Office: 212 Lawrence Hall
Research Interests: Civic Agriculture, Local Food Systems, Food Equity

Clifford "Kip" Keller

Instructor
Biology
Phone: 541-346-4544
Office: 228 Huestis Hall

Vera Keller

Professor
History
Phone: 541-346-6903
Office: 309 McKenzie Hall
Office Hours: Winter 23, Tuesday 2:00-3:00 p.m., Wednesday 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Michael Kellman

Professor Emeritus
Theoretical Chemistry & Physical Chemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute for Fundamental Science
Phone: 541-346-4196
Office: 151B Klamath Hall

Kate Kelp-Stebbins

Associate Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Digital Humanities, English
Phone: 541-346-1520
Office: 333 PLC
Office Hours: Summer term: Thursday 12-3pm via Zoom
Research Interests: Colonial, Settler Colonial, and Postcolonial Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Digital Humanities, Feminism Studies, Film, Television, and Media Studies, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity

Paul Kempler

Research Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Oregon Center for Electrochemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-7652
Office: 430 LISB
Research Interests: electrochemistry, surface chemistry, electrolysis, hydrogen

Tyler Kendall

Professor
Linguistics, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-3199
Office: 373 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290

Andrew Kern

Professor
Biology
Office: 301A Pacific Hall

Harinder Khalsa

Senior Instructor II of Italian/YLC Self Study Language Program Coordinator
Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: MCK 161
Office Hours: MW 12:00-12:45 PM or by appointment
Research Interests: Italian language and culture, Turkish language and culture, Less Commonly Taught Languages, second language acquisition, teaching and teacher training.

Dong Hoon Kim

Associate Professor of Cinema Studies
Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-4108
Office: 104 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 24: Fridays 1-2:30p.m. or by appointment

Jina Kim

Associate Professor, Korean Literature & Culture
East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 403 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2023:Friday 12:00 (Noon)-2:00 pm Global Scholars Hall 105
Research Interests: Modern Korean literature, Comparative literature, Sound studies, Radio studies, Transmedia, Korean diaspora

Martin Klebes

Associate Professor
Head, Department of German & Scandinavian
German & Scandinavian, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-2818
Office: 205 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: MW 12:30 p.m. -13:30 p.m.
Research Interests: 18th- through 21st-century German and French literature, philosophy and critical thought.

Alexander Kleshchev

Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-4718
Office: 314A Fenton Hall

Elina Kleshcheva

Instructor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-0220
Office: 333F Tykeson Hall
Office Hours: Monday 10-11:00; 2:30-3:30; Wednesday 10-11, 2:30-3:30

Van Kolpin

Professor
Associate Head
Economics, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-3011
Office: 512 PLC
Office Hours: W24: by appointment
Research Interests: game theory, microeconomic theory, social choice theory

Amy Konyn

Pro Tem Instructor
Research Associate
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Psychology

Caroline Koopford

Pro Tem Instructor
Creative Writing Program

Colin Koopman

Professor of Philosophy
Director of New Media and Culture Certificate Program & Pre-Law Advisor (on leave 2024)
Digital Humanities, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5980
Office: 250A Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Political Philosophy, Information Politics and Data Ethics, AI, History of Philosophy, Genealogy, Pragmatism

Mariah Kornbluh

Associate Professor
Psychology
Office: 333 Straub Hall
Research Interests: Developmental

Anna Kovalchuk

Senior Instructor I
English
Phone: 541-346-1532
Office: 301A Tykeson Hall
Office Hours: Fall Term: Weds 12-3 & by appt.
Research Interests: national narratives, comparative and world literature, Cossack history, Ukrainian and Russian literature

Graham Kribs

Professor
Director, Institute for Fundamental Science
Institute for Fundamental Science, Physics
Phone: 541-346-4853
Office: 477 Willamette Hall
Research Interests: Effective Field Theory of Models Beyond the Standard Model; Particle Astrophysics; Early Universe Cosmology.

Lori Kruckenberg

Professor of Musicology
Medieval Studies, Music
Phone: 541-346-3763
Office: 101 Frohnmayer Music Bldg
Research Interests: Middle Ages, gender studies

Brice Kuhl

Professor
Associate Head
Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4983
Office: 333 LISB
Research Interests: Cognitive Neuroscience, Memory, Cognitive Control, fMRI Methods

Michael Kuhn

Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Economics
Phone: 541-346-1268
Office: 517 PLC
Office Hours: F24: By Appointment
Research Interests: Behavioral economics, public economics, labor economics, consumer finance

Megan Kunze

Assistant Research Professor
SPED EI/ECSE Practicum Supervisor
Applied Behavior Analysis, College of Education, Psychology, Special Education

Nayoung Kwon

Associate Professor, Korean Linguistics
Korean Sector Representative
East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4179
Office: Friendly Hall 425

Kris Kyle

Associate Professor
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics
Phone: 541-346-3808
Office: 273 Straub Hall
Office Hours: By appointment