CAS Faculty

Catherine Page

Associate Professor
Inorganic Chemistry, Solid-State Chemistry & Materials Chemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-4693
Office: 414 LISB, 1253 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1253

Alayna Park

Assistant Professor
Psychology

Craig Parsons

Professor; Program Head
Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4402
Office: 930 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursday 11-12 and 1:30-3:30
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, European Politics

Raghuveer Parthasarathy

Professor
Physics, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-2933
Office: 362 Willamette Hall, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: Biophysics; multicellular organization and bacterial population dynamics; advanced microscopy techniques and computational image analysis.

CJ Pascoe

Professor
Sociology
Phone: (458) 215-2901
Office: Please contact for office location
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 Sign up: https://calendly.com/c_j_pascoe/10min
Research Interests: Sexuality, Inequality, Youth, Education, Qualitative Research Methods, Masculinity, Social Media

Roshni Patel

Assistant Professor
Data Science
Research Interests: population genetics, statistical genetics, ethical and social implications of human genetics

Carol Paty

Professor
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-4786
Office: 120 Volcanology, 1272 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Office Hours: Currently on Sabbatical through Spring 2025
Research Interests: Planetary Science, Space Physics, Planetary Interiors, Astrobiology

Jayson Paulose

Associate Professor
Director, MSTC Program
Institute for Fundamental Science, Physics
Phone: 541-346-4813
Office: 375 Willamette Hall, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: Theoretical soft matter physics, biophysics, evolutionary dynamics, metamaterials design

Tom Payne

Research Associate
Linguistics
Research Interests: Typological morphology and syntax. Mother-tongue based multi-lingual education. Philippine languages and Manchu languages.

Eleanor Paynter

Assistant Professor
Italian, Migration, and Global Media Studies
School of Global Studies and Languages, Romance Languages, Italian
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 11:30-1:30
Research Interests: media and politics of migration, asylum and migrant rights, Africa-Europe migration, transnational Italy, race in Europe, comparative border studies, social movements, and testimony via critical refugee studies, media studies, ethnography, and oral history.

Liliana Pazdan-Siudeja

Senior Instructor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-5637
Office: 333E Tykeson Hall, 1222 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1222
Office Hours: Tuesday 11-11:50am, Wednesday and Friday 10-10:50am

Shannon Peake

Research Assistant Professor
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4664
Office: 426 LISB, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: developmental psychology, parent-child interaction, intervention, social emotional development,

Gabriela Pérez Báez

Associate Professor
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics
Office: 263 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Office Hours: Thursdays 10am - 12pm (or by appointment)<br /> a sign up sheet is available here: https://tinyurl.com/5n77s5dw

Ellen Peters

Philip H. Knight Chair and Professor
Director, Center for Science Communication Research (SCR)
Psychology, SOJC, SOJC-Advertising
Phone: 541-346-3828
Office: 110A Allen Hall
Research Interests: Science Communication, Judgment and Decision Making, Numeracy, Affect and Emotion, Adult Aging

Jennifer Pfeifer

Professor
CTN Co-Director
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-1984
Office: 334 LISB, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Adolescence, Puberty, Self, Social Cognition, Emotion, Mental Health, Internalizing, Depression, Motivation, Decision-Making, Social Learning, Self-Regulation

Laurel Pfeifer-Meister

Career Senior Instructor I
Biology
Phone: 541-346-6054
Office: 73A Klamath Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Alissa Phillips

Instructor
Instructor, Narrative (Fiction) Production
Cinema Studies

N. Christopher Phillips

Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-4714
Office: University Hall 319

Patrick Phillips

Professor
Biology
Phone: 541-346-3147
Office: 320 Pacific Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Whitney Phillips

Associate Professor of Information Politics and Media Ethics
John L. Hulteng Endowed Chair in Media Ethics and Responsibility
Folklore Program, SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad
Office: 202 Allen Hall
Research Interests: US politics and popular culture, media ethics, media history, public debate and controversy, humor studies, religion and politics, rightwing media cultures, moral panics, conspiratorial belief, narrative and identity, true crime media