CAS Faculty

Rafael Arias

Teaching Professor of Spanish
School of Global Studies and Languages, Romance Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program
Phone: 541-346-4106
Office: 16 Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: TR 11:00-12:00

Zena Ariola

Associate Department Head
Professor
Computer Science
Phone: 541-346-4448
Office: 305 Deschutes Hall, 1202 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1202
Research Interests: Programming Languages, Term Rewriting Systems, Lambda-calculus, Logic

Michael Aronson

Associate Professor
Department Head, Cinema Studies and Theatre Arts
Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-3927
Office: 101 PLC, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-6223
Research Interests: Early and transitional cinema (particularly the 1910s), exhibition and moviegoing culture, and lots of digital stuff

Ina Asim

Associate Professor
Asian Studies, Food Studies, History, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-6161
Office: 317 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205

Sunny Bai

Assistant Professor
Psychology
Phone: 971-352-4016
Research Interests: Clinical, Developmental, stress and coping, emotion regulation, family relationships, peer relationships, depression, suicide prevention, intensive longitudinal methods

Heather Bair

Costume Shop Manager
Theatre Arts
Research Interests: Costume History, Period and Modern Construction and Tailoring Techniques, Illustration, Art History, Owls

Laura Bakkensen

Mikesell Professor in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Economics
Office: 529 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30am

Monique Balbuena

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature
Office: 345 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Comparative Literature and Jewish Studies, Sephardic Languages, Ladino, Poetry, French and Francophone Literatures, Latin American Studies

Dare Baldwin

Full Professor
Psychology, Clark Honors College
Phone: 541-346-4964
Office: 467 Straub Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2025: <br /> Mondays and Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 Chapman Hall Faculty Commons<br /> Tuesdays 10am-12pm Straub 467
Research Interests: Development, Language Acquisition, Event Processing, Cognitive and Social-Cognitive Development, Developmental Consequences of Malnutrition, Behavioral Response to Natural Hazards

Oluwakemi "Kemi" Balogun

Associate Professor
Director of African Studies
African Studies, Black Studies, IRES, School of Global Studies and Languages, Sociology, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
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

Jayanth Banavar

Professor
Institute for Fundamental Science, Physics
Phone: 541-346-3214
Office: 177 Willamette Hall, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: Statistical Physics, Ecology, Proteins, Neuroscience, River networks

Matthew Barber

Associate Professor
Biology
Phone: 541-346-4903
Office: 321 Pacific, 1210 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205

Nicola Barber

Career Senior Instructor I
Biology
Phone: 541-346-7024
Office: 73A Klamath Hall, 1210 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Faith Barter

Assistant Professor
Black Studies, English
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

Diane Baxter

Senior Lecturer 1
Pro Tem Instructor
Law, Middle East and North African Studies
Phone: none
Office: none
Office Hours:

Martha Bayless

Professor, English
English, Folklore Program, Food Studies, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-3930
Office: 344 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: On sabbatical; please email.
Research Interests: Folklore, Medieval Studies, Cultural Studies, Food Studies

Erin Beck

Associate Professor
CLLAS, Latin American Studies, Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4483
Office: 914 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesday 9:30-12:30 via zoom (https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/97590591398), email to reserve a time.
Research Interests: Latin American Politics, Development, Gender, NGOs, Microfinance, Collective Action

Steven Beda

Assistant Professor
History
Office: 307 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Office Hours: Winter 23, Tuesday and Thursday 11:30-12:30 and by appointment
Research Interests: 20th Century US History, Labor History, Environmental History,

Mathilde Bégu

Assistant Teaching Professor of French and 1st-year French Language Program Supervisor
French, Romance Languages, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: On Tuesday from 12pm to 1pm on Teams (video call). On Friday from 4pm to 5pm on Teams or in person in my office (PLC 101). Schedule a 15-minute appointment with me by clicking the link in my email signature.
Research Interests: Language Pedagogy, Teaching French as a second language, Social justice in lower proficiency classrooms

Guillem Belmar Viernes

Assistant Professor
Linguistics, Language Teaching Studies
Office Hours: Fridays 11:00 to 1:00 @ Straub 279
Research Interests: Language revitalization; language maintenance; language rights; language documentation; minority multilingualism; Minoritized Languages and (Social Media); Minoritized Language Translation; Indigenous diaspora; Mesomerica; Otomanguean Languages (Mixtec); P'urhépecha; Basque; Catalan