CAS Faculty

Patricia Hersh

Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-0968
Office: 317 Fenton Hall, 1222 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1222
Office Hours: MF 3-4pm Fenton 317, Tu 10-11 Zoom

Julie Hessler

Associate Professor
History, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-4857
Office: 351 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Fall 2025: by appointment. Winter 2026: Mondays, 11:00 - 12:00, Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:30, or by appointment.

Nathalie Hester

Giustina Family Associate Professor
French, Italian, Romance Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4058
Office: 222 Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Thursdays 2-3:30pm or by appointment

Derrick Hindery

Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies
UO Study Abroad Programs Committee Member; Provost’s Teaching Academy Member
Global Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-6106
Office: 345 PLC, 5206 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5206
Office Hours: by appointment (please email dhindery@uoregon.edu) on Zoom at: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/7684792837 <br />
Research Interests: Neoliberal and "post-neoliberal" models of economic "development" on communities and environment in Latin America and the U.S. Sustainable community projects in Indigenous territories in Bolivia (e.g. collectives producing medicinal oils and handicrafts)

Peter von Hippel

Professor
Biophysical Chemistry & Molecular Biology
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-6097
Office: 215 Klamath Hall, 1253 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205

Sara Hodges

Professor
Psychology, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-4919
Office: 463 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Social/Personality, Perspective Taking, Inferential (Empathic Accuracy), Comparison and Judgment Processes, and Social Comparison

Katya Hokanson

Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature
Director of Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Head, Department of Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-3947
Office: 357 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and by appointment.
Research Interests: 19th-century Russian literature, women's writing, and Russian colonialism.

Jocelyn Hollander

Professor
Sociology
Phone: 541-346-5510
Office: 616 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Monday 12:30-1:30 (in person), Friday 3-4 (Zoom or in person). Sign up via Calendly https://calendly.com/jahollander/office-hours?month=2021-10 <br />
Research Interests: Gender, Social Psychology and Interaction, Qualitative Approaches

David Hollenberg

Professor
Arabic and Islamic Studies
Arabic Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-8096
Office: 349 Susan Campbell Hall, 1294 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1294
Office Hours: Thursday 12:00pm-1:00pm and by appointment

Xan Holt

Assistant Professor
German & Scandinavian
Office: 265 PLC, 1250 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: 11:30-1:30 Thursdays and by appointment
Research Interests: Environmental humanities, discard studies, migration and diaspora studies, transnational and world literature, television and new media, critical theory.

Ellen Holtmaat

Assistant Professor
Political Science
Office: 911 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Monday 4-5pm, Tuesday 1.30-2.30pm
Research Interests: international political economy, global environmental politics, trade, monetary system, private global governance

Garrett Hongo

Professor
Creative Writing Program
Phone: 541-346-0545
Office: 210 Alder Bldg, 5243 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5243
Research Interests: Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Asian American Literature, Diasporic Literatures, Critical Theory

Emilie Hooft

Professor
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-1455
Office: 125C Cascade Hall, 1272 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Tuesday 10-11 am, Thursday 10-11 am
Research Interests: volcano plumbing systems, mantle plumes and volcanic hotspots, Cascadia subduction zone

Samantha Hopkins

Professor
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-5976
Office: 151 Cascade Annex, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: vertebrate paleontology, systematics, paleoecology

Anthony Hornof

Professor
Computer Science
Phone: 541-346-1372
Office: 356 Deschutes Hall, 1202 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1202
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Modeling, Eye Tracking, Universal Access

Bassem Hosny

Program Director, Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies, Advisor, Assistant Teaching Professor in Hebrew and Judaic Studies.
Judaic Studies Program, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: MW 10:50 - 11:50 and by appointment
Research Interests: Modern Hebrew language and literature, Medieval Hebrew language and literature, Judeo-Arabic, Comparative literature, and Semitic studies.

Tao Hou

Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Phone: 541-346-1019
Office: 333 Deschutes Hall, 1202 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Topological Data Analysis, Computational Topology, Topological Machine Learning, Theoretical Computer Science

Kelley Howarth

Teaching Professor in Spanish
Romance Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Latinx, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 103 PLC
Office Hours: Mon &amp; Thur 2-3pm and by appt.
Research Interests: Spanish language contact and variation, heritage language pedagogy, critical pedagogies

Ocean Howell

Associate Professor of History
Digital Humanities, History
Phone: 541-346-8095
Office: 313 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Research Interests: History of US cities, especially on the West Coast; history of architecture and urban planning; history of race and ethnicity.

Helen Huang

Senior Instructor
Digital Humanities, English
Phone: 541-346-1542
Office: 301C Tykeson Hall, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tues and Thurs, 12 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.