CAS Faculty

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 & 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

Associate Teaching Professor
Digital Humanities, English
Phone: 541-346-1542
Office: 301C Tykeson Hall, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter 2026: On Sabbatical

Cristin Hulslander

Career Senior Instructor II
Biology
Phone: 541-346-7022
Office: 231 Willamette Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Benjamin Hutchinson

Assistant Professor
Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4905
Office: 329 LISB, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Cognitive-Neuroscience, Memory, Attention

Maile Hutterer

Associate Professor
Director/Advisor, Medieval Studies Program
History Art & Arch, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-8229
Office: 253 Lawrence Hall, 5229 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5229
Research Interests: Medieval art, architecture, and urban development

Adrianne Huxtable

Associate Professor
Human Physiology, Neuroscience
Phone: 541-346-9057
Office: 111 Pacific Hall, 1240 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1240

Habib Iddrisu

Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and Dance
Director, Dema Dance Ensemble
African Studies, Black Studies, Dance, Folklore Program, IRES, Music
Phone: 541-346-4062
Office: 164 Gerlinger Annex
Research Interests: Dance, West Africa, cultural studies, post-colonial independence history, political economy, oral history, African diaspora, new internationalism

Kaori Idemaru

Professor, Japanese Linguistics
East Asian Languages and Literature, Department Head
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, Language Teaching Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 302 Friendly Hall, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Office Hours: 4:00-5:00 Monday<br /> 1:00-2:00 Wednesday

Rika Ikei

Teaching Professor of Japanese Language
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 408 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: MWF 10:30-11:30 AM, or by appointment

Yumna Imtiaz

Pro Tem Instructor
Environmental Studies, Architecture
Phone: 541-346-5057
Office: 307 Gerlinger Hall, 1206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Building Sciences, Architecture, Socio-technical studies of thermal comfort

Mary Jaeger

Professor, Graduate Advisor
Classics, Food Studies, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-4068
Office: 335 Susan Campbell Hall, 1267 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1267
Office Hours: By appointment only

Chandler James

Assistant Professor
Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4747
Office: 913 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday 2-4
Research Interests: American Presidency, Public Opinion, and Political Behavior

Jon Jaramillo

Career Instructor of Spanish, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences, Romance Languages, Spanish, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4497
Office: 201 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Mondays 2 to 4 pm. Or, by appointment https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/8747897222
Research Interests: Politics, Post colonial Studies, Philosophy, SLAT, Queer Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, Poetry, Cinema, Translation Studies, Memory Studies, Transfeminism, Applied Artificial Intelligence

Santiago Jaramillo

Associate Professor
Biology, Neuroscience
Phone: 541-346-5207
Office: 215 LISB, 1210 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Ramesh Jasti

Professor
Organic, Inorganic, Materials, and Supramolecular Chemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-2508
Office: 355 D Klamath Hall, 1253 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1253

Laura Jeanty

Associate Professor
Institute for Fundamental Science, Physics
Phone: 541-346-4818
Office: 405 Willamette Hall, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: experimental high energy physics, the ATLAS experiment, searches for dark matter, supersymmetry, and new long-lived particles, precision electroweak measurements, silicon detectors and data acquisition

Janel Jett

Assistant Professor
Political Science
Office: 919 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Political Communication; Political Psychology; Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP)

Qusheng Jin

Professor
Earth Sciences, Multidisciplinary Science
Phone: 541-346-4999
Office: 320 Cascade Hall, 1272 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: contaminant remediation, geochemical and biogeochemical modeling