CAS Faculty

Craig Kauffman

Professor of Political Science

Director of Graduate Studies; Participating Faculty in Environmental Studies and Latin American Studies

Political Science

Email: ckauffma@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-4974

Office: 916 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284

Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesday 10am - 1pm

Research Interests: Environmental Politics, Ecological Law, Rights of Nature, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Transnational Networks, Collaborative Governance, Democratization

Heidi Kaufman

Associate Professor

English

Email: hkaufman@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-3932

Office: 327 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286

Office Hours: Spring Term: F 10am-1pm & by appt.

Masami Kawai

Assistant Professor

Cinema Studies

Email: mkawai@uoregon.edu

Office: 254 PLC, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-6223

Research Interests: Directing, Screenwriting, Producing, and Independent Filmmaking

Harper Keeler

Associate Teaching Professor

Director of the Urban Farm Program

Food Studies, Landscape Arch

Email: hkeeler@uoregon.edu

Office: 212 Lawrence Hall, 5234 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5234

Research Interests: Civic Agriculture, Local Food Systems, Food Equity

Haiyang Kehoe

Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences

Email: haiyang@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-4721

Office: 100 Cascade Hall, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Research Interests: Seismology, Geophysics, Tectonics, and Geologic Hazards

Clifford "Kip" Keller

Instructor

Biology

Email: keller@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-4544

Office: 228 Huestis Hall, 1254 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205

Vera Keller

Professor

Norman Brown Faculty Fellow

History

Email: vkeller@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-6903

Office: 309 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288

Office Hours: Winter 2026: Mondays ad Tuesdays, 2-3

Michael Kellman

Professor Emeritus

Theoretical Chemistry & Physical Chemistry

Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute for Fundamental Science

Email: kellman@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-4196

Office: 151B Klamath Hall, 1253 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1253

Kate Kelp-Stebbins

Associate Professor

Director Comics and Cartoon Studies

Comics and Cartoon Studies, Digital Humanities, English

Email: kkelp@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-1520

Office: 333 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286

Office Hours: F 2025: M 10-11:30am by Zoom, T 12-1:30pm in PLC 333, and by appointment

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

Assistant Professor

Director, Electrochemistry Masters Internship Program

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Email: pkempler@uoregon.edu

Research Interests: electrochemistry, surface chemistry, electrolysis, hydrogen, metals

Andrew Kern

Professor

Biology

Email: adkern@uoregon.edu

Office: 301A Pacific Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Harinder Khalsa

Senior Instructor II of Italian/YLC Self Study Language Program Coordinator

College of Arts and Sciences, Romance Languages, Italian, Yamada Language Center, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages

Email: harinder@uoregon.edu

Office: MCK 161

Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00-2:30 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

Email: donghoon@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-4108

Office: 104 PLC, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-6223

Office Hours: On Leave (Fall 2025-Winter 2026)

Jina Kim

Associate Professor, Korean Literature & Culture

East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages

Email: jinak@uoregon.edu

Office: 403 Friendly Hall, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248

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

Sarah Klain

Assistant Professor

Environmental Studies

Email: klain@uoregon.edu

Research Interests: Ecological economics, conservation social science, climate change mitigation, renewable energy, blue carbon, marine protected areas, relational values, bioregionalism