CAS Faculty

Kathleen Mullen

Associate Professor
Petrone Chair in Economics
Economics
Phone: 541-346-9747
Office: 511 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday 1:00-3:00pm

Barbara Muraca

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Office: 242 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesday 4:00-6pm in person and on Zoom upon request (ask for Zoom link). Additional meetings (upon appointment) for graduate students
Research Interests: Environmental Philosophy, Process Philosophy (Whitehead), Sustainability, degrowth, human-nature relationships, Biocapitalism

Zora Murff

Assistant Professor
Art, Black Studies

Jason Murphy

Associate Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-0274
Office: University Hall 314

James Murray

Assistant Professor
Biology, Mathematics, Neuroscience
Office: 224A Huestis Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Deepu Murty

Associate Professor
Chair of the Committee for an Inclusive Community
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-1045
Research Interests: Cognitive Neuroscience, Memory, Motivation, Adaptive Behavior

Mikhail Myagkov

Professor
Political Science, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-4868
Office: 931 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Research Interests: Russian Politics, Comparative Politics, Formal Political Theory, Statistical Methods, Experimental Design, Game Theory

John Myers

Assistant Teaching Professor
Psychology

Haruka Nagao

Assistant Professor
Global Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Research Interests: health governance, Africa-China relations, gender, public opinion, soft power diplomacy, East Asia

Malek Najjar

Professor, Theater Arts
Theatre Arts
Phone: 541-346-2237
Office: 213 Villard Hall, 1231 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Mondays and Fridays, 11am-1pm, or by appointment.
Research Interests: Contemporary Arab-American and Middle Eastern-American Theatre and Performance, Contemporary Theatre, Ethnic Studies, Critical Race Theory, Arab-American Studies.

Naoko Nakadate

Senior Instructor II, Japanese Language
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-0047
Office: 410 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Spring 2026: 1:30-4:30 Th and by appointment

George Nazin

Associate Professor
Physical Chemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry, OMQ
Phone: 541-346-2017
Office: 183A Klamath Hall, 1253 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1253

Jacob P. Neal

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tue. 4-5PM, Wed. 1:20-1:50PM and 3:20-3:50PM, or by appointment
Research Interests: History & Philosophy of Science, History & Philosophy of Molecular Biology, Philosophy of Psychiatry, Philosophy of Medicine

Karen Needham

Research Assistant
Human Physiology

Kayla Nguyen

Physics
Phone: 541-346-0397
Office: Willamette 120, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: electron microscopy, ptychography, magnetism, topology

Thanh Nguyen

Associate Professor
Computer Science
Phone: 541-346-3974
Office: 303 Deschutes Hall, 1202 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-120
Office Hours: CS471/571: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays; CS410/510: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Multi-agent Systems, Game Theory, Optimization

Thien Nguyen

Associate Professor
Computer Science
Phone: 541-346-1398
Office: 330 Deschutes Hall, 1202 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1202
Research Interests: Information Extraction, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning

Cris Niell

Professor
Biology, Neuroscience
Phone: 541-346-8598
Office: 214 LISB, 1210 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Jens Noeckel

Associate Professor
Institute for Fundamental Science, OMQ, Physics
Phone: 541-346-5210
Office: 456 Willamette Hall, 5203 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5295
Research Interests: Quantum chaos and semiclassical physics in microcavity optics; optical and transport properties of mesoscopic systems.

Brad Nolen

Professor
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-7412
Office: 293 Klamath Hall, 1253 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1253