CAS Faculty

Raghuveer Parthasarathy

Professor
Physics, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-2933
Office: 362 Willamette Hall, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: Biophysics; multicellular organization and bacterial population dynamics; advanced microscopy techniques and computational image analysis.

CJ Pascoe

Professor
Sociology
Phone: (458) 215-2901
Office: Please contact for office location
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 Sign up: https://calendly.com/c_j_pascoe/10min
Research Interests: Sexuality, Inequality, Youth, Education, Qualitative Research Methods, Masculinity, Social Media

Roshni Patel

Assistant Professor
Data Science
Research Interests: population genetics, statistical genetics, ethical and social implications of human genetics

Carol Paty

Professor
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-4786
Office: 120 Volcanology, 1272 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Office Hours: Currently on Sabbatical through Spring 2025
Research Interests: Planetary Science, Space Physics, Planetary Interiors, Astrobiology

Jayson Paulose

Associate Professor
Director, MSTC Program
Institute for Fundamental Science, Physics
Phone: 541-346-4813
Office: 375 Willamette Hall, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: Theoretical soft matter physics, biophysics, evolutionary dynamics, metamaterials design

Tom Payne

Research Associate
Linguistics
Research Interests: Typological morphology and syntax. Mother-tongue based multi-lingual education. Philippine languages and Manchu languages.

Eleanor Paynter

Assistant Professor
Italian, Migration, and Global Media Studies
School of Global Studies and Languages, Romance Languages, Italian
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 11:30-1:30
Research Interests: media and politics of migration, asylum and migrant rights, Africa-Europe migration, transnational Italy, race in Europe, comparative border studies, social movements, and testimony via critical refugee studies, media studies, ethnography, and oral history.

Liliana Pazdan-Siudeja

Senior Instructor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-5637
Office: 333E Tykeson Hall, 1222 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1222
Office Hours: Tuesday 11-11:50am, Wednesday and Friday 10-10:50am

Shannon Peake

Research Assistant Professor
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4664
Office: 426 LISB, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: developmental psychology, parent-child interaction, intervention, social emotional development,

Gabriela Pérez Báez

Associate Professor
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics
Office: 263 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Office Hours: Thursdays 10am - 12pm (or by appointment)<br /> a sign up sheet is available here: https://tinyurl.com/5n77s5dw

Ellen Peters

Philip H. Knight Chair and Professor
Director, Center for Science Communication Research (SCR)
Psychology, SOJC, SOJC-Advertising
Phone: 541-346-3828
Office: 110A Allen Hall
Research Interests: Science Communication, Judgment and Decision Making, Numeracy, Affect and Emotion, Adult Aging

Jennifer Pfeifer

Professor
CTN Co-Director
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-1984
Office: 334 LISB, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Adolescence, Puberty, Self, Social Cognition, Emotion, Mental Health, Internalizing, Depression, Motivation, Decision-Making, Social Learning, Self-Regulation

Laurel Pfeifer-Meister

Career Senior Instructor I
Biology
Phone: 541-346-6054
Office: 73A Klamath Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Alissa Phillips

Instructor
Instructor, Narrative (Fiction) Production
Cinema Studies

N. Christopher Phillips

Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-4714
Office: University Hall 319

Patrick Phillips

Professor
Biology
Phone: 541-346-3147
Office: 320 Pacific Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Whitney Phillips

Associate Professor of Information Politics and Media Ethics
John L. Hulteng Endowed Chair in Media Ethics and Responsibility
Folklore Program, SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad
Office: 202 Allen Hall
Research Interests: US politics and popular culture, media ethics, media history, public debate and controversy, humor studies, religion and politics, rightwing media cultures, moral panics, conspiratorial belief, narrative and identity, true crime media

Curtis Phills

Associate Professor
Psychology
Research Interests: Social/Personality, Attitudes, Stereotypes, Intersectionality. For more information see: https://www.curtisphills.com/lab.html

Jeremy Piger

Professor
Economics, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-6075
Office: 536 PLC, 1285 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1285
Research Interests: Business cycles, inflation, forecasting, Bayesian econometrics

Beth Plale

Exec Director SCDS/Professor
Executive Director for the School of Computer and Data Sciences
Computer Science, School of Computer and Data Sciences