CAS Faculty

Mike Pluth

Professor
Organic, Inorganic, Materials Division
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-7477
Office: 446 Willamette Hall, 6218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-6218
Research Interests: Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Bioinorganic Chemistry

Géraldine Poizat-Newcomb

Senior Instructor II of French
French, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4049
Office: 25 Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: MW 11-11:50

Tobias Policha

Senior Instructor I
Biology
Phone: 541-346-4502
Office: 73 Klamath Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Alexander Polishchuk

Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-5635
Office: University Hall 304

Matthew Polizzotto

Professor
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-5217
Office: 225C Cascade Hall, 1272 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Soil and aqueous geochemistry, environmental quality

Lauren Ponisio

Associate Professor
Biology, Environmental Studies, Food Studies
Office: 386 Onyx Bridge, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Chris Poulsen

Tykeson Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Earth Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences, Earth Sciences
Research Interests: Climate change, paleoclimatology, earth system modeling, climate dynamics, climate variability, climate-ecosystem interactions, water isotopes, ecohydrology, climate-mountain interactions, paleoaltimetry

Scott L. Pratt

Professor of Philosophy
Department Head
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5971
Office: 239 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Mondays, from 1:00 until 3:00 Pacific Time in 211C Susan Campbell Hall. To schedule an appointment (in person or virtual) during office hours, use this link (https://calendly.com/spratt-9/office-hours). Email spratt@uoregon.edu to schedule an appointment outside office hours.
Research Interests: American Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Education

Kenneth Prehoda

Professor
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-5030
Office: 291 Klamath Hall, 1253 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1253

James Prell

Associate Professor
Biophysics, Materials Chemistry, Physical Chemistry & Analytical/Bioanalytical Chemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-2597
Office: 141 Klamath Hall, 1253 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1253

Jenifer Presto

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-485-7400
Office: 346 PLC
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wed. and Fri. 10:50-11:50 a.m. or by appt.
Research Interests: Modernism, Gender Studies, Environmental Criticism, Visual Culture, Digital Humanities, Russian-Italian Cultural Interactions, and Immigrant Arts

Michael Price

Senior Instructor II and Distinguished Teaching Professor
Assistant Department Head
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-0991
Office: 207 Fenton Hall, 1222 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1222
Office Hours: Monday 11:20-11:50 (STB 156), Tuesday 1-3pm (FEN 207), Wednesday 11:20-11:50 (STB 156)

Eric Priest

Professor
Asian Studies, Law, Law-JD
Phone: 541-346-0414
Office: 330B Knight Law Center, 1221 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1221

Jana Prikryl

Multidisciplinary Science Program Director
Biology Adviser/Senior Instructor II
Biology, Multidisciplinary Science
Phone: 541-346-3288
Office: 65C Klamath Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Nicholas Proudfoot

Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-0996
Office: 322 Fenton Hall

Laura Pulido

Professor
Geography, IRES, Latinx
Phone: 541-346-0918
Office Hours: Mondays 2-3 pm; Tuesdays 1-2 pm
Research Interests: Cultural Memory, Chicana/o Studies, Critical Human Geography, Environmental Justice

Forest Pyle

Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, English
Phone: 541-346-3928
Office: 270 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Research Interests: 19th Century British Literary Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Literary and Critical Theory, Poetry and Poetics, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Visual Culture

Heather Quarles

Teaching Professor of Spanish
Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Latinx
Phone: No UO phone
Office: PLC 103
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 3:30-4:30pm or by appointment
Research Interests: Translanguaging, Critical Language Awareness, Sociolinguistics, US Spanish, Critical Pedagogies

Mark Quigley

Associate Professor
English
Phone: 541-346-1340
Office: 324 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Spring Term: W 4:00-5:30, R 12:30-2:00 & by appt.
Research Interests: Colonial, Settler Colonial, and Postcolonial Studies, Irish Literary Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity, Modernism Studies, Literary and Critical Theory, The Novel, Poetry and Poetics, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Cultural Studies

Damian Radcliffe

Professor of Practice, Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism
Middle East and North African Studies, SOJC, SOJC-Journalism, SOJC-Journalism Master's
Phone: 541-346-7643
Office: 201 Allen Hall, 1275 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
Research Interests: digital trends, social media, technology, the business of media, evolution of journalism, Middle East tech, media policy