CAS Faculty
James Schombert
Professor
Mr. Noble F. and Mrs. Frances L. Miller Professorship in Astro Physics
College Scholars, Institute for Fundamental Science, Physics
Email: jschombe@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5214
Office: 461 Willamette Hall, 5203 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5295
Research Interests: observational cosmology, dark matter, galaxy evolution
Jeff Schroeder
Associate Professor
Kawasaki Fellow in Japanese History; Religious Studies Advisor
Religious Studies
Email: jschroe9@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4165
Office: 332 Susan Campbell, 1294 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1294
Office Hours: Thurs 1:30-3:30 pm
Research Interests: history of Buddhism in 19th- and 20th-century Japan, especially of the Jōdo Shin sect; Buddhism and World War II; Buddhism, science, and philosophy; democratization of Buddhist institutions; Buddhist feminism; lay Buddhist movements
Ellen Scott
Professor
Sociology
Email: escott@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5075
Office: 731 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Wednesday 1:00-2:30 and by Appointment
Research Interests: Low-wage work, carework, public policy, qualitative methods.
Emily Scott
Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture and Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, History Art & Arch
Email: escott2@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 11am-1pm in Lawrence 218. Contact instructor for sign-up sheet.
Research Interests: Art, politics, and the environment
Kris Seaman
Associate Professor
Classics, History Art & Arch
Email: kseaman@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7312
Office: 251C Lawrence Hall, 5229 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5229
Research Interests: Ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish Art and Archaeology
Jake Searcy
Assistant Professor of Data Science
Data Science, Institute for Fundamental Science
Email: jsearcy@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-6996
Office: 203A Pacific Hall, 1202 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1202
Bish Sen
Associate Professor
Asian Studies, SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad
Email: bsen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2880
Office: 329 Allen Hall
Jesús Sepúlveda
Teaching Professor of Spanish Composition, Creative Writing, and Poetry
Romance Languages, Spanish, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: jsepulve@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2603
Office: 118 UO Annex, 1233 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: T&Th 3:45-4:45pm and by appt
Research Interests: Poetry, Latin American and Spanish Literature, World Literature, Creative Writing, Shamanism, Avant-Garde and Post Avant-Garde Movements, Intoxicated Texts, Green Anarchy, Southern Cone, Critical Theory, Global Studies
Margaret E. Sereno
Professor
Neuroscience, Psychology, SAIL
Email: msereno@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4915
Office: 330 LISB, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Cognitive-Neuroscience
Steven Shankman
Professor Emeritus
UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace
English
Email: shankman@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3997
Office: 373 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Not teaching ENG this term; available via email
Research Interests: Comparative literature, the classical tradition in English and American literature, the eighteenth century, and the history of literary theory
Yefeng Shen
Associate Professor
Mathematics
Email: yfshen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9077
Office: 308 Fenton Hall, 1222 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1222
Office Hours: W 2-3, Fri 2-3
Jiannbin Shiao
Professor
Department Head
Sociology
Email: jshiao@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5366
Office: 613 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Thursdays, 2-3 PM; By advance appointment only: Tuesdays, 2-3 PM, Wednesday and Thursday mornings, and Fridays without department meetings
Research Interests: Race and Ethnicity, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches, Quantitative Approaches
Stephen Shoemaker
Professor; Department Head, Religious Studies
History of Christianity
Humanities Program, Middle East and North African Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Email: sshoemak@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4998
Office: 348 Susan Campbell Hall, 1294 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1294
Office Hours: By appointment only
Samantha Shune
Associate Professor
College of Education, Communication Disorders and Sciences, Food Studies, SAIL
Email: sshune@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7494
Office: 249 HEDCO Education Bldg, 5284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5284
Research Interests: Dysphagia, aging, dementia, caregiver burden
Lucas Silva
Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology
Biology, Environmental Studies
Email: lsilva7@uoregon.edu
Office: 248 Columbia Hall, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:00pm
Emily Simnitt
Teaching Professor
Director, WSCR Minor
Digital Humanities, English, SAIL
Email: esimnitt@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3517
Office: 301E Tykeson Hall, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: MW 2-3 in office; T 3-4 (on Zoom)
Research Interests: digital rhetoric, civic engagement, first-year writing
Nathaniel Sims
Assistant Professor
Linguistics
Email: nasims@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Tue 8:00am-10:00am
Research Interests: language documentation and revitalization, historical linguistics, Trans-Himalayan languages
Chris Sinclair
Associate Professor
Mathematics
Email: csinclai@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4701
Office: University Hall 321
Office Hours: Tuesdays 11-11:50, Thursdays 12-12:50 via Zoom: https://uoregon.zoom.us/my/cdsinclair
Avinash Singh
Neuroscience Major Interim Director, Instructor
Neuroscience
Email: avinash@uoregon.edu
Office: 214A Huestis Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Dev Sinha
Associate Professor
Mathematics
Email: dps@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5627
Office: 307 Fenton Hall, 1222 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: M 11-12 and 2-3, Tu 4-5, W 1-2, F 1-2, 4-5