CAS Faculty

Michael Stern

Associate Professor of German & Scandinavian
Director of Undergraduate Studies Scandinavian
German & Scandinavian, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4126
Office: 112B Mac Court, 1250 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026, M 12-1 and by appointment
Research Interests: Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Western European Intellectual History, Africana philosophy, literature, and film, 19th Century Scandinavian Literature and film, decolonial thought

Kirstin Sterner

Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-8614
Office: Pacific Hall Room 10
Office Hours: Tuesdays from 11am to 1pm in PAC10 or by appointment (Fall 2025 Term)
Research Interests: molecular anthropology, epigenomics, aging and aging-related diseases, primate adaptation

Matthew Streisfeld

Associate Professor; Department Head, Biology
Institute of Ecology and Evolution director
Biology
Phone: 541-346-4816
Office: 267A Onyx Bridge, 1210 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

David Strom

Professor
Institute for Fundamental Science, Physics
Phone: 541-346-6108
Office: 447 Willamette Hall, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: Quantum black hole production in proton-proton collisions, Higgs (in beyond the Standard Model Scenarios), triggering at hadron colliders, detectors and electronics for linear colliders, precision electroweak measurements, ATLAS

Xiaobo Su

Professor
Asian Studies, Climate Studies, Geography
Phone: 541-346-4568
Office: 175 Condon Hall, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Research Interests: Tourism and urban development, international political economy, China and Southeast Asia

Lawrence Sugiyama

Professor
Anthropology
Office: 329 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours:

Naomi Sussman

Assistant Professor
History, Latinx
Research Interests: Indigenous history, borderlands history, sovereignty, citizenship, race, history of migration

David Sutherland

Professor
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-8753
Office: 204 Volcanology, 1272 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Office Hours: I am on sabbatical 2025-26.
Research Interests: Coastal physical oceanography, Ice-ocean interactions

Kelly Sutherland

Professor
Alec and Kay Keith Professor
Biology, OIMB
Phone: 541-346-8783
Office: 479 Onyx Bridge

Nicki Swann

Associate Professor
Center for Translational Neuroscience, Human Physiology, Neuroscience
Phone: 541-346-7607
Office: 348 Gerlinger Hall, 1240 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1240
Research Interests: Neurophysiology of healthy movement and movement disorders

Amy Swanson

Assistant Professor of Dance Studies, Theory, and History
Dance, Music, African Studies
Phone: 541-346-5605
Office: 173 Gerlinger Annex
Research Interests: contemporary African dance, public performance, transnational Senegal, queer African studies, queer theory

Julie Sykes

Professor
Director of Center for Applied Second Language Studies
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics
Phone: 541-346-5699
Office: 277 Straub Hall, 5290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: By appointment only

Emily Sylwestrak

Assistant Professor
Biology, Neuroscience
Office: 225A Huestis Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Ryan Takahashi

Assistant Teaching Professor
Mathematics
Office: 104B McArthur Court
Office Hours: M 2-3:30, R 2:45-3:45

Terry Takahashi

Professor
Neuroscience
Phone: 541-346-4544
Office: 228A Huestis Hall

Thomas Tasker

Teaching Professor
English
Phone: 541-346-1596
Office Hours: Winter Term 2026: MW 11:30 - 1:00

Analisa Taylor

Associate Professor of Spanish
Romance Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-521-9762
Office: 326 Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: Culture and Social Movements in Latinx USA and Latin America; Mesoamerican Foodways, Migrations, and Human Rights; Ecology, Culture, Capital, and the State in the Americas

Richard Taylor

Professor
Physics Department Head
Physics, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-4741
Office: 173 Willamette Hall, 1274 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: Nanoelectronics, neuroscience, retinal implants, solar cells, visual science of fractals

Allison Taylor-Adams

Research Associate
Linguistics
Office: 161 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Office Hours: Wed 11-1 or by appt. (email for appt)
Research Interests: Language revitalization and language teaching

Tze-Yin Teo

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
COLT Director of Graduate Studies
Comparative Literature
Office: 356 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: By appointment