CAS Humanities Faculty

Caroline Koopford

Pro Tem Instructor
Creative Writing Program

Colin Koopman

Professor of Philosophy
Director of New Media and Culture Certificate & Pre-Law Advisor
Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5980
Office: 250A Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Wtr 26 office hours are Wednesdays 4:00-5:30 in SCH 250A plus Thursdays 1:20-1:50 right after my class in Straub 145.
Research Interests: Political Philosophy, Information Politics and Data Ethics, Social Impacts of AI, History of Philosophy, Genealogy, Pragmatism

Anna Kovalchuk

Associate Teaching Professor
English
Phone: 541-346-9657
Office: 301A Tykeson Hall, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter Term: Wednesdays 11:30-1 and 4-5:30 & by appt.
Research Interests: rhetoric and composition, comparative and world literature, national narratives, Ukrainian history and literature

Lori Kruckenberg

Professor of Musicology
Medieval Studies, Music
Phone: 541-346-3763
Office: 101 Frohnmayer Music Bldg
Research Interests: Middle Ages, gender studies

Nayoung Kwon

Associate Professor, Korean Linguistics
Korean Sector Representative
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages

Kris Kyle

Associate Professor
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics
Phone: 541-346-3808
Office: 273 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Office Hours: By appointment

Anne Laskaya

Associate Professor, Emerita
English
Phone: 541-346-1517
Office: 454 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter Term 2026: on leave. No office hours; please email if you need to contact me and I will try to respond within 48 hours.
Research Interests: Medieval Literary and Cultural Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Word and Image in late Medieval Manuscript Culture

Sam Lasman

Assistant Professor of English
English, Medieval Studies, Folklore Program
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:30AM-12PM<br /> Thursdays 1PM-2PM
Research Interests: Medieval Literature, Celtic Studies, Iranian Studies, Animal & Nonhuman Studies, Monster Studies, Ecocriticism, Folklore & Mythology, Epic & Romance, Modern Medievalism, Contemporary Fantasy

Stephanie LeMenager

Professor of English, Faculty Affiliate in Environmental Studies
Barbara and Carlisle Moore Professor 2014-2024
English, Environmental Studies
Phone: 541-346-3966
Office: 457 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Spring Term: M 3-4:30pm &amp; by appt.
Research Interests: 19th Century American Literary Studies, Environmental Humanities, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies

Julia Lesage

Professor Emerita
English
Office Hours:

Susanna Lim

Associate Professor of Literature, Russian Studies, and Korean Studies
Director of REEES Graduate Studies
College of Arts and Sciences, Global Studies, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-0691
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 101, 1293 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1293
Research Interests: Korean Studies, Korean Literature, Korean Popular Culture, Race Studies, Race in South Korea, Russian Studies, Koryo Saram, Diaspora, Post-colonialism

Leah Lowthorp

Assistant Professor
Co-DGS, Folklore and Public Culture
Anthropology, Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-5101
Office: 321 Condon Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Wednesday 12-3pm
Research Interests: Folklore, Performance, Critical Heritage Studies, Online Narratives of Human Biotechnology, South Asia

Sergio Loza

Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics
Director of the Spanish Heritage Language Program
Romance Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 430 Friendly Hall, 1233 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Email me for details
Research Interests: Spanish heritage language education, Spanish heritage language pedagogy, linguistics, sociolinguistics, U.S. Spanish, critical language awareness

Ximing Lu

Assistant Professor
Classics, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-4922
Research Interests: Latin literature, Roman education, slavery, Global classics

Caroline Lundquist

Pro Tem Instructor of Philosophy & Research Associate/Associate Director CGOEP
Philosophy
Office: 310 Chapman Hall, 1293 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1293
Office Hours: Fridays: 2:30-3:30 p.m. AND by appointment during Spring 2021

Bonnie J. Mann

Professor of Philosophy
Committee on Diversity & Inclusion Chair
Philosophy, Translation Studies
Office: 234 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/98139166536?pwd=ZGVGSVJ1RkJMbVFMMjVtd0dtN2s1QT09
Research Interests: Feminist Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

Dawn Marlan

Teaching Professor
COLT Director of Undergraduate Studies
Comparative Literature, German & Scandinavian, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-0934
Office: 363 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Interests: History and theory of the novel in Europe and the US, comparative modernism, contemporary fiction, visual culture, and creative writing, specifically literary nonfiction and fiction.

Gabriela Martínez

Jon Anderson Chair in Journalism and Communication
Professor
CLLAS, SOJC, SOJC-Journalism, SOJC-Journalism Master's, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
Office: 315 Hendricks Hall / 237 Allen Hall
Office Hours: Please email faculty using your UO email account or use Canvas if enrolled in a course with the professor.
Research Interests: Areas of Media Studies and Journalism

Cintia Martínez Velasco

Assistant Professor
Committee on Diversity & Inclusiveness
Philosophy
Office Hours: Monday 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm by appointment
Research Interests: Decolonial Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy, Gender and Violence Studies, Feminist Marxism, XIX Century Philosophy (emphasis: Hegel and Marx)

Kevin E. May

Career Instructor and Multimedia Asst. Supervisor
Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-8296
Office: 259 Knight Library, 1299 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1299
Office Hours: Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00, Friday 12:00 - 1:00, or by appt