CAS Faculty Natural Sciences

Catherine Page

Associate Professor
Inorganic Chemistry, Solid-State Chemistry & Materials Chemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-4693
Office: 414 LISB

Alayna Park

Assistant Professor
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-9798
Office: 288 Straub Hall

Raghuveer Parthasarathy

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

Carol Paty

Professor
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-4786
Office: 120 Volcanology
Office Hours: Fall 2024 Office Hours: TBD (Volcanology 120/Zoom) Zoom Info: https://tinyurl.com/cpatyoffice
Research Interests: Planetary Science, Space Physics, Planetary Interiors, Astrobiology

Jayson Paulose

Associate Professor
Institute for Fundamental Science, Physics
Phone: 541-346-4813
Office: 375 Willamette Hall
Research Interests: Theoretical soft matter physics, biophysics, evolutionary dynamics, metamaterials design

Liliana Pazdan-Siudeja

Senior Instructor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-5637
Office: 333E Tykeson Hall
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
Research Interests: developmental psychology, parent-child interaction, intervention, social emotional development,

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
Research Interests: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Adolescence, Puberty, Self, Social Cognition, Emotion, Motivation, Decision-Making, Mental Health, Social Learning, Self-Regulation

Laurel Pfeifer-Meister

Career Senior Instructor I
Biology
Phone: 541-346-6054
Office: 73A Klamath Hall

N. Christopher Phillips

Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-4714
Office: 320 Fenton Hall

Patrick Phillips

Professor
Biology
Phone: 541-346-3147
Office: 320 Pacific Hall

Curtis Phills

Associate Professor
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-0803
Office: 3 Straub Hall
Research Interests: Social/Personality, Attitudes, Stereotypes, Intersectionality

Mike Pluth

Professor
Organic, Inorganic, Materials Division
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-7477
Office: 446 Willamette Hall
Research Interests: Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Bioinorganic Chemistry

Tobias Policha

Senior Instructor I
Biology
Phone: 541-346-4502
Office: 73 Klamath Hall

Alexander Polishchuk

Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-5635
Office: 314E Fenton Hall

Matthew Polizzotto

Professor
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-5217
Office: 225C Cascade Hall
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

Chris Poulsen

Tykeson Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Earth Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences, Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-3902
Office: Fourth Floor, Tykeson Hall
Research Interests: Climate change, paleoclimatology, earth system modeling, climate dynamics, climate variability, climate-ecosystem interactions, water isotopes, ecohydrology, climate-mountain interactions, paleoaltimetry

Kenneth Prehoda

Professor
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-5030
Office: 291 Klamath Hall

James Prell

Associate Professor
Biophysics, Materials Chemistry, Physical Chemistry & Analytical/Bioanalytical Chemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-2597
Office: 141 Klamath Hall

Michael Price

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

Jana Prikryl

Multidisciplinary Science Program Director
Biology Adviser/Senior Instructor II
Biology, Multidisciplinary Science
Phone: 541-346-3288
Office: 65C Klamath Hall

Nicholas Proudfoot

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

Laura Pulido

Professor
Geography, IRES, Latinx
Phone: 541-346-0918
Office: Alder 301
Office Hours: Mondays 2-4pm
Research Interests: Comparative Ethnic Studies, Chicanx Studies, Critical Human Geography, Environmental Justice