CAS Social Sciences Faculty

Keaton Miller

Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Economics
Phone: 541-346-4653
Office: 535 PLC, 1285 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1285
Office Hours: Spring 2026: By Appointment

Erin Moore

Professor of Architecture and Environmental Studies
Architecture, Environmental Studies
Phone: 541-346-1439
Office: 477B Lawrence Hall, 1206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1206

Nicolae Morar

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy
Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5547
Office: 250B Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Spring 2026: By appointment (primarily on Zoom, in person only on demand).
Research Interests: Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Biology, 20th Continental Philosophy

Parmida Mostafavi

Assistant Professor
Anthropology
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesdays, 2-4 pm in 355 Condon Hall, and by appointment.
Research Interests: Iranian diaspora, materiality, racial capitalism, nationalism, commodification, neoliberalism

Kathleen Mullen

Associate Professor
Petrone Chair in Economics
Economics
Phone: 541-346-9747
Office: 511 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday 1:00-3:00pm

Barbara Muraca

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Office: 242 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesday 4:00-6pm in person and on Zoom upon request (ask for Zoom link). Additional meetings (upon appointment) for graduate students
Research Interests: Environmental Philosophy, Process Philosophy (Whitehead), Sustainability, degrowth, human-nature relationships, Biocapitalism

Zora Murff

Assistant Professor
Art, Black Studies

Mikhail Myagkov

Professor
Political Science, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-4868
Office: 931 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Research Interests: Russian Politics, Comparative Politics, Formal Political Theory, Statistical Methods, Experimental Design, Game Theory

Haruka Nagao

Assistant Professor
Global Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Research Interests: health governance, Africa-China relations, gender, public opinion, soft power diplomacy, East Asia

Kari Marie Norgaard

Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies
Climate Studies, Food Studies, IRES, Native American Studies, Sociology
Phone: 541-346-8615
Office: 634 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday 2-4
Research Interests: Gender, Place and Environment, Social Psychology and Interaction, Sociology of Culture, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches

Matthew Norton

Professor
Sociology
Office: 630 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2022: By appointment only
Research Interests: Comparative and Historical Approaches, Social Control Law Crime and Deviance, Politics and Social Change, Sociology of Culture, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches

Anne van den Nouweland

Professor
Economics, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-1267
Office: 510 PLC, 1285 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1285
Office Hours: Spring 2026: By Appointment

Jennifer O'Neal

Assistant Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies for IRES
IRES, Native American Studies
Phone: 541-346-8830
Office Hours: Wed. 12:00pm-3:00pm
Research Interests: Native American and Indigenous history; American West history; International Relations; Indigenous Data Sovereignty; Cultural Heritage Archives; Indigenous Knowledge Systems; Digital Humanities

Craig Parsons

Professor; Program Head
Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4402
Office: 930 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursday 11-12 and 1:30-3:30
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, European Politics

CJ Pascoe

Professor
Sociology
Phone: (458) 215-2901
Office: Please contact for office location
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday 3-3:30, Thursday 4-5:30, by appt. https://calendar.app.google/qZ6ZXMvqSJvV9bVa9
Research Interests: Sexuality, Inequality, Youth, Education, Qualitative Research Methods, Masculinity, Social Media

Jeremy Piger

Professor
Economics, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-6075
Office: 536 PLC, 1285 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1285
Research Interests: Business cycles, inflation, forecasting, Bayesian econometrics

Lauren Ponisio

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

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

Laura Pulido

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

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