Cinema Studies
Peter Alilunas
Assoc. Prof and Assoc. Dept. Head, Dept. of Cinema Studies
Cinema Studies Program
Email: pka@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2004
Office: 105 PLC
Research Interests: Sexuality, gender, pornography, adult film history, technology, regulation, censorship, exhibition, spectatorship
Michael Allan
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Program Faculty in Cinema Studies; Program Faculty in Arabic; Program Faculty in Middle East Studies; Program Faculty in Comic Studies
Cinema Studies Program, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Middle East and North African Studies
Email: mallan@uoregon.edu
Office: 358 PLC
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: World literature (Francophone, Arabic), Film and visual culture, Postcolonial studies, Literary theory
Donella-Elizabeth Alston Cleveland
Faculty Support Specialist, Academic Support Unit 5
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: donella@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0901
Office: 275 McKenzie
Michael Aronson
Associate Professor
Cinema Studies Program
Email: aronson@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3927
Office: 101 PLC
Research Interests: Early and transitional cinema (particularly the 1910s), exhibition and moviegoing culture, and lots of digital stuff
Mike Bray
Career Instructor
Art, Cinema Studies Program
Email: mbray@uoregon.edu
Office: Millrace 2
Research Interests: Art and Technology
Jennifer Chaney
Operations Assistant
Front of House Marketing, Theatre Arts
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: jchaney7@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9779
Office: 017 Miller Theatre Complex
Emily J. Cornell
Graduate Program Specialist
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: ecornell@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8293
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall
Cia Crowe
Operations Specialist
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: ciac@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2305
Office: 275 McKenzie Hall
Rosie Dillon
Executive Support Specialist
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: roseannd@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1405
Office: 275 McKenzie Hall
Michele Drake
ASU5 Accounting Technician
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: michele7@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1378
Sangita Gopal
Associate Professor of English
Cinema Studies Program, Comparative Literature
Email: sgopal@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5524
Office: 103 PLC
Research Interests: Postcolonial Theory and Literature, South Asian Visual and Cultural Studies
Erin Hanna
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies
Cinema Studies Program
Email: ehanna@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2084
Office: 106 PLC
Research Interests: Overlaps and interactions between the media industries & fans, the San Diego Comic-Con, media industry promotion, histories of fandom & popular culture, Canadian film & TV, media industry studies, fan studies, television studies, & feminist media studies
Masami Kawai
Assistant Professor
Asst Professor of Cinema Studies
Cinema Studies Program
Email: mkawai@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8141
Office: 254 PLC
Research Interests: Directing, Screenwriting, Producing, and Independent Filmmaking
Dong Hoon Kim
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies
Cinema Studies Program
Email: donghoon@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4108
Office: 104 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 24: Fridays 1-2:30p.m. or by appointment
Finn Kovall
Graduate Programs Assistant
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: fkoval@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0192
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall
Gabriela Martínez
Professor
Cinema Studies Program, 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
Email: gmartine@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1997
Office: 315 Hendricks 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
Kevin E. May
Instructor
Instructor
Cinema Studies Program
Email: kmay2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8296
Office: 259 Knight Library
Office Hours: Spring 23, Thursdays 2-3pm or by appointment
Allison McGuffie
Career Instructor
African Studies, Cinema Studies Program, Digital Humanities, English
Email: mcguffie@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3965
Office: 329 PLC
Fela McWhorter
Operations Manager, Academic Support Unit 5
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: felaw@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5902
Office: 275B McKenzie Hall
Tom Mertes
Academic Programs Manager
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: tmertes@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1060
Office: 273A McKenzie Hall
HyeRyoung Ok
Instructor
Cinema Studies Program
Email: hok@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7644
Office: 245 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 24: Tuesdays 11-1pm
Priscilla Peña Ovalle
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Cinema Studies
Cinema Studies Program, Comics and Cartoon Studies, IRES
Email: povalle@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0060
Office: 315 McKenzie Hall
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Media Studies, Race/Ethnicity, Dance, Mainstream Popular Culture, Media Hairstyles
Alissa Phillips
Career Instructor, Narrative (Fiction) Production
Cinema Studies Program
Email: alissap@uoregon.edu
Phone: 310-490-5589
Office: 261 Knight Library
Lauren C. Pinchin
Associate Director, ASU5
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: lpinchin@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4806
Office: 275B McKenzie Hall
Ari Purnama
Assistant Professor
Cinema Studies Program
Email: purnama@uoregon.edu
Office: 265 PLC
Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-2pm
Philip W. Scher
Department Head, Cinema Studies and Theatre Arts
Professor of Anthropology and Folklore
Anthropology, Cinema Studies Program, Theatre Arts
Email: pscher@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5104
Office: 322 Fenton Hall
Office Hours: Email for appointment
André Sirois
Senior Career Instructor 1
Multimedia Supervisor
Cinema Studies Program
Email: asirois@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8844
Office: 263 Knight Library
Research Interests: Intellectual Property Law, Subcultural Studies, Pop Culture, and Hip Hop Studies
Annalyse Steele
Academic Programs Assistant
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: annalyse@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1075
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall
Daniel Gómez Steinhart
Associate Professor
Cinema Studies Program
Email: dsteinha@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2360
Office: 102 PLC
Research Interests: Global Hollywood history, production studies, film aesthetics, US independent film, and contemporary global art cinema
Leticia Stival
Events and Communications Coordinator
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: stival@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0188
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall
Janet Wasko
Professor and Emeritus Knight Chair in Communication Research
Affiliated Faculty, New Media & Culture Program
Cinema Studies Program, SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad
Email: jwasko@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4174
Office: 208 Allen Hall
Colin Williamson
Assistant Professor
Cinema Studies Program
Email: colinwil@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1333
Office: 271 PLC
Research Interests: Animation, special effects & nontheatrical film; early cinema’s place in int'l histories of art, science & tech; history of film theory, representations of the landscape in American cinema, media archaeology, & experimental uses of film & media archives
Alohi Wright
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: awright8@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9736
Office: 201B McKenzie Hall
Research Interests: Coonhounds, butter mochi, decorating for the holidays, remembering what life was like when I had hobbies, thinking about reading all the books on my nightstand, and Schitt's Creek.
Michelle Wright
Media Coordinator
Black Studies, Cinema Studies Program, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: mlwright@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8261
Office: 275 McKenzie Hall
Research Interests: Graphic design; communications; website, newsletter, and social media content and updates