Cinema Studies
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
Email: gmartine@uoregon.edu
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
Kevin E. May
Career Instructor and Multimedia Asst. Supervisor
Cinema Studies
Email: kmay2@uoregon.edu
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
Allison McGuffie
Instructor
African Studies, Cinema Studies
Email: mcguffie@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3965
Office: 329 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Email for current hours and appointments
Research Interests: Film Theory and History, African Cinemas, Gender on Film, Trans* and Cinema, International Non-Profit Media Industries, Health Communication Media, Political Economy of International Aid, Transnational Feminist Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Ethnographic Film, Third World Cinema, Ideology and Cinema
Fela McWhorter
Operations Manager, Academic Support Unit 5
Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, Geography, 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
Kelly Mendelson
Accounting Technician
Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, Geography, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: kellymen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4548
Office Hours: 8:00am-12:00pm; 1:00-5:00pm
Tom Mertes
Academic Programs Manager
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: tmertes@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1060
Office: 273A McKenzie Hall
HyeRyoung Ok
Senior Instructor I
Digital Humanities, Cinema Studies
Email: hok@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7644
Office: 245 PLC, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Tuesdays 12-2pm (on Zoom or in-person by appointment)
Priscilla Peña Ovalle
Associate Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, IRES, Cinema Studies
Email: povalle@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0060
Office: 315 McKenzie Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Media Studies, Race/Ethnicity, Dance, Mainstream Popular Culture, Media Hairstyles
Alissa Phillips
Instructor
Instructor, Narrative (Fiction) Production
Cinema Studies
Email: alissap@uoregon.edu
Lauren C. Pinchin
Associate Director, ASU 5
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: lpinchin@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4806
Office: 275B McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Jerell M. Rosales
Instructor in Production
Instructor in Production
Cinema Studies
Email: rosalesj@uoregon.edu
André Sirois
Instructor
Multimedia Supervisor
Cinema Studies
Email: asirois@uoregon.edu
Office: 263 Knight Library, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-6223
Research Interests: Intellectual Property Law, Subcultural Studies, Pop Culture, and Hip Hop Studies
Daniel Gómez Steinhart
Associate Professor
Cinema Studies
Email: dsteinha@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2360
Office: 102 PLC, 6233 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-6233
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, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: stival@uoregon.edu
Janet Wasko
Professor of Media Studies
Knight Chair in Communication Research Emeritus; Affiliated Faculty, New Media & Culture Program
SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad, Cinema Studies
Email: jwasko@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4174
Office: 208 Allen Hall, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275
Colin Williamson
Assistant Professor
Cinema Studies
Email: colinwil@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1333
Office: 271 PLC, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
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 Programs Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
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
Operations Coordinator: Media & Design
Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, Geography, 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