Disability Studies Faculty
Lisa Abia-Smith
Senior Instructor I
Director of Education/JS Museum of Art
Disability Studies, PPPM
Email: abia@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0966
Office: 1430 Johnson Lane
Research Interests: Arts and Healthcare, Marginalized Communities, Art Education, Disabilities Studies, Museum Studies, Arts Management,
Katherine Brundan
Senior Instructor I
Comparative Literature, Disability Studies, English, Humanities Program, SAIL
Email: kbrundan@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0934
Office: 363 PLC
Research Interests: 19th century European novel, translation studies, philology, history of the novel, the Gothic, gender, technology
Mattie Burkert
Associate Professor
Director, Minor in Digital Humanities; Interim Director, New Media and Culture Certificate
College of Arts and Sciences, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English
Email: mburkert@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0272
Office: 235 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 2024: W 10:30am-12:30pm and 1:30-2:30pm (schedule an appointment at https://tinyurl.com/burkert-office-hours)
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, Drama and Performance Studies, Film Television and Media Studies, Gender Sexuality Queer and Trans Studies, Renaissance/Early Modern Literary Studies, Restoration and 18th Century Literary Studies
Chad Catron
Instructor, ASL Program
College of Education, Communication Disorders and Sciences, Disability Studies
Email: ccatron@uoregon.edu
Office: 253 HEDCO Education Bldg.
Bob Choquette
Senior Instructor II
Graduate Coordinator
Disability Studies, PPPM
Email: choquett@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3851
Office: 106 Hendricks Hall
José Cortez
Assistant Professor
CLLAS, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Latinx
Email: jcortez3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0069
Office: 319 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: MWF 12-12:50pm
Research Interests: Critical Theory, Rhetoric, Latinx Studies
Karen Durany
Senior Lecturer I
Communication Disorders and Sciences, Disability Studies
Email: kdurany@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2092
Office: 252 HEDCO Education Bldg
Clare Evans
Associate Professor
Disability Studies, Global Health Program, Sociology
Email: cevans@uoregon.edu
Phone: please use email
Office: 606 PLC
Office Hours: S24: Zoom Only -- Monday 10:30-11:30am, 3:30-4:30pm (email for link/appointment)
Elisa Jamgochian
Special Education Program Coordinator (K-12)
Disability Studies, Special Education
Email: ejamgoch@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5185
Office: 362 HEDCO Education Bldg
Nicole Ngo
Associate Professor
Disability Studies, PPPM
Email: nngo@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0687
Office: 158 Hendricks Hall
Research Interests: environmental health, air pollution, transportation, urban sustainability
Judith Raiskin
Professor
Disability Studies, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: raiskin@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Please email faculty using your UO email account or use Canvas if enrolled in a course with the professor.
Research Interests: Post-colonial literature and cultural studies focusing on gender and comparative feminist theory; Caribbean; Disability Studies; LGBTQ studies; and sexuality.
Camisha Russell
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Director of Graduate Studies for Admissions/Diversity Focus Advisor/MAP Advisor
Disability Studies, Philosophy
Email: camishar@uoregon.edu
Office: 233 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Spring 2024: Monday & Friday 11:00-11:50am or by appointment (in person or via Zoom: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/92382926767)
Research Interests: Critical Philosophy of Race, Ethics (esp. Bioethics), African American Philosophy, Feminist Theory
Susan Sygall
Pro Tem Professor and CEO of Mobility International USA
Disability Studies
Email: ssygall@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2146
Office: 340 Hedco Education Bldg
Brian Trapp
Senior Instructor
Director of Disability Studies; Kidd Creative Writing Workshops Program Director
Creative Writing Program, Disability Studies
Email: trapp@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0508
Office: 108 Alder Bldg
Office Hours: Spring 24: Mondays 11:30-1 pm, Wednesdays 11:30-1 pm & by appointment
Research Interests: creative writing, disability studies, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary editing, comedy, contemporary literature, history of the novel
Elizabeth (Betsy) Wheeler
Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Disability Studies, English
Email: ewheeler@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3929
Office: 238 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: MW 2:30-4pm in person (drop-in or by appt.) or on Zoom by appt. (email for appt.)
Research Interests: Disability Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, American Studies, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity
Mary Wood
Professor
Disability Studies, English
Email: mewood@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3010
Office: 445 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: R 12:30-2pm in person; W 4-5:30pm on Zoom (ID: 932 4715 9358)
Research Interests: 19th Century American Literary Studies, Autobiography Studies, Feminism Studies Gender and Sexuality Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity
Kristin Yarris
Associate Professor, Global Studies and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Disability Studies, Global Health Program, Global Studies, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: keyarris@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1363
Office: Hendricks Hall 218A
Office Hours: Sp 2024: Tu 3-4 (Cafe Verso, Knight Library); Th 2-3 (remote, in Teams)
Research Interests: transnational migration, immigrant rights, social movements, mental health, health equity, wellbeing & social care