East Asian Languages and Literatures
Fatima Benhabyb
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: fatimab@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2047
Office: 106 Agate Hall, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: MTWRF 8:30am-4:30pm [Remote Fridays]
Research Interests: International education & diplomacy, soft power & cultural influence, global governance & policy, neocolonialism & power structures, postcolonial & decolonial theory, regional focus: MENA, identity & elite formation.
Aidana Bolatbekkyzy
PhD candidate
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: aidanab@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4084
Office: Friendly Hall 114, University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: confinement literature
Roy Chan
Associate Professor, Chinese Literature
Director of Graduate Studies, East Asian Languages & Literatures
Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: rbc@uoregon.edu
Office: on leave 2026-2027
Office Hours: On leave 2026-2027
Research Interests: Modern Chinese and Russian Literatures, Critical Theory, Formalism, Affect Studies, Sociolinguistic Literary Criticism
Annie Christofferson
Undergraduate & Program Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Global Health Program, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: achrist8@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0746
Ai-Ting Chung
Japanese GE
East Asian Languages
Email: aitingc@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4656
Office: UO Annex, Ste 3
Research Interests: Visual cultural studies, cinema, anime
Olivia Denton
Faculty Support Coordinator
ASU 1 - Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Modern Hebrew Language, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: odenton@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: MTWTF 9:00-5:00
Rachel DiNitto
Professor, Japanese Literature
Director, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: rdinitto@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4012
Office: 102 PLC, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: M 3:30-4:30; W 11:00-11:50 or by appointment in PLC 102
or by former arrangement via Zoom
Online signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mDp8hAmIUM2vCvwJFFsMz6HjwKBk2mwgZGQaJYS1YuA/edit?usp=sharing
Research Interests: Japanese literature, nuclear issues, environmental humanities
Stephen Durrant
Professor Emeritus, Chinese Literature
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages
Email: sdurrant@uoregon.edu
Brita Dye
Academic Programs Manager
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Middle East and North African Studies, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Spanish, European Studies, Global Health Program, Judaic Studies Program, Latin American Studies, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: bellis5@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9782
Office: 1787 Agate Street, Suite 110, 1245 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Maram Epstein
Professor, Chinese Literature
VP, United Academics
Chinese, East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages, Korean
Email: maram@uoregon.edu
Office: 217 Agate Hall, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Thursdays 10:20-12:30 and by appointment
https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/95260593675
Research Interests: Late imperial Chinese literature and culture, gender, history of emotions,
Michael Fishlen
Associate Professor Emeritus, Chinese Literature
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages
Email: fishlen@uoregon.edu
Alisa Freedman
Professor, Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender
Asian Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, East Asian Languages, Translation Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: alisaf@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-979-7794
Office Hours: Fridays, 10:00 am -12:00 pm on Zoom, before and after classes, and by appointment. Please email me to make an appointment (alisaf@uoregon.edu)
Research Interests: Cross-cultural,transnational Asian Studies; cultural studies; intersectional gender studies; popular culture; media studies; biographies & memoirs; youth culture; modern Japanese literature; digital culture; urban studies; translation; academic publishing
UO College of Arts and Sciences, "Office Hours," Video Introduction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G56ElZcmWcU
Teppei Fukuda
Graduate Student (doctoral)
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: tfukuda@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4084
Office: Friendly Hall 114, University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Japanese aesthetics related to seasons, Japanese poetry, Manga, Japanese Onomatopoeia, Translation
Yukari Furikado-Koranda
Senior Instructor II, Japanese Language
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: furikado@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4002
Office: PLC 106, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: M/W 1:30pm-3pm or by appointment
Denise Gigliotti
Teaching Professor, Chinese Language
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: dhg@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3552
Office: 220 UO Annex
Office Hours: M/T/Th 12:00-12:20PM and 3:00-3:30PM
Research Interests: Chinese language pedagogy, Chinese language, literature, media, danmei/BL, foreign languages
Alison Groppe
Associate Professor, Chinese Literature
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: amgroppe@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7015
Office: Remote during Friendly Hall renovations
Office Hours: Fall 2026: Mondays 11am-12pm, Wednesdays 10am-11am, and by appointment.
Xiangchen Gu
graduate student
Chinese, East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: xgu7@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: 3-4pm, R
Research Interests: Early China
Luke Habberstad
Associate Professor
History, Religious Studies, East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4006
Research Interests: Pre-modern China and East Asia; ancient empires; political history; cultural history
Reiko Hashimoto
Senior Instructor II, Japanese Language
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: rhashimo@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4089
Office: PLC 106, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: MW 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Kaori Idemaru
Professor, Japanese Linguistics
East Asian Languages and Literature, Department Head
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, Language Teaching Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: idemaru@uoregon.edu
Office: Agate Hall 202D, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: 4:00-5:00 Monday
1:00-2:00 Wednesday