East Asian Languages and Literatures Faculty & Instructor

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
Office: 426 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesdays 1:00pm-3:00 pm (email in advance appreciated)
Research Interests: Modern Chinese and Russian Literatures, Critical Theory, Formalism, Affect Studies, Sociolinguistic Literary Criticism

Weijun Chen

Senior Instructor II, Chinese Language
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-8501
Office: 172 Gerlinger Annex

Rachel DiNitto

Professor, Japanese Literature
Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS), East Asian Languages & Literatures
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4012
Office: 301 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Monday 3:00-5:00 or by appointment. Zoom: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/3687608212
Research Interests: Japanese literature, nuclear issues, environmental humanities

Maram Epstein

Professor, Chinese Literature
Director, Center for Asian Pacific Studies
Chinese, East Asian Languages
Office: 303 Friendly Hall

Alisa Freedman

Professor, Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender
Asian Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, East Asian Languages, English, Translation Studies
Phone: 541-979-7794
Office: 404 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fridays, 10:30-12:00 on Zoom (Please email for an appointment.)
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

Yukari Furikado-Koranda

Senior Instructor II, Japanese Language
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4002
Office: 313 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: M/W 2:15pm-3:45pm or by appointment

Denise Gigliotti

Senior Instructor II, Chinese Language
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-3552
Office: 213 Villard Hall
Office Hours: M/W/F 12:00-12:50
Research Interests: Chinese langauge pedagogy, Chinese language, literature, media

Alison Groppe

Associate Professor, Chinese Literature
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-7015
Office: 317 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays 3-4pm on Zoom (email for link); Tuesdays 4-5pm, FR317

Luke Habberstad

Associate Professor, Early Chinese Literature and Religion
Program Head & Director of Asian Studies Program
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-4006
Office: 401 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2-4 pm

Reiko Hashimoto

Senior Instructor II, Japanese Language
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4089
Office: 413 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: MW 1:00 - 2:30 pm

Kaori Idemaru

Professor, Japanese Linguistics
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, Language Teaching Studies
Phone: 541-346-3551
Office: 302 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: 14:00-16:00 Tuesday

Rika Ikei

Senior Instructor II, Japanese Language
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4035
Office: 408 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: M 14:00-16:00, W 9:30-10:30, or by appointment

Zhuo Jing-Schmidt

Professor
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4023
Office: 318 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Tuesday 10AM-12PM
Research Interests: Cognitive Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Historical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics

Jina Kim

Associate Professor, Korean Literature & Culture
East Asian Languages
Office: 403 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2023:Friday 12:00 (Noon)-2:00 pm Global Scholars Hall 105
Research Interests: Modern Korean literature, Comparative literature, Sound studies, Radio studies, Transmedia, Korean diaspora

Nayoung Kwon

Associate Professor, Korean Linguistics
Korean Sector Representative
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4179
Office: Friendly Hall 425

Changhoon Lee

Pro tem Korean Language Instructor
East Asian Languages
Office: Friendly 203

Susanna Lim

Associate Professor of Literature, Russian Studies, and Korean Studies
Director of REEES Graduate Studies
College of Arts and Sciences, East Asian Languages, Global Studies, Korean, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-0691
Office: 1715 Franklin Blvd., Rm 101
Research Interests: Korean Studies, Korean Literature, Korean Popular Culture, Race Studies, Race in South Korea, Russian Studies, Koryo Saram, Diaspora, Post-colonialism

Fengjun Mao

Senior Instructor II, Chinese Language
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-8501
Office: 172 Gerlinger Annex
Office Hours: M/W 11-noon or by appointment

Lee Moore

Adjunct Professor
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-1766
Office: 427 Friendly Hall
Research Interests: Modern Chinese Literature, Museology, Identity

Naoko Nakadate

Senior Instructor II, Japanese Language
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-0047
Office: 410 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: M&T 10:00-11:30 or by appointment

Yoko O'Brien

Senior Instructor II, Japanese Language
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-3050
Office: 415 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: MW 2:00-3:30

Glynne Walley

Associate Professor, Japanese Literature
East Asian Languages, Folklore Program
Office: 423 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Thursdays 5:30-7:30 pm

Yugen Wang

Professor, Chinese Literature, Department Head
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-3503
Office: 304 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024, WED 3-5 pm

Sunhee Woo

Korean language instructor
Renewable non-tenure-track faculty
East Asian Languages, Korean
Phone: 541-346-7166
Office: 308 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Wed1:30~3:30 p.m.

Jean Wu

Senior Instructor II, Chinese Language
Chinese Flagship Academic Director
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4098
Office: 402 Friendly Hall