English Faculty
Angela Waddell
Assistant Teaching Professor
English
Phone: Email is best
Office: TYK 301 D
Office Hours: Check current Canvas site
Research Interests: Rhetoric, Composition, Community Teaching
Eleanor Wakefield
Associate Teaching Professor
Director of Composition Program Writing Lab
English
Email: ewakefie@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0055
Office: 301B Tykeson Hall, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Fall 2026, Winter 2027: on sabbatical
Research Interests: American literature, Modernism, poetry and poetics, sonnets, women's poetry, early 20th century poetry; composition studies, the politics of sports, research writing, student motivation and engagement; writing tutoring and student support.
Sarah D. Wald
Professor, Environmental Studies & English
English, Environmental Studies, Food Studies, IRES, Latinx
Email: sdwald@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1613
Office Hours: Mon, 7-7:45pm (Zoom only)
Tues, 3:30-4:15 pm (PLC 443/Zoom) (3:20-3:40 reserved for ENVS 203 students)
Thur, 12-12:30 pm (PLC 443/Zoom)
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Research Interests: Environmental Justice, Environmental Humanities, Asian American Literary and Cultural Studies, Latinx Literary and Cultural Studies, Food Studies, Farmworker Justice, Immigration/Migration, 20/21st Century US Literature, American Studies
Mark Whalan
Robert D. and Eve E. Horn Professor of English
Head of English
English, Black Studies
Email: whalan@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3926
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: Modernist studies; American literary and cultural studies, 1900-1950; First World War Studies; Harlem Renaissance; African American Literary Studies
Elizabeth (Betsy) Wheeler
Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, Disability Studies, English
Email: ewheeler@uoregon.edu
Office: 238 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Research Interests: Disability Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, American Studies, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity
Jenée Wilde
Associate Teaching Professor of English
CSWS Dissemination Specialist
English
Phone: 541-346-8033
Office: 331 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Wednesday 10-12, Thurs 10-11, or by appointment
Research Interests: gender and sexuality studies, queer studies, science fiction, folklore, popular culture, creative nonfiction writing
Emma Wilson
Pro Tem Instructor, CAS English
English
Office Hours: Mondays 2-3:30 PM
Thursdays 11:30-1PM
Research Interests: Francophone Literature, Queer Studies, Decolonial Studies
John Witte
Senior Instructor Emeritus
English
Email: jwitte@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Checking email intermittently
Daniel Wojcik
Professor
English, Folklore Program
Email: dwojcik@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3946
Office: 463 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Fall Term: Wednesday, 3:30-4:30 pm, and Thursday, 3:00-4:30 pm
Research Interests: Artistry & Expressive Culture, Ethnology & Folklore Studies, Mythology & Religious Culture
Harry Wonham
Professor
English
Email: wonham@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3266
Office: 454 Tykeson Hall
Office Hours: No office hours; available by email
Mary Wood
Professor
Disability Studies, English
Email: mewood@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3010
Office: 445 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
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