Environmental Studies
Sarah Klain
Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies
Email: klain@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Ecological economics, conservation social science, climate change mitigation, renewable energy, blue carbon, marine protected areas, relational values, bioregionalism
Bjørn Ralf Kristensen
ABD Ph.D.
Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Email: brk@uoregon.edu
Office: 144 COL, 5223 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5223
Office Hours: On leave for the 25/26 AY
Research Interests: Multispecies Studies, Animal Ethics, Medical and Public Health Ethics, Environmental Philosophy, Hermeneutics, American Pragmatism (John Dewey), Ecofeminism (Val Plumwood), Development Studies, Water and Sanitation, Informal Settlements
Lydia Lapporte
Graduate Employee
Environmental Studies
Email: lapporte@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Water justice, blue humanities
Mason Leavitt
MS Student
Environmental Studies, Geography
Email: mleavit2@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Winter 2025
Thursday 2:00 - 4:00 Pm
Research Interests: Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, Environmental Risk Management, Environmental Justice, GIS, Pollution Liability Insurance, Landfills, Methane
Rachael Lee
Environmental Studies Graduate Student
English Graduate Student
English, Environmental Studies
Email: rlee3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0050
Office: 269 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Stephanie LeMenager
Professor of English, Faculty Affiliate in Environmental Studies
Barbara and Carlisle Moore Professor 2014-2024
English, Environmental Studies
Email: slemen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3966
Office: 457 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Fall 2026: TH 2-4 and by appointment
Research Interests: 19th, 20th, and 21st Century US Literary Studies, Environmental Humanities, Cultures of Energy and Infrastructure
Louise Lootens
Environmental Studies
Email: loul@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change, Sustainable Land Management, People-Nature Relationships
Melissa Lucash
Research Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies, Geography
Email: mlucash@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4598
Office: 245 Columbia Hall, 1251 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Office Hours: Open door policy
Research Interests: Landscape ecology, forest ecology, climate change, wildfire, spatial modeling
Kathryn Lynch
Co-Director, Environmental Leadership Program
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Environmental Studies
Email: klynch@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5070
Office: 140 Columbia Hall, 5223 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5295
Research Interests: environmental anthropology, environmental education, ethnobotany
Richard Margerum
Professor of Planning, Public Policy, and Management
Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
College of Design, Environmental Studies, PPPM
Email: rdm@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2526
Office: 107A Lawrence Hall, 5249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Collaborative governance, environmental planning and policy, watershed management
Galen Martin
Senior Instructor II of Global and Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, Food Studies, Global Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: gmartin@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9178
Office: 346 PLC, 5223 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5223
Office Hours: On Leave WSF 2025
Research Interests: global food security, sustainable development, political ecology, conflict resolution, Latin America, Europe
Courtney Mathers
PhD Student
Environmental Studies
Email: cmathers@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: soil, carbon cycling, mycorrhizal fungi, land management
Hana Matsumoto
Graduate Student
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Environmental Studies
Email: hmatsumo@uoregon.edu
Theresa May
Professor Emerita
Clark Honors College, Environmental Studies, IRES, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts
Email: tmay33@uoregon.edu
Office: Email for Appointments
Research Interests: Ecodramaturgy/Eco-theatre, Native/Indigenous Drama, Environmental Humanities, Environmental Justice, Community-based Performance, Theatre for Social Change, Sustainable Theatre Management.
Patricia McDowell
Professor Emeritus, Geography
Environmental Studies, Geography
Email: pmcd@uoregon.edu
Office: 275 Condon Hall, 1251 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Office Hours: M 2-3pm
Research Interests: Geomorphology, river management and restoration, Quaternary environments
Sabina Mensah
PhD student
Environmental Studies
Email: smensah@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Environmental Management, Environmental Policy, Organic Waste Management, Post-harvest loss management
Susan Meyers
Faculty Support Specialist ASU 3
Arabic Studies, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Environmental Studies
Email: susani@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1516
Office: 338 PLC
Office Hours: M-W:7:30-4:30, R: Remote 7:30-4:30, F: Remote 7:30-2:00
Kadisha Mitchell
Graduate Student/GE in Environmental Science
Environmental Studies, Geography
Email: kadisha@uoregon.edu
Ronald Mitchell
Professor of Political Science
Climate Studies, Environmental Studies, Political Science
Email: rmitchel@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4880
Office: 921 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00-11:30
Research Interests: Environmental Politics, International Relations