Folklore Program

Julie Anderson

Faculty Support Coordinator
English, Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-1504
Office: 124 PLC
Office Hours: Available by appointment

John Baumann

Alumni
Folklore Program
Research Interests: Religion and Ecology, Native Studies, Environmentalism, Music

Martha Bayless

Professor, English
Director, Folklore and Public Culture
English, Folklore Program, Food Studies, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-3930
Office: 344 PLC
Office Hours: Not teaching Spring 2024, available by email every weekday
Research Interests: Folklore, Medieval Studies, Cultural Studies, Food Studies

Doug Blandy

Professor Emeritus
Folklore Program, PPPM
Phone: 541-346-3397
Office: 147D Hendricks Hall

Kieran Blokhuis

Graduate Student
Folklore Program

Melissa Bowers

Associate Director, Academic Support
Classics, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-1506
Office: 124 PLC
Office Hours: (if needed, please contact me via email for an appointment, walk-ins are not guaranteed) Mon. -Wed. 8:30 a.m.-Noon and 1- 5 p.m. (118 PLC) 541.346.1506, Thursday and Friday remote 8am-5pm

Nicole Constant

Folklore Graduate Student
Folklore Program

Sam Cook

Graduate Student in Folklore
Folklore Program

Maxie Cox

Folklore Graduate Student
Folklore Program

Dianne Dugaw

Professor
Professor Emerita
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-1496
Office: 458 PLC
Office Hours: Not teaching this term, no office hours; Grad students send email

Jenna Ehlinger

Folklore & Public Culture Graduate Student / ENG GE
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-3264
Office: 19 PLC

Sarah Fisher

Folklore Graduate Student
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-0052
Office: 212 PLC

Jennie Flinspach

Folklore Graduate Student
Folklore Program

Jade Fraley

Academic and Operations Coordinator, ASU #3
Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-0934
Office: 118 PLC
Office Hours: M/T/W 8:30a-3:30p (in person)|Th/F 8:30a-3:30p (Remote)
Research Interests: B.A. Communication Disorders & Sciences, Lover of Theatre Arts & Dogs

Kathy Furrer

Graduate Support Specialist ASU#3
Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-1501
Office: 118 PLC
Office Hours: Fall Term: Mon: Remote Avail. by Email Tues: 9:30-Noon/1-3:30 Wed & Thurs & Fri: 8:30am-Noon/1 to 3:30pm

Julia Graham

Academic Programs Manager
Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-5062
Office: 118 PLC

Gantt Gurley

Associate Professor
Clark Honors College, Folklore Program, German & Scandinavian, Judaic Studies Program, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-4055
Office: 319 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: MW 2–4 or by appointment
Research Interests: Ancient and medieval song culture, the birth of the novel, the Wandering Jew, Long Romanticism, Old Norse literature, the lyrical mode, Hans Christian Andersen, and notions of religiosity in the Danish Golden Age.

Erica Heim

Folklore Graduate Student
English Department GE
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-7479
Office: 466 PLC
Office Hours: S20: TUES/WED 9:00-10:30am (remote)

Linnea Hill

Graduate Student
Folklore Program
Office: PLC 466
Research Interests: Roadside art, roadside attractions, music subcultures, archaeology of ritual

Anna Hindley

Executive Support Coordinator, ASU 3
Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 5413462356
Office: 338 PLC

Habib Iddrisu

Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and Dance
Director, Dema Dance Ensemble
African Studies, Black Studies, Dance, Folklore Program, IRES, Music
Phone: 541-346-4062
Office: 152 Gerlinger Annex
Research Interests: Dance, West Africa, cultural studies, post-colonial independence history, political economy, oral history, African diaspora, new internationalism

Nat Ivy

Graduate Student
Folklore Program
Office: PLC 465
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays in-person 2:00-3:00, Fridays on Zoom 2:00-3:00, and by appointment
Research Interests: 19th Century Appalachia and the American South, Social History, Media Sensationalization, Folklore and the Law, American Balladry, 19th Century Gender and Racial Politics

Alia Kempton

Folklore Graduate Student
English Department GE
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-8750
Office: 228C PLC
Office Hours: Winter term: MW 1400-1530

Mary Kupsch

Folklore Graduate Student
Folklore Program

Leah Lowthorp

Assistant Professor
Anthropology, Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-5101
Office: 321 Condon Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2023:Wed 12:45-2 and Thurs 1-3

Christina Lujin

Operations Specialist ASU 3
Classics, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-1327
Office: 311 PLC
Office Hours: PLC: MTW 12:30-4pm, Remote: MTW 7am-11:30am and ThF 7:30am-4pm

Ariel Lutnesky

Graduate Student
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-1513
Office: 20 PLC

Melanie McNeil

Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
English, Folklore Program
Office: 213 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: TR 10-11:30am

Susan Meyers

Faculty Support Specialist ASU 3
Arabic Studies |Classics | Comparative Literature | English Department | Folklore & Public Culture Program Humanities |Medieval Studies | Philosophy |Politics Culture and Identity| Religious Studies
Arabic Studies, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Judaic Studies Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
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

Gabrielle Miller

Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
English, Folklore Program
Office: 19 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: TR 12-1:30pm

Elise O'Brien

Graduate Student
Folklore Program

Jessica Oravetz

Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
English, Folklore Program
Office: 19 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: M 9:30am-12:30pm

Dorothee Ostmeier

Professor of German, and Folklore and Public Culture
Folklore Program, German & Scandinavian
Phone: 541-346-4145
Office: 215 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Tue/Thu 1:20 to 2 PM GSH 103 Afterwards Villard until 3:30 PM and by appointment
Research Interests: German literature and culture of the 18th through 20th century

Kirk Peterson

Folklore Graduate Student
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-1595
Office: 331 PLC

Whitney Phillips

Assistant Professor of Digital Platforms and Ethics
Folklore Program, SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad
Office: 202 Allen Hall
Research Interests: US politics and popular culture, media ethics, media history, public debate and controversy, humor studies, religion and politics, rightwing media cultures, moral panics, conspiratorial belief, narrative and identity, true crime media

Alix Roederer-Morin

Graduate Student
Folklore Program

Rachelle Saltzman

Lecturer, Folklore and Public Culture
Retired, Executive Director, Oregon Folklife Network
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-3820
Office: 242 Knight Library
Research Interests: Folklore, Foodways, American Folklore, British Folklore, Festival, Ritual, Folk Drama, Public Protest

Gordon Sayre

Professor
English, Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-1313
Office: 472 PLC
Office Hours: Fall term 2024: Tuesdays 1-3 pm; Wednesdays 2-3 pm
Research Interests: Folkore, Environmental Humanities, Colonial American Literature, Automobility and Car Cultures, Indigenous Studies

Philip W. Scher

Department Head, Cinema Studies and Theatre Arts
Professor of Anthropology and Folklore
Anthropology, Cinema Studies Program, Folklore Program, Theatre Arts
Phone: 541-346-5104
Office: 322 Fenton Hall
Office Hours: Email for appointment

David Schmunk

Interim Faculy Support Coordinator, ASU #3
Classics, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5053
Office: PLC 311
Office Hours: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm

Sharon Sherman

Professor Emerita
English, Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-3966
Office: PLC
Office Hours:

Carol Silverman

Professor Emeritus
Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Folklore Program, Judaic Studies Program, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-5114
Office Hours:
Research Interests: Arts and human rights, music, Balkans, Roma, gender, ritual

Christal Snyder

Folklore Graduate Student
English Department GE
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-0272
Office: 466 PLC
Office Hours: S20: MW 12–1:30 via Canvas Chat with Zoom meetings available by appointment. Or by appointment via email to set up a time

Mehnaz Tasmim

Graduate Student in Folklore
Folklore Program

Iris Teeuwen

Folklore Graduate Student
English Department GE
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-0529
Office: 261 PLC
Office Hours: S20 T 1-4 via Zoom

Tiffany Thomas

Graduate Student
Folklore Program

Christopher Toon

Office Generalist
Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-2497
Office: 118 PLC
Office Hours: M/T/W 8:30a-3:30p (in person)|Th/F 8:30a-3:30p (Remote)
Research Interests: B.S. Urban / Rural Sociology, Applied Anthropology

Ben Travers

English Graduate Student / GE
English, Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-1513
Office: 20 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: F 10am-1pm

Hillary Tully

Folklore Graduate Student
Folklore Program

Salma Valadez-Marquez

Graduate Employee, PhD Candidate
Folklore Program, Romance Languages
Research Interests: Náhuatl foodways, Mexican storytelling traditions and Indigeneity

Erin Wai

Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
English, Folklore Program
Office: 213 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: MW 12:30-2pm

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

Amy Weeden

Graduate Student in Folklore
Folklore Program

Daniel Wojcik

Professor
English, Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-3946
Office: 463 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: MR 12-1:30pm
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Folklore Studies, Religion & Mythology

Juan Eduardo Wolf

Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology
Director of Latin American Studies; Coordinator, UO World Music Series & Ethnomusicology
Folklore Program, Music, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-2852
Office: 126 Frohnmayer Music Bldg
Research Interests: Latin America, decolonial thought, ethnography, folkloristics

David Yorgesen

Operations Manager, ASU 3
Classics, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-1539
Office: 338 PLC
Office Hours: In the office: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, Monday - Wednesday. Remote office: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, Thursday. 7:30 am – 4 pm, Friday

Addy Zeitler

Graduate Student in Folklore
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-0385