Folklore Program

Elena Andrews

Folklore Graduate Student/ENG GE
Folklore Program, English
Phone: 541-346-3911
Office: Folklore, 118 Plc, Eugene OR 97403

John Baumann

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

Martha Bayless

Professor, English
English, Folklore Program, Food Studies, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-3930
Office: 344 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: On sabbatical; please email.
Research Interests: Folklore, Medieval Studies, Cultural Studies, Food Studies

Doug Blandy

Professor Emeritus
Folklore Program, PPPM
Office: 147D Hendricks Hall, 1209 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1209

Kieran Blokhuis

Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
English, Folklore Program
Office Hours: Monday 11:30 - 2:30
Research Interests: transgender, werewolf, art, social media, tumblr, monster, autism, narrative, film

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, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Arabic Studies
Phone: 541-346-1506
Office: 124 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
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

Dianne Dugaw

Professor Emerita
Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-1496
Office: 458 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Not teaching this term, no office hours; Grad students send email

Amber Dykema

Folklore Graduate Student/GE
Folklore Program
Office: 118 Plc, University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Jade Fraley

Academic and Operations Coordinator, ASU #3
Interim Disability Studies Experiential Learning Coordinator
College of Arts and Sciences, Arabic Studies, Classics, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-0934
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall Term Schedule: <br /> Monday &amp; Tuesday | 8:30a-12p and 1:00p-3:30p (in 118 PLC)<br /> Wednesday| 8:30a-12:00p (in 118 PLC) and afternoon remote, accessible via email<br /> Thursday | 8:30a-12p (in 144 Co) and 1:00-4:00p (in 118 PLC)<br /> Friday | Remote, accessible via email
Research Interests: B.A. Communication Disorders & Sciences, Lover of Theatre Arts & Dogs

Kathy Furrer

Graduate Support Specialist ASU#3
College of Arts and Sciences, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Environmental Studies
Phone: 541-346-1501
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: FALL TERM Mon: Working Remotely avail. by Email Tues: 9-12/1-4 (COL 144) Wed: 8:30-12/1-4 (PLC 118) Thurs: 8:30-12 (PLC 118)/1-4 (SCH 311) Fri: 8:30-12 (PLC 118)<br /> Drop-In Office Hours: Wed. 9-12 (PLC 118

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
Faculty Fellow, CHC
Clark Honors College, Folklore Program, German & Scandinavian, Judaic Studies Program, Medieval Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4055
Office: B011E Mac Court, 1250 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: MW 1:30-3:30 and/or by appointment
Research Interests: Ancient and medieval song culture, Indo-Iranian philology, historical linguistics, contemporary Israeli art, minority Jewish communities, the birth of the Jewish novel, history of antisemitism, Jewish narrative and legend, Tel-Aviv school of narratology, 19th century literature, the Wandering Jew, comparative mythology and theory of myth, Long Romanticism, Old Norse literature, the lyrical mode, Hans Christian Andersen, Franz Kafka, and notions of religiosity in the Danish Golden Age.

Linnea Hill

Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
English, Folklore Program
Office Hours: Office Hours for Spring 2025 Term: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:15-3:45pm, or by appointment.
Research Interests: Roadside art, roadside attractions, artist-built environments, folk art, music subcultures

Oliver Hillenkamp

Folklore Graduate Student/GE
Folklore Program

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, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Cassie Hoglund

Folklore Graduate Student
Folklore Program

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, 1225 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1225
Research Interests: Dance, West Africa, cultural studies, post-colonial independence history, political economy, oral history, African diaspora, new internationalism

Nat Ivy

Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
English, Folklore Program
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

Leah Lowthorp

Assistant Professor
Co-DGS, Folklore and Public Culture
Anthropology, Folklore Program
Phone: 541-346-5101
Office: 321 Condon Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024, Wednesday 12-3pm
Research Interests: Folklore, Performance, Critical Heritage Studies, Online Narratives of Human Biotechnology, South Asia

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, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: PLC: MTW 12:30-4pm, Remote: MTW 7am-11:30am and ThF 7:30am-4pm