Folklore Program Graduate Student
Elena Andrews
Folklore Graduate Student/ENG GE
Folklore Program, English
Email: ela1@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3911
Office: Folklore, 118 Plc, Eugene OR 97403
Kieran Blokhuis
Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
English, Folklore Program
Email: kblokhui@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Monday 11:30 - 2:30
Research Interests: transgender, werewolf, art, social media, tumblr, monster, autism, narrative, film
Amber Dykema
Folklore Graduate Student/GE
Folklore Program
Email: adykema@uoregon.edu
Office: 466 PLC, University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10-11:30am or by appointment
Research Interests: Digital Folklore, Fandom
Linnea Hill
Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
English, Folklore Program
Email: lihi@uoregon.edu
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
Email: olihil@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1pm - 2pm in PLC 466
Research Interests: Mythology, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Environmental Humanities, Plant Lore, Ancestral Skills, Embodiment, Social Movements, Mutual Aid
Cassandra Hoglund
Folklore Graduate Student
Folklore Program
Email: choglund@uoregon.edu
Office: PLC 465
Office Hours: Fall 2026
Wednesday 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Friday 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Research Interests: Games, Play, Ludology, Culture, Performance
Nat Ivy
Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
English, Folklore Program
Email: nativy@uoregon.edu
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
Ilana Meeker
Folklore Program
Email: imeeker@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Ecological Narratives, Environmental Imagination, Media and Mythology
Elise O'Brien
Folklore Graduate Student/ HUM GE
Landscape Architecture Graduate Student
Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Landscape Arch
Email: eliseo@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: multidisciplinary studies, ecological design, cultural design, people and place
Alix Roederer-Morin
Folklore Graduate Student/HUM GE
Folklore Program, Humanities Program
Email: alixr@uoregon.edu
Isabella Spano
Folklore Program
Email: ispano@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: classical mythology, social media, fan narratives, urban legends, monster studies
Tiffany Thomas
Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
Folklore Program, English
Email: tifft@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Mon. 12:45-13:45, Wed. 15:00-16:00, & Fri. 15:00-16:00 or by appointment. If a Zoom meeting is preferred, please email me in advance to arrange.
Salma Valadez-Marquez
Folklore Graduate Student/ GE
PhD Candidate
Folklore Program
Email: svaladez@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Náhuatl foodways, Mexican storytelling traditions and Indigeneity
Addy Zeitler
Folklore Graduate Student/ENG GE
Folklore Program, English
Email: addyz@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1251