Schnitzer School Faculty

Julie Hessler

Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies in History
History, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-4857
Office: 351 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Fall 2024 Tues 10-11, Thurs 3:30-4:30

Nathalie Hester

Giustina Family Associate Professor
French, Italian, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4058
Office: 222 Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Thursdays 2-3:30pm or by appointment

Derrick Hindery

Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies
UO Study Abroad Programs Committee Member; Provost’s Teaching Academy Member
Global Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-6106
Office: 345 PLC, 5206 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5206
Office Hours: by appointment (please email dhindery@uoregon.edu) on Zoom at: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/7684792837 <br />
Research Interests: Neoliberal and "post-neoliberal" models of economic "development" on communities and environment in Latin America and the U.S. Sustainable community projects in Indigenous territories in Bolivia (e.g. collectives producing medicinal oils and handicrafts)

Lisa Hoeller

Instructor
German & Scandinavian
Phone: 541-346-4051
Office: 117 Friendly Hall

Katya Hokanson

Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature
Director of Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Head, Department of Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-3947
Office: 357 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30 and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and by appointment.
Research Interests: 19th-century Russian literature, women's writing, and Russian colonialism.

David Hollenberg

Professor
Arabic and Islamic Studies
Arabic Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-8096
Office: 349 Susan Campbell Hall, 1294 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1294
Office Hours: Thursday 12:00pm-1:00pm and by appointment

Elizabeth Howard

Career Instructor
German & Scandinavian, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: Tuesdays &amp; Thursdays 3:30-4:30pm
Research Interests: Folklore & Fairytales, Scandinavian Literature, Queer Theory, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Comparative World Literature, Translation: Theory and Practice, Francophone Literature, British Literature, Romanticism, Poetry & Poetics, Children's Literature

Kelley Howarth

Teaching Professor in Spanish
Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Latinx
Office: 103 PLC
Office Hours: Mon &amp; Thur 2-3pm and by appt.
Research Interests: Spanish language contact and variation, heritage language pedagogy, critical pedagogies

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

Kaori Idemaru

Professor, Japanese Linguistics
East Asian Languages and Literature, Department Head
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, Language Teaching Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 302 Friendly Hall, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Office Hours: 4:00-5:00 Monday<br /> 1:00-2:00 Wednesday

Rika Ikei

Teaching Professor of Japanese Language
East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 408 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Monday 3-4 PM, WF 10:30-11:30 AM, or by appointment

Colin Ives

Associate Professor
Art, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Food Studies
Phone: 541-346-0072
Office: 122 Millrace 2, 5232 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5232
Research Interests: Art & Technology

Mary Jaeger

Professor, Graduate Advisor
Classics, Food Studies, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-4068
Office: 335 Susan Campbell Hall, 1267 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1267
Office Hours: By appointment only

Jon Jaramillo

Career Instructor of Spanish, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish
Phone: 541-346-4497
Office: 201 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Mondays 2 to 4 pm. Or, by appointment https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/8747897222
Research Interests: Politics, Post colonial Studies, Philosophy, SLAT, Queer Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, Poetry, Cinema, Translation Studies, Memory Studies, Transfeminism

Zhuo Jing-Schmidt

Professor
East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4023
Office: 318 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Office Hours: Tuesday 2:00-3:30PM and by appointment
Research Interests: Cognitive Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Historical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics

Ryan Tucker Jones

Professor
Ann Swindells Chair, Department Head, Department of History
Asian Studies, History, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-4859
Office: 383 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Office Hours:
Research Interests: Russia, The Pacific, Global Environment

Harper Keeler

Associate Teaching Professor
Director of the Urban Farm Program
Food Studies, Landscape Arch
Office: 212 Lawrence Hall, 5234 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5234
Research Interests: Civic Agriculture, Local Food Systems, Food Equity

Harinder Khalsa

Senior Instructor II of Italian/YLC Self Study Language Program Coordinator
College of Arts and Sciences, School of Global Studies and Languages, Romance Languages, Italian, Yamada Language Center
Office: MCK 161
Office Hours: MW 13:00-13:45 PM or by appointment
Research Interests: Italian language and culture, Turkish language and culture, Less Commonly Taught Languages, second language acquisition, teaching and teacher training.

Jina Kim

Associate Professor, Korean Literature & Culture
East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 403 Friendly Hall, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Office Hours: Fall 2023:Friday 12:00 (Noon)-2:00 pm Global Scholars Hall 105
Research Interests: Modern Korean literature, Comparative literature, Sound studies, Radio studies, Transmedia, Korean diaspora

Martin Klebes

Associate Professor
Head, Department of German & Scandinavian
German & Scandinavian, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-2818
Office: 202C Agate Hall, 1250 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: MW 12:30 p.m. -13:30 p.m., and by appointment
Research Interests: 18th- through 21st-century German and French literature, philosophy and critical thought.