Global Studies and Languages Staff
Ray Balstad
Graduate Program Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, College of Arts and Sciences, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Middle East and North African Studies, OCIAS, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center
Email: rbalstad@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2703
Office: 114D Friendly Hall
Office Hours: MTWRF 8:30am - 4:30pm
Research Interests: French, Film, Comics, Foreign Language Acquisition, Botany
Fatima Benhabyb
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Health Program, Global Studies, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program
Email: fatimab@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2047
Office: 114 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: MTWRF 8:30am-4:30pm [Remote Fridays]
Melissa Bowers
Associate Director, Academic Support
Arabic Studies, 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
Email: bowersm@uoregon.edu
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
Annie Christofferson
Undergraduate & Program Coordinator
French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Italian, Judaic Studies Program, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Spanish
Email: achrist8@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0746
Office: Friendly 114
Olivia Denton
Faculty Support Coordinator
ASU 1 - School of Global Studies and Languages
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Health Program, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Modern Hebrew Language, Northwest Indian Language Institute, OCIAS, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center
Email: odenton@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1385
Office: 107 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: MTWTF 9:00-5:00
Brita Ellis
Academic Programs Manager
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, College of Arts and Sciences, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Middle East and North African Studies, OCIAS, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish
Email: bellis5@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9782
Office: Friendly 114E
Jade Fraley
Academic and Operations Coordinator, ASU #3
Arabic Studies, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Email: jadef@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0934
Office: 118 PLC
Office Hours: M/T/Th 8:30-3:30 (in person)| W 8:30-12:00 (in person) 1:00-4:30 (remote) | F 8:00-4:30 (remote)
Research Interests: B.A. Communication Disorders & Sciences, Lover of Theatre Arts & Dogs
Julia Graham
Academic Programs Manager
Arabic Studies, Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Email: jgraham3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5062
Office: 118 PLC
Michelle Hefner
Admin Program Assistant
Yamada Language Center
Email: mhefner@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2189
Office: 160 McKenzie Hall
Anna Hindley
Executive Support Coordinator, ASU 3
Arabic Studies, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Religious Studies
Email: hindleya@uoregon.edu
Phone: 5413462356
Office: 338 PLC
Jonathan Knight
Operations Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, German & Scandinavian, Global Health Program, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Native American Studies, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center
Email: jknight6@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0951
Office: 114 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: 8-4:30 M-F
Sabrina Leathers
Faculty Support Specialist and Reception
Latin American Studies
Email: leathers@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3832
Office: 220G Knight Law Center
Christina Lujin
Operations Specialist ASU 3
Arabic Studies, Classics, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Email: clujin@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1327
Office: 311 PLC
Office Hours: PLC: MTW 12:30-4pm, Remote: MTW 7am-11:30am and ThF 7:30am-4pm
Robbie Marshall
Graduate Coordinator | ASU 1
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, College of Arts and Sciences, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Middle East and North African Studies, OCIAS, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program
Email: robertm1@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0195
Office: 114D | Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Monday - Friday | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm | Thursdays Virtual
Jordan Morris
Office Generalist, ASU 1
German & Scandinavian
Email: jmor@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2579
Karen Neal
UG Coordinator
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, German & Scandinavian, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: kjneal@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4051
Office: 114 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm
Melissa Palma
Intercultural Experience and Career Readiness Coordinator, School of Global Studies and Languages
College of Arts and Sciences ASU 1
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Health Program, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Modern Hebrew Language, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Yamada Language Center
Email: mpalma3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9780
Tina Rinaldi
Director of Donor Relations, Office of Development
College of Design, Food Studies
Email: trinaldi@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3989
Office: 107B Lawrence Hall
Andrea Romero Dugarte
Executive Support Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, German & Scandinavian, Global Health Program, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Judaic Studies Program, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Modern Hebrew Language, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Yamada Language Center
Phone: 541-346-4007
Office: Friendly Hall 114
Lisa Ross
Associate Director
African Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Health Program, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Middle East and North African Studies, Modern Hebrew Language, Northwest Indian Language Institute, OCIAS, Portuguese, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center
Email: lgillis@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4005
Office: 107 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: M-F 8-5
David Schmunk
Interim Faculy Support Coordinator, ASU #3
Arabic Studies, Classics, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Philosophy
Email: schmunkd@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5053
Office: PLC 311
Office Hours: 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Jeffrey Staiger
Senior Librarian
Specialist in English, French, Italian, Philosophy & Classics
Romance Languages
Email: jstaiger@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1897
Office: 291J Knight Library
Office Hours: <a href="https://uoregon.libcal.com/appointments/jstaiger">Schedule an appointment <a>
Research Interests: Libraries and Literary Culture; The History of the Book; Scholarly Communication; Contemporary Fiction; Literary Theory
Leslie Steeves
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor
African Studies, SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD
Email: lsteeves@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3751
Office: 209 Allen Hall
Marci Viano-Davis
Operations Manager
ASU 1 - School of Global Studies and Languages
College of Arts and Sciences, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, German & Scandinavian, Global Health Program, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Northwest Indian Language Institute, OCIAS, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center
Email: marcid@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4019
Office: 116 Friendly
Office Hours: 9-3 M-F
Alex Weissenberger
Undergraduate and Office Coordinator
East Asian Languages, Japanese, Korean
Email: aweisse2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0951
Office: 114 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30
Research Interests: Traveling, Scandinavian Culture, Photography, Hiking
David Yorgesen
Operations Manager, ASU 3
Arabic Studies, Classics, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Email: yorgesen@uoregon.edu
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
Kiana Youssefzadeh Clementi
PhD candidate
Romance Languages
Email: kyoussef@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3479
Office: CMAE, 135 Oregon Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2022: Tuesday and Thursday 11:00AM-12:00PM
Research Interests: Postcolonial studies, African & Asian Diaspora, National identities, Feminist Theory, Comic Studies, Children and political violence, French cinema, Muslim feminism, Laïcité