School of Global Studies and Languages

Alexander Kashirin

Professor pro tempore
Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-4826
Research Interests: Russia, European History

Harinder Khalsa

Senior Instructor II of Italian/YLC Self Study Language Program Coordinator
Romance Languages
Phone: 541-346-1540 (email preferred)
Office: MCK 161
Office Hours: TW 2:00-2:30 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.

Eun Young (Ariel) Kim

PhD Candidate
East Asian Languages
Research Interests: Sociopragmatic, Second Language Acquisiton, Computer-Mediated Communication, Korean Linguistics

Jina Kim

Associate Professor, Korean Literature & Culture
East Asian Languages
Office: 403 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2023:Friday 12:00 (Noon)-2:00 pm Global Scholars Hall 105
Research Interests: Modern Korean literature, Comparative literature, Sound studies, Transmedia, Korean diaspora

Jinsu Kim

Graduate Student
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4090
Office: 27 Friendly Hall

Woojoo Kim

Korean Language Instructor
East Asian Languages
Office: 311 Friendly Hall

Alan Kimball

Professor Emeritus
History, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Office: 340V McKenzie Hall

Linda Kintz

Professor Emerita
Latin American Studies
Phone: 541-346-3926
Office: 473 PLC
Office Hours:

Martin Klebes

Associate Professor
German & Scandinavian
Phone: 541-346-2818
Office: 205 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: On leave
Research Interests: 18th- through 21st-century German and French literature, philosophy and critical thought.

Filip Kletnikov

PhD Student
German & Scandinavian
Office: Friendly Hall 16
Office Hours: Fall Term 2023: Friday 3.00-5.00 PM YLC (Yamada Language Center, MCK 175) or by appointment
Research Interests: Nihilism, Anarchism, Poetry, Expressionism, Decadence, Female Mysticism

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
Phone: 541-346-0951
Office: 114 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: 8-4:30 M-F

Stephen Kohl

Associate Professor Emeritus, Japanese Literature
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4006
Office: 308 Friendly Hall

Colin Koopman

Professor of Philosophy
Director of New Media and Culture Certificate Program & Pre-Law Advisor (on leave 2024)
German & Scandinavian, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-5980
Office: 250A Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Political Philosophy, Information Politics and Data Ethics, AI, History of Philosophy, Genealogy, Pragmatism

Nessie Kurganova

GE Russian Language Instructor
Graduate student
Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Office: Friendly 30
Office Hours: M 2-3 & T 10-11 or by appt
Research Interests: Language pedagogy, gender discourse

Nayoung Kwon

Associate Professor, Korean Linguistics
Korean Sector Representative
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-4179
Office: Friendly Hall 425