Global Studies and Languages

Alexander Kashirin

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

Nichole Kelly

Evergreen Associate Professor
College of Education, Counseling Psychology, Family and Human Services, Food Studies, Prevention Science
Office: 263 HEDCO Education Bldg

Harinder Khalsa

Senior Instructor II of Italian/YLC Self Study Language Program Coordinator
Italian, Romance Languages
Phone: 541-346-1540 (email preferred)
Office: MCK 161
Office Hours: MTW 12:15-12:45 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.

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 2022: Monday 2:00-3:00 pm Friendly 403; Friday 12:30-1:30 pm Kalapuya Ilihi Hall 101A
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
Director of Graduate Studies
German & Scandinavian
Phone: 541-346-2818
Office: 205 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Winter 2023: Monday: 11:30am-1:30pm and by appointment; Zoom by appointment
Research Interests: 18th- through 21st-century German and French literature, philosophy and critical thought.

Filip Kletnikov

PhD Student
German & Scandinavian
Office: Friendly 16
Research Interests: Nihilism, Anarchism, Poetry, Expressionism, Decadence, Female Mysticism

Joscha Klueppel

Doctoral Candidate
German & Scandinavian
Phone: 541-346-4051
Office: 312 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Mo, 11am-12pm [Zoom]; Tues, 1.30-2.30 [in-person]
Research Interests: Contemporary German Literature, Narratives of Migration, Decolonization, New Media, Translation

Jonathan Knight

Office Coordinator
Global Studies
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

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

Maria Kostiuchenko

Graduate Student
Russian East European and Eurasian Studies

Yelaina Kripkov

Senior Lecturer II of Russian
Russian Language Coordinator
Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-4077
Office: 245 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 2018: Tuesdays 1pm - 2pm; Fridays 2pm - 3pm; & by appt

Bjørn Ralf Kristensen

Ph.D.
GE for Environmental Studies
African Studies, Environmental Studies, Philosophy Department
Phone: 541-346-5057
Office: 144 COL
Office Hours: Tuesdays 8AM to 9:30AM and by appointment during Winter 2023
Research Interests: Animal Ethics, Medical and Public Health Ethics, Environmental Philosophy, Environmental Justice, Pragmatism, Ecofeminism, Development Studies, Sanitation

Nayoung Kwon

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