Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages

Janis Weeks

Professor Emerita
African Studies, Biology

Anita Weiss

Professor Emerita
Global Studies, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-3245
Office: 307 PLC, 5206 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5206
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-3 pm & by appointment
Research Interests: Pakistan: development, women's rights, political Islam

Louise Westling

Professor Emerita
College Scholars, English, Food Studies

Nathan Whalen

Senior Instructor II of Spanish
Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish
Phone: 541-346-4257
Office: 422 Friendly
Office Hours: Tuesdays 12 -2 and by appointment

Olivia Wilkinson

Student Office Worker
German & Scandinavian
Office: Office 114 Friendly Hall

Sunhee Woo

Korean language instructor
Renewable non-tenure-track faculty
East Asian Languages, Korean
Phone: 541-346-7166
Office: 308 Friendly Hall, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Office Hours: Wed1:30~3:30 p.m.

Stephen Wooten

Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Global Studies
Provost's Teaching Academy Member
Global Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Folklore Program, Food Studies
Office: 322 FR, Eugene OR 97403-5206
Office Hours: By appointment. Please email to request a time.
Research Interests: Food studies, local-global dynamics, agrarian change, expressive culture

Jean Wu

Teaching Professor, Chinese Language
Chinese Language Program Coordinator
East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4098
Office: 402 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248

Kristin Yarris

Professor, Global Studies and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Department Head, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Disability Studies, Global Health Program, Global Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office: Hendricks Hall 218A, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm Lawrence Hall, 2nd floor, Hearth Cafe area and remotely by appointment in Teams. Send message in Teams for appointment.
Research Interests: transnational migration, migrant rights, social movements, mental health, health equity, wellbeing & social care

Jeremiah Young

PhD Student
German & Scandinavian, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4051
Office: 312 Friendly Hall, 1250 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1250
Office Hours: Mon/Tues: 2-3 or by appointment
Research Interests: Trauma, Old Norse Literature, English and German Romanticism, Narratology, Oral Tradition, Psychoanalysis, German and Scandinavian Modernism, Eco-criticism

Jordan Youssefzadeh Clementi

PhD Candidate
African Studies
Phone: 541-346-4203
Research Interests: Post-National Futures, Feminist Solidarity Networks, Global South Studies, Black Feminisms, Third World Feminisms, Historical Pluralisms, States of Exception, Anti-Hegemonic Solidarities

Leting Zheng

Ph.D. candidate
East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Research Interests: Modern Chinese literature and history, transnational children’s studies, media and visual culture (magazines, films, and comics), affect theory, gender studies, colonial studies

Virpi Zuck

Professor Emerita
German & Scandinavian

Alex Zunterstein

Teaching Professor of Spanish & Assistant Head, Romance Languages
Spanish Heritage Language Program Coordinator
Latinx, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, College of Arts and Sciences
Phone: Contact on Microsoft Teams
Office: 204E Agate Hall
Office Hours: M 11:30-1:30 (drop-in) & by appointment: https://outlook.office.com/book/AlexZuntersteinsOfficeHours@uoregon.edu/