Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages

Deborah Green

Greenberg Associate Professor, Hebrew Language & Literature
Humanities Program, Middle East and North African Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-5974
Office: 352 Susan Campbell Hall, 1267 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1267
Office Hours: TBA

Alison Groppe

Associate Professor, Chinese Literature
Chinese Sector Representative
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-7015
Office: 317 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesdays 3-4pm; Fridays (starting 10/10/25) 11am-12pm; by appointment. Email for Zoom link.

Xiangchen Gu

graduate student
Chinese, East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: 3-4pm, R
Research Interests: Early China

Miguel Antonio Guevara

Graduate Student, Graduate Employee
Ph. D. Student
Romance Languages, Spanish, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 4582509729
Office Hours: Friendly 27 in person or Zoom by appointment.
Research Interests: Subjetivity, Latin American Studies, Digital Culture, Decoloniality, Creative Writing, Noise & Music, Hegel

Gantt Gurley

Associate Professor
Faculty Fellow, CHC
Clark Honors College, Folklore Program, German & Scandinavian, Judaic Studies Program, Medieval Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4055
Office: Chapman Hall 323
Office Hours: MW 1:30-3:30 and/or by appointment
Research Interests: Ancient and medieval song culture, Indo-Iranian philology, historical linguistics, contemporary Israeli art, minority Jewish communities, the birth of the Jewish novel, history of antisemitism, Jewish narrative and legend, Tel-Aviv school of narratology, 19th century literature, the Wandering Jew, comparative mythology and theory of myth, Long Romanticism, Old Norse literature, the lyrical mode, Hans Christian Andersen, Franz Kafka, and notions of religiosity in the Danish Golden Age.

Luke Habberstad

Associate Professor, Early Chinese Literature and Religion
Program Head & Director of Asian Studies Program
Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, Religious Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4006
Office: 401 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Office Hours: Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 pm

Heghine Hakobyan

Slavic Librarian
REEES Instructor
Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-1858
Office: 121 Knight Library, 1299 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: 11.00am-12.30pm Fridays

Hana Hana Sasakawa

Graduate Employee
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages

Viana Hara

PhD Graduate Candidate , Romance Languages
Spanish Instructor
IRES, Romance Languages, Spanish, Yamada Language Center, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: Fall 2025 Office Hours: Thursday from 11:00 am-12:00 noon at the Knight Library <br /> <br />
Research Interests: Race and Gender Studies, Visual Culture ( postcards, comics), Decoloniaty approaches and Caribbean Narratives .( Panamá, U.S and West Indians Diasporas)

Reiko Hashimoto

Senior Instructor II, Japanese Language
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4089
Office: 413 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: MW 1:00 - 2:30 pm

William Hatungimana

Assistant Professor
Global Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Research Interests: African Politics, Immigration, Africa China Relations, Democracy and Political Legitimacy

Michelle Hefner

Admin Program Assistant
FLIS Day Coordinator
Yamada Language Center
Phone: 541-346-2189
Office: 160 McKenzie Hall, 1236 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1236

Kenneth Helphand

Participating Faculty
Professor Emeritus
Judaic Studies Program, Landscape Arch
Phone: 541-206-8959

Paulo Henriquez

Senior Instructor of Spanish
Second Year Supervisor
Romance Languages, Spanish, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-3153
Office: 22 Friendly Hall, 1233 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Fall 25, Tuesdays/Thursdays 11:00-10:50 or by appointment

Angélica Hernández Viera

Graduate Employee, 3rd year Spanish PhD Student
Spanish Instructor
Romance Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:10 pm-4:10 pm in the public area outside the Dream lab in the Knight Library
Research Interests: Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Spanish Language Education, Sociolinguistics, Heritage Spanish Students, Bilingualism, History of the Spanish Language, México-US border linguistic studies, Latin American Literature, Women's Studies.

Gina Herrmann

Professor of Spanish
Romance Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-654-2705
Office: 220 Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Monday 10-12 via Zoom, please text in advance<br /> <br /> Join Zoom Meeting<br /> https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/95826149988<br /> Meeting ID: 958 2614 9988
Research Interests: Communist and Leftist Studies, Holocaust Studies, Spanish Memory Studies

Julie Hessler

Associate Professor
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 2025: by appointment. Winter 2026: Mondays, 11:00 - 12:00, Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:30, or by appointment.

Nathalie Hester

Giustina Family Associate Professor
French, Italian, Romance Languages, Schnitzer 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, Schnitzer 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)