Humanities

Max Backderf

M.A.
Philosophy
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:00-3:00pm
Research Interests: Pragmatism, Philosophy of Science, Feminist Epistemology

Abbas Bagwala

PhD
GE and Promising Scholar
Philosophy
Office Hours: 1000 - 1200 on Fridays
Research Interests: philosophy of machine learning, philosophy of science, epistemology, political philosophy, neopragmatism and pragmatism

Heather Bair

Costume Shop Manager
Theatre Arts
Research Interests: Costume History, Period and Modern Construction and Tailoring Techniques, Illustration, Art History, Owls

Monique Balbuena

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature
Office: 345 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Comparative Literature and Jewish Studies, Sephardic Languages, Ladino, Poetry, French and Francophone Literatures, Latin American Studies

Omar Barahona Barahona

Graduate Employee, PhD Candidate
Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish
Office: MAC 103
Office Hours: Mon & Thu 10:00 - 11:00
Research Interests: Latin American Cultural Studies, Documentary Film, Agrarian Movements

Faith Barter

Assistant Professor
Black Studies, English
Phone: 541-346-1510
Office: 320 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Tues./Thurs. 1:00-2:30pm. You must sign up at dr-barter.youcanbook.me
Research Interests: African American Literary and Cultural Studies, 19th-Century American Literary Studies, Cultural Studies

Robert Barton

Professor Emeritus
Theatre Arts
Phone: 541-346-4177
Office: 105 Villard Hall

Josiah Basaldua

English Graduate Student / GE
English
Phone: 541-346-0529

Judith Baskin

Philip H. Knight Professor Emerita in Humanities
Judaic Studies Program, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies

Trisha Bates-Wickman

Business Manager and Events Coordinator
American English Institute
Phone: 541-346-0243
Office Hours: Currently On Leave
Research Interests: All contracts, building and equipment maintenance, payroll and financial issues, special events

John Baumann

Alumni
Folklore Program
Research Interests: Religion and Ecology, Native Studies, Environmentalism, Music

Martha Bayless

Professor, English
English, Folklore Program, Food Studies, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-3930
Office: 344 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: On sabbatical; please email.
Research Interests: Folklore, Medieval Studies, Cultural Studies, Food Studies

Mathilde Bégu

Assistant Teaching Professor of French and 1st-year French Language Program Supervisor
French, Romance Languages, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: On Tuesday from 12pm to 1pm on Teams (video call). On Friday from 4pm to 5pm on Teams or in person in my office (PLC 101). Schedule a 15-minute appointment with me by clicking the link in my email signature.
Research Interests: Language Pedagogy, Teaching French as a second language, Social justice in lower proficiency classrooms

Guillem Belmar Viernes

Assistant Professor
Linguistics, Language Teaching Studies
Office Hours: Fridays 11:00 to 1:00 @ Straub 279
Research Interests: Language revitalization; language maintenance; language rights; language documentation; minority multilingualism; Minoritized Languages and (Social Media); Minoritized Language Translation; Indigenous diaspora; Mesomerica; Otomanguean Languages (Mixtec); P'urhépecha; Basque; Catalan

Fatima Benhabyb

Undergraduate Program Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, 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
Phone: 541-346-2047
Office: 106 Agate Hall, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: MTWRF 8:30am-4:30pm [Remote Fridays]

Olive Bennett

Undergraduate Program Coordinator, ASU5
College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies

Carolyn Bergquist

Senior Lecturer
English
Phone: 541-346-2695
Office: 243 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Not teaching Spring 2024, checking email regularly until mid-May

Carolina Berrocal

Spanish PhD Student
Graduate Employee
School of Global Studies and Languages, College of Arts and Sciences, Romance Languages, Spanish
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00–11:00 AM, or by appointment.
Research Interests: Latin American Literature, Border Literature, Straits Literature, Postcolonial Studies, Creative Writing.

Aurélie Bertin

Graduate Student
Romance Languages
Office: 30 Friendly Hall
Research Interests: Teaching French and Pedagogy, Language Teachings Studies, Linguistics, Cinema Studies, Translation Studies, 17th century French literature.

Matthew Bicakci

English Pro Tem
English
Phone: 541-346-3938
Office: 222 PLC
Office Hours: Spring Term: TR 12-1:30pm