Humanities

Peyman Shams

Graduate Employee
Theatre Arts
Office: B10 MacArthur Court

Steven Shankman

Professor Emeritus
UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace
English
Phone: 541-346-3997
Office: 373 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Not teaching ENG this term; available via email
Research Interests: Comparative literature, the classical tradition in English and American literature, the eighteenth century, and the history of literary theory

Beth Sheppard

Pro Tem Instructor
American English Institute
Phone: 541-346-3945
Office: 202E Agate Hall, 5212 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5212
Office Hours: Fall 2021: Tuesday and Friday: 1230-100pm via Zoom and by appointment

Sharon Sherman

Professor Emerita
English, Folklore Program
Office Hours:

Stephen Shoemaker

Professor; Department Head, Religious Studies
History of Christianity
Humanities Program, Middle East and North African Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-4998
Office: 348 Susan Campbell Hall, 1294 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1294
Office Hours: By appointment only

Rebeca Silva Rivera

English Graduate Student
College of Arts and Sciences, English
Phone: 541-346-8867
Office: 401B Tykeson Hall, 1245 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1245

Carol Silverman

Professor Emeritus
Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Folklore Program, Judaic Studies Program, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Office Hours:
Research Interests: Arts and human rights, music, Balkans, Roma, gender, ritual

Sherwin Simmons

Professor Emeritus
History Art & Arch, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Phone: 541-346-2080

Emily Simnitt

Senior Instructor II
Director, WSCR Minor
Digital Humanities, English, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-3517
Office: 301E Tykeson Hall, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: On sabbatical AY 2024-2025
Research Interests: digital rhetoric, civic engagement, first-year writing

Jean-Baptiste Simonnet

Comparative Literature Graduate Student/ GE
Comparative Literature
Phone: 541-346-0054
Office: 234 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: F 9-12

Nathaniel Sims

Assistant Professor
Linguistics
Office Hours: Tue 8:00am-10:00am
Research Interests: language documentation and revitalization, historical linguistics, Trans-Himalayan languages

André Sirois

Instructor
Multimedia Supervisor
Cinema Studies
Office: 263 Knight Library, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-6223
Research Interests: Intellectual Property Law, Subcultural Studies, Pop Culture, and Hip Hop Studies

Bjorn Smars

Senior Instructor I
Assistant Department Head of English
English
Phone: 541-346-3977
Office: 223 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter Term 2025: MW in person & on Zoom 9:00am-11:30am; or by appointment

Bennet Smith

Assistant Teaching Professor
English
Phone: 541-346-1588
Office: 301-H TYKE
Office Hours: Fall Term: TR 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.; W 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. (Zoom); and by appointment.

Lou Smith

English Graduate Student/ GE
English
Office: PLC 332
Office Hours: Thursdays 2-4pm and Fridays 10-11am

Rosa Smith

English Graduate Student / GE
English
Phone: 541-346-0529
Office: 261 PLC

Helen Southworth

Professor
Digital Humanities, English
Phone: 541-346-3940
Office: 275 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Not teaching Spring 2024
Research Interests: Modernism, Virginia Woolf, Life-Writing, Archives, Digital Humanities, Book History, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Visual Culture, Comics and Cartoon Studies

Sophia Spangler

PhD Student
Philosophy
Office: SCH 221
Office Hours: 11-12 TR
Research Interests: Critical Phenomenology, Philosophy of Psychology, Feminist Theory, Queer Theory, Simone de Beauvoir Studies

David Spiegelman

Graduate Student in Environmental Studies/ Philosophy
Philosophy

Ilse Spiropoulos

Philosophy Graduate Student
Philosophy
Research Interests: Disability philosophy, phenomenology, aesthetics. Aside from philosophy I also have interests and expertise in rhetoric and argument/debate structures.