Humanities

Cynthia Vakareliyska

Professor Emerita
Linguistics, Medieval Studies, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies

Salma Valadez-Marquez

Graduate Employee, PhD Candidate
Folklore Program, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Research Interests: Náhuatl foodways, Mexican storytelling traditions and Indigeneity

Alejandro Vallega

Professor of Philosophy
Committee on Diversity & Inclusiveness
Philosophy
Office: 248 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:30-4:30
Research Interests: Continental Philosophy (Deconstruction, Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics); Latin American Thought; Ancient Greek Philosophy. Aesthetic Philosophy. World philosophies.

Daniela Vallega-Neu

Professor of Philosophy
DGS for Admissions
Philosophy
Office: 240 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays from 2:45-4:45pm or by appointment
Research Interests: 19th and 20th Century European Thought (especially Nietzsche, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Contemporary French thought); Phenomenology; Hermeneutics; Deconstruction; Ontology related to issues of body.

Jonathan Van Belle

Ph.D. & GE
Philosophy
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Tuesday 4:30-6:30pm, or by appointment
Research Interests: Indigenous North American philosophy, anti-colonial thought, degrowth, anti-civilization, and animal ethics

Katie VanOort

Masters Student and Graduate Employee
French, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: Friendly 30
Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-1pm and Thursdays 2:30-3:30pm
Research Interests: French colonization of Canada, early modern epistolary writing, Marie de l'Incarnation, feminism, early modern feminism, indigenous studies

Claudia Ventura

Senior Instructor II of Italian
Second Year Supervisor
Italian, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4039
Office: 216 Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Mondays, Fridays and Wednesdays 11-11:45 AM in MCK 175

Marci Viano-Davis

Operations Manager
ASU 1 - School of Global Studies and Languages
College of Arts and Sciences, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Northwest Indian Language Institute, OCIAS, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center
Phone: 541-346-4019
Office: 116 Friendly
Office Hours: 9-3 M-F

Alejandra Vidal

Pro Tem Instructor
Linguistics
Phone: 541-346-0259
Office: 379 Straub Hall
Office Hours: Thurs 1-3
Research Interests: Language Teaching Studies, Language Documentation & Description

Yosa Vidal

Instructor of Spanish
Spanish
Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish
Phone: 541-346-4497
Office: 198C Esslinger Hall
Office Hours: T-Th 12:00-12:50
Research Interests: Latin American Literature, Aesthetics and Politics, Comic Studies, Creative Writing.

Robert Voelker-Morris

Instructor, Arts & Admin
Arts & Admin, Comics and Cartoon Studies
Phone: 541-346-1934
Office: 58 PLC

Matthias Vogel

Senior Instructor II and Language Coordinator
Director of Undergraduate Studies, German and Faculty Fellow, Building C
German & Scandinavian, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-337-2634
Office: CD Office Yasui Hall // 117 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Fri 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM
Research Interests: German language, culture, and pedagogy; Globalization and Global Engagement Issues; Study Abroad; Identity Discourses and Multiculturalism; Food Studies; Higher Education Organizational Leadership; Academic Residential Communities and Residential Life

Lily Vuong

Assistant Professor
Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-4904
Office: 346 Susan Campbell Hall