Humanities

David Wacks

Professor of Spanish
Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4029
Office: 105C Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Tuesday 11:30-1:30 and by appointment
Research Interests: Medieval Iberian literature and culture, Sephardic studies, Mediterranean Studies

Angela Waddell

Assistant Teaching Professor
English
Phone: Email is best
Office: TYK 301 D
Office Hours: Check current Canvas site
Research Interests: Rhetoric, Composition, Community Teaching

Eleanor Wakefield

Senior Instructor
Director of Composition Program Writing Lab
English
Phone: 541-346-0055
Office: 301B Tykeson Hall, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Tuesdays 1:00-2:30, Thursdays 2:00-3:30, and by appointment

Sarah D. Wald

Associate Professor, Environmental Studies & English
English, Environmental Studies, Food Studies, IRES, Latinx
Phone: 541-346-1613
Office Hours: Tues, 7pm-8pm (Zoom) <br /> Thur, 3:20pm-5:20pm (PLC 443 or Zoom)<br /> *3:20-3:45 reserved for in person meetings for ENVS 203 students (w/o appointment)<br /> <br /> Sign Up for Office Hours: https://goo.gl/ZUocxh<br />
Research Interests: Environmental Justice, Environmental Humanities, Asian American Literary and Cultural Studies, Latinx Literary and Cultural Studies, Food Studies, Farmworker Justice, Immigration/Migration, 20/21st Century US Literature, American Studies

Kirstin Waldkoenig

ABD Ph.D.
Philosophy
Phone: n/a
Office: Zoom only 2024-2025
Office Hours: by request
Research Interests: Environmental philosophy, feminist philosophy, body & materiality, ethics

Karen E. Walker

Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Creative Writing Program
Phone: 541-346-0544
Office: 212 Alder Bldg, 5243 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5243

Michael Walker

Scene Shop Coordinator
Theatre Arts
Phone: 541-346-4105
Office: 117A Theatre Arts, 1231 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1231

Ryan Walker

Comparative Literature Graduate Student/ ENG GE
Comparative Literature, English
Office: 316 PLC
Office Hours: Mondays 11-12 &amp; Wednesdays 10-12
Research Interests: Ancient Greek & Latin literatures; English & German Romanticism; Mythology, Philosophy, & Literature; Classical Reception; Poetics; Criticism & Theory; Epics, "National Epics"; Literature of Empire; Secularization; magic and (dis)enchantment in modernity

Glynne Walley

Associate Professor, Japanese Literature
East Asian Languages, Folklore Program, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 423 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Office Hours: Spring 2025: by appointment

Kyla Wallinger

English Graduate Student/ GE
English

Yugen Wang

Professor of Chinese Literature
East Asian Languages
Phone: 541-346-3503
Office: 304 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Fall 2025, WED 11 am-1 pm, on Zoom

Peter A. Warnek

Associate Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Office: 246 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesday, 2-4 pm.
Research Interests: Ancient Philosophy, 19th-20th Century Continental Philosophy, Kant, Philosophy of Nature, Myth, Tragedy, History of Philosophy

Janet Wasko

Professor of Media Studies
Knight Chair in Communication Research Emeritus; Affiliated Faculty, New Media & Culture Program
SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad, Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-4174
Office: 208 Allen Hall, 1275 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1275

Jack Watson

Associate Professor Emeritus
Theatre Arts
Phone: 541-346-4187
Office: 210 Villard Hall

Paul Watts-Offret

Instructor of Composition
English
Phone: 541-346-1338

Jake Webber

Classics Graduate Student/ GE
Classics

Amy Weeden

Folklore Graduate Student
Folklore Program

Ed Weiser

Courtesy Professor Of Practice
Philosophy
Research Interests: Medical Ethics, Neuroethics, Philosophy of Sport, and Sports Ethics as related to health and well-being

Peg Weiser

Courtesy Professor
Philosophy
Research Interests: Aesthetics, Feminist Aesthetics, Philosophy of Sport, Sports Ethics as related to gender, race, and social justice