Humanities

Tze-Yin Teo

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
COLT Director of Graduate Studies
Comparative Literature
Office: 356 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: By appointment

Tiffany Thomas

Folklore Graduate Student/ ENG GE
Folklore Program, English
Office Hours: Tue. 10:30-11:30, Wed. 10:00-11:00, & Thur. 13:50-14:50 or by appointment. If a Zoom meeting is preferred, please email me in advance to arrange.

Jalen Thompson

Instructor
English
Research Interests: reality television | media studies | film studies | black feminism | black studies | gender and sexuality/masculinity studies | queer theory

Courtney Thorsson

Professor, English
Faculty Fellow, Clark Honors College
Clark Honors College, English
Phone: 541-346-1473
Office: 244 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter 2026: Mondays and Wednesdays, 12-2pm in 323 Chapman Hall
Research Interests: African American Literary and Cultural Studies

Avinnash P. Tiwari

Associate Teaching Professor
English
Phone: 541-346-0061
Office: 318 PLC
Office Hours: Winter Term 2026: Thursdays noon to 1330, 1600-1730, and by appointment
Research Interests: Black Studies, Rhetoric and Writing Composition, Education Studies.

Bill Toll

Instructor
In Memoriam
Judaic Studies Program

Russell Tomlin

Professor Emeritus
In memoriam
Linguistics

Christopher Toon

Office Generalist
Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-2497
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: M/T/W 8:30a-3:30p (in person)|Th/F 8:30a-3:30p (Remote)
Research Interests: B.S. Urban / Rural Sociology, Applied Anthropology

Brian Trapp

Senior Instructor
Director of Disability Studies; Kidd Creative Writing Workshops Program Director
Creative Writing Program, Disability Studies
Phone: 541-346-0508
Office: 108 Alder Bldg, 5243 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 24: Thursdays 2-3:45 pm & by appointment over Zoom
Research Interests: creative writing, disability studies, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary editing, comedy, contemporary literature, history of the novel

Ben Travers

English Graduate Student / GE
English
Phone: 541-346-1513
Office: 20 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter Term: F 10am-1pm

Nathan Travis

Graduate Student in Philosophy
PhD Student and Graduate Employee (GE)
Philosophy
Office: 211 Campbell, University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Winter 2026: Friday from 9:30am-11:30am; otherwise, by appointment
Research Interests: Philosophy and history of food; food, animal, and environmental ethics; philosophies of/from the Americas; history of American philosophy; philosophy of religion; history of religions (esp. American and British Christianities); and (inter)religious-secular dialogue and conflict as they intersect with issues of race, sexuality, and oppression.

Noelle Trejo

English Graduate Student/ GE
English

Matthew Tuten

PhD Student
Graduate Employee
Philosophy
Research Interests: Political philosophy, pragmatism, philosophy of race (esp. W.E.B. Du Bois)

Shunji Ukai

Ph.D.
GE
Philosophy
Office: 11 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Spring 2022 By Appointment on Fridays 3-5 PM at SCH221
Research Interests: John Dewey's later naturalism, Charles S. Peirce, Hannah Arendt

Janne Underriner

Assistant Teaching Professor; Director, Northwest Indigenous Language Institute, retired
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics, Native American Studies
Phone: 541-346-0722
Office: 1629 Moss St Rm 102, 1290 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205

Mark T. Unno

Professor of Religious Studies
East Asian Religions, Japanese Buddhism, Classical Japanese Buddhism, Early Chinese Thought, Comparative Ethics, Buddhism and Psychotherapy
Asian Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-4973
Office: 334 Susan Campbell Hall, 1294 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1294
Office Hours: Mondays 4:30pm-5:15pm on Zoom, Tuesdays 1:00pm-1:45pm on Zoom and by appointment

Corbett Upton

Teaching Professor
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
English
Phone: 541-346-3961
Office: 375 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter 2026 Office Hours: <br /> Tuesdays and Thursdays in 375 PLC from 2:30-4:00pm and by appointment. Email cupton@uoregon.edu to schedule appointments.

Cynthia Vakareliyska

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

Salma Valadez-Marquez

Folklore Graduate Student/ GE
PhD Candidate
Folklore Program
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.