Humanities

Karen Thompson 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 & 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, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: Mac Court 104A
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Thursday 3:30-5:30 pm

Kyla Wallinger

English Graduate Student/ GE
English

Joey Wanczyk

English
Office Hours: Mondays, 1pm-2pm; Wednesdays, 9:30am-10:30am; Fridays, 1pm-2pm

Yixuan Wang

East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30-4:30pm
Research Interests: Cognitive semantics, discourse analysis, pragmatics, Modern Chinese literature

Yugen Wang

Professor of Chinese Literature
East Asian Languages, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-3503
Office: 304 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Spring 2026, 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: Spring 2026: Tuesday, 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

Assistant Teaching Professor
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

Rachel Weissler

Assistant Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Linguistics and Interdisciplinary Cognitive Sciences
Black Studies, Linguistics
Office: Straub Hall 375
Office Hours: Use Dr. Weissler's booking link or email Dr. Weissler to set up a meeting: https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/8695a6ddbb834d17bd692e877d0a9086@uoregon.edu/meetingtype/bNrnFb6MVkK9n1fLKGVW1w2?bookingcode=fb9915ea-b03b-4edb-86f5-6345c75b9a7a&anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=mlink
Research Interests: sociolinguistics, emotion perception, neurolinguistics, language and social justice

Maia Wellborn

Doctoral Candidate
Philosophy
Phone: na
Office: Susan Campbell Hall 11B
Office Hours: Mondays 10:30AM-12:30PM
Research Interests: Critical Phenomenology, Feminist Philosophy, Queer and Trans Studies, Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy

Louise Westling

Professor Emerita
College Scholars, English, Food Studies

Mark Whalan

Robert D. and Eve E. Horn Professor of English
Head of English
English, Black Studies
Phone: 541-346-3926
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: Modernist studies; American literary and cultural studies, 1900-1950; First World War Studies; Harlem Renaissance; African American Literary Studies