IRES
Sophie Grewell
Graduate Student
IRES
Email: sgrewell@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: trans-Indigenous relationality, Indigenous research methodologies, historical Hawaiian out-migration, digital mapping, Indigenous geographies, digital humanities
Paul J. Guernsey
ABD Ph.D.
IRES
Email: guernsey@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: the confluence of phenomenology, ecology, pedagogy (especially Dewey) and Marx, attempting to practice these disciplines in solidarity with women, children and ethnic minorities.
Viana Hara
PhD Graduate Candidate , Romance Languages
Spanish Instructor
IRES, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, Yamada Language Center
Email: vhara@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Fall 2025 Office Hours:<br />
Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00 am-12:00 noon.<br />
Place: at the Knight Library Room 148, The Knight Innovate, Design, Educate Aspire Space<br />
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Research Interests: Race and Gender Studies, Visual Culture ( postcards, comics), Decoloniaty approaches and Caribbean Narratives .( Panamá, U.S and West Indians Diasporas)
Orlando Hawkins
Ph.D. Student
Raymund Fellow & Promising Scholar
IRES, Philosophy
Email: ohawkin2@uoregon.edu
Office: 221 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Thursday 4:00pm-5:00pm and Friday 9:45am-10:45am (SCH)
Research Interests: Existentialism, Black Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Black Marxism and Political philosophy
Habib Iddrisu
Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and Dance
Director, Dema Dance Ensemble
African Studies, Black Studies, Dance, Folklore Program, IRES, Music
Email: hiddrisu@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4062
Office: 152 Gerlinger Annex, 1225 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1225
Research Interests: Dance, West Africa, cultural studies, post-colonial independence history, political economy, oral history, African diaspora, new internationalism
Michelle Jacob
Professor
Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Curriculum and Teacher Education, Educational Foundations, IRES, Sapsikwala Program
Email: mjacob@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9572
Research Interests: Indigenous Methodologies, Spirituality, Health, Education, Indigenous Feminisms, and Decolonization
Brian Klopotek
Associate Professor
IRES
Email: klopotek@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0903
Office Hours: Spring 23: Wednesdays noon-2:00 p.m. and by appointment
Research Interests: Native American and Indigenous Studies, Comparative Ethnic Studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Historical Studies, Environmental Justice
Finn Koval
Graduate Programs Assistant
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: fkoval@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0192
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall
David Lewis
Instructor
IRES
Email: dlewis3@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Spring term: Mondays and Wednesdays 3:00-4:00pm
Krystale Littlejohn
Associate Professor
IRES, Sociology
Email: klittlej@uoregon.edu
Office: 740 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Wed 3-5pm via Zoom through 1/30, on leave until 4/24 after that
Research Interests: Fertility, Race, Gender, Class, Health and Medicine, Body and Embodiment, Science, Knowledge, Technology, Mixed Methods
Lana Lopesi
Assistant Professor
Interim Director, Native American and Studies (NAIS)
IRES, Native American Studies
Email: llopesi@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Fall 23, Wednesday 11-12:30pm or by appointment
Research Interests: Pacific Islander Studies, Diaspora Studies, Indigenous and Women of Color Feminisms, Contemporary Pacific Art, Pacific Cultural Production, Digital Humanities, Global Indigeneities
Audrey Lucero
Professor
CLLAS, College of Education, Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education, IRES, Latinx
Email: alucero@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8069
Office: 126C Lokey Education Bldg, 5277 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5277
Research Interests: Schooling For Latinx Students and Others From Marginalized Communities, and How Those Experiences Influence Their Identities as Literate Beings, Critical Literacy, Elementary & Middle School Education, Teacher Education, Children's Picture Books
Ernesto Javier Martínez
IRES Department Head & Associate Professor
CAS Collegiate Faculty
Black Studies, IRES, Latinx
Email: ejm@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5523
Office: Alder Building
Office Hours: Wednesdays, 3-5pm
Research Interests: Comparative Ethnic Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Latinx Studies, Feminist Theory, Literary Studies
Theresa May
Professor Emerita
Clark Honors College, Environmental Studies, IRES, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts
Email: tmay33@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1789
Office: Email for Appointments
Research Interests: Ecodramaturgy/Eco-theatre, Native/Indigenous Drama, Environmental Humanities, Environmental Justice, Community-based Performance, Theatre for Social Change, Sustainable Theatre Management.
Fela McWhorter
Operations Manager, Academic Support Unit 5
Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, Geography, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: felaw@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5902
Office: 275B McKenzie Hall
José W. Meléndez
PhD Program Director
Associate Professor
CLLAS, IRES, PPPM
Email: jmelende@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2142
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Civic engagement, Design-based research, Designing for equity, Designing learning environments, Designing participatory processes, Discourse analysis, Activity systems, Latino/a/x immigrants, Collective & system level learning, Learning Sciences
Tom Mertes
Academic Programs Manager
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: tmertes@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1060
Office: 273A McKenzie Hall
Lanie Millar
Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
African Studies, Black Studies, Comparative Literature, IRES, Portuguese, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Spanish, College of Arts and Sciences
Email: lmillar@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4031
Office Hours: Fall, 2025: By appointment. Please email.
Research Interests: 20th-21st Century Caribbean Literature, Latin American Literature, African Literature, Lusophone Literatures, Global South Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Race and Blackness, Critical Theory
Angie Morrill
Professor
IRES
Email: morrilla@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0900
Office: 203 Alder Building, University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall '22: Tuesday 1:30 - 3:30 pm, by appointment and via Zoom.