IRES

Kari Marie Norgaard

Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies
Climate Studies, Food Studies, IRES, Native American Studies, Sociology
Phone: 541-346-8615
Office: 634 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday 2-4
Research Interests: Gender, Place and Environment, Social Psychology and Interaction, Sociology of Culture, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches

Rosa O'Connor Acevedo

Ph.D.
GE
IRES
Office: 11 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Spring 2022: Monday 2:50 pm-3:50 pm and Friday 9:50 am-10:50 am
Research Interests: Caribbean Thought, Decolonial thought, Latin America Decolonial Feminism, Black Feminism, Frantz Fanon, Sylvia Wynter, and Michel Foucault.

Jennifer O'Neal

Assistant Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies for IRES
IRES, Native American Studies
Phone: 541-346-8830
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Native American and Indigenous history; American West history; International Relations; Indigenous Data Sovereignty; Cultural Heritage Archives; Indigenous Knowledge Systems; Digital Humanities

Edward M. Olivos

Professor
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Curriculum and Teacher Education, Educational Foundations, IRES, Latinx
Phone: 541-346-2983
Office: Lokey Education 111
Research Interests: The Relationship Between Bicultural Parents and Schools, the Development of Bilingual Educators

Jeffrey Ostler

Professor of History Emeritus
History, IRES, Native American Studies
Phone: 541-346-1265
Research Interests: The History of the American West, with A Particular Focus On American Indian History

Priscilla Peña Ovalle

Associate Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, IRES, Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-0060
Office: 315 McKenzie Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Media Studies, Race/Ethnicity, Dance, Mainstream Popular Culture, Media Hairstyles

Lauren C. Pinchin

Associate Director, ASU5
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-4806
Office: 275B McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288

Laura Pulido

Professor
Geography, IRES, Latinx
Phone: 541-346-0918
Office Hours: Mondays 2-3 pm; Tuesdays 1-2 pm
Research Interests: Cultural Memory, Chicana/o Studies, Critical Human Geography, Environmental Justice

Arifa Raza

Assistant Professor
IRES
Research Interests: Immigration/crimmigration, Critical Race Theory, carceral studies, comparative ethnic studies, human trafficking

Mariana Rivera

Graduate Student
IRES
Phone: 541-346-0900

Jerry Rosiek

Professor
CSSE Program Director
College of Education, Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Curriculum and Teacher Education, Educational Foundations, Food Studies, IRES, Philosophy
Phone: 541-346-2330
Office: 146B Lokey Education Bldg, 5277 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5295

Yvette Saavedra

Associate Professor
WGSS Director of Graduate Studies
IRES, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Office Hours: On Sabbatical: I am away from campus on sabbatical research leave for the 2025-2026 Academic Year. I am reviewing email less frequently and my response time will be slower than usual. Thank you for your patience. <br /> Office hours: Not available. If I serve as your undergraduate thesis advisor or am on your graduate committee and you need to meet with or contact me, please email me at YJS@uoregon.edu<br /> Director of Graduate Studies: In my absence, the position of Director of Graduate Studies for WGSS will be Dr. Yu-Fang Cho ( yufangc@uoregon.edu ), please direct all Grad Certificate, advising, and GE inquiries to her.
Research Interests: Chicanx History and Studies; Chicana Lesbian Feminist Theory; U.S.-Mexico Borderlands History and Studies; History of U.S. West; 19th and 20th century U.S History; California History; 19th and 20th century gender and sexuality in the U.S.

Leilani Sabzalian

Associate Professor
College of Education, Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Curriculum and Teacher Education, Educational Foundations, IRES, Sapsikwala Program
Phone: 541-346-1535
Research Interests: Indigenous Education, Native Feminisms, Curriculum Studies, Teacher Education, Elementary Social Studies Education

Irum Shiekh

Pro Tem Instructor
IRES
Phone: 541-346-0900

Cera Smith

Assistant Professor
Black Studies, IRES
Phone: 541-346-1343
Research Interests: U.S. Black Literatures (African American, Afro-Latinx, and other Black diasporic), Radical Protest Literatures of the U.S., Black Studies, Critical Race Theories, Affect Theory, Gender and Sexuality, Histories of Science and Medicine, Health Humanities

Annalyse Steele

Academic Programs Assistant
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-1075
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall

Lynn Stephen

Philip H. Knight Chair, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Anthropology
Co-Director of Graduate Studies (Anthropology), Graduate Faculty in Ethnic Studies, Participating Faculty in Latin American Studies, Women's and Gender Studies
Anthropology, CLLAS, Food Studies, IRES, Latinx, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-5168
Office: 316 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: T/R 1:30 -2:30 in person in 316 Condon, or by appointment
Research Interests: Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Migration, Indigenous Peoples, Americas, Legal Pluralism, Social Memory, Testimony, Gender Violence

Leticia Stival

Events and Communications Coordinator
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography

Alexander Symonette

Graduate Student
Graduate employee
IRES
Research Interests: Conspiracy Theory, Social Movements, Black/Queer Diasporic Solidarity, History of Eugenics, Ethnography and Digital Media.

Bryant Taylor

Graduate Student
IRES
Phone: 541-346-0900