Native American and Indigenous Studies Hero

Native American Studies Faculty

Kirby Brown

Associate Professor, English

Director, Native American and Studies (NAIS)

English, Native American Studies

Office: 330 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286

Office Hours: Fall 2024: M: 2-4 pm, T: 11 am-12 pm, and by email appt. <br /> Schedule here: https://calendly.com/kirbybrown/officehours

Research Interests: Native American and Indigenous Literary and Cultural Studies; Race, Ethnicity, & Indigeneity; Cultural Studies; Modernism Studies; Genre Studies; Nationhood/Nationalism Studies; Sovereignty/Self-Determination Studies

Lana Lopesi

Assistant Professor

IRES, Native American Studies

Email: llopesi@uoregon.edu

Office: 204 Alder Building

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

Kathy Lynn

Research Assistant

Native American Studies, SAIL

Email: kathy@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-5777

Office: 243 Columbia Hall

Kari Marie Norgaard

Director of Graduate Studies for Sociology

Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies

Climate Studies, Food Studies, IRES, Native American Studies, Sociology

Email: norgaard@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-8615

Office: 634 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291

Office Hours: Winter 2025: Tuesday 2-4

Research Interests: Gender, Place and Environment, Social Psychology and Interaction, Sociology of Culture, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches

Jennifer O'Neal

Assistant Professor

Director of Undergraduate Studies for IRES

IRES, Native American Studies

Email: joneal@uoregon.edu

Phone: 541-346-8830

Office: 203 Alder Bldg

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