Political Science
Nakiessa Abbassi
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: nabbassi@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesday 8am - 9am
Research Interests: Environmental Law and Policy, Environmental Justice, Sustainable Development, Climate Resilience
Yvette Alex-Assensoh
VP for Equity and Inclusion
Professor
Black Studies, Political Science
Email: yalex@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3175
Office: 401E Tykeson Hall, 6216 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-6216
Olivia Atkinson
PhD Candidate
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: oatkins2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4864
Office Hours: Winter 2023: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Abigail Bako
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: bako@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Monday 3-5
Elaina Barker
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: ebarker7@uoregon.edu
Office: 840 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays from 2-3pm
Research Interests: American Politics, Power, Gender, Sexuality, Criminal Justice
Brenda Bastian
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: bbastian@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2024: 9am-12pm; T: 2pm-5pm; W: 9am-12pm, Th: 1pm-4pm, F: 10am-1pm
Deborah Baumgold
Professor Emerita
College Scholars, Political Science
Email: baumgold@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4884
Research Interests: Political Theory, History of Political Thought
Emily Beatty
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: ebeatty3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4864
Office: 817 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: SP 24: Thursday 10:30-11:30
Research Interests: American Political Development; Democratic Theory; Critical Phenomenology; Queer and Trans Studies; Social movements
Erin Beck
Associate Professor
CLLAS, Latin American Studies, Political Science
Email: beck@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4483
Office: 914 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesday 9:30-12:30 via zoom (https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/97590591398), email to reserve a time.
Research Interests: Latin American Politics, Development, Gender, NGOs, Microfinance, Collective Action
Gerald Berk
Professor Emeritus
Political Science
Email: gberk@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4887
Office: 834 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Research Interests: American Political Development, Business Regulation, Economic Sociology, Social Theory
Christopher Blum
Operations Coordinator
College of Arts and Sciences, Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: cblum@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1168
Office: 435A PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Grace Boyd-Bigby
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: gboydbi5@uoregon.edu
Office: 840 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Robin Brackett
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: rbracket@uoregon.edu
Office: 814 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Mondays 1:30-2:30p
Research Interests: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Iranian Foreign Relations, Middle East Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Michael Brown
Instructor
Political Science, Sociology
Email: mpbrown@uoregon.edu
Office: 605 PLC1, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Tamara Brown
Operations Assistant
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: tambro@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4614
Office: 435 PLC, 1287 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Miranda Carr
Office Generalist
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: mecarr@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2049
Office: 175 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Rutger Ceballos
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Email: rutgerc@uoregon.edu
Office: 912 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursdays 11:00am - 1:00pm (or by appointment)
Research Interests: American Political Development, History of Political Thought, African American Politics, Labor Politics
Jess Chalette
Undergraduate Program Assistant
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: jesschal@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2592
Office: 175 PLC, 1245 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Anita Chari
Professor
Clark Honors College, Political Science
Email: anitac@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4752
Office: 928 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2025<br />
Mondays 2-5 pm on Zoom. Please sign up for a time and zoom link here: https://calendly.com/anitachari/officehours<br />
Wednesdays 4-5 pm in person drop-in office hours in PLC 928. No appointment needed.<br />
Please note that for finals week, office hours will be Monday, June 9, 1-5 pm on zoom.<br />
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Research Interests: Political Theory, Critical Theory, Frankfurt School, Marxism, Contemplative Studies, Somatics and Politics