Political Science Faculty
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
Erin Beck
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 2026: Thursday 11-2 via zoom (email for link)
Research Interests: Latin American Politics, Development, Gender, NGOs, Microfinance, Collective Action
Rutger Ceballos
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Email: rutgerc@uoregon.edu
Office: 912 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: On parental leave Fall 2026 but can be reached via email.
Research Interests: American Political Development, History of Political Thought, African American Politics, Labor Politics
Anita Chari
Professor
Faculty Fellow, Clark Honors College
Political Science, Clark Honors College
Email: anitac@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4752
Office: 928 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Fall 2026
My drop-in (in person) office hours are Tuesdays from 3-5 pm in PLC 928 every week with the exception of Weeks 6 and 7 (due to conference travel).
You can also reserve a zoom appointment during my office hours at my booking page linked below.
Please note that Weeks 6 & 7 I will hold office hours by appointment. Please email me to schedule or check my booking page.
Research Interests: Political Theory, Critical Theory, Frankfurt School, Marxism, Contemplative Studies, Somatics and Politics
Jasmine Chorley Foster
Political Science
Email: jach@uoregon.edu
Office: 924 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Wednesdays 3:30-4:30
Research Interests: Political theory, Marxism, military and the state, capitalism, class and labor, international politics, internationalisms
Jane Cramer
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Political Science
Email: jkcramer@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4626
Office: 813 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesdays 3:30-5:00; Thursdays 11:30-1:00pm
Research Interests: International Relations
Emily Gade
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Email: egade@uoregon.edu
Office: 923 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Dennis Galvan
Professor
Dean and Vice Provost, Division of Global Engagement
African Studies, Global Studies, Political Science, SAIL
Email: dgalvan@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5851
Office: 310 Oregon Hall, 5209 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5209
Research Interests: Culture and Development, Culturally Sustainable Development, Identity and Community, Political Legitimation, Multiple Forms of Modernity, Primary Field Work: West Africa, Secondary Field Work: Indonesia
Alison Gash
Professor
Department Head, Political Science
Political Science
Email: gash@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4876
Office: 922 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: F22 - Virtual: Wednesday 8:30-10:30--No OH October 5; (send email with header "OFFICE HOUR APPT" to make an appointment) or join waiting room on zoom https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/96351524725; In-person Thursday 1-2 (mask required)
Research Interests: U.S. Courts, Public Policy, Gender/Gender Identity, Race, Sexuality, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Burke Hendrix
Professor
Associate Department Head
Political Science
Email: bhendrix@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2856
Office: 920 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday 10:30-12:30, Th 1:30-3:30
Research Interests: Normative Political Theory, Indigenous Politics, Global Justice, History of Political Thought
Ellen Holtmaat
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Email: holtmaat@uoregon.edu
Office: 911 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesday 10:30-12:30
Research Interests: international political economy, global environmental politics, trade, monetary system, private global governance
Chandler James
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Email: chanj@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4747
Office: 913 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday 2-4
Research Interests: American Presidency, Public Opinion, and Political Behavior
Janel Jett
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Email: jjett@uoregon.edu
Office: 919 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Political Communication; Political Psychology; Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP)
Craig Kauffman
Professor of Political Science
Director of Graduate Studies; Participating Faculty in Environmental Studies and Latin American Studies
Political Science
Email: ckauffma@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4974
Office: 916 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesday 10am - 1pm
Research Interests: Environmental Politics, Ecological Law, Rights of Nature, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Transnational Networks, Collaborative Governance, Democratization
Mikhail Myagkov
Professor
Political Science, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Email: myagkov@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4868
Office: 931 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Research Interests: Russian Politics, Comparative Politics, Formal Political Theory, Statistical Methods, Experimental Design, Game Theory
Craig Parsons
Professor
Political Science
Email: cap@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4402
Office: 930 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursday 11-12 and 1:30-3:30
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, European Politics
Jessica Reanne
PhD
Pro Tem Faculty
Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4864
Office: 917 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays and Fridays: 12pm to 1:30pm via Zoom Appointment
Research Interests: Collective Memory, Performativity & Theatricality, US Political Culture, January 6th Insurrection.
Lars Skalnes
Associate Professor
Political Science
Email: lskalnes@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4886
Office: 929 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday and Wednesday 1:45-3:15
Research Interests: International Political Economy, International Relations
Priscilla Southwell
Professor Emerita
Middle East and North African Studies, Political Science
Email: psouth@uoregon.edu
Office: 915 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Fall 24: Wednesday 2-4 pm
Research Interests: Political Behavior, U.S. and European Politics
Daniel Tichenor
Philip H. Knight Chair of Social Science
Director of the Program on Democratic Governance, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
Law, Political Science
Email: tichenor@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4707
Office: 927 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00pm
Research Interests: Immigration and Citizenship, Social Movements, The American Presidency, Ethnic and Racial Politics, Patterns of Nativism, Religion and Politics, War and Civil Liberties