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
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: Fall 24: Wednesday 11:00-2:00
Research Interests: Latin American Politics, Development, Gender, NGOs, Microfinance, Collective Action
Michael Brown
Instructor
Political Science, Sociology
Email: mpbrown@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4675
Office: 605 PLC1
Rutger Ceballos
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Email: rutgerc@uoregon.edu
Office: 912 PLC
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM (or by appointment)
Research Interests: American Political Development, History of Political Thought, African American Politics, Labor Politics
Anita Chari
Associate 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: In person hours Tuesdays 3-4 pm in PLC 928, Virtual office hours Tuesdays 4-5 pm, reserve a time and get zoom link at https://calendly.com/anitachari/officehours. Office hours cancelled Nov 5. On Nov. 12 zoom office hours only
Research Interests: Political Theory, Critical Theory, Frankfurt School, Marxism, Contemplative Studies, Somatics and Politics
Jane Cramer
Associate Professor
Political Science
Email: jkcramer@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4626
Office: 813 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Fall 24: Monday 2:00-5:00
Research Interests: International Relations
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: Sp 24: Thursday 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
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Monday 3-5
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
Office Hours: Fall 24: Thursday 1:00 - 3:00
Research Interests: American Presidency, Public Opinion, and Political Behavior
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: Fall 2024: Wednesday 1-4
Research Interests: Environmental Politics, Ecological Law, Rights of Nature, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Transnational Networks, Collaborative Governance, Democratization
Ronald Mitchell
Professor of Political Science
Climate Studies, Environmental Studies, Political Science
Email: rmitchel@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4880
Office: 921 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Fall24: Tuesday & Thursdays 10:00-11:30
Research Interests: Environmental Politics, International Relations
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
Neil O'Brian
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Email: obrian@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4698
Office: 923 PLC
Office Hours: Fall 24: Monday 5:00-6:30pm, Tuesday 3:30-5:00pm
Research Interests: Political Parties, Congress, Public Opinion, Polarization
Craig Parsons
Professor; Program Head
Political Science
Email: cap@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4402
Office: 930 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Fall 24: Tuesday 12:00 - 3:00
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, European Politics
Jessica Reanne
PhD
Pro Tem Faculty
Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4864
Office: 917 PLC
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Wed/Fri 12-130pm on Zoom, please make an appointment via Canvas Calendar or via email.
Research Interests: Collective Memory, Performativity & Theatricality, US Political Culture, January 6th Insurrection.
Lars Skalnes
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Political Science
Email: lskalnes@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4886
Office: 929 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Fall 24: Tuesday & Thursdays 1:30-3:00
Research Interests: International Political Economy, International Relations
Priscilla Southwell
Professor Emerita
Middle East and North African Studies, Political Science
Email: psouth@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9857
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: Fall 24: Tuesday 3-5, Thursday 1:30-2:30
Research Interests: Immigration and Citizenship, Social Movements, The American Presidency, Ethnic and Racial Politics, Patterns of Nativism, Religion and Politics, War and Civil Liberties
Tuong Vu
Professor
Political Science
Email: thvu@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4866
Office: 940 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Friday 9-12
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, Ideology, Revolution, Communism, Nationalism, East and Southeast Asia