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

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

Michael Brown

Instructor

Political Science, Sociology

Email: mpbrown@uoregon.edu

Office: 605 PLC1, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: Fall 2025: Tuesday and Thursday 130-2:30<br />

Rutger Ceballos

Assistant Professor

Political Science

Email: rutgerc@uoregon.edu

Office: 912 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesday, 11:00 to 1:00 pm

Research Interests: American Political Development, History of Political Thought, African American Politics, Labor Politics

Anita Chari

Professor

Faculty Fellow, 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: Fall 2025: Tuesdays 3:30-5 pm on Zoom. Please sign up for a time and Zoom link here: https://calendly.com/anitachari/officehours, Thursdays 2-3:30 pm in person drop-in office hours in PLC 928. No appointment needed for in person office hours. Please note the exceptions to this schedule below. Week 2: Zoom office hours only, no in-person office hours on October 9, Week 7 November 10-14, office hours by appointment only, Week 9 November 27, In person office hours cancelled for Thanksgiving (UO Holiday)

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

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: Fall 2025: Wednesday 3-4:30; Friday 11:30-1:00<br />

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: Fall 2025: 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, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: Spring 2025: Monday 4-5pm, Tuesday 1.30-2.30pm

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: Fall 2025: Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00

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