Political Science
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
Abigail Bako
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: bako@uoregon.edu
Office: 806 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Friday 2:00-4:00
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
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: Spring 2026: Wednesday 12:00-2:00pm
Research Interests: American Political Development; Democratic Theory; Critical Phenomenology; Queer and Trans Studies; Social movements
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
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
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology, Mathematics
Email: cblum@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1168
Office: 435A PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
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
Emma Caputo
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: ecaputo@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 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: 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
Jess Chalette
Undergraduate Program Assistant
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology, Mathematics
Email: jesschal@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2592
Office: 175 PLC, 1245 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
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
Rachel Claric
Graduate Coordinator
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology, Mathematics
Email: rclaric2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9697
Office: 175 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Luis Claveria Cambon
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: lclaveri@uoregon.edu
Office: 831 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursday 14:00-15:00
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
Fatih Demirci
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: fad@uoregon.edu
Office: 812 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Thursdays, 2-4 pm over Zoom
Research Interests: Middle East, terrorism, extremism, religion
Tim Fewless
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: tfewless@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Friday 0800-1000
Research Interests: Research Interests:
Indigenous governance and subsistence rights; impacts of colonialism on Indigenous culture.
deculturization and its connection to suicide and addiction among Indigenous Alaskan youth; gender
studies; performative feminism; political identity formation.