Political Science
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)
Nina Kankanyan
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: nkankan3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4864
Office: 814 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Wednesday 11:30 - 12:30
Sharon Kaplan
Graduate Specialist
Economics, Political Science, Sociology
Email: kaplan@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1261
Office: 175 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
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
Sheila Keen
Associate Director Academic Service Unit
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: shkeen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4852
Office: 175 PLC
Richard Kraus
Professor Emeritus
Asian Studies, Political Science
Email: rkraus@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, Chinese Politics, Politics of Culture
Hanna LaPointe
Faculty Support Assistant
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: hannal@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5316
Alex Li
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: ali5@uoregon.edu
Office: 917 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesday 2-3pm
Sijie Liu
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: sijieliu@uoregon.edu
Office: 816 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Thursday 12:00 - 2:00
Marina Longaray
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: mfingerl@uoregon.edu
Office: 806 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday 2:00-4:00pm
Andrew Martin
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: amarti23@uoregon.edu
Office: 812 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesday 12:00-2:00pm
Isaiah McGuire
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: imcguir2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4865
Office: 831 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Friday-12:00pm-1:00pm
Research Interests: Political Theory, International Relations, Philosophy, Ethics of Law
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: Spring 2026: Tuesday and Thursday 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
Rosie Nguyen
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: nhungn@uoregon.edu
Office: 833 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2024: Wednesday 3:00-4:00
Research Interests: Vietnamese Politics, Republic of Vietnam (1954-1975), Authoritarianism, Democratization, Sino-Vietnamese Relations
Thanh Nguyen
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: fnguyen@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Daniel O'Neil
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: doneil6@uoregon.edu
Office: 175 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Brian Palmer
Faculty Specialist
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: bpalme10@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1846
Office: 435 PLC, 1287 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
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: Spring 2025: Thursday 11-12 and 1:30-3:30
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, European Politics