Schnitzer School

Cynthia Vakareliyska

Professor Emerita
Linguistics, Medieval Studies, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies

Marci Viano-Davis

Operations Manager
ASU 1 - Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
College of Arts and Sciences, East Asian Languages, Food Studies, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Northwest Indian Language Institute, OCIAS, Romance Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Yamada Language Center, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4019
Office: 116 Friendly, University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: 9-4 M-F

Yosa Vidal

Assistant Teaching Professor
Spanish
Romance Languages, Spanish, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4497
Office: 198C Esslinger Hall, 1525 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1525
Office Hours: T-Th 10:00-10:50
Research Interests: Latin American Literature, Aesthetics and Politics, Comic Studies, Creative Writing.

Matthias Vogel

Senior Instructor II and Language Coordinator
Director of Undergraduate Studies, German and Faculty Fellow, Yasui Hall
German & Scandinavian, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-337-2634
Office: 117 Friendly Hall
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Tue/Thu 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM and by appointment
Research Interests: German language, culture, and pedagogy; Globalization and Global Engagement Issues; Study Abroad; Identity Discourses and Multiculturalism; Food Studies; Higher Education Organizational Leadership; Academic Residential Communities and Residential Life

David Wacks

Professor of Spanish
Romance Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-4029
Office: 105C Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Tuesday 11:30-1:30 and by appointment
Research Interests: Medieval Iberian literature and culture, Sephardic studies, Mediterranean Studies

Sarah D. Wald

Associate Professor, Environmental Studies & English
English, Environmental Studies, Food Studies, IRES, Latinx
Phone: 541-346-1613
Office Hours: M/W, 1:20-3pm (PLC 443 or Zoom)<br /> *1:20-1:45pm reserved for in person meetings for ENG 230 students (w/o appointment)<br /> <br /> Sign Up for Office Hours: https://goo.gl/ZUocxh<br />
Research Interests: Environmental Justice, Environmental Humanities, Asian American Literary and Cultural Studies, Latinx Literary and Cultural Studies, Food Studies, Farmworker Justice, Immigration/Migration, 20/21st Century US Literature, American Studies

Glynne Walley

Associate Professor, Japanese Literature
East Asian Languages, Folklore Program, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: Mac Court 104A
Office Hours: Winter 2026: Monday 1-3 pm

Yixuan Wang

East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30-4:30pm
Research Interests: Cognitive semantics, discourse analysis, pragmatics, Modern Chinese literature

Yugen Wang

Professor of Chinese Literature
East Asian Languages, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-3503
Office: 304 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Winter 2026, WED 11 am-1 pm, on Zoom

Lesley Jo Weaver

Associate Professor
Global Health Program, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages, Black Studies
Office Hours: Fall 2025: 10-1130, by appointment (https://calendly.com/ljweaver/dr-weaver-office-hours)
Research Interests: medical anthropology; mental health; race; chronic diseases; food insecurity; health disparities; Brazil; India; USA; global health

Janis Weeks

Professor Emerita
African Studies, Biology

Anita Weiss

Professor Emerita
Global Studies, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-3245
Office: 307 PLC, 5206 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5206
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-3 pm &amp; by appointment
Research Interests: Pakistan: development, women's rights, political Islam

Louise Westling

Professor Emerita
College Scholars, English, Food Studies

Nathan Whalen

Senior Instructor II of Spanish
Romance Languages, Spanish, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4257
Office: 422 Friendly
Office Hours: Tuesdays 12 -2 and by appointment

Olivia Wilkinson

Student Office Worker
German & Scandinavian
Office: Office 114 Friendly Hall

Sunhee Woo

Korean language instructor
Renewable non-tenure-track faculty
East Asian Languages, Korean
Phone: 541-346-7166
Office: 308 Friendly Hall, 1248 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248
Office Hours: Wed1:30~3:30 p.m.

Stephen Wooten

Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Global Studies
Provost's Teaching Academy Member
Global Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Folklore Program, Food Studies
Office: 322 FR, Eugene OR 97403-5206
Office Hours: Tuesdays 12- 2pm or by appointment. Please email to request a time.
Research Interests: Food studies, local-global dynamics, agrarian change, expressive culture

Jean Wu

Teaching Professor, Chinese Language
Chinese Language Program Coordinator
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4098
Office: 402 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1248

Yang Xi

East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: T 12-12:50 and Th 1:00-1:50
Research Interests: Chinese linguistics

Kristin Yarris

Professor, Global Studies and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Department Head, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Disability Studies, Global Health Program, Global Studies, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-1363
Office: Hendricks Hall 218A, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Wi 2026: Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm in the Tykeson Café area; also, remotely by appointment in Teams (send message in Teams for appointment).
Research Interests: transnational migration, migrant rights, social movements, mental health, health equity, wellbeing & social care