Social Sciences
Yvette Saavedra
Associate Professor
WGSS Director of Graduate Studies; Convener Women of Color Faculty Project
IRES, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: yjs@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5521
Office: 218 Hendricks Hall
Office Hours: Please email for appointment.
Research Interests: Chicanx History and Studies; Chicana Lesbian Feminist Theory; U.S.-Mexico Borderlands History and Studies; History of U.S. West; 19th and 20th century U.S History; California History; 19th and 20th century gender and sexuality in the U.S.
Damion Sailors
Graduate Student
Anthropology
Email: dsailors@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: 365/366 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Via Zoom
Research Interests: Evolutionary Archaeology, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis, Dungeons & Dragons
Doug Sam
Graduate Employee
History
Email: dougs@uoregon.edu
Office: 350C McKenzie Hall
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Tues. and Thurs. 2:00-3:00 in MCK 350C; Wed. by Appointment<br />
Sign up at: https://calendly.com/dougm-sam/hist-103
Research Interests: Environmental History, Native American History, North American West, Public Lands, History of Astronomy, Dark Sky Studies
Gabe Sanchez
Assistant Professor
Curator of Zooarchaeology, Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Anthropology
Email: gsanche2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9640
Office: 274 Condon Hall & : 104A Millrace Building 112
Office Hours: Monday 9 am to noon or by appointment
Keya Saxena
Doctoral Candidate
SOJC, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: ksaxena5@uoregon.edu
Office: 312 Allen Hall
Research Interests: Global Communications and Social Change, Media Activism and Social Justice, Gender
Michelle Scalise Sugiyama
Senior Instructor I
Anthropology
Email: mscalise@uoregon.edu
Office: 273 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: by appointment
Research Interests: Evolution of cultural transmission, social learning, and symbolic behavior; evolutionary psychology; hunter-gatherers; oral tradition; traditional ecological knowledge; play; warfare
Kate Schau
Undergraduate Specialist
Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Geography, College of Arts and Sciences
Email: kschau@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2355
Office: 308 Condon Hall
Office Hours: MWR 8am-4:30pm
Nicole Schaub
Graduate Student
Environmental Studies, Geography
Email: schaub@uoregon.edu
Office: Glacier Lab Condon 105
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: glaciers, environmental justice, digital media technologies, the Arctic
Philip W. Scher
Department Head, Cinema Studies and Theatre Arts
Professor of Anthropology and Folklore
Anthropology, Folklore Program, Theatre Arts, Cinema Studies
Email: pscher@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5104
Office: 322 Fenton Hall
Office Hours: Email for appointment
Madison Schroder
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: mschrod2@uoregon.edu
Office: 840 PLC
Office Hours: Sp 24: Wednesday 9:30am-11:30pm
Brett Scott
PhD Candidate
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: bscott3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4834
Office: 907 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursday 1:45 - 3:45pm
Research Interests: Race, Ethnicity & Politics, Social Policy, Income & Inequality, Power, Privilege & Politics
Ellen Scott
Professor
Sociology
Email: escott@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5075
Office: 731 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: W 2025: Monday 11:30-12:30 and by appointment
Research Interests: Low-wage work, carework, public policy, qualitative methods.
Emily Scott
Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture and Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, History Art & Arch
Email: escott2@uoregon.edu
Office: Lawrence 218
Office Hours: Thursdays 11am-1pm in Lawrence 218. Contact instructor for sign-up sheet.
Research Interests: Art, politics, and the environment
Garrett Sebra
Graduate Employee
Global Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: gsebra@uoregon.edu
Office: 30 Friendly Hall
Research Interests: Law, International Law, Business Law, Diplomacy, Immigration, Human Rights, International Development, Europe, Africa
Bish Sen
Associate Professor
Asian Studies, SOJC, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad
Email: bsen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2880
Office: 329 Allen Hall
Dirghayu Shah
Doctoral Student
Economics
Email: Dirghayu@uoregon.edu
Office: 820 PLC
Office Hours: Fall24: Monday 1-2
Mohammed Shakibnia
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: shakibni@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Thursday 1:30-2:30pm
George Sheridan
Professor
History
Email: gjs@uoregon.edu
Office: 340A McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Jiannbin Shiao
Professor
Department Head
Sociology
Email: jshiao@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5366
Office: 613 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Drop-in or by appointment: Thursdays, 2-3 PM; Only by (confirmed) appointment: Wednesdays or Fridays, 2-3 PM
Research Interests: Race and Ethnicity, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches, Quantitative Approaches
Munkyoung Shin
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: mshin@uoregon.edu
Office: 810 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 10:00am - 11:00am
Stephen Shoemaker
Professor
History of Christianity
Humanities Program, Middle East and North African Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Email: sshoemak@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4998
Office: 348 Susan Campbell Hall, 1294 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1294
Office Hours: By appointment only
Samantha Shune
Associate Professor
College of Education, Communication Disorders and Sciences, Food Studies, SAIL
Email: sshune@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7494
Office: 249 HEDCO Education Bldg
Research Interests: Dysphagia, aging, dementia, caregiver burden
Lucas Silva
Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology
Biology, Environmental Studies
Email: lsilva7@uoregon.edu
Office: 248 Columbia Hall, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:00pm
Nicky Silver
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: nsilver@uoregon.edu
Office: 617 PLC
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Friday 8-10 on Zoom, or in-person by appointment
Carol Silverman
Professor Emeritus
Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Folklore Program, Judaic Studies Program, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Email: csilverm@uoregon.edu
Office Hours:
Research Interests: Arts and human rights, music, Balkans, Roma, gender, ritual
Lars Skalnes
Associate Professor
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
Nick Sky
Graduate Teaching Fellow
Environmental Studies
Email: nsky@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-6512
Office: 130D Lokey Education Bldg
Cera Smith
Assistant Professor
Black Studies, IRES
Email: cera@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1343
Research Interests: U.S. Black Literatures (African American, Afro-Latinx, and other Black diasporic), Radical Protest Literatures of the U.S., Black Studies, Critical Race Theories, Affect Theory, Gender and Sexuality, Histories of Science and Medicine, Health Humanities
Ryan Smith
Academic and Career Advisor
General Social Sciences
Email: rsmith3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7561
Office: Tykeson 50H
Josh Snodgrass
Professor
Co-Director, Global Health Program
Anthropology, Food Studies, Global Health Program
Email: jjosh@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4823
Office: 354 Condon Hall, 1218University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Winter 2025 term: Tuesdays 2-3:45 and by appointment (in Pacific 12 Global Health Biomarker Lab)
Amy Snyder
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: asnyder5@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4864
Office: 806 PLC
Office Hours: S22 - Virtual: Thurs 3-4 (weeks 1-10 & finals week). Zoom url: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/97730570250
Research Interests: Indigenous Hawaiian Studies, Women Gender, and Sexuality, and Public Policy
Kevin Song
Doctoral Student
Economics
Email: msong5@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7755
Office: 431 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 2023: By appointment
Research Interests: Economic Development and Growth
Haifa Souilmi
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: hsouilmi@uoregon.edu
Office: 833 PLC
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Thursday 1:00-2:00
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, International Relations, US Foreign Policy, Middle East and North Africa, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, Religion , Race and Politics, Interfaith Dialogue
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
Mae Sowards
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: msowards@uoregon.edu
Office: 614 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursday, 2-4 PM
Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Housing Insecurity, Climate Change, Qualitative Methods
Hunter Spackman
ASIA 399 Graduate Employee
Asian Studies, Global Studies
Email: hspackma@uoregon.edu
Office: Friendly Hall 030
Office Hours: Thursdays 11:00am-12:30pm
Research Interests: Japanese Popular Culture
Nick Squires
PhD Candidate
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: nsquires@uoregon.edu
Office: 815 PLC
Office Hours: F23: Wednesday 1:00-3:00
Research Interests: International Relations, US Foreign Policy, National Security, Climate Change, Securitization of Migration
Preetham Sridharan
Graduate Employee
History
Email: preetham@uoregon.edu
Phone: 732-585-3006
Office: 340P McKenzie Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2023, Tue 10:00am-12:00pm
Research Interests: Modern European intellectual history, nineteenth and twentieth-century Europe, history of religious and linguistic thought, modern German history
Sarah Stapleton
Associate Professor
College of Education, Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Curriculum and Teacher Education, Educational Foundations, Environmental Studies, Food Studies
Email: sstaplet@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5834
Office: 146B Lokey Education Bldg.
Research Interests: climate change education, science and environmental education, food and schools, participatory research
Amanda Stasiewicz
Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies
Email: asta@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5031
Office Hours: Thursdays 10-11:45 Columbia 145B
Research Interests: human dimensions of wildfire, community and organizational adaptation to hazards, cooperative fire risk management, evacuation and alternatives to evacuation, forest and rangeland policy, qualitative and quantitative social science
Beata Stawarska
Professor of Philosophy
Director of Graduate Studies for Advising/Curriculum Committee/GTF Appointment Committee/Graduate Placing Committee/Graduate Philosophy Club
Black Studies, Philosophy
Email: stawarsk@uoregon.edu
Office: 247 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Research Interests: Contemporary European Philosophy, Phenomenology, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, Philosophical Psychology, Feminism
Annalyse Steele
Academic Programs Assistant
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
Email: annalyse@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1075
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall
Richard Steers
Professor Emeritus
Asian Studies
Email: rsteers@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8239
Office: 311 Lillis Hall
Lynn Stephen
Philip H. Knight Chair, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Anthropology
Co-Director of Graduate Studies (Anthropology), Graduate Faculty in Ethnic Studies, Participating Faculty in Latin American Studies, Women's and Gender Studies
Anthropology, CLLAS, Food Studies, IRES, Latinx, SAIL
Email: stephenl@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5168
Office: 316 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: T/R 1:30 -2:30 in person in 316 Condon, or by appointment
Research Interests: Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Migration, Indigenous Peoples, Americas, Legal Pluralism, Social Memory, Testimony, Gender Violence
Kirstin Sterner
Associate Professor
Anthropology
Email: ksterner@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8614
Office: 352 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Wednesdays from 11am to 1pm in PAC10 or by appointment (Spring 2024 Term)
Leticia Stival
Events and Communications Coordinator
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
Email: stival@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0188
Office: 201 McKenzie Hall
Shannan Lenke Stoll
Doctoral Student
Environmental Studies, Sociology
Email: sstoll2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5003
Office: 721 PLC
Joe Stone
Professor Emeritus
Economics
Email: jstone@uoregon.edu
Office: 527 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1285
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: international economics, labor, applied econometrics.
Sami Stroud
ESSP Doctoral student/GE
Environmental Studies, Geography
Email: stroud@uoregon.edu
Office: Condon 105
Office Hours: Mondays 2-4 PM
Research Interests: Environmental justice, multispecies ethnography, STS, anti-colonial methods, political ecology, care and care work, ecotourism
Elyse St Sauver
Graduate Employee
Research Assistant
Economics
Email: jstsauv2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1664
Office: Friendly 30
Office Hours: Mondays 1:30-2:30
Xiaobo Su
Professor
Asian Studies, Climate Studies, Geography
Email: xiaobo@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4568
Office: 175 Condon Hall, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Research Interests: Tourism and urban development, international political economy, China and Southeast Asia
Peter Suechting
Doctoral Student
Environmental Studies, Political Science
Email: psuechti@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4864
Office: 837A PLC
Research Interests: Climate Change, International/Comparative Political Economy, Comparative Politics/Comparative Environmental Politics, Energy Policy, Industrial Policy
Lawrence Sugiyama
Professor
Anthropology
Email: sugiyama@uoregon.edu
Office: 329 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours:
Bryn Sullivan
Graduate Student
Anthropology
Email: bsulliv@uoregon.edu
Office: 366 Condon Hall
Research Interests: Pleistocene archaeology, Great Basin archaeology, human-plant interactions, paleoethnobotany, coprolite analysis
Joe Sussi
Graduate Employee
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: jsussi@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3675
Office: La 254
Naomi Sussman
Assistant Professor
History
Email: nsussman@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Indigenous history, borderlands history, sovereignty, citizenship, race, history of migration
Richard Suttmeier
Professor Emeritus
Political Science
Email: petesutt@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Sci & Tech in US-China Relations
Amy Swanson
Assistant Professor of Dance Studies, Theory, and History
Dance, Music, African Studies
Email: aswa@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5605
Office: 173 Gerlinger Annex
Research Interests: contemporary African dance, public performance, transnational Senegal, queer African studies, queer theory
Justin Szasz
Graduate Employee
Sociology
Email: jszasz@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1261
Office: 623 PLC
Office Hours: F24: Friday 12-2
Research Interests: Environmental sociology, political economy, climate change