Social Sciences

James Munyawera

Graduate Student
Anthropology, Biology
Phone: 541-221-0390
Office: Pacific 8
Office Hours: Appointment by email request
Research Interests: Primates behaviors, Ecology, genetics, and Evolutionary genomics

Barbara Muraca

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, Philosophy
Office: 242 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesday 4:00-6pm in person and on Zoom upon request (ask for Zoom link). Additional meetings (upon appointment) for graduate students
Research Interests: Environmental Philosophy, Process Philosophy (Whitehead), Sustainability, degrowth, human-nature relationships, Biocapitalism

Alexander Murphy

Professor Emeritus (part-time Professor, 2019-2024)
Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts & Sciences, 1998-2019
Geography
Phone: 541-346-4571
Office: 151 Condon Hall, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Zoom Tue 4-5PM
Research Interests: Cultural and political geography, Europe, law and geography.

Mikhail Myagkov

Professor
Political Science, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
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

McRae Naayers

Faculty Support Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Ichishkiin Language, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Modern Hebrew Language, Northwest Indian Language Institute, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Yamada Language Center
Office: 1787 Agate Street, Suite 104, 1245 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-5:00

Kiana Nadonza

Graduate Student
Doctoral Candidate
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: 365/366 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Currently by appointment
Research Interests: Philippines, beauty pageantry, nationalisms, postcolonial feminism, race and ethnicity, diaspora, cultural tourism, Southeast Asian political economies.

Haruka Nagao

Assistant Professor
Global Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages
Research Interests: health governance, Africa-China relations, gender, public opinion, soft power diplomacy, East Asia

Rosie Nguyen

Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Office: 833 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Winter 2023: 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
Office: 810 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284

Barrett Niblock

Graduate student/GE
Global Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office Hours: Monday 10:00am-12:00 noon
Research Interests: Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Language Revitalization, Indigenous Methods and Ethics, Global Studies, Critical Development Studies, American Studies

Kari Marie Norgaard

Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies
Climate Studies, Food Studies, IRES, Native American Studies, Sociology
Phone: 541-346-8615
Office: 634 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday 2-4
Research Interests: Gender, Place and Environment, Social Psychology and Interaction, Sociology of Culture, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches

Matthew Norton

Associate Professor
Sociology
Office: 630 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2022: By appointment only
Research Interests: Comparative and Historical Approaches, Social Control Law Crime and Deviance, Politics and Social Change, Sociology of Culture, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches

Anne van den Nouweland

Professor
Economics, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-1267
Office: 510 PLC, 1285 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1285
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Monday 3:30-4:30 (in person); Friday 8-9am and 1:30-2:30pm (by appointment)

Robert O'Brien

Professor Emeritus
Sociology
Office Hours: Retired; no office hours

Jennifer O'Neal

Assistant Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies for IRES
IRES, Native American Studies
Phone: 541-346-8830
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests: Native American and Indigenous history; American West history; International Relations; Indigenous Data Sovereignty; Cultural Heritage Archives; Indigenous Knowledge Systems; Digital Humanities

Daniel O'Neil

Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Office: 175 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Theresa O'Nell

Associate Professor Emeritus
Anthropology
Office Hours:

Ruby Oboro-Offerie

Doctoral Student
Sociology
Office: 636 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday 2:00pm to 3:00pm and Wednesday 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Pat OGrady

Research Assistant
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-0671
Office: Or State Mus of Anth, bldg 547, 1724 Moss St
Office Hours:

Victoria Olajide

Graduate Student
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: 365/366 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Wednesdays 1- 2 pm via zoom or by appointment
Research Interests: Archaeobotany, Palynology, Paleoenvironmetal reconstruction, Late Stone Age, Origins and transmission of food production, Ceramic analysis, Stone to Metal Age transitions, West African archaeology