Social Sciences

Larry Ulibarri

Senior Instructor I
Anthropology, Food Studies
Phone: 541-346-8188
Office: 373 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: by appointment (in-person or remotely)
Research Interests: Primate ecology and conservation, animal behavior, forensics, nutrition.

Janne Underriner

Research Professor Emerita
Director, Northwest Indigenous Language Institute, retired 2026
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics, Native American Studies
Phone: 541-346-0722
Office: 1629 Moss St Rm 102, 1290 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205

Mark T. Unno

Professor of Religious Studies
East Asian Religions, Japanese Buddhism, Classical Japanese Buddhism, Early Chinese Thought, Comparative Ethics, Buddhism and Psychotherapy
Asian Studies, Medieval Studies, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-4973
Office: 334 Susan Campbell Hall, 1294 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1294
Office Hours: Mondays 4:30pm-5:15pm on Zoom, Tuesdays 1:00pm-1:45pm on Zoom and by appointment

Alvin Urquhart

Professor Emeritus
Geography

Arafaat A. Valiani

Associate Professor
History
Phone: 541-346-5763
Office: 301 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursdays 11:30am-1:00pm, and by appointment.

Mackenzie VanLaar

PhD Student
Anthropology
Research Interests: health justice, health autonomy, networks of care, housing, activist anthropology and Gaelic cultural studies

Jessica Vasquez-Tokos

Professor
IRES, Sociology, Latinx
Phone: 541-346-5165
Office: 715 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2026: By Appointment
Research Interests: Race and Ethnicity, Latinos/as/xs in the U.S., Family Life Course and Society, Qualitative Approaches, International Migration

Irma Velasquez

Courtesy Professor
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5102

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, 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: 104 Agate Hall, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: 9-4 M-F

Byron Villacis Cruz

Assistant Professor
Sociology, Latinx
Office: 707 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday 4-6pm
Research Interests: Expertise and Elites; Economic Sociology; Quantification and Official Statistics; Demography and Population Measurement; Organizations and Institutional Authority

Da'Mirah Vinson

Doctoral Student
Sociology
Office: 636 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Tuong Vu

Professor
Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4866
Office: 918 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Thursday 11:00-2:00
Research Interests: Comparative Politics, Ideology, Revolution, Communism, Nationalism, East and Southeast Asia

Glen Waddell

Professor
Economics, Lundquist College of Business, SAIL, College of Arts and Sciences
Phone: 541-346-1259
Office: Prince Lucien Campbell 533
Office Hours: Fall 2022: On Canvas (or by appointment)
Research Interests: applied econometrics, data science, labour, education, health, crime, risky behaviours, sports, personnel, contracts

Lissa Wadewitz

Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History
History
Phone: 541-346-1831
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: Native American, Pacific/Marine World, US West, US Environmental

Hannah Waight

Assistant Professor
Sociology
Office: 738 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Wednesdays 12-2
Research Interests: Media, Information, China, Quantitative Methods, Text as Data

Jensen Wainwright

PhD Student
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: 365/366 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-1 via zoom (or by appointment)
Research Interests: Paleoenviornment, stable isotope geochemistry, small mammals

Sarah D. Wald

Professor, Environmental Studies & English
English, Environmental Studies, Food Studies, IRES, Latinx
Phone: 541-346-1613
Office Hours: Mon, 7-7:45pm (Zoom only) Tues, 3:30-4:15 pm (PLC 443/Zoom) (3:20-3:40 reserved for ENVS 203 students) Thur, 12-12:30 pm (PLC 443/Zoom) Sign Up for Office Hours: https://goo.gl/ZUocxh
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

Peter Walker

Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, Geography
Phone: 541-346-4541
Office: 100 Condon Hall, 1251 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Research Interests: Political ecology, environmental politics, climate change adaptation, wildfire, collaborative and community based resource management, land use, American West, Africa

Riley Wall

Graduate Student/GE in Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies

Hanqing Wang

Doctoral Student
Economics
Office: 521 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Monday and Wednesday 12-1