Social Sciences

Timothy Williams

Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
History
Phone: 541-346-8798
Office: 367 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-3 PM. Schedule office hours here: https://calendly.com/timw-uo/office-hours
Research Interests: 19th Century U.S. history, the Civil War and Reconstruction, intellectual and cultural history, book history, gender, education, prisons and prisoners.

Wesley Wilson

Professor Emeritus
Economics
Phone: 541-346-4690
Office Hours: By appointment only
Research Interests: Industrial organization, transportation, applied econometrics

Olivia Wing

PhD Student
History
Phone: 541-346-0900
Research Interests: Asian American History, Modern U.S. History, History of Youth Culture, Gender History

Harry Wolcott

(1929-2012)
Anthropology

Dehlia Wolftail

Environmental Studies

Woan Foong Wong

Assistant Professor
Economics
Phone: 541-346-1335
Office: 539 PLC, 1285 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1285
Office Hours: Spring 2025: By Appointment
Research Interests: International Trade

Leslie Wooten

Doctoral Student
Economics
Office: 428A PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Tuesday 12:00 - 1:00, Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00

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

Alohi Wright

Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Phone: 541-346-9736
Office: 201B McKenzie Hall
Research Interests: Coonhounds, butter mochi, decorating for the holidays, remembering what life was like when I had hobbies, thinking about reading all the books on my nightstand, and Schitt's Creek.

Michelle Wright

Media Coordinator
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Phone: 541-346-8261
Office: 275 McKenzie Hall
Research Interests: Graphic design; communications; website, newsletter, and social media content and updates

Jiabin Wu

Associate Professor
Economics, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-5778
Office: 475 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1285
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Monday/Wednesday 12:50 to 1:50
Research Interests: Game Theory, Experimental Economics, Political Economy

Wei "Herbert" Xin

Doctoral Student
Economics
Office: 522 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: By appointment <br />

Moeko Yamazaki

Graduate Employee
History
Phone: 541-346-9590
Office: 340H McKenzie Hall, 1288 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Office Hours: Winter 23, Wednesday 2:00-4:00 p.m. and by appointment
Research Interests: Labor history, business history, history of capitalism, US history

Jinsun Yang

Graduate Employee
Sociology, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Phone: 541-346-1261
Office: 621 PLC, 1298 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wed 2-4PM<br />
Research Interests: Queer theory, Feminism, Gender Policy, Sociology of Sport, Queer Geopolitics, Colonialism

W. Jamie Yang

Graduate Employee
Sociology
Office: 708 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday&amp;Thursday 1:30-2:30pm<br />
Research Interests: Gender, sexuality, family and life course, social psychology

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, School of Global Studies and Languages, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Phone: 541-346-1363
Office: Hendricks Hall 218A, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm Lawrence Hall, 2nd floor, Hearth Cafe area and 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

Dante Yasui

Doctoral Student
Economics
Phone: 541-346-7755
Office: 525 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Monday 10-11am, Wednesday 1-2pm<br />
Research Interests: Urban economics, econometrics

Lesley Yates-Pollard

Academic Programs Manager
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Phone: 541-346-2537
Office: 175A PLC, 1245 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Richard York

Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, Sociology
Phone: 541-346-5064
Office: 730 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: M 12-2 via Zoom: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/8212956802
Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Political Economy, Sociological Theory, Sociology of Science

Phil Young

(1936-2013)
Anthropology