Social Sciences
Lesley Yates-Pollard
Academic Programs Manager
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology, Mathematics
Email: lesleyyp@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2537
Office: 175A PLC, 1245 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
David Yorgesen
Operations Manager, ASU 3
Classics, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Environmental Studies
Email: yorgesen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1539
Office: 338 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: In the office: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, Monday - Wednesday. Remote office: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, Thursday. 7:30 am – 4 pm, Friday
Richard York
Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies, Sociology
Email: rfyork@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5064
Office: 730 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesday 2-4 via Zoom: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/8212956802
Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Political Economy, Sociological Theory, Sociology of Science
Jason Younker
Asst VP & Advisor to the President
Anthropology
Email: jyounker@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5672
Office: 1776 Millrace Dr., Ste 391, 1226 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Thursday 2-4:00 or by appointment
Xinyi "Cindy" Yuan
Doctoral Student
Economics
Email: cindyuan@uoregon.edu
Office: 420 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesday 2-3pm
Reuben Zahler
Associate Professor
History
Email: rczahler@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5907
Office: 363 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Research Interests: Latin America, gender, law, political culture, political transformations
Hannah Zeller
English Graduate Student
English, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: hzeller@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0529
Office: 323 HEN
Office Hours: Email or check syllabus for times and Zoom links.
Research Interests: Post 1970 American Fantasy; Comics; Care Theory; Gender and Sexuality Studies; Black Feminism; Critical University Studies; Queer of Color Critique
Ada Zhang
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: adazhang@uoregon.edu
Office: 636 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Monday and Wednesday 10:30-11:30am
Shiyu Zhang
PhD Student
Geography
Email: szhan@uoregon.edu
Office: 160 Condon Hall, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Fangsheng(Jasper) Zhou
Graduate student/GE at Geography Dept.
Geography
Email: jasperz@uoregon.edu
Office: 160 Condon Hall, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Cartography, GIS, Remote Sensing, Climate Change communications
Junyi Zhu
Graduate Student
Anthropology
Email: junyiz@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: 365/366 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-128
Office Hours: Appointment by email request
Research Interests: Chinese Archaeology, Archaeobotany, Human-Environment Interaction, Wild Resources, Agriculture, Traditional Ecological Knowledge