Social Sciences

Jade Fraley

Academic and Operations Coordinator, ASU #3
Interim Disability Studies Experiential Learning Coordinator
College of Arts and Sciences, Arabic Studies, Classics, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Environmental Studies
Phone: 541-346-0934
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall Term Schedule: <br /> Monday &amp; Tuesday | 8:30a-12p and 1:00p-3:30p (in 118 PLC)<br /> Wednesday| 8:30a-12:00p (in 118 PLC) and afternoon remote, accessible via email<br /> Thursday | 8:30a-12p (in 144 Co) and 1:00-4:00p (in 118 PLC)<br /> Friday | Remote, accessible via email
Research Interests: B.A. Communication Disorders & Sciences, Lover of Theatre Arts & Dogs

Alisa Freedman

Professor, Japanese Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender
Asian Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, East Asian Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages, Translation Studies
Phone: 541-979-7794
Office: 404 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Fridays, 10:30 am -12:00 pm on Zoom, before and after classes, and by appointment. Please email me to make an appointment (alisaf@uoregon.edu)
Research Interests: Cross-cultural,transnational Asian Studies; cultural studies; intersectional gender studies; popular culture; media studies; biographies & memoirs; youth culture; modern Japanese literature; digital culture; urban studies; translation; academic publishing

Alena Friedrich

Doctoral Student
Economics
Office: 420 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:30-11:30<br />

Stephen Frost

Professor
Co-Director of Graduate Studies
African Studies, Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5161
Office: 353 Condon Hall, 1218 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9-10 a.m.

Javay Frye-Nekrasova

Doctoral Student
Graduate Teaching Fellow
SOJC, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Research Interests: Sexuality & Media, Sex Work, Kink & BDSM

Linda Fuller

Professor Emerita
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies

Kathy Furrer

Graduate Support Specialist ASU#3
College of Arts and Sciences, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Environmental Studies
Phone: 541-346-1501
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: FALL TERM Mon: Working Remotely avail. by Email Tues: 9-12/1-4 (COL 144) Wed: 8:30-12/1-4 (PLC 118) Thurs: 8:30-12 (PLC 118)/1-4 (SCH 311) Fri: 8:30-12 (PLC 118) Drop-In Office Hours: Wed. 9-12 (PLC 118

Dennis Galvan

Professor
Dean and Vice Provost, Division of Global Engagement
African Studies, Global Studies, Political Science, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-5851
Office: 310 Oregon Hall, 5209 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5209
Research Interests: Culture and Development, Culturally Sustainable Development, Identity and Community, Political Legitimation, Multiple Forms of Modernity, Primary Field Work: West Africa, Secondary Field Work: Indonesia

Yuxuan Gao

Master's Student
Political Science
Office: 832 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Wednesday 2:00-3:00

Isabel Garcia Valdivia

Assistant Professor
Sociology
Phone: 541-346-5306
Office: 618 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Sign-up for office hours here: https://calendly.com/igarciav/15min or by appointment
Research Interests: [Im]migration, Race and Ethnicity, Social Stratification, and Life course/Aging

Annalise Gardella

Graduate Student
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: 365/366 Condon Hall, 1218 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1218
Office Hours: Appointment by email request
Research Interests: Environmental activism, Ecofeminism, LGBTQ social movements, feminist social movements, Central America

Diana Garvin

Assistant Professor of Italian, Mediterranean Studies
ON MATERNITY LEAVE FALL 2025
Food Studies, Italian, Romance Languages, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-6984
Office: 421 Friendly Hall, 1233 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Research Interests: Transnational Italian Studies (East Africa, Brazil), Fascism and Neo-Fascism, Food Studies, Environmental Humanities, Medical Humanities

Alison Gash

Professor
Department Head, Political Science
Political Science
Phone: 541-346-4876
Office: 922 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: F22 - Virtual: Wednesday 8:30-10:30--No OH October 5; (send email with header &quot;OFFICE HOUR APPT&quot; to make an appointment) or join waiting room on zoom https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/96351524725; In-person Thursday 1-2 (mask required)
Research Interests: U.S. Courts, Public Policy, Gender/Gender Identity, Race, Sexuality, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law

Daniel Gavin

Department Head
Professor
Geography, Climate Studies
Phone: 541-346-5787
Office: 217A Pacific Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Fridays, 1:00 to 2:30, in Pacific 217
Research Interests: Biogeography, paleoecology, forest ecology.

Kathleen Gekiere

Environmental Studies Graduate Student/ENG GE
English Graduate Student/ GE
English, Environmental Studies
Phone: 541-346-1496
Office: 255 PLC
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesday 10 -12 and by appointment.
Research Interests: Wild Horse and Burro Management, Multispecies Studies, Critical Animal Studies, Ecocriticism, Posthumanism, Speculative fiction, Solarpunk

Elisse Genel

Doctoral Student
Political Science
Office: 837 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Monday 5-6

Sophie Glasswell

Doctoral Student
Sociology
Office: 607 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Tuesdays 12:30-2:30pm by appointment (https://calendly.com/sgla-uo-ge/office-hours)
Research Interests: Sex and Gender, Sexuality, Embodiment, Identity, Sport Sociology

Andrew Goble

Professor
History, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-4800
Office: 361 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Spring 2025 Tuesday and Wednesday 1100-1300.
Research Interests: Japan

Grace Godfrey

Operations Manager
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Phone: 541-346-0765
Office: 438 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Marion Goldman

Professor Emeritus
Sociology
Sociology
Office Hours: By appointment