Sociology
Michael Aguilera
Associate Professor
Sociology
Email: mba@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5059
Office: 732 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: No Office Hours
Research Interests: Inequalities and Stratification, Population and Ecology, Race and Ethnicity, Work Economy and Organizations
Gabriella Altmire
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: galtmire@uoregon.edu
Office: 614 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays 12-2
Research Interests: Environment, Theory Knowledge Science
Oluwakemi "Kemi" Balogun
Associate Professor
Director of African Studies
African Studies, Black Studies, IRES, School of Global Studies and Languages, Sociology, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: kbalogun@uoregon.edu
Office: 311 Hendricks Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays & Tuesdays 10 - 11am and by appointment
Research Interests: Globalization, Nationalism, Culture, Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, Embodiment, Africana Studies
Kristina Beggen
Doctoral Student
Environmental Studies, Sociology
Email: kbeggen@uoregon.edu
Office: 607 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugne OR 97403-1291
Megan Betts
Graduate Employee
Sociology
Email: mbetts@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1261
Office: 708 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Chris Blum
Operations Coordinator
College of Arts and Sciences, Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: cblum@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1168
Office: 435A PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Michael Brown
Instructor
Political Science, Sociology
Email: mpbrown@uoregon.edu
Office: 605 PLC1, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Tamara Brown
Operations Assistant
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: tambro@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4614
Office: 435 PLC, 1287 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
David Capelle
Graduate Employee
Sociology
Email: dcapelle@uoregon.edu
Office: 621 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays 9-10 (Remote) Fridays 9-10 (In-Office)
Avery Cardosi
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: acardosi@uoregon.edu
Office: 636 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays, 2-4 PM
Miranda Carr
Office Generalist
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: mecarr@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2049
Office: 175 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Jess Chalette
Undergraduate Program Assistant
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: jesschal@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2592
Office: 175 PLC, 1245 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
MacKenzie Christensen
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Email: macc@uoregon.edu
Office: 721 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Sign-up for office hours here: https://calendly.com/macc-uoregon or by appointment
Research Interests: Gender, Digital technologies, Family and intimate relationships, Life course, Inequality and stratification, Quantitative and qualitative methods
Rachel Claric
Graduate Coordinator
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: rclaric2@uoregon.edu
Office: 175 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Katherine Clarke
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: kclarke3@uoregon.edu
Office: 620 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugne OR 97403-1291
Research Interests: Deviance, Labor, Substance use, Cultural Studies, Criminology
Stephanie Coonfield
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: stlc@uoregon.edu
Office: 619 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 11:30am-1:30pm<br />
Research Interests: Gender and Sexuality, Symbolic Interaction, Social Inequality, Queer Theory, Qualitative Methods
Elyse Decker
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: elysed@uoregon.edu
Office: 636 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday 10am - 12pm
Michael Dreiling
Professor
Sociology
Email: dreiling@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5025
Office: 611 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Sabbatical leave, appointments only
Research Interests: social movements and corporate collective action; environmental sociology; comparative peace and conflict studies; network analysis
Tre Dunn III
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Sociology
Email: tdunn3@uoregon.edu
Office: 718 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Wednesday, 12 PM- 2 PM
Clare Evans
Associate Professor
Co-Director of Global Health, Director of Graduate Studies
Disability Studies, Global Health Program, Sociology
Email: cevans@uoregon.edu
Phone: please use email
Office: 606 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Monday/Wednesday 10-11AM (email for Zoom link)
Scott Fellman
Pro Tem Instructor
Sociology
Email: sfellman@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0917
Office: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Room 148
John Bellamy Foster
Professor Emeritus
Sociology
Email: jfoster@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5016
Office: 628 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2023: 11:00 A.M.--1:00 P.M. Tuesdays (Zoom Drop-In Office Hours), or by appointment 11:00-12:00 (Email Office Hours)
Research Interests: Population and Ecology, Theory Knowledge Science, Work Economy and Organizations
Isabel Garcia Valdivia
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Email: igarciav@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5306
Office: 618 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Sign-up for office hours here: https://calendly.com/igarciav-uoregon/15min or by appointment
Research Interests: [Im]migration, Race and Ethnicity, Social Stratification, and Life course/Aging
Sophie Glasswell
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: sgla@uoregon.edu
Office: 623 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesdays 12:00-2:00pm by appointment (https://calendly.com/sgla-uo-ge/office-hours)
Research Interests: Sex and Gender, Sexuality, Embodiment, Identity, Sport Sociology
Grace Godfrey
Operations Manager
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: ggodfrey@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0765
Office: 438 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Marion Goldman
Professor Emeritus
Sociology
Sociology
Email: mgoldman@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Matthew Guerra
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: mguerra2@uoregon.edu
Office: 620 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Friday's 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, PLC 620
Research Interests: Race and ethnicity, Indigenous studies, Racial identity, Settler-colonialism, Environmental conservation, Quantitative methods, Mixed methods
Aaron Gullickson
Associate Professor
Sociology
Email: aarong@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5061
Office: 727 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday/Thursday 2:10-4:10pm
Research Interests: Family Life Course and Society, Inequalities and Stratification, Population and Ecology, Race and Ethnicity, Quantitative Approaches
Patricia Gwartney
Professor Emerita
Sociology
Email: pgwartney@gmail.com
Office Hours: Retired; no office hours
Research Interests: Comparative and Historical Approaches, Family Life Course and Society, Inequalities and Stratification, Population and Ecology, Race and Ethnicity, Qualitative Approaches, Quantitative Approaches
Mary Halverson
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: mchalv@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Monday, 12:00 pm - 2:00 PM
Jill Ann Harrison
Associate Professor
Sociology
Email: jah@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5177
Office: 604 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Sabbatical
Research Interests: Work and Organizations, Place and Environment, Microsociology and Interaction, Qualitative Approaches
Myra Haverda
PhD Student
Graduate Employee
Sociology
Email: mhaverda@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5002
Office: 719 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Tuesdays, 10-12 via zoom
Research Interests: Gender, masculinities, trans studies, social movements, social and sociological
Claire Herbert
Associate Professor
Sociology
Email: cherbert@uoregon.edu
Office: 729 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: by appointment only
Research Interests: urban sociology, housing, homelessness, crime/law, property, race and colonialism
Nathalia Hernández-Vidal
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Email: nher@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5004
Office: 717 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Monday/Wed 10:30 -11:30 a.m.
Research Interests: Environmental Justice, Feminist and Indigenous STS, Social Movements, Coloniality and Decolonization
Jocelyn Hollander
Professor
Sociology
Email: jocelynh@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5510
Office: 616 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Friday 11:30-1:30
Research Interests: Gender, Social Psychology and Interaction, Qualitative Approaches
Margaret Hong
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: mhong@uoregon.edu
Office: 636 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday 9:00-11:00
Tim Ingalsbee
Pro Tem Instructor
Sociology
Email: tingalsb@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: S23: Tuesday and Thursday 3:30 to 4:00
Meredith Jacobson
Graduate Employee
Environmental Studies, Sociology
Email: mjacobs2@uoregon.edu
Office: 721 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2023: By Appointment
Research Interests: Environmental sociology, settler colonial studies, forest and fire governance
Jordan James
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: jjam@uoregon.edu
Office: 614 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Mondays 11 am - 1 pm
Sharon Kaplan
Graduate Specialist
Economics, Political Science, Sociology
Email: kaplan@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1261
Office: 175 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Sheila Keen
Associate Director Academic Service Unit
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: shkeen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4852
Office: 175 PLC
Hanna LaPointe
Faculty Support Assistant
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: hannal@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2577
Vanessa Lepe
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: vlepe@uoregon.edu
Office: 636 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Ken Liberman
Professor Emertius
Asian Studies, Sociology
Email: liberman@uoregon.edu
Office: 722 PLC
Office Hours: Retired: No office hours.
Raoul Lievanos
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Sociology
Email: raoull@uoregon.edu
Office: 640 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Summer 2025: By appointment.
Research Interests: Environment, Health, Risk, Community and Urban Sociology, Race, Ethnicity, Immigration, Science and Technology, Organizations and Institutions, Social Movements, Spatial Analysis, Quantitative Approaches, Qualitative Approaches
Ryan Light
Professor
Associate Head
Sociology
Email: light@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5272
Office: 632 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: No Office Hours - Sabbatical
Research Interests: Social Networks, Science & Culture, Inequality, Computational Social Science
Jiayan Lin
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: jiayanl@uoregon.edu
Office: 614 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Friday 2:00-4:00
Krystale Littlejohn
Associate Professor
IRES, Sociology
Office: 740 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Wed 3-5pm via Zoom through 1/30, on leave until 4/24 after that
Research Interests: Fertility, Race, Gender, Class, Health and Medicine, Body and Embodiment, Science, Knowledge, Technology, Mixed Methods
Bex MacFife
Graduate Employee
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: bexm@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1261
Office: 622 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Thursdays 12-2
Research Interests: Gender and sexuality, LGBTQ+ topics, sex education, medical education, queer and trans health, Gynecological Teaching Associates, reproductive justice, bodies and embodiment, social movements, science and technology studies, queer theory, feminist methods
Julius McGee
Associate Professor
Black Studies, Sociology
Email: juliusm@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5514
Office: 631 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1285
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday and Wednesday 12:00-1:00
Greg McLauchlan
Professor Emeritus
Sociology
Email: gmclauch@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5028
Office Hours: Retired; no office hours
Research Interests: Inequalities and Stratification, Place and Environment, Politics and Social Change, Sociology of Culture
Mahindra Mohan Kumar
Graduate Employee
National Sciences Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
Sociology
Email: mahindra@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1261
Office: 619 PLC
Office Hours: On Fellowship AY 2024-2025
Research Interests: Urban Sociology, Poverty Governance, Homelessness, Policing, Mobile Crisis Response
Kari Marie Norgaard
Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies
Climate Studies, Food Studies, IRES, Native American Studies, Sociology
Email: norgaard@uoregon.edu
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
Email: mnorton@uoregon.edu
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
Robert O'Brien
Professor Emeritus
Sociology
Email: bobrien@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Retired; no office hours
Daniel O'Neil
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: doneil6@uoregon.edu
Office: 175 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Ruby Oboro-Offerie
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: raob@uoregon.edu
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
Brian Palmer
Faculty Specialist
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: bpalme10@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1846
Office: 435 PLC, 1287 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
CJ Pascoe
Professor
Sociology
Email: cpascoe@uoregon.edu
Phone: (458) 215-2901
Office: Please contact for office location
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 Sign up: https://calendly.com/c_j_pascoe/10min
Research Interests: Sexuality, Inequality, Youth, Education, Qualitative Research Methods, Masculinity, Social Media
Alejandra Pedraza
PhD Candidate
Sociology
Email: apedraza@uoregon.edu
Office: 718 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday and Thursday, 10-11:30. Schedule via: https://calendly.com/apedraza-1/officehours
Research Interests: Race & Ethnicity, Latina/o Sociology, education, mobility, and the intersections of liberal discourse and colorblind racism
Jasmine Penate
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: jpenate@uoregon.edu
Office: 636 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 1:00-3:00
David Purucker
Graduate Employee
Sociology
Email: dpurucke@uoregon.edu
Office: 617 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2024: Monday & Wednesday 11:00 - 1:00
Nani Ramos
Academic Programs Assistant
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: nani@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1174
Elaine Replogle
Career Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Sociology
Email: replogle@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7033
Office: 639 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: By appointment only; not teaching this term.
Amanda Ricketts
Graduate Employee
Sociology
Email: avr@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5002
Office: 622 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Mondays 1:00-3:00 pm
Research Interests: Place and Environment, Race, Environmental Sociology, Gender, Social Movements, Inequalities and Stratification, Qualitative Approaches
Katie Robison
Undergraduate Coordinator
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: krobison@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0205
Ellen Scott
Professor
Sociology
Email: escott@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5075
Office: 731 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: W 2025: Monday 11:30-12:30 and by appointment
Research Interests: Low-wage work, carework, public policy, qualitative methods.
Jiannbin Shiao
Professor
Department Head
Sociology
Email: jshiao@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5366
Office: 613 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Drop-in or by appointment: Thursdays, 2-3 PM; Only by (confirmed) appointment: Wednesdays or Fridays, 2-3 PM
Research Interests: Race and Ethnicity, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches, Quantitative Approaches
Nicky Silver
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: nsilver@uoregon.edu
Office: 617 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2024: Friday 8-10 on Zoom, or in-person by appointment
Mae Sowards
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: msowards@uoregon.edu
Office: 614 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursday, 2-4 PM
Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Housing Insecurity, Climate Change, Qualitative Methods
Shannan Lenke Stoll
Doctoral Student
Environmental Studies, Sociology
Email: sstoll2@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5003
Office: 721 PLC
Hellen Tian
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: hellent@uoregon.edu
Office: 614 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Thursday 1-2 pm; Friday noon-1 pm.
Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Computational Social Science, Sociology of Culture, Economic Sociology
Jessica Vasquez-Tokos
Professor
IRES, Sociology
Email: vasquezj@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5165
Office: 715 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Spring 2025: By Appointment
Research Interests: Race and Ethnicity, Latinos/as/xs in the U.S., Family Life Course and Society, Qualitative Approaches
Byron Villacis Cruz
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Email: villacis@uoregon.edu
Office: 707 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Winter 2025: Mondays, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Research Interests: Expertise, Anticorruptionism, Quantification, Research Methods, Dollarization
Hannah Waight
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Email: hwaight@uoregon.edu
Office: 738 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 12-2<br />
Research Interests: Media, Information, China, Quantitative Methods, Text as Data
Stephanie Wiley
Instructor
Director of Criminology Minor
Sociology
Email: swiley@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5026
Office: 706 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Jinsun Yang
Graduate Employee
Sociology, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: jinsuny@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1261
Office: 621 PLC, 1298 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Monday 12:30-2:30PM
Research Interests: Queer theory, Feminism, Gender Policy, Sociology of Sport, Queer Geopolitics, Colonialism
W. Jamie Yang
Graduate Employee
Sociology
Email: wenyiy@uoregon.edu
Office: 708 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Tuesday&Thursday 1:30-2:30pm<br />
Research Interests: Gender, sexuality, family and life course, social psychology
Lesley Yates-Pollard
Academic Programs Manager
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology
Email: lesleyyp@uoregon.edu
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
Email: rfyork@uoregon.edu
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