Sociology Faculty
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: Spring 2026: Tuesdays, 2-3pm (except for a monthly CAS meeting), and Thursdays, 2:15-3:15pm
Research Interests: Race and Ethnicity, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches, Quantitative Approaches
Jessica Vasquez-Tokos
Professor
IRES, Sociology, Latinx
Email: vasquezj@uoregon.edu
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
Byron Villacis Cruz
Assistant Professor
Sociology, Latinx
Email: villacis@uoregon.edu
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
Hannah Waight
Assistant Professor
Sociology
Email: hwaight@uoregon.edu
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
Stephanie Wiley
Associate Teaching Professor
Director of Criminology Minor
Sociology
Email: swiley@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5026
Office: 706 PLC
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Wednesday 11:00-1:00
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