Sociology Graduate Students

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mary Halverson

Doctoral Student

Sociology

Email: mchalv@uoregon.edu

Office Hours: Spring 2025: Monday, 12:00 pm - 2:00 PM

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

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

Meredith Jacobson

Graduate Employee

Environmental Studies, Sociology

Email: mjacobs2@uoregon.edu

Office: 721 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291

Office Hours: Fall 2024: By Appointment

Research Interests: Environmental sociology, settler colonial studies, forest and fire governance, labor, social movements

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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