Sociology Graduate Students

Jiayan Lin

Doctoral Student

Sociology

Email: jiayanl@uoregon.edu

Office: 614 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291

Office Hours: Fall 2025: Tue 11-1 (Zoom)<br />

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 2025: Tuesdays 3:00-5:00 online https://calendly.com/bexm-uoregon/30min

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

Logan Mann

Doctoral Student

Sociology

Email: loganman@uoregon.edu

Office: 636 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

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: Fall 2025: Thursdays 2:30-4:30pm or by appointment; book here: 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: 719 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Office Hours: Fall 2025: Mondays 1-3pm Via Zoom

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: Fall 2025: Mondays 1:00-3:00 pm

Research Interests: Place and Environment, Race, Environmental Sociology, Gender, Social Movements, Inequalities and Stratification, Qualitative Approaches