Sociology
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, 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 2026: Wednesdays 12-2
Research Interests: Media, Information, China, Quantitative Methods, Text as Data
Shelly Watson
Undergraduate Coordinator ASU 8
Economics, General Social Sciences, Mathematics, Political Science, Sociology
Email: srwatson@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2558
Lesley Yates-Pollard
Academic Programs Manager
Economics, General Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology, Mathematics
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 2026: Tuesday 2-4 via Zoom: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/8212956802
Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Political Economy, Sociological Theory, Sociology of Science