Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Faculty
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 2025: Wednesdays 1 - 3pm www.calendly.com/kbalogun
Research Interests: Globalization, Nationalism, Culture, Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, Embodiment, Africana Studies
Jamie Bufalino
Senior Instructor
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Arts and Sciences
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: bufalino@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Please email faculty using your UO email account or use Canvas if enrolled in a course with the professor.
Research Interests: Gender & sexuality in U.S. history; history of feminism; U.S. consumer culture; U.S. racial politics
Yu-Fang Cho
Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: yufangc@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1304
Ana-Maurine Lara
Associate Professor
William and Susan Piché Faculty Fellow
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: amlara@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: FALL 2025 - THURSDAYS, 12PM - 2PM
Gabriela Martínez
Jon Anderson Chair in Journalism and Communication
Professor
CLLAS, SOJC, SOJC-Journalism, SOJC-Journalism Master's, SOJC-Media Studies Master's, SOJC-Media Studies PhD, SOJC-Media Studies Undergrad, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies
Email: gmartine@uoregon.edu
Office: 315 Hendricks Hall / 237 Allen Hall
Office Hours: Please email faculty using your UO email account or use Canvas if enrolled in a course with the professor.
Research Interests: Areas of Media Studies and Journalism
Isabel Millán
Associate Professor
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: imillan@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: On sabbatical during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Research Interests: Queer, Transnational Feminist, and Critical Race Theories; Latinx/Chicanx Studies; Children's Literature, Television, and Film; Comics; Science Fiction and Fantasy; Ephemera Studies
Judith Raiskin
Professor
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: raiskin@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Please email faculty using your UO email account or use Canvas if enrolled in a course with the professor.
Research Interests: Literary and Cultural Studies; Oral history; LGBTQ Studies, Disability Studies; Archival and Public-facing Projects.
Professor Raiskin is the Producer and Writer of the award-winning documentary film Outliers and Outlaws (2024), a documentary about lesbian Eugene.
The film is currently screening in film festivals and at Universities: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/outliersandoutlawsdocumentary/
Academic institutions may purchase a digital site license at: https://outliersandoutlaws.bigcartel.com/product/outliers-and-outlaws-2024-65-minutes-documentary-digital-site-license
Yvette Saavedra
Associate Professor
IRES, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: yjs@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: On sabbatical during the 2025-2026 academic year.<br />
Research Interests: Chicanx History and Studies; Chicana Lesbian Feminist Theory; U.S.-Mexico Borderlands History and Studies; History of U.S. West; 19th and 20th century U.S History; California History; 19th and 20th century gender and sexuality in the U.S.
Kristin Yarris
Professor, Global Studies and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Department Head, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Disability Studies, Global Health Program, Global Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: keyarris@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1363
Office: Hendricks Hall 218A, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm Lawrence Hall, 2nd floor, Hearth Cafe area and remotely by appointment in Teams. Send message in Teams for appointment.
Research Interests: transnational migration, migrant rights, social movements, mental health, health equity, wellbeing & social care