Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Nanosh Lucas
PhD Student
History, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: nanoshl@uoregon.edu
Office: 406 Straub Hall, 6244 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Winter 23, Monday 11:50-1:50
Research Interests: U.S. History, African American History, Race, Black Power Studies
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
Fela McWhorter
Operations Manager, Academic Support Unit 5
Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, Geography, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: felaw@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5902
Office: 275B McKenzie Hall
Kelly Mendelson
Accounting Technician
Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, Geography, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: kellymen@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4548
Office Hours: 8:00am-12:00pm; 1:00-5:00pm
Tom Mertes
Academic Programs Manager
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: tmertes@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1060
Office: 273A McKenzie Hall
Isabel Millán
Associate Professor
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, IRES
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
Lauren C. Pinchin
Associate Director, ASU 5
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: lpinchin@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4806
Office: 275B McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
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
Sanjula Rajat
PhD
GTFF Steward 2023-2025
Philosophy, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: srajat@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 2-4pm
Research Interests: Feminist Theory; Decolonial and Postcolonial Theory; Philosophy of Race; Queer Theory; Trans Studies; Anti-Caste Studies
Elizabeth Reis
Professor Emeritus
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: lzreis@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Historical and contemporary analysis of medical ethics, pediatric ethics, autonomy, and religion. Prof. Reis has written recently about male circumcision, transgender issues, intersex surgeries, and informed consent.
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.
Keya Saxena
Doctoral Candidate
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: ksaxena5@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Global Communications and Social Change, Media Activism and Social Justice, Gender
Leticia Stival
Events and Communications Coordinator
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: stival@uoregon.edu
Joe Sussi
Graduate Employee
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: jsussi@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-3675
Office: La 254, University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Sofía Vicente-Vidal
Doctoral Candidate
Anthropology, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: svicente@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5109
Office: Hendricks Hall 218B
Office Hours: Spring 2025 <br />
Wednesdays 10:30 am to 12:30 pm or by appointment.
Alohi Wright
Undergraduate Programs Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Black Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cinema Studies, Anthropology, Geography
Email: awright8@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-9736
Office: 201B McKenzie Hall
Research Interests: Coonhounds, butter mochi, decorating for the holidays, remembering what life was like when I had hobbies, thinking about reading all the books on my nightstand, and Schitt's Creek.
Michelle Wright
Operations Coordinator: Media & Design
Anthropology, Black Studies, Cinema Studies, CLLAS, Creative Writing Program, Geography, History, IRES, Latinx, Native American Studies, Theatre Arts, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: mlwright@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-8261
Office: 275 McKenzie Hall
Research Interests: Graphic design; communications; website, newsletter, and social media content and updates
Jinsun Yang
Graduate Employee
Sociology, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: jinsuny@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1261
Office: 621 PLC, 1298 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wed 2-4PM<br />
Research Interests: Queer theory, Feminism, Gender Policy, Sociology of Sport, Queer Geopolitics, Colonialism