Humanities
Naoko Nakadate
Senior Instructor II, Japanese Language
East Asian Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: naoko@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0047
Office: 410 Friendly Hall, 1248 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Spring 2026: 1:30-4:30 Th and by appointment
Jacob P. Neal
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Email: jpneal@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tue. 4-5PM, Wed. 1:20-1:50PM and 3:20-3:50PM, or by appointment
Research Interests: History & Philosophy of Science, History & Philosophy of Molecular Biology, Philosophy of Psychiatry, Philosophy of Medicine
Julia Nemirovskaya
Senior Instructor I
Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: nemro@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4001
Office: 271 PLC, 1262 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1262
Office Hours: by appointment
Alex Newsom
English Graduate Student
English
Email: anewsom@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-0014
Office: 204 PLC
Research Interests: Modernism, Comics, Visual Culture, Comparative Media Analysis
Zachary Nickels
Comparative Literature Graduate Student/ENG GE
Philosophy Graduate Student
Comparative Literature, English
Email: znickels@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Continental Philosophy (Deconstruction, Phenomenology & Hermeneutics); Aesthetics; Greek Tragedy; Hegel & German Idealism; Theories of Desire; Psychoanalysis; Poetry & Poetics; Literary Theory; 20th and 21st Century Poetry; Postmodern Fiction
John Nicols
In Memoriam, Professor Emeritus
Classics
Email: nic@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: John Nicols, Professor Emeritus of History and Classics at the University of Oregon, cherished husband, brother, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on January 8, at the age of 81.
To read John's full obituary, please visit: https://www.cremation-society.com/obituaries/John-Nicols?obId=34389328#/obituaryInfo
Elise O'Brien
Folklore Graduate Student/ HUM GE
Landscape Architecture Graduate Student
Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Landscape Arch
Email: eliseo@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: multidisciplinary studies, ecological design, cultural design, people and place
Alex O'Ryan
Graduate Employee, Spanish, MA
Romance Languages
Email: aoryan@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1287
Office: 30 Friendly Hall
Research Interests: Second Language Pedagogy, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Honor O'Sullivan
English Graduate Student / GE
English
Email: honoro@uoregon.edu
Office: PLC 214
Office Hours: Fall Term: MW @ 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Research Interests: Modernism, 20th Century American Literature, Film, Surrealism, Race and Gender Theory
HyeRyoung Ok
Senior Instructor I
Digital Humanities, Cinema Studies
Email: hok@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-7644
Office: 321 Villard Hall, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Tuesdays 12-2pm (on Zoom or in-person by appointment)
K Olivar
English Graduate Student / GE
English
Email: kolivar@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1314
Office: 220 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Winter Term: I am on fellowship and do not have scheduled office hours. Please reach out via email if you would like to schedule a meeting.
Research Interests: Early Modern / Renaissance Literature, Drama, Disability Studies, Neurodiversity
Leslie Opp-Beckman
Director of Innovative Programs, AEI
American English Institute, Language Teaching Studies
Email: leslieob@uoregon.edu
Dorothee Ostmeier
Professor of German, and Folklore and Public Culture
Folklore Program, German & Scandinavian, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: ostmeier@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4145
Office: 204D Agate Hall, 1250 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Tue/Thu 1:20 to 2 PM GSH 103 Afterwards Villard until 3:30 PM and by appointment
Research Interests: German literature and culture of the 18th through 20th century
Skyler Outler
Philosophy Graduate Student
Philosophy
Email: soutler@uoregon.edu
Office: Susan Campbell Hall 211, Eugene OR 97403