Social Sciences
Jamila Baig
ESSP/Geography PhD Candidate
Climate Studies, Environmental Studies
Email: jbaig@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-5426
Office: 105 Condon Hall
Research Interests: Reconstruction of Paleotemperature and vegetation using Multi Proxies in Pacific Northwest
Laura Bakkensen
Mikesell Professor in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Director of Master's Program
Economics
Email: lbak@uoregon.edu
Office: 529 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2026: See Course Syllabus
Abigail Bako
Doctoral Student
Political Science
Email: bako@uoregon.edu
Office: 806 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Friday 2:00-4:00
Gabriella Baldonado
Doctoral Student
Sociology
Email: gbal@uoregon.edu
Office: 636 PLC, 1291 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Monday 2:00-4:00
Oluwakemi "Kemi" Balogun
Associate Professor
Director of African Studies
African Studies, Black Studies, IRES, Sociology, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
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
Jori Barash
Assistant Professor
Economics
Email: jbarash@uoregon.edu
Office: 531 PLC, 1285 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: By Appointment
Clara Barclay
PhD Student
History
Email: cbarc@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Environmental History, History of Forestry, History of Agriculture, 20th c. United States
Elaina Barker
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science
Email: ebarker7@uoregon.edu
Office: 840 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2025: Wednesdays from 2-3pm
Research Interests: American Politics, Power, Gender, Sexuality, Criminal Justice
Faith Barter
Associate Professor
Black Studies, English
Email: fbarter@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-1510
Office: 320 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Fall 2026:
Tuesdays from 12:00-1:30pm
Thursdays from 1:00-2:30pm
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Research Interests: African American Literary and Cultural Studies, 19th-Century American Literary Studies, Cultural Studies, Legal Studies, Black Studies
Patrick Bartlein
Professor Emeritus (part-time Professor)
Climate Studies, Geography
Email: bartlein@uoregon.edu
Office: 275 Condon Hall, 1251 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: Paleoclimatology, Data Analysis and Visualization, Environmental Modeling
Pierce Bateman
PhD Student
History
Email: pbateman@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4802
Office: 340T McKenzie Hall
Research Interests: history of Alaska and the Pacific World, and oral history
Deborah Baumgold
Professor Emerita
College Scholars, Political Science
Email: baumgold@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4884
Research Interests: Political Theory, History of Political Thought
Emily Beatty
Doctoral Student
Graduate Employee
Political Science, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Email: ebeatty3@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4864
Office: 817 PLC, 1284 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Wednesday 12:00-2:00pm
Research Interests: American Political Development; Democratic Theory; Critical Phenomenology; Queer and Trans Studies; Social movements
Erin Beck
Professor
CLLAS, Political Science
Email: beck@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-4483
Office: 914 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Thursday 11-2 via zoom (email for link)
Research Interests: Latin American Politics, Development, Gender, NGOs, Microfinance, Collective Action
Steven Beda
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
History
Email: sbeda@uoregon.edu
Office: 307 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Office Hours: Winter 23, Tuesday and Thursday 11:30-12:30 and by appointment
Research Interests: 20th Century US History, Labor History, Environmental History,
Kristina Beggen
Doctoral Student
Environmental Studies, Sociology
Email: kbeggen@uoregon.edu
Office: 607 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugne OR 97403-1291
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Tuesdays 2-3 on Zoom and Thursdays 2-3 in-person
Smadar Ben-Natan
Assistant Professor
Global Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: smadar@uoregon.edu
Office: Agate Hall 209, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Mondays 3:00-5:00, on zoom only, schedule here: https://calendly.com/smadar-uoregon/officehours?back=1&month=2026-01
Research Interests: Human rights, international law, Palestine/Israel, armed conflict, military courts, criminal justice, incarceration, colonialism, citizenship.
Fatima Benhabyb
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
African Studies, Asian Studies, East Asian Languages, European Studies, Food Studies, French, German & Scandinavian, Global Studies, Italian, Japanese, Judaic Studies Program, Korean, Latin American Studies, Middle East and North African Studies, Romance Languages, Romance Languages Major, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages, Chinese, Yamada Language Center
Email: fatimab@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2047
Office: 106 Agate Hall, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: MTWRF 8:30am-4:30pm [Remote Fridays]
Research Interests: International education & diplomacy, soft power & cultural influence, global governance & policy, neocolonialism & power structures, postcolonial & decolonial theory, regional focus: MENA, identity & elite formation.