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Daniel Buck

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Associate Professor
  • Phone: 541-346-2353
  • Office: 109 Condon Hall, 1251 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
  • Office Hours: W 1-3 or by appointment
  • Affiliated Departments: Asian Studies
  • Interests: Geography/Asian Studies, Economic Geography, Development, Political Economy, Environment/Society, East Asia and China.

Kathie Carpenter

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Professor
  • Phone: 541-346-3898
  • Office: 356 PLC, 5206 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5206
  • Office Hours: Thursday 1-3 PM or contact by email: kathiec@uoregon.edu
  • Affiliated Departments: Asian Studies
  • Interests: Childhood in cross-cultural perspective, Children's museums, Southeast Asia
  • Research Website: Research

Rick Colby

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  • Affiliation: Emeritus
  • Title: Associate Professor
  • Affiliated Departments: Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies Program, Middle East and North African Studies, Medieval Studies

Pedro García-Caro

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Associate Professor of Spanish
  • Additional Title: Senator
  • Phone: 541-346-5813
  • Office: 325 Friendly Hall
  • Office Hours: W. 10am-12pm or by appointment.
  • Affiliated Departments: Comparative Literature, Latin American Studies, Latinx
  • Interests: Nationalism, Postmodernity, Postcolonial Studies, Environmental Studies, US Hispanic Literatures, Mexican Literature, Border Literature, Comparative American Studies, Transatlantic Studies, Satire, Drama, Translation
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-garcia-caro-b0b70a40/
  • Research Website: Research
  • Website: Website

Melissa Graboyes

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  • Affiliation: Alumni, Faculty
  • Title: Associate Professor
  • Office: 369 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
  • Office Hours: Thursdays 1:30-3:30pm Sign up at https://graboyes-officehours.youcanbook.me/
  • Affiliated Departments: African Studies, Global Health Program
  • Lab Website: Lab
  • Research Website: Research
  • Website: Website

Nathalie Hester

  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Giustina Family Associate Professor
  • Phone: 541-346-4058
  • Office: 222 Friendly Hall, 1233 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: Mondays 1-3pm
  • Affiliated Departments: European Studies
  • Teaching Level: Doctoral, Masters, Undergraduate

Jenifer Presto

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
  • Phone: 541-485-7400
  • Office: 346 PLC
  • Office Hours: Winter 2025: Tues. and Thurs. 11:30-12:30 or by appt.
  • Affiliated Departments: Clark Honors College, European Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages
  • Interests: Russian modernism; gender studies; environmental criticism; visual culture; digital humanities; Russian-Italian cultural interactions; and Russian American culture

Kristin Yarris

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Associate Professor, Global Studies and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
  • Additional Title: Department Head of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • Phone: 541-346-1363
  • Office: Hendricks Hall 218A
  • Office Hours: Winter 2025: Wed 12-1pm in Teams (remote, drop in or by appointment*); Th 3:30-4:30pm Lillis Café (in person, drop in).
    *For an appointment in Teams, send a Teams chat message and indicate possible 1/2 hr. windows of time you are available to meet on Wednesdays 12-4pm.
  • Affiliated Departments: Anthropology, Global Health Program, Latin American Studies
  • Interests: transnational migration, immigrant rights, social movements, mental health, health equity, wellbeing & social care
  • Research Website: Research
  • Website: Website