CAS Humanities Faculty
Géraldine Poizat-Newcomb
Senior Instructor II of French
French, Romance Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-4049
Office: McArthur Court 001A, 1233 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: MW 11-11:50
Scott L. Pratt
Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-5971
Office: 239 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Office hours for Fall Term 2026 are by appointment and online. To schedule an appointment, use this link (https://calendly.com/spratt-9/office-hours) or contact Pratt by email at info@uoregon.College.
Research Interests: American Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Education
Jenifer Presto
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-485-7400
Office: 346 PLC
Office Hours: Fall 2026: Tues. and Thurs. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. or by appt.
Research Interests: Modernism, Gender Studies, Environmental Criticism, Visual Culture, Digital Humanities, Russian-Italian Cultural Interactions, and Immigrant Arts
Forest Pyle
Professor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, English
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-3928
Office: 270 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Research Interests: 19th Century British Literary Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Literary and Critical Theory, Poetry and Poetics, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Visual Culture
Heather Quarles
Teaching Professor of Spanish
Romance Languages, Spanish, Spanish Heritage Language Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Latinx, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: No UO phone; call me via Teams
Office: PLC 103
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 4-5pm or by appointment
Research Interests: Translanguaging, Critical Language Awareness, Critical Sociolinguistics, US Spanish, Critical Pedagogies
Mark Quigley
Associate Professor
English
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-1340
Office: 324 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Office Hours: Winter Term: Monday 11:30-2:30 on Zoom Meeting Room 470-446-9397 & by appt.
Research Interests: Colonial, Settler Colonial, and Postcolonial Studies, Irish Literary Studies, Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity, Modernism Studies, Literary and Critical Theory, The Novel, Poetry and Poetics, Postmodern and Contemporary Literary Studies, Cultural Studies
Lara Ravitch
Teaching Professor
Russian Language Coordinator & Director of Undergraduate Studies
Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-4077
Office: 202A Agate Hall, 1262 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: Language & Identity, Universal Design for Learning, Experiential Learning
Indy Recker
Assistant Teaching Professor
English
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-1576
Office Hours: 2026 Winter Term: TUE 10am-12pm (Zoom), FRI 12pm-3pm
Melissa (Lisa) Redford
Professor
Linguistics
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-3818
Office: 379 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: suprasegmental sound patterns; speech planning & production; child language acquisition
Christopher Roethle
Instructor Pro-Tem
English
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: (541) 346-3924
Office: 444 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall (PLC)
Office Hours: Fall 2026: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am-11:30am, and gladly by appointment
In-Person and Zoom available
Research Interests: Composition, Poety and Poetics, Comics Studies
Janet Rose
Senior Instructor
Theatre Arts
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-4195
Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday 10-12 & by appointment
Research Interests: History of design in America
Jerry Rosiek
Professor
Department Head of Education Studies
College of Education, Critical and Sociocultural Studies in Education, Curriculum & Teaching, Curriculum and Teacher Education, Educational Foundations, Food Studies, Philosophy
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-2330
Office: 146B Lokey Education Bldg, 5277 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5295
Andrew Rothgery
Teaching Professor of Spanish
Romance Languages, Spanish, College of Arts and Sciences, Spanish Heritage Language Program, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-4057
Office: UO Annex, Ste 6, 1233 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Tues & Wed, 3-4pm
Research Interests: Social justice; indigenous languages and cultures; the Maya; testimonial; Guatemala; Mexico; creative writing; argumentative writing; subversive literature, music and film; protest music; guitar; languages and cultures in contact; heritage languages; Chicano literature; literature; oral histories; stories; human intelligence; humanism.
Camisha Russell
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Department Head of Philosophy
Disability Studies, Philosophy
Email: info@uoregon.College
Office: 211A Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
Office Hours: Fall 2026: Wednesdays 11:30am-1:30pm
Research Interests: Critical Philosophy of Race, Ethics (esp. Bioethics), African American Philosophy, Feminist Theory, Blackness & Indigeneity
Stephen Rust
Teaching Professor
English, Cinema Studies
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-0058
Office: 239 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Fall 2026
Mondays and Wednesdays 10:15-11:45
PLC 239 and via Zoom
Email info@uoregon.College to schedule
Research Interests: Media and Environment, Cinema Studies, Composition
Maria 'Bene' Santos
Senior Instructor II of Portuguese
Portuguese Language Supervisor
Portuguese, Romance Languages, Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-4052
Office: 411 Friendly Hall, 1233 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1233
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 2:00 to 2:50
Ben Saunders
Professor
Director, Comics and Cartoon Studies Minor
Comics and Cartoon Studies, English, Clark Honors College
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-0062
Office: 257 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Fall 2026, Wednesdays 11am-noon and 1-3pm or by appointment
Research Interests: Early Modern Poetry and Drama, Comics Studies, Anglo-American Poetry and Poetics, Critical Theory (Marxism, Queer Theory, Genre Theory), Genre Fictions (Crime, Horror, and Science Fiction)
Gordon Sayre
Professor
English, Folklore Program
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-1313
Office: 472 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Fall term 2024: Tuesdays 1-3 pm; Wednesdays 2-3 pm
Research Interests: Folkore, Environmental Humanities, Colonial American Literature, Automobility and Car Cultures, Indigenous Studies
Jeff Schroeder
Associate Professor
Kawasaki Fellow in Japanese History; Religious Studies Advisor
Religious Studies
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-4165
Office: 332 Susan Campbell, 1294 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1294
Office Hours: Thurs 1:00-3:00 pm
Research Interests: history of Buddhism in 19th- and 20th-century Japan; Buddhism and World War II; Buddhism, science, and philosophy; democratization of Buddhist institutions; Buddhist feminism; lay Buddhist movements; religion in the modern world
Kris Seaman
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies (GCMS)
Classics, History Art & Arch
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-7312
Office: 251C Lawrence Hall, 5229 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5229
Research Interests: Ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish Art and Archaeology