Linguistics
Lisa Rihs
ASU4 Operations Manager
Earth Sciences, Human Physiology, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Psychology
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-4265
Office: Straub 133
Nathaniel Sims
Assistant Professor
Linguistics
Email: info@uoregon.College
Office Hours: Tue 8:00am-10:00am
Research Interests: language documentation and revitalization, historical linguistics, Trans-Himalayan languages
Ash Stewart
ASU4 Faculty Support
Human Physiology, Linguistics, Psychology, Earth Sciences, Neuroscience
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-1690
Julie Sykes
Professor
Director of Center for Applied Second Language Studies
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-5699
Office: 277 Straub Hall, 5290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: By appointment only
Allison Taylor-Adams
Research Associate
Linguistics
Email: info@uoregon.College
Office: 161 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Office Hours: Wed 11-1 or by appt. (email for appt)
Research Interests: Language revitalization and language teaching
Janne Underriner
Research Professor Emerita
Director, Northwest Indigenous Language Institute, retired 2026
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics, Native American Studies
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-0722
Office: 1629 Moss St Rm 102, 1290 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Cynthia Vakareliyska
Professor Emerita
Linguistics, Medieval Studies, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Email: info@uoregon.College
Alejandra Vidal
Pro Tem Instructor
Linguistics
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-0259
Office Hours: Thurs 1-3
Research Interests: Language Teaching Studies, Language Documentation & Description
Rachel Weissler
Assistant Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Linguistics and Interdisciplinary Cognitive Sciences
Black Studies, Linguistics
Email: info@uoregon.College
Office: Straub Hall 375
Office Hours: Use Dr. Weissler's booking link or email Dr. Weissler to set up a meeting
Research Interests: sociolinguistics, emotion perception, neurolinguistics, language experience, language ideologies, raciolinguistics, language and social justice
Keli Yerian
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Director, Language Teaching Studies MA Program, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Certificate
Language Teaching Studies, Linguistics
Email: info@uoregon.College
Phone: 541-346-4302
Office: 167 Straub Hall, 1290 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1290
Office Hours: Wed 11am -1pm (in-person Straub 167 or Zoom) or by appointment
Research Interests: Language teacher education; pedagogy; curriculum and program development; Open Pedagogy and Open Educational Resources; generative AI and pedagogical choices; gesture studies; interactional discourse analysis.
PhD program applicants: Please note that Dr. Yerian does not advise PhD dissertations.