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Faculty Who Teach NAS Core Courses

Kirby Brown

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Associate Professor, English
  • Additional Title: Director, Native American and Studies (NAIS)
  • Phone: 541-346-5819
  • Office: 330 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
  • Office Hours: Fall 2024: M: 3-5 pm, W: 9-10 am, and by email appt. (or schedule here: https://calendly.com/kirbybrown/officehours)
  • Affiliated Departments: IRES
  • Teaching Level: Doctoral, Masters, Undergraduate
  • Interests: Native American and Indigenous Literary and Cultural Studies; Race, Ethnicity, & Indigeneity; Cultural Studies; Modernism Studies; Genre Studies
  • Website: Website

Kevin D. Hatfield

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Director of Academic, Residential, and Research Initiatives;
  • Additional Title: University Housing
  • Phone: 541-346-1977
  • Office: Living Learning Center
  • Office Hours: Fall 2018: Monday 2:00-3:00 pm, 5:00-6:00 pm.
  • Affiliated Departments: History

Burke Hendrix

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Professor
  • Additional Title: Associate Department Head
  • Phone: 541-346-2856
  • Office: 920 PLC, 1284 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284
  • Office Hours: Sp 24: Thursday 1:30-3:30
  • Interests: Normative Political Theory, Indigenous Politics, Global Justice, History of Political Thought

Brian Klopotek

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  • Affiliation: Administrative Faculty, Faculty
  • Title: Associate Professor
  • Phone: 541-346-0903
  • Office Hours: Spring 23: Wednesdays noon-2:00 p.m. and by appointment
  • Affiliated Departments: History, Native American Studies
  • Interests: Native American and Indigenous Studies, Comparative Ethnic Studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Historical Studies, Environmental Justice
  • Website: Website

Kathy Lynn

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Research Assistant
  • Phone: 541-346-5777
  • Office: 243 Columbia Hall
  • Website: Website

Theresa May

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  • Affiliation: Emeritus
  • Title: Professor Emerita
  • Phone: 541-346-1789
  • Office: Email for Appointments
  • Interests: Ecodramaturgy/Eco-theatre, Native/Indigenous Drama, Environmental Humanities, Environmental Justice, Community-based Performance, Theatre for Social Change, Sustainable Theatre Management.
  • Website: Website

Debra Merskin

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Kari Marie Norgaard

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Director of Graduate Studies for Sociology
  • Additional Title: Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies
  • Phone: 541-346-8615
  • Office: 634 PLC, 1291 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1291
  • Office Hours: Sp24: Tuesday 2:00-4:00
  • Interests: Gender, Place and Environment, Social Psychology and Interaction, Sociology of Culture, Theory Knowledge Science, Qualitative Approaches
  • Website: Website

Jennifer O’Neal

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  • Affiliation: Administrative Faculty, Faculty
  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Additional Title: Director of Undergraduate Studies for IRES
  • Phone: 541-346-8830
  • Office: 203 Alder Bldg
  • Office Hours: By Appointment
  • Affiliated Departments: History, IRES, Native American Studies
  • Interests: Native American and Indigenous history; American West history; International Relations; Indigenous Data Sovereignty; Cultural Heritage Archives; Indigenous Knowledge Systems; Digital Humanities
  • Website: Website

Jeffrey Ostler

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  • Affiliation: Emeritus, Faculty
  • Title: Professor of History Emeritus
  • Phone: 541-346-1265
  • Interests: The History of the American West, with A Particular Focus On American Indian History

Scott L. Pratt

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  • Affiliation: Faculty
  • Title: Professor of Philosophy
  • Additional Title: Department Head
  • Phone: 541-346-5971
  • Office: 239 Susan Campbell Hall, 1295 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1295
  • Office Hours: Office Hours are Tuesdays 3:00-5:00 Pacific Time in person or by Zoom. Use this link (https://calendly.com/spratt-9/office-hours) to schedule a meeting. Other times are available on request.
  • Affiliated Departments: Educational Foundations, Environmental Studies, Native American Studies, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • Teaching Level: Doctoral, Masters, Undergraduate
  • Interests: American Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Education

Janne Underriner

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  • Affiliation: Retired
  • Title: Director, Northwest Indian Language Institute, retired
  • Phone: 541-346-0722
  • Office: 1629 Moss St Rm 102
  • Affiliated Departments: School of Global Studies and Languages
  • Website: Website