Faculty Who Teach NAIS Core Courses

Gabriela Pérez Báez
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Kirby Brown, NAIS director
Kirby Brown (Cherokee Nation)
Associate Professor of English; Director, Native American and Indigenous Studies
  • E-mail: kbrown@uoregon.edu
  • Phone: 541-346-5819
  • Office: 330 PLC
  • Teaching Level: Doctoral, Masters, Undergraduate
  • Affiliated Departments: IRES
Mark Carey in Iceland
Professor of History and Environmental Studies
Portrait of Ashley Cordes
Ashley Cordes (Coquille Indian Tribe)
Assistant Professor of Indigenous Studies in ENVS and ENG
Kevin Hatfiles, Director of Academic, Residential, and Research Initiatives; University Housing
Director of Academic, Residential, and Research Initiatives; University Housing
Burke Hendrix, Associate Professor of Political Science; Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor of Political Science; Director of Graduate Studies
Derrick Hindery, Associate Professor; UO Study Abroad Programs Committee Member; Provost’s Teaching Academy Member
Associate Professor; UO Study Abroad Programs Committee Member; Provost’s Teaching Academy Member
Michelle Jacob
Michelle Jacob (Yakama Nation)
Professor of Education
Torsten Kjellstrand, Professor of Practice, School of Journalism and Communications
Professor of Practice, School of Journalism and Communications
Ana Maurine Lara
Associate Professor of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies; William and William and Susan Piché Faculty Fellow; WGSS Director of Graduate Studies
Lana Lopesi, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Assistant Professor
Lana Lopesi (Samoan)
Assistant Professor of Pacific Islander Studies, Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies
Kathy Lynn, NAIS Research Assistant​​​​​​
Research Assistant​​​​​​
Theresa May, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
Theresa May (Emeritus)
Associate Professor of Theatre ArtsE-mail: tmay33@uoregon.edu
  • Phone: 541-346-1789
  • Office: 207 Villard Hall
Anthropology faculty, Katelyn McDonough
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Kari Marie Norgaard, Professor of Sociology
Professor of Sociology
Jennifer O'Neal, Faculty Portrait
Jennifer O'Neal (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde)
Assistant Professor of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies
Jeffrey Ostler, Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History
Jeffrey Ostler (Emeritus)
Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History
Scott L. Pratt, Professor of Philosophy
Professor of Philosophy
Leilani Sabzalian
Assistant Professor of Education
Gabe Sanchez, Profile Photo
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Lynn Stephen
Philip H. Knight Chair of Anthropology; Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Anthropology; Graduate Faculty in Ethnic Studies; Participating Faculty in Latin American Studies; Women's and Gender Studies
Amanda Tachine, NAIS faculty
Associate Professor of Education
Janne Underriner, Professor of Linguistics
Janne Underriner (Emeritus)
Professor of Linguistics
Lissa Wadewitz, Associate Professor of History
Associate Professor of History
Marsha Weisiger, Associate Professor of History; Julie and Rocky Dixon Chair of U.S. Western History; Co-Director, Center for Environmental Futures
Associate Professor of History; Julie and Rocky Dixon Chair of U.S. Western History; Co-Director, Center for Environmental Futures
Jason Younker, Assistant VP & Advisor to the President on Sovereignty & Gov't-to-Gov't Relations
Jason Younker (Coquille Indian Tribe)
Assistant VP & Advisor to the President on Sovereignty & Gov't-to-Gov't Relations
Naomi Sussman, Assistant Professor of History
Assistant Professor of HistoryEmail: nsussman@uoregon.edu
  • Office: TBD