Faculty Who Teach NAIS Core Courses

Gabriela Pérez Báez

Gabriela Pérez Báez

Associate Professor of Linguistics

Kirby Brown, NAIS director

Kirby Brown (Cherokee Nation)

Associate Professor of English; Director (On Sabbatical Sept. 1, 2025-Sept. 15, 2026), 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

Mark Carey

Professor of History and Environmental Studies

Ashley Cordes, Faculty Portrait

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

Kevin D. Hatfield

Director of Academic, Residential, and Research Initiatives; University Housing

Burke Hendrix, Associate Professor of Political Science; Director of Graduate Studies

Burke Hendrix

Associate Professor of Political Science; Director of Graduate Studies

Derrick Hindery, Associate Professor; UO Study Abroad Programs Committee Member; Provost’s Teaching Academy Member

Derrick Hindery, Ph.D

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

Torsten Kjellstrand

Professor of Practice, School of Journalism and Communications

Ana Maurine Lara

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

Lana Lopesi (Samoan)

Assistant Professor of Pacific Islander Studies, Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies, Interim Director (Sept. 1, 2025-Sept. 15, 2026)

Kathy Lynn, NAIS Research Assistant​​​​​​

Kathy Lynn

Research Assistant​​​​​​

Theresa May, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts

Theresa May (Emeritus)

Associate Professor of Theatre Arts

Anthropology faculty, Katelyn McDonough

Katelyn McDonough

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Kari Marie Norgaard, Professor of Sociology

Kari Marie Norgaard

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

Scott L. Pratt

Professor of Philosophy

Leilani Sabzalian

Leilani Sabzalian (Alutiiq)

Assistant Professor of Education

Anthropology faculty, Gabe Sanchez

Gabe Sanchez

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Lynn Stephen

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

Janne Underriner, Professor of Linguistics

Janne Underriner (Emeritus)

Professor of Linguistics

Lissa Wadewitz, Associate Professor of History

Lissa Wadewitz

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

Marsha Weisiger

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

Sussman_NAIS Faculty Photo

Naomi Sussman

Assistant Professor of History