The University of Oregon (UO), a member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, the Global Sport University Network, the Big Ten Academic Alliance, and is one of only two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities and holds the distinction of a “very high research activity” ranking in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Our faculty have disciplinary expertise and engage in applicable research themes addressing many of the most pressing global issues. Through our global networks, we collaborate with international partners to drive change through innovation. Please contact our team to learn more about global research engagement at the University of Oregon.
Global Health | Economic Empowerment | Journalism & Communications | Environment & Climate Change
Education | Gender Equity | Supply Chain | International Trade & Economics
Bala Ambati
Research Professor, Bioengineering
Integrated health projects, eye injury or trauma, corneal blindness, river blindness, chemical blindness, pediatric vision diseases
Dare Baldwin
Professor, Psychology
Child neuro-cognitive development, malnutrition, socio-emotional development, natural hazard impacts on human behavior
Karen Guillemin
Professor, Biology
Microbiology, Microbiome Science, Infectious Disease, Cell and Developmental Biology, Host-Microbe Systems
Jeff Measelle
Professor, Psychology
Child neuro-cognitive development, malnutrition, socio-emotional development, natural hazard impacts on human behavior
Jo Weaver
Associate Professor, Global Studies
Health, modern health, non-communicable disease, mental health, global health challenges of the 21st century, nutrition, gender, health disparities, chronic diseases, food insecurity, caste, race, homelessness
Alfredo Burlando
Associate Professor, Economics
Finance: Financial inclusion, financial digitization, digital credit, savings groups, consumer financial protection, financial regulation, microfinance.
Agrarian economies and populations: agricultural value chains, social protection, interlinked markets, microenterprise development
Shanka Chakraborty
Professor, Economics
Macroeconomics, population decline, data modeling
Ellen FitzPatrick
Professor, Clark Honors College
Global agricultural economics, sustainable and resilient financial behaviors
Lucas Silva
Professor, Environmental Studies and Biology
Ecology, environmental biology, sustainability science, agricultural development, ecosystem management and conservation, carbon sequestration
Lamia Karim
Professor, Anthropology
Gender equality, female empowerment, women, work, state, markets, Islam
Nagesh Murthy
Professor, Operations and Business Analytics
Supply chain challenges related to healthcare, sustainability, clean tech, humanitarian operations and disaster management, agriculture, and food systems and how they are connected to business, governmental, and non-governmental structures, strategies, and policies
Michale Pangburn
Professor, Operations and Business Analytics
Supply chains related to natural and humanitarian disasters, food systems and how they are connected to business structures on the ground, health supply chains
Anca Cristea
Associate Professor, Economics
International economics, international trade, transportation economics
Woan Foong Wong
Assistant Professor Economics
International economics, international trade
Meet the Staff
Global Studies Institute provides grant development and management for faculty with the aim of supporting international research and collaborations. Our staff have experience working with faculty on federal grants and foundation awards to support a variety of research and teaching projects. Contact our staff to learn more about the full range of grant administration and support available to UO faculty engaged in global research.
Elly Vandegrift
Director, Global Studies Institute
Meaghan Bogart
Global Engagement Program Coordinator
Hadil Abuhmaid
Global Engagement Program Coordinator
In Collaboration With Research and Innovation
Anshuman ("AR") Razdan
Vice President for Research and Innovation
Kate Petcosky-Kulkarni
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Research Initiatives