Faculty & Staff
Sepideh Bajracharya
Assistant Professor of Anthropology with Term
Medical anthropology, ethics, subjectivity, politics of care, sensory and reflexive ethnography
JR Howard 345
503-768-7659
Elizabeth A. Bennett
Joseph M. Ha Associate Professor of International Affairs and Program Director of Political Economy
Sustainability, economic global governance, international business and public policy, global supply chains, business and human rights, fair trade, voluntary sustainability certifications, social entrepreneurship, labor/social/environmental justice, international political economy
Howard Hall 310
503-768-7632
Maryann Bylander
Professor of Sociology, SOAN Department Chair
Migration, Development, Debt/Indebtedness, Microfinance
JR Howard 365
503-768-7617
Office Hours:
Please schedule an appointment via email.
Jennifer Hubbert
Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies
China
JR Howard 364
503-768-7672
Office Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays 4-5:30pm / Or schedule an appointment via email
Oren Kosansky
Associate Professor of Anthropology
JR Howard 366
503-768-7661
Office Hours:
Overseas for the Spring 2026 semester
Bruce Podobnik
Associate Professor of Sociology
Office Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays 3-4pm / Please sign up on my online calendar
Eric Tymoigne
Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of Economics
John R. Howard 323
503-768-7629
Elliott Young
Professor of History
Latin America
Miller Center 424
503-768-7454
Office Hours:
Returning Spring 2026
Political Economy is located in J.R. Howard Hall on the Undergraduate Campus.
voice 503-768-7632
Director: Elizabeth Bennett
Political Economy
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road
Portland OR 97219








