
Clark Honors College Core Faculty
At the Clark Honors College, core faculty members design the honors college curriculum, and teach, advise and mentor students. Core faculty are not only award-winning teachers, but also active researchers in their fields. Get to know them here.
Rebecca Altman, Natural Sciences
Yalda Asmatey, Social Sciences
Dare Baldwin, Psychology
Corinne Bayerl, Literature
Ulrick Casimir, English
Anita Chari, Political Science
Nicole Dahmen, Journalism
Nicole Dudukovic, Psychology
Jean Faye, Natural Sciences
Ellen Fitzpatrick, Environmental Studies
Daphne Gallagher, Social Sciences
Yalda Asmatey, Social Sciences
Dare Baldwin, Psychology
Corinne Bayerl, Literature
Ulrick Casimir, English
Anita Chari, Political Science
Nicole Dahmen, Journalism
Nicole Dudukovic, Psychology
Jean Faye, Natural Sciences
Ellen Fitzpatrick, Environmental Studies
Daphne Gallagher, Social Sciences
Gantt Gurley, German/Scandinavian/Judaic Studies
Tobin Hansen, Social Sciences
Lindsay Hinkle, Natural Sciences
Trond Jacobsen, Information Sciences
Marisa King, Natural Sciences
Robert Mauro, Psychology
Brian McWhorter, Music
Christopher Michlig, Art
Michael Moffitt, Law
Kate Mondloch, History of Art & Architecture
Tobin Hansen, Social Sciences
Lindsay Hinkle, Natural Sciences
Trond Jacobsen, Information Sciences
Marisa King, Natural Sciences
Robert Mauro, Psychology
Brian McWhorter, Music
Christopher Michlig, Art
Michael Moffitt, Law
Kate Mondloch, History of Art & Architecture

“The biggest thing for me is that my students are still people.
Yes, you are a student in my class but there’s so much about you that I don't know. I want to get to know you so I can help support you in your journey as a college student.”
—Lindsay Hinkle, Instructor of Chemistry
Members of the Clark Honors College Core Faculty

Rebecca Altman
UO Excellence in teaching of chemistry award
Instructor of Natural Sciences

Corinne Bayerl
American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship 2023-24; CHC Innovative Teaching Award 2022
Senior Career Instructor of Comparative Literature

Ulrick Casimir
Randall Jarell Fellowship
Senior Instructor I of English, Digital Humanities

Anita Chari
Williams Teaching Award; Solomon Guiteau teaching fellowship; Ersted Teaching Award
Associate Professor

Nicole Dahmen
2021 scripps howard journalism professor of the year; tiger athletic foundation undergraduate teaching award; sojc agora journalism center faculty fellowship
Professor

Nicole Dudukovic
Williams Instructional Award; Herman Faculty Achievement Award; Williams Fellowship
Senior Instructor I, Neuroscience Major Director

Ellen Fitzpatrick
Fulbright Scholar in Turkey; State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Instructor

Daphne Gallagher
UO Senate Leadership and Service Award for Officers of Administration; Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies; Senior Lecturer of Anthropology

Tobin Hansen
Outstanding Teaching Award for the School of Language, Culture, and Society at Oregon State University
Instructor

Lindsay Hinkle
2024 Faculty Excellence in Universal Design Award; Clark Honors COllege Teaching Innovation Fellowship
Instructor of Chemistry

Robert Mauro
NASA Turning Goals Into Reality, Gustav Meyers Award for Outstanding Written Work in Human Rights
Associate Professor

Brian McWhorter
Teaching Innovation Fellowship; Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship
Professor

Christopher Michlig
Ersted Award for Innovative Pedagogy; Office of the Provost’s Book Publication Award
Professor

Michael Moffitt
A.J. ersted award for distinguished teaching; thomas f. herman award for specialized pedagogy
Professor

Kate Mondloch
faculty excellence award; sherl coleman and margaret guitteau teaching professorships in the humanities; national endowment for the humanities; williams fellowship
Professor

Barbara Mossberg
Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching; Provost’s Award for Innovation in Teaching; Senior Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship; National Endowment for the Humanities
Professor of Practice in Literature

Elizabeth Raisanen
Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award
Assistant Dean of Advising and Distinguished Scholarships; Instructor of Literature

Angela Rovak
Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award
Director of First-Year Experience, Instructor of Literature

Casey Shoop
Thomas F. Herman Award for Specialized Pedagogy; UO Teaching Engagement Fellowship on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pedagogy; Mellon course development grant from Just Futures Institute
Senior Instructor of Literature

Carol Stabile
American Council of Learned Societies’ Fellowship; Farrar Award in Media and Civil Rights History; Wayne Westling Award for Distinguished University and Leadership
Dean; Professor of Media History

Courtney Thorsson
UO Provost Book Publication Award; Weixlmann Prize for best essay in African American Review on 20th- and 21st-century literature; Public Scholar Award, National Endowment for the Humanities
Associate Professor (on sabbatical Fall 2024-Summer 2025)

Lydia Van Dreel
Ariel AVANT “innovation competition” HEART award; Oregon Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship; UO presidential fellowship in the Arts
Professor