RIG funding applications are due by May 1 for the following academic year. For more information on applying for RIG grants, go to csws.uoregon.edu/rig-funding. Please reach out to RIG coordinators below to learn more about how to participate in a group.
2025-26 Research Interest Groups
Considering Contemporary Women’s Studies and Black Studies Contributions to Postfoundational Methodological Thought in the Social Sciences (Lisa Mazzei, Education Studies, mazzei@uoregon.edu) – a reading group to discuss contemporary feminist philosophy of science and social science, Black studies and Black feminist theories of inquiry, and anti-oppressive scholarship.
Feminist Science & Technology Studies (Olivia Matsuoka, English, onm@uoregon.edu) – a reading group for literature, comics, digital humanities projects, video games, and other texts related to feminist science and technology studies.
Gender, Nation, and Mediterranean Mobilities (Michelle McKinley, Law, michelle@uoregon.edu) – a networking and collaborative space for scholars focused on themes of gender, race, and mobility in the Mediterranean, including reading discussions, works in progress talks, and invited speaker panels.
Pedagogistas: Feminist Pedagogies Lab (Kristin Yarris, WGSS, keyarris@uoregon.edu) – a space for sharing resources, collective support, and collaborative knowledge production through cowritten articles and podcasting.
Decolonial, Feminist Futures of Comics Studies (Anu Sugathan, English, asugatha@uoregon.edu) – a reading group to discuss texts that support the an inquiry into the future of comics studies through antiracist, feminist, ecocritical, and interdisciplinary approaches, as well as hosting guest speakers and panels in collaboration with community partners.
Decolonial Philosophies Collaboratory (Sanjula Rajat, Philosophy, srajat@uoregon.edu) – a collaborative space for workshopping graduate student research on decolonial feminism(s), as well as organizing a transnational interdisciplinary conference on the theme of “Decolonization and Global Justice.”
Intersectional Theory Primer for Psychology Students (Gretchen Nihill, psychology, gnihill@uoregon.edu) – a reading group and guest speakers to provide a strong theoretical foundation in intersectionality frameworks within subdisciplines of psychology.