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Julie Hessler is Associate Professor of History at the University of Oregon and serves as Director of Graduate Studies in History. She is jointly appointed in the Department of History and the interdisciplinary Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies program within the College of Arts and Sciences. Her office is located at 351 McKenzie Hall on the Eugene campus.
Education: Specific degrees and institutions are not detailed in the supplied text, but her extensive publication record demonstrates advanced training in Soviet and East European history.
Research Interests: Hessler’s scholarship centers on the social and economic history of the Soviet Union, with particular attention to:
- Consumer culture and retail trade from 1917 through the post-Stalin era
- Urban life, living standards, and everyday material conditions
- State–society negotiations over provisioning, corruption, and the informal economy
- Transnational dimensions of the Cold War, including Soviet interactions with the “Third World”
- Migration, identity, and commemorative practices in Soviet and post-Soviet spaces
Publication Profile: Since 2000, Hessler has authored or reviewed dozens of studies on Soviet trade, consumption, urban hazards, and Cold-War cultural exchange. Her recent articles emphasize material culture as a lens for understanding political legitimacy and social change, while earlier pieces interrogated the politics of shortages, advertising, and retail modernization across the Tsarist-Soviet divide.
Scientific Awards & Honors: No awards are explicitly listed in the provided text.
Graduate Advising & Grants: As Director of Graduate Studies she oversees master’s and doctoral training in History; however, specific advisees or funded projects are not mentioned in the source.
Labs, Teams & Future Directions: No laboratory or research-group information is supplied, but her leadership role in graduate studies implies ongoing mentorship of student research clusters focused on Soviet and East European history.
