Experience
Instructor of Russian, School of International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University, March 2023-present.
Curriculum Coordinator, Critical Languages Institute, Arizona State University, May 2024-present.
Faculty Associate of Russian, School of International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University, 2015-2020.
Founding Instructional Lead, StarTalk Russian Summer Camp for High School Students, Critical Languages Institute, Arizona State University, 2016 (Inaugural Year of Program)
Academic Specialist,Fulbright FLTA Orientation, Critical Languages Institute, Arizona State University, August 2016
Russian Tutor, Critical Languages Institute, Arizona State University, Summer 2016
Instructor of Russian, Scottsdale Unified School District, 2012-2015 (Program Founder)
Conference Sessions
"Teaching and Grading American Students", Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Training, Critical Languages Institute/Arizona State University, 2016.
"Understanding My Obligations As A US Instructor", Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Training, Critical Languages Institute/Arizona State University, 2016.
Education
DMA, Arizona State University, Viola Performance, 2005 . Research Document: The Sonata for Viola and Piano (1926) of Nikolai Andreyevich Roslavets: A Historical Examination, Analysis and Performer's Guide.
MM, Arizona State University, Viola Performance, 2000.
BA, Wellesley College, cum laude in History and Russian, with High Honors in Russian Language and Literature, 1995.
Additional Education
Fulbright-Hays Scholar, Moscow, Russia, 2014. “Russian Teachers for the 21st Century: Maximizing Teaching Effectiveness by Immersing into Language, Culture and Standards-Based Teaching.” Plekhanov Institute, Moscow, Russia, and University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Project Focus: Musicians in Modern-Day Russia.
STARTALK Workshops for Teachers of Russian, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012.
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher in Residence/Teacher Certification, Rio Salado College, Tempe, AZ, 2005-2007.
Resident of St. Petersburg, Russia, 1995-1997.
Herzen University, Russian Language and Literature, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1994.