MA student, entered program in Slavic in Fall, 2007

Previous Education: BA, Beloit College, Russian and French majors, English minor

Research Interests: currently Russia’s cross-linguistic and cross-cultural dialogue with Europe in the nineteenth century, gender constructions in Russia, and the cognitive approach to the study of poetry

Hometown: Milton, Wisconsin

Minor Field: French

Courses taught/positions held: Slavic 101, French 101 (UW Madison), French 310, 315: Conversation and Composition (Beloit College)

Undergrad Thesis - Seminar Papers – MA Thesis:
“Russian Constructions of Femininity and the Women of the Siege of Leningrad” undergraduate thesis and conference presentation

Languages: Russian, French, Polish

Conference presentations: “French Universalism and the Collard Phenomenon” Hofstra University

Research/Study Abroad:
Rennes, France (Spring 2004)
Saint Petersburg, Russia (projected spring 2009)

Awards and Fellowships:
Lapinski Fellowship for Polish (academic year 2007-08)
Summer FLAS Award for Russian study at Middlebury College (2008)