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EDUCATION

PhD in Language and Literacy Education September 2016 – ongoing

University of British Columbia

MA in Russian and Slavic Studies August 2013 – May 2015

University of Arizona
Minor in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching;

Specialist in Applied Linguistics September 2008 – May 2013

National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute”
Minor in Teaching English as a Second Language;
Minor in Technical Translation.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Graduate Teaching Assistant

August 2017 – May 2018

Geography, Modernity, and Globalization

Department of Geography, Vantage College
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Facilitated discussions during lectures and discussion classes;
Graded students’ assignments (biweekly journals, final papers, final exams).

Graduate Teaching Assistant

August 2013 – May 2015

Beginner and Intermediate Russian

Department of Russian and Slavic Studies
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Taught Russian as a Foreign Language to English speaking students;
Drafted and checking quizzes and exams;
Organized extracurricular activities.

English Instructor

October 2012 – May 2013

Department of Theoretical Mechanics, Engineering, and Robotic Systems
National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute”, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Taught English to Engineering majors (BA);
Prepared students to pass English exams to enter Master’s programs at the National Aerospace
University (8 of 8 students successfully entered the desired programs);
Developed syllabus for the course.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant

January 2017 – June 2017

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Assisted in Black Oral Histories research project;
Digitized recordings of interviews of participants.

Russian and English as a Foreign Language Tutor

October 2014 – ongoing 

Self-employed 

Tutor students online and in person; 
Develop individual learning programs and materials; 
 

Department Assistant

October 2012 – May 2013

National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute”, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Department of Theoretical Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering and Robotic Systems

Translated departmental documents; 
Translated and proofread journal articles. 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 

 
Reasons and Ways of Introducing Fairy-Tales in the Form of Poetry in the First Years of Russian Instruction. 
Spring meeting of the Arizona chapter of American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages. 
University of Arizona. April 2015 
 
Developing Online Multilanguage Communities for Learners of English and Russian. AZ Linguistic Symposium. 
Arizona State University. November 2014 
 
Impact of Tolstoy’s Moral Values on the Happiness of His Characters: Statistical Analysis 
Interdisciplinary Forum in Slavic Studies. 33rd Annual Slavic Forum and 4th Slavic Graduate Student Association 
Conference. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Champaign, Illinois. April 2014. 
 
Automated Learning Systems VII Scientific and Practical Conference “Ukraine in the Context of European Integration: 
View of Future Scientists.” Kramatorsk Economical and Humanities Institute. May 2013 
 
The Use of Infinitive Forms in Technical English. VII International Forum “Youth and Agricultural Engineering in 
the XXI Century.” Kharkiv Petro Vasylenko National Technical University of Agriculture. April 2012 
 
Monitoring the Use of Government Funding of Students Organizations 
International Scientific and Practical Conference “Theoretical and Legal Foundations of Student Self-Government in Ukraine 
and in the World”. Kyiv National Linguistic University. March 2012 
 

PUBLICATIONS 

 
Russian Speaker’s Attitude to (Non)-Accommodating Bilingualism in Ukraine. Eurasiatique III, 2015 
 
Social Media in Distance Learning. Materials of the 15th science and practical conference “Person, Culture, and 
Engineering in the New Millennium. Kharkiv April 2013 
 
Comparative Characteristics of Names of Musical Instruments in English and Ukrainian. Contemporary Problems 
of Applied Linguistics. National Aerospace University. Kharkiv, Ukraine. April 2011. 
 

CERTIFICATES 

 
Certificate of Participation in STARTALK: Transitioning to Teaching Online. 90 hours course. 
University of Minnesota. Awarded ************ 
 
Certificate in College Teaching. The Graduate College and the Office of Instruction and Assessment of the 
University of Arizona. Awarded ************* 
 

 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

 
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Participation in a series of workshops on Voicethread (provided by Voicethread), November 2015; 

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Leading Russian speaking club, University of Arizona, November ***************; 

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Participation in SLAT roundtable, University of Arizona, March ***********; 

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Participation in AZ CALL conference, Arizona State University, *****************; 

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Evaluating travel grants, University of Arizona, November 2014; 

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Participation in Digital Literacies in and Beyond the L2 Classroom. A Hybrid Symposium on 

Research and Practice. University of Arizona, **************; 
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Designing and maintaining a multilingual cultural exchange community on a Russian Social media 

website vk.com for Russian speaking Eglish learners fron the National Aerospace University and English 
speaking learners of English from the Universitu of Arizona. September - December 2013 
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Participation in the 2nd All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conference “Intellectual Systems and 

Applied Linguistics” National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 
28, 2013 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERING 

 
Department Representative. Graduate Student Society. University of British Columbia. Spring 2017 – ongoing; 
Newcomers Support. Ukrainian Youth in Vancouver. Spring 2017 – Spring 2018; 
Outreach Committee Member. Green College. University of British Columbia. Fall 2016 – Spring 2017; 
Computer Literacy Volunteer. UBC Learning Exchange. Spring 2017; 
English as a Second Language Classes Volunteer. MOSAIC Newcomers Center. Spring 2017 – ongoing; 
Translation Services Volunteer. Edmonton Immigration Services Association. Spring 2016; 
Russian Speaking Club Facilitator. University of Arizona. Spring 2014 – Spring 2015; 
English as a Foreign Language Instructor. School-Sanatorium for Children with Diabetes№52. Fall 2012 – 
Spring 2013. 

GRANTS AND AWARDS 

 
Four-year fellowship. University of British Columbia. Fall 2016; 
International student fellowship. University of Arizona. Spring 2014; 
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant. US Department of Education. Fall 2013; 
Diploma with Academic Excellence. National Aerospace University. Spring 2013; 
Award for Academic Excellence. National Aerospace University. Fall 2008 – Spring 2013; 
Travel Grant. National Aerospace University. Spring 2012. 
 

REFERENCES 

 
Candace Galla, Assistant Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of British 
Columbia.  (mailto:********************)

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Siobhan McPhee, Instructor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia. 
Siobhan.

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John Leafgren, Department Head, Department of Russian and Slavic Studies, University of Arizona. 

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