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Important Information for Current Graduate Students

Current Graduate Students

  • Olena Chervonik-Bearden
    Entered program: Fall 2005 (MA Fall 2007)
    Academic interests: Russian, Polish, Ukrainian languages and literatures
    E-mail: chervonik@ku.edu
  • Jason H. Christensen
    Previous degrees: B.A., Lawrence University, 1994, English M.A. UIUC, 2004
    Entered program: Fall 2009
    Academic interests: aspectology, evolution of Russian
    E-mail: jhchrist@ku.edu
  • Sidney Dement
    Entered program: Fall 2003 (MA Spring 2005, ABD Spring 2007)
    Academic interests: Russian, BCS languages and literatures
    Fellowship: Fulbright-Hays Dissertation Fellowship, Moscow (AY 09-10)
    E-mail: sdement@ku.edu
    Website: http://www.people.ku.edu/~sdement/
  • Eva Hruska
    Entered program: Fall 2006 (MA Spring 2008)
    Academic interests: Russian, Polish, Slovak languages and literatures
    E-mail: ehruska@ku.edu
  • Mylisa Jones
    Entered program: Fall 2008
    Academic interests: Russian language and literature
    E-mail: unosdostrescatorce8486@gmail.com
  • Zhulieta Kaludova
    Entered program: Fall 2006 (MA Spring 2008)
    Previous degree: BA and MA (combined) in Slavic Philology, Sofia University, October 2003, Polish language & literature; Teaching Pedagogy
    Academic interests: Polish, Russian and Bulgarian languages, literatures and cultures, history and geopolitics in the Balkans, international relations, language and identity, Slavic Folklore
    E-mail: julietak@ku.edu
  • Anne Kercsmar
    Previous degree: B.A. in Russian, Duke University, 2007
    Entered program: Fall 2008
    Academic interests: Russian Literature, especially Dostoevsky, memory and time, Russian environmental policy and sustainable community development
    E-mail: abk9@ku.edu
  • Kelly Knickmeier Cummings
    Previous degree: B. A. University of Vermont in Russian 2002
    Entered program: Fall 2003 (MA Spring 2005; ABD Spring 2007)
    Academic interests: Russian Silver Age, Folklore, Intellectual History
    E-mail: kells@ku.edu
  • John Korba
    Previous degree: U. of North Carolina, MA, 2006
    Entered program    : Fall 2008
    Academic interests: Russian, Czech, BCS; Slavic linguistics
    E-mail: korba.john@gmail.com
  • Erin Moulton
    Entered program: Spring 2004 (MA Spring 2005; ABD Spring 2008)
    Academic interests: Russian, Czech, BCS; Slavic linguistics
    E-mail: emoulton@ku.edu
  • Viktoriya Pottroff
    Previous degree: MS Curriculum and Instruction, Multicultural and Urban Education, Kansas State University, May 2009
    Entered program: Fall 2009
    Academic interests: sociology of literature, sociology of education, multicultural issues in education
    E-mail: vikyen@ksu.edu
  • Alphilde Rees Dick
    Entered program: Fall 2008
    Academic interests: BCS language, literature and culture
    Fellowship: Title VIII Research Fellowship, Bosnia/Croatia/Serbia (Fall 09)
    E-mail: arees1@ku.edu
  • Rebecca Stakun
    Previous degree: B.A. George Washington University Spring 2006: International Affairs, Russian Language and Literature
    Entered program: Fall 2009
    Academic interests: Russian postmodern literature, Russian language, Turkic languages
    E-mail: rstakun@ku.edu
  • Sarah S. Willenbrink
    Previous degree: University of Kentucky, May 2009: Russian Studies and German
    Entered program: Fall 2009
    Academic interests: Polish and Russian literature and culture
    E-mail: saruniaw@ku.edu