Paul Adams
Master's candidate
paul.dow.adams@utexas.edu |
5125087708
Education: MFA in Literature and Creative Writing, Texas State University
Interests: Literature and Culture of Southeastern Europe, (Mis)use of Ancient and Medieval History in Constructing Modern Ethnic Identities, Ethnic and Group Identity in Hellenistic, Byzantine, and Ottoman Southeastern Europe, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian language(s)
Molly Adler
Master's Candidate | Teaching Assistant | Brumley Fellow
mollyadler@utexas.edu |
BUR 582
Education: BA International Business and Russian with a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies, Juniata College
Interests: Russian | National Security | Emergence of Technologies and Nation Building | Russian Political History | Olympics and International Sporting Events
Guadalupe Barrientos
Master's candidate
Education: B.A. in Linguistics and Languages, Swarthmore College
Interests: Translation and Interpretation Studies, Foreign and Second Language Acquisition, Russian and Mexican Cultural Overlap, Russian Folk Culture and Traditions
Jacquelyn Andrea Chorush
Master's candidate
Interests: Russian | Transnational Organized Crime and Globalization in Southeastern Eastern Europe | Impact of Cooperative Enterprises on Enfranchisement of Marginalized Communities | Cryptocurrency | Anonymous and Hacktivism | Research and Advocacy relating to the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
Ellery Cushman
Master's candidate
Interests: Ethnic violence and Genocide Studies, Humanitarian Interventions, National Security, Rise of Populism in Eastern Europe, Sources of Instability
Michelle Daniel
Master's candidate
Education: Bachelor of Music in Composition, The University of Texas at Austin
Interests: Russian Geopolitics | 19th and 20th century Russian composers and writers | Modern Russian-Middle East relations | Counterterrorism in the Russian sphere of influence | Russia-China relations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation | Post-Soviet defense and intelligence | Russian political ideology and history
Aleksej Demjanski
Master's candidate
Education: B.A. in International Affairs and Political Science, The George Washington University
Interests: Social movements, democratization, corruption, rule of law, and contemporary politics in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly the Western Balkans
Olga Dorman
Master's candidate
Education: MA in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies, UT Austin
Interests: The development of Belarussian culture, literature, and language under the influence of Polish culture and literature; Belarussian folklore
Alexandra Ni Guerrero
Master's candidate
Education: B.A. in Psychology and Russian Studies, UCLA
Interests: National Security | U.S. - Russia politics | Central Asia
Tracy Heim
Master's candidate
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Music with a minor in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Interests: Czech, Russian, music, brass instruments, economics, global policy, geopolitics, business development
Nicolas Hemlock
Master's candidate
Education: BA in International Relations, Government, and Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Interests: Russian foreign policy, Russian interaction with Western governing and security institutions, Russian civil society
Morgan Henson
Master's candidate
Education: B.A. in History, Fordham University
Interests: Soviet History, Russian/Ukrainian/Soviet Culture, Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, Sociology
Michael Jurkovic
Master's candidate
Education: BA, History and Language Studies, UC Santa Cruz
Interests: Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bosnian Croatian Serbian languages, Russia, Russian language, Russian and Soviet History, ethnic identity, nationalism, Cold War, Eastern European film
Matthew Orr
Master's candidate
Education: B.A. in Russian Language and Literature, The George Washington University
Interests: Civic Education in Russia, Democratization in the Post-Soviet Space, Contemporary Russian Literature, US-Russian Relations
Thomas Rehnquist
Master's candidate
Education: B.A. History, Bowdoin College
Interests: Russian and Soviet History, Soviet Politics, U.S. Foreign Policy, Film, Basketball
Nikidrea Rey
Master's candidate
Education: B.A. International Studies - International Relations with a focus on Global Political Economies, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Interests: Soviet history | U.S.- Russia Defense Cooperation | Russian culture and sphere of influence | Security and stability in post-Soviet States
Audrius Rickus
Master's candidate
Education: Master in Economic Law, Sciences Po Paris - Paris Institute of Political Studies
Interests: Social and Cultural History of the Soviet Union, the Baltic States, Theories of Colonialism, Ethnic Relations, Cultural Studies
Rebekah Switala
Master's Candidate
Interests: Russian, Polish, and Romanian languages and culture; women and gender; popular culture
James Wenninger
Master's candidate
Education: M.A. in Diplomacy, Norwich University
Interests: Russian language, employment of Russian statecraft in the post-Soviet sphere
Katherina Wierschke
Master's candidate
kwierschke@utexas.edu |
BUR 584
Education: B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Interests: Ethnic Conflict in the Post-Communist Space, Migration Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Russian Foreign Policy, and Relations between Russia and Latin America
Lucia Winkeler
Master's candidate
Education: B.A. of International Studies (Politics and Diplomacy focus) and Modern Languages (Russian), Texas A&M University
Interests: U.S. foreign policy; U.S.-Russian relations; Russian relations to its near abroad; South Caucasus region; international security
