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1 Alexandrova (Potoplyak) CV, Page 1 of 5 MARINA ALEXANDROVA (POTOPLYAK) Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies Burdine 446, Austin, Texas marina.alexandrova@utexas.edu EDUCATION Ph.D., Comparative Literature (Russian and Latin American), 2010 M.A., Comparative Literature (Russian and Latin American), 2004 B.A./M.A., English, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia 2000 PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Lecturer, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Faculty Affiliate, CREEES present present Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of World Languages and Cultures, Summer 2015 University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters (including Accepted and In Press) 1. Alexandrova, M. (October 2017). Tolstoy and Eastern Philosophies. In Stauffer, Rachel (Ed.), Critical Insights: Leo Tolstoy (16 pages). Ipswich, MA: Salem Press. Book Reviews, Encyclopedia Entries and Other Non-Peer Reviewed Articles 2. Alexandrova, M. (2017) Review of Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing, by A. Von Bremzen. East European Jewish Affairs. 46:3, Potoplyak, M. (2013) Review of Russian-Argentine Literary Exchanges, by D. Odnopozova. Dissertation Reviews. November, ( 4. Potoplyak, M. (2010). Encyclopedia entries Fedorova, Zoia, Erté. In The Supplement to the Modern Encyclopedia of Russian, Soviet and Eurasian Studies. Gulf Breeze, Fla: Academic International P (4 pages).

2 Alexandrova (Potoplyak) CV, Page 2 of 5 Work in Progress Peer-Reviewed Journal Article Nourishing the Pioneer Body: Food Myths in Early Soviet Children s Literature. In preparation, 50% complete. Expecting to submit December AWARDS AND HONORS 2017 Leslie Waggener Centennial Teaching Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin Professional Development Awards, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, The University of Texas at Austin Professional Development Award, Texas Language Center. PRESENTATIONS Invited Talks History of Russian Vodka, REE 302 Cuisine and Culture of Central and Eastern Europe Prof. Christian Hilchey, UT-Austin, 2015 and Dissidents in the Soviet Union, REE 301 Intro to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Prof. Mary Neuburger, UT-Austin, 2016 and The Mysterious Madame Blavatsky Lecture Series on Religions and Spirituality in Russia, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, TX. March Survival Russian for Business students, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Growing Up Soviet, Seminars for Adult Growth and Enrichment (SAGE), Osher Institute, UT- Austin, March Argentina and Russia: Literary Parallels, Department of Modern Languages, The University of Texas at Arlington. Arlington, Texas. March Conference Presentations

3 Alexandrova (Potoplyak) CV, Page 3 of 5 Teaching Russian Literature in the 21 st Century. Annual Conference of Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, Washington, DC. November Bringing Buddhism to Russia: Madame Blavatsky s In the Caves and Jungles of Hindustan. Annual Conference of American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages. Austin, Texas. January Of Scaffolds and Crutches: Authentic Literature in Second-Year Intensive Russian. Annual Conference of South Central Modern Language Association. Austin, Texas. October The Society of Clean Plates: Children and Soviet Food Myths. Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. Conference Food for Thought: Culture and Cuisine in Russia and Eastern Europe. Austin, Texas. February ADVISING AND STUDENT-RELATED SERVICE Masters Committee Brenda Gonzalez, Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies, (Second reader). Masters and Undergraduate Service Russian Language Evaluator (Oral Proficiency Interview) for graduating majors, grad students, and FLAS recipients, 2015-present. Conference Course Culture of Favoritism in the Late Soviet Union, Spring Conference Course Pseudo Science in the Soviet Union, Fall Conference Course Fifth-Year Russian for Graduate Students Spring ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Departmental Service Russian Language Coordinator, Intensive and Regular Russian, 2016-present. Faculty Leader, Assessment and Compliance with The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, UG and graduate program, Assistant Russian Language Coordinator, Intensive and Regular Russian,

4 Alexandrova (Potoplyak) CV, Page 4 of 5 Material Creator, Business Russian Videos, Title VI collaboration with McCombs School of Business, Organizer, Roundtable on Best Teaching Practices for Russian, Member, Search Committee for Ukrainian lecturer, Organizer/Host, Russian Film Series, Weekly Conversation Hour, and Grammar Clinic, present. Coordinator, Fall and Spring Slavic Fests, 2010-present. Faculty Advisor, Online Russian, Fall University and Local Service Departmental Representative, Language Policy Advisory Committee, College of Liberal Arts, UT-Austin, 2016-present. Russian Course Evaluator for Study Abroad Office, UT-Austin, Spring 2017-present. Faculty Liaison to Austin Russian Language Meetup (local community group), 2014-present. Curriculum development ( Russian Prisons course) based on participation in US Holocaust Memorial Museum s Teaching About the Holocaust in the Soviet Union: Perpetrators, Collaborators, Bystanders, and Victims, Professional Service Panel Chair, Russian Language and Methodology, South Central MLA, Dallas, Texas, October Panel Chair, Buddhism and Yoga in Russian Culture, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, November Book review editor for Russian Food Network, H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online, Curriculum development for STARTALK ( Start Talking! ) national program, University of Iowa, Professional Certification

5 Alexandrova (Potoplyak) CV, Page 5 of 5 Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Full Tester Certification (Russian), American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, University of Maryland, Summer Professional Memberships South Central MLA American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 2015-present Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies 2015-present American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages 2007-present Languages Russian (native), English (native fluency), Spanish (fluent), Portuguese (intermediate), French (working)

Curriculum Vitae CHRISTINE A. GARST-SANTOS August 2014

Curriculum Vitae CHRISTINE A. GARST-SANTOS August 2014 Business Address: Dept. of Modern Languages & Global Studies South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007 Phone: (605) 688-4274 Email: christine.garst-santos@sdstate.edu