Ph.D. Candidate ABD (all but dissertation) in Russian, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 2001-present. Title of dissertation: "The Face of Death in Russian Literature: Case Studies of Tuberculosis and Cancer."

Master's degree in Russian, State University of New York, Albany New York, 1999-2001. GPA: 4.0

Private lessons in Russian language and literature, Moscow, Russia, 1996-97.

Diploma in Eurythmy, School of Eurythmy, Spring Valley, New York, 1982-87. Eurythmy is an art of movement done to both poems and music. My studies included a fifth year of study with additional artistic and stage training and classes in pedagogy.

Teacher's Certificate in secondary education in the fields of English, French, and Russian, University of Texas at Austin, 1977-78.

Graduate courses in comparative literature and folklore, University of Texas at Austin, 1974-76.

Bachelor of Arts cum laude in Russian and French, University of Texas at Austin, 1971-74.

First two years of college, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1969-1971.

Listed in Marquis Who's Who in America, 2004-2006.

Listed in Marquis Who's Who for Women, 2005-2006.

Listed in International Who's Who, 2005-2006.

Nominated for Young Educator of the Year, Houston ISD, Texas, 1982.

Nominated for Student Teacher of the Year, Austin, Texas, 1978.

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, University of Texas, 1974.

BA Cum Laude, University of Texas, 1974.

Special Honors in Russian, University of Texas, 1974.

Graduate Assistant, State University of New York, Albany NY, 9/1999-12/2000. Duties included research assistant and assisting in classes "Decadence in Literature" and "Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, teaching and tutoring students. Taught lesson on "Ballets Russes and International Art as part of Decadence."

Founding Teacher, Academy of the Art of Eurythmy, Moscow, Russia, 1993-97. Full time teacher at the Academy. Duties included daily group lessons and private lessons, all given in Russian, as all students were Russian. Participated in founding the Academy by training Russian graduates of our school to staff the Academy. During these four years the Cultural Ministry of Russia, which granted state diplomas to all graduates in 1998, supported the Academy.

Teacher, Hawthorne Valley School, Ghent, New York, 1987-93. Teacher of eurythmy, Russian and French. Pioneered Russian program in 1989. Taught Russian students Russian folk dances and folk songs and organized local performances of them.

Teacher, Kashmere Senior High School, Houston ISD, Texas, 1980-82. Taught English in an all black high school to tenth grade remedial students. Offered out of class tutoring to many students. Tenth grade class sponsor. Wrote pioneer program for tenth grade to prepare students for PSAT and SAT tests.

"What is the Future There?" Threefold Review, 1997. Article about present-day Russia, gleaned from personal experience and library research.

Translations. Moscow Academy of Eurythmy, 1996. Poems translated from Russian into English, published in the program that accompanied the Academy on performance tour to England.

"Two Generations", Threefold Review, 1993.

"Facing Death in Late Poetry of Nina Iskrenko," presented at 2005 Slavic Graduate Symposium, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, April 2005.

"Role of Translations in Literary Career of Anna Bunina," presented at 2004 American Comparative Literature Association Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, March 2004.

Demonstration/ Performance of Eurythmy in colloboration with John Bowlt of USC, University of Southern California Slavic Department retreat, Ojai Retreat Center, Ojai, CA, September 2003. Talk about color and space eurythmy in Russia, demonstration Russian vowels and consonants and performance of 3 poems by Akhmatova and one by Tsvetaeva in Russian (see Current Work in Eurythmy on Website)

The Russian Poet Olga Sedakova, Master's Thesis, State University of New York, Albany NY, 2001. Translations and research of her poetry, an interview with her covering her poetry and her life. Publication pending.

"Platonov's Sweet Legend," presented at 2001 Slavists' Graduate Student Conference, Yale University, February 23-24, 2001.

And Still I Rise, Series of Performances combining African-American poetry, jazz saxophone and eurythmy (a form of dance), 1993. I conceived, researched, and directed this program, including asking an African-American poet and a jazz musician to join me, making contact with the black youth centers where it was performed and designing the sets, costumes and lighting. (See below, under grants)

Scholarship award covering tuition, State University of New York, Albany NY, 9/1999- 12-2000.

Award of funds, 1993-97. Raised funds of up to $1000 per year toward emergency/medical fund for students of the Moscow Academy. As my salary at the Academy was $30 a month, I raised funds of $7000-$10,000 per year to support my teaching in Moscow and living 1-2 months in the U.S. each summer. The funds were received from a private foundation that accepted tax-deductible contributions from individuals to whom I sent an appeal each year.

New York State Special Opportunity Grant Awarded, fall 1992. Received grant to help pay for first four months of teaching in Moscow.

New York State Decentralization Grant Awarded, fall 1993. Received grant to help fund program And Still I Rise (see Independent Research), for performance in two black youth centers and Triform Community, both in Hudson, New York. Due to the program’s success, we were invited to give additional performances in private schools in the area and a black youth center in Spring Valley, NY.

Scholarship award, ACTR teachers' exchange program, Herzen Institute, Leningrad, USSR, summer 1990.