Russian Faculty

Full-Time Faculty

Alina Israeli, Associate Professor
PhD, Yale University
aisrael@american.edu
Professor Israeli received her PhD in Slavic Linguistics from Yale University. Prior to coming to the United States she received a BA equivalent in Russian Language and Literature from Leningrad State University. A specialist in both Russian linguistics and literature, Professor Israeli has been teaching Russian to Americans since 1978, first at Yale and the Middlebury College Summer Program, and then at Grinnell College and SUNY-Albany. She has been at American University since 1990. (Read more)

Adjunct Faculty

Olga Barabanshchykova
PhD, Kiev National Language Institute
barabans@american.edu

Galina Buchina
PhD, Saratov State University, Russia
buchina@american.edu

Allison Comins-Richmond
PhD, University of Southern California
cominsri@american.edu

Marina Richaud
MA, The George Washington University
richaud@american.edu