Alumni Placements

 2023-2024

  • Zachary King, Assistant Professor, Department of Translation and Interpretation, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

2017-2018

  • Kaitlyn Tucker Sorenson, Assistant Professor of Contemporary European Thought and Literature, Department of Comparative Literature, Binghamton University-SUNY
  • Cheryl Stephenson, Visiting Lecturer in Russian StudiesBates College

2016-2017

  • Antje Postema, Lecturer in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Language, University of California, Berkeley

2015-2016

  • Petia Alexieva, Testing Analyst at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center, Texas
  • Andrew Dombrowski, Founder and Chief Editor, Chromophore Communications
  • Kinga Kosmala, Director, Entrepreneurial Business Program and Services, Division I, Women's Business Center Chicago
  • Zdenko Mandusic, Assistant Professor of Russian, Saint Louis University

2013-2014

  • Kathryn Duda, Assistant Professor of Russian Studies, Mercyhurst University
  • Christian Hilchey, Lecturer of Slavic & Eurasian Studies, University of Texas, Austin
  • Esther Peters, Associate Director of the Center for East European & Russian/Eurasian Studies, University of Chicago
  • Daniel Pratt, Assistant Professor of Russian Studies, McGill University

2012-2013

  • Erik Houle, Senior Lecturer of Russian, University of Chicago
  • Katherine Reischl, Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures, Princeton University

2010-2011

  • Karen Underhill, Assistant Professor of Russian, University of Illinois at Chicago

2008-2009

  • Gabrielle Cavagnaro, Owner and Founder, New Life Academic Editing

2007-2008

  • Gina Bulatovic, Solutions Architect, Informatica
  • Alina Wyman, Associate Professor of Russian Language & Literature, MacArthur Professorship, New College of Florida

2005-2006

  • Rebekka Egger, Sponsored Projects Analyst, George Washington University
  • Radislav Lapushin, Associate Professor of Russian Literature, UNC Chapel Hill
  • John Merchant, Lecturer in Polish Literature, Loyola University Chicago

2004-2005

  • Anna Linden, Lecturer Emeritus, Slavic Department, Northwestern University
  • Joanna Trzeciak, Associate Professor of Russian & Polish Translation, Kent State University

2003-2004

  • Peter Demartino, Chief Executive Officer at AIDS/HIV Services Group, Thrive Healthcare
  • David William Kaiser, Software Developer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas
  • Meng Li, Associate Instructional Professor in Chinese Language, East Asian Languages & Civilizations, University of Chicago

2001-2002

  • Sarah Krive, Assistant Director and Affiliated Faculty, Lloyd International Honors College, UNC Greensboro
  • Mark Pisaro, Director of QA Software Systems, 23andMe
  • Laura Urbaszewski, Instructor of Russian, DePaul University

2000-2001

  • Amanda Ewington, Professor of Russian Studies, Bacca Professor of Humanities, Davidson College

1999-2000

  • Elizabeth Ginzburg, Instructor of Russian, DePaul University
  • Kamila Kinyon, Teaching Associate Professor, University of Denver

 1998-1999

  • Ilonka Aylward, Attorney at Law, Aylward Family Law
  • Karla Cruise, Director of Student Programs, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, University of Notre Dame
  • Valentina Izmirlieva, Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures, Columbia University
  • Andrzej Karcz, Associate Professor, Department of Historical Poetics, University of Warsaw
  • Gregory Khasin, Interpreter, TechTrans International, Inc.

1996-1997

  • J. Daniel HumphriesInstructor, Russian and Russian Area StudiesNational Cryptologic School

1990

  • Donald L. Dyer, Distinguished Professor of Russian and Linguistics and Associate Dean in the College of Liberal ArtsUniversity of Mississippi