Publications
My writing moves between the classroom and research. The textbooks come first here, since they are what most students know me for, followed by edited volumes, articles and chapters, and a few other pieces.
Textbooks and readers
Etazhi: Second-Year Russian Language and Culture
With S. Nazarova. Georgetown University Press, 2021.
AATSEEL Best Contribution to Language Pedagogy, 2022.
Panorama: Intermediate Russian Language and Culture
With B. Rifkin and S. Nazarova. Georgetown University Press, 2017.
AATSEEL Best Contribution to Language Pedagogy, 2020.
About That Which Did Not Happen: An Annotated Russian Reader
With P. Alexieva and C. Lucey. iLearnRussian Publishers, 2015.
Russian for Advanced Students
With M. Rojavin and S. Forrester. Dunwoody Press, 2013.
Chekhov Bilingual
Co-edited with S. Nazarova. Russian Information Services, 2010.
Modern Russian Classroom: A Handbook for Teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language
With I. Dubinina. Routledge, under contract.
Edited books
The Art of Teaching Russian
Co-edited with I. Dubinina and J. Merrill. Georgetown University Press, 2020.
MLA Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize, honorable mention; AATSEEL book prize, 2023.
Grading Less, Learning More: Ungrading (Alternative Grading) in World Languages and Cultures
Co-edited with L. Mesrobian. Georgetown University Press, forthcoming.
Articles and chapters
- Creativity, Identity, and Agency in Advanced Russian Language Learning (with O. Kisselev, A. Shibarova, and I. Savenkova). Russian Language Journal, forthcoming.
- Preparing Instructors for Proficiency-Oriented Teaching and Assessment in Russian Language Programs (with J. Merrill). In Russian Studies Instructor Preparation in a Changing World. Routledge, forthcoming.
- Preparing Effective Teachers of Russian: Curriculum Design and Outcomes of a Multi-Modal Professional Development Program (with O. Kisselev and I. Dubinina). In Russian Studies Instructor Preparation in a Changing World. Routledge, forthcoming.
- Assessing for Acquisition: The Theoretical Alignment of Ungrading and Second Language Acquisition. In Grading Less, Learning More. Georgetown University Press, forthcoming.
- Cultivating Expertise: Language Centers as Catalysts for Professional Development. In Language Center Handbook 2025. International Association for Language Learning Technology, 2025.
- Beyond Grades: A Humanistic Approach to Russian Language Learning through Ungrading. In Assessment of Russian as a Foreign Language: Unlocking Proficiency. Routledge, 2025.
- Learner Performance in Online and Face-to-Face Russian Immersion Programs: A Comparison (with J. Merrill and D. Pastushenkov). Russian Language Journal, 2021.
- The Conjunctions А, НО and И: A Comparison of Usage by Heritage and Traditional Students of Russian (with M. Rojavin). Slavic and East European Journal 53.4, 2010.
Everything else
Book reviews
- Alyssa DeBlasio and Izolda Savenkova, Pro-Dvizhenie: Advanced Russian through Film and Media. Slavic and East European Journal 67.2, 2022.
- Nila Friedberg, Decoding the 1920s: A Reader for Advanced Learners of Russian. Slavic and East European Journal 67.1, 2020.
- Elena Minakova-Boblest, Modern Russian Grammar in Use: A Systematic Reference and Practice Book. Russian Language Journal 72.1.
Interviews
- Transforming Language Education, a vodcast of the MAT-TESOL program at the USC Rossier School of Education, 2023. Watch on YouTube