Education

• A.A. Russian Church choir directing – Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (NYSU)
• B.A. Theology – Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (NYSU)
• M.A. Slavic Languages & Literatures (UCLA)
• Ph.D. Slavic Languages & Literatures (UCLA)

Research

• Medieval Russian Literature
• Medieval Slavic hymnography and hagiography
• Old Church Slavic manuscripts
• Russian Orthodox Liturgics
• The Typicon and the Monastery ustavs
• Eastern Orthodox history and temples of Los Angeles
• Christian relics in Los Angeles

Courses

• Russian 1-6
• Intensive Russian 10-20
• Russian Culture
• Christianities East and West
• Introduction to Slavic Civilizations
• Ukrainian