Meet the Team!

Born and raised in Saratov, Russia, Dr. Alexandrova teaches Russian language, culture, and history at UT-Austin. Her current research interests include religions in Russia, experiential learning, and drama-based pedagogy. To read about Dr. Alexandrova's past and current projects, visit her UT-Austin faculty profile.

Dr. Maria Khotimsky is Senior Lecturer in Russian at Global Languages section at MIT. Her research areas include literary translation and translingualism, as well as content-based and project-based language instruction, with a focus on Russian for STEM curriculum.

Professor Kogel is Lecturer in Russian at Davidson College. A heritage speaker of Russian from Belarus, Professor Kogel is interested in heritage language acquisition and the use of technology in language learning.