Education
Ph.D. in Progress, University of Oregon
June 2019 - Present
Ph.D. Candidate. Majoring in Environment and Culture, with emphasis on Russia.
Dissertation title “In a Dark, Dark Wood: Morality, Politics and Ecological Inaction in Russian Forests”
Master of Sciences, University of Oregon
September 2016- June 2019
Majored in Environment and Culture, with emphasis on Russia.
Specialist of Cultural Studies, St. Petersburg State University
September 2010-June 2015
Majored in Chinese Culture.
Certificate in Mandarin, Tianjin Foreign Studies University,
天津外国语大学
August 2013 - July 2014
Chinese Government Scholarship funded one-year Certificate program in Mandarin.
Selected Professional Training & Certifications
ICPSR Summer Program
July-August 2022
As a part of this intensive four-week research methods training I took three courses: Data Science and Text Analysis; Statistics and Data Analysis II: The Basics of Regression; Regression Analysis II: Linear Models.
United Nations System Staff College
Fall 2021
This certificate six-week course “Circular Economy and The 2030 Agenda” course explored the application of Circular Economy (CE) practices in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
University of Indiana
August 2018
This four-day "Russian Studies Workshop" introduced me to a variety of research methods used by the Russian studies community and allowed me to present my own work and participate in discussions of other researchers' ongoing projects.
Michigan State University
Summer 2021
The certificate ten-week course “Understanding Forest Carbon Management” allowed me to gain important knowledge on forest management and carbon sequestration.
Northeast Asian Economic Forum’s Young Leaders Program, Hong Kong
August 2017
This two-week intensive training from The Northeast Asia Economic Forum helped me to improve my research, work on collaborative projects, network, and build dialogue with graduate students from the US, Russia, China, and Northeast Asian countries, as well as the policymakers and professors from many prestigious universities.
Cheng Gong University 成功大学, Taiwan
June 2011 - September 2011
Certificate in Chinese Language, Intensive Summer language training in Mandarin. GPA: 88/100 (3.52/4.0)