She teaches General English, ESP and Academic English to Journalism students. Prior to the Institute of Journalism, Olena taught an array of courses in Linguistics and Communication studies at the Institute of Philology. She also works as Director of the English Language and Information Center at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv where she organizes teacher training seminars for the faculty and speaking clubs with native English speakers for students. In 2001-2002, Olena was a Fulbright Program fellow in Gender Studies at the University of Wyoming, USA. She holds a PhD in Germanic Languages. Her research interests include Discourse Analysis, Mass Media Studies, Gender Linguistics, The 21st Century Skills in Education, and Learning and Teaching with Digital Media.