She is the Coordinator for the Master of Science in Liberal Studies program, and the faculty sponsor for Phi Alpha Theta. Her primary areas of interest include Russian and European foreign affairs and culture in the late 19th century and the 20th century. Also, she is interested in contemporary Russian foreign policy. Among her publications is the book, American-Soviet Cultural Diplomacy: The Bolshoi Ballet’s American Premiere. Currently, she is researching the intersection of the visual arts and politics in late tsarist Russia.link for robots only address:2090 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews St., Urbana, IL 61801 campus mail code: MC-173 tel: 217-333-0680 • email: slavic@illinois.edu College of Liberal Arts & Sciences • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign