education

  • MA Central Asian Studies
    American University of Central Asia

  • BA History and Anthropology (joint degree with honors)
    Goldsmiths College, University of London

fellowships

  • Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow, Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI), University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Visiting Scholar, Indiana University-Bloomington

  • Virtual Open Research Laboratory Program Fellow, University of Illinois

  • Title VIII Fellow, Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI), University of Wisconsin-Madison

certificates

  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in Tajik, intermediate high

  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in Uzbek, intermediate high

  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), 120 hours

languages

  • English: native-expert

  • Uzbek: intermediate

  • Tajik: intermediate

  • Russian: intermediate

  • Turkish: beginner

  • French: beginner

  • Spanish: beginner

work

  • Writer-Editor II, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

    January 2022 - present

    Roanoke, Virginia

  • Youth Program Coordinator, Roanoke Parks and Recreation Department

    October 2020 - April 2021

    Roanoke, Virginia

  • Program Consultant, American Councils for International Education

    December 2019 - May 2020

    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

  • Academic English Consultant, University of Central Asia

    June 2019 - July 2019

    Khorog, Tajikistan

  • English, Math, and Sciences Teacher, Cambridge Silk Road International School

    October 2018 - June 2019

    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

  • Program Consultant, American Councils for International Education

    July 2018

    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

  • English Language and Literacy Teacher, The London School

    August 2017 - June 2018

    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

  • Store Supervisor, Sweaty Betty

    February 2015 - October 2016

    London, England

  • Political and Economic Research Assistant, U.S. Embassy Prague

    June 2013 - September 2014

    Prague, Czech Republic

  • Editorial Assistant, Glass Magazine

    September 2012 - December 2012

    London, England

  • Security Supervisor, U.S. Embassy Budapest

    January 2012 - September 2012

    Budapest, Hungary

  • Security Assistant, U.S. Embassy Budapest

    June 2010 - September 2010

    Budapest, Hungary

  • Administrative Assistant, International Law Enforcement Academy

    June 2009 - August 2009

    Budapest, Hungary