Modern and Classical Languages
Dr. Yelena Belyaeva-Standen
Yelena Belyaeva-Standen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Russian

Doktor of philological sciences: Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, USSR, 1988.
Kandidat of philological sciences: Kiev State University, USSR.
Diploma: Voronezh State University, Voronezh, USSR.

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belyaeva@slu.edu

curriculum vitae

Educational degrees

Teaching at SLU

Previous teaching appointments

  • Full Professor of Linguistics, Voronezh University, Russia (1988-1997)
  • Visiting Professor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA (1995)
  • Visiting Professor, University of Northumbria, Newcastle, UK (1994)
  • Visiting Professor, University of Leon, Leon, Spain (1993)
  • Visiting Professor, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK (1991)
  • Associate Professor of English and Russian, Voronezh, Russia (1981-1988)

    • Other Professional Activities

  • President of Saint Louis Chapter of American Association of Teachers of East European Languages
  • Coordinator and sponsor of Russian Club
  • Member of the Academic Affairs Committee (2001-2003)
  • Member of the Language Learning Center Committee
  • Coordinator of 1818 program

    • Awards

  • Teaching Excellence Finalist Certificate, SLU (2003)
  • Teaching and Research Excellence Award, Voronezh University, Russia (1994)

    • Grants

  • Mellon Grants for Research and Presentations in Moscow, Russian (2002, 2003)
  • Mellon Grant for professional development, University of California, Santa Barbara (2001)
  • Fulbright Senior Scholar Grant at University of California, San Diego, CA (1995)
  • IREX Research Grant at University of California, Berkeley, CA (1994)
  • British Council Lecturing Grant (1994)
  • University of Leon Lecturing Grant, Leon, Spain (1992,1994)
  • IREX Award for Professional Development, Georgetown University, DC (1991)

    • Membership

  • Modern Languages Association Executive Committee on Language and Society
  • American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL)
  • American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR)
  • Modern Languages Association (MLA)
  • Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

    • Publications