BACKGROUND

B.S. Mathematics. Duke University
M.A. Russian Language and Literature, UNC Chapel Hill
A.B.D. Russian Language and Literature, UNC Chapel Hill

AREAS OF INTEREST

Slavic Folklore
Medieval Russian Literature
Serbian Language and Literature

Ms. Halva is a PhD student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has traveled and studied in Russia many times, having spent most of her time there at Rostov State University in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. She has also studied Serbian in Belgrade, Serbia. At her home university she teaches introductory Russian and Serbian, as well as the Russian Fairy Tale.

COURSES TAUGHT

RUSS 1002 Russian Level II
RUSS 1004 Russian Level IV