Literature and Humanities Lecturer, The LIFE Institute, The Chang School, Toronto Metropolitan University

PhD in Slavic Languages and Literature (Religious Studies minor) from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001 

License in Medieval Studies, Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto, 2009

Research, publications, teaching:

Slavic Studies, Religious Studies, Medieval Studies, Ukrainian literature and culture, Comparative literature, Magical Realism, Russian literature and culture, Religion and Spirituality in Literature and Film; Phenomenon and History of Holy Foolishness