Russian Faculty Directory

Dr. Comer teaches courses in Russian language, literature and culture. He started his academic career at the University of Kansas, moving to Portland State in 2014 to direct the innovative Russian Language Flagship...

Originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, Anna Alsufieva earned her Ph.D. in Language Teaching Pedagogy (2001), at Herzen State Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg, Russia. She has taught Russian language at Herzen...

Nila Friedberg's interests include linguistic approaches to literature, language contact, twentieth century Russian poetry and poetics, and Russian Jewish literature. She is the author of English Rhythms in Russian...

Cassio de Oliveira is Assistant Professor of Russian in the Department of World Languages and Literatures. Prior to coming to Portland State, he taught at Vanderbilt University, Dickinson College, and the University...

Daria Aleeva comes from the Siberian city of Irkutsk, Russia. She holds a B.A. in Teaching Foreign Languages from Irkutsk State Linguistic University, a master's degree in TESOL from Portland State, and is ABD in Second...