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'07-'08 Graduates of the CREEES MA program, from left to right: Susan Skoda, Allison Glass, Bridget Gongol, Ben Knelman, Anjali Vithayathil, and Monique Smith.

INCOMING MA STUDENTS, 2008-09

Scilla Bennett comes from Brandeis University with a bachelor's degree in Russian Language and Literature, May 2008. She attended American Councils Advanced Area and Russian Language Studies in Vladimir, Russia during the summer of 2007. She was also an Aids volunteer in Tanzania the previous summer. Her interests are primarily related to international public health issues in Russia. In the future, she plans to work with an international NGO in public health. She is a recipient of the FLAS Fellowship in Russian, Stanford University, 2008-2009.

Tatyana (Tanya) Larissa Colman Bulloch graduated from Trinity College with a bachelor's degree in International Studies/Russia this spring. Last semester, she worked as a teaching assistant at Trinity College in Russian History. Her senior thesis was on terrorism and anti-terrorism in Chechnya. She attended the Russian language program at the State University for the Humanities, Moscow in the spring of 2007. While there, she also worked as an editor and translator for the Memorial Human Rights Center, Moscow. Her interests include: Russian nationalism, human rights, and political transition. In the future she plans to work for the government or and NGO on issues of politics and human rights. She received a FLAS Fellowship in Russian, Stanford University, 2008-2009.

Christopher (Chris) Allen Jones comes from American University with a master's degree in International Affairs, May 2008. He graduated with his BA in History/Political Science, summa cum laude, from Bradley University in 2003. His master's degree thesis was on the struggle for autonomy of the Republic of Tatarstan. He was a Boren Research Fellow, Russian and Tatar language at Kazan' State University in 2007-2008. He also received a State Department Fellowship to study Tatar language at Arizona State University in 2004. His interests pertain to the study of radical Islam, Central Asia and Russia. His future plans include: government research and policy work. He received a FLAS Fellowship for the study of Russian or Kazakh, Stanford University, 2008-2009

Saya Snow Kitasei. Stanford University, BS in Earth Systems/Anthrosphere; Minor in Russian Language, Co-Terminal student in AM REEES. Her academic work includes research in molecular cardiology, plant genetics, paleo-oceanography, and ecosystem change. She worked as a tutor for the Program in Structured Liberal Education, Stanford University, 2006-2008. She was a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Hollings Scholar, 2006-2008. She was also a research assistant at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, Homer, Alaska in the summer of 2007. She speaks several languages, including: Russian, German, Japanese, and Norwegian. She is interested in Russian literature, economics, and politics. In the future, she plans to work on international environmental problems and energy issues, particularly involving Russia. She received two FLAS Fellowships this year: one for Intensive Advanced Russian, Moscow State University, summer 2008, and the other for Russian, Stanford University, 2008-2009.

Larisa Marie Lehmer. Stanford University, AB in Russian Language, Culture, and History, BS in Biological Sciences, Co-Terminal student in AM REEES. Larisa has been working on a research project in the Central Pacific relating to environmental issues in the migratory path of the Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle. She attended Middlebury Russian School in the summer of 2006 and Stanford in Moscow in the fall. Her interests include: global energy, environmental, and security issues; water politics in Central Asia. In the future, she is interested in going into academia, healthcare, law, or environmental policy. She is a recipient of a CREEES Summer Travel/Research Grant for study in Russia, summer 2008 and a FLAS Fellowship in Russian, Stanford University, 2008-2009.

John Colin Moore graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor's degree in International Business, magna cum laude in 1996. He is a Major in the U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer Program (FAO). He was affiliated with the George C. Marshall Center, Garmisch, Germany, 2005-2008, is a Military Aide to the Director, Deputy Chief of the Office of Military Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, Astana, Kazakhstan Advanced Security and Terrorism Studies, and Tactical Advisor for Georgian 22nd Infantry Battalion, Tbilisi, Georgia and Baghdad, Iraq. He was a Tank Company Commander, U.S. Army, Germany and Iraq, 2003-2004. He received the Silver Star for valor in Iraq, 2004 as well as the U.S. Army MacArthur Award, 2004. He is fluent in German and speaks both Russian and French at an intermediate level. In the future, he plans to work as a military attache in U.S. embassies in the former Soviet Union. He is also a Graduate Student Research Assistant, Preventive Defensive Project, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, 2008-2009.

Alan Russell Smith comes from the University of Colorado, Boulder, with an AB in International Affairs and Russian Studies, 2007. He received a research grant from the University of Colorado to process audio interviews regarding folk beliefs and bylichki in the contemporary Russian village. He studied Russian for several years at St. Petersburg State University and is interested in Russian politics, economics, law, history, and language. In the future he may enroll in a Ph.D. program in economics or pursue a job in international business operations in Russia. He received a FLAS Fellowship, Stanford University, 2008-2009

Jiwan Yoon graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor's degree in English Literature and a Minor in International Relations in 2000. He did graduate work in International Studies from 2000 to 2002. He is currently Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea. He studied Russian beginning in high school and worked as a foreign liaison officer with Russia in the Air Force of Korea, 2004-2007. He is interested in the political and economic transition of former socialist countries. In the future, he plans to be stationed at the Korean Embassy in Moscow.