I was born, raised and nurtured in Ukraine. This is also where I recieved my Diploma of a Specialist in International Relations and a Translator-Referent from the Lviv State University. Later I came to the USA to pursue my graduate education, where I recieved my M.A. and Ph.D. in International Studies degrees.

Translating and interpreting have been my hobbies for 12 years now. I have done it both for academic purposes and for freelancing experience. Love everything about it. Even the deadlines. In fact, work wonderfully under pressure - must be all the adrenalin surge. :)

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LANGUAGES

Ukrainian (native fluent), Russian (native fluent), English (near-native fluent)

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

• Law (General, Contracts, Patents, Taxation & Customs)
• International Law and Organizations
• Business and Finance
• International Economics and Development
• Government and Politics
• Military and Defense
• Education and Pedagogy
• Social Sciences
• Medicine (general)


EDUCATION

Ph.D. in International Studies, Old Dominion University (December 2007)

M.A. in International Studies, Old Dominion University (May 2000)

Diploma of Referent-Translator and Specialist in International Relations, Lviv State University, Ukraine (June 1998)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Translator and Interpreter (2006-present)

Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science and Geography, Old Dominion University (2003-present)

Interpreter and Translator, American International Health Alliance Chisinau, Moldova – Norfolk, Virginia partnership, the Eastern Virginia Medical School , Norfolk, VA (1999-2003)

Interpreter and Consultant, “Gal-Expo”, Ltd., Lviv, Ukraine (1993-1996)


PUBLICATIONS

• “Ukrainian Political Parties and Foreign Policy in Election Campaigns,” in Taras Kuzio and Robert Kravchuk, eds., Communist and Post-Communist Studies. Special Issue: Democratization, Elections and Political Regime in Ukraine (March 2005).
• “Nationalism on the Way: International Perspective,” in Selected Papers of the 1998 CEP Conference, http://www.cep.org.hu/projects/details/98/papers98.htm

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS

American Translators Association
International Studies Association
American Association for Ukrainian Studies
Tidewater Ukrainian Cultural Association

COMPUTER SKILLS

Entire Microsoft Office Suite (including MS Front Page – html editor, and MS Access), Dreamweaver Web Publisher.