ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor, Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities, 2021-Present Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Core Faculty, Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies Affiliate Faculty, Center for Research, Collaboration, Learning, and Engagement Visiting Associate, Copernicus Center for Polish Studies, 2020-2021 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow,Institute for the Humanities, 2019-2020 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
EDUCATION Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures, 2019 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Dissertation: Cultural Remix: Polish Hip-Hop and the Sampling of Heritage Committee: Dr. Benjamin Paloff, Dr. Charles Hiroshi Garrett, Dr. Herbert Eagle, Dr. Jodi Greig Certificate in Polish Language, 2012 Jagiellonian University Center for Polish Language and Culture in the World, Krakow, Poland M.A. in the Humanities, 2010 University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Thesis: "If You Ever Plan to Motor West": "Route 66" as Travel Narrative B.A. in History, with Honors, minor in Musicology, 2008 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
RESEARCH AND TEACHING FIELDS Polish Literature and Culture, Popular Music, Heritage and Memory, Eastern European Cinema, English Composition
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS “Dropping Knowledge: Understanding (and Teaching) Eastern Europe Through Hip Hop.” The Past, the Present, and the Future of Popular Music Research in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, International Association for the Study of Popular Music – CESE Conference, Kraków, Poland (2025) [Paper Accepted]
‘“Authenticity and Magic’: Hearing Poland in L.U.C.’s 39/89 Zrozumieć Polskę.” Midwest Slavic Conference, Center for Slavic and East European Studies, The Ohio State University (2025)
"Making Fun: Teaching East European and Russian Culture Through Humor," American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages Conference, Las Vegas, NV (2024)
“The Bronx via Jeżyce: Performing Race, Poverty, and Genre in Polish Hip-Hop.” Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Convention, Chicago, IL (2022)
"Parodic Sampling and ‘Keeping it Real’ in Polish Hip-Hop.” International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US Conference (2021)
"Sampling Symbols: Dorota Masłowska's Hip-Hop Critique of Convention." Polish Social Protest Across Generations, Polish Studies Association Conference (2021)
“Remembering ‘44: Polish Hip-Hop Remixes the Warsaw Uprising.” Musical Cities: Music, Historiography, and Myth, International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US Conference, New Orleans, LA (2019)
"Remixing the Past: Polish Hip-Hop and the Sampling of History." Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies Conference, Boston, MA (2018)
‘“If Mickiewicz was alive today; he’d be a good rhymer’: Performing Genre and National Credibility in Polish Hip-Hop.” Midwest Slavic Conference, Center for Slavic and East European Studies, The Ohio State University (2018)
“What Has Poland Done to Chopin? Dissecting the Polish Legend on Stage.” A Century of Revolution: Culture, Politics, and People, Graduate Student Conference in Slavic Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2017)
INVITED TALKS AND GUEST LECTURES "Hip-Hop in Poland." Guest Lecture, Music in Eastern Europe & Russia, Department of Musicology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2021)
“Cultural Remix: Polish Hip-Hop and the Sampling of Heritage.” Slavic Department ‘Sneak Peek’ Symposium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2017)
“Collaged Meaning in Vera Chytilova’s Daisies.” Guest Lecture, Central European Cinema, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2017)
“Nothing is Black and White: History and Memory in Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida.” Presentation, Language Resources Center Film Festival, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2016)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Michigan State University IAH 207: Identity, Cultures, Identities (On the Road: Identity and Community in Travel Narratives) IAH 207: Identity, Cultures, Identities (College in Popular Culture) IAH 208: Music and Culture (Hip Hop in Eastern Europe and Russia (Honors Section)) IAH 231A: Human Values in the Arts and Humanities (Central European Cinema) IAH 231A: Human Values in the Arts and Humanities (Humor and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Instructor of Record) SLAVIC 299: Hip-Hop in Eastern Europe & Russia ENGLISH 125: The Stories That We Tell: Memory, Narrative, Genre (First-Year Writing Seminar) HONORS 135: American Odyssey: Identity on the Open Road
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Graduate Student Instructor) SLAVIC 312: Central European Cinema: Race Ethnicity, Gender (Upper-Level Writing Course)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Creating Community to Support Dialogic Practices and Student Flourishing Leaning Community (2025-2026) Michigan State University, East Lansing IAH 321: Teaching Across the Arts and Humanities Learning Community (2024-2025) Michigan State University, East Lansing Junior Faculty Symposium, American Musicological Society Popular Music Study Group (2022) Case Western University, Cleveland Digital Fellows Program (2022) Michigan State University, East Lansing Public Writing Workshop, Jackman Humanities Institute (2021) University of Toronto, Toronto Graduate Teacher Certificate (2018) Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Professional Development Certificate (2018) Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
UNIVERSITY SERVICE Faculty Advisor, Polish Students Association (2024-Present) Michigan State University, East Lansing Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities Student Awards Committee (2022-Present) Michigan State University, East Lansing Organizer, Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities Professional Development Workshop Series (2025-2026) Michigan State University, East Lansing Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities Standards of Teaching Excellence Review Committee (2025) Michigan State University, East Lansing Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities Syllabus Review Committee (2024) Michigan State University, East Lansing Judge, University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (Humanities) (2024) Michigan State University, East Lansing Peer Review Committee, Designation B Promotion Review (2023) Michigan State University, East Lansing Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Planning Summer Fellows (2022) Michigan State University, East Lansing Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities Scoring Committee (2022) Michigan State University, East Lansing Research Mentor, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (2019-2020) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Graduate Student Representative, Slavic Department Executive Committee (2018-2019) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Group Leader, Sweetland Writing Center Dissertation Writing Group (2018) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Selection Committee, Feinberg Family Prize for Excellence in First-Year Writing (2018) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Selection Committee, Granader Family Prize for Excellence in Upper-Level Writing Sweetland Writing Center (2017) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Manuscript Review for Nations and Nationalism (2024) Manuscript Proposal Review for Palgrave Macmillan (2024)
LANGUAGES English (native) Polish (spoken) Ukrainian (reading)