Faculty Profile

Valentina Iepuri
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Phone Number: (662)915-7715
Email: vbiepuri@olemiss.edu

Key Words: Russian

Research Description: Dr. Iepuri’s research interests include Russian language in the post-Soviet period, languages in contact and language pedagogy.

Honors Theses:

Bagwell, Laura Claire (2007) "Environment, Behavior, and Internal Consciousness: A Study of Space and Time in Dostoevsky"

Available Research Projects:

The Status of Russian in Post-Soviet Countries: a Case Study of Moldova

Project Description: The project will focus on the current linguistic situation in the Republic of Moldova as compared to the Soviet period and the analysis of the status of Russian as a lingua franca in the country.

Desired Student Qualifications: International relations or linguistics major or studying Russian / a heritage learner of Russian

Project Timeline: 4 semesters

Duties of Student Researcher: Library research, collecting data, data analysis and interpretation

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