Dr. Kourova has many current research projects and activities. Listed below are active research projects and awards. For more information rregarding her research interests, please visit About Me and view her CV.

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Principal Investigator for Fulbright Hays Group Grant, Building Bridges with Language and Culture in Russia,” US Department of State, July 2017-December 2018

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Work in progress: developing digital stories for Russian and EFL classes, 2016-2018.

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Principal Investigator for STARTALK Infrastructure grant. (STARTALK is the newest of the component programs of National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) US Department of State. February 2015-2016, February 2016-2017, February 2017-2018

 

 

Awards:

 

Awardee, 2018 UCF Scroll and Quill Society

Awardee, 2016-2017 Distinguished Faculty Member of Lake Claire Community.

Awardee, 2015 National AATSEEL’s 2015 award for Excellence in Teaching (Post-Secondary). AATSEEL is the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages, an affiliate of the Modern Language Association of America.

Awardee, 2015 University of Central Florida Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Awardee, 2015 College of Arts & Humanities Excellence in Research Award.

Awardee, 2015 College of Arts & Humanities Excellence in Professional Service Award.

Awardee, 2014 University of Central Florida Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award.  

Awardee, 2014 College of Art & Humanities Teaching Incentive Program Award.

Awardee, 2013 Research and Mentoring Award with Russian Minor student Irina Pidberejna, Office of Undergraduate Research, University of Central Florida.

Nominee, 2007 11th annual edition “Who’s Who among America’s Teachers” (Honoring Our Nation’s Most Respected Teachers).

Awardee, 2006 EFL Teacher Trainer Award, Phoenix, AZ.

Awardee, 2001 Fulbright Research Award, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.

Awardee, 1999 Excellence in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages in Russia.

Awardee, 1997 Excellence in Teaching and Training EFL Teachers, Ministry of Education, Penza, Russia.

Awardee, 1996 the Honor of Excellence in Teaching, National Ministry of Education, Moscow, Russia.

Awardee, 1986 Excellence in Teaching, Ministry of Education, Rostov-on-Don, Russia.