Curriculum Vitae Updated: January 2013

Natalie Dread Mauser-Carter

935 Connecticut #1
Lawrence, KS 66044
216-410-2498
nataliemc@ku.edu

EDUCATION
2011-2013 The University of Kansas; Lawrence, Kansas
M.A. in Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (anticipated Dec 2013)
Balkan studies and linguistics emphasis

SU 2011 University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with
The University of Montenegro; Podgorica, Montenegro
Pitt-Montenegro Summer Language Institute Beginning BCS

WI 2011 The Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
Non-Degree Advanced Russian, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures 597.01
Islamic Revival and Social Justice: Utopian Ideals and Lived Realities

AU 2010 Cleveland State University; Cleveland, Ohio
Non-Degree Beginning Arabic, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

SU 2009 Seminari XXVIII Ndrkombtar pr Gjuhn, Letrsin dhe Kulturn Shqiptare
28th International Seminar in Albanian Language, Literature, and Culture;
Pristin, Kosovo

SU 2009 The Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
The Albanian Mini-Institute Conversational Albanian and Introduction to
Albanian Linguistics

2005-2009 The Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
B.A. in Russian and Linguistics cum laude with Honors in the Arts and Sciences
Senior Paper: Negotiating Tatar identity through language ideological debates
Russian GPA: 3.87/4
Linguistics GPA: 3.73/4

SU 2007 Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia; Saint Petersburg, Russia
Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program sponsored by American
Councils Teachers of Russian (ACTR/ACCELS)

2002-2005 Sinclair Community College; Dayton, Ohio
Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) program in coordination with
Vandalia-Butler High School Beginning and Intermediate French

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fall 2012 Slavic and Eurasian Studies Acquisitions Assistant, The University of Kansas
Libraries Lawrence, Kansas
Supported library receiving processes
Created Bibliographic records and purchase orders

2009-2010 Volunteer Distribution Manager, City Fresh a non-profit community supported
agriculture (CSA) program of the New Agrarian Center (NAC); Cleveland, Ohio
Managed volunteers and tracked inventory at our distribution location
during share pick-up days
Developed and implemented system improving overall efficiency

2006-2009 Tutor, Student Athletic Support Services Office (SASSO) at The Ohio State
University; Columbus, Ohio
Tutored Latin, English, classics, Russian, and linguistics

June 2008 English as a second language teacher, Builders for Peace directed by Dr.
Thomas Butler; Fojnica, Bosnia
Designed and taught ESL classes incorporating my own American cultural
experience into the lessons with the aim of bridging cultural gaps between
Americans and Bosnians and among Bosnians of various ethnic groups

June 2008 Volunteer, Fojnica Library Project directed by Fra. Mirko; Fojnica, Bosnia
Volunteered with the restoration and cataloguing of the Holy Spirit
Franciscan monastic library, which contains 40,000 volumes of 15
th

century manuscripts, incunabula, and other texts including the Ahdnama
of Sultan Mehmed II

Nov. 2007 Workshop organizer, Mid-Continental Workshop on Phonology at The Ohio
State University; Columbus, Ohio

SELECTED FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
2011, 2012 Norman E. Saul Travel Award; Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian
Studies, The University of Kansas

2011-2012 FLAS Fellowship (Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian); Center for Russian, East European
& Eurasian Studies, The University of Kansas

SU 2011 FLAS Fellowship (Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian); Center for Russian, East European
& Eurasian Studies, The University of Kansas

2008-2009 Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin Award for Academic Achievement; Department of
Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University

SU 2007 Fulbright-Hays Scholarship (for advanced overseas study of Russian); The U.S.
Department of Education
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SU 2007 Melanie and Philippe Radley Endowed Scholarship (for study abroad in Russia);
College of Humanities, The Ohio State University

2005-2009 Trustees Scholarship (for academic merit); The Ohio State University

2005-2006 Sister Cities of Vandalia Scholarship (for the study of a foreign language); Sister
Cities of Vandalia, Ohio

2005 Scarlet and Gray Scholarship (based on academic merit and need); The Ohio State
University

2004 Girl Scouts Silver Award; The Buckeye Trails Girl Scout Council

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION & TALKS
2011 CREES Brownbag Lecture Series, The University of Kansas
Panel on funding for study abroad

2010 17
th
Balkan and South Slavic Conference, The Ohio State University
Presented a paper entitled Text Abbreviations in Albanian selected by a
competitive review of abstracts

2009 Annual Meeting of the South Slavic Club of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
Invited presentation entitled Exploring the Balkans: Fojnica, Bosnia and Pristina,
Kosovo

2009 Midwest Slavic Conference, The Ohio State University
Presented a paper entitled Islam, Ethnicity, and Politics: The Kazan Tatars
selected by a competitive review of abstracts

2008 3
rd
Annual Meeting of the Slavic Linguistics Society, The Ohio State University
Presented a paper entitled Synchronic Usage of the Partitive Genitive in
Russian selected by a competitive review of abstracts

HONOR SOCIETIES, ORGANIZATIONS & SERVICE
2011-2013 ASEEES Association of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies

2010-2011 American Anthropological Association

2009-2010 South Slavic Club of Dayton, honorary member

2008-Present Phi Beta Kappa

2008-Present Dobro Slovo National Slavic honor society

2008-Present Golden Key Honor Society
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2008-Present Slavic Linguistics Society

2007-Present American Councils Teachers of Russian

2004-2005 Reading Tutor, Project Read, Dayton Public Schools

1994-Present Lifetime Member, Girls Scouts of America, Buckeye Trails Girl Scouts Council

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Estimated according to ACTFL proficiency guidelines for speaking and writing

Russian Speaking: 3 Reading: 3 Writing: 3

BCS Speaking: 3 Reading: 3 Writing: 3

French Speaking: 2 Reading: 3 Writing: 2

Albanian Speaking: 1 Reading: 2 Writing: 1

Arabic Speaking: 1 Reading: 1 Writing: 1

Latin Reading: 2

German Reading: 1

OCS Linguistic knowledge

Gothic Linguistic knowledge