Background and experience
My academic background includes migration history, cultural studies, and archaeology. I have graduated with a Master`s Degree in History and Archaeology from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (2021) and a Bachelor`s Degree in Museology and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments from the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts (2019).
I hold the Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) Grant-in-Aid Award from the University of Minnesota (2026) and the Cold War Archival Research Institute Fellowship from the Oxford Life-Writing Center – Cold War Lives, Wolfson College, University of Oxford (2025–2026).
I am a member of the editorial board of Norwegian-American Essays, in cooperation with the Norwegian American Historical Association (NAHA), 2025 – present. The publication focuses on Norwegian-American history and culture and aims to promote new research on the Norwegian-American relationship.
Research
I specialize in migration history, Ukrainian nation-building, and critical heritage studies. I focus on Ukrainian immigration to the U.S. during the Cold War. My current project analyzes the construction of Ukrainian identity among post-World War II displaced persons and their descendants in the U.S., examining how it has been transformed by the Cold War’s geopolitical and ideological circumstances.
I combine migration history and heritage studies to trace the continuity of identity across urban and suburban landscapes in the U.S. Considering an interdisciplinary approach, I aim to inscribe Ukrainian studies into the global historical context.
I was a visiting scholar at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, January 2026.
Academic interests
Transnational history
Eastern European history
Migration history
Memory studies
Contemporary heritage production