On August 24, 2020, the Humanities department welcomed Maria Yakushkina as an Assistant Professor – Spanish.
Maria comes to us from Voronezh, Russia. Maria was previously employed as a graduate instructor of Spanish and linguistics at Perdue University and a full time instructor of English at Voronezh State University. Maria is involved in research with a Cuban-American community in the Miami area.
In her free time, Maria enjoys professional dancing, indoor climbing, playing piano, traveling, road trips, yoga, and investigating world cuisines.
Maria has a PhD and a MA in Spanish Linguistics from Perdue University and BA in Romance and Germanic Linguistics from Voronezh State University.
Welcome Maria!