Education and Degrees

• Post-Doctoral Qualification in General Linguistics and Typology, University of Bielefeld, 1999-2000

  Habilitation und Erteilung der venia legendi fur das Gebiet Linguistik (Schwerpunkt Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft und Sprachtypologie) an der Fakultat fur Linguistik und Literaturwissenschaft der Universitat Bielefeld (Referenten: Prof.Dr.Bernard Comrie, Prof.Dr.Dafydd Gibbon, Prof.Dr.Werner Kummer, Prof.Dr.Christian Lehmann)

• Ph.D. in Linguistics, Institute of Linguistic Studies in St.Petersburg, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1990
• M.A. in Computational and Structural Linguistics, St.Petersburg State University, 1985

• University of Bielefeld, Faculty for Linguistic and Literary Studies, Privatdozentin (since 2000), Assistant Professor (1997-2000), Research Fellow (1996-1997)
• Stanford University, Department of Linguistics, visiting scholar (since 2001)
• Leiden University, Department of Comparative Linguistics, visiting scholar (1999, 2000)
• St.Petersburg Institute of Linguistic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Department of Paleo-Siberian and Samoedic Languages, research fellow (1989-1996), research assistant (1985-1989)
• St.Petersburg Institute of Foreign Languages, associate professor in linguistics (1995-1996)
• St.Petersburg State University, Academic Gymnasium, Lecturer in linguistics (1991-1996).

• Committee Member, Association for Linguistic Typology Junior Award Committee (1999)
• Committee Member, Association for Linguistic Typology Executive Committee (1995-1999)
• Co-organizer, Workshop on problematic issues in morphology, Institute of Linguistic Research, St. Petersburg (1993)
• Co-organizer and member of program committee, Conferences of young scholars, Institute of Linguistic Research (1991, 1992)
• Volunteer, assisted to Prof. Yu. Maslov in launching a new program in general linguistics in St. Petersburg State University (1988-1989)

Awards and Scholarlships

• Fellowship for Talented Young Scholars awarded by the President of Russia (1995-96)
• Research Fellowship, European University at St. Petersburg (1995-1996) Soros foundation research award (1992)
• Research assistantship, Institute of Linguistic Research (1989-1990, 1985-1987)
• Dissertation fellowship, Institute of Linguistic Research (1987-1988)
• Research assistantship, St. Petersburg State University (1981-1984)