Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Timothy Portice
Associate Professor of Russian, Department Chair
- Email:
- tportice@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5198
- Office:
- Freeman International Center 203
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Monday 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and Wednesday 6:00-7:15 p.m.
Alexandra (Sasha) Portice
Assistant Professor of Russian
- Email:
- am@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5532
- Office:
- Freeman International Center 204
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Thursday and Friday 1:30-3:00 p.m. and by appointment
Tatiana Smorodinska
C.V. Starr Professor of Russian and East European Studies
- Office:
- FIC 208
- Office Hours:
- On leave 2025-2026
Matthew Walker
Assistant Professor of Russian
- Email:
- mpwalker@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5588
- Office:
- FIC 206
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Monday 9:45-10:45 a.m. and Thursday 3:45-4:45 p.m. or by appointment
Anna Melnikova
Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian
- Email:
- melnikova@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Freeman International Center 205
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Monday 11:00-12:30 p.m. and Thursday 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Zhaniya Murat
Assistant in Russian
- Email:
- zmurat@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Gifford 157
- Office Hours:
- Monday 2–3:10 p.m., Wednesday 2–3:20 p.m.
Academic Coordinator
Danielle Denis
Academic Coordinator: German, Japanese Studies, Russian, Linguistics and Studies in Modern Hebrew and Israeli Society
- Email:
- ddenis@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5532
- Office:
- FIC Freeman 218
- Office Hours:
- In Office: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 8:15-2:00 p.m., Remote: Wednesday 8:15-2:00 p.m.
Emeriti Faculty
Alexandra Baker
Lecturer Emerita of Russian
- Email:
- baker@middlebury.edu
- Office Hours:
- Mrs. Baker has retired. She may be reached at home. 802-388-7611, or at alyab@comcast.net.
Thomas R. Beyer, Jr.
C.V. Starr Professor Emeritus of Russian and East Eur. Studies
- Email:
- beyer@middlebury.edu
Sergei Davydov
Professor Emeritus of Russian
- Email:
- sdavydov@middlebury.edu
- Office Hours:
- By appointment
Michael Katz
C.V. Starr Professor Emeritus of Russian and East Eur. Studies
- Email:
- mkatz@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- PO Box 216
- Office Hours:
- by appointment
Kevin Moss
Jean Thomson Fulton Professor of Modern Languages and Literature
- Email:
- moss@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5786
- Office:
- Davis Library 357
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2022: Wednesday 12:00-2:00 pm and by appointment