Faculty and Staff

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.

Tatiana Smorodinska

C.V. Starr Professor of Russian and East European Studies

Office:

FIC 208

Office Hours:

On leave 2025-2026

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

Matthew Walker

Assistant Professor of Russian

Email:

mpwalker@middlebury.edu

Tel:

(802) 443-5588

Office:

FIC 206

Office Hours:

Spring 2025: Tuesday 5:00-6:00 p.m. & Wednesday 1:30-2:30 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 11:00-12:00 p.m. and Tuesday 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Zhaniya Murat

Assistant in Russian

Email:

zmurat@middlebury.edu

Danielle Denis

Academic Coordinator: German, Japanese, 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.

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