Elena Doludenko Carmichael got her Ph.D. in Slavic Linguistics with a minor in Second Language Studies from Indiana University. She joined MLLL as a lecturer of Russian in 2021. Before joining OU, Dr. Doludenko Carmichael worked at the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Missouri. In summers, Dr. Doludenko Carmichael teaches Beginning Russian at the Critical Languages Institute at Arizona State University.
Dr. Doludenko Carmichael’s research interests include second language pedagogy, written corrective feedback in L2 Russian, teaching with technology, and teaching Russian phonetics. She is interested in developing materials for reading, listening, and practicing Russian grammar.
Dr. Doludenko Carmichael teaches Russian language classes at OU.