Svetlana Koltovskaia

Bio

Svetlana Koltovskaia is a tenure-track assistant professor of English and a Director of the ESL Academy at the Department of Languages and Literature at Northeastern State University. She holds a Ph.D. in TESOL/Applied Linguistics from Oklahoma State University. Additionally, she is a Fulbright FLTA alumni and has previously worked at Marshall University in WV. Svetlana holds several prominent positions within professional organizations, including AAAL and TESOL International Association. Currently, she serves as the Chair of the Social Media Sub-committee of the AAAL's OEOC as well as the member of the TESOL Awards Professional Council (APC) and the Chair-Elect and Newsletter Co-editor for TESOL's SLWIS. Svetlana takes great pride in her indigenous heritage, originating from the Republic of Sakha (Russia).

The ESL Academy website: https://academics.nsuok.edu/languagesliterature/TheESLAcademy.aspx