Olga holds a Ph.D degree in Russian Literature and Culture from the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh, with subspecialization in Cultural Studies, Film Studies, and Russian and East European Studies. Native of Belarus, she received her Specialist Degree in Cultural Studies from Belarusian State University in Minsk, Belarus, her MA in Popular Culture from Brock University in Canada, and an MA degree in Russian Literature from the University of Pittsburgh.  She is currently teaching literature, culture, and film courses at Pitt and working on her graduate degree in Instructional Technology from Duquesne University.