Anastasia Izmaylova
Director, Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication
Anastasia Izmaylova joined Grinnell College as director of Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication in the Institute for Global Engagement in August 2021. In this role, she oversees a variety of programs that support and promote language and culture learning on campus, such as peer tutoring, the foreign language teaching assistant program, Alternate Language Study Option (ALSO), and extracurricular activities and events.
An applied linguist by training, Izmaylova is generally interested in the instructed foreign language acquisition in at-home and study-abroad contexts. Her main areas of research include intercultural competence development, as well as the use of web technologies in language instruction. Prior to joining Grinnell College, she taught Spanish at Drake University and Simpson College.
Education and Degrees
Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition (University of Iowa)
M.A. in Spanish (University of Northern Iowa)
B.A./Specialist in Public Administration (International University in Moscow)