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European Studies Cultural Collaborative Faculty
Prof. Ileana Alexandra Orlich
President's Professor
Honorary General Consul, Romania
Dr. Ileana Alexandra Orlich is President’s Professor of Romanian studies and comparative literature and Director of the Central European Cultural Collaborative at the School of International Letters and Cultures. A distinguished global futures scholar in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Orlich is affiliate faculty at the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, and the The Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies, Barrett, the Honors College, and Director of the Global Intensive Experience to Romania (2023). She is the ASU Professor of the Year (2011) and Centennial Professor (2001). Since 2010, she serves as Honorary General Consul of Romania in Arizona.
Expertise Areas:
Religious Studies, Human Dimensions of Sustainability, Comparative Literature, Gender Studies, Political Thought, Theatre
• orlich@asu.edu
Madalina Meirosu
Assistant Professor, Romanian Studies
Dr. Madalina Meirosu is Assistant Professor of Romanian in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University. She is the Associate Director of the Central European Cultural Collaborative at the School of International Letters and Cultures, affiliate faculty at The Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies, Barrett, the Honors College, Director of the Global Intensive Experience to Romania (2024) and Director of the Summer Global Education course Searching for Dracula: Myth, Monster or National hero (2024). She is also the Romanian Language Coordinator.
Expertise Areas:
Medical Humanities, Narrative Medicine, Central European Literature, Romanian Studies, Second Language Acquisition, Migration Studies, Environmental Studies, Comparative Literature, Literary Theory, Gender Studies, Posthuman Studies
• madalina.meirosu@asu.edu
Julieta Paulesc
Teaching Professor, Romanian Studies
Dr. Julie Paulesc teaches Romanian Studies classes and is the Coordinator of the Romanian Language Program. Paulesc has been teaching Romanian language and culture at Arizona State University since 2003. She also serves as Barrett, the Honors College Faculty, Affiliate Faculty at the The Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies.
Expertise Areas:
Romanian, Linguistics, Migration, Race, Ethnicity, and Culture, Digital Narratives, Storytelling
• julieta.paulesc@asu.edu
Oana Almășan
Instructor, Romanian Studies
Dr. Oana Almășan teaches Culture and Society Transformation and Romanian Language and Culture at the School of International Letters and Cultures courses at Arizona State University.
Expertise Areas:
Sociocultural Issues, Global Studies, Participatory Governance, Sustainability, Language and Culture, Youth Development
• oana.almasan.1@asu.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Margaret Parker-Anderies
Faculty Associate
Margaret Parker-Anderies teaches online Dracula courses in the Romanian program.
Expertise Areas:
Community Development, Organizing, Education, Future Scenarios, Strategic Planning, Good Health and Well-Being, Policy and Governance, Social/behavioral Change
• Margaret.Parker-Anderies@asu.edu
Global Intensive Experience Faculty
Prof. Ileana Alexandra Orlich
President's Professor
Honorary General Consul, Romania
Dr. Ileana Alexandra Orlich is President’s Professor of Romanian studies and comparative literature and Director of the Central European Cultural Collaborative at the School of International Letters and Cultures. A distinguished global futures scholar in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Orlich is affiliate faculty at the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, and the The Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies, Barrett, the Honors College, and Director of the Global Intensive Experience to Romania (2023). She is the ASU Professor of the Year (2011) and Centennial Professor (2001). Since 2010, she serves as Honorary General Consul of Romania in Arizona.
Expertise Areas:
Religious Studies, Human Dimensions of Sustainability, Comparative Literature, Gender Studies, Political Thought, Theatre
• orlich@asu.edu
Madalina Meirosu
Assistant Professor, Romanian Studies
Dr. Madalina Meirosu is Assistant Professor of Romanian in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University. Dr. Meirosu teaches Romanian Studies and comparative literature and cultural studies.
Expertise Areas:
Medical Humanities, Narrative Medicine, Central European Literature, Romanian Studies, Second Language Acquisition, Migration Studies, Environmental Studies, Comparative Literature, Literary Theory, Gender Studies, Posthuman Studies
• madalina.meirosu@asu.edu
Julieta Paulesc
Teaching Professor, Romanian Studies
Dr. Julie Paulesc teaches Romanian Studies classes and is the Coordinator of the Romanian Language Program. Paulesc has been teaching Romanian language and culture at Arizona State University since 2003. She also serves as Barrett, the Honors College Faculty, Affiliate Faculty at the The Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies.
Expertise Areas:
Romanian, Linguistics, Migration, Race, Ethnicity, and Culture, Digital Narratives, Storytelling
• julieta.paulesc@asu.edu