Olena Hlazkova holds a PhD in Slavic Linguistics from University of Alberta, Canada. Her current research focuses on the confluence of migration and literature in the Ukrainian context. In her dissertation, Olena examines literary depictions of Ukrainian women emigrants using Appraisal Theory. Her previous research interests include but are not limited to: gender education, gender stereotypes in educational, political, and literary discourse, creative works by W.S. Maugham, Ukrainian emigration of women, feminism in teh Russian and Ukrainian contexts, language and identity in multilingual Slavic contexts.