Jessica Zychowicz

Dr. Jessica Zychowicz is the Director of the U.S. Fulbright Program in Ukraine and International Institute of Education, Kyiv Office. In 2017-18 she was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Area Studies to the University of Kyiv-Mohyla. She also served a full term as a Peace Corps Volunteer to Ukraine from 2005-2007. In the past three years, Jessica has given over 35 talks and interviews in 10 countries, written over 15 articles, and published a book: Superfluous Women: Art, Feminism, and Revolution in Twenty-First Century Ukraine (U-Toronto Press 2020). She has held research positions at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs (2015-2016); at the University of Alberta (2018-2021); and at Uppsala University in Sweden (2019). She is an active member of several professional associations. Jessica has also worked in U.S. government at Department of Homeland Security HQ as a Training Specialist (educator and liaison) in the National Programs and Protection Directorate. Jessica earned her doctorate at the University of Michigan in Slavic Studies/REES/Digital Humanities, and her undergraduate degree from U.C. Berkeley.