A. Austin Garey

A. Austin Garey is an anthropologist and Visiting Professor at George Mason University, specializing in post-Soviet institutions in Russia and Ukraine. She actively contributes to education through the U.S. government-funded STARTALK Russian program and serves as Director of Education Corps Ukraine, a non-profit connecting Ukrainian schools with EFL resources.

Her research focuses on semiotics and cultural production in post-Soviet contexts, with publications in journals such as the Journal of Childhood, Education, and Society, Laboratorium: Russian Review of Social Science, and Michigan Feminist Studies. She works at the intersection of anthropology, cultural studies, and educational development.

Current affiliations include George Mason University and Education Corps Ukraine, where she bridges academic research with practical educational initiatives in Eastern Europe.