Ronald Meyer

Ronald Meyer is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Slavic Languages at Columbia University and serves as Communications Manager. His work focuses on literary translation, particularly Russian and Polish literature. He has received the Wheatland Foundation Translation Grant for his work on Anna Akhmatova's prose.

Research interests include translating seminal works by Dostoyevsky, Babel, and Polish poet Anna Frajlich. Recent publications include translations of Dostoyevsky's Dream of a Ridiculous Man and White Nights, the latter gaining 2 million TikTok views. He teaches a seminar on Russian Literary Translation.

Meyer contributes to academic governance via advisory roles for Tematy i konteksty (University of Rzeszów) and Polish Biographical Studies (University of Szczecin). His translations bridge literary canons and modern audiences through accessible adaptations.