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Julie A Christensen is a Professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at George Mason University. Her expertise spans Russian language, literature, and film, with a focus on Soviet and post-Soviet cinema in the Caucasus, Central Asia, Mongolia, and Eastern Europe. She has held academic roles at Tulane University, Berkeley, and Cornell College prior to joining GMU.
- Founding president of Phi Beta Delta, the international honor society at GMU
- Published extensively on Georgian cinema in journals like Slavic Review and Nimrod
- Current research on Vassily Aksyonov's life and works
Research Focus: Russian and post-Soviet film studies, with emphasis on national identity and cultural politics. Her publications analyze Georgian cinema's role in nationalism, Soviet propaganda, and post-Soviet transitions. She also contributes to leadership education research, focusing on identity development and social justice paradigms.
Recent Work Trends: Leadership identity development, feminist leadership models, social justice activism, equity-minded educational frameworks, and emotional labor in student activism. These studies span 2001–2025, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with pedagogy and societal change.
Contact: jchriste@gmu.edu
