Overview
Kristina is a PhD student in sociocultural anthropology. Her research focuses on the intersections of environment, health, labor, and inequality. In particular, Kristina is interested in exploring how professional drivers in urban centers in Russia and Nepal experience, conceptualize, live with, and resist socio-environmental injustice amidst air pollution and climate change. In her research, Kristina seeks to engage in ethnographic collaborations and experiment with storytelling as a way to honor and share embodied knowledge.
Originally from Moscow, Russia, Kristina received her BA in environmental arts and humanities from Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee.