Elizabeth Zherka
Teaching Assistant

Elizabeth Zherka is a graduate student, earning her Masters in International Studies from the 'Russian, East European, Central Asian Studies' (REECAS) program. Her area of focus is the Balkans, and she will be studying the work of NGOs and the role of women in the Yugoslav successor states. Elizabeth is a UW alumna, having earned her Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, in 'European Studies' from the Jackson School in 2008. Her minor was 'Women Studies' and she received a 'Certificate in European Union Studies' from the 'Center for West European Studies'. She represented the UW in 2007, at the 'Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union' in California. Elizabeth is a dual citizen with the UK and the US, and has traveled extensively in Europe. She speaks French and will begin learning BCS (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) this Fall.