- Email:
- bejstor@iu.edu
Education:
MA in Central Eurasian Studies, 2023
BA in History, Miami University, 2019
Research interests:
History and folklore of Central Asia and Siberia, oral narrative and epic poetry, Turkic languages and cultures, digital humanities, textualization of oral literature, sport and cultural performance, intellectual history
Teaching experience:
Fall 2025: CLLC-L 210 Strange Tales of the Arctic
2024-25: FOLK-F 101 Introduction to Folklore
Awards:
Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Folklore Association (SEEFA) Graduate Student Paper Award (2025)
Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology John W. Ashton Scholarship Award (2024)
Fellowships:
Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology Summer Research Fellowship (2025)
Islamic Studies Program FLAS: Advanced Russian (2024-25)
Islamic Studies Program FLAS: Advanced Intermediate Russian (2023-24)
Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center FLAS: Post-advanced Kyrgyz (2022-23)
Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center FLAS: Advanced Kyrgyz (2021-22)
Languages:
Advanced: Kyrgyz, Russian
Intermediate: French
Read with dictionary: Chagatay Turkic, German, Old Turkic, Latin