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Nadya Batson

Lecturer - Communication, Media, & Culture

Phone: 843-349-6564 Email: nvbatson@coastal.edu BRTH 320 (Clay D. Brittain, Jr. Hall) Office Hours:

Fall 2024 TBA

Biography

Nadzeya (Nadya) Batson is from a small Eastern European country, Belarus. Born in a family of doctors, she learned about the power of education and hard work early on. Before she moved to the United States, she attended a linguistic university where she studied English, Italian, and Turkish. Nadzeya’s native languages are Russian and Belarusian. She immigrated to the U.S. in 2006 and became a proud U.S. citizen in 2012.

Education

  • M.A., Journalism and Public Affairs (Broadcast concentration), American University (2012)
  • B.A., Communication (Journalism minor), Coastal Carolina University (2011)
  • B.A., Linguistics, Foreign Language Studies (English, Italian, Turkish concentrations), Minsk State Linguistic University (Belarus) (2006)

Interesting Facts

  • Nadzeya Batson loves animals, and she has four dogs.

Teaching Areas

  • Journalism
  • Communication
  • Entertainment Media
  • Russian Studies