Anastasia Pestova von Esken
Anastasia Pestova von Esken
Graduate Research Assistant
French: Technical Writing, Generative AI, Cognitive Justice, Instruction of Rhetoric across Technical Disciplines, Technical Communication, Large Language Models (LLMs) and Translation, Bias in AI Systems
Current Research
Interested in studying how generative AI influences instruction in STEM fields with a focus practical and ethical exercises in technical production, and teaching methodologies of delivering and transcribing technical thought.
This comprises identifying how AI affects instrumental discourse, communication and inquiry, and the interaction of experience and expression.
As well, focused on understanding biases produced by generative AI, with specific interest in the effects /mitigation of;
Selection biases, Confirmation biases, Measurement biases, Stereotyping biases, Out-group homogeneity biases
Education
M.A in Foreign Language Studies, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Spring 2020
Graduate French Translation Certificate, American University, Washington D.C., Fall 2017
Honors Program, Institute of American Universities, Aix-en-Provence, France, Summer 2014
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, BA in French, Fredericksburg, VA, Spring 2015