PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow. Working thesis title: "Nation branding and Image Building Through Popular Culture in Estonia and Ukraine". Majority of the thesis focuses on the Eurovision Song Contest as a platform for image-building in the context of the "return to Europe" of post-Soviet states. Journal article, "Eurovision in Moscow: Re-imagining Russia On The Global Stage" was published in December 2009. Eurovision-related expert and media activity 2008-2009 * Interview on Estonian television (ETV), 14 May 2009, re: Eurovision expertise. * Interview on BBC Radio Scotland, 15 May 2009 re: Eurovision expertise.