Darya (Dani) Podgoretskaya began the REECA master's program in 2023. Dani's research focuses on diasporas and their role in economic development. For her master's thesis, she is studying Ukrainian-American diaspora communities to better understand how they engage with Ukraine and what motivates these forms of engagement. Previously, Dani worked as a consultant in the innovation section of the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe. She holds a bachelor's degree in Politics, Sociology, and East European Studies from University College London, where she also spent a gap year as a junior researcher at the Institute of Baltic Studies in Estonia.
Darya Podgoretskaya
Graduate Student Associate
A.M. Candidate in Regional Studies—REECA
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