People

We are a community of students, scholars, and staff who share a dedication to understanding the region more deeply.

 

The views expressed by people affiliated with the Davis Center are as different as the people themselves and do not necessarily reflect institutional positions held by the center.

People

Center Associate
Angela Shpolberg is Resident Scholar, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University.
Center Associate
Maxim D. Shrayer is Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies at Boston College & the Chair of the Seminar on Russian and Eurasian Jewry, Davis Center
Graduate Student Associate
Roman Sigalov is a Ph.D. Candidate in Business Economics at Harvard University.
Fields
Center Associate
Cynthia Simmons is Professor of Slavic Studies at Boston College.
Visiting Scholar
During a 35-year U.S. Foreign Service career, Tom Simons specialized in East-West relations, including service in Warsaw, Moscow, and Bucharest.
Fields
Alumni
Helen Simpson is a graduate of the REECA Master's Program.
Alumni
Abigail Skalka is a graduate of the REECA Master's Program. She researches the religious underpinnings of right-wing populism in contemporary Poland.
Alumni
Mike Smeltzer is a senior research analyst at Freedom House and a graduate of the Davis Center's REECA Program.
Alumni
Alisa Sopova is an anthropologist and a journalist studying the war in Ukraine.