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

Visiting Scholar
Liubov Apostolova-Sossa heads the Department of Urban Economy at the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture. She holds a Ph.D. in urban and spatial planning.
Center Associate
Rachel Applebaum is currently working on a new project about Russian language politics during and after the Cold War.
Fields
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mollie Arbuthnot is a postdoctoral fellow in history, specializing in material heritage, visual art, and museology in Soviet Uzbekistan.
Advisory Board
Alumni
Fredo Arias-King is president of the Prague-based think tank CASLA Institute, focused on cross-pollenizing reforms in Latin America and post-communist Europe.
Center Associate
Feruza Aripova’s research primarily focuses on gender and sexual politics in the late Soviet era.
Graduate Student Associate
Natalie Ayers is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Government interested in applying computational methods to study conflict and security.
Graduate Student Associate
Bes Bajraktarevic is a PhD student in Comparative Literature at Harvard University.
Alumni
Michael Baker is a graduate of the REECA Master's Program.
Center Associate
Margarita M. Balmaceda is a political scientist with a special expertise in energy politics.
Faculty Associate
Center Associate
Arvid Bell is a scholar and entrepreneur who specializes in negotiation strategy, crisis leadership, and international security.