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
George Kosar's research focuses on the Russian Revolution of 1917-1918 and the life of Thomas Whittemore.
Fields
Faculty Associate
Iryna is a linguist and a cultural manager specializing in Polish and Ukrainian.
Graduate Student Associate
Elija Kozak, an MC/MPA at HKS, focuses on democratic city planning in former Soviet areas, exploring public participation and stakeholder engagement.
Staff
Mark Kramer directs the Davis Center's Cold War Studies Project and edits the peer-reviewed Journal of Cold War Studies.
Faculty Associate
Aleksandra Kremer's main area of research and teaching is Polish literature and culture, with a special focus on modern poetry.
Center Associate
Ambassador Krol is a career diplomat and former ambassador to Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
Alumni
Joshua Kucera is a journalist living in Tbilisi, Georgia, and a 2016 graduate of the Davis Center's REECA master's program.
Graduate Student Associate
Barbara/Varavra Kukushkina joined the Ph.D. program in the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures at Harvard University in 2024.
Center Associate
Michael Kunichika teaches at Amherst College, where he is Professor and Chair of Russian.
Alumni
Mari Kuraishi is the president of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and the co-founder of the groundbreaking crowdfunding philanthropy site GlobalGiving.