People

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

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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

Arvid Bell

Center Associate
Arvid Bell is a scholar and entrepreneur who specializes in negotiation strategy, crisis leadership, and international security.
Fields
International Relations
Political Science/Government
Paul-André Bempéchat

Paul-André Bempéchat

Center Associate
Paul-André Bempéchat is a Visiting Researcher with the Department of Physics at Harvard University
Fields
Film Studies
History
Jewish Studies
Literature (non-Slavic)
Music
Anya Bernstein

Anya Bernstein

Executive Committee
Faculty Associate
Anya Bernstein is Professor of Anthropology and Social Sciences at Harvard University.
Fields
Anthropology/Archaeology
Yelena Biberman

Yelena Biberman

Center Associate
Alumni
Yelena Biberman, REECA A.M. ’06, is an associate professor of political science at Skidmore College.
Fields
Political Science/Government
Security Studies
Alan Bigman

Alan Bigman

Advisory Board
Alan Bigman is an experienced executive and investor with a proven track record in both executive and non-executive roles.
Daria Bikina

Daria Bikina

Graduate Student Associate
Daria is a linguist working on Uralic and Turkic languages spoken in Russia.
Fields
Linguistics
Science & Engineering
Judith Bing

Judith Bing

Center Associate
Judith Bing is a retired Professor Emeritus of Architecture with teaching experience in beginning and upper-level Architectural Design studios.
Fields
Architecture
Ethnic Studies
Regional Studies
Anna Bisikalo

Anna Bisikalo

Graduate Student Associate
Anna Bisikalo is a Ph.D. candidate in history at Harvard University.
Fields
History
Eve Blau

Eve Blau

Staff
Executive Committee
Faculty Associate
Eve Blau is the Davis Center's director and a scholar of urban design.
Fields
Architecture

Olwen Blessing

Graduate Student Associate
Olwen Blessing is a REECA Master's student interested in the development of contemporary Russian political institutions.
Fields
International Relations
Law
Political Science/Government