People

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

Find scholars with specific areas of geographic or historical focus by using the “Location” and “Time Period” pull-downs below—these refer to the places and eras our affiliates study, not the ones in which they live.

And please remember: 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.
Center Associate
Elija Kozak is an experienced urban planner with a strong interest in the intersection of urban governance and the built environment.
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
George Krol is a retired career diplomat and former U.S. ambassador to Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
Alumni
Joshua Kucera is an expert on the South Caucasus 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.
Advisory Board
Alumni
Mari Kuraishi is the president of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and the co-founder of the groundbreaking crowdfunding philanthropy site GlobalGiving.