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.

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
A.M. LaVey is a visual information scientist specialising in eastern Slavic spaces.
Graduate Student Associate
William is pursuing a master’s in the Davis Center’s REECA program, focusing on identity formation and cultural construction in contemporary Ukraine and Russia.
Alumni
John Leake is a graduate of the REECA Master's Program.
Center Associate
John LeDonne's current project is "Great Rivers and Russian Foreign Policy."
Center Associate
James Jongsoo Lee is a scholar and expert in national security, foreign policy, and Indo-Pacific, Eurasian and global affairs.
Graduate Student Associate
Jack's research focuses on post-Cold War U.S.-Russian relations and diplomatic-military history more broadly.
Center Associate
Suzanne Levi-Sanchez researches informal organizations, the Pamirs, Tajikistan, Central Asia, human rights, and the environment.
Center Associate
Tony Lin is currently working on a book manuscript on the history of Fryderyk Chopin’s reception in Russian and Polish literature and culture.
Center Associate
Igor Lukes's current project is "Operation Great Sweeper: The Communist Purge that Changed the Course of History."