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

Faculty Associate
Christina Maranci works on issues of cultural heritage, with a focus on at-risk Armenian churches and monasteries in what is now eastern Turkey.
Steering Committee
Faculty Associate
Terry Martin is a historian of the Soviet Union and director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, known as HURI.
Fields
Staff
As associate director, Cris serves as a member of the Davis Center's senior leadership team, advising on a range of strategic areas.
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Graduate Student Associate
Marty Martinage is an M.Div. student at HDS. Their research focuses on Tolstoy and the role of literature and nature in religious separatist movements.
Center Associate
A former diplomat from Kazakhstan, Dana seeks to forge synergies between practice and research to catalyze meaningful cooperation in Central Asia.
Local Affiliate
Lauren A. McCarthy is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Local Affiliate
Erina Megowan is a historian of the Soviet Union who specializes in the social and cultural history of World War II.
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Alumni
Aruzhan Meirkhanova is a graduate of the REECA master’s program.
Tornike Metreveli is an Associate Professor in Sociology of Religion at Lund University.
Fields
Graduate Student Associate
Aljosa Milenkovic specializes in phonetics, phonological theory, and historical linguistics.