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
Lauren A. McCarthy is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Graduate Student Associate
Leslie McMillan is an international relations master’s degree student experienced in government and nonprofit roles and indigenous, refugee, and Central Asia issues.
Center Associate
Erina Megowan is a historian of the Soviet Union who specializes in the social and cultural history of World War II.
Fields
Alumni
Aruzhan Meirkhanova is a graduate of the REECA master’s program.
Graduate Student Associate
Jacob Meister is a Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Literature at Harvard University.
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.
Graduate Student Associate
Lucy Minicozzi-Wheeland is a student in the REECA Master's Program.
Faculty Associate
Preceptor, Department of Slavic Languages and Literature
Center Associate
Vera Mironova is a Russian-American academic, scholar, award-winning writer, producer, and policy consultant specializing in armed conflict.