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

Executive Committee
Faculty Associate
Serhii Plokhii is Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History and director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University.
Fields
Graduate Student Associate
Master's Student in Regional Studies—REECA
Graduate Student Associate
Julian Pokay is a sound engineer and Ph.D. candidate in Slavic Languages and Literature at Harvard University.
Center Associate
Ethan Pollock is author of "Without the Banya We Would Perish: A History of the Russian Bathhouse."
Fields
Center Associate
Jack Porter does research on genocide, the Shoah, human rights, and conflict.
Center Associate
Former Postdoctoral Fellow
Dassia N. Posner specializes in Russian avant-garde theatre, the history of directing, production dramaturgy, and world puppetry history and performance.
Center Associate
Sheila Puffer's current research includes global leadership, the global sand crisis, and sustainability in the international construction and fossil fuel industries.
Center Associate
Simon Rabinovitch teaches and writes on a range of topics in European, Jewish, Russian, and legal history.
Fields
Center Associate
Nicholas Racheotes has taught courses on topics including the history of Russia since the age of Peter the Great and the history of the Balkans.
Advisory Board
Pavel Raifeld has served as chief executive officer of Innoviva (Nasdaq: INVA) since 2020.