People

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

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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

Vincent Bohlinger

Vincent Bohlinger

Center Associate
Vincent Bohlinger is currently working on a book examining film style in the Soviet Union from the late 1920s to mid-1930s.
Fields
Film Studies

Laine Boitos

Alumni
Laine Boitos is a graduate of the REECA Master's Program.
Daria Boltokova

Daria Boltokova

Center Associate
Daria Boltokova's research and teaching interests are in language revitalization, Indigenous self-governance, and youth activism.
Fields
Anthropology/Archaeology
Jonathan Bolton

Jonathan Bolton

Executive Committee
Faculty Associate
Jonathan Bolton is Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University.
Fields
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Daria Bough

Daria Bough

Graduate Student Associate
Dasha Bough is a stopmotion, hand-drawn and 3D animator, animation director, and documentary filmmaker.
Fields
Fine Arts
International Relations
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Loren Bough

Loren Bough

Advisory Board
Loren Bough is an active community member and philanthropist residing in Montana.
Nadia Boyadjieva

Nadia Boyadjieva

Visiting Scholar
Center Associate
Nadia Boyadjieva is a Professor of International Law and International Relations at the Balkan Studies Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Fields
Ethnic Studies
History
International Relations
Law
Political Science/Government
Natasha Braginsky Mounier

Natasha Braginsky Mounier

Advisory Board
A native of Kyiv, Natasha immigrated to the United States during the Cold War and studied International Relations at Georgetown University.
Elizabeth Brainerd

Elizabeth Brainerd

Center Associate
Elizabeth Brainerd specializes in labor economics, economic demography, health economics, health and fertility in post-socialist countries.
Fields
Economics
Alex Braslavsky

Alex Braslavsky

Graduate Student Associate
Alex Braslavsky is a scholar and translator of Russian, Polish, and Czech poetry.
Fields
Literature (non-Slavic)
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Women's & Gender Studies