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

Graduate Student Associate
Daria Savchenko is exploring the concepts of robots, robotic bodies, and the robotic fantastic in relation to scientific imagination, nation building, and human selves.
Alumni
Thomas Schaffner is a graduate of the REECA Master's Program.
Graduate Student Associate
Ryan Schweitzer is a graduate student Harvard Divinity School focusing on Islam and identity in Central Asia.
Center Associate
Bruno Sergi's current interests include the political economy of emerging markets and sustainable development, technology, and global development practices.
Fellow
Natia Seskuria is an associate fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and a founder and director of the Regional Institute for Security Studies (RISS).
Visiting Scholar
Yelena Severina is working on her first monograph, which focuses on the history and development of tableaux vivants from the Russian Empire from 1795 to the present.
Faculty Associate
Mzia Shanava is a linguist, journalist, and educator.
Fields
Center Associate
Oxana Shevel's research and teaching focus on the post-Soviet region, especially Ukraine and Russia, and topics such as nation-building and identity.
Center Associate
Vera Shevzov's research focuses on Orthodox Christianity in imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet Russia.
Center Associate
Andrey Shlyakhter is an international historian of the Soviet Union and its neighbors.