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

Staff
Executive Committee
Alexandra Vacroux is the Davis Center's executive director, on leave for the 2024-2025 academic year. She is also vice president for strategic engagement at the Kyiv School of Economics.
Staff
Paul Vădan coordinates the Imperiia Project.
Graduate Student Associate
Markus is pursuing a master's in the Davis Center's REECA Program, focusing on anti-authoritarian resistance in Eastern Europe.
Center Associate
Nikolay Valkov is Member, Macedonian Scientific Institute.
Graduate Student Associate
Jake is interested in Muslim societies in the Russian Empire and early Soviet Union, with particular regional focuses on Transoxania and the Volga-Urals.
Graduate Student Associate
Alice Volfson is a student in the REECA master's program studying race and migration in the Soviet Union.
Center Associate
Karen von Kunes’s new book on Czech and a monograph on Miloš Forman are scheduled to be published in 2025-26.
Staff
Genevieve is the Communication and Design Coordinator at the Davis Center.
Graduate Student Associate
Harvard MDes (Ecologies) 2025, OCAD BDes 2020, Chinese-Canadian service designer and researcher interested in speculative and critical design and design research.