People

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

Find scholars with specific areas of geographic or historical focus by using the “Location” and “Time Period” pull-downs below — these refer to the places and eras our affiliates study, not the ones in which they live.

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
Alumni
Noah Tucker works on violence and conflict prevention in Central Asia.
Center Associate
Aviezer Tucker works at the intersection of political theory, philosophy, and history.
Faculty Associate
Veronika Tuckerova is Senior Preceptor in Slavic Languages (Czech) at Harvard University.
Center Associate
Nina Tumarkin's current book project focuses on the ways in which memory of the Soviet experience of World War II resonates among various strata of Russian society.
Fields
Graduate Student Associate
When Lina isn’t unraveling émigré literature, she’s unraveling yarn, books, and museum corridors.
Graduate Student Associate
Ričards Umbraško is a Ph.D. student in Harvard's Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
Staff
Advisory Board
Alexandra Vacroux is vice president for strategic engagement at the Kyiv School of Economics and director of the Davis Center's Scholars Without Borders program.
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.