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

Center Associate
Dr. Ilya Vidrin is a choreographer, researcher, and educator situated at the nexus of performing arts, ethics, and interactive media.
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.
Graduate Student Associate
S.M. Candidate in Computational Science and Engineering wrangling data for Imperiia
Executive Committee
Faculty Associate
Justin Weir is Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature at Harvard University.
Center Associate
Jeanne L. Wilson's research interests are focused on aspects of the Russian-Chinese relationship, especially issues of identity and asymmetric power dynamics.
Faculty Associate
Richard Wolf is a professor of music and South Asian studies at Harvard University.
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