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.

And please remember: 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

Local Affiliate
George Deak is a translator of Hungarian literature and a historian of Hungarian anti-Semitism.
Fields
Alumni
Isabelle DeSisto, a Davis Center alumna, is a Ph.D. candidate in politics at Princeton University.
Staff
Alexyah Dethvongsa is the Davis Center's administrative coordinator, supporting the leadership team and acting as a first point of contact for anyone interested in our work.
Local Affiliate
Volodymyr Dibrova is a media content specialist/research reporter at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI).
Graduate Student Associate
Vladyslav is a master’s student in the REECA program, where he is focusing on Ukraine’s political and economic development.
Local Affiliate
Dr. Tom Dolack's research interests include translation studies, theories of imitation, poetry, and cognitive approaches to literature.
Local Affiliate
Brett Donohoe has previously published on Orthodox iconography, contemporary queer theology, and queer approaches to medieval hagiographies.
Visiting Scholar
Geoffrey Durham is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Fields
Local Affiliate
Gerald Easter’s research and teaching expertise is in Russian and East European politics and history.