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
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.
Local Affiliate
Nicole Eaton’s research interests include the history of medicine, environmental history, and the history of the body in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
Fields
Faculty Associate
Veronika Egorova is Preceptor in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University.
Graduate Student Associate
Leora Eisenberg is a history Ph.D. candidate at Harvard studying the production of national music and dance in Soviet Central Asia.
Staff
Steering Committee
Faculty Associate
Prof. Ekiert's research and teaching interests focus on comparative politics, regime change and democratization, civil society and social movements, and East European politics and societies.
Local Affiliate
Ellen Elias-Bursać is a translator, teacher, and independent scholar.
Faculty Associate
Mark Elliott is Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History and Vice Provost of International Affairs at Harvard University.
Fields