People

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

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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

Feruza Aripova

Feruza Aripova

Center Associate
Feruza Aripova’s research primarily focuses on gender and sexual politics in the late Soviet era.
Fields
History
Women's & Gender Studies
Marat Atnashev

Marat Atnashev

Center Associate
Marat Atnashev is a scholar and practitioner of negotiations and conflict resolution.
Fields
Business Administration
Economics
Sociology

Lyudmila Austin

Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Lyudmila Austin is a Soviet and post-Soviet historian whose research focuses on migration, nation-building, and national identity.
Fields
History
Alex Averbuch

Alex Averbuch

Postdoctoral Fellow
Fields
Jewish Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Women's & Gender Studies
Natalie Ayers

Natalie Ayers

Graduate Student Associate
Natalie Ayers is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Government interested in applying computational methods to study conflict and security.
Fields
Computer Science
Political Science/Government
Security Studies
Alexander Babyonyshev

Alexander Babyonyshev

Center Associate
Fields
History
Sociology
Bes Bajraktarević

Bes Bajraktarević

Graduate Student Associate
Bes Bajraktarevic is a PhD student in Comparative Literature at Harvard University.
Fields
Literature (non-Slavic)
Philosophy

Michael Baker

Graduate Student Associate
Michael Baker is a U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer with a focus on Europe and Eurasia.
Fields
International Relations
Security Studies
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Sagit Bakirov

Sagit Bakirov

Graduate Student Associate
Sagit Bakirov is an accomplished policy professional, Harvard Kennedy School alumnus with experience working at high levels of Kazakh government.
Fields
International Relations
Political Science/Government
Security Studies
Margarita Balmaceda

Margarita Balmaceda

Center Associate
Margarita M. Balmaceda is a political scientist with a special expertise in energy politics.
Fields
Economics
Environmental Science
International Relations
Political Science/Government
Regional Studies