The Davis Center is located in the Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS) complex, on the third floor of the South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street. Part of the University's Cambridge campus, the CGIS complex is located several blocks northeast of Harvard Yard.
General Inquiries
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daviscenter@fas.harvard.edu
Phone
+1.617.495.4037
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
Hours
Our regular business hours are 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Harvard graduate students can apply for Davis Center affiliation as Graduate Student Associates. For scholars, we offer additional opportunities for affiliation as Postdoctoral Fellows, Visiting Scholars, and Center Associates.
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Staff Directory
- Administration and Finance
- Communications and External Relations
- Fellowships
- Leadership
- Library
- Outreach and Events
- Research Initiatives
- Student Programs
- Scholars Without Borders
Administration and Finance
Maria Altamore, Director of Administration and Finance, 617-495-1181, altamore@fas.harvard.edu
Noah Hall, Finance Associate, noahhall@fas.harvard.edu
Yuen Shan Isabella Lau, Senior Sponsored Grant Administrator, 617-495-8900, ilau@fas.harvard.edu
Nina Wright, Office Manager, 617-495-4037, nwright@fas.harvard.edu
Communications and External Relations
Natasha Yefimova-Trilling, Director of Communications and External Relations, nyt@fas.harvard.edu
Genevieve Wallace, Communications Coordinator, 617-496-9027, gwallace@fas.harvard.edu
Fellowships
Kate Flaherty, Research Programs Coordinator, kflaherty@fas.harvard.edu
Leadership
Eve Blau, Director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Adjunct Professor of the History of Urban Form, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, 617-496-0170, eblau@gsd.harvard.edu
Alexandra Vacroux, Executive Director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, 617-496-2446, vacroux@fas.harvard.edu [ON LEAVE 2024-2025]
Cris Martin, Interim Executive Director, 617-495-5852, clmartin@fas.harvard.edu
Library
Svetlana Rukhelman, Librarian for the Davis Center Collection, srukhelm@fas.harvard.edu, 617-496-8241
Outreach and Events
Sandra Grudic, Outreach Program Manager, sgrudic@fas.harvard.edu
Laura Sargent, Events Planner, laura_sargent@fas.harvard.edu
Research Initiatives
Natia Chankvetadze, Director, Program on Georgian Studies, 617-384-0335, natiachankvetadze@fas.harvard.edu
Allison Hart, Program Coordinator, Program on Georgian Studies, ahart@fas.harvard.edu
Nargis Kassenova, Senior Fellow, Program on Central Asia, nkassenova@fas.harvard.edu
Mark Kramer, Director, Cold War Studies Project, 617-495-5389, mkramer@fas.harvard.edu
Kelly O’Neill, Director, Imperiia Project, koneill@fas.harvard.edu
Paul Vadan, Coordinator, Imperiia Project, paulvadan@fas.harvard.edu
Student Programs
Donna Griesenbeck, Student Programs Officer, 617-495-1194, griesenb@fas.harvard.edu
Alexandra Vacroux, Executive Director and Director of Graduate Studies for the REECA Master's Program, 617-496-2446, vacroux@fas.harvard.edu [ON LEAVE 2024-2025]
Scholars Without Borders
Alexander Abashkin, Coordinator, abashkin@gmail.com
Dan Epstein, Assistant Director, depstein@fas.harvard.edu