People

Organizing Committee

Amarilis Lugo de Fabritz

Master Instructor of Russian at Howard University

Kelly Knickmeier Cummings

Lecturer of Russian at Howard University

Krista Goff

Associate Professor of History at the University of Miami

Sunnie Rucker-Chang

Associate Professor of Slavic at The Ohio State University

Students

Andrew Elliott

University of Colorado Boulder

Anwyn Cook

James Madison University

Christian Milford Ortiz

University of Miami

Kristie Moore

University of California, Berkeley

Leah Peterson

Howard University

Lennon Taylor

University of Georgia

Ricardo Montiel

San Diego State University

William Ince

The University of Kansas

Justice Wysinger (2022)

Colgate University

Aissa Dearing (2021)

Howard University

Alec Bresler (2021)

Colgate University

Alondra Obispo (2020)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Amman Al Hussain (2021)

Macalester College

Aniyah Lewis (2020)

Howard University

Anthony Carreño (2021)

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Ashtan Leary (2022)

Howard University

Aylar Atadurdyyeva (2022)

University of Kansas

Beatrice Washburn (2021)

University of Arizona

Belyn Peters (2021)

California State, Los Angeles

Binh Nguyen (2022)

University of Arizona

Brendi Wilmore (2020)

University of Miami

Carly Payne (2021)

University of Miami

Catalina Cabral-Framiñanc (2023)

University of Miami

Christopher Carson (2020)

University of Miami

Damian Cabrera (2021)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Dana Brouillard (2021)

University of Arizona

Dani Massey (2021)

Lawrence University

Daniela González (2023)

University of Arizona

Daphna Torbert (2022)

Howard University

De'Vonte Tinsley (2020 & 2022)

Virginia Tech

Derah Carter (2023)

Howard University

Dominic Wong (2022)

Oberlin College

Eileen Dickinson (2021)

University of Kentucky

Elizabeth Jones (2020)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Elly Haljiti (2020)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Emily Nunes (2020)

University of Miami

Erik Gonzalez (2022)

University of Illinois at Chicago

Francia Pressard (2021)

Howard University

Genesis Del Real (2021)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Georges Leconte (2020)

University of Richmond

Gloria Cheung (2020)

California State University, Los Angeles

Heaven Lee Sullivan (2021)

Stetson University

Isabella Castaneda (2021)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Isabelle Kinney (2022)

Arizona State University

Isabelle Scott (2021)

University of Arizona

Jake Morin (2021)

University of Arizona

Jayda Peets (2020 & 2022)

Howard University

Jessica Diez (2020)

University of Miami

Juliette Oliver (2021)

University of California, Los Angeles

Justin Mackie (2021)

University of Arizona

Kenneta Cyracus (2020)

Howard University

Lexi Wallace (2023)

Carleton College

Ligna Patidar (2021)

University of Miami

Lina Felix (2021 & 2022)

Howard University

Linda Zhou (2021)

Stanford University

Lorena Campos-Castro (2022)

University of Richmond

Macy Karpa (2020)

George Mason University

Marian Heningburg (2023)

University of South Alabama

Marilyn Robles (2020)

University of Arizona

Mario Sanchez Isabas (2021)

Washington & Jefferson College

Marissa Davis (2020)

Howard University

Marqualand Wayne (2023)

Swarthmore College

Mary Murphy (2022)

Arizona State University

Maya Wong (2023)

Hunter College

Nakyla Brady (2021)

East Tennessee State University

Naomi Reynolds (2021)

University of Arizona

Natasha Raezer (2022)

University of Arkansas

Nathan Cerero (2020)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Nathan La Mantia (2020)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Nick Khimerik (2021)

CUNY, Brooklyn College

Nikoy Norris (2021)

Colgate University

Ollie Mason (2021 & 2022)

Howard University

Paul Douillon (2020)

University of Miami

Quincy Lee (2022)

University of Richmond

Raneil Smith (2022)

University of Miami

Rayanna Roxas (2020)

George Mason University

Robert Jimenez (2020)

University of Miami

Rosa Lovo (2020 & 2022)

University of Richmond

Sean Loach (2020)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Seth Jones (2022)

University of Richmond

Shawn Tarver (2021)

University of Arizona

Sonya Gupta (2021)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Sophia Williams (2020)

Howard University

Stephanie Trujillo (2020)

University of MIami

Stephen Octable (2021)

Howard University

Syeira Stephens (2020)

Howard University

Tamia Lyons (2020)

Howard University

Tiffani Rae Pittman (2023)

Howard University

Tori Vestal (2021)

University of Kentucky

Victoria Bonner (2020)

Howard University

Zakkaria Reaves (2021)

Howard University

Think Tank Mentors

Anna Whittington

Assistant Professor of History

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Bojan Belić

Teaching Professor and Department of Languages Coordinator

University of Washington

Christina Crawford

Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary Architecture

Emory University

Emily Gioielli

Assistant Teaching Professor of History

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Erin Hutchinson

Assistant Professor of History

University of Colorado Boulder

José Vergara

Assistant Professor of Russian

Bryn Mawr College

Louis Porter

Assistant Professor of History

Texas State University

Maxim Matusevich

Professor of History and Director of Russian and East European Studies Program

Seton Hall University

Rossen Djagalov

Assistant Professor of Russian

New York University

Tatiana Chudakova

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Tufts University

Tony Wood

Assistant Professor of History

University of Colorado Boulder

Aaron Retish

Associate Professor of History

Wayne State University

Alexa Kurmanov

PhD Student

University of California, Berkeley

Anika Walke

Associate Professor of History

Washington University, St. Louis

Darya Kavitskaya

Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures

University of California, Berkeley

Elizabeth King

Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education

University of Michigan

Emily Couch

Program Consultant

PEN America’s Eurasia Program

Emily Wang

Assistant Professor of German and Russian Languages and Literatures

University of Notre Dame

Erica Marat

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Regional and Analytical Studies

National Defense University

Grace Zhou

Postdoctoral Fellow

Maynooth University

Hilary Lynd

PhD Candidate in History

University of California, Berkeley

Joy Gleason Carew

Associate Professor of Pan-African Studies

University of Louisville

Julie Hessler

Associate Professor of History

University of Oregon

Kathryn Graber

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Indiana University

Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon

PhD Candidate in History

University of Pennsylvania

Laada Bilaniuk

Professor Anthropology

University of Washington

Leah Feldman

Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature

University of Chicago

Mayhill Fowler

Associate Professor of History

Stetson University

Michael Kunichika

Associate Professor of Russian

Amherst College

Nana Osei-Opare

Assistant Professor of History

Fordham University

Naomi Caffee

Assistant Professor of Russian

Reed College

Raquel Greene

Associate Professor & Department Chair of Russian

Grinnell College

Sean Guillory

Host of the SRB Podcast and Digital Scholarship Curator

University of Pittsburgh

Steven Seegel

Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies

University of Texas at Austin

Thomas Garza

Associate Professor of Slavic & Eurasian Studies

University of Texas, Austin

Tricia Starks

Professor of History

University of Arkansas

Valerie Sperling

Professor of Political Science

Clark University

Yvonne Howell

Professor of Russian and Global Studies

University of Richmond