Profiles in "Russian and East European Studies" Expertise Area

  • Dan Fellner is an eight-time Fulbright Fellow and experienced journalist who has worked in television news, corporate public relations and travel writing for newspapers and magazines around the world.
  • Clay studies the religious history of Russia and Eurasia, the Eastern Christian tradition, confessional identities, new religious movements and the spiritual marketplace in the Russian Empire and its successor states.
  • Dr. Stoff specializes in Russian, East European, women's and gender history and studies, and the history of war and society, with a specific focus on the First World War and revolution in Russia.
  • Laura (Popova) Jakubczak has been at ASU since 2006 and specializes in the archaeology and paleoecology of the Eurasian Steppe.
  • Dr. Dina Ziganshina Lienhard received her PhD in Biology (Biology & Society) from ASU in 2023 and currently works as the Senior Program Manager at the School of Complex Adaptive Systems at ASU.
  • Goodman's research and teaching ranges across several fields, including U.S. literature and culture, human rights, dissident literatures, and Jewish studies.
  • Brown is the director of ASU’s Melikian Center. His research and teaching focus on the Western Balkans in global context.
  • Specializes in the Second World War, the Soviet Union, and War and Society. His current interests include the Great Patriotic War, memory studies, journalism, censorship and propaganda.