Sadowski-Smith works in border and migration studies. She has published "The New Immigrant Whiteness: Race, Neoliberalism, and Post-Soviet Migration to the United States," "Border Fictions," and "Globalization on the Line."

Olenina specializes in Russian literature and visual culture, as well as media theory with an emphasis on performance and embodied spectatorship.

Thomson's research focuses on the political economy of development, authoritarianism and transitions to democracy.

Meyerrose's research focuses on democratic institutions, democratic backsliding, and international organizations.