David E. Powell
Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of Russian Studies
Office: Knapton 218B
Phone: (508) 286-3699
Fax: (508) 286-3640
Email: DPowell@wheatoncollege.edu
Degrees
Ph.D., M.A., Yale University
B.A., Amherst College
Research Interests
1. Russian politics and social problems, primarily those concerned with public health -- including alcohol abuse, drug abuse and HIV/AIDS -- but also including religion, crime and the status of women.
2. East European politics and social problems.
3. National Security Policy.
Teaching Interests
1. Russian politics and social policy.
2. East European politics and social policy.
3. Russian and East European films -- especially those that shed light on political, social and economic conditions in the region.
4. National Security Policies, Russian and American
Selected Publications, Creative Work or Performances
(1) Antireligious Propaganda in the Soviet Union (MIT Press, 1975)
(2) Soviet Social Problems (Westview Press, 1991), edited jointly with Anthony Jones and Walter D. Connor
(3) Soviet Update, 1989-1990 (Westview Press, 1991), edited jointly with Anthony Jones
(4) The Soviet Empire Reconsidered: Essays in Honor of Adam B. Ulam (Westview Press, 1994), edited jointly with Sanford Lieberman, Carol Saivetz and Sarah Terry