Director and Staff

Katherine Bowers

Katherine Bowers is an expert in Russian literature and culture. Her research interests include genre, narrative, environmental humanities, imagined geography, and digital humanities

katherine.bowers@ubc.ca

Charli Brown

Charli Brown (she/her) is CES's Senior Program Assistant. She handles the center's event planning, day-to-day admin and finances, and general communications. Charli is also currently pursuing her M.A. in Children’s Literature here at UBC.

ces.assistant@ubc.ca

Braden Russell

Braden Russell (he/him) is the Project Assistant for the Centre for European Studies. He is responsible for graphic design, social media, and assists the Senior Program Assistant with event logistics. Braden is a 5th year PhD Candidate in the Germanic Studies program in the Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies (CENES) at UBC. He researches Queer Jewish literary and cultural production in current-day Germany and how these texts negotiate new meanings of sufficiency regarding identities and belonging.