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Sharon Werning Rivera is the Sidney Wertimer Professor for Excellence in Advising and Mentoring, Chair and Professor of Government at Hamilton College, and Director of the Russian Studies Program. She specializes in post-communist Eurasia with a focus on Russia, particularly in comparative politics, democratization, and elite political culture.
- Ph.D., University of Michigan
- M.A., University of Michigan
- M.A., Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
- B.A., University of California at Davis
Her research includes long-term projects like the Survey of Russian Elites (1993-2020), deposited at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). She received a National Science Foundation grant (#1742798) in 2017 and a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award in 2012-13. Her work appears in journals such as Perspectives on Politics, Post-Soviet Affairs, and Demokratizatsiya.
Key article trends analyze militarization of Russian elites, authoritarianism in non-Western contexts, and elite attitudes toward foreign policy. She frequently collaborates with David W. Rivera on elite studies.
Scientific Awards
- Levitt Center Research and Innovation Award (2022, 2023)
- National Science Foundation Award #1742798 (2017)
- Dean’s Scholarly Achievement Award (2017, 2024)
- Christian A. Johnson Teaching Enhancement Fellowship (2016, 2019, 2022)
- Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Russia (2012-13)
- Multiple Levitt Center and Kirkland Summer Scholarships
Sharon leads the Ukraine Assistance Initiative (2022) with Hamilton students, focusing on Russo-Ukrainian War education, refugee support, and human rights documentation. She teaches courses like Politics in Russia and Authoritarian Politics, emphasizing extended simulations and student-faculty collaboration.
