Stephen Badalyan Riegg

Dr. Stephen Badalyan Riegg is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, specializing in the histories of Modern Europe, Imperial Russia, and the Caucasus. His research focuses on imperial policies, colonialism, and ethnic minorities within empires. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina (2016).

Research Interests: Empires & Colonialism, the dynamics of Russian imperial governance in the Caucasus, and the intersection of Western European expatriates in Russian borderlands. His current project explores Russian improvisation of policies toward European expatriates in 19th-century Caucasus, supported by prestigious fellowships.

Awards:

• Best Book Award from Ab Imperio
• Dr. Sona Aronian Book Prize
• Honorable Mention – Der Mugrdechian Award
• Short-listed for European Studies Book Award

Grants & Fellowships:

• Fulbright-Hays Fellowship
• American Councils for International Education
• Kluge Fellowship (Library of Congress)
• Billington Fellowship (Kennan Institute)

His work challenges reductive narratives of imperial encounters, emphasizing complexity in Armenian-Tsarist relations and the strategic settlement of Western European expatriates.