Field(s) of expertise:

Degree(s):

• Ph.D. in History, University of California
• M.A. in Humanities, California State University
• B.A. in Wildlife Ecology

Department:

Title(s):

• Associate Professor

Achievements:

• Co-Editor of Environmental History, the journal of the American Society for Environmental History and the Forest History Society
• Fulbright Grant, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia - 2013-14.
• Visiting Scholar, Harvard University (Davis Center for Russian Studies) - 2010
• National Science Foundation Working Group, Arkhangel'sk, Russia - 2010

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Books:

• Song of the Forest: Russian Forestry and Stalin's Environmentalism

Bio:

Dr. Brain is an associate professor of history at Mississippi State University. His research interests include Soviet and Russian History, Environmental History, and Forest History. He is available for commentary and analysis on these and related topics.