Eva Loy is a visiting student researcher with ISEEES during the 2009-2010 academic year. She is currently studying at a Masters program at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), in Germany. Her visit is sponsored by her university. Her field is Socio-Cultural studies with an emphasis on linguistic minorities, especially Russian-Speaking Minorities in the South Caucasus. During her time in Berkeley, she will continue conducting research for her thesis, and she will take various classes from experts in her field.

Elira Karaja will be a visiting student researcher with ISEEES from October 2009 to October 2010. She is a Ph.D.  candidate in economics at the Institute for Advanced Studies IMT in Lucca, Italy. Her visit is funded by the Institute for Advanced Studies, and  during her time at Berkeley, she will conduct research for her dissertation, under the supervision of Professor Gerard Roland.

Ayselin Yildiz is a visiting student researcher with ISEEES from September 15, 2009 to February 15, 2010. She is a Ph.D. candidate in International Relations at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. She is also a lecturer and director of European Union Research Center at Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey. Yasar University is funding her visit, during which she will research migration policies of the European Union.

Vahram Ter-Matevosayan is a visiting student researcher with ISEEES during the 2009-2010 academic year. He holds a Ph.D. in History from Yerevan State University and is a doctoral student at the University of Bergen, Norway. He is also the Head of the Analytical Centre at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, Armenia. His visit is sponsored by a Fulbright grant, and during his time in Berkeley, he will conduct research on prospects of national security strategies in the South Caucasian Republics.