His research and teaching interests include post-Soviet politics, democratization, authoritarianism, comparative and international political economy, nationalism, mass political participation, and public opinion in nondemocratic states. Dr. Person earned his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. He also holds a master's degree in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies from Stanford University, as well as a B.A. in international relations and Slavic Languages & Literature from Stanford.