Allison D. Evans, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno. She specializes in comparative politics with a focus on Russian politics and political economy. Her book, Protest in the Provinces: Coming to Terms with Capitalism in Russia's Company Towns (2025, Oxford University Press), explores sub-national variation in Russia's strategically important company towns during its post-Soviet transition to capitalism. Her current research broadens the comparison to the economic development strategies of post-Soviet company towns across the spectrum of post-Soviet experiences, including Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Latvia.