Jennifer Popowycz, PhD is the Leventhal Research Fellow at The National WWII Museum. She holds a MA in History from North Carolina State University and a BA in History from Appalachian State University. She reads German and Ukrainian and has held fellowships in Poland and Ukraine. Jennifer specializes in Eastern Europe during World War II and her research focuses on Nazi occupation policies in Eastern Europe, Ukrainian forced laborers, and postwar population displacement.
Jennifer Popowycz, PhD
SHERRY AND ALAN LEVENTHAL RESEARCH FELLOW
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