Emma’s Intro

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Hello, my name is Emma, and I am a first-year in the Slavic PhD program. I graduated from New College of Florida in 2019 with a joint bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Russian Language & Literature, so the work that I do lies at the intersection between these two areas, utilizing natural language processing […]

John’s Intro

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I am a second-year PhD student in the Department of History, and my focus is on interactions between factions the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and French mediators in what is today Upstate New York. My thesis is particularly concerned with Fort Niagara, a French fortification built on the territory of the Seneca Nation in 1724, and the […]

Sarah’s Intro

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I am a first-year doctoral student in the History of Art and Architecture department. My primary fields of study are medieval art and architecture, medievalism, and the history of collections. In my current research, I am interested in George Grey Barnard (1863–1938), who was an American sculptor and collector of medieval art. In considering Barnard […]

Sarah’s Intro

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I am a first-year doctoral student in the History of Art and Architecture department. My primary fields of study are medieval art and architecture, medievalism, and the history of collections. In my current research, I am interested in George Grey Barnard (1863–1938), who was an American sculptor and collector of medieval art. In considering Barnard […]

Bryan’s Intro

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Hello everyone! I hope everyone had an enjoyable winter break! My name is Bryan and I am in the department of history. My original research explored historical memory and communal identity within communities of color after integration in the United States. More specifically,I examined the phenomena of Jim Crow Nostalgia, and how many residents within […]

Alysha’s Intro

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Hi All! I am Alysha Lieurance a 2nd year PhD student in anthropology here at Pitt. I received a Masters in Anthropology from East Carolina University studying social inequality and urbanization at Petra, Jordan but have recently moved areas (and time periods) to Late Antique and Early Medieval Germany. I work at Straubing, a small […]

Claire’s Intro

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I began my graduate studies in the History of Art at Pitt in 2019 after spending seven years working in a variety environments–museum education, gallery administration, higher-ed publishing, and academic administration. Most recently, I worked for the Center for Renaissance studies at the Newberry Library in Chicago where I had the opportunity to help out […]

Jim’s Intro

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Hello All, I’m a first-year in History, and have a Masters in Latin American Studies from UofI Urbana-Champaign.  My background is in anthropology (ethnography) and I have done research in southern Brazil. Here at Pitt, however, I’ve shifted to history and archival research, and am currently working with the gay rights movement in Brazil during […]

Elise’s Intro

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Hello all, As I mentioned in class, I am a first year PhD in English composition. I’m also doing the DSAM certificate. With my background as a composition teacher and a writing programs/instruction librarian I am very interested in how students interact with information objects in writing contexts. This might include student source evaluation behaviors, […]