Congratulations, 2020-21 CMES Graduates!

June 4, 2021
2020-21 CMES graduates
CMES virtual commencement celebration, May 2021

CMES is pleased to congratulate this year's graduating students in our AM, AB/AM, and PhD programs.

AM Graduates and Thesis Titles

  • Abdullah Almutabagani
  • Mouhanad Al Rifay—Thesis: "Scattered Images: The Perpetual Destabilization of Family in Pursuit of Political Dominance (Palestine 1948–Syria 1980)" / Advisor: William Granara / CMES Thesis Prize
  • Margaret (Maggie) Dene
  • Jacob Ellis
  • Deni Hoxha (AB/AM)
  • Nana-Korantema Koranteng
  • Elizabeth (Liz) Masten
  • John Paul (Jack) Murphy—Thesis: "Earthquakes and Epidemics: The Impact of Natural Disasters on the ʿAbbāsid Revolution" / Advisor: Roy Mottahedeh / CMES Thesis Prize

PhD Graduates and Dissertation Titles

  • Meredyth Lynn Winter 
    History of Art and Architecture and MES
    Dissertation: "Silks Withdrawn: A Re-Contextualization of the Medieval Fragments from Rayy"
    Advisors: Gülru Necipoğlu, David Roxburgh / Committee: Finbarr Barry Flood, Renata Holod
  • Akif Ercihan Yerlioğlu
    History and MES
    Dissertation: "Paracelsus Goes East: Ottoman 'New Medicine' and its Afterlife"
    Advisor: Cemal Kafadar / Committee: Ann Blair, Khaled Fahmy, Roy Mottahedeh, Katherine Park

2020-21 CMES graduates
CMES virtual commencement celebration, May 2021