#  Congratulations, 2020-21 CMES Graduates! 

 





June 04, 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    Dissertation: "Silks Withdrawn: A Re-Contextualization of the Medieval Fragments from Rayy"  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](/sites/g/files/omnuum9116/files/cmes/files/2021-group-web.jpg)

 

CMES virtual commencement celebration, May 2021

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Student News ](/news-type/student-news)
- [ 2020-21 ](/academic-year/2020-21)
 
 

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