Matthew Curtis successfully defends dissertation

Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Curtis, the department's newest Ph.D.!

On May 13, 2012, Matt successfully defended his dissertation, titled "Slavic-Albanian Language Contact, Convergence, and Coexistence". Prof. Brian Joseph was his dissertation advisor.

Well done, Matt! We wish you great success in the future.

(The picture shows Matt presenting some of his dissertation work at the 18th Biennial Conference on Balkan and South Slavic Linguistics, Literature, and Folklore at the University of Washington in March 2012.)