EDUCATION
Masters of Arts in History, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Expected Spring 2024
Critical Languages Institute, Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, Summer 2023
Bachelors of Arts in History, Minor in Criminology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, May 2021
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Macedonian History (IMARO, Expressions of Consciousness)
Ottoman History (Culture and Society, Pluralism)
Nationalism (Identity, Diaspora, Fluidity of Consciousness)
Orientalism (Power-relations, Hegemony versus Subaltern)
Panhellenism (Transformations of “Greek” Identity, Civil War and Hyperpolarization)
Postmodernism (Historical Production, Subjectivity)
Urban History (Visualizing State Power, Nation-building)
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND HONORS
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, 2023
Magna Cum Laude, Loyola University Chicago, 2021
Chi Mu Chapter, Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society, 2021
Dean’s List, Loyola University Chicago, 2021-2018
East Europe Essay Competition, First Place, Loyola University Chicago, 2020
PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS
“Consciousness, Displacement, and Hegemony: Analyzing Macedonian Identity in the Balkans and Diaspora,” Forthcoming
“Spectacle, Sport and Screw-jobs: Understanding an Industry Shift from Legitimate Contest to Match-Fixing Theatrics in early American Pro-Wrestling,” Forthcoming
“Love in War: Greek and Macedonian Fraternity in Civil Conflict,” Forthcoming
“Gathering Places: Religion and Community in Chicago,” May 2023
“Balkan Neo-Nationalism: Right-wing Reconstruction of the Macedonian Identity and Awakening,” Vanderbilt Historical Review, Pgs. 88-101, September 2022
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
“Taking Knowledge Public,” Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, August 2023
“Pluralism in Urban Rumelian Macedonia,” Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, June 2023
“Tolerance and Pluralism in Ottoman Türkiye,” Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, June 2023
“Balkan Neo-Nationalism, Right-wing Reconstruction of the Macedonian Identity and Awakening,” Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, February 2023
LANGUAGES
Macedonian, Turkish, Greek, English