Ms. Manoogian Simone was a consummate patron of many things Armenian. Thanks to her generosity, our program has been uniquely poised to train and support a new generation of scholars in Armenian Studies. This conference will highlight the innovative and field-defining work of former and current visiting and postdoctoral fellows, as well as the students of our program.

Presenters:

Former Manoogian visiting and postdoctoral fellows and students

Hakem Al-Rustom, University of Michigan
Sebouh Aslanian, University of California, Los Angeles
Murat Cankara, University of Ankara
Dzovinar Derderian, Independent Scholar
Ohannes Kılıçdağı, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Pifer, University of Michigan
Vahe Sahakyan, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Christopher Sheklian, Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center
Alison Vacca, University of Tennessee

Current students and Manoogian postdoctoral fellows

Armen Abkarian, Ph.D. student
Ali Bolcakan, Ph.D. candidate
Karen Jallatyan, Manoogian postdoctoral fellow
Tuğçe Kayaal, Ph.D. candidate
Jane Kitaevich, Ph.D. student
Özge Korkmaz, Ph.D. candidate
Mano Sakayan, Ph.D. student
Anoush Suni, Manoogian postdoctoral fellow
Annika Topelian, BA student

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