Robert F. Byrnes
Russian and East European Institute

Kayleigh Fischietto: "Beyond Binary, Within Language: Performing Non-Binary Transgender Identity on a Russian Language Forum"

Chair: Maria Shardakova; Committee: Susan Herring, Svitlana Melnyk

Lina Meilus: "Nationalism as a Strategy for Mass Mobilization in Post-Soviet Lithuania"

Chair: Regina Smyth; Committee: Gardner Bovingdon, Toivo Raun

Sharon Miller: "A Love Affair Turned Sour? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Russian State Media Rhetoric Towards Donald Trump"

Chair: Kathryn Graber; Committee: Maria Lipman, Svitlana Melnyk

Teuta Ozcelik: "Education Reform in Croatia and the Role of the Political Elite"

Chair: Marina Antic; Committee: Gardner Bovingdon, Dubravka Svetina

Jeffrey Wineberg: "Analyzing the Various Interpretations of the Basmachi Movement"

Chair: Marianne Kamp; Committee: Emma Gilligan, Hiroaki Kuromiya

A complete list of past MA Essays and Dissertations can be found on the REEI Website: https://reei.indiana.edu/graduate/essays-and-dissertations.html