CV Highlights
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ph.D. Geography (2012-2016)
Dissertation: A Critical Historical Geography of Slavery in the American South
Dissertation Advisor: Derek Alderman
Committee members: Joshua Inwood, Ron Kalafsky, Maria Stehle
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S. Geography, May 2012
Thesis: Redefining Memorial Landscapes: The Stolpersteine Project in Berlin
Thesis Advisor: Micheline van Riemsdijk
Committee members: Joshua Inwood, Ronald Foresta, Gilya Schmidt
University of Tennessee, Martin
B.S. Geosciences, Geography Concentration, May 2009
B.S. Communications, News Editorial Concentration, May 2009
Undergraduate Scholar’s Thesis: Berlin’s Tenth Life: Reemergence as the Unified Capital of Germany
Scholar’s Thesis Committee: Jefferson Rogers (chair), Mark Simpson, Lionel Crews, Daniel McDonough
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation and Cultural Geography, Eastern Michigan University (Fall 2016 to present)
For a full list of publications, presentations, service, awards, etc., please see Matt’s full CV linked above.
