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2007-2008 French and Francophone Studies Graduate Students

ABD Students | Ph.D. Students | M.A. Students

	Brandy Brown Brandy is a first-year Master's student in literature. Her specialization is medieval literature, especially twelfth- and thirteenth-century courtly romance. Her research interests include late antique through high medieval history and literature in France and England, women's religious history, and the grail romances. She completed her B.A. in French and medieval studies at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro and studied abroad in Tours, France. She plans to complete her M.A. in spring 2009 and then begin pursuing her Ph.D. at Penn State.
	Laura K. Call Laura is a second-year Master's student in French Linguistics on the M.A./Ph.D track. She is interested in Applied Linguistics and Second-Language Acquisition. She previously earned a B.A. in environmental sciences at the University of Virginia in 2003 and a B.A. in French from Clemson University in 2006.
	Sylvain David Sylvain is a first-year Master's student in civilization. He graduated from Université de Nantes with a degree in history. He also earned an M.A. in early modern/modern history from the Université de Nantes. While completing his M.A., he served as a French teaching assistant and assistant coach for the men's soccer team at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His research interests include urbanism, sport (soccer), and culture.
	Sophia Khadraoui Sophia is a first-year Master's student in Francophone studies on the M.A./Ph.D track. She earned an M.A. in American Civilization with a specialization in African-American History from La Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris III. The past two years she also served as a French teaching assistant at Susquehanna University and Bucknell University. Her research interests include identity and race issues in Caribbean literature. She enjoys travelling around the world and is fond of photography.
	Scot Moyer
	Piper Mullins
	Dana M. Schulte Dana Schulte is a Master's candidate in the French and Francophone Department and the Women's Studies Department. She is currently enjoying a year abroad as a lectrice in Montpellier, France. Her academic interests include Francophone literature, modern French history, feminist theory, and the rhetoric of nationalism. She spends her free time reading the new master's list, discovering how to cook, and visiting really old monuments in southern France.
	Nathan D. Sebold
	Sandrine Simeon Sandrine is a first-year Master’s student. Born in France, she completed her undergraduate studies at La Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris and earned a Master’s degree in cinema from Concordia University in Montréal. Endeavoring to experience the film industry first hand, she played different roles behind the camera on several features. Her research interests include French cinema.