The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Cari Godin of LLC Cohort 26 successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal on March 9, 2026.

Cari's project is titled A Mobile Home: Homeplace, Intramigrations, and the Spatial Lives of Great Migrationist Families.

After her presentation, Cari had a substantive discussion with her committee about the next stages of her work.  The committee agreed that the project is worthy of doctoral research and helped Cari consider some key issues as she moves forward into the research and writing.

Many thanks to Cari's committee members:

Co-Chairs:

Ramon Goings, Language, Literacy, and Culture

Elizabeth Patton, Media and Communications Studies

Members:

Michelle Scott, History

Earl Brooks, English

Mia Dawson, Geography and Environmental Systems