Joshua Abbotoy

Program Developer and Conference Coordinator

Background

Joshua administers the front desk of the Council and coordinates registration for the various conferences sponsored by the CCCU. While a student, Joshua both coordinated and participated in many academic conferences.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in History
Union University
Jackson, TN

Master of Arts, Medieval and Byzantine Studies
Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

Professional Experience

Operations Crew
Housing Services
Catholic University America

Academic Senator
Graduate Student Association
Catholic University of America

Research Assistant
Sigma Appraisal Services

Research

Presentations:

Medieval and Byzantine Studies Graduate Conference, Catholic University of America: “Being Roman in a Turkish World: Markers of Identity in Michael Doukas' Historia Turko-Byzantina.”

Byzantine Studies Conference, University of Pennsylvania: “Manuel II Palaiologos’ Funeral Oration as a Reconstruction of Ideal Rulership.”

Personal

Joshua enjoys playing sports and music, reading philosophy and theology, spending time with his wife and attending Capitol Hill Baptist Church.