Julian Gillilan is a doctoral candidate in the department of history advised by Professor Gerald Steinacher. His dissertation examines Austrian Pan-Germanism and Austro-Slavism in fin de siècle Vienna. This research is primarily based on German and Czech-language archival materials. Julian completed doctoral comprehensive field exams in Central European history, modern European history, genocide studies, and the history of empire. He is an alum of Bowling Green State University, where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in German studies and history.