Ryan Langton is a PhD Candidate in History. He received a BA in History and Political Science from the University of Notre Dame and an MA in History from the College of William & Mary. Ryan specializes in early America, the Atlantic world, the British Empire, diplomatic history, and Indigenous history. His dissertation analyzes the role played by personal relationships and network building in cross-cultural diplomacy along the eighteenth-century trans-Appalachian frontier.  

Faculty Advisor: Jessica Roney