August 16, 2016
Congratulations, Dr. Batra-Wells!
![Dr. Batra-Wells with comittee members Dr. Batra-Wells with committee members](/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_image/public/Puja%27s%20defense_20150815.jpeg?h=a5eb5da0&itok=emLtzVbo)
Congratulations to Dr. Puja Batra-Wells, who just defended her dissertation, “Art/Work: Place-Making, Precarity, and the Performance of Artistic Occupational Identities in Columbus, Ohio.” Puja’s director was Amy Shuman, with a committee including Philip Armstrong (Comparative Studies), Dorry Noyes, and James Sanders (Arts Administration, Education, and Policy).