People at the Center

From left: Gertraud Griessner, Aaron Jordan, Megan Paille, Andrew Roberts, and center Austria Director Marc Landry.

Aaron Jordan is a native of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He returned to UNO as a student in the summer of 2020, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, to pursue a B.A. in International Studies. His interests in International Studies include following world news and current events and trading stocks online. Aaron is set to graduate from UNO in May of 2025 and plans to pursue further education, possibly law school.

Megan Paille is a history major working at Center Austria under the Tolmas Scholarship with Dr. Landry. At Center Austria she researches the Habsburg Monarchy and professes to have always loved studying monarchies due to her admiration of Queen Elizabeth as a child. Her love for monarchies is hilariously even shown in her French Bulldog named Louis after the Sun King, Louis XIV. In the future, Megan wishes to apply this knowledge by continuing her research as a professor, a museum curator, or through diplomatic work.

Andrew Roberts is a History MA student from Wisner, La. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2020. He is on the International and Global Studies track, focusing on Maltese culture. He joined the Austrian team at the Center to further his studies in European history.