2020 Graduate Commencement Program

Fifty-seventh Annual

COMMENCEMENT California Lutheran University

GRADUATE PROGRAM Friday, May 15, 2020 10 a.m.

Virtual Ceremony

Aracely Fox Doctoral Speaker

Aracely Fox is the proud mother of Jessica, Soraya, Eric and Emma. She attributes her professional and academic accomplishments to the love and support of her parents, husband, children, and brothers. Aracely has served in the Oxnard School District for the past 18 years in various capacities, including classroom teacher, teacher on special assignment, school principal, and currently as the Director of Dual Language programs. Her motivation to become an educator came from a strong desire to make a difference in her community. As a first generation Mexican American, Aracely experienced firsthand the struggles and challenges many of our students currently face. In looking at her own experience and recognizing those that supported her in her own academic journey, Aracely was inspired to work within the system of education to become a voice and an advocate for underrepresented youth. Aracely holds a double major in Spanish and Latin American Iberian Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

She earned her teaching credential and master’s degree from California Lutheran University. Being the first in her family to graduate high school, earning a doctoral degree in educational leadership has been a lifelong journey. With the knowledge she takes away from Cal Lutheran, Aracely is committed to expanding her influence in the field of education in the quest for equity and access.

Tien-Hsuan Chin Master's Speaker

Tien-Hsuan Chin is graduating with a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing. After playing cello for 15 years of her life, playing in more than a hundred concerts, and launching a string ensemble music album, she decided to change directions towards the field of business. Even though she loves playing the cello, she knows she can do more in addition to being a cellist. She is passionate about music, and desires a career dedicated to helping musicians.

After graduation, she plans to join a marketing company where she can integrate her specialized knowledge of business with her professional experience of music.

Tien-Hsuan is extremely grateful to her family who sacrificed and supported her throughout. Tien-Hsuan is also thankful for the endless love and support of her host family, Sylvia and Jess. They’ve seen her as part of the family and made her study abroad more colorful and meaningful.

Fifty-Seventh Commencement: Virtual Ceremony WELCOME..................................................................................................................................................................Chris Kimball President REMARKS BY DOCTORAL SPEAKER................................................................................................. Aracely Fox, MEd ’03, EdD ’20 REMARKS BY MASTER’S SPEAKER....................................................................................................... Tien-Hsuan Chin, MBA ’20 PRESENTATION OF DEGREES.................................................................................................................................Leanne Neilson

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES........................................................................................................................Dr. Kimball INDUCTION OF GRADUATES INTO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.................................................................. Candice Cerro ’09 Aragon

President, Alumni Board of Directors BLESSING....................................................................................................................................The Rev. Hazel Salazar-Davidson

Campus Minister

The Roster of Candidates for Doctoral Degrees Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership Traci Allen Perceptions of Counselors’ Influence on Student Equity within the Context of California Guided Pathways Loredana Morra Carson International Graduate Student Cultural Engagement Teresa Cordova Perceptions of Student Affairs and Student Services Staff Regarding Students with Disabilities at a Higher Education Institution Heidi Kuehn Transgender Students’ Experiences with Discrimination and Harassment in a Public High School Ricardo Trevino II How Do First Year Experience Programs Contribute to First-Generation Student Success at Community Colleges?

Doctor of Education in K-12 Educational Leadership Kristina Louise Benson Teacher Training for Students Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Aracely Fox Soria v. Oxnard School District Board of Trustees: Integration for the Quest of Equity Sharon Furman-Lee Principals' Leadership Styles in Motivating K-6 Teachers in Public and Private Schools Elena Micaela Garcia-Yoshitomi Social Media and Parental Involvement Margarita Mosqueda The Impact of Mindfulness Practice through Self-Regulation for At-Risk Students in the Public Education System Nanci Jean Powers Equity in Access to Public Waldorf Education Assumptah Turyasiimwa Analyzing Policy and Practice in the Education of the Girl-child in Uganda Kristen Lee Walker Parental Involvement in Charter Schools

Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology Juanita R. Bigheart Historical Trauma and the Boarding School Experience: The Lived Experience of Seneca Indian School Attendees Monique Carina Boswell Mindfulness and Reaction Time Enhancement with Adolescent Soccer Players Iuri Conceicao Thought suppression and defensive style in neutral and personally relevant and emotionally laden thoughts Rebecca Lynn Dreiling Suicidality in a Sexual Minority Population Jon Christopher Fledzinskas Beliefs, Hopes, and Experiences of Recovering from Injury: Interviews with Twelve Injured Collegiate Athletes at an NCAA Division III University Colin J. Goodwin Systematic Light Exposure Therapy for the Treatment of Cancer-Related Fatigue and Depression Brandon Freiberg Heimberg The Effect of Emotionally Valenced Stimuli on Working Memory: A Linguistic Comparison Michael David Juarez Moral Reconation Therapy and The Matrix Model: A Comparison of the Effect on Recidivism Trevor A. Ludington Adverse Childhood Experiences and Teamwork Ability Vanessa Savannah Munoz Attachment Patterns and Parenting Styles within the IPV Population Shandi Lee Strong An Outcome Study of Recidivism Rates of a Mental Health Court Carleen Pitts Tansey Opposite Action as a Brief Intervention for Anger

The Roster of Candidates for Master’s Degrees School of Management

Executive Master of Business Administration John D. Anderson Nicole Andrei-Rus Mariam Arnaout Marija Basic Rebekah A. Bittner Jessica Ann Blazer Florian Bogdan Robert Brambila Jasper Ronald Ettema Christoph Feytl Sharon Marie Francis Ing. Gernot Gruber John Paul Harman Mario Hochleitner

Christa Maria Hoeckner George Alexander Hong Patricia Joan Jagger Caroline Jebousek Marin Marinov Kakachev Nora Kampitsch Kashan Ahmed Khan Fritz Kleemann Samantha Lockwood Marissa Lopez Elkins Gerald Mairinger Dominic Philip Malle Thomas Mayr Florian Franz-Josef Meingast

Hannes Millendorfer Elsa Victoria Montanez Quinto Markus Muigg Laura FC Neathamer Dietmar Nestlang Melanie Claudia Niederl Josh Perez Kathleen Ruth Postal Anja Rosenkranz Alexander Saam Manuel Josef Schachl Martina Schadelbauer Katharina Schlager Regine Rosa Schuler

Susan Barbara Segebartt Guenther Seidl Marco Valerio Sole Ekaterina Specht Lara Strohmeier Stacy Thayer Teresa Thompson Christopher M. Throgmorton Sandra Thurner Désirée Walter Wolfram Josef Zotter

Master of Business Administration Jason K. Abrahamson Abulaiti Aji, Marketing Garo Atchabahian Katayoon Bahadorani, Finance Lu Bai, International Business Aric Jon Baier, International Business Kristin Monique Bell, Entrepreneurship Leanne Marie Blackwell, Marketing Brian William Boswell, Finance Amanda Lee Boudria, Marketing Sofia Brydges Falicia Latrice Buckingham, Financial Planning Kaylyn Nichole Cassar, Entrepreneurship Brandon Bruce Dizon Castillo Christian Castro Alexander William Cervelli, Marketing<> Chun-Tung Chao, Marketing Yu Chen, Marketing Tse-An Chien, Marketing Tien-Hsuan Chin, Marketing Chisanupong Chokprajakchat, Finance Suraj Vijay Choudhary, Finance Prim Chuenjumlong, Finance Richard James Congersky, Management and Organizational Behavior Nestor Daniel Covarrubias Judy Seema Daniel Charlene Ann Davis, Marketing Ziyang Deng, Marketing

Pedro R. Dominguez, International Business Katherine Lupori Duncan Jocelynn Nicole Eckart, Financial Planning Douglas Estrada, Finance Wesley Ronald Evenson, Financial Planning Graham Pierce Ewing, Financial Planning Flavio Henrique Rahme Costa Filho, Marketing Justin Taylor Fong, Marketing Jose Luis Gabriel, International Business Arturo M. Garcia David John Graham Tinhao Guo, Marketing Manli Guo, Marketing Chelsea Renee Hahn Cameron Hashemi, Entrepreneurship Evelyn Hernandez, International Business Kai-Hung Hsiao, Entrepreneurship Shanshan Hu, Marketing Su-Hung Huang, Marketing Yu Lun Huang, International Business Kristie Jackson-Brown, Marketing Harshit Prakash Jain, Marketing Ruojun Jia, Marketing Nan Jiang, Information Technology Management Cameron Alan Jones Jennifer Jones McIntyre, Marketing<> Amber Cynthia Kamerik, Finance Navjot Kaur, International Business Phetcharat Khongsuk, Marketing

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Master of Business Administration (cont.)

Eugene Hung Kim, Finance Ayesha Syeda King, Marketing Bryan Paul Kirkpatrick, Marketing Hongna Kou, Finance Anjali Rani Kundal, Marketing Yi-Cheng Kuo, Marketing Dylan A. Lerner, Marketing Yanjie Li, Marketing Yilin Li, Marketing Anna Catherine Liljas Li-Po Lin, Marketing Tai Hung Lin, International Business Jintong Liu, Marketing Annette L. MagaĂąa Jerome Joseph Manion II Daniel Enrique Medina, International Business Jorge H. Montano Jr., Enterprise, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Maira Alejandra Montejano Garrett Mullen Teeratas Mungmee, Entrepreneurship Shengjie Ni, Marketing Oriana C. Ortega, International Business Meng-Hsu Pai, Marketing Genessis Arely Palacios, Human Capital Management Tecoy M. Porter, Marketing Phattharaporn Punriboon, Marketing Karen Joanna Quintana, Finance Michael Gregory Ramsdell, Management and Organizational Behavior Aditya Rao Lucas James Reis, Financial Planning Ziqi Ren, Finance

Alison Hannah Rhodes, Finance Damien Alphonso Robertson, Financial Planning Mario Robles Monica K. Robles, Enterprise, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Blake Austin Rocha, Enterprise, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Juan Carlos Rodriguez Clayton W. Schrader Giovanni Joseph Scisci, Financial Planning Wesley Gordan Scott, Financial Planning Shailee Shrestha, Finance Jeffrey Sieber, Financial Planning Haoran Song, Marketing Brandon Stevens, International Business Chelsea Ann Strange Chichawan Tansiri, Marketing Bianca Marie Terminello John Frederick Thiel, Financial Planning Jose Rogelio Tobar, Marketing Min En Tsai, Marketing Raga Manvitha Vanguru, International Business Mikhael Voloshin, International Business Ziyu Wang, Marketing Ergang Wen Sierra Ashley Wilson, Finance Lindsey Jean Wolf Lisa Marie Woods, Human Capital Management Yun-Jung Yen, Marketing Chong Yuan, Information Technology Management Lehan Zhang, Marketing Lingyan Zhang, International Business Ilana Alexa Zorin, Marketing

Master of Public Policy and Administration Douaa Nasser Addawi Majd Almalki Sultan Abdulaziz M. Al Zaidan Jesus F. Alaniz Abdulla Jassim Alkaabi Mohammed Alshenafy

Kelsey Breanne Alter Lauren Elisabeth Armistead Bueling Crawford Coates Audrey Jane Darrett Kimberly C. Gardner Dellacort

Josiah Jacob Gonzales Lindsay Hân Granger Maya Hoholick Ashley Marie Wagner Humes Clara Magana Haili Grace Matsukawa

Christino Gerardo Olivo Miguel Rodriguez Claudia Romero Rachel Nicole Smith Alexis Villegas

Master of Science in Financial Planning Layth H. Barakat

Peter Ernst Kilga

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Kendyl Roundtree

Master of Science in Information Technology Grant Emerson Bagne Tianchen Bai Shubhra Bhardwaj Hongming Bi Volkan Cakir Daniel Stephen Cantieri Philip Chrysilios Chrysiliou David E. Crawford Arjun Dalsania

Kaizhi Du Evan Daniel Edwards Chien-Hsin Jason Hong Yuqiao Jin Neha Kongara Koffi Yann David Kra Kera Li Matthew James Maxcy Samina Mojadad

Swapna Mukkamalla Shanel Phillippe George Tian Qin Michael Satumba Tejal Shashikant Shivarkar Manali Sachin Sinkar Divya Dattu Subhedar Praneeth Vamsi Krishna Thanneru

Brook Trout Su Wai Tun Akul Verma Yuan Yu Yang Ji Zhang Zhenbang Zhao Zhong Zhong

Master of Science in Management Reina Jean Arbuckle Kevin Baxter

Michelle Kathleen Burgess Robert Charles Clouthier

Pedro Guillen Brian R. Melanephy

William Morris Thomas Coriandra Reynolds Wood

Master of Science in Quantitative Economics Gabriella Maria Alamin Kanin Duane Alldredge Christina Alvarez-Novoa Michael McKay Baccus-Williams

Wenjia Duan Ralph A. Flores Zirui Liu Emily MacDonald

Pooja Maheshwari Eryn Kelsy Rhodes Richard Smith Xin Long Tsai

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Anthony Vergot

Graduate School of Education Master of Arts in Educational Leadership Amanda Aragon Jennifer Ann Carpenter Maira Colmenares Megan Cummings Brandi Melissa Dana Rosalie Maria Galindo Paige Mariko Gonzales Kelly S. Hargett James Christopher Jenkins

Leanne Jimenez Denise Sarah Johnson Leticia Isabel Lopez Nadia Diandra Lucero Robyn Lynn Lyon Cristina Magallanes Ryanne Jessica Maloney Peter Marshall Alexandria Lee Medina

Ana Bertha Mejia James Frederick Mueller Saraswathi N. Nambi Danielle Newton Erika Padilla Viviani Baldini Piekutowski LeeAnne Vinh Powers Catlin Svoboda Rhymer José de Jesus ´ Rincón González

Christina Rose Ross Rachel Shibata Anastasia B. Sosa Janine E. Terrazas Erik Stanley Voss Danielle Renee White Jenee Michelle Wilcox

Master of Education in Teacher Leadership Rachel Lynn Alexander Alicia Cristal Alvarez Chloe Baade Annie Kathleen Barnes Michelle Andrea Baum Colin Borden Jenna Lee Burge Yamilex Chavez

Meagan Lucie Chew Westley Scott Fairall Elizabeth Faye Fictum Caitlyn M. Gintjee Karina Yolangel Gonzalez Kevin Joseph Habroun Teodora Inez Juárez Eric Lawrence Kamm

Nicole Marie Lopez Ysobella Montano Lucareli Brieanna Nicole Luna Marissa Nicole Melgoza Maria Cristal Paniagua Gabriela Ann Pantoja Kaitlyn Michelle Pitcher James Edward Rumenapp

Alia Sparling Heather Nicole Tomaszewski Mackenzie Nicholas Vance Kendahl Elizabeth Waalk Kayla Zimmer

Master of Science in Education Kristen L. Acosta, Counseling and College Student Personnel Amanda Elyse Adams, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Shelden Punahele Tetsuya Agbayani, Counseling and College Student Personnel Karla Jose Aguirre, Counseling and College Student Personnel Ryan Lee Akers, Counseling and College Student Personnel Susana Alonso Mottu, Counseling and College Student Personnel Maria Alonzo, Counseling and College Student Personnel Amanda Marie Aminian, Special Education Angelica Arias, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Stephanie Arreola, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Carmen Ayala, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Gregory Balam, Counseling and College Student Personnel Teresa Keena Blum, Counseling and College Student Personnel Carl Alexander Braxton, Counseling and College Student Personnel Myriah Helena Brennan, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Stephanie Caranica, Counseling and College Student Personnel Violet Natalie Casillas, Counseling and College Student Personnel Jake Ryan Castellanos, Counseling and College Student Personnel Carli Cearnal Sims, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Sarah Victoria Cerritos, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Rigoberto Andres Chavarin, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Bert Allen Dannenberg, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services

Julia E. Darcey, Counseling and College Student Personnel Idalia Duran, Counseling and College Student Personnel Michelle Renee Bonds, Special Education Kori Han McAlpine, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Alexandra Buenrostro Rangel, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Thalia Mari Fernandez, Special Education Christina Flores, Education of the Deaf Melanie Franco, Counseling and College Student Personnel Saira Fuentes, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Jessica Galloway, Special Education Jessica Marie Garcia, Counseling and College Student Personnel Latice Devonne Gustavis, Counseling and College Student Personnel Czarina Desiree Gutierrez, Counseling and College Student Personnel Vanessa Joy Mercado Hermoso, Counseling and College Student Personnel Hector Alfredo Hernandez, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Stephanie A. Hernandez, Education of the Deaf Elnathan Martin Huitron, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Yesenia Ibarra, Counseling and College Student Personnel Andrea Elizabeth Jacobo, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Rocio Juarez, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services

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Master of Science in Education (cont.)

Marlisa A. Kunz, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Garette Rae Lampert, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Ivan Luna, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Elizabeth Mares, Counseling and College Student Personnel Darby Johanna Marin, Education of the Deaf Megan M. Martyniuk, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Rhea Furtado McClester, Special Education Lisa Michelle Misson, Counseling and College Student Personnel Gillian Ann Modlin, Education of the Deaf Crystal Mora, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Veronica Mora, Education of the Deaf Veronica Elizabeth Munoz, Counseling and College Student Personnel Yenesis Cabral Murillo, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Andrea P. Naranjo, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Andrea Neumann, Counseling and College Student Personnel Christina Thi Nguyen, Counseling and College Student Personnel Victoria M. Olvera, Counseling and College Student Personnel

Donald James Pesicka, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Katelyn Pino, Education of the Deaf Gabriela Pulido Vega, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Francisco Javier Ramos, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Marisa Alejandra Rodriguez, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Brianna Kristina Rosas, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Krystle Emily Sanchez, Counseling and College Student Personnel Yvonne Sandoval, Counseling and College Student Personnel Shannon Noelle Sayer, Education of the Deaf Esmeralda Torres, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Michael Geovanny Trejo, Counseling and College Student Personnel Alicia Valdez, Counseling and College Student Personnel Anita Vasquez Mendoza, Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services Antonio Figueroa Vences, Special Education Alex Ivan Yepez, Counseling and College Student Personnel

Graduate School of Psychology Master of Science in Clinical Psychology Rebecca M. Ayala Ryan J. Barroso Lauren Ann Budman Fernando Antonio Castaneda Caitlyn Anne Corlett Stephen Joseph Docherty

Makayla Rose Eccles Minerva L. Escobar Amanda Lynn Hysell Jessica Jean Ivener Kaylee Michelle Jones Jessica Anne Lumley

Paloma T. Moran Melinda K. Moreau Brandon Michael Morrison Hannah Leigh Naumann Roxanne Rapoport Jonathan Villicana

Michelle Marie Vrkljan Savannah Winterstein Natalia Witkowska Isabella Theodora Zemshman

Master of Science in Counseling Psychology Chelsea Marie Balcezak Elizabeth Anne Barbic Brenna Nicole Belnick Caitlin Elizabeth Boblett Jennifer E. Burgos Rachel Noelle Busch Victoria Ann Castillo Devin Cooper Gina M. Esseff

Jamshid Veria Farahyar Kathleen Marie Felber Annelise Gabrielle Gaetano Cailin Marie Greenelsh Kaitlyn Hensley Philip Jonathon Kufek Emily Marie La Mear Amelia Marin MacMillan Taylor Mitsuko Mayeda

Griselda Murias Kimberly Noji Budanov Sarah Elizabeth Parsons Nikole Adena Prelooker Cindy Piedad Quezada Kelsey Veree Reed Eileen Eulalia Reynoso Christian Matthew Rider April Marie Ruiz

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Shelby Lyn Tittle Virginia Delgado Valenzuela Rhandi Walters Alexis Wilson Katherine Wright

Academic Regalia On formal university occasions, members of the faculty wear academic dress that originated in the Middle Ages.

This dress includes the gown, the hood and the mortarboard (cap). Gowns distinguish holders of the three degrees – doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s. The doctoral gown is faced with velvet and has bell-shaped sleeves, on each of which are three velvet chevrons. The master’s gown has sleeves which reach nearly to the knees and are slit above the elbow. The bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves and lacks the velvet trimming of the doctoral gown.

The hood indicates by the color of its velvet edging the area of study in which the wearer’s degree was taken, and its silk lining displays the color or colors of the institution which conferred the degree. On most campuses, the most common degrees are in arts, letters or the humanities (white); commerce, accounting and business (drab); education (light blue); engineering (orange); fine arts (brown); law (purple); library science (lemon); music (pink); philosophy (dark blue); physical education (sage green); psychology (gold); science (golden yellow); and theology (scarlet). California Lutheran University’s colors are violet and gold.

The mortarboard tassel for holders of bachelor’s or master’s degrees is usually black. Gold tassels are worn only by holders of doctoral degrees and by heads of institutions. Students wearing a purple and gold tassel have been recognized as making their class gift, and for helping raise money for the Cal Lutheran Annual Fund during their final year.

Academic dress that differs from this description may indicate a degree from a university abroad or from a domestic university which does not follow the typical pattern.