MCPHS School of Arts & Sciences Award Ceremony

Welcome to the School of Arts and Sciences

AWARDS CEREMONY AND CELEBRATION OF GRADUATES

May 8, 2024

White Hall

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Welcome and Opening Remarks

DeliaAnderson, PhD Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education Professor of Biology

Graduate Student Recognition

MS Pharm Chem., MPH, MHS, and DHS Hooding

Master of Science, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Performed by: Songwen Xie, PhD

Director of the BS in Chemistry/MS in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Program Professor of Chemistry

Patrick James Bowry

Master of Public Health

Performed by:

Carly Levy, DHSc

Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Associate Professor of Public Health

Director of the Master of Public Health Program

Shir Ginzburg, PhD

Assistant Professor of Public Health

Faith Chidinma Agudosi

Katie Siobhan Atkinson

Mohsen Hassan Alzaria

Marina Atalla

Peter Baguma

Mackenzie Judith Bardsley

Sabrina Leigh Beaudry

Ashley Grace Belbin

Ornella Bisamaza Kaliza

Amie M. Brooks-Lacroix

Joanne Jean Buck

Ceremonies

Akira Carla Byas

Alessandro Gaetano Cavaliere

Siyuan Cheng

Cassandra M. Chirieac

Eunji Choi

Elizabeth Cliggott

Michelle Rose Cremonini

Anastasia Marie Colon

Echo Elizabeth De Jong

Hannah Marie Delorey

Kira Rose Depalma

Master of Public Health Hooding Ceremony Cont.

Shahad Saad Dhomad

Gnoleba Digbeu

Carol Maria D'Souza

Herlintz Edouard

Adwoa Edusei

Christina Egan

Carolyn Elizabeth Evans

Jennifer M. Fisher

Suellen Meireles Fonseca

Hope Christine Garcia

Emma Marie Giddens

Nina Sofia Goncalves

Sura M. Hassoun

Garrett Louis Hausman

Melissa Grace Hebert

Veronika Mae Heteniak

Kathleen Hewes

Madison Dawn Huffman

Rashmi Humagain

Mariam Magdalene Ibrahim

Ramsha Javed

Jennifer Jeune

Jill Karabinos

Leah Kasica

Megan L. Khaddar

Aaminah Pervin Khan

Ji Hyun Kim

Shivani Girish Kulkarni

Khine Kyaw

Allison Rachel Leader

Mariah Lehnertz

Serenie Leung

Suyu Li

Sovanny Leangheng Lim-Sam

Carly A. Magoon

Jayleen Jasmine Maldonado

Hebatullah Masood

Michael Marchant

Catherine Mae Minahan

Twisha Dharmeshkumar Modi

Mai Mohammad

Sylvester Mudime Mukete

Ashmitha Narayanan

Kristin R. Natali

Ahmet Besir Nial

Divine-Favour Okeibunor

Master of Public Health Hooding Ceremony Cont.

Phung Cam On

Jaydeepkumar Rameshbhai Parmar

Chelsea Marie Paquette

Saloni Anantbhai Patel

Catherine Preciado

Ayman Quader

Kaila Alexis Rabonza

Patricia Redding

Lorrany Gomes Silva

Seyana Sivakumaran

Umani Simone Smith

Hyun Jik Song

Alissa R. Souffront

Marcella Spairani-Knauss

Jessica H. Spear

Viviane Sperb

Krutika Jaiprakash Srivastava

Alexus Marie Stiles

Modupe Sarata Oreoluwa Tairu

Kayla Tat

Kristina Marie Taylor

Kathleen Marie Troisi

Sergio Ivan Vargas

Sarah Michaela Rowe Varone

Amanda Anne Whitbeck

Hayden Joseph Whitten

Katherine R. Wise

Bing Hsuan Wu

Emmanuel Y. Yeboah

Tiffany Jia Ying Zhang

Joana Zhezha

Master of Health Sciences Hooding Ceremony

Performed by: A. David Lewis, PhD

Assistant Professor of English and Health Humanities

Director of the Master of Health Sciences Program

Manal M. Abdelhady

Reilly Carroll

Evangelina Stavroula Laboy

Ruby Rose Metz

Emily Duc Phan

Anthony Pollano

Vera Sabha

Victoria Thong

Gianna R. Tivinis

Doctor of Health Sciences Hooding Ceremony

Performed by:

Anthony Lacina, DHSc

Assistant Professor of Health Sciences

Program Director for BS and Doctoral Health Sciences

Lori Rainchuso, DHSc

Professor of Health Sciences

Zainab Ahmed

Courtney Nicole Anaya

Brianna Nicole Burnham

Scune T. Carrington

Susan Kimball Correia

Jeannette Alejandrina Diaz

Ita Duron

Herod Francois

Jessica Johns

Lashanda L. Lee

Sally Ann Lewis

Laura D. Lopez

Leon J. Markey

James Edward McCarthy

Shaneka L. McClarty

Roxana Menes

Grace Chinenye Okoro

Nakia Onwuama

Andreana K. Pavlos

Robert J. Piparo

Sanoj Prabhakar

Carla Jean Smith

Flavio F. Somanji

Johnathan Eric Standford

Cynthia D. Stewart

Nikolaos Tzenios

President

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StudentAwards

s Commitment to DiversityAward

This award recognizes eligible graduating students from our undergraduate and graduateArts and Sciences programs who best exemplified cultural competency in relationships with patients, families, peers, and the community.

Health Humanities

Presented by Devan Hawkins, ScD

Assistant Professor of Public Health Director of the Public Health Program

Health Sciences………………………....…...…..Gabrielle Riendeau, CHES

Presented by Anthony Lacina, DHSc

Assistant Professor of Heath Sciences

Program Director for BS and Doctoral Health Sciences

Premedical Health Studies……………………..............Emily Jean-Baptiste

Presented by Sunnia Ko Davis, DHSc

Director of the Undergraduate Bridge Program and ELRC

Assistant Professor of English as a Second Language

Public Health………………………................................................

Presented by Devan Hawkins, ScD

Assistant Professor of Public Health

Director of the Public Health Program

Presented by Songwen Xie, PhD

Director of the BS in Chemistry/MS in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Program Professor of Chemistry

DiversityAwards Cont.

Health Psychology

Presented by Stacie Spencer, PhD

Professor of Psychology

Director of the Health Psychology Program

Master of Public Health

Presented by Shir Ginzburg, PhD

Assistant Professor of Public Health

DoctorofHealthSciences

Presented by Anthony Lacina, DHSc

Assistant Professor of Heath Sciences

Program Director for BS and Doctoral Health Sciences

Dean’sAward

This award recognizes the extraordinary extra-curricular achievements of one undergraduate and one graduate student in the School ofArts and Sciences

Presented by Delia Anderson, PhD

Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education Professor of Biology

Karina Thomas

Premedical Health Studies

Health Humanities Minor

Health Psychology Minor

Roxana Menes

Doctor of Health Sciences

AlumniAssociationAcademicAchievementAward

This award recognizes one undergraduate and one graduate student with the highest overall grade point average in the School ofArts and Sciences, in addition to their professionalism among peers & leadership in the classroom.

Presented by Chris Seyfried, ‘23

Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences

Maryluz Pontigo

Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies

Women’s and Gender Studies Minor Health Psychology Minor

Manal M.Abdelhady

Master of Health Sciences

CapstoneAward

This award recognizes exemplary Capstone research papers/projects by students from our undergraduate and graduate programs in the School ofArts and Sciences.

Chemistry

Caleb Heaslip

Presented by Songwen Xie, PhD Director of the BS in Chemistry/MS in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Program Professor of Chemistry

Health Psychology Kelly Lum

Presented by Stacie Spencer, PhD Professor of Psychology Director of the Health Psychology Program

Health Humanities

Presented by Carol-Ann Farkas, PhD

Professor of English Director of the BA Program in Health Humanities

Health Sciences

Presented by Anthony Lacina, DHSc

Assistant Professor of Health Sciences Program Director for BS and Doctoral Health Sciences

MedicalandMolecularBiology

Presented by Crystal Ellis, PhD

Associate Professor of Biology Director of the Honors Program

Kathryn Day

FedoweAdake

Aashna Pandya

CapstoneAwards Cont.

Premedical Health Studies

Presented by Mary Buchinger Bodwell, PhD

Professor of English and Communication Studies Public Health

Presented by Devan Hawkins, ScD

Assistant Professor of Public Health

Director of the Public Health Program

Master of Public Health

Presented by Carly Levy, DHSc

-Anne Dubuisson

Gojuk and Jenine Ismail

Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Associate Professor of Public Health

Director of the Master of Public Health Program

Master of Health Sciences

Presented by Shanti Freundlich, MSLIS

Associate Director for Library Learning and Assessment

Associate Professor of Library and Learning Resources

Doctor of Health Sciences

Presented by Marc Nascarella, PhD

Associate Professor of Health Sciences

Director of Health Sciences Research

Katherine R. Wise

M.Abdelhady

Scune T. Carrington

Recognition ofArts and Sciences Honors Program Students

Presentation of Honors Program cords by Crystal Ellis, PhD

Associate Professor of Biology

Director of the Honors Program

Briana Chaparro

Medical and Molecular Biology

Kathryn Day

Health Humanities

Andrew Delcea

Premedical Health Studies

Emma Hayes

Medical and Molecular Biology

Caleb Heaslip Chemistry

Nuzhat Tarafder Miah

Premedical Health Studies

Alondra Msallem

Medical and Molecular Biology

Brenda Nguyen

Medical and Molecular Biology

Maryluz Pontigo

Premedical Health Studies

Gabrielle Riendeau, CHES

Health Sciences

Michael Wenzel

Premedical Health Studies

Alpha Eta Honor Society

Presented by Lori Rainchuso, DHSc

Professor of Health Sciences

Alpha Eta is the National Honor Society of theAllied Health Professions. To be inducted graduate students must rank in the top 20% of their class based on cumulative professional GPA, and while enrolled in their specific program, have maintained an overall cumulative and professional grade point average of 3.8 or better.Additionally, inductees must have shown capacity for leadership and achievement in their professional field, been recommended by their program faculty, and approved by theAlpha Eta selection committee.All recipients recognized today will receive an embossed certificate, a membership pin, and a Kelly green honor cord.

Master of Health Sciences

Manal M.Abdelhady

Anthony Pollano

Doctor of Health Sciences

Roxana Menes

Scune T. Carrington

FacultyAwards

Arts and Sciences FacultyAwards for Teaching Excellence

These awards recognize the outstanding teaching achievements of fulltime and adjunct faculty members in the School ofArts and Sciences.

Full

-Time Faculty Awards

Adjunct Faculty Awards

Honorable Mention/Gold Star FacultyAwards

Presented by Jennifer Wade, PhD Associate Professor of Biology Director of the Premedical Health Studies Program

Mary Buchinger Bodwell, PhD Professor of English and Communication Studies

Closing remarks by

Kate Bresonis, PhD

Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

Assistant Professor of English Director of Planning & Assessment

Congratulations to all!

“Educationisthemostpowerful weaponwhichyou canusetochangetheworld.”

- Nelson Mandela