May 9, 2026 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
MGH Institute of Health Professions
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Bridget Perry, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Department Chair
Lesley Maxwell, M.S., CCC-SLP Program Director
Dabirichi C. Chukwuezi and Edan A. Caggiano
Class of 2026 Student Representatives
Awards Ceremony
Musical Interlude
Performed by:
Simone Gamble, Jackie LaRivee, and Alexandra Papas (singers)
Emile Boutin, Jr., Ed.D. (piano)
Student Address
Joel O. Gooden
Pinning Ceremony
Closing
Tara Ann Abreu
Haley Erin Allen
Rana Fahad Alrebdi
Michele Genevieve Bates
Jessica M. Brinser
Rebecca H. Butler
Edan A. Caggiano
Sarah L. Campbell
Victoria Rose Catipon
Diya Chen
Dabirichi C. Chukwuezi
Hannah Julia Clough
Helen Regina Cohen
Jenna Elizabeth Connors
Amanda Nicole Conrod
Yobella A. Cook
Camille Julie Costantino
Drue E. Daley
Alexis N. D'Alleva
Kaitlin Paige Damascus
Megan L. Danahey
Madelyn G. DiMare
Yusvizaret Dimas
Emma D. Donahue
Daniel F. Eder
2026 DEGREE CANDIDATES
Elizabeth Malia Fox
Geovanna A. Freire
Simone C. Gamble
Gloryanne Joy A. Gatbunton
Elise S Gelblicht
Joel O. Gooden
Helen Cecile Gray-Bauer
Tansey Grace Hughes
Emily Iannella
Hannah G. Indiviglio
Erica Nicole Jackson
Pravi Rani Jain
Jennyfer H. Julca
Shayla K. Keady
Jacqueline Celeste Larivee
Brianna Alexis Lee
Mallory Catherine Leonard
Yee Ling Leung
Hanna Rebecca Levy
Jasmine S. Liu
Benedicta Jeanne Lukita
Emma M. Maaske
Angelica Lee Maloney
Andrea H. Marchese
Meghan Iris McCain
Julianna McRell
Olivia Marie Menyo
Emily Theresa Miller
Lily Isabella Miller
Marlee Lauren Helen Monzon
Caitlin L. Mosher
Samuel G Muturi
Mia Joy Obermueller
Chen Pan
Alexandra Papas
Emma L. Peterson
Sarah Cristina Posas Pineda
Kathryn Parrish Rabon
Aileen C. Rodriguez
Haylie Noel Howard Santos
Isabela Schettino
Sofia C. Schmidt
Jessica Brynn Schwartz
Natalie King Shaw (SHBT)
Rylee Mae Simmons
Gail Marie Steward
Lauren Trindell
Monica Van Stry
Erica Reneé Werner
Shi Zhi Yang
CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN LITERACY AND LANGUAGE
2026 CANDIDATES
Jessica M. Ahern
Gretchen Ashley Barkhuff
Molly Buckley
Martine Ciccio
Danielle Dibble
Erin Elizabeth Getchell
Pamela Gwen Hunter
Patricia A. Johnson
Brenda Lee Lynch
Elizabeth Mania
Nicole Arrigo Mondello
Julianna F. Montminy
Elizabeth Conway Morelli
Maureen Regina Murphy
Kaitlyn A. Turner
ACADEMIC PROGRAM FACULTY AWARDS
Award for Excellence in Clinical Supervision
This award honors external clinical supervisors who have contributed significantly to the graduate student clinical experience by serving as an excellent role model, collaborating with other professionals at the external practicum site, providing opportunities to students that help to shape their ability to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners, and demonstrating evidence-based practice principles in their practice.
Lynette Holmes, M.S., CCC-SLP
ACADEMIC
PROGRAM STUDENT AWARDS
Julie Atwood Award for Excellence
Haylie Noel Howard Santos
Kenneth N. Stevens Award for Research
Helen Regina Cohen
Pamela E. Hook Award for Literacy
Kaitlyn A. Turner and Julianna F. Montminy
SPECIAL RECOGNITION STUDENT AWARDS
These awards honor a graduating student or students who excel in a specific area and whom the CSD faculty members want to acknowledge for their meritorious accomplishments.
Jasmine S. Liu For Clinical Practice
Victoria Rose Catipon For Innovation
Hannah G. Indiviglio For Service Leadership
Jessica Brynn Schwartz For Excellence in Scholarship and Clinical Practice
Rebecca H. Butler For Interprofessional Leadership and Community Service
Yobella A. Cook For Research
ACADEMIC PROGRAM STUDENT AWARDS
Julie Atwood Award for Excellence
This award was established in 1997 in honor of Julie Atwood, former Director of the Speech-Language Pathology Department at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor at the Institute since its inception. The award is given to a graduating student who possesses a strong base of academic knowledge, applies theory to the delivery of clinical service in an exemplary manner, and demonstrates the highest values and ethics, the ability to apply research findings to clinical practice, and the potential for professional excellence and leadership.
Kenneth N. Stevens Award for Research
This award honors a graduating student who has demonstrated superior performance in conducting research that produces new knowledge about normal or disordered communication.
Pamela E. Hook Award for Literacy
This award honors a graduating Certificate of Advanced Study in Literacy student or a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology student who has shown dedication, curiosity, and exceptional performance working with individuals who have disorders of written language.
Julie Atwood, Med, CCCSLP, FASHA Professor Emerita
Kenneth N. Stevens, PhD (Deceased 2013) MIT Professor
Pamela E. Hook, PhD Professor Emerita