Graduate School of Education and Psychology Psychology Division
Saturday, May Tenth, Two Thousand Twenty-Five Ten Thirty in the Morning Malibu, California
Marshal
MIGUEL E. GALLARDO
Professor of Psychology and Program Director of Aliento, The Center for Latinx Communities
Processional Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar)
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem
Presiding
Presentation of Distinguished Alumnus Award
Commencement Address
KRISTEN N. DIAL
Clinical Associate Professor and Program Director of the Master of Arts in Psychology and the Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology Online Programs Class of 1999
KATHLEEN A. ELDRIDGE
Professor of Psychology and Program Director of the Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Malibu Campus Program
DAISY KIMBERLY SUMAYA Class of 2025
JAY L. BREWSTER Provost
ROBERT A. deMAYO Associate Dean of Psychology Professor of Psychology
RYAN DUSICK Class of 2021
RYAN DUSICK
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Founding Drummer of Maroon 5, Author, and Advocate
Presentation of Candidates
Doctor of Psychology
FARZIN MADJIDI
Dean
Professor of Leadership
Class of 1988, Graziadio Business School Class of 1991
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy - Malibu Campus
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy with Latinas/os
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy with Latinx Communities
Master of Arts in Psychology
Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis
Conferring of Degrees
PHIL E. PHILLIPS
Executive Vice President Class of 1988, Seaver College Class of 1992, Caruso School of Law
Benediction MELISSA P. HUY
Clinical Assistant Professor III of Psychology and Assistant Director of Online Psychology Programs Class of 1996
(The audience will rise for the benediction and be seated during the recessional.)
Recessional Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky)
The Graduate School of Education and Psychology Alumni Engagement Department invites you to a reception in Alumni Park following the commencement ceremony.
RYAN DUSICK
Ryan Dusick is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a mental health advocate, author, speaker, and podcaster. In the time following his internationally successful career as a drummer with the band Maroon 5, Mr. Dusick earned his master’s degree and has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the field of mental health and serving the needs of those who are struggling to find direction or meaning in their lives. To that end he developed the “Get Curious” system, which he implements in his private coaching of fellow musicians and creative professionals. This specific therapeutic system asks individuals to look inward with curiosity rather than avoidance, helping them develop structured and intentional life plans that take into account their unique mindsets and past experiences.
Mr. Dusick’s book, Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery, was published in 2022, helping spread his message of support to readers around the world. He also helps encourage others over the airwaves, by regularly producing new content for his popular mental health podcast—also called Harder to Breathe—which he launched in 2024 and co-hosts with actor Brian Maillard. From 1994 until 2006, Mr. Dusick recorded and toured with Maroon 5. The band was the recipient of several prestigious awards within the music industry, including two Grammys, three MTV Video Music Awards, and multiple Billboard Awards.
Ryan Dusick earned a bachelor of arts in English from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2001. In 2021 he received his master of arts in clinical psychology from the Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology.
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES AWARDED BY THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY
Gregory Bendau
Chantal Daley
Darcy Darrell
Emily Deutsch
Lauren Escobar
Hanieh Fakhrai
Taylor Glaspie-Walton
Paymon Jalali
Jordyne James
Tsahai Jenkins
Doctor of Psychology
Jacqueline Juarez
Kelly Kohler
Zachary Larson
Mikaela Odom
Patricia Rayas-Tabares
Karla Yanina Rodas
Michael Scarlata
Caleb Sheldrup
Blake Song
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
Alex Joseph Aaron
Ashley Abbes
Tanishqa Melissa Archie Abraham
Jake Thomas Acosta
Jocelyn Acosta
Noemi Karisma Acosta
Breanna Rae Adame
Ayisa Naomi Adderley
Arooshi Atul Agarwal
Jazlyn Aguirre
Sarah Elizabeth Airola
Rebecca Akpan
Adele Akroush
Peter Kwei Akuete
Sarah Albanawi
Francoise Grace Santos Albano
Sophia Alexander
Jasmine Emad Alfarah
Marina Alfaro
Ranya Alfatly
Doctoral graduates are listed alphabetically; order of procession is by hooding faculty.
Naima Ali
Michael Allegrini
Claryssa Alonso
Zana Alqadi
Edith Alvarez
Ekaterina Alyabyeva
Tasneem Alzayadi
Ivan Matthew Andrade
Leslie Andrade
Kristen Tayler Andrews
Monique Shaunta Angara
Allison Hope Annerino
Katarina Victoria Antall
Nina Antonijevic
Marsha A. Arriola-Morris
Maame Pokua Asafu-Adjaye
Bivian Samantha Ascencio Sainz
Malika Askhabova
Nithya Prasangi Atapattu
Morgan Atkerson
Alyssa Autterson
Shelbee Avelino
Rosa Icela Avila
Daniella Avitia
Muriel Georgette Ayaz
Matthew Paul Ayon
Dania Azzawi
Kristen Ann Backer
Natasha Badkoubei
Geneé Montana Bailey
Alyxandra Ophelia Baker
Melody Baker
Shayda Bakhtiari
Georgia Anne Baldwin
Matthew Banooni
Kerronie Banton
Samantha Barnes
Mindie Barnett
Samantha Ashley Baron
Lisette Zavala Barron
Scott Jeffrey Barry
Clare Bates
Lea Marie Bathon
Christina Bayless
James Brian Bayudan
Quonta Shanell Beasley
Sarah Miriam Bederman
Genny Behar
Sabrina Rose Bell
Joshua Belmore
Gabriela Fabiola Mercedes Beltran
Nancy M. Beltran
Shanna Benji
Holly Rose Bennett
Jessica Bernal
Anja Beslic
Lani Bey
Stacy Bianco
Giselly Bonilla
Lali Borovich
Emma Bourroux
Summer Jo Bowden
Jake Alan Bowman
Lauryn Marie Brooks-Valenzuela
Ellie Ann Brown
Joshua Clifford Brown
Margaret Buckley
Amelie Buigne
Chalysa Burleson
Rachel Grace Burns
Tytiana Burns
Breanna Rufina Burrell
Angela Butler
Christopher Cajero
Joshua Ian Calderon
Catrina Monique Camacho
Ariel Kanani Canonizado
Carlin Canter
Kelley Marie Cantos
Calvin Cao
Xuejia Cao
Ariel Demeny Carter
Austin Cerny
Michelle Ann Cescatti
Casandra Chable
Racquel Charles
Vanessa Charlton
Taryne Chatman
Ish Mohit Chaudry
Alondra Andreina Chavez
Celina Susana Castillo Chavez
Jesse Chavez
Kierra Cheathem
Elsa Chen
Rita Chhabra
Juliana Vina Chhouk
Sophia Chin
Karen Steffy Chinchilla
Richard Taemoon Chong
Macy Ciota
Christianna Clark
Neal Douglas Clark
Shawntee Clark
Stevie Clark
Isabella Breeze Clendennen
Nicholas Scott Cohen
Michelle S. Colbourne
Jordan Colonna
Paola Conner
Jackson Consani
Jomil Conste
Jessica Desire Cooke
Marissa Nicole Cooper
Shilpa Coorg
Chloe Nicole Corcovelos
Ary Lacy Corona
Frank Costello
Jordan Council
Vanessa K. Crawford
Kelly Marie Crittenden
Makyla Latrease Crossley
Morgan Rae Cruz
Anne Cynn
Eliza Cypers
Katherine Dabney
Neda Daemi
Alvyn Brian Dao
Elisa Datcher
Kiran Dhaval Dave
Charlotte Dawes
Jennifer Ann Dea
Madison Claire Amelia DeBruin
Alexis Defendis
Justin Degarbo
Alyse Deherrera
Mariana Del Cid
Dusty S. Delhagen
Nolte Delk
Deborah Ann DeLong
Heather DePinho
Yawa Gisele Dessou
Adam Geoffrey Deutsch
Kayla Diaz
Lisa Diaz
Elisa Diaz Murguia
Hannah Carmela Dib
Gabriella Dickey
Alexandra Diemer
Delaney Dilzer
Noel Nicole Doran
Shadi Doroudian
Brittany Dossman
Sarah C. Draget
Natovia Elizabeth Dunn
Alyssa Rae Dykstra
Sara Eberlein
Stephanie Jacqueline Echanique
Michaleen Elizabeth Eife
Emma Elliott
Amber Ellis
Constantine Nicholas Ellis
Skye Elmore
James Jimbo Embry
Ingrid Emmons
Ashley Eng
Spencer Andrew Erdman
Joshua Erickson
Loida Merely Escobar
Mark Esperti
Samantha Espinoza
Hanieh Fahami
Victoria Ann Farber
Baran Kayla Farhang
Nadine Farid
Stephanie Eitel Farrar
Dinah Frances Farrell
Ryan Farrokhnia
Chandler Felan
Nurisha Shamari Ficklin
Celia Rose Fierro
Cristina Lynn Fincel
Bridget Fitzgerald
Christine Fitzpatrick
Heather Fleming
Christopher Gabriel Flores
Leslie Elizabeth Flores
Andrew Michael Flynn
Alexandria Geidner Foley
Islamiat Folorunsho
Anthony Fontana
Kristen Michelle Foreman
Hayden Winslow Forster
Megan Nicole Foster
Meghan Fouad
Chelsey Brianna Fountain
Lauren Elizabeth Franklin
Justin Fredericks
Matthew Friedberg
Jennifer Rose Friedman
John T. Friend
Elena Anna Frigeri
Sarah Elizabeth Frisch
Gleeza Fuentes
Marc Gabor
Salema Gadd
Heather Rose Gallant
Angela Gallardo
Mayra Maribel Gallegos
Rosalinda Gallegos
Angella Kristen Galvan
Arikah Grace Gamble
Dominic Paul Garcia
Monica Garcia
Jonathan Stephen Gardner
Joceline Garibay
Machion Garrison III
Pilar Carmen Garzon
Carly Gaspari
Margo Gaza
Marianna Gegamian
Emine Tamar Gholian
Anaees Ghoukassian
Valerie Giangrasso
Casey Hope Gilinson
Melissa Gillis
Wendy Gire
Gabriela Giudice Panareli
Shyonta Vena Glothon
Jodi Leigh Gold
Casey Gomez
Nicholas L. Gomez
Erika Esmeralda Gomez Puentes
Brianna Gonzalez
Daniela Margarita Gonzalez
Jacklyn Michelle Gonzalez
Yasmine Gonzalez
Danielle Theresa Gonzalez De Chavez
Valerie Gooch
Alexandra Goodman
Julia Cornell Gorka
Katie Miller Graham
Angel Gray
Gillian Ariel Greenberg
Matthew Todd Gribanow
Jonathan Edward Griffin
Katherine Griffith
Sophie Grigoryan
Audrey Paige Gubernick
Gloria Ines Guerra
Sarah Atef Attia Guirguis
Seema Gururaj
Nancy Gurvey
Jayzee Salon Gutierrez
Alexandra Nickol Gutierrez Flores
Caitlin Elisabeth Guzman
Cheyenne Fredrika Haeger
Sydney Elizabeth Hafer
Connor Halling
Elizabeth Anne Hamm
Connor Thomas Hammalian
Brandon Scott Hammontree
Lauren Hampton
Reena Han
Christopher Armand Hanessian
Sarin Hanneyan
Lamia Haque
Leanna Michelle Harp
Brandon Allen Harrington
Hattie Renai Harris
Mikayla Harris
Larry James Harris II
Hailey Nur Harrison Buitrago
Paramsten Hartounian
Ida Harutyunyan
Larry Gene Hayes III
Leslie Anne Hearn
Monica Hebel
Margaret Morrissey Heinicke
Amanda Nicolle Heldt
Kylie Hepper
Daniela Hernandez
Jacqueline Juliana Hernandez
Viviana Hernandez
Elvira Hernandez Pena
Kammerrin Joelle-Cheyanne Herron
Taylor Jordan Heryford
Maria Sabry Hezkial
Mounir Hilmi
Keila Hirokawa
Tara Hitchcock
Alexis Hoffman
Brian Hogie
Alexandra Diane Holdom
Terra Renee Holman
Elizabeth Margaret Holmes
Keith Richard Holmes
Kaitlin Hoover
Holiday Huang
Noel Hubbard
Marissa Brianne Huerta
Ashley Cameron Hurtado
Naser H. Ibrahim
Jason Insalaco
Ebony Maisha Isaac
Tria J. Ismay
Kirsten Ivy
Aisha Jabarkhiel
Karasheila Rochelle Jackson
Kirsten Lauren Jackson
Moriah Jackson
Raimy Tamara Jamal
Adam Jawitz
Shelby L. Jenkins
Ze’Rya Jenkins
Xinyi Ji
Andrew R. Jimenez
Gabriel Robert Jimenez
Hyunjung Jin
Brianna Raquel Isabella Jones
Melannee Marie Jones
Porsha Jones
Kayla Ann Jordan
Nia M. Jordan
Victoria Kanoheapiimaikala
Domingo Ka’aha’aina
Sarah Kalaf
Michelle Orly Kalili
Ariel Kamen
Kayleigh Alexis Kaplan
Daniel Karzi
Taylor Clarissa Kass
Javeed Kassam
Elizabeth Katirai
Heidi Jennifer Katiraie
Valérie Cassandra Katz
Sandra Maria Kechichian
Haley Kenner
Jasmine Christine Kenny
Alan Sky Keo
Ava Khajehpour
Nutsa Khakhiashvili
Maha Khaleel
Sophia Khan
Punam Khandpur
Sera Khaneshan
Zepyour Khodagholian
Ani Khodaverdian
Natalya Khutsishvili
Liasa Daomal Kian
Chaee Kim
Jiwon Joanne Kim
Sallie Kim-Fleming
Sam Lucas Kindseth
Maggie King
Katelyn Klein
Kendrick Howard Kleiner
Claudia Kleinschmidt
Katheryn Shelby Klubak
Justine Knappenberger
Kristen Jessica Knaus
Tara Kohanim
Talia Kokonian
Kailey Nicole Konkel
Sophie Kramer
Karen Robbins Krasner
Tess Hayden Krimmer
Shandrey Krone
Dustin Avery Kua
Karen Kushell
Aaron Jacob Kuyper
Sari Kwan
Petros Kyubelyan
Kayleigh Janet La Gray
Rae-Bernadette Lacanlale
Mitchell Lee Lambert
Veronica Lan
Nicole Lang
Jessica Ava Lange
Timothy Ghan Laosiri
Kendall Elizabeth Larson
Jenny Phuong-Phuong Le
Lauren Elizabeth Leblanc
Victoria Brooks Lecounte
Crystal Lee
James Janghan Lee
Kelly Kendle Lee
Kris Lee
Emma Kealani Lynn Lee Archambeau
Kira Legg
Corey Leiter
Joseph Lentini
Iris Leon
Jessica Leos
Jason Lerman
Danica Lerner
Natalie Levy
Leandra Lewis
Silvana Lezama
Tong Li
Zhuxuan Mia Li
Zifei Li
Isaiah Christopher Lindsey
Madison Teresa Lippi
Josie Little
Jeremy Chengyu Liu
Harriet Jane Livesey
Daniel Robert Livingston
Paulette Vianee Llamas
Dephia Lomban
Kennedy Tiara Long
Stephanie Somerville Longosz
Katherine Lonngren
Jonathan Raul Ayala Lorio
Jessica Rose Loupe
Janet Mae Lovett
Mary Patricia Lovingfoss
Brittany Lea Lowry
Vanessa Adely Carillo Lozano
Joseph Lyons III
Diana Lyubich
Peiqi Ma
Kristin MacDonald
Pablo Macias
Michael Grikor Magdesian
Kimberly Uyen Mai
Natalie Main
Nicole Dana Maksic
Brielle Renee Malanga
Grace Louise Malatse
Chelsea Mallinson
Ranjit Mann
Keyla Angelica Manon
Noor Mansour
Sona Manukyan
Genevieve Marcel
Miriam Marcy
Jessica Marks
Cherell Narjae Marlow
Cameron Marrs
Abigail Adrienne Martinez
Savannah Marty
Kyla Massey-Edwards
Beatrice Mateos Y Lago
Kaitlan Matthews
Lauren Maynard
Holly Mayne
Perla Mbumba
Taurus D. McDaniel
Douglas Ian McDonald
Corey McElroy
Francesca McGinnis
Alison Mcgregor
Abigail Mclennand
Angel Michelle McNeil
Bridget Shelly McQueen
Bayli St. John Means
Andrew Megerdechian
Tatiana Yelena Mejia
Jacqueline Esmeralda Mendez
Alejandra Mendoza Barajas
Cheyenne Noel Meraz
Karolin Meric
Logan A. Metcalf
Cassandra Miasnikov
Nadine Michel
Erica Ann Midiri
Madison Ann Miller
Eleanor Folger Miller Hall
Kacey Milligan
Shara Marie Mills
Amy Lauren Minell
Mary Karen Miranda
Sarine Mirzakhanian
Daniella Ariana Mohazab
Rachael Ariel Mojarro
Brandie Molina
Catherine Molina
Spencer Molnar
Kambiz A. Mondegari
Owen Mora
Hastisadat Moradi
Rebecca Morales
Priscilla Morataya
Lauren Nicole Moreno
Linette Christina Morgan
Mesha Mosley
Andres Emilio Muniz
Miracle Murray-McKnight
Monica Illanit Siporah Nahmou
Nataly Najarro
Caleb Namowicz
Jennifer Navejas
Philomena Boujour Ned
Paula Nehorai
Sophia Katherine Nelson
Stephanie Joan Nelson
Cathy Nhu’Y Nguyen
Tram Nguyen
Travis Nguyen
Sashagay Sherian Nunes
Tessa Eileen Nutley
Caitlin Mary Crouter O’Donnell
Eileen Cherry O’Donnell
Vahan Oknayan
Ikechi Richard Okpara
Brianna Alexandra Olivo
Ashley Omoss
Paulina Ordaz
Sienna Osadon
Brenda Uwaila Osayande
Jessica Michelle Oynick
Yesim Ece Ozuturk
Joseph Pae
Mara Rachele Paisley
Dynette Piedra Pallais
Marineidy Palma
Sean Patrick Palmer
Anna Pambukchyan
Isabel Paoloni Johns
Caleb Paraiso
Ariel V. Parker
Deborah Loeb Parker
Sydney Parry
Gaëlle Paul
Chloe Peepgrass
Shannon Eileen Peery
Joseph William Pennino
John Isaacs Perez
Karen Ivette Perez
Mary Perez
Madeline Claire Perry
Cara Anne Perticone
Sarah Marie Peterson
Dana Pettaway
Brianna Jade Pham
Karina Piliguian
Marisela Pina
Francisco Javier Pineda
Yesenia Beatriz Pineda
Alexandrea Pinkerton
Allison Michelle Pleitez
Natalie Dianne Popp
Angel Porras
Michelle Esteli Portillo
Lynnette Tamai Pourghorban
Karina Pozo
Hiba Qadri
Janice Deanne Quezada
Mayra Elizabeth Quezada
Marlin Elena Quintanilla
Esmeralda Quiroz
Camila B. Raiano
Esmeralda Ramirez
Jonathan Ramos Lopez
Dawniesha Ramsay-Dasent
Matthew Rashidi
Jessica K. Rasmussen
Misa Rasmussen
Shiromi Nichole Ratnayake
Alexsandria Simone Ravard
Ana Real
Haily Redmond
Kimberly Reed
Allison Reese
Elizabeth Weicker Reeves
Francesca Reicherter
Kyle Matsuo Reuser
Robert Rexroat
Brianna Esmeralda Reynoso
Peyton Richards
Lena Richter
Jenna Nicole Riffel
Sharleen Joy Rivera
Shanna Nicole Roast
Karen Robb
Sophia Robichaud
Olivia Victoria Robles
Veronica Leigh Rodrigues
Amanda Rodriguez
Jazmin Rodriguez
Jennifer Raquel Rodriguez
Rochelle Isabella Rodriguez
Kayla Rogers
Aleyda Romero
Levi Romero-Corletto
Pamela Anna Ron
Teresa Calabrese Roof
Maria Del Carmen Rosales
Martina Rosales Alvarez
Nicole Ross
Emily Rossi
Jennifer Elizabeth Rubio Polutan
Sofia Ruiz Maiz
Melinda Joanne Ruskin
Phoebe Helene Russell
Alanna Kay Ryan
Pani Sabet
Pratichi Ruturaj Sadavrati
Summer Yehya Sahyouni
Katrina Saint-Maux-Neises
Brianna Saints
Jessica Marie Salamon
Janel Caryn Saldivar
Isabella C. Salerno
Alexander Constantine Salmas
Shamyran Annette Samaan
Russell Samuels
Yael Suzette Sanchez
Lindsey Sandifer
Stephanie Sandor
Brigitte Sandoval
Victoria Judy Sandoval
Katherine Santibanez
Irene Saroyan
Shaun Schapiro
Daniel Kenneth Scheiner
Lauren Louise Schroeder
Rachel Lee Schwebke
Annie Scully Blank
Ashley Sellers
Lernik Sepanosian
Selah Virginia Shackelford
Pryor Allyn Shade
Raha Shahbazian
Srbuhi Sarah Shahbazyan
Sabrina Shalemi
Katherine Kopp Shambaris
Chuyue Shan
Amir Sherkat
Melinda Nova Silva
Shelby Silver
Gloria Lorell Simpson
Rylee Daryn Singer
Ashpreet Kaur Singh
Alayah Jean Smith
Ashlie Snowdale
Amanda Nicole Sonju
Olivia Matilda Sparrvik
Lauren Spiegel
Kathryn Jo Sprengel
Ryan Christopher Spruth
Veronica Starr
Dara Steele
Cristina Andreea Stefan
Zoë Elizabeth Steinbarth
Ashley Rita Stevens
Armani Stevenson
Kamisha Stewart
Monica Patrice Stewart
Skyler Shea Stewart
Trinh Stewart
Ethan Stockdale
Michael Boyd Stoker
Alexandra Hunter Stull
Monifa Samora Suber
Muqeeta Farah Suggs
Jonatan Sumavsky
Daisy Kimberly Sumaya
Naajidah Summerville
Grace Sirena Sung
Nitya Sujeet Suryawanshi
Karey Butterworth Swartwout
Renita Sweed
Drew Tabor
Kristie G. Taise
Chihiro Felicia Takebayashi
Kevin Tan
Alondra Tapia Gaytan
Taleen Tatarian
Madison Taylor
Nikki Teymouri
Aneet Thakral
Mardy Than
Allysia Thayer
Cornel Francoise Thiersen
Rachel Thoe
Jessica A. Thoma
Bobbi Elizabeth Thompson
Danielle M. Thorpe
Renee Hernandez Thurau
Agavni Tishchyan
Saaniyah Tomlinson
Emily Florence Torchiana
Ivette G. Torres
Aly Towery
Yen Tran
Dylan Trevathan
Michelle Trimble
Kelly Diane Trujillo
Shaunna Nicole Tuzzolino
Marissa Janay Ulrich
Darren Jakdat Ung
Lauren Valencia
Amairani Valle
Mychelle Elaine Vannoy
Noemi Vargas
Diya Varma
Paula Esmeralda Vasquez
Kayla Paige Veitch
Lindsey Alexis Vidal
Madison Villa
Donya Vojdani
Emily Walker
Rochelle Wall
Molly Walters
Tianyu Wang
Kailey Lynn Waring
Danielle Washington-Patterson
Jacob Ryan Watson
Kelsey Waymire
Reagan Mckenzie Webb
Haley Anne Webster
Amanda Wells
Tryniti Rae-Ray Weyker
John Edward Wheeler
Jennifer Wheelhouse
Alisa Renee Whelchel
Joelle White
Mallory Whitney
Amanda Tiffany Wilkes
Heather Rae Williams
Sydney Williams
Sidney Rae Williams-Goldberg
Bryton Wilson
Christiana Marie Wilson
Jasmine Wilson
Allise Witt
Marc Wolford
Angela Christine Worsham
Maria Yagubyan
Taylor Yates
Yuntian Ye
Kaitlyn Christine Yrineo
Michelle Zadourian
Helki Aiyana Zeigler-Bruzzone
Dewei Zeng
Lidan Zhang
Yiqi Zhao
Alethia A. Zimmerlee
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy - Malibu Campus
Mirah Atiya
Alexander Baghaei
Alexa Diana Barba
Lauren Jean Barnes
Shira Berdugo
Anne Rachelle Berg
Yoo Jung Chang
Paola Chavez
Sneha Chawla
Livia Paige Christen
Rachel Pons Codde
Alyssa Marie Cortes
Sasha Dai
Erin Leigh Dean
Danielle Elizabeth DesRosier
Elizabeth Moore Eubank
Lauren Marie Flaherty
Jessica Katharine Forrester
Silvia Galante
Sandy Yamileth Galeas
Katja Kristiina Grasso
Taylor Green
Kristia Holland
Nicole Todd Isbell
Skyler Simone Lamar
Carolin Larsen
Tal Leshem
Alivia Savannah Lespinasse
Greta Noelle Liles
Ian Michael Lock
Coral Kai Menendez
Luciana Merriam
Alina Uluwehi Marya Agor Morton
Grace Homa Nowzari
Jonah Daniel Oderberg
Carli Erin Perlmuth
Lauren Pomerantz
Sarah Teresa Reyes
Lea-Maude Roy
Sapna Sangha
David Simon Schimmel
Teva Simone
Olivia Christine Sung
Miguela Luisa Quion Toledo
Alyssa Valdez
Elizabeth Kennedy Van Genderen
Liv Von Oelreich
Jordan Lena Williams
Wenting Zhu
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy with Latinas/os
Carla C. Patraca-Montano
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy with Latinx Communities
Luai Ameer Aguero
Joselyn Isabel Beltran
Marina Victoria Chaplin
Kawkab Samira Chigri
Ramiro Cuevas
Brenda Naranjo Diaz
Natasha Alexe Duran
Ruben Dario Gomez
Isabella Lucia Hoyos
Ariana Juarez
Kathleen Lopez
Elizabeth Mercedes Melena
Stephanie Morales
Valeska Noemi Penate Munguia
Yareli Pineda
Blas Joel Ramos Arroyo
Hugo Rios Zaragoza
Master of Arts in Psychology
Bo Ai
Chioma Ajawara
Julius Albano
Stacy Keaton Alexander
Rianna Alvarado
Amanda Alvarez
Erika Melia Anderson
Katherine Ines Becker
Laila Beverly
Louisa Cameron Bienstock
Joselyn Ailene Bille
Alexander Brown
Shelby Alana Shultes Brown
Natalie Buckman
Deante Burton
Dakota Richard Byrne
Dawen Cai
Madison Cameron
Ryan Megan Cameron
Elizabeth Campana
Christine Cassiano-Mills
Jessica Castaneda
Nutchaya Chalermpongs
Raelyn Pravika Chandra
Victoria Raven Chavez
Ding Chen
Zekai Chen
Jae Chong
Hannah Cook
Emma Jane Cordova
Arminda Cortez
Kaylie A. Croker
Danielle Alexis Cruz
Jenna Cruzat
Wenjie Cui
Ava Yerith Dagostino
Sarah Danielle Davis
Shangyu Deng
Laura Jean Denney
Isabella DePalo
Chloe Xiaolian Deskin
Vivien Marie Doberstein
Dong Siyan
Grant A. DuBay
Scott Dziengelski
Breelan Maya Edgar
Ahkere P. Esangbedo
Celeste Esquivel
Julie Ann Etienne
Alynn Fahey
Jon Michael Farley
Lauren Fields
Britany Flores
Colleen Elizabeth Gallagher
Regine Gatdula
Priya Sharad Gima
Paola Cervantes Coyt Gonzalez
Patience Aaliyah Goodin
Jasmin Greene
Katie Grenier
Melissa Lynn Griffin
Alexis Renae Griggs
Talia Halmos
Brandon Christopher Hamedani
Rianna Shannon Harbaugh
Ayari Hluz
Shenyan Huang
Xiyang Huang
Marie Claire Huber
MiChe’la Alexzandria Hunter
Ryan Martin Jackson
Nicole Jacobsen
Iris Latrice Johnson
Nisla Melina Johnson
Sebastian Jude
Marc Junes
Seemi Jung
Soo Jin Kim
Nadiejda Anastasia Kireiev
Katrina Marie Kurtz
Daisy Lynn Lammers
Joseph Lane
Amber Ledoux
Stephanie Kimberly Lee
Krishna Szyffer LeFan
Lance C. Lewis
Qianqian Li
Xuyang Li
Savanna Lies
Sarah Julia Lippman
Yangying Liu
Yansen Liu
Ellen James Liverman
Ariana Llamas
Phoebe Nicole Loew
Maile Eduvijez Lopez
Timilie Rae Flores Losq
Danielle Antonie Lynch
Sean P. Mack
Joshua Isaac Magana
Karina Rafic Makarem
Kiana Marie Mannani
Charles Manuel
Marges Magre
Shannette Christine Mclean
Marissa Laren Miller
Maximilian Mirolla
Alyssa Rae Montalvo
Kylee Shea Nelson
Alfred Nevarez Vela
Christian Le Nguyen
Jessalyn Nguyen
Yuting Niu
Bryce Makarios Nodelman
Jose Alberto Ortiz
Michelle Monserrat Perez
Jillian Pina
Jocelyn Plascencia
Sophilia Irene Racca
Amir Rahmani
Shailyn Marie Ramos-Hanacek
Kelli Marie Reifschneider
John Zachary A. Retodo
Grace Roach
Kevin Rodriguez
Nicole Elianys Rodriguez
Aaron Blaschke Rowden
Catherine Ryan Taras
Robert E. Salas
Brianna Selin
Andrew Michael Severino
Afrooz Seyedi
Mark Clifford Shaw
Harvir Singh Sihota
Emma Lorraine Simmons
Sofia Skukan
Joyce Antoinette Smith
Mckenzie Smith
Taylor Mavis Smith
Haofei Song
Yoko Soraya Sophia-Blaise
Caroline Allison Sorce
Leada Taghipour
Sara Tajanlangit
Eric Tang
Sanyuktaa Thakur
Christine Mae Thiesen
Kai-Kristen Tolbert
Karen Erisse Martin Tolentino
James Marqui Valicenti
Sandy Vien
Rebecca Voskanian
Kristen Renee Votta
Katharina Wagner
Jiaqi Wang
Leonie Wang
Yu Wang
Brendan Ward
Richard Connor Warman
Michael Wheeler
Katelyn Rose Wiggins
Jennifer Wade Winston
Jennifer Logan Winters
Connor Austin Wolff
Elisabeth Woodrome
Zhichao Xue
Ahram Yang
Dejia Yang
Jing Yang
Victor S. Yang
Grace Elizabeth Zappulla
Robert Zavala
Antonio De Jesus Zavaleta
Yunxi Zheng
Chandler Zincke-Byer
Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis
Nilufar Adabzadeh
Tamilore Janice Ajayi
Dianna Alvarez
Beatriz Avila
Mary Bagot
Tyree Bell II
Danielle Alyssa Beltran
Jaylenne Berumen
Troy Martin Burg
Valeria Campos
Brinnley Lemmon Christofferson
Miranda Sophia Demetor
Jenifer Avila Espitia
Hanchen Fang
Tina Fathollahi
Elizabeth George
Alexandra Gonzalez
Kathy Gonzalez Moreno
Ruby Gordon
Scarlette Celeste Helena
Lauren Elizabeth Hinrichs
Amy Hannah Hope
Khalil Hudson
Michelle Hunt
Nhia Denisse Jiron
Kayla Maria Kahrl
Melissa Le
Jennifer Lira
Mayra Alexandra Lopez
Marie Nicole Magalong
Lorraine Azarraga Maroon
Evelyn Martinez
Kyla Renee Mayer
Rebecca Moya
Shant Bryan Nazarian
Anulika Njubigbo
Jacqueline Ochoa Marin
Geraldine Marlene Perez
Kelsha Perine
Chelsea Platt
Jamesha Quindt
Carlotta Carrington Redden
Tonika Nicole Reyes Vasquez
Courtney Lynn Riedel
Miliani Roman
Priscilla Stacey Rosero
Sharifa Salauddin
Angela Vanessa Salcido
Margarita K. Shmaraeva
Michael Christopher Sprague
Rachel Maurer Stone
Sofia Tam-Mark
Isabelle D. Tan
Aricka J. Tasabia
Nadia Teske
Heather Thomas
Mikaela Tran
Regan Nicole Tullis
Jacob Valencia
Vanessa G. Vargas
Jacqueline Verdin
Lia Joy Verlander
Jamese Victoria Walters Montgomery
Zhaixuan Xu
Mishele Yashita
Rebecca Yoon
Emily Michelle Zakevosyan
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES BY HOODING FACULTY
Order of Procession
Doctor of Psychology
Dr. Carrie Castañeda-Sound
PATRICIA RAYAS-TABARES
Training and Resource Manual: Integrating and Exploring Language and Cultural Competencies for Trainees and Supervisors
KARLA RODAS
Implications for Clinical Practice When Working with Latino Families Affected by Pediatric Cancer: An Integrative Systematic Review
Dr. Louis Cozolino
ZACHARY LARSON
Differences in the Neurological Functioning of Females and Males During the Human Sexual Response Cycle: A Quantitative Review
Dr. Miguel Gallardo
JACQUELINE JUAREZ
The Cognitive and Positive Aspects of Language Brokering Among Latinx Individuals: An Integrative Systematic Review
Dr. Judy Ho Gavazza
BLAKE SONG
The Use of Humor in Mental Healthcare: A Systematic Review
Dr. Susan Hall
JORDYNE JAMES
Culturally-Specific Interventions and Indigenous Practices in Forensic and Correctional Treatment: A Systematic Review
Dr. Dennis Lowe
MICHAEL SCARLATA
The Benefits and Challenges of Conducting Individual Video-Based Telehealth Psychotherapy with Adults: A Systematic Review
Dr. Dominique Malebranche
MIKAELA ODOM
Collectivist Strategies and Therapeutic Interventions for Black Healing: A Systematic Review
Dr. Edward Shafranske
GREGORY BENDAU
Evaluating the Clinical Effectiveness of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Systematic Review of Outcome Studies
DARCY DARRELL
Current Trends in Assessment Training at Clinical Psychology Doctoral Programs
Dr. Natasha Thapar-Olmos
PAYMON JALALI
Self-Care Among Mental Health Professionals: A Systematic Review
Dr. Erlanger Turner
TAYLOR GLASPIE-WALTON
The Effects of Anxiety on Adult Athletes and Approaches to Improving Performance and Well-Being
TSAHAI JENKINS
Black Adolescents’ Mental Health and Identity Formation: The Role of Discrimination and Racial Socialization: A Systematic Review
Dr. Jennifer Vaughn
CALEB SHELDRUP
Evidence-Based Treatments with Chileans
Dr. Melissa Wasserman
LAUREN ESCOBAR
Psychopathology, Symptomatology and Treatment in Offspring of Holocaust Survivors: An Integrative Systematic Review
Dr. Stephanie Woo
CHANTAL DALEY
The Effects of Exposure to War and Attachment Disruption on Children of War Leading to Negative Mental Health Outcomes
EMILY DEUTSCH
The Assessment of Implicit Bias Among Police Personnel: A Systematic Review Dr. LaTonya Wood
HANIEH FAKHRAI
Assessment and Treatment Outcomes of Women Experiencing Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss
KELLY KOHLER
A Systematic Review of the Outcomes and Efficacy of Creative-Based Treatment Interventions in Youth with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
THE ACADEMIC REGALIA
The academic regalia worn at college commencement exercises dates back to the Middle Ages, when scholarship was usually associated with a church or monastery. The influence of the church could be noted by the regular costume worn by the faculty and students, which consisted of clerical garb borrowed largely from the monastic dress of their day. Over the years, the simple hooded gown, or cassock, worn during this era evolved into a distinctive academic costume.
By the end of the 16th century, English scholars and students added birettas, floppy hats similar to berets, to their academic regalia. As fashionable educators tried to outdo each other with larger birettas, these hats finally had to be stuffed with cardboard to keep them from falling into their faces, thus giving birth to the concept of the mortarboard.
By the end of the 19th century, American universities and colleges standardized their academic costume, following the English tradition. Today, the distinctive caps, gowns, and hoods worn at college and university functions denote the institution granting the degree, the field of learning in which the degree was earned, and the level of the degree.
Today’s gown is usually black in color. The master’s gown has long pouchlike sleeves that were once probably used to carry books, while the doctoral gown is faced with panels of velvet down the front and three bars of velvet across each sleeve.
The hoods of monastic times have remained, becoming decorative symbols of the attainment of higher degrees. Worn around the neck and hanging down the back, the hood is emblematic of the nature and source of the degree held. The colors in the hood lining are the colors of the school conferring the degree—orange and blue for Pepperdine. The color of the border indicates the specialization attained by the wearer—light blue for education and white and royal blue for psychology. These colors are used for the edging of all hoods, and may also be used for the velvet facing and sleeve bars of the doctoral gown and the tassel on the master’s cap.
The modern cap may be a square mortarboard or a round, soft, flat velvet hat, which is reserved for the doctoral graduate. Both types bear a tassel, which may be black, gold, or colored, according to the scholarly field of the wearer.
Today’s academic regalia is profoundly symbolic of the reverence that is still held for the pursuit of knowledge and the achievement of scholarship.
As a Christian university, Pepperdine affirms:
That God is
That God is revealed uniquely in Christ
That the educational process may not, with impunity, be divorced from the divine process
That the student, as a person of infinite dignity, is the heart of the educational enterprise
That the quality of student life is a valid concern of the University
That truth, having nothing to fear from investigation, should be pursued relentlessly in every discipline
That spiritual commitment, tolerating no excuse for mediocrity, demands the highest standards of academic excellence
That freedom, whether spiritual, intellectual, or economic, is indivisible
That knowledge calls, ultimately, for a life of service
Accessible Seating
SERVICES
Drinking Water
First Aid
Lost and Found
Reception
Restrooms
Sun-Sensitive Seating
Blue chairs indicate the area for accessible seating plus one accompanying guest. Please find posted signs or ask an usher for assistance.
Available in dispensers in various locations on Alumni Park.
Available at the first aid/information tent near the entrance of Alumni Park. If an emergency occurs, please ask the nearest usher for assistance.
Please visit the information tent regarding any lost or found items.
Following the ceremony, refreshments will be served under the canopies near the Alumni Park pond.
When facing the stage, restrooms are located to the left of the graduation ceremony area.
A small area of shaded seating is located behind guest seating.
To view a live broadcast of this event, scan the code or go to go.pepperdine.edu/commencement
