COMMENCEMENT
Graduate School of Education and Psychology Psychology Division
Saturday, April Twentieth, Two Thousand Twenty-Four Ten Thirty in the Morning
Malibu, California
Marshal
CARY L. MITCHELL Professor of Psychology
Class of 1976, Seaver College
Processional Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar)
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem
Presiding
Presentation of Distinguished Alumnus Award
Commencement Address
DOMINIQUE A. MALEBRANCHE Assistant Professor of Psychology
VERONICA P. VIESCA Assistant Professor of Psychology
KATRINA L. JOHNSON Class of 2024
JAY L. BREWSTER Provost
ROBERT A. deMAYO Associate Dean of Psychology Professor of Psychology
SEVET E. JOHNSON Class of 2004
SEVET E. JOHNSON
County Executive Officer, County of Ventura
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
Master of Science in Behavioral Psychology
Conferring of Degrees
Benediction
JAMES A. GASH President
Class of 1993, Caruso School of Law
THEMA BRYANT Professor of Psychology
(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 Office invites you to a reception in Alumni Park following the commencement ceremony.
SEVET E. JOHNSON
Sevet E. Johnson is the county executive officer of Ventura County, California, a position she has held for two years following her service as interim county executive officer. In this role she oversees a budget of nearly $3 million and has managed $164 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding. Leading more than 10,000 employees across 27 departments, Dr. Johnson is responsible for ensuring the well-being of her constituents in matters of public safety, environmental concerns, and health systems.
Prior to serving in these capacities, Dr. Johnson worked in several roles at the Ventura County Health Care Agency. Beginning as a clinic administrator and senior psychologist, she concluded her tenure as behavioral health director and chief deputy director of the agency as a whole. During her time at the healthcare agency, she hired, trained, and supervised clinical staff and oversaw the enforcement of quality assurance procedures.
Dr. Johnson has taught psychology as an adjunct professor at both the University of Phoenix and California Lutheran University. In 2023 she was named among the Top 50 Women in Business by the Pacific Coast Business Times. She is a past recipient of the Women of Distinction Award from the Girl Scouts of California Central Coast and in 2022 was honored with the Pioneer Award from the Ventura County chapter of the NAACP.
Sevet Johnson received her bachelor of arts in English and literature from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2001. She earned a master of arts in marriage and family therapy from the Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology in 2004 and in 2009 completed her doctor of psychology at Alliant International University.
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CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES AWARDED BY THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
AND PSYCHOLOGY
Doctor of Psychology
Tatyana Aposhian
Maria Ayson
Megan Benton
Tiara Byrd
Elvina Chow
Melanie Sunita Ann David
Gillian Dowlou
Na Du
Melissa Duncan
Melissa Gavilanes
Brian Griffith
Sam Han
Egypt Leithman
Ruth Maouda
Rosa Marin
Colin Meng
Victoria Moran
Claire Muldrew
Carly Poynter
Keren Shemesh
Breanna Smith
Zoe Thorne
Madeleine Walker
Yuen Wu
Julia Zukin
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
Frances Kate Therese Abalos
Fathima Shareeka Abdul Mohaimin
Lorelei Acuna
Emily Adams
Juno Adler
Tony Rose Adler
Rozeta Yaghoub Aglione
Maria Teresa Agustin
Eshika Alagala
Brenda Alaniz
Karen Alexander
Tiffany Alexander
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Doctoral graduates are listed alphabetically; order of procession is by hooding faculty.
Karenina Picabo Alfaro
Ranya Alfatly
Naira Alikhanyan
Sarah Alkayali
Bobby Stin Allen Jr.
Noelle Gabrielle Allen-Newman
Dante Altamirano
Jennifer Dodge Altenau
Estefanie Altuna
Ayanti Renee Alvarado
Maria Rose Amador
Nelson Antonio Amaya
Gianna Marie Ambrosio
Kirstie Amores
Eliza Amory
Aline Amos
Alaysia Anderson
Tiffany Anderson
Kristin Andersson
Mary Andrighetto
Katherine Louise Antonucci
Lauren Appleby
Nicole Arabian
Cleo Patil Arakelian
Bruce Allan Arauzo
Bryan Will Arauzo
Erica Jean Archie
Edwin David Argueta
Bryanna Armstrong
Karandeep Arora
Veronica Angelina Arrazati
Marsha A. Arriola-Morris
Sydney Ashe
Brittney Austin
Heidi Alison Austin
Noel Elizabeth Austin
Gor Avagyan
Cailey Sofia Avila
Amaya Ayers
Carolyn Babiyans
Chaandan Badesha
Chloe Kassidy Baquiran
F. Damion Barela
Emma Rose Bargetto
Samantha Barnes
Amanda Kay Barnett
Kelly Barreca-Fish
Naaomi Barrett
Alexandra Eileen Barrow
Courtney Elle Basch
Keith Edward Battista
Tiffany Baumbach
Isabella Ann Bautista
Sierra Bayer
Allison Injoo Beauchamp
Courtney Becker
Sara Kristine Beckham
Tashana Joyce Bednar
Britney Beechler
Genny Behar
Sana Behbahani
Hannah Bell
Kendall Bement
Kalli Kim Bentz
Matthew Bernard
Leslie Bethea
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Rochelle Beverage
Laurie Bienvenue
Jenna Bittner
April Nicole Blackwell
Alexandra Bland
Sophie Hannah Blauer
Jaime Allison Andrea Blaylock
Justin Bodge
Aviele Kayla Bolado
Lindzie Rachel Borris
Brittany Elizabeth Bostick
Kyle Boyd
Christina Bradbury
Katherine Bradley
Patricia Maria Brady
Amanda Brenneman
Elizabeth Briseno
Melissa Brodie
Rachel Brous
Josiah Neal Broussard
Elizabeth Emma Brown
Jenna Danielle Brown
Shelby Taylor Brown
Sidney Mariah Brown
Toshia Brownstein
Alex Stuart Bryce
Nan Burton Burlinson
Alixandra Burns
Bronson Douglas Buskett
Jessica Louise Buttafuoco
Kathryn Elizabeth Sippel Byam
Amanda Cristina Cabrera-Mayol
Jessica Cahuis
Olivia Callister
Melissa Cantrell
Mark Carillo
Shara Carnahan
Reilly Carson
Selena Monique Casas
Kaitlynne Samantha Casey
Stephanie Castellanos
Danica Castillo
Sandra Castro
Sthefany Irma Castro
Taylor Lane Cerny
Noor Kaur Chabbewal
Elan Morgan Chambers
Taylor Nicole Chambers
Eric Chambrasi
Geethanjali Chandroth
Jay Chang
Sara Danielle Chapnik
Shanna Chappell
Aaron Chavez
Guixian Chen
Clarissa Adrianna Chinchilla
Brigette Chiou
Marla Faye Christensen
Ashley Christine
Hua En Chu
Ronni Chu
John Chung
Gabriella Anna Ciaramella
Ellie Rose Clancy
Amara Clark
Robert Micheal Clark
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Vanessa Caroline Clarke
Madison Christina Cole
Imani Coleman
Erik H. Connolly
Jomil Conste
Alexis Contreras
Jesenia Sugey Contreras
Laura Cook
Jahi Jamil Corbin
Mayra Alejandra Cordova
Evangelina Cortez
Michelle Cortez
Amy Coughlin
Andreea-Camelia Cracana
Carley Crews
Everette Denette Crudup
Kiley Marie Cundiff
Hailey Dale
Jayden E. Dalton
Chelsea Virginia Damian
Paige D’Andrea
Tristin Dang
Athena Daniil
Aubrey Quinnae Darden
Alexandra Daugherty
Jen Davenport
Lauren Annie David
Diane Davis
Elizabeth Davis
Louis De Haan
Margo De La Cruz
Preeya de Silva
Luciana Decamargo
Adriana Christina DeCastro
Frankee Degraw
Kristen Dejongh
Ana C. Del Bosque
Jenelle Nicole DeMedio
Selin Deniz
Anahid Chantal Der-Aprahamian
Julia Dillon
Christine Ding
Claira Dresher
Kaitlyn Nicole Driggers
Xue Du
Jacqueline Christina Duarte
John Francis Dunham
Natovia Elizabeth Dunn
Hien-Thien Duong
Mia Edminster
Jaycee Jane Edmiston
Stacie Eley
Maureen Elias
Andrew Ellison
Jillian Ellison
Dina Tarek Zohir Elmasri
Marietta Melanie Ernest
Alexander Aaron Escobar
Babatunde Esho
Laura Essex
Alejandra Estrada
Saul Jimenez Estrella
Christine Marie Evans
Kimberly Kathleen Fagin
Sara Fakhriravari
Kendy Faye
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Amal Fazli
Alyssa Feldsine
Melissa Fenton
Brian James Fisher
John Fisher
Shaylie Foley
Breanna Foster
Celeste Francesconi Rincon
Taylor Frazar-Green
Katherine Frees
Cameron Frye
Haley Fulker
Kathryn Gaber
Natasha Gaffaney
Geanine Gafni
Jamie Gallardo
Nicole Gallegos
Megan Galloway
Desiree Rose Garcia
Victoria Alexandra Garcia
Kylee Garfield
Marilyn Garza
Rebecca Bronte Gazarian
Abigail Elizabeth Geerligs
Tamara Genkina
Alexis Cierra Gholston
Maddy Ghorob
Tallie Gigi
Sheila Gilbert
Carly Rand Gilmore
Kristen Gioscia
Brian Giuffre
Sophia Madeline Giuliano
Irene Jannette Godinez Gomez
Robin Goharchin
Sara Gold
Misty Goldenberg
Yesenia Gomez
Dreama Gonzales
Jonathan Gonzalez
Maribel Gonzalez Miranda
Michele Goodman
Bryan Franklin Gorrie
David Nikolas Granirer
Richard Heath Grasso
Alora Brooke Gress
Jessica Grigoryan
Danielle Grigsby
Kaitlin Griner
Austin Grisham
Sok Grubbs
Cathleen Guerrero
Chloe Anne Guhlstorf
Farrari Dorita Guillory
Alexandra Marie Gulesserian
Jingting Tina Guo
Rinchin Gurung Santos
Srbuhi Mari Gurunyan
Julia Gurzi
Catalina Saldarriaga Haaga
Lena Haiek
David Lee Hall
Tira Hall
Soleil Hallig
Reina Kaleigh Hammond
Daniah Hamouda
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Juanita Hampton
Valerie Rose Hanna-Patenaude
Emma Haren
Jessica Harley James
Robby Harounian
Keturah Neleh Harris
Shay Harwell
Diana Khaled Hattar
Jenna Hausheer
Erissa Tallis Hayakawa
Felicity Chizuka Hayama
Angel Herrera
Charles Hewell
Brittiany Hicks
Janeth Hidalgo
Katherine Marshall Hillesland
Jessica L. Hillis
Michelle Elizabeth Hillock
Makenna Nicole Hindson
Maria An Ho Russell
Laniqua Lashay Hoard
Lauryn Hobbs
Kerry Hoeveler
Lauren Ashley Holmes
Natalie Lane Holtz
Franki P. Hooks
Michelle Renee Horvitz
Viktoria Hovhannisyan
Cynthia Hovsepian
Yueqing Huang
Laurie V. Hughes
Jui-Ying Hung
Cesar David Iraheta Urbina
Fatemeh Jafari
Nigel James
Shianne Jeffery-Dzvonick
Kara Elizabeth Jensen
Kelsey Anne Jenson
Yedit Jimenez
Amber Marie Johnson
Austin Johnson
Dayna Jean Johnson
Krystelle Simoné Johnson
Lauren Rose Johnson
Alonzo D. Johnson Jr.
Britta Jean Jones
Emery Jones
Stephanie Joos
Emily Elizabeth Jordan
Daniel Juarez
Juan Antonio Juarez
Miranda Jo Judd
Anne-Taylor Smith Kail
Camille Kallas
Erin Kaller
Claire Kaneko
Erin Katz
Haley Katz
Heather Rust Kavanaugh
Jennifer Keenen
Alexia Madeline Kelly
Jovanna Kelly
Hannah Colleen Kendall
Erika Christina Kennedy
Vaneh Keshishian
Vertaim Keshishyan
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Diana Keuilian
Tatiana Khawaja
Carmen Christina Kilpatrick
Amy Deuk Hyun Kim
Kristina Elizabeth Grace King
Bailey Kirby
Christine Kirst
Alexandra Kleinman
Barbara Knapp
Alexander Kneeland
Francesca Kohani
Courtney Kreditor
Danielle Nicole Kuhlman
Eda Kurtoglu
Miriam Laguardia
William Christopher Laliberte
Sarah Landa
Jonathan Thomas Lang
Samantha Kristine Lanoue
Sherry Laroche
Camilyn Larsen
Mattie Larson
Kevin Lasting
Andrea Laughlin
Melissa Le
Mimi Le
Sydney Lecounte
Victoria Brooks Lecounte
Kelly Kendle Lee
Pa Lee
Teresa Lee
Zoua Lee
Francesca Legaspi
Klaudia Lehotai
Jasmine Leigh
Daniella Eliana Leon
Sarah Juanita Lerma
Shaked Levy
Tyler Ryan Levy
Breeanna Lewis
D’Andre Lewis
Troy Lewis
Carol Li
Xiao Li
Yun-Ting Liao
Alyssa Raylene Ligorria-Torres
Arlene Linares
Jasmine Lister
Kathy Wenyun Liu
Karen Lizaola Rivera
Heather L. Lohmiller
Adam Allen London
Julia Adrienne Long
Britney Savana Lopez
Laporscha Lopez
Noah Anthony Lopez
Osvaldo Lopez
Katherine Victoria Lopez Martinez
Nicola Loretto
Patricia Luna
Fatima Lutfi
Flavia Macmenamin
Taylor Mckenna Madsen
Marco Robert Maggi
Vitoria Magno-Baptista
Shaghayegh Majidi
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Alyssia Malloian
Genevieve Malokwu
Jeerire Pierre Manokian
Marina Manokian
Taleen Manookian
Gabriela Natalie Manriquez
Christian Manrubia
Jordan Mar
Jessica Marconet
Lily Reve Markle
Cherell Marlow
Erica Mae Ashley Marquez
Jaime Lee Marsalek
Kristen Grace Martin
Julia Mastrobuono
Douglas May
Patrick McCarthy
Kayla Rose McDaniel
Raven Marshay Mckee
Ni’Guawnya Mclean
Mercedes McMurry
Brianna Leigh Mead
Adriana Medeiros
Natacha Medina
Kalyn Meeks
Katryn Melfi
Tamara Cobos Mendez
Nicole Menolascino
Abigail Marie Messer
Tamar Mihranian
Alexa Mikaelian
Abigale Sarah Miller
Danielle Miller
Mackenzie Violet Miller
Leia Fay Minzt
Samira Mirtalaei
Grace Mitchell
Kayla Ann Mitchell
Haley Marie Mizell
Tukise Paul Mogoje
Mahkame Mojab
Frazelle Mojica
Levedee Lynn Moland
Maya Moland
Kambiz Mondegari
Michelle Monfared
Tara Montazeri
Adelita Montero
Casey Rosario Moore
Emma Skylar Moore
Matthew Moore
Alexis Victoria Mora
Rosanna Moraca
Joelle Arnel Morales
Marla Morales
Juliana Moran Larios
Andrew Morgan
Alexandra Moritz Brooks
Brandon Craig Morrison
Lauren Mossanen
Mae Mou
Laura Muensterer
Mia Murphree
Brittney Lee Myers
Camille Alexandra Nahas
Gabrielle Nahle
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Nataly Najarro
Alvina Nam
Carolina Nam
Pamela Naumes
Jesus Navarro I
Ariela Nazar
Romena Nazaryan
Andrianna Danielle Negus
Valerie Jean Neill
Cameron Neimand
Kylee Neumaier
Leing-Leing Valerie Ngauv
Don Chen Ngerng
Kimberly Nielsen
Abigail Elizabeth Nipp
Victoria Elizabeth Nobriga
Ali Norder
Caitlin Nubla
Clara Ruth Nuckols
Ashley Obregon
Stacey Ochoa
Joella Veronica Ochs
Vahan Oknayan
Brie-Janae Lynn Oliver
Eric Dean Onesto
Dawn Michele Orlando
Amanda Ormonde
Regina Orozco
Ashlee Orr
Alexandria Pyo Ortega
Victoria Alicia Ortiz
Nacinda Anne Paap
Natalia M. Pachote
Aurora Padilla
Lori Lynn Palombi
Rebecca Lynn Panarra
Emma Rose Panter
Bria Parker
Annette Parra
Pareen Nigam Patel
Patricia Patlan Mendez
Lauren Ashley Patterson
Brittany Paulk
Andrea Perales
Maria Isabel Perez
Michelle Perrier
Tyrah Perry
Ciara Peterson
Juliana Elaine Picard
Francisco Javier Pineda
Alejandra Yenestli Hernandez Platt
Megan Lynn Plotkowski
Tarah Pollock
Carolin Ponce
Valerie Posada
Lynnette Tamai Pourghorban
Jeff Powell
Aluna Martha Prado
Alexandra Elizabeth Pullen
Suzanne Quast-Souferian
Perla Eneida Quezada
Monica Quintero
Jude Radwan
Rebecca Raeta
Nicole Ragone
Sinthia Rahman
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Eden Raitman
Dayanna I. Ramirez
Karely Anabel Ramirez
Nawal Rashid
Shannon Rebecca Rasner
Russell Redden
Angelica Renteria
Michelle Aileen Renteria
Alexis Marguerite Resendez
Isreal Revivo
Angela Nayeli Rios Valencia
Hazel Jennifer Rivera
Reyna Carolina Rivera
Kelsey Rivkin
Kerenza Robinson
Mary Robinson
Mikayla Patricia Rodin
Beatriz Raquel Rodriguez
Douglas Bladimir Rodriguez
Erika Rogers
Kailee Rogers
Raquel Rojo
Amanda Marie Romero
Geena Romero
Alexis Yadira Rosales
Zev Alexander Rowlett
Amanda Rachel Rusonik
Emily Ann Ruttledge
Margarita Ruvalcaba
Courtney Nicette Ryan
Arthur Roy Sabian
Jacob Gordon Sales
Jessica Esther Prinsloo Salzmann
Adriana Sanchez
Anayanzi Sanchez
Michelle Angie Sanchez
Cynthia Sanchez Lucatero
Shirley Sanguino
Tatevik Sarkisian
Tahli Brie Sassoon
Emily Christine Scheibal
Rony Gaye Schellberg
Danielle Schmitz
Kayla Noelle Scripture
Matthew Seastrom
Samantha Terese Seaton
Thomas Secula
Lila Seidman
Mitra Shabani
Itzel Sheikh
Cynthia Chung Shing
Julie Shuford
Khushi Sibal
Kaitlyn Sien
Jazzmyn Tyler Sila
Alexandra Silva
Gloria Lorell Simpson
Nathalie Sinecio
Sheridan Shae Skolnick
Erica Elizabeth Skytte
Ea Kaaram Smith
Krista Marie Smith
Taryn Elizabeth Smith
Gabriella Juliet Snider
Victoria Joy Soneff
Colin Sprague
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Charlene Stamps
Katherine Warren Stephans
Colina Stephenson
Denae Lynn Stern
Kimberly Annette Stock
Landen Stock
Victoria Stokdyk
Michelle Story
Brian Edward Stubbs
Wendy Sura
Brendan Douglas Swart
Kamphoune Syphengpheth
Madisyn Tagliaferri
Alice Jin-hae Tak
Veronica Tamayo-Rangel
Morgan Paige Tanenbaum
Elizabeth Ann Tapang
Dale Tarr
James Eason Taylor
Katyayani Tejada
Miku Teranishi
Mai Ona Thao
Daneisha Thomas
Mindy Charlotte Thomas
Emma C. Thomasson
Kailey Alyse Thompson
Katerose Thompson
Marian Maya Thompson
Jessica Tindal
Amanda Nissa Tobias
Christine Tolentino
Ariana Tourzani
Collin Travassos
Lauren Courtney Trees
Skyller Tritch
Casey Tucker
Elizabeth Cameron Turner
Cynthia Vanessa Valdez
Breanna M. Valencia
Araceli Valenciana
Isabella Vares
Naylanie Vargas
Sareth Paola Vargas
Anabel Vargas-Vasconez
Simran Verma
Jennifer Villa
Kimberly Amber Villa
Cheryl Lalaine Villareal
Linda Lee Vogel
Danica Voight
Scarlett Rose Waldman
Dominique Sisto Walker
Olivia Charlotte Walker
Samantha Leigh Walker
Michaela T. Wall
Jessica Morgan Walling
Erica L. Wang
Taylor Washington
Alexa Brooke Wasserman
Stephanie Wei
Sabrina Weinstein
Alexander Wayne West
Lutece Jordin West
Kyla Marie Wheeler
Elizabeth Whitaker
Charity Nicole Whitfield
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Nicole Taylor Whitmore
Na’keithia Keshawn Whitney
Sarah Wiggins
Alyssa Renee Wild
Ricki Denise Wilder
Kelly Tomoko Wilkinson
Heather Leann Williams
Wazeerah Anhar Williams
Melissa Willis
Bella Elena Wilson
Alexa Paige Winer
Taylor Kaitlin Winquist
Jasmyn Winters
Traci Wood
Anna C. Woodmansee
Sarah Elizabeth Woods
Jennifer Pope Wright
Mariah Nichelle Wynn
Kelly Jean Wynne
Jill Wypych
Paula Xexeo
Zongjing Xu
Yuntian Ye
Yazmin Yerovi
Leslie Yick
Arielle Younessi
Dominique Isabella Zabala
Candida Zarraga
Dewei Zeng
Yanxin Zhao
Amelie Zichy-Thyssen
Sepideh Zoufonoun
Jose Leonardo Zuniga
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy - Malibu Campus
Athena Adamian
Araksi Adamyan
Natalie Deanna Bassel
Selby Evelyn Blum
Jamie Nicole Bowling
Emma Busby
Sierra Dyer
Elaina Elizabeth Envia
Lea Estien Garcia
Cailin Ann Field
Muriel Francis-Hoyle
Samantha Lynne Fults
Diana Grant
Emily Ann Hinton
Megan Hsiao
Seif Jarrah
Talia Marie Johnson
Hayden J. Jungling
Natalie Rose Keegan
Benjamin Kennedy
Halle Ruth Lefkowitz
Stephy Lei
Ava McEachern
Colleen McKnight
Peter Rockford Merrell
Rebecca Meshkani
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Jacqueline Ann Mulcahy
Kate Notter
Emily Louise Podrasky
Kaitlin Nicole Ramos
Maya Rafaela Rosenman
Erica Renee Rubio
Christian Sandoval
Haley Ilyssa Scher
Emilie Siraki
Evan Snyder
Anne Elizabeth Souders
Jamie Wendt
Tyanna Willis-Vanarsdale
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy with Latinas/os
Elda Aguilar
Allison Alarcon
Nathalie Alejandro
Deborah Alvarez-Vargas
Anissa Ayala
Yvette Barriga
Jasmine Carlos
Linda Stephanie Carlos Garcia
Stephanie Abigail Catalan
Cristina Diaz
Kathrine Nicole Gallegos Cabrera
Brenda Garcia
Paulina Garcia Gonzalez
Melissa Hernandez
Saul Hernandez
Alessa Huerta
Renato Linares
Itzel Luevanos
Michelle Montiel
Ema Moreno Sanchez
Julissa Orellana
Andrew Orozco
Fatima Orta Arenas
Maydely Remigio
Cynthia Torres
Destiny Alejandra Torres
Judith A. Vargas
Richard Vazquez
Ailyn Vega
Gabriella Villalvazo
Isaac Zamora
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy with Latinx Communities
Brenda Del Pilar Collao
Nora Fernanda Espinosa Iniguez
Isabella Lucia Hoyos
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Master of Arts in Psychology
Mursal Abedi
Nailah Alexandre
Malaysia Alford
Wendy Almarales
Juliette Quintana Amaro
Juliette Bai
Emily Berndt
Ana Victoria Berrios
Gianni Bianco
Deja Chanel Billups
LaNaya Blackwell
Abigail Boles
Maria Bolus
Sakshi Boralkar
Kira Madarang Brimmo
Jayde Burch
Sarah Burchett
Anna Busha
Richard David Cabrera
Carson Campbell
Rosalind J. Cardenas
Jamal Carraway
Madalyn Grace Casarez
Melissa Andrea Castellanos
Edwin Castrejon
Frank Centeno
Sung-Pan Chiu
Shaniqua Chante Coleman
Giselle Colmenares
Mccaleb Jane Connelly
Hannah Cook
Alexandra Nicole Corwin
Adrianna Cygler
Nicolette Daniel
Briana de Cola
Marissa Brooke Delgado
Brynn Diaz
Roseana Marie Diaz-Castillo
John F. Dill
Eliza Marie Doria
Erin Louise Drummond
Skylor Dunn-Ford
Brittany Durie
Caitlin Easter
Garrett Ellis
Jaimee Ellison
Aimee Ann Espartinas
Yongsheng Fang
Sonya Fares
Jon Michael Farley
Stefanie Dianna Fischer
Megan Gallegos
Mingjie Gao
Sayra Garcia
Breanna Garner
Jennifer Garvey
Louise Morgan Gebauer
Brianna Marie Geraghty
Jawan Gettings
Cheryl Gibson
Shanice Gilbert
Nicole Lynn Gilley
Alec Russell Greengard
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Tiffany Krystal Ann-Marie Greenwood
Annie Guemidjian
Desmarie Guyton
Melissa Ann Haddy
Danya Amor Hajovsky
Joshua Darius Hall
Jennifer Hansford
Tianca Harper
Meghan Hashimoto
Kimberly Kei Hayashi
Jiawei He
Lauren Kahaunani Hirano
Lauryn Hubbard
Tessa Huber
Alexandra Hurwitz
Nyesha Nicole Ann Hygrade
Caitlyn-Raihannah Inne
Tsun Ming Ip
Claudia Angelica Jahja
Jolisa Johnson
Marc Junes
Jackelyn Jurado
Lucy Meredith Kanner
Katelynn Hokulani Kenworthy
Daniel Keselbrener
Haneen Amina Khan
Arpi Khodagulyan
Soo Jin Kim
Myranda Jane Kmatz
Julie Kogura
Joe Lane
Mian Elizabeth Laurain
Alexandra Lazarz
Hoang Lam Thi Le
Cypress Ledesma
Hyun Su Lee
Lance C. Lewis
Qianqian Li
Xuyang Li
David Yu-Zhong Liang
Keyue Liang
Anqi Liu
Yansen Liu
Sandra Lopez
Chloe Lorenze
Liliana Magnanimo
Madison Main
Charles Manuel
Olivia Markan
Sandra Evelyn Matsumoto
Michael McCall
Lauren Meier
Akshata Melanahalli
Marissa Laren Miller
Bryant Miranda
Natalia Montoya
Christine Murphy
Venus Murtaza Farah
Chloe Nehme
Brandon Niece
Monica Nieto Castellanos
Taylor Marie Ochs
Caroline Ely Orr
Ashley Palardy
Farnaz Parvini
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Katherine Leigh Perkins
Savannah Pinon
Kimberly Michelle Pitre
Stefan Franklin Popelka
Kimberly Marie Pullen
Caroline Rainbolt-Forbes
Leslie Ramos
George Joseph Reinas
Talea Rendon
Mika Revell
Noah Reyes
Harleen Riar
Jessie Riddle
Carolyn E. Riegel
Alejandra Angelica Rivera
Jenna Lynn Roland
Kyle Roy
Catherine Elizabeth Ryan
Marina Saavedra
Zugelly Saldivar
Haley Marie Sandoval
Neijah Saroukhanian
Jennie Elizabeth Schneider-Jimenez
Joshua Schwartz
Lauren Schwarz
Katherine Selby
Maria Kerry Shanks
Yuyuan Shao
Ramana Sheikholeslami
Jan Yuan Sherwood
Catherine Shirey
Dominique Nicole Smith
Yoko Soraya Sophia-Blaise
Sara Sparks
Corey M. Spencer
Callie Sphatt
Megan Steele
Paula Stefany
Derek Stein
Juliana Rebecca Stokx
Yidan Sun
Adrienne Sung
Sanyuktaa Thakur
Iesha Thomas
Jingyi Tian
Samuel Tipton
Michaela Titus
Chloe Ann Towns
Shaleace Nichelle Towns
Jaryn Trent
James Marqui Valicenti
Douglas Van Praet
Kimberly Vandenberg
Stamatina Vassilaras
Angel Alexander Villagomez
Kristen Renee Votta
Billie Wakeham
Ning Wang
Yu Wang
Michael Warm
Suha Wazni
Deanna Wear
Oumaima Wechky-Thompson
Camila Schneider Weinberg
Madison Weir
Katelyn Rose Wiggins
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Alexis Williams
D’Andrea Williams
Jennifer Logan Winters
Lindsay Rose Withrow
Vanessa Worrell
Yiqian Wu
Huanjie Xin
Ahram Yang
Jiling Yao
Beatris Yeranosian
George Edwin Young
Bita Sarraf Zadeh
Robert Zavala
Xuanran Zhang
Ying Zhang
Zijin Zhang
Xuhao Zheng
Elizabeth Zubro
Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis
Cristina Aguirre
Katelyn Allsman
Lauren Amodei
Mariam Baghdasaryan
Helen Baltian
Diana Becerra
Stephanie Beltran
Jamie Bonilla
Deija Brantley
Maile Ana Brown
Maria Victoria Dalusong Bundang
Dannielle Aurita Cabrera
David Carlos
Bania Abigail Chavez
Sabrina Brielle Clemens
Thomas James Dean
Derek Andrew Demerjian
Summer Diaz
Dishanea Janea Ervin
Kyli Erwin
Alohalyn Espejo
Leilani Espinoza
Alexandria Falk
Perris Fayard
Analyssa Breanne Porquez Fontaine
Sarah Foster
Kassandra Selene Galvan
Lesly Garcia
Christina Glasgow
Megan Goodspeed
Alicia Gravel
Jazmin Griné
Jennifer Guerra
Amanda Heath
Connie Herrera
Melanie H. Herrera
Jessica Hill
Alyson E. Houdyschell
Tiffany Houston
Amanda Alysse Iruegas
Haylie Johnson
Katrina Llanillo Johnson
Zhari Johnson
Nairy Karakashian
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Trevor Knott
Christine Kotukyan
Yasmine Kudowor
Jonica Lagman
Marie Lou Larose Teferi
Lashara Lee
Sara Lento
Dongquan Liang
Lidia Licona
Lissette Areli Maccarone
Payton Mack
Miriam Mahmoud
Anna Maleryan
Thamara Martinez
Erlinda Mejia-Tebalan
Andrielle Simone Miller
Christina Molina
Samantha Nicole Morales
Claudine Muika
Jarin Mumu
Jacqueline Ochoa Marin
Hayley Omahen
Monica Parekh
Sydney Lane Pilkington
Kara Pirozzi
Claire Elizabeth Pointon
Arianna Isabel Ponce
Sameera Qureshi
Stephanie Rabines
Angela V. Ramirez
Lillian Ramirez
Jacqueline Reyes
Mayra Reyes Lopez
Kimberly Robles Garcia
Alejandrina Rodriguez
Nancy Rodriguez Martinez
Laridsa Salazar
Diana Samvelyan
Sofia Sanchez
Jazzlyn Sandoval
Aspen Patricia Stam
Diana Teroganesyan
Samantha Abigail Thomas
Simone Mykal Thompson
Fatima Tiwana
Tina Tunyan
Molly Kathleen Walker
Yunzheng Wang
Alena Wieczorek
Jasmine Young
Master of Science in Behavioral Psychology
Cory May
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DOCTORAL CANDIDATES BY HOODING FACULTY
Order of Procession
Doctor of Psychology
Dr. Thema Bryant
TIARA BYRD
Coping Strategies and Human Trafficking Survivors: A Systematic Review
GILLIAN DOWLOU
Prevalence, Correlates, Symptomology, and Assessment of Women with Acquired Brain Injury as a Result of Intimate Partner Violence
NA DU
Sexual Abuse of Children in China: Consequences and Han Culturally Appropriate Treatment
MELISSA DUNCAN
Physical Intimate Partner Violence of African American Women: Promising Practices and Pitfalls in Treatment
MELISSA GAVILANES
A Systematic Review of Risk and Protective Factors for Mental Health among Latinx College Students
VICTORIA MORAN
The Sociopolitical Context of Recovery from Intimate Partner Abuse: Spirituality, Religious Coping, and Social Support among Heterosexual and Same-Gender Loving African American Women
Dr. Carrie Castañeda-Sound
TATYANA APOSHIAN
Exploring the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Suicidality in College and University Students: A Systematic Review
ROSA MARIN
An Examination of Types of Trauma, Resiliency Factors, and Strengths-Based Approaches to Treatment among Undocumented Mexican Immigrants
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Dr. Robert deMayo
MEGAN BENTON
The State of Psychological Services for People with Physical and Cognitive Disabilities: An Integrated Systematic Review
CLAIRE MULDREW
Veterans, Providers, Moral Injury, and the Integration of Spirituality in Clinical Care
KEREN SHEMESH
Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Individuals Experiencing Auditory Verbal Hallucinations: A Systematic Review
Dr. Kathleen Eldridge
MARIA ALLYSON AYSON
Systematic Review of the Risks, Consequences, Protective Factors, and Treatment of Infidelity for Military Couples
CARLY POYNTER
A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Family-Based Treatment with and without Adjunctive Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders
Dr. Susan Hall
MADELEINE WALKER
Lifting the Voices of Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Systematic Review of Their Experiences with Formal Support Providers/Systems
YUEN WU
Understanding Resilience with Chinese Emerging Adults Who Had Early Relational Trauma: An Integrative Systematic Review
Dr. Shelly Harrell
EGYPT LEITHMAN
Transgender Inmate Experiences in Prison Systems, Jails, and Detention Centers in the United States: A Systematic Review
COLIN MENG
Schizophrenia, Expressed Emotion, and Relapse: A Systematic Review Across Cultures
BREANNA SMITH
The Strong Black Woman Schema, Wellness Outcomes, and Mental Health Interventions: An Integrative Systematic Review
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Dr. Dennis Lowe
RUTH MAOUDA
Exploring the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Adolescent Mental Health: An Integrative Systematic Review
Dr. Edward Shafranske
SAM HAN
Client Perspectives on Effective Psychotherapy: A Systematic Review and Foundation for a Consilient Psychology
Dr. Erlanger Turner
BRIAN GRIFFITH
Reducing HIV Transmission for African American and Latino Gay and Bisexual Men: An Integrative Systematic Review
Dr. Amy Tuttle Guerrero
ELVINA CHOW
The Intergenerational Transmission of Culture through Attachment-Based Parenting Practices and Their Effects on Child Neurology
MELANIE SUNITA ANN DAVID
Psychosocial Factors Impacting Identity Development in Biracial-Biethnic Youth: A Socioecological Analysis
JULIA ZUKIN
Use of Photovoice with Marginalized Youth
Dr. LaTonya Wood
ZOE THORNE
A Systematic Review of the Benefits of Integrating Therapeutic Animals into Trauma-Focused Treatments for Child and Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Abuse
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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.
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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
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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
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