On behalf of the University of South Florida Board of Trustees, our faculty and staff, and hundreds of thousands of alumni across the globe, I congratulate you and extend a warm welcome into the alumni family.
Today reflects years of discipline, persistence and belief in what you could achieve. It also marks the moment when everything you have built begins to take on new meaning.
This milestone belongs not only to you, but also to the family members, friends and mentors who supported you along the way. Whether they are seated nearby or celebrating from afar, they share in what you have accomplished and are cheering for you as they think about what comes next. Take a moment to thank them as they celebrate you.
The degree you are earning today comes from a university recognized among the nation’s top institutions and that is a member of the Association of American Universities, a prestigious group of 71 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. USF is the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the AAU in nearly 40 years and is one of only two institutions from the State University System of Florida to hold this distinction.
That AAU membership reflects the strength of this university and the expectations that come with it. It signals that you are prepared not only to succeed, but to contribute in meaningful ways. What matters most now is not the distinction of the degree. It is how you choose to use it.
You leave USF with more than knowledge. You leave with the ability to think critically, adapt to change and solve problems that do not yet have clear answers. Those are the skills that will define your impact.
The world needs people who are ready to build, to lead and to step forward with purpose. That is what you are prepared to do.
Wherever your path leads, into your career, advanced study or new ventures, you carry both opportunity and responsibility. What you do next will shape not only your future, but also the communities you will serve and the many who will benefit from your wisdom and compassion.
We all look forward to seeing what you accomplish. Stay connected with your university, with your fellow alumni and with the community you helped build here. Your relationship with the University of South Florida does not end today. It continues as part of a lifelong network of Bulls making an impact around the world.
As always, Go Bulls.
Moez Limayem, Ph.D. President and CEO University of South Florida
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Established in 1956, the University of South Florida is a highimpact research university dedicated to student success and committed to community engagement. Across campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and USF Health, USF serves approximately 50,000 students from 140 countries who pursue undergraduate, graduate, specialist, and doctoral degrees in 14 colleges. USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the highest category among the state’s 12 public universities.
In 2023, USF became the first public university in Florida in nearly 40 years to be invited to join the Association of American Universities (AAU), which includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. USF is one of only two institutions from the State University System of Florida to serve as an AAU member.
U.S. News & World Report has ranked USF as one of the nation’s top 50 public universities for seven consecutive years, and in 2025, USF achieved its highest ranking ever – No. 88 – among all universities, public or private. In addition, U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in the highest tier, placing it as one of the top 16 medical schools in the nation and inside the
PRESIDENT’S EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Moez Limayem, President
Prasant Mohapatra, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Interim Vice President for Research
Charles J. Lockwood, Executive Vice President for USF Health
Eric M. Eisenberg, Senior Vice President for Strategic Partnerships
Gerard D. Solis, Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Chief Strategy Officer
Jay Stroman, Senior Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Affairs and Chief Executive Officer, USF Foundation
Brian Verkamp, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Robyn Blank, Vice President and Chief of Staff
Jennifer Condon, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Rob Higgins, Chief Executive Officer of USF Athletics
Mark Walsh, Vice President for Government Relations
The University of South Florida is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels, including the Doctor of Medicine. Events, activities, programs and facilities of the University of South Florida are available to all without regard to race, color, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability, age, Vietnam or disabled veteran status as provided by law and in accordance with the University’s respect for personal dignity.
top 10 among public universities, and USF ranks as the No. 12 best value among all public universities in the nation.
Through a record $750 million in research funding in fiscal year 2025 and as one of the top universities in the world for securing new patents, USF is a leader in solving global problems and improving lives. With 81 new U.S. utility patents granted in 2025, USF ranks 18th among American public research universities, 27th among all U.S. public or private universities and 41st among all universities worldwide in generating new patents, according to the National Academy of Inventors.
USF’s innovation and economic development efforts produce tangible benefits across the state of Florida. The university has an annual economic impact of nearly $10 billion and supports more than 111,000 jobs in the state. Many of those jobs are in high-skill, high wage, knowledge-based industries, such as life sciences, information technology, and financial services.
USF is a member of the American Conference. USF Athletics currently sponsors 21 varsity men’s and women’s teams that compete in 13 different sports, 20 at the NCAA Division I level.
UNIVERSITY DEANS
Sudeep Sarkar, Interim Dean, Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing
Elizabeth Spiller, College of Arts and Sciences
Julianne M. Serovich, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
David W. Blackwell, Lynn Pippenger Dean, Muma College of Business
Chris Garvin, College of Design, Art and Performance
Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, College of Education
Levi T. Thompson, College of Engineering
George P. Philippidis, Acting Dean, Patel College of Global Sustainability
Ruth Huntley Bahr, Office of Graduate Studies
Charles Adams, Judy Genshaft Endowed Dean, Judy Genshaft Honors College
Carol Ann Borchert, Libraries
Thomas K. Frazer, College of Marine Science
Charles J. Lockwood, Morsani College of Medicine
Usha Menon, College of Nursing
Janice C. Zgibor, Taneja College of Pharmacy
Sten H. Vermund, College of Public Health
Allison H. Crume, Office of Undergraduate Studies
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Michael E. Griffin, Chair
Oscar Horton, Vice Chair
Charbal J. Barakat
Michael Carrere
N. Rogan Donelly
Andrea Gonzmart
Chad Mizelle
Lauran Monbarren
Fredrick Piccolo
Hunter Rabinowitz
David Simmons
Nancy H. Watkins
William Weatherford
THE SYMBOLS OF LEARNING
Modern academic regalia evolved from the kinds of apparel worn by monks and students in the 11th and 12th centuries to keep warm in the medieval castles and halls in which they studied. Academic life as we know it today began in the Middle Ages — first in the church, then in the guilds. The teaching guild was the Guild of the Master of Arts, and the Bachelor was the apprentice of the Master. Their dress was the outward sign of stature and responsibility. Academic regalia was thus a visible manifestation — in color, pattern and design — that unified those of common discipline and like purpose. In later centuries, to preserve the regalia’s dignity and meaning, universities set rules of academic dress. American universities agreed on a definite system in 1895, establishing a code of approved attire. In 1932, the American Council on Education revised this code, which, for the most part, governs the style of academic dress today. The principal features of academic dress are three: the gown, the cap and the hood.
THE GOWN — The gown has become symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for it completely covers any dress of rank or social standing. The sleeves of the gown indicate the level of the degree held by the wearer. A long, pointed sleeve indicates the bachelor’s degree. The master’s gown has an oblong sleeve cut in an arc, with a slit at either the upper arm or wrist. The USF doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves and three black bars on the sleeve. The doctoral robe also has the seal of the university on the velvet facing.
THE CAP — The freed slave in ancient Rome won the privilege of wearing a cap, and so the academic cap is a sign of the freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. Old poetry records the cap of scholarship as a square symbolizing the book, although other authorities claim that it is a mortar board, the symbol of the masons, a privileged guild. The color of the tassel on the cap denotes the discipline. The tassels on the caps (mortar boards) worn by the faculty may be black or a color indicating the degree. Those who hold a doctoral degree may wear a gold tassel. It is traditional for degree candidates to wear their tassels on the right and for those holding degrees to wear them on the left. Graduates transfer their tassels to the left after conferring of the degrees by the President.
THE MACE — The USF mace is a ceremonial staff similar to those used by many institutions of higher learning to show the right to grant degrees to graduates. The mace is used during all Commencement ceremonies and is carried by the President of the Faculty Senate. Our mace includes a gold pine cone at its top to represent growth and continuity. Eight silver semicircles, which support the pine cone, stand for the eight colleges in existence at USF when the mace was commissioned in 1998. When not in use, today’s mace is displayed in the foyer of the President’s office. The original university mace is on display in the Alumni Center.
THE MEDALLION — The medallion worn by candidates for the bachelor’s degree identifies those graduating with honors based upon GPA.
THE STOLE — The stole is made available to students who are members of university honors societies. International students may choose to wear a special stole honoring their home country. The colors of their stole reflect the colors of their native flags.
THE HOOD — The hoods are lined with the official colors of the institution conferring the degree. They are edged and bound with velvet of the color appropriate for the degree. At USF, the lining of the hood is green with a gold chevron, representing the university’s colors.
THE COLORS — In regalia, academic disciplines are noted by color. These colors can be found on undergraduate and master’s tassels and on master’s and doctoral hoods on the velvet edging.
• Apricot — College of Nursing
• Blue (light) — College of Education
• Brown — College of Design, Art and Performance
• Citron — Social Work
• Drab — Muma College of Business
• Kelly Green — Morsani College of Medicine
• Lime — Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing
• Olive — Taneja College of Pharmacy
• Orange — College of Engineering
• Ph.D. Blue — Doctor of Philosophy (hood only)
• Pink — Music
• Rhodes — Audiology (hood only)
• Salmon — College of Public Health
• Science Gold — College of Arts and Sciences Master of Public Administration, Master of Science, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, and Bachelor of Science; College of Behavioral and Community Sciences Master of Science and Bachelor of Science; College of Graduate Studies; College of Marine Science
• Teal — Physical Therapy (hood only)
• Violet — Architecture
• White — College of Arts and Sciences Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts; College of Behavioral and Community Sciences Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts; Patel College of Global Sustainability; Office of Undergraduate Studies
139 TH COMMENCEMENT CONVOCATION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 // MOEZ LIMAYEM, PH.D., PRESIDING
~ SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 ~
Order of Exercises
PROCESSIONAL (please stand as you are able)
CEREMONY OPENING
David S. Simmons, Ph.D., Faculty Senate President
NATIONAL ANTHEM Student Vocalist
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME
STUDENT’S WELCOME
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SPEAKERS
KING O’NEAL SCHOLAR RECOGNITION
PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL DEGREES
CONFERRING OF DOCTORAL DEGREES
PRESENTATION OF MASTER’S DEGREES
CONFERRING OF MASTER’S DEGREES
PRESENTATION OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
CONFERRING OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Moez Limayem , Ph.D., President
9:00 a.m. – Shahlaine Kaur Barrett, College of Education
1:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. – Hunter Rabinowitz, Student Body President, introducing the Undergraduate Student Speakers
1:30 p.m. – Brisa Perales, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
6:00 p.m. – Kyana Hay, College of Arts and Sciences
9:00 a.m. – Emilio Santiago 1:30 p.m. – Kaitlyn Graulich 6:00 p.m. – Hayes Ubillos
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS
Emily Longfellow and Julio Castro
FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2026!
Today, your families, friends and fellow Bulls celebrate you! Your graduation marks the culmination of years of dedication, perseverance and hard work. Graduating from the University of South Florida is a testament to your talent, fortitude and unwavering belief in a brighter future.
You now have the distinction of calling yourselves USF alumni. Wherever your future takes you, you’ll carry with you the distinguished reputation of a world-class university — a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), representing the top 3% of U.S. research universities.
You will also share a lifelong bond with more than 400,000 Bulls who are leading and serving with excellence around the world. I invite you to stay connected to your alma mater and our powerful Bulls network through your USF Alumni Association. Your involvement creates meaningful ways for all of us to promote and protect our great university; share our USF pride; and make a positive impact on USF, our communities, and Bulls past, present and future.
As graduates, you are now officially members of the USF Alumni Association. Congratulations! You’re also eligible for significant savings on Alumni Association Life Membership, which offers a full complement of benefits. Watch your email for a special limited-time offer – our graduation gift to you!
Your Alumni Association will be a valuable resource as you start the next chapter of your journey. Local alumni chapters and societies can help you make friends and professional connections quickly, in person and virtually, whether you remain in the Tampa Bay area or launch your career far from our campuses.
Stay up to date on the many opportunities available to you by watching your email, visiting our website – usfalumni.org –and following us on social media.
We applaud you, fellow USF graduates. Now, flip that tassel and toss that mortarboard because you’ve arrived! Welcome to the alumni family.
Go Bulls!
Juan Soltero, ’10 Chair, USF Alumni Association Board of Directors Life Member No. 3688
SUMMER COMMENCEMENT 2026
KING O’NEAL SCHOLARS
A tradition since 1988, the King O’Neal Scholars are recognized each semester by the Alumni Association in honor of charter graduates Lucas King and Evelyn O’Neal. Graduating seniors with the highest overall grade point average, 4.0, are identified as King O’Neal Scholars candidates during commencement ceremonies. The recipients of the King O’Neal also receive a certificate of accomplishment and a gold medallion of the university seal.
Ava Badiei, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Alaiyah Marie Benson Dejesus, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts
Natalia Corral, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts
Neige DeAngelis, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Maria Deng, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Jared Hsu, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Arsheya Kak , College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Jeffrey Chase Lee, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts
Louis McCracken, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Delaney Grace Meek , College of Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Sama Nayakanti, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Linnea Helena Nestor, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts
Erika My Nguyen, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
Cameron Charles Pantano, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Vera Alice Pasmanik , College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Juliann Alesa Perez, College of Behavioral and Community Science, Bachelor of Arts
Shriya Punati, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Vivien Sallai, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Rosemaria K. Thomas, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Tatiana Isabel Vanegas, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts
Khoi Minh Vu, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
Allan Lutian Xu, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science
GLOBAL CITIZENS AWARD
The Global Citizens Award recognizes undergraduate students who have had significant global engagement experiences through study abroad, research, community service, internships, and/or coursework.
Dayanara Benitez-Baltazar, College of Public Health, Global Citizens Coursework, Community Service
Taylor Bradwell, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Keishaly Colon Davila, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Jessica Erwin, College of Arts and Sciences, Global Citizens Coursework, Study Abroad
Phillisa Finch, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Esperanza Fuentes, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Amber Gannon, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Kathia Garibaldo, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Farah Ghanem, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Owen Hastings, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Camryn Joseph, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Amy Mack, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Rebekah Maenner, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Valeria Marrero-Ruiz, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Sophia Nguyen, College of Public Health, Global Citizens Coursework, Community Service
Thanh Danh Nguyen, Muma College of Business, Global Citizens Coursework, Study Abroad
Kyler O’Leske, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Aliyah Oliva-Longoria, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Jorge Ortiz Vega, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Marissa Panton, College of Arts and Sciences, Study Abroad, Community Service
Stephanie Piloto Diaz, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Aileen Pinell, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Barbara Podgorksa, College of Public Health, Global Citizens Coursework, Study Abroad
Roshaun Reno, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Jada Santos, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Nadine Saqer, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Poojitha Swaminathan, College of Arts and Sciences, Global Citizens Coursework, Research
Ashley Valencia, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
Giovanna Velez, College of Nursing, Community Service, Internship
DEGREES FROM THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Ruth Huntley Bahr, Dean
CANDIDATES FOR THE DOCTORATE
BELLINI COLLEGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CYBERSECURITY AND COMPUTING
Sudeep Sarkar, Interim Dean
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Meghna Chaudhary, Computer Science & Engineering
B.E.T., Panjab University, India
M.E., Panjab University, India
Dissertation: Advancing Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis through Linguistic Modeling, Data Generation, and Trust-Aware Evaluation
Major Professor: Tempestt Neal, Ph.D.
Thanh Tat Duong, Computer Science & Engineering
B.S., The University of Oklahoma
Dissertation: Language Models for Oncology Clinical Text: How Model Architecture and Data Strategies Shape Tumor Phenotype Extraction and Disease Progression Detection
Dissertation: An Eco-Evolutionary Theory of Cancer Foraging: Resource Competition, Tumor Dynamics, and Implications for Therapy
Major Professor: Joel Brown, Ph.D.
Bradley Brown, Psychology
B.S., George Mason University
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Prosocial Behaviors as a Protective Factor Against Suicide Risk: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Approach
Major Professors: Marc Karver, Ph.D. and Jon Rottenberg, Ph.D.
Meaghan Brown, Psychology
B.A., Emmanuel College
Dissertation: Implementing a Brief Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Informed Skills Group in a County Jail: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Feasibility and acceptability
Major Professor: Edelyn Verona, Ph.D.
Erin Carsten, Psychology
B.A., Michigan State University
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Testing the Impact of Sexual Minority Stress on Endorsement of Prospective Behaviors Related to Borderline Personality Disorder Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Adults
Major Professors: Kemesha Gabbidon, Ph.D. and Vicky Phares, Ph.D.
Marrissa Cook, Philosophy
B.A., Clearwater Christian College
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: I s There a Human in the Loop? How Algorithms Structurally and Agentially Perform Epistemic Injustice
Major Professor: Eric Winbserg, Ph.D.
Angela Costello, History
B.A., University of Rhode Island
M.A., University of New Hampshire
Dissertation: Vestitus Auctoritate: Visual
Representations of Power in Late Roman Sicily
Major Professor: Davide Tanasi, Ph.D.
Thi Xuan Diem Dang, Applied Physics
B.S., Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dissertation: Van Der Waals Interactions Through the Lens of 2D Materials With Emphasis on ManyBody Effects
Major Professor: Lilia Woods, Ph.D.
Julia DeMatteo, Chemistry
B.S., The University of Tampa
Dissertation: Photoluminescent Studies of MetalOrganic Frameworks for Small Molecule Sensing
Major Professor: Randy W. Larsen, Ph.D.
Kevin Hawley, Communication
B.A., University of Toronto
M.A., University of Toronto
Dissertation: Man Down: Exploring Identity, Uncertainty and Resilience in an Autoethnographic Performance of Prostate Cancer as Applied Health Communication
Major Professor: Marleah Dean Kruzel, Ph.D.
Yasith Indigahawela Gamage, Applied Physics
B.S., University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dissertation: Nanoscale Morphological Perturbations of Lipid Membranes Induced by Membrane Active Peptides
Major Professor: Jianjun Pan, Ph.D.
Brianna Jones, Chemistry
B.A., Indiana University South Bend
Dissertation: Advancing the Use of Lipid Vesicles for Use in Drug Delivery and as Therapeutics
Major Professors: Theresa Evans-Nguyen, Ph.D. and Niketa Patel, Ph.D.
Sherilyne Jones, Applied Anthropology
B.A., University of South Florida
M.A., University of Leicester
Dissertation: Heritage Without Equity: AfroDescendant Representation, State Governance, Museums, and the Limits of Cultural Policy in Belize
Major Professor: Rebecca Zarger, Ph.D.
Luke Lajmi, Chemistry
B.S., University of Florida
Dissertation: PKC-Iota Coordinates c-Raf/14-3-3/ Erk1/2 and Smad2/3/Tak1/Beta-Catenin Signaling to Promote Medulloblastoma Progression and Is Targetable With ICA-1S
Major Professors: Mildred Acevedo-Duncan, Ph.D. and Wayne Guida, Ph.D.
Stephen Lasse, Philosophy
B.S., United States Military Academy
M.A., Texas A&M University
Dissertation: Reading Echoes of Homer in Plato: Finding Philosophical Insights by Reading Plato’s Dialogues as Poiēsis
Major Professors: Thomas Slabon, Ph.D. and Michael DeJonge, Ph.D.
Dissertation: Moving through Disasters: Spatial Analysis and Modeling of Evacuation, Migration, and Socioeconomic Selectivity in the United States
Major Professor: Yi Qiang, Ph.D.
Marie Meranda , Applied Anthropology
B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.A., University of Southampton
Dissertation: An Investigation Into the Longue Duree of the Maritime Cultural Landscape of LaSoye Bay, Dominica
Major Professors: Diane Wallman, Ph.D. and Rebecca Zarger, Ph.D.
Robert Miner, Cancer Chemical Biology
B.A., Carthage College
Dissertation: A Double-Edged Sword: The Intrinsic Properties of Glycated Substrates and Oncogenic FN3K Deglycation Enzyme
Major Professor: Jennifer Binning, Ph.D.
Charuka Muktha Arachchige, Applied Physics
B.S., University of Colombo
Dissertation: Portable Trace Gas Analysis with Multipass Cavity Raman Scattering
Major Professor: Andreas Muller, Ph.D.
Cameron Murray, Chemistry
B.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: The Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds for the Treatment of Disease Through De Novo and Rational Drug Design
Major Professor: James W. Leahy, Ph.D.
Emilee Mustor, Cell and Molecular Biology
B.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Exploring Staphylococcus aureus HostPathogen Interaction Using Proteomic Technologies
Major Professor: Lindsey Shaw, Ph.D.
Isaiah Nelsen, Chemistry
B.S., Southeastern University
Dissertation: The Architecture of Chemical Understanding: How Representation Selection, Ordering, and Feature Salience Shape Students’ Conceptions in Chemistry
Major Professor: Scott Lewis, Ph.D.
Kendall Poovey, Psychology
B.S., Kennesaw State University
M.A., Western Carolina University
Dissertation: Examination of Gastrointestinal Visceral Sensitivity in the Maintenance of Restrictive Eating Disorders
Major Professor: Diana Rancourt, Ph.D.
Ruba Rum, Psychology
B.A., University of South Florida
M.S.M.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Understanding the Impact of Minority Stress on Mental Health Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Adults: Insights From a Daily Diary Study
Major Professors: Vicky Phares, Ph.D. and Fallon R. Goodman, Ph.D.
Dylan Serpas, Psychology
B.S., University of La Verne
M.S., California State University, Fullerton
Dissertation: Disability Stigma, Disability Identity, and Psychological Distress Among Young Adults with Disabilities
Major Professors: Kemesha Gabbidon, Ph.D. and Vicky Phares, Ph.D.
Pawan Thapaliya , Applied Physics
B.S., Tribhuvan University
M.S., Tribhuvan University
Dissertation: The Heterogeneous Response of Astrocytes in Different Brain Regions Under Metabolic Stress
Major Professor: Ghanim Ullah, Ph.D.
Thalia Torres, English
B.A., University of Central Florida
M.A., University of Central Florida
Dissertation: Transfer of Writing Knowledge in Technical and Professional Communication
Major Professor: Liane Robertson, Ph.D.
Brendan Walsh, Psychology
B.A., Binghamton University
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Defining the Dynamic Role of Belongingness in Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
Major Professor: Robert Schlauch, Ph.D.
Honor Woodward, Psychology
B.S., Stetson University
M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology
Dissertation: Motivating Lung Cancer Screening
Uptake: An Experimental Test of Didactic versus Narrative Messages for Lung Cancer Screening among Individuals who Currently Smoke or Formerly Smoked
Major Professors: Diana Rancourt, Ph.D. and Vani Simmons, Ph.D.
Xiankui Yang, Mathematics
B.S., Central China Normal University
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: New Developments in Space-Filling Designs
Major Professor: Lu Lu, Ph.D.
Shimin Zhang, Mathematics
B.S., Shandong University
M.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Risk-Aware Deep Reinforcement Learning in Portfolio Optimization
Major Professor: Kandethody M. Ramachandran, Ph.D.
COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY SCIENCES
Julianne M. Serovich, Dean
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Kevin Edward Antwi, Social Work
B.A., University of Cape Coast
M.P.A., Univerisity of Ghana
Dissertation: In search of protective factors against gun carrying for Black male youth: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis of Secondary Data
Major Professor: Sondra J. Fogel, Ph.D. and Matthew Moore, Ph.D.
Tracy Bales, Behavioral & Community Sciences
B.A., University of Florida
M.P.H., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Parent and Caregiver Engagement in Youth Cyberbullying Prevention
Major Professors: Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Dr.P.H. and Tom Massey, Ph.D.
Marissa Del Vecchio, Applied Behavior Analysis
B.A., The University of Tampa
M.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Trauma-Informed Care in Residential Settings: Staff Perceptions and the Impact of PreventTeach-Reinforce with Trauma-Informed Principles
Major Professor: Kimberly Crosland, Ph.D.
Joanne Elayoubi, Aging Sciences
B.A., University of Saint Thomas
M.A., University of Houston-Clear Lake
Dissertation: Association of Social Isolation, Loneliness, Social Strain and Support with Cancer Onset, and Frailty and All-Cause Mortality in People with Cancer
Major Professor: William E. Haley, Ph.D.
Jocelyn Jarvis, Behavioral & Community Sciences
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dissertation: Disclosing Hunger: Predictors and Screening Strategies for Food Insecurity in Undergraduate University Students and Adults Contexts
Major Professors: Marilyn Stern, Ph.D. and Linda Callejas, Ph.D.
Mary Pyfrom, Communication Sciences & Disorders
B.M., Mississippi University for Women
M.A., Louisiana State University
Dissertation: Speech Under Competing Demands: A Multimodal Analysis of Acoustic, Behavioral, Perceived, and Neural Workload During Adaptive Dual-Task Performance
Major Professors: Supraja Anand, Ph.D. and Jennifer Lister, Ph.D., CCC-A
Madeline Risse, Applied Behavior Analysis
B.S., Georgia College and State University
M.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Using Technology-Enhanced Pyramidal Behavioral Skills Training to Train Clinical Staff
Major Professor: Kwang-Sun Cho Blair, Ph.D., BCBA-D
James-Angelo Suarez, Behavioral & Community Sciences
B.A., University of South Florida
M.P.H., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Teachers’ Pre-Implementation
Perceptions of a Social-Emotional Competence
Intervention Across Title I and Non-Title I Schools: A Mixed Methods Examination of Acceptability, Appropriateness, and Feasibility
Major Professors: Kimberly A. Johnson, Ph.D. and Kristin Kosyluk, Ph.D.
Sharayah Tai, Applied Behavior Analysis
B.S., University of South Florida
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: The Development and Evaluation of the Functional Analysis Screening Tool for Athletic Performance (FAST-AP)
Major Professor: Kimber Crosland, Ph.D.
Maria Velez, Social Work
B.S.W., East Tennessee State University
M.S.W., East Tennessee State University
Dissertation: Case Managers’ Perspectives Working with Human Trafficking Survivors: A Secondary Data Analysis
Major Professor: Alison Salloum, Ph.D.
Emily Walker, Criminology
B.S., University of West Georgia
M.A., University of West Georgia
Dissertation: Race, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Human Trafficking Risk, Identification, and Investigation
Major Professor: Joan Reid, Ph.D., LMHC
Emma Walker, Applied Behavior Analysis
B.G.S., University of Kansas
M.A., University of Houston - Clear Lake
Dissertation: Evaluating the Effect of Synchronous Music Reinforcement on Treadmill Pace: A Replication and Extension to Adults with Autism
Major Professor: Raymond Miltenberger, Ph.D.
Jessica Yauk, Aging Sciences
B.S., College of Charleston
M.A., Miami University
Dissertation: Intersectional Inequities in End-ofLife Care Quality: The Roles of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Major Professor: Debra Dobbs, Ph.D.
MUMA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
David Blackwell, Lynn Pippenger Dean
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Christian Arroyo Mera , Business Administration
B.S., Universidad Icesi
M.S., Universidad Icesi
Dissertation: Vocal Paralinguistic Communications and Consumer Reactions
Major Professor: Dipayan Biuswas, Ph.D.
Alysson De Oliveira Silveira , Business Administration
B.S., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
M.S., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Dissertation: Strategic Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence: Global Deployment, Investment Dynamics, and Firm Performance
Major Professor: Sunil Mithas, Ph.D.
Thomas Gill, Business Administration
B.S., College of William and Mary
M.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Designing for Fitness and Resilience in Human Artificial Intelligence Systems
Major Professors: Alan Hevner, Ph.D. and Donald Berndt, Ph.D.
Allison Smith, Business Administration
B.S., Indiana State University
M.B.A., Indiana State University
Dissertation: The Impact of Emotional Language Dynamics on Sales Success
Major Professors: Douglas E. Hughes, Ph.D. and Nathaniel Hartmann, Ph.D.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Jenifer Jasinki Schneider, Dean DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Samirah Alzahrani, Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., King Saud University
M.A., King Saud University
Dissertation: Self-Determination Skills in Inclusive Education in Riyadh City; Perceptions of Intellectual Disabilities Teachers
Major Professor: David Allsopp, Ph.D.
Alycia Bobak, Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Canisius College
M.Ed., Vanderbilt University
Dissertation: Hospitality as a Languageless Movement: Mapping the Interconnectedness of Inclusion, Disability, and Hospitality
Major Professor: David Allsopp, Ph.D.
Leah Burger, Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., New College of Florida
M.Ed., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Redesigning Literacy Interfaces: A Design-Based Study of Youth Writing with/on Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies
Major Professor: Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, Ph.D.
Luis Feliciano, Educational Leadership
B.A., University of Florida
M.A., University of Central Florida
Dissertation: Testimonios from Latiné Educational Leaders Supporting Youth Development Programs
Major Professor: Vonzell Agosto, Ph.D.
Zelda Fleming, School Psychology
B.A., Georgia State University
M.S., Georgia State University
Dissertation: Examining the Referral Pathway for Black Families in the Early Steps Program
Major Professor: Kathy Bradley-Klug, Ph.D.
Daijah Hines, School Psychology
B.S., Florida State University
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Aligning Perspectives: Exploring Parent-Youth Agreement on Well-Being and the Impact of Positive Psychology on Communication & Relationship Habits
Major Professor: Shannon Suldo, Ph.D.
Dulcey Hunter, Curriculum and Instruction
B.F.A., Florida State University
M.Ed., University of West Florida
Dissertation: Teaching Through Trauma in the English Language Arts Classroom: Teachers’ Living Stories, A Narrative Inquiry
Major Professor: Mandie Dunn, Ph.D.
Tara Indar, Educational Leadership
B.S., Stony Brook University
M.Ed., University of North Florida
Dissertation: Exploring Culturally Responsive Leadership Practices Among Female Leaders in Title I Schools: Strategies for Enhancing Student Success
Major Professors: Zorka Karanxha, Ed.D. and Marie Byrd, Ed.D.
Shahlaine Kaur Barrett, Educational Leadership
B.S., Florida State University
M.Ed., University of Southern Califorinia
Dissertation: Loss and Found: One Desi Woman
Scholar’s Journey into and out of Grieving through the Doctoral Degree Process
Major Professor: Zorka Karanxha, Ed.D.
Samin Khallaghi, School Psychology
B.A., University of South Florida
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Development and Initial Validation of the Identifying Behavioral and Emotional Growth Indicators and Needs—Parent Rating (I-BEGIN-P)
Major Professor: Nathaniel von der Embse, Ph.D.
Thomas Koza , School Psychology
B.A., Lewis University
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Interpreting Discrepant MultiInformant Data: Examining School Psychologists’ Decision-Making Processes with Social-Emotional and Behavioral Assessment
Major Professor: Nathaniel von der Embse, Ph.D.
Caroline Mierzwa , School Psychology
B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Promoting School Safety: Evaluation of Student Support Management Plans and Associated Costs of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management
Major Professor: Nathaniel von der Embse, Ph.D.
Katherine Nash, Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., Reinhardt University
M.Ed., Georgia Southern University
Dissertation: Students in Motion: How Educators Enact Movement in Elementary Mathematics
Major Professor: Sarah Trench, Ph.D.
Nicole Pacateque Rodriguez, School Psychology
B.A., Syracuse University
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: De la Escuela al Hogar: Centering Latine and Hispanic Student Perspectives on Caregiver Involvement in the Well-Being Promotion Program
Major Professors: Shannon Suldo, Ph.D. and StacyAnn January, Ph.D.
Alfredo Rodriguez Vera , Curriculum and Instruction
B.S.C.E., Universidad Metropolitana
M.S.E.M., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Overcoming Challenges: Exploring Learning Analytics in Online Learning Amid Technological Constraints in the Venezuelan Context
Major Professor: Yiping Lou, Ph.D.
Sandra Soca Lozano, School Psychology
B.S., University of Havana
M.A., University of Havana
Dissertation: Evaluating the Role of Individual Differences: Impact on Fruit and Vegetable Intake Outcomes in NOURISH-T+ Caregivers of Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Major Professors: Kathy Bradley-Klug, Ph.D. and Marilyn Stern, Ph.D.
Mellissa Teston, Curriculum and Instruction
B.S., University of South Florida
M.A., Nova Southeastern University
Dissertation: Literacy Coaching as Nested DecisionMaking: A Case Study of Instructional Leadership, Professional Learning, and Pedagogical Trust
Major Professor: Jenifer Schneider, Ph.D.
Melissa Waugh, Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., University of South Florida
M.A.T., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Preparing Preservice Teachers: Developing Skills for Working with Students with Disabilities in the Social Studies Classroom
Major Professor: Bárbara C. Cruz, Ed.D.
Carla Zayas-Santiago, Technology in Education & Second Language Acquisition
B.A., University of South Florida
M.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Measures of Linguistic Complexity and Vocabulary Diversity as Indicators of Oral Language
Production Growth: An Exploratory Study of 4th Grade Spanish-Speaking ELs in Remote Synchronous Vocabulary Instruction
Major Professors: Sara A. Smith, Ph.D. and Maria S. Carlo, Ph.D.
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Elizabeth Davis, Educational Program Development
B.A., Boston College
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Dissertation: Philanthropic Grantmakers’ Roles in Transforming Higher Education: A Narrative Inquiry
Major Professor: Sarah Kiefer, Ph.D.
Latiecea Hailey-Brown, Educational Program Development
B.A., State University of New York, Old Westbury
M.Ed., Grand Canyon University
Dissertation: Transformative Leadership in Community Schools: Building Equitable Cultures and Sustainable Community Partnerships for Student Success
Major Professors: Jennifer Jacobs, Ph.D. and Jose Castillo, Ph.D.
Ana Tayeb, Educational Program Development
B.A., University of South Florida
M.A., University of Georgia
Dissertation: Success in Student Leadership: An Appreciative Inquiry Approach to a Student Leader Program
Major Professor: Elizabeth Shaunessy-Dedrick, Ph.D.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Levi T. Thompson, Dean
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Mohammed Almasabi, Civil Engineering
B.S.C.E., King Khalid University
M.S.C.E., Southern Methodist University
Dissertation: Forecasting Urban Air Mobility Demand: A Tour-Based Network Design Modeling Approach
Major Professor: Yu Zhang, Ph.D.
Khuloud Alrashdi, Chemical Engineering
B.S.C.H., United Arab Emirates University
M.S.E.M., United Arab Emirates University
Dissertation: Advancing Wastewater Treatment through Robust Reactive Coatings in Photocatalysis
Major Professor: Norma Alcantar, Ph.D.
Muhammad Saad Amjad, Mechanical Engineering
B.S.M.E., University of Engineering and Technology Lahore
M.M.E., University of South Florida
Dissertation: The Optimization of Net-Zero Factories for Sustainable Manufacturing
Major Professor: Nancy Diaz-Elsayed, Ph.D.
Mariana Arriz Jorquiera , Industrial Engineering
B.S., Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología
Dissertation: Improving Cancer Diagnosis and Patient Outcomes with Deep Learning Models
Major Professor: Jose Zayas-Castro, Ph.D.
Pavia Bera , Electrical Engineering
B.E.T., Kalinga Institute of Industrial Engineering
Dissertation: Toward Intelligent Machines: Conscious Learning and Hardware-Accelerated AI Major Professor: Sanjukta Bhanja, Ph.D.
Harshad Bhapkar, Chemical Engineering
B.S.C.H., Pune University
M.S.C.H., Oklahoma State University
Dissertation: Reinforcement and Failure in Polymer Nanocomposites: From Mechanical Response to Cavitation
Major Professor: David S. Simmons, Ph.D.
Daniela Duran Cantarino, Industrial Engineering
B.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: From Shortage to Strategy: Optimizing Scarce Resource Allocation in Healthcare
Major Professor: Jose L. Zayas-Castro, Ph.D.
Makayla Ferrari, Chemical Engineering
B.S., Furman University
MSCH, University of South Florida
Dissertation: Microstructural Control of the Temperature Dependence of Polymer Dynamics
Major Professor: David Simmons, Ph.D.
Mitchell Harrah, Biomedical Engineering
BSCH, University of Florida
M.S.B.E., University of South Florida
Dissertation: The Treatment and Monitoring of Vascular Disorders by Optical Methods
Major Professor: Ashwin Parthasarathy, Ph.D.
James Holland, Computer Science & Engineering
B.S., Florida Polytechnic University
M.M.E., Tennessee Technological University
Dissertation: A Testing and Verification Framework to Evaluate the Safety and Security of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
Major Professors: Srinivas Katkoori, Ph.D. and Arman Sargolzaei, Ph.D.
Adila Hoque, Mechanical Engineering
B.S., University of South Florida
M.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Asymmetric Movement Adaptations Across Interlimb Coordination, Prior State, and Task Demands
Major Professor: Kyle B. Reed, Ph.D.
Ashim Khanal, Industrial Engineering
B.S.I.E., Tribhuvan University
M.S.I.E., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Multi-Objective Optimization for Sustainability: Methods, Algorithms, and Decision Support Software for Watershed Nutrient Management to Mitigate Harmful Algal Blooms
Major Professor: Hadi Gard, Ph.D.
Nikolas Koutsoubis, Electrical Engineering
B.S., Rowan University
M.S., Rowan University
Dissertation: Multi-Modal Survival Prediction on Breast Cancer Mammograms and Enabling MultiInstitutional Collaborations with Federated Learning
Major Professors: Yasin Yilmaz Ph.D. and Ghulam Rasool, Ph.D.
Parisa Momeni, Computer Science & Engineering
B.S., Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
M.C.S., Shahid Beheshti University
Dissertation: Building Trustworthy Information Systems: A Unified Framework For Comparative Risk Detection
Major Professor: Jay Ligatti, Ph.D.
Fadlullah Raji, Computer Science & Engineering
B.S.E.E., Federal Polytechnic Ilaro
M.S.E., Middle Tennessee State University
Dissertation: Seeing Around Corners: An Indirect Light Transport Decomposition Framework For Fusing Physics and Learned Priors
Major Professor: John Murray-Bruce, Ph.D.
Bingjie Wang, Industrial Engineering
B.S.E., Nanjing Agricultural University
M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo
Dissertation: Optimal Decision-Making under Uncertainty for Reliability Demonstration Testing and Infrastructure Maintenance Planning
Major Professor: Mingyang Li, Ph.D.
Jiahao Xue, Electrical Engineering
B.S.E., Huazhong University of Science and Technology
M.E.E., University of California, Santa Cruz
Dissertation: Efficient, Secure Learning and Resource Management for Wireless Networks
Major Professor: Zhuo Lu, Ph.D.
COLLEGE OF MARINE SCIENCE
Thomas K. Frazer, Dean
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Jessica Caggiano, Marine Science
B.A., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Interpreting Eddy Kinetic Energy from Satellites: Bridging the Transition from Nadir Altimetry to SWOT
Major Professor: Don Chambers, Ph.D.
Alexander Ilich, Marine Science
B.S., Cornell University
M.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Mapping Seafloor Habitats and Characterizing Demersal Reef Fish Communities on the West Florida Shelf Across Multiple Spatial Scales Using Multibeam Sonar and Underwater Video
Major Professor: Steven Murawski, Ph.D.
Alexander Timpe, Marine Science
B.A., Lawrence University
Dissertation: Essays in Comparative Physiology: Examining the effects of Temperature and Oxygen on Maximum Performance in Marine Species
Major Professor: Brad Seibel, Ph.D.
MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Charles J. Lockwood, Dean
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Lian Jacobs, Medical Sciences
B.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Combating Beta-lactamase Resistance: From Inhibitor Design to Substrate Evolution
Major Professor: Yu Chen, Ph.D.
Alexis Scaffidi, Medical Sciences
B.S., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Immunological Consequences of Conjugating Atg8/LC3 to Single Membranes Ensuring Innate Barrier Integrity and Pathogen Defense
Major Professor: Bradlee Heckmann, Ph.D.
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Usha Menon, Dean
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Angeline Saint Fleur, Nursing Science
B.S., University of Florida
Dissertation: A Beacon of Hope Amidst a Sea of Despair: A Mixed Method Analysis of Psychosocial Risks and Protective Factors Associated With Preeclampsia, Among Black Pregnant Women in Florida
Major Professor: Theresa M. Beckie, Ph.D., MN, BScN, RN, FAHA, FAAN, FAAAS
Michael Sanchez, Nursing Science
B.S., University of Miami
M.S., University of Miami
DNP, University of Miami
Dissertation: Sexual Health Decision Making and Doxycycline Post-exposure Prophylaxis: Understanding the Context of Content Creation Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men
Major Professor: DeAnne Turner, Ph.D.
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
Tanisha Shauntell Cathren, Nursing
B.S.N., University of South Florida
M.S.N., University of South Florida
Evidence Based Practice Project: Reducing Hepatitis B Vaccine Hesitancy Among Parents of Newborns Through Structured Education and Motivational Interviewing
Major Professor: Emily Vitale, DNP, APRN
Michaela Rae Chua , Nursing
B.S.N., University of Florida
M.S.N., University of South Florida
Evidence Based Practice Project: A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening through Electronic Outreach
Major Professor: Catherine Nadeau, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE
Olena Danylyk, Nursing
M.S.N., University of South Florida
Evidence Based Practice Project: Improving Sedation Safety through PADIS-Guided Nurse Education and Accountability for Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients
Major Professor: Christina Cardy, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FACC
Danielle Quinn Davis, Nursing
B.S.N., Florida State University
M.S.N., University of South Florida
Evidence Based Practice Project: Parents’ Perceptions of Reach Out and Read to Improve Implementation: A Quality Improvement Project
Evidence Based Practice Project: A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Identification and Interventions for Biopsychosocial Needs in Adult Palliative Care Patients by Using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System
Major Professor: Candace Burns, Ph.D., MS, APRN, FAAOHN
Mackenzie Elliott, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Tampa
M.S.N., University of South Florida
Evidence-Based Practice Project: Rounding with Purpose: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Enhance CICU Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Major Professor: Christina Cardy, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FACC
Shanice Fabio, Nursing
B.S.N., Georgia Southern University
B.S., Barry University
Evidence Based Practice Project: Consensus Guidelines for Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Knee Pain in Rural and Underserved Communities
Major Professors: Eleanor Rawson, DNP, CRNA, CHSE and John Maye, Ph.D., CRNA
Juan Figueroa , Nursing
B.S.N., University of Central Florida
B.A., University of Florida
Evidence Based Practice Project: Improving Perioperative Safety with High-Fidelity Simulation of Anesthesia HALO Events
Major Professors: Amber Fernandez MS, CRNA; Sierra Gower PhD, CRNA; Oscar Olivera MD and Henry S. Park MD
Julia Hedge, Nursing
B.S.N., University of South Florida
B.A., University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Evidence Based Practice Project: The Impact of Mindfulness on Stress and Anxiety in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Major Professor: Sarah Zhang, Ph.D., APRN, CRNA
Makalia Imoni Howell, Nursing
B.S., Florida State University
B.S.N., University of Florida
M.S.N., University of South Florida
Evidence-Based Practice Project: Evaluating the Impact of an Educational Intervention on Hepatitis C Screening
Evidence Based Practice Project: Impact of a Hypertension Management Protocol on the Unhoused Population
Major Professor: Elizabeth Remo DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Kettelene Paul, Nursing
B.S.N., University of Central Florida
M.S.N., University of South Florida Evidence-Based Practice Project: Enhancing Quality of Life in Veterans with Heart Failure using Subcutaneous Furosemide
Major Professor: Eveline Rodriguez, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
TANEJA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Janice C. Zgibor, Dean
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY
Yohana Castellano
A.A., Hillsborough Community College
Penelope Henriquez
B.A., Florida Atlantic University
Hadi Yennes
B.A.S., University of South Florida
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Sten Vermund, Dean
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Olatunbosun Aringbangba , Public Health
B.S., University of Benin Nigeria
M.S., University of Benin Nigeria
Dissertation: Splicing Factor SF3A2 Is an Essential Regulator of Post-Transcriptional Programs Driving Sexual Development in the Malaria Parasite
Major Professor: John Adams, Ph.D.
Suman Chowdhury, Public Health
B.S., University of Dhaka
M.S.M.S., Uppsala University
Dissertation: How Well Are We Preparing U.S. Youth with Down syndrome for Health Care Transition? A Mixed-Methods Study Assessing Provider Support and Exploring Caregiver
Experiences
Major Professor: Russell S. Kirby, Ph.D.
Bashir Dabo, Public Health
B.S., Bayero University Kano
M.S.P.H., Texas A&M University
M.D., Bayero University Kano
Dissertation: Association between Sleep Duration and Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Asia
Major Professors: Janice C. Zgibor, Ph.D. and Ellen M. Daley, Ph.D.
Jill Desch, Public Health
B.S., Centre College
M.P.H., University of South Florida
Dissertation: The Long-Term Biological Toll of Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Role of Psychological Resilience
Major Professors: Chighaf Bakour, Ph.D. and Ellen Daley, Ph.D.
Maria Gomez Morales, Public Health
B.S., University of South Florida
M.P.H., University of South Florida
Dissertation: Examining the Role of Choline and Betaine in Cancer and Premature Mortality
Major Professors: Amy C. Alman, Ph.D. and Doratha Byrd, Ph.D.
Fahad Mansuri, Public Health
B.S., Gujarat University
M.P.H., University of Pittsburgh
Dissertation: Stress, Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease
Major Professor: Amy Alman, Ph.D.
Kailey Mccain, Public Health
B.S., University of South Florida
M.S.P.H., University of South Florida
Dissertation: House Sparrow Invasion Success Across Ecological, Immunological, and Molecular Scales
Major Professor: Lynn Martin, Ph.D.
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Katura Horton-Perinchief, Public Health
B.A., University of Texas at Austin
M.P.H., George Washington University
M.B.A., George Washington University
Doctoral Project: Chained Melody: A Qualitative Exploratory Study Examining the Mental Health Processes in Bermuda’s Prison System for the Development of a Needs Assessment for System-wide Reform
Major Professor: Dina Martinez Tyson, Ph.D.
Kathleen Trinette Ta’Jhauna Lewis, Public Health
B.S., Oakwood University
B.S., Andrews University
M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University
Doctoral Project: The Development of a Cultural Competence Program for Hospitalists to Improve Patient Satisfaction in Maryland
Major Professor: Fiona Lewis, DrPH, RDN
Natalia Stephanie Vega , Public Health
B.S., University of Panama
M.S.P.H., University of South Florida
Doctoral Project: System Analysis to Understand the Stigma, Violence, and Resilience Experienced by Panamanian Cis-gender Female Sex Workers
Major Professor: Arlene Calvo, Ph.D.
CANDIDATES FOR THE SPECIALIST DEGREE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, Dean EDUCATION SPECIALIST
Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Technology
Kaitlin Elizabeth Licato
The dissertations and projects listed reflect the academic research and work product of the doctoral students and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of South Florida.
CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER’S DEGREE
BELLINI COLLEGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CYBERSECURITY, AND COMPUTING
Sudeep Sarkar, Interim Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science
Gabriel Mogbo Adelemoni
Daniel Michael Leniz
Ryan Matthew Putney
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Elizabeth Spiller, Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Applied Anthropology
Katherine Laurence Dunning
Serena Arlene Echols
Bethany Ann Jowers
Tyler Koerner
Caroline Stahley
Communication
Kasima Jennet Ali
Imran Alimov
Jonathan Andrew Vargas
Digital Journalism and Design
Debra Alyssa Garcia
Geography, Geographic Information Science and Spatial Analysis
Christopher Atta Amponsah
Sarah Anne Shaughnessy
History, The History of the Americas
Erin Ashley McQueary
Holden Campbell Rasmussen
History, World History to 1500
Yoel Haim Benhabib
Liberal Arts, Film Studies
Jared Michael Lamanati
Library and Information Science
Nicolas Alejandro Aponte
Resheba Monique Baker
Tariq Kam Belhaj
Nicole Lynn Bohanan
Kaitlynn Nicole Bosley
Riona Jean Campbell
Charlie Michels Cantley
Amanda Aracelis Capote
Matthieu Abel Castillo
Finian Chesser
Devon Jacqueline Chiodo
Stefanie Rose Defazio
Catherine Victoria Fagan
Sky Fody
John Furey
Jessica Maria Gil
Savannah Rose Hall
Annabelle Martin
Vanessa Morris
Tetiana Mykytiuk
Chloe Elizabeth Norris
Plotts
Seanna R. Vicente
Jake Dillon Vigness
Reilly Ann Walker
Psychological Sciences
Elizabeth Leighton
Mollie Londot
Walker Adam Taylor
Psychology, Clinical Psychology
Asif Yosef Zaarur
Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Enzo Novi Migliano
Sociology
Craig Kruse
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology, Ecology and Evolution
Elijah Edward Hatten
Roman Anthony Priestley
Biology, Environmental and Ecological Microbiology
Nathan Dowling
Chemistry
Delaney Samantha Sellers
Conservation Biology
Kamarri Dashon Davis
Christian Jiovani Goldman
Tara Southerland Pedersen
Cybersecurity Intelligence and Information Security
Caleb Joseph Whitehead
Environmental Science and Policy
Md Omer Hossain
Geology
Emma Kathryn Hughes
Ashley Nicole Paschall
Sydney Catherine Scott
Intelligence Studies, Strategic Intelligence
Aiham Jamal Al Jumaili
Elizabeth Marianne Biuk
Cesar Arthur Castillo
Riham George
Regina Andrea Salva Mando
MASTER OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
Urban and Regional Planning
Ashil David Manohar
COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY SCIENCES
Julianne M. Serovich, Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Applied Behavior Analysis
Carina Alessia Barrella
Jaclyn Marie Breeding
Rachel Geneva Brown
Mackenzie Christine Burke
Emely Cabrera Falcon
Ruth Sharlene Delpe
Mitchell Dohm
Jessa Grace Garwood
Amanda Guevara
Renee Alexandria Harris
Hailey Elizabeth Hartle
Mallory Rose Holguin
Daniela Medina
Carolynn Neville
Paige Ann Panozzo
Michaela De-Ann Pansey
Kaitlyn Picallo
Melanie Rangel
Julia Aileen Restivo
Savanna Marie Santiago
Abigail Scarbrough
Melissa Christine Schuler Otano
Luke Garth Schweizer
Samantha Eran Sineath
Catherine Helen Smith
Reagan Brynn Stelljes
Michael John Thomsen
Rebecca Lynn Tole
Serina Elizabeth Wirth
Criminal Justice
Steven L Buchanan
Caroline Madison Gallagher
Rehab Counseling and Disability Sciences
Allinson Arlette Garzia
Jason Duong Ha
Brady Patrick Hess
Carla Severance
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Applied Aging Sciences
Julianna Coura de Moura
Applied Behavior Analysis
Joshua Nelson Alvarado
Victoria Eugenia Alvarez
Andrea Babb
Steven Luis Castillo
Zachary Andrew Crutchfield
Elaine Jin Kim
Aracelis Manosalvas
Carelis Yamil Pabey Pagan
Alexandra Rebekah Pruitt
Ellen Isabelle Ratliff
Rachel Brooke Riccardo
Isabella Mae Zaccor
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Emma Nicole Barnes
Alison Brooke Boyd
Cybercrime, Cyber Criminology
Joseamid Alvarado
Cybercrime, Digital Forensic Investigation
Lionelys Alsina Moreno
Emily Elizabeth Bishop
Kaydee Bonilla
Thomas William Foth
Bianca Huber
Madison Rose Hughes
Kaitlyn Janaé Land
Sean Michael Saltzman
Britley Smith
Julia Jean Vandegraaf
Marriage and Family Therapy
Jillian Cay Ciotoli
Manuela Aimee Afi Djato
Riley Anna Ferrell
Hannah Sophia Grisack
Daniela Hat
Evelyn Amara Imaezue
Olivia Andrade King
Molly Herren Morse
Katelyn Emily Sullivan
Speech-Language Pathology
Dana Alharbi
Christopher Roland Atesiano
Maya Christina Berro
Cara Alexandra Blech
Allison Bradfield
Nicole Alexandra Brborich
Brijhan Gabrielle Elizabeth Burke
Nina Marie Byrne
Lauren Tian Conner
Samantha Marie Cuspilich
Carson A. Daly
Iris De Santiago
Elaine Miriam Derby
Marcy Dee Edwards
Erykah Lauryn Farrant
Maria Sophia Fazio
Paola Victoria Fernandez
Isabella Firlejczyk
Emily Ann Fox
Alexis Mayberry Gardner
Emily Catherine Gifford
Dara Faith Gottlieb
Samantha June Hawkins
Cassandra Jolie Hendry
Emely Leonor Hernandez
Kellee Lynn Holton
Olivia Virginia Lemert
Lauren Elizabeth Logue
Angela Nicole Lumia
Hannah K. Markwell
Paulina Marie Mascaró
Alyssa June McClow
Madolyn Simone McDonald
Kayla Riley Meglino
Samantha Marie Merigliano
Stephany Alina Muhs
Alexis Elizabeth Newberry
Karlee Victoria Crawford Newberry
Samantha M. Nicholson
Grant Forsyth Oberle
Sarah Ann Parker
Alexandra Joely Rodriguez Colon
Vanessa Rua
Leanny Raicy Santos
Tomomi Sawaguchi-Souza
Annabel Saychareun
Nellie Marie Rose Scalise
Erica Nicole Scarborough
Madison Leigh Schain
Karly Paige Schneider
Hailey Caroline Sheppard
Lindsey Marie Smith
Ashley Smith
Hadley Sorensen
Madison Morgan Sprowles
Stefannie Elaine Tanase
Hannah Elizabeth Thomas
Dennis Urena
Brittany Grace Vazquez
Anthony Francis Zogaib
MASTER OF SOCIAL
WORK
Social Work
Janette Chanté Adams
Cortney Elise Akridge
Madeline Elizabeth Anderson
Gifta Sara Anil
Shynea Anthony
Jessica Lynn Mogol Arcelona
Jordan Ravae Arterberry
Te’Jah Alyxzandria Autry
Leylisa Gabrielle Baez
Alexandra Jori Basch
Alexa Lee Belrose
Jordan Blackwell
Indra Bradley
Aleyah Nolani Rose Browne
Fallon Kathleen Buckley
Sophia Luise Bullian
Courtney Bunn
Jennifer Lynn Cairns
Allison Nicole Carlson
J.C. Carr
Ariana N. Carter
Kaylin Chanel Clark
Tiann Nina Clerizier
Kaylin Marie Cole
Breanna Faye Coleman
Yusnely Comas
Marie Conteh
Victoria Elizabeth Leto Culhane
Krystal Charmaine Della Rocco
Ashley Deokie
Sherly G. Dorvil
Jada Nicole Ellis
Christelle Sabrina Estimable
Cole August Foust
Bryan Ahmad George
Jennifer Ellen Giansiracusa
Tyler Sebastian Gillespie
Seth Alan Gilmore
Samantha Doreen Glendenning
Kamri A’Lanna Gordon
Darius D. Gray
Devin Marie Heald
Christina Marie Heath
Riley Kai Hickey
Denise Marie James
Makayla Lacey Johnson
Victoria Rose Joy
Brielle Jasnea Keaton
Sarah Khoja
Kristin Ann Korenkiewicz
Dominique Selene Le Bellot
Jasper Lowe III
Sandra P. Lozano
Evan Michaela Annette Machock
Mariah Machuca
Katelyn Emily Mackay
Abigail Faith Marshall
Withdiema Amanda Martinez
Gerella M. Matheos
Ian B. Medhurst
Megan Rose Meehan
Nya Djenne Menoze
Ruth Hosen Milfort
Jessica Erin Minton
Gabriella Olivia Molina
Catalina Silvia Mordini
Nilsa Mundaray
Leslie Michal Paradelo
Catherine Anne Particini
Calandra Denae-Fitzgerald Peterkin
Denis Petrov
Kristen Lee Pucik
Larrizza Ray
Malyna Nicole Reed
Tiffany Carmen Rhoads
Crista Ann Ricketts
Logan Brooke Roberts
Brian Ronayne
Marcos F. Salcedo
Mark Schmidt
Madison Renee Katherine Searles
Stephanie Michelle Smith
Alexis Snow
Valerie Lian Teachout
Tanisha Nicole Thompson
Ryan Thomas Wain
Kezia Maria Yejerla
Kerlly Crystelle Zephir
MUMA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
David W. Blackwell, Lynn Pippenger Dean
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Business Administration
Swapna Adluru Narasimha
Youshra Mariaum Ahmed
Saleh Majid Alhammad
Estefania Andrade Lopez
Christopher Douglas Andrews
Rayda Anthony
Max Elliott Berger
Roberto D Bonne Leon
Addison Mae Bounds
Mark Edward Brest, Jr.
Aubrey Nicole Arce Cardama
Azra Day
Richard David Dickens
Pedro Estrada
Cheyanne Nicole Fleener
Chelsea Danae Genovese
Aleksandra Ginzburg
Aaron Goldblatt
Zachary Robert Harig
James Aron Harris, Jr.
Jazlynn Marie Hirschhorn
Daniel Kobrossy
Reed Joseph Langton
Connor Nielsen LePak
Lucy Liu
Adrian Machin
Esther Madira
Dustin Michael Mason
Gina Stephanie Nazario
Elizabeth Elaine Oeltjenbruns
Sky Perry
Trey Spencer Phillips
Alexandria Ramos
Joseph Alexander Ramos
Melissa Danielle Rogovin
Brea Ariel Rollins-Simms
Alexandra Rost
Shaaz Sabzali Rupani
Samantha J. Salley
Mitchell Scott Simmons
Mira Petra Stimac
Matthew Steven Thebeau
India Thomson
Kerri Kathleen Walker
Eddresha Levaingela Walker
Quincy Adeline Yott
Business Administration, Blue Economy
Madelyn Torres Arocho
Business Administration, Cybersecurity
Jared Lee Berken
Danella Park Golden
Jaimee Shantel Morgan
Business Administration, Data Analytics
Sarah Alger
Jonathan Jacob
Nicholas Nika
John Richard Recenello
Michael Anthony Redish, Jr.
Monica Paulina Ximenes
Business Administration, Finance
Austin David Brown
Justin Philip Edwardo
Kelvin Mark Eubanks
John Gunner Herbert
Alisa Maoli Krause
Gannon Thomas Lanning
Hasan Manzer
Valerie D. Matos
Charlinda Megene
Mukhammadjon Muminov
Reestavo Michael Riccardo, Sr.
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Tartaglione
Daeshawn Wade-Wortman
Adrea Wilson
Business Administration, Healthcare Analytics
Gabriela Lucia Dodson
Anna I. Dunlap
Holly Johnson Montejano
Fayroza Ferris
Shalash
Fernando Jesus Vega
Business Administration, Sport Business
Rose Elizabeth Caverly
Claire Lilliana Maloney
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Analytics
Jeffrey S. Allan
Chelsea Tahiesha Anestal
Maya Ling Balkaran
Garrett Francis Bridenbaugh
Jaisankar Chandran
Donny David Dila
Vladimir Medoev
Douglas Moore
Siddharth Harshvadan Patel
Giancarlo Payamps
Russell Thomas Sullivan
Iman Sade Williamson
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Analytics, Analytics and Bus Intelligence
Eeda Rijal
Merita Mary Thomas
Entrepreneurship in Applied Technologies
Zane Matthew Herring
Lor Eyeba Mputu
Josephine Sek
Financial Analytics
Jordan Thomas Fortier
Ralph Lamy
Michael James Leduc, Jr.
Aurelien Matthieu Mayindu Matondo
Kristin Elizabeth Emily Scott
Kristopher-Stanislav Tanev
Fintech
Keon Wook Kang
Alexander Lowe
Mark Hubert Morris
Sebastian Jose Paula
Info Assurance and Cybersecurity Management
Alena Alexis Babkin
Victoria Alyse Carr
Management
Vy Le Tuong Nguyen
Management, Human Resources Management
Rachel Marianne Verhagen
Supply Chain Management
William Taylor Arnett
Samuel Anderson Ballinger
Sheridan Sinclair Gater
Ronald Andrew Lafleur
Alexander Maxwell Morris
Michael Thomas Russin
Bradley Schellenberg
Amanda Nicole Smith
Tristan Wagner
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MARKETING
Marketing
Hollie Sage Altman
Christine Lydia Lear
Sabrina Matarazzo Boffa
Gabrielle Grace Motz
Sydney Kaitlan Muschett
Sadie Annelis Stetson
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTANCY & ANALYTICS
Accountancy and Analytics
Scott Tomas Atkins
James Matthew Augustine
Pooja Mukesh Bhavsar
Dierdre Kelly Bolan
Clara Dae Campbell
Silvia Vincenza Cannarella
Ruth Centeno Figueroa
Jeffery Clifton Clark, Jr.
Matthew Jacob Cohen
Gabrielle Nicole Delia
Aaron Do
Alegna Shianne Hall
Colin Michael Jeffers
Reilly Grace Koshlap
Erin Marie Kress
Destin Lacquement
Wendi Liane Masis
Keira Mcguinnes
Kaley Ann Meadows
Lauren M. Medeiros
Francesco Miot
Hoang Anh Le Nguyen
Stephen John Page II
Yash Nitinkumar Patel
Zachary Michael Pepper
Julio Cesar Plata Gonzalez
Shayna Marie Rankin
Matthew John Sarris
Laura Soto
Tyler James Stevens
Max Alexander Veinger
Kevin Zuraik
COLLEGE OF DESIGN, ART, AND
PERFORMANCE
Chris Garvin, Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Music Education
Ja’Quan Omar Floyd
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Career and Technical Education
David Keith Dowdy
Haley Eyster
Jyll Kimberly Highsmith
Heidi Lin Phillips
Elementary Education, Teacher Leadership
Jessica Megan Beagle
Jerry C. McCaffery
Alexandra Corinne Simon
Physical Education
Edyn Parker-Luv Battle
Kaitlyn Michelle Davidson
Dado Duheric
David Edward Gotsch II
Lansing Mckinley Hart Miller
Marianna Michaela Kliampas
Gabriel Omar Lynch, Jr.
Heidi Jo Towle
Sarah Ashlee White
Jocelyn Marie Wilkes
Reading Education
Brooke Felden
School Psychology
Keren Micael Asghede
Hannah Lynn Baronian
Reagan Annabelle Boera
Hannah Davis
Natalie W. Jones
Olivia Rose Klingler
Shardae Madison
Briley Shane Newcomb
Katlyn Nicole Reynolds
Taylor Elizabeth Roussel
Sara Jewel Simpson
Cassandra Jade Taracido
Anabelle Elizabeth Theodat
Ayana Nicole Williams
Seffie Aida Yip
Second English Education, Teaching Young
Adult Literature
Keaira Azrael Ermatinger
Jordan Viles
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
Elementary Education
Jasmine Martha Aguilar
Jamie Lynn Conner
Andreana Delagrammatika
Jachelle Rosarah Gardiner
Isabella Maria Gonzales Zacharias
Madison Nicole Hursh
Alyssa Mejias
Enas Moussa
Jessica Autumn Powers
Jillian Gabrielle Stote
Catina Louise Straw
Camille Leighton Swencki
Exceptional Student Education
Michael Sumner
Mathematics Education, Middle Grades
Mathematics 5-9
Abel Gutierrez
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Education: Mathematics
Georgios Silivanis
Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Education: Social Science
Ta-Mine I-Sherma Challenger
Educational Leadership, K-12 Public School Leadership
Cory Allan Amilcar
Kara Lee Cochrane
Dylan C. Floyd
Mariana E. Reyes
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Exercise Science, Strength and Conditioning
Selena Gonzalez
Learning Design and Technology, Big Data and Learning Analytics
Sarah Caylee Rosenbloom
Learning Design and Technology, E-Learning Design and Development
Naya Daley
Zhiwen Yang Mccarthy
Secondary STEM Education
Loletia Juanita Thomas
STEM Education, Elementary Math and Science
Amy Rebecca Weber
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Levi T. Thompson, Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Biomedical Engineering
Aana Farhana Ahsan
Harrison Haley
Biomedical Engineering, Biomed Imaging and Bioelectronic
Josef Franczak
Biomedical Engineering, Cell and Tissue Engineering
Christiana Samuel Bedros
Biomedical Engineering, Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation Engineering
Audrey Alina Gabbard
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering, Water Resources
Manish Adhikari
Marcelo Felix Lago
Elissa Touma
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science
Katarina Valentine Capalbo
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineering
Arthur Grik
Russell Lee Odell
Harshen Patel
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
Engineering Management
Rafael Alejandro Nieves
Joel Nathan Opese
Samir G. Shammas
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Environmental Engineering
Tione Hvydah Grant
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering
Sindhu Gayathri Bandaru
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Aerospace Engineering
Vraj Gaurangkumar Mehta
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DATA INTELLIGENCE
Data Intelligence
Sai Krishna Manohar Balusu
PATEL COLLEGE OF GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY
George P. Philippidis, Acting Dean
MASTER OF ARTS
Global Sustainability, Climate Mitigation and Adaption
Cameron Adelaide Cobb
Michelle Orled Lopez
Global Sustainability, Sustainability Policy
Angelina Di Fiore
Jonah Mick
Global Sustainability, Sustainable Business
Chloe Husbands
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Global Sustainability, Food Sustainability and Security
Liz Briggs
Mari Therese Brimlow
Ryan K. Quam
Global Sustainability, Sustainable Energy
Vishnu Vardhan Chaduvula
Edmond Chinian
Sandra Ivette Garcia Munoz
Global Sustainability, Water Sustainability
Eileen Mary Byrne
COLLEGE OF MARINE SCIENCE
Thomas K. Frazer, Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Marine Science, Biological Oceanography
Jessica Lea Van Vaerenbergh
Marine Science, Physical Oceanography
Orion Benedict Witmer
MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Charles J. Lockwood, Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Carlos Mauricio Hernandez Gonzalez
Eric Oster
Brianna Rose Perino
Nathaniel David Roth
Nicco Vincenzo Simonetti
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATICS
Health Informatics
Felicia Farrah Alli
Rawan Alsaid Suliman
Iryine Chelangat
Christian Daniel Claros
Nayana Gadde
Cheryl Ann Hansen
Cheyenne Raisa Henry
Ivan James Kirk II
Preeti Manik
Ario Rezaei
Marangelis Rivera Perez
Bryant Rojas
Nicole Justine Sia
Kyla Nicole Lyerly Vendemia
Health Informatics, Healthcare Analytics
Ernst Azor
Lucy Andrade Curtis
John Henry Geary
Nihit Gurram
Michael Malak
Hasnaa Mezraoui
Maria Paula Nieto
Iyesogie Stephany Obakpolor
Samuel Testa
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
Medical Sciences
Lana Isabella Alexis
Florian Alushi
Samuel Alvarez
Stephanie Michelle Atlee
Brittany Beyonce Barnes
Noah Lewis Benbenisty
Elijah James Bloyer
Girdsnite Jb Boileau
Shakiela Shanique Boothe Rodney
Kayla Maria Boyde
Sarah Nicole Carroll
Amarta Ceci
Kiona Caprise Cobb
Lili Maria Coe
Joshua Alexander Cohen
Kaleah Fayvon Cornwall
Jordan Maria Dahl
Amy Hong Hanh Dang
Riley Kathryn Dinklage
Delaney Dione Ditto
Amanda Ecklund
Hinah Grace Ehtisham
Amira Elfeel
Chloe Arwen Ferguson
Austen Ray Fields
Morgan Frederick
Mikayla Ariel Fudge
Siri Gavini
Madison Zeta Gibson
Maia Ruth Goldstone
Keron Kennriff Grey
Brenda Elisa Guajardo
Andrew Hanna
Phylecia Harrigan
Manar Hassan
Kaylee Jianna Hernandez
Emma Katherine Hopkins
Colton David Hunter
Rahman Oladipupo Ibraheem
David Bradley Jacobsen
Monee’ Antionette Judkins
Medha Chittoor Karnam
Katarina Kronrad
Karlie Marie LeFor
Victoria Jean Locklin
Maya Valeriya Makhtin
Alyssa Leia Manalaysay Espejo
Jafet Eli Marquez
Brianna Edina Matus
Elizabeth Nicolle Matute
Michaela Belle Moore
Giovanni N. Nardi
Matthew Ryan Nashed
Zainab Nawaz
Catherine Nguyen
Kamyla A. Ochoa-Castillo
Yeah Jin Park
Shruti Patel
Khelsey Patel
Samuel John Prabhakaran
Priyanka Harsh Pradhan
Adarsh Sai Raju
Zayin J. Roe
Marguerite Stella Rwil
Joshua Scott Scheurich
Bianca Michele Scottino
Khushi Uday Shinde
Jordyn Joelene Smith
Mikayla Noel Soriano
Mily Sosa
Carmen Lorraina Sosa
Karla Maria Titen
Blake Andrew Vick
Anna Marie Wade
Bienna Shantay Welsh
Jena Michelle Whipple
Luke Adams Wilson
Quixana Janese Woody
Julia Elizabeth Zager
Medical Sciences, Aging and Neuroscience
Amnah Ali Alahmad
Laila Atari
Adam Anthony James Bradshaw
Rachel Elizabeth Buksbaum
Hanan Hisham Hamed
Anish S. Kalappa
Lauren Paige Kvederis
Said Nady Makarios
Surabhi Shreekumar Nair
Alexis Dentr’ia Renee Watson
Allison Rose Wieland
Medical Sciences, Anatomy
Sameeksha Rani Adesh
Brandon Louis Erbs
Ashlyn Rei Favis
Shania Lanay Harris
Riana LeNita Hill
Nandita Sureshbabu Patil
Sara Ann Perez Bermudez
Madison Emily Sibley
Medical Sciences, Health Science
John L. Henderson III
Medical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences
David C. Thomas, Jr.
Medical Sciences, Molecular Medicine
Akram Malak Mikhail
Rahim Zakky Robert Miller
Alondra Rivera Ramos
Rodrigo Bryan Rosado
Somanita Sem
Isabella Rose Shields
Modena Italianna Stevenson
Torrey Zelek
Medical Sciences, Molecular Oncology
Chrissy Liu
Medical Sciences, Women’s Health
Megan Alexa Cleveland
Penelope Marie Mulvaney
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Usha Menon, Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Nursing (Traditional), Family Health Nurse Practitioner
Marc Gerald Ataiza
Juliane Ilse Baldeweg-Rau
Jordan Nicole Beaudua
Amanda Frances Belles
Alexandra Bhalani
Taylor Nicole Bilyak
Carlos Rafael Cardy Veras
Allison Lynn Conti
Lizbeth Cruz Garcia
Amy-Kathryn Virginia Davis
Mary Elizabeth Deglomine
Marie Angelika Dela Cruz
Mayra Espindola Maya
Danielle Jenai Forrest
Nicole Alexandra Gauvey
Samantha Gilliard
Sarah Giuliano
Tamara Melody Golus
Taylor Louise Durrett
Brooke Haley Hammond
Kara Ashley Haughey
Katherine Knapp
Alexey Uori Kovalenko
Jessica Ann Littleton
Alexis Marchione
Lynda Gail McGhin
Ana Elena Nino Combs
Angelina Rose O’Donnell
Christen Joany Ramirez
Sydnie Rose Riedel
Ayja LaMae Robinson
Nicole M. Salvatore
Rebecca Skipper
Mikayla Marie Smith
Nicole Taylor
Courtnei Laportia Threatts
Christina Tourtchenko
Gabriela Natalie Vasilenko
Juliana R. Vieira
Kionna Lashay Walker
Kayla Mary Williams
Hsin Fang Yeh
TANEJA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Janice C. Zgibor, Dean
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
Paulo Vitor Feijo Alves Linhares
Abhishek Kandukuru
Jorge Damian Romero Salgado
Michele Marie Tyrpak
Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Drug Discovery, Delivery, Development and Manufacturing
Debra Boerke
Xinran Zhu
Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Entrepreneurship in Pharmacy & Pharmaceutics
Dona Roy Dona Roy Chowdhury Chowdhury
Md Jabir Rashid
Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Translational & Clinical Research
Axel Sabillon Deraspe
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Sten Vermund, Dean
MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Health Administration
Mikayla Brooke Gonzalez
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Public Health, Applied Biostatistics
Tabitha Boeringer
Marco Antonio Navarrete
Anusha Parajuli
Tanner Allen Pasman
Abigail Hope Picciano
Xiu Yin
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Wendi Christina Hammond
Mariana Suarez Velasquez
Public Health, Epidemiology
Claudia Talal Abdelhaq
Serena Riyad Abdullah
Carla Paola Blandino
Ruth Esther Taruni Reddy Challa
Shikha Srivastava Dhingra
Amanda Kristine Floyd
Elijah Jeremy Gelongo
Paige Caroline Grech
Amber Marie Hernandez
Lusiana Martinez
Noah Josephine Pilla
Cassandra Nicole Resler
Nolan Allan Williams
Karli Williams
Public Health, Global Communicable Disease
Olatunbosun Olabanji Aringbangba
Christina Knowles
Public Health, Global Disaster Management, Humanitarian Relief, and Homeland Security
Evan Jackson
Mariella Leonice Schiappa
Suzanne Elizabeth Sica
Public Health, Global Health Practice
Phyo Hein
Shatryce La’Rayne Hill
Si Thu Htun
Dajonae Jayawardana
J Joseph Perez
Sarah E. Savage
Public Health, Infection Control
Anabelle Renee Lee
Rawni Rosehelen Lunsford
Daniella Martinez Payan
Angelica Amparo Ocasio
Avennette Adeline Vallankanni Pinto
Public Health, Maternal and Child Health
Karina Adames
Public Health, Nutrition and Dietetics
Julia Litherland
Shakira Melina Rivera
Veronica Santamaria
Holly Detroit Vera Lourenco
Public Health, Public Health Practice Program
Amy Sue Ferriell
Elizabeth Lauren Labusch
Public Health, Social Marketing
Lauren Marie Koerner
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Public Health, Genomics
Kaitlyn McKenna Nowak
CANDIDATES FOR THE BACHELORS’S DEGREE
At the University of South Florida, we take great pride in the academic achievements of our students. Undergraduate students who are graduating with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are recognized in this Commencement program as graduating with honors, designated as follows: Cum Laude * – graduating with honor: grade point average of 3.5 or higher
Magna Cum Laude ** – graduating with high honor: grade point average of 3.7 or higher
Summa Cum Laude *** – graduating with highest honor: grade point average of 3.9 or higher
Graduates with the highest cumulative grade point average, 4.0, are also identified as King O’Neal Scholars.
BELLINI COLLEGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CYBERSECURITY, AND COMPUTING
Sudeep Sarkar, Interim Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science
France Medeley Guillou
Ahmed Oluwaseyi Lamidi ***
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CYBERSECURITY
Cybersecurity
William Jaimes-Melchor **
Nicholas Joseph Mongiovi
Nahomi M. Perez Santiago
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology
Lizette Abe Tanguaka *
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Elizabeth Spiller, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Anthropology
Dylan Bryce Davis
Sofia Marie Ohlhaber
Daniel Rakower
Avery Savannah Turner **
Chemistry
Cooper Lincoln Gray *
Chemistry, Biochemistry/Biotechnology
Evan Blake O’Sullivan
Benjamin James Pickard
Sariah Wilson
Communication
Holden Michael Babushkin
Fiorela I. Benjamin ***
Daniele Franciele Binger **
Jared Brofsky *
Dylan Brooks *
Savion Deandre Columbus Burke
Kaden A. Centeno
Elizabeth Rose Ellis
Misher Garcia *
Jaylene Josephine Gomez
Karissa Michelle Hall
Shawna Ashley Hopper **
Johanna lorena Jaramillo Rodriguez
Eddie Junior Jimenez
Isaiah Jones
Hannah Ross Kehoe
Jordan Lam
Catherine Grace Lawlor
Avery Carmella Lazzara
Liam Hao Han Lieber
Dominic Michael LoPiano
Hunter Nodal-Rea **
Alanna Rose Picciotto
Pierce Tyler Ralston
Hayden Rose
Isabella Rose Santos
Isabella Maria Scian
Sarah Linda Smith **
Alexander Hunt Smith
Payton John Stefero *
Vivian Dorothy Trejo
Bilal Ghayas Uddin
Jenna Elise Velasco
Alyssa Noel Vila
Slater Michael Whitehead
Reese Elizabeth Wimberly
Jack Charles Wirrig *
Isabella Alexandra Zaldivar
Amber Nicole Zane *
Digital Communication and Multimedia Journalism
Stephanie Lauren Broton *
Haley Nicole Chivers
Nicole Christa Domante
Dominic Mason Feo
Gage Padric Johnson *
Abigail Elizabeth Ley
Julia Marie Metz
Jorge Luis Otero, Jr.
Delaney Jane Taber **
Anna Rose Volino
Economics
Alex Michael Adler
Sebastian Alonso Calderon **
Christopher Cullen Barkauskas, Jr.
Yessa Passos Borges
David Brodsky *
Connor William Campbell
Samuel Elias Charos
Xionali Celeste Cruz
Camilla Mariana De Moura Ferreira
Vance Forte, Jr.
Maher Ahmad Ghuneim **
Max Richard Heltzel
Jack Edward Maguire *
Malak Rezk Mohamed Ahmed Mansour, Jr
Daniel Ricardo Marvin
Mitchell Clark McClure
Jacob Ryan Meester
Eliseu Cardoso Oliveira
Marisa Patrie Panton **
Patrick Harold Ryan
Joshua J. Tirado
L Tiago Cristobal Vallebuona
Ethan Christopher Wells *
Adam Lee Whipp
Dillon Williams
May Mon Win
English, Creative Writing
Alaiyah Marie Benson Dejesus ***
Amanda Bitkauskaite *
Kayla Marie Diaz
Reilly Anne Farrell
Joey Hager
Cindy Elaine Landicho **
Stephanie Marie Larios *
Justin Edward Lugo
Christopher Sean Nazworth
Austin Nole Rodriguez
Grace Marie Scharlacken ***
Kaithlyn Tubens Vargas
English, Literary Studies
John Earl Balden *
Brianna Rose Toro ***
Kaitlyn Marie Johnson **
Mark Roman Marani *
Zainab Weam Mohamed ***
Josie Gabrielle Mullins **
Benjamin Calvin Pinkard **
Marisa Quintana
Mackenzie Nicole Wajert
Geography and Geographic Information Systems
Jason S. Cordero
Geography and Geographic Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems
Juliett C. Minchew **
Geography and Geographic Information Systems, Geography
Asha-Mizan Celestina Cope-Edwards*
Geography and Geographic Information Systems, Society and Environment
Ryan Anson Borden
Jason Hernando Guerrero
History
Aimee Lauren Beck
Dennis Bergan
Sarah Elisabeth Blackstone **
Chris Krishna Daniels
Alaina Daugherty
Katherine Noelle Deantoneo
Kylie Lynn Dumas *
Matthew Wright Lovelace
Tanya Ann Lowrie
Matthew Rene Morales
Victor Leo Nikolov **
Joseph Lee Van Alstine **
Elijah Luke Walters
Humanities and Cultural Studies, Humanities
Amber Madison Keyes
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Aging Sciences
Trayonna Killings
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Behavioral Healthcare
Cameron Marquis Miller
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Communication
Langley Ruth Carter
Alexandra Bryn Skoletsky
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Briana Elizabeth Martinez
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Criminology
Aaliyah Jomaira Meza
Melanie Orjuela
Aaron Antonio Rose
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Economics
Mitchell Cakmak
Ronit Suresh Nathani
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Information Studies
Fiona Keith Briggs
Matthew James Lieupo
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Mass Communications
Jade Elisabeth Hutchings
Fallon Sophia Wolff *
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Psychology
Emma Brooke Bates
Katina S. Hyde
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Public Administration
Josh Benner Bart
Judith Olivia Cummings
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Public Health
Ilonah Maria Fernandes
Nirjala Patel
International Studies
David Asbell
Isabella Escobar Lora ***
Chandler Joel Fritz **
Brooke Loren Jennings
Ryan Peter Mcdowall
Nicole Nania
Juan Sebastian Penagos Marquez
Lia Yvette Perez **
Mass Communications, Broadcast News
Tatiana Sofia Borrero
Isabella Sofia Rosario
Mass Communications, Broadcast Program and Production
Giohandri Ariel Robinson-Santiago
Mass Communications, Video and Documentary Production
Santiago Miguel Abel Mathematics, General Mathematics
Peter Anthony Hayes, Jr. *
Matthew Ferdinand Lunandy Philosophy
Caleb Alton Sammons ** Political Science
Yasmine W. Alamm
Kalyn Albertie
Garima Anand *
Jordan Ryan Francis Cabrelli
Juliana Mauricette Cajas
Alexis Christina Conde
Colton Perry Corrao
Lily Anne Dunn *
Jessica Michelle Erwin *
Seth Ford
Ryan Margaret Ginder
Derek Giovanetti
Orestes Nicholas Hernandez IV
Bradley Shane Hoosier **
Andrew L. Jalo
Dylan James Edward Karnow
Cole Timothy Labenz
Raquel Cecilia Lanzaro
Tyler Jackson Lovelace
Jack Edward Maguire *
Sameeha Afreen Malek
Sarah Victoria Mendoza **
Lila Star Morgan **
Alexia Ntinou **
Kayla Marlene Nussbaumer
Shane Anthony Palmeri
Marisa Patrie Panton **
Hannah Elizabeth Pettinato
Mya Janae
Scott
Abraham Emanuel Smitz ***
Godfrey Llewellyn Torres III **
Lauren Elizabeth Wolpers
Destiny Yance
Professional and Technical Communication
Graysen Lee Harrison *** Psychology
Esteban Acebedo Ciro
Srigopika Vibhavari Adiraju **
AnnaSophia Alba *
Sophia Alvarez ***
Ethan Todd Andersen
Atiya Kaye Anderson
Gloria Alicia Arce *
Austin Michael Arnold **
Stefanie Babjak
Brycen Barber
Manuela Barros Neublum
Julia Helen Bayne *
Grecia Rose Beascoechea
Ember Kent Becker
Leticia Becker Macedo Lima *
Grace Lauren Bennett
Stella Marie Bradford
DeMajae Tenora Brown
Daisy Brown *
Javanese Jasimere Brown ***
Jason Kamal Budhram
Daniel Budslick **
Stephen Javon Burke
Ella Jewel Burt **
Sierra Kristine Butterfield ***
Adiel Cancel-Lopez
Jonathan Carlstrom
Sarah Jane Casey
Addison Mackenzie Cavanaugh
Charlie Chacon
Danielle Grace Choban-Farnham
Sofia Mariana Colon
Sarah Alexis Colone
Chloe Gabrielle Colon-Moore
Taimi De La Caridad Comas Naranjo
Chandler Reese Copeland
Natalia Corral ***
Evelyn Crespo-Cobas
Anelise Kanauber Dacosta *
Jadyn Rasaan Wilson Darbonne
Kadaysia Dash
Sylvia Rose Deitche
Jaleah Anne Delva *
Taylor Jean Demarest
Haley Ann Derossett
Mia Faith Devoll
Leidy Laura Dominguez
Ruth Dufresne *
Jasmine Shay Dunham
Elise Mae Dunn
Polina Dymochka *
Erika Elizabeth Ebersole
Taylor Jonathan Eck
Grace Isabella Ely
Kristina Ermolaeva
Kayla Jane Erturk
Elena Marie Esposito **
Hayden Mckalynn Ferguson
Joneila Fernandez
Karissa Annette Ford *
Brianna Marie France *
Rachel Ann Frazier
Eilyn Garcia Amado
Virginia Noreen Glidewell *
Mackenzie Leigh Godfrey *
Eric Joseph Gramby *
Kristian Grayson
Teagan Jacqueline Guminski
Lillian Hassan
Paige Elizabeth Hogg
Tiffany Hoheisel ***
Luna Holst Glotzer **
Daniel Joseph Horgan IV
Faris Haseeb Jabbar **
Alison Karina Jagannath
Amaya Jazmine Jones *
Carissa Jones
Lulu Wei-Ju Chuang Jordan *
Madison Alexis Keels
Julee Admon-Badra Khair
Emelina Ann Kilburn
Karla Lynn King *
Hercules Dubo Angelo Knight
Maria Koddus
Wendy Gao Kollin
Mason Paul Largacci
Jeffrey Chase Lee ***
Kade H. Lefort
Andrew Luke Legutko
Samantha Taylor Leslie
Haylee Claire Little **
Joshua Simon Litz
Chloe Josie Lizotte *
Sahia Manepalli *
Jericco Jessier Marquez-Castellanos
Roselvis Martinez **
Sayuriko Alex Martinez
Mie Gabriela Maruyama Ribeiro *
Ivan Xavier Mazursky
Destini Nicole Mccarty
Riley Erin Mcduffie **
Andrew William Middleton
Annabelle Theresa Mirra
Kylee Alyssa Mobley
Meagan Elizabeth Monks
Karla Domenica Montalvo *
Hannah Mariah Moore
Celynna Jailene Morales
Jayda Chante Moyer
Youssif Nabih
Mark Anthony Neese
Laura Franchesca Neira Lopez **
Linnea Helena Nestor ***
Emily Christine Ooley
Maria Carla Ortega
Camila Nichole Ortiz
Giovanna Odeth Padilla
Sarah Parker *
Nicole M. Perez Bernard
Bailee Burlynn Perry
Camilla Pessoa
Abigail Pierre
Nadia Najee Preston
Claire Keili Pulkstenis **
Brianna G. Quiroga Raza
Samah Quneibi
Breisa Racet Morales
Nidhisha Rachakonda
Isabella Luna Ricci Rivera
Stefany Mary Rios *
Anique Ritchie
Melissa Raquel Rivadeneira **
Mercedes Rivera
Xzoria Suriyah Robertson
Aliyah Rodriguez
Jesus Daniel Rodriguez
Isabella Marie Rodriguez
Jayden Robert Rosengarten *
Toni-Ann Garrie Roye
Jade Elyse Sakr **
Pedro Pablo Salazar
Jakiya Robin Sellers
Sonia Sen *
William Kirk Shelburne
Joelle Lana Sherman
Lavonte Simons
Lici Joan Small
Mckenzie Rae Smolenski
Nico Robert DeLeon Snell
Johnathan Staron Souter
Elizabeth Anastasia Spangler
Tiffany St Louis
Courtney Breanna Stinedurf
Juliet A. Sylvester
Princesse Gaisha Thelusca
Jaimely Torres Alvarez
Rose Ellen Trombley
Emelia Jasmine Valentz *
Andrea Nicole Valle
Destiny M. Velez
Salma Somaya Shamekh Wally *
Hannah Nicole Walsh
Jessie Wellslager *
Madison Hope White
Alahni Del Rosario White
Lauryn Michele Williams
Madison Jade Wright
Britlee Yant
Roberto Fabian Zumaran
Psychology, Advanced Research
Experience in Psychology
Tatiana Isabel Vanegas ***
Religious Studies
Jesse Hernando Smalley II
Sociology
Ayanna Renee Adams
Amanda Trinity Brigandi
Austin Joseph Cerce
Shaam Daaboul
Mary Emma Grace Duff
Tiffany Shontae Griffin
Nicolas Maragos Koutsourais
Danniel Alexander Martinez Davila***
Erika My Nguyen ***
Jessica Ann Roubert **
Amiya C A Williams
Statistics
Kyana Marysse Hay **
Daniel E. Hurlock II
Sustainability Studies
Payton Bronson Indy Cesare
Genevieve Houser
Estela Ann Najera
World Languages and Cultures, Applied Linguistics
Karina Lopez
Daxton Luke Ostrowski *
World Languages and Cultures, Applied Linguistics and Interdisciplinary
Classical Civilizations
Reina Nataliah Rivera **
World Languages and Cultures, Spanish and Latin American Studies
Luke Robert Van Meter
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Biology
William Daniel Allred
Tighe Anthony Basso * Marissa Bibeau
Brandon Christopher Blazys
Alba Cani
Sheila Cuba Macias
Fatimahtou Saadiya Diop-Henderson
Donovan Jalen Dubuisson
Espn Kelly Everhart
Sydney Fehr
Alyssa Camille Forrester
Nicholas Timothy Foss
Rachel Noel Glenn
Nicole Issak
Chloe Ann Kramer **
Apollo Valarr Helios Iris Lior
Joseph W. Lynch *
Nicolette Ashley Manzella
Gabrielle Grace Mattoon
Sophia Ana Mayo
Valentina Mercado
Hailey Nicole Mirro
Delaney Moran-Arredondo
David Cason Nadler
Thanh Huyen Nguyen Le
Norah Patricia Nunez *
Julianna Rose Padilla
Yash Rajeshkumar Patel **
Karchand Ramsukh *
Katherine Rose Ridge
Jenna Marie Riley
Sanaa’ Tahirah Ritchie
Melvin Gabriel Ruiz-Ayala
Sara Lisa Shepherd
Kristin Siriram *
Colin J. Tarro
Adrian Enrique Terron Osorio
Skylar Truszkowski
Emma Marie Ulloa
Annika Grace Vanderwoud
Avery Rebecca Vickers **
Sara Vulka
Wilson Taylor Ward
Olivia Ann Joan Wolcott
Magie Zariu
Biology, Animal Biology
Ashley Better *
Djoulie Janvier
Samantha Marie Lee
Alanis Murillo
Taylor Brooke Paulson
Baylee Christine Pendleton
Sydney Leigh Roa
Tiahna C. Rojas
Nina Samantha Seidensticker
Curtis Thomas Smith II
Liubov Suravneva
Biology, Ecology and Evolution
Marilyn Barcena
Charlee Corynn Cyr *
Steven A. Pohl
Biology, Medical Biology
Inam Ali
Naadirah A. Anderson
Santino Christopher Arroyo *
Lisa J. Bennett
Emily Elizabeth Binkley
Camren Jamal Curry
Maya Natalia Czerkas **
Aime De Jong
Noah Harrison Diehl
Tracen Laine Duke
Megan D. Edmondson **
Bruna Furtado Alves Seixas
Anastasia Athanasios Hareas
Rebekah Libertine Higdon **
Julia Ann Kwiatkowski *
Felipe Lopez *
Charles Alexander Mangold
Zain Daniel Nawaz *
Mariana Orozco-Arango
Macy Anne Poteralski
Diego Andrés Ramos Tirado
Destiny Monique Rowe
Ashley Sarmiento Torres
Alexis Cecelia Schroeder **
Hooriya Siddiqui
Biomedical Anthropology
Brianna Rose Coniglio
Genesis Adriana Madrigal
Sabrina Zofia Makowski
Zachary Hunter Osbourn
Shayanne Meilani Quiles
Sydney Ashlin Rivera
Biomedical Sciences
Zeneida Victoria Alejo
Leen Ali Alqutob
Hana Alsabbagh **
Ayame Rei Angeles
Addison Ava Austin ***
Ava Badiei ***
Janelle Paige Baker *
John David Bancroft ***
Cayla Brianne Bergren
Devon Darshan Bhatt
Ty John Bialik **
John Issam Billeh
Eleanor Fay Blodgett **
Alicia Fitriyani Bruno
Ayisha Julianna Cardenas
Alaina Biju Chacko *
Samira Chavez Cedeno *
Mariana Chiessi Gouveia
Jacob Edward Cochrane
Anabela Cuevas
Jaydn Siono Cumandala **
Neige Annemaria Deangelis ***
Maria Deng ***
Akshay Anirudh Dharwadkar **
Joshua Robert Diaz
Luis Andres Diaz
Sabrina Rigodo Dide *
Susi Dos Reis Maldonado
Dylan Harold Edwards
Adam Elasri ***
Tyler Joseph Frazho *
Shaun Joseph George
Samantha Slandy Gilles
Aayusha Giri
Aaron James Grant
Jack Matthew Greer
Genysa Anna Guerrier
Mirette Henry **
Hannah Honaker *
Jared Hsu ***
Ngoc An Huynh
Kristine Angeline Januchowski
Arsheya Kak ***
Hasnain Hanif Kasli ***
Sophia Karina Klapprott *
Meghan Divya Kumria *
Leyanie Taina Larry
Jacob Daniel Lawrence **
Sara Isabella Leon
Hanna Lockhart
Sahia Manepalli *
Heba Faisal Masoud **
Deena Mawajdeh
Louis Lee McCracken ***
Glendon Joseph Mcfarlane II
Taylor McMahan
Daven Jay Mejica **
Nashita Juman Mohammed
Giovanna Moia Novaes Ribeiro *
Yasamin M. Muayyad *
Ahana Mukherjee ***
Michael Anthony Earvin Munroe, Jr.
Lilyana Murillo
Sama Nayakanti ***
Kageon Kyle Nathan Neilly **
Thanh Mai Thi Nguyen ***
Lori Hoanglan Nguyen *
Thao Anh Nguyen
Erika My Nguyen ***
Rudaina Ali Ouri
Vera Alice Pasmanik ***
Dhruv Patel ***
Katelyn Marie Pelka **
Faith Phaller **
Kaely Uyenvi Pham
Daniel J. Posadas **
Alexis Elena Puccio
Shriya Punati ***
Diego Ivan Rascon **
Isabella Rasmussen
Nidhi Pailla Reddy **
Nicholas Restrepo-Martinez
Alaina Isabel Roman
Josie Sagasser ***
Brianna Samantha Saint Claude
Vivien Sallai ***
Caleb Alton Sammons **
Alexis Victoria Santi
Dorisa Santoyo
Sama M. Shokr
John Thomas Smet
Petra Machado Spadaccia *
Aseny Mateos Stefanos **
Samantha Abigail Stone
Poojitha Swaminathan
Arya Gautam Thakkar **
Sneha Catherin Thekkanath
Rosemaria Kochukarottu Thomas ***
Rohit Sai Veligeti ***
Khoi Minh Vu ***
Shiriell Watson
Marley Jo Weightman
Karli Marie Whitaker
Norman Edward Whitmore, Jr.
Allan Lutian Xu ***
Julia Marie Zangrillo *
Sarah Katherine Ziegler ***
Cell and Molecular Biology
Lucia Fernandez-Duran Martos **
Dalila Angeles Sanchez
Melanie Leigh Taylor
Michaela Valentin **
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Salman Ahsan **
Minjoon Jeong
Alek James Markievich
Danh Thanh Nguyen **
Minh Ha Pham ***
Tatiana Saavedra Garcia *
Nicolás Alonso Sánchez Cárdenas **
Environmental Science and Policy, Environmental Analysis
Matthew Penna Alves Ackbar
Cedar Creek Bachmann
Eric James Bahnsen
Dylan Thomas Davis
Morgan Hope Hawkins
Brynn Catherine Jacobson
Reilly Hope Kropf
Elianna Brielle Ramirez
Emma Rae Smith
Shreya Srinivas
Stephany Toledo
Environmental Science and Policy, Environmental Policy and Sustainability
Randi Lynn Bartram ***
Lily Jay Renea Boyer ***
Starr Frances Conner **
Vivianne Mae Falkstein *
Cade Matthew Fitzgerald
Elijah Richard Stewart Grey
Camille Viviana Havens **
Connor Jaap
Morgan Royce Kersey
Daniela Chavely Martinez
Adriana Masotti
Jacob Benjamin Moore
Tyler Olson **
Madeline Diana Piccillo
Emma Katherine Sides **
Zachary Stenovitch
Courtney Jeanne Vincent
Elijah Tate Williams
Dametrius Parish Youngblood
Environmental Science and Policy, Environmental Science
Doriangelis Hernandez
Veronica Ysobel Lewis
Tyler Austin Murray **
Chandler Joseph Palmer *
Lillian June Ring **
Zachary Howard Stowe
Sofia D. Valdes
Zarin Tasnim Zeba
Geology
Rian Wesner Childs
Colin Joseph Condon **
Madison Elizabeth Guarino
Kieran S. Herman **
Gavin Alexander Martinez *
Byron Jason Chadwick McCobb-Pratt
Saraiyh Rose Bobbie Newton
Shane Grant Wilder
Information Science, Data Sci and Analytics
Andrew Nhon Chau
Suvan Giri
Federico Gorrini
Colin Michael Holm
Juan Andres Obando
Victoria Radzikhovsky **
Kaylen Thanh Ton **
Information Science, Health Informatics
Geminia Phyllis Aimable
Sharmanta Julesgai
Daniel C. Salgado
Hanming Wang
Information Science, Information Security
Di’Seer Bartholomew Banks III *
Skyler Thane Bronson
Elias Anibal De Jesus
Ayman Husseini El-Fazani
Jordan Timothy Esquilin
Antonio Steven Fernandez
Jose Alfredo Garcia
Jordyn Elisabeth Herd
Sebastian Michael Hester
Jamhael Ladouceur
Lance Lansang
Ethan Luis Leon
Donald Lorgeat
Michael Andrew Lucero
Calvin John McDonough
Richard Mendez
Hiep L. Nguyen
Mitchell Stanley Rusch
Aleksandra Simovonik *
Darrell Stevens
Oleg Vladimirovich Talov
An Ngoc Tu
Philipp Henry Vanhorn, Jr.
Ethan Wetterling
Ryan Michael Williams
Kalyb Deshawn Williams
Taj Rasheed Williams, Jr.
Tyler J. Witt
Information Science, Intelligence Analysis
Jean Micael Colon-Molina
Santiago Andres Delias
Breshana Nishea Major
Information Science, Web Development Technologies
Ashley Marie Graham **
Deleah Harry
Alton Devin Simpson
Weslee Alexander O’Neal Williams
Integrated Public Relations and Advertising
Ana Beatriz Rodrigues Barros
Wright Morris Bereday
Elena Rose Bretoi
Siarah Shaharazad Dudley **
Annabelle Harper Goulart *
Trinity Christen Graham
Abby Rachel Greenbaum
Miranda Elizabeth Heaps
Brigette Lillian Keaney
Katharine Matalucci
Camryn Ann Miller *
Elisa Muczynski
Carlos Enrique Munoz
Shayleen Shantal Palacios-Manibusan
Lauren Kate Rathel
Brianna Lizette Rivera-Lopez
Carson Mitchell Smith
Ella Marie Wright
Integrated Public Relations and Advertising, Advertising
Skyler Dallas Bain
Lindsey Susan Bourne
Kaitlin Lauren Brooks
Joseph Daniel Cardone **
Daniela De Gouveia Exposito
Dajsha Hickmon ***
Shanice Kaylin Robertson
Makenna Christine Santarelli
Kaitlyn Rosalie Stephens *
Alexia Braga Uhlendorf
Eileen Edith Rose Whipple
Integrated Public Relations and Advertising, Public Relations
D’Angelo Marcel Jackson
Nicole Joyce
Isabella Angela Lopez
Rosemary Lopez-Cruz
Kyle Joseph Raab
Brooklyn Tiffany Wheat
Marine Biology
Hayden Christie
Gavin Michael Daniels
Britton Gianna Deleacaes **
Hannah Elisabeth Heim
Erica Marie Lauer Vose **
Kylie Ann Lutheran
Grant Ronald Mcdougald
George Anthony Moroncini
Briana Lyn Shumila *
Catherine Rita Smith
Mathematics: Computational and Applied, Data Analytics and Business Intelligence
Rikki Lynn Garcia
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Megan Nicole Covington
Medical Technology
Rebecca Backsman
Laura Rodriguez Hernandez
Luis F. Schossler
Carlos Ernesto Vasquez
Microbiology
Cameron Charles Pantano ***
Physics
Vedanshi Dora
Anthony Evans
COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY SCIENCES
Julianne M. Serovich, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Criminology
Mason Michael Adams
Srigopika Vibhavari Adiraju **
Alex William Alison
Sophia Alvarez ***
Jazzmine Kaycee Anderson **
Jace Jeffrey Arceo *
Lola Ann Atkinson *
Emma Joy Atkinson **
Ashley Marie Boyer
Jean Carlos Carmona
Luna Soleil Chang **
Evan Michael Christner **
Fredericka Cohen
Jessica Jean Collins
Michael Ean Cronan ***
Oswaldo Cruz-Huapilla
Alexis E Dietrich *
Knowliesha Dismel
Ruth Dufresne *
Wynn Elliott
Elena Marie Esposito **
Cole Steven Ferguson
Daniela Tatiana Ferrufino
Madison Hannah Fetherhuff *
Kaitlyn Ariel Finigan
Elyssa Samara Foley **
Kayden Nicole Fox **
Santiago Garcia III
Janine Shaunna Gardner
Joselyn Gonzalez **
Cole Michael Grim
Ma’Keyla Larica Guyton *
Eduardo Hernandez Venegas
Rylee Harmony Holmes
Ashley Aaliya Hyatt *
Curtis Steven Johnson
Emily Ann Johnson
Savannah Jamelyn Johnson
John Robert Jones *
Amaya Jazmine Jones *
Kolby Ray Keatts
Deanna Michelle Knoll **
Savith Siva Kolipaka
Christopher Lee
Martina Anna Lucci ***
Jennifer Courtney Malone
Megan Elizabeth Mannlein
Kayla Isabel Martinez **
Xiomara Martinez Bamaca
Charles Jacob May
Markeirionna T. Mcduffy
Kaden Joel Mizell
Lila Star Morgan **
Fatima Nunez
Mya H. Olsen
Allison Haylie Osiol
Brianna Marie Palaj **
Marlie Michele Pearson
Juliann Alesa Perez ***
April Elizabeth Pridmore
Keithia Jean Robinson
Sarah Gabriela Rodriguez
Lyana Loreli Ryan **
Elias N. Saker
Ali Samadov
Faith Evelyn Schmidt
Cayla Renee Sirois
John Thomas Smet
Sofia Victoria Solis
Jada Marie Soto
Elijah Thoul Srey
Abigail Grace Steere **
Yee Yan Melody Tang *
Emily Tasso **
Olivia Joy Theisen
Alisha D. Thomas *
Ayleen Altagracia Torres **
Jilary Mairlen Van Sandt
Pratham Vashisht
Taylor Foster Whitcomb
Andre’ Javon Wilson
Sarah Natiphia Zephir
Criminology, Cybercrime
Daine Leví Cerda
Dayshaun Malik Davis
Sophia Isabel Fernandez
Terra A. Torres *
Language Speech Hearing Science
Alexa Jordyn Harrison
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Aging Sciences
Sofia Caroline Carver
Behavioral Healthcare, Applied Behavior Analysis
Colin Avery Alred
Sierra Bass
Kyara Budde ***
Bethany Joy Funk
Kioko Maurane Mitchell
Adam Roy Clinton Pittman
Jillian D’Rae Shaffer
Katherine Noelle Tapales
Leticia Torres
Behavioral Healthcare, Behavioral Health Across the Lifespan
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Analytics
Ahmed Maadhmahdi Alazzawi
Mohammed Faisal Aljumai **
Minh Quang Nguyen **
Aisha Nomani **
Minh Ha Pham ***
Business Analytics and Information Systems
Garima Anand *
Dustin William Banks
Yazir Bayle
Gabriel Adrian Benavidez
Sarah Bernal **
Devin A. Berrios
Derick Abnell Cabrera
Aidan Edward Carroll *
Steven Step Chanthalima **
Hsuan-Hao Cheng
Cyrus Rohun Chinoy
Vy Do
Sawyer Anthony Evans *
Elijah P. Garrett
Mia Olivia Hagerty
Anthony Hernandez
Andrea Ruth Hochstetler
Lauren Amor Inchoco
Deshna Jampula
Lin Li *
Joshua Thomas Luker
Alejandro Javier Martinez Herrera **
Liam Mcginley
Ashley Maria Meinhold
Ashly Yazmin Mendoza Cathi
Joshua Grant Miller
Isabella Flora Faith Miranda
Cerbando Mondragon-Perez
Kenya Cristal Muthe
Matthew Ryan Nejedlo
Ngoc Thanh Bao Nguyen
Khe Yen Le Nguyen *
Anthony Drew Quandt-Judd
Coralys Ramírez Morales *
Christian Sentovich
Jack Seukunian *
Amrit Singh
Cameron Smith
Trey Christopher Smith *
Ronith Raj Trikha
Daniel Robert Weber
Yacoub J. Yagop *
Ariella Maya Yavno
Business Analytics and Information Systems, Cybersecurity
Jenisel Sanchez **
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Jacob Andreas Andoniadis *
Reidel Clarence Anthony, Jr.
Mya Maxine Bowser **
Nicholas S. Covello
Grant Hall
Justin Laverde
Emily Landis Messer
Paxton Michael Ozment
Thomas Joseph Trapani
Rachel Olivia Zimmerman **
Finance
Daina Abushkheidem
Salman Ahsan **
Elijah Anthony Alderson
Maya Alzaiem
Thomas Amalfitano
Geovany Yair Arredondo *
Kevin Vasi Axinte
Liam Smith Benford *
Michael Chad Bentivegna
Jacob Allan Blanton
Nicholas Jacob Boyer
Joshua Karl Brunner
Austin Daniel Buelna
Dylan Michael Burkhalter
Emily Ninette Capella Dufflart **
Michael Robert Chechel III
Cameron Charles Conley
Zoe J. Davis
Fatou Diakite
Alanna Jade Diaz
Haley Grace Draper ***
Connor Braden Dugan
Alexandria Mae Durniak *
Brianna Marie Elder
Christian Erazo
Nicolas Espinosa
Deston Shawn Ferguson
Thomas David Fitzpatrick
Ethan Thomas Geimer
Megan Lorene Gustavsen
Connor Gordon Hall
Alex Michael Hauser **
Brandon T. Henson
Kayla Breeze Hernandez
Nicole Hincapie
Tyler Chung Wah Holcombe
Brenden Chase Hone **
Stephanie Horball
Tyler Michael Horner *
Om Paresh Hudka
Fidencio Jauregui, Jr. **
Melissa Jimenez-Martinez
Iyad Khaled Khaled
Mohammad Khalil
Nicole Kontos
Christian Alexander Lever
Macey Cheyenne Maraman
Antonija Martinovic
Jenna Lee Mcilvain *
Damiano Mehmeti **
Vedat Murseli
Alexander Noga *
Aisha Nomani **
Ian Nyhus
Nickolas Ryan Olson
David Ifeanyi Onwunali
Stephanie A. Ortiz
Melissa Elaine Parrill
Keanu Sarju Patel ***
Duilio Joseph Perone
Tatiana Saavedra Garcia *
Dylan Sajdak
Nicolás Alonso Sánchez Cárdenas **
Demitri Sanfeliz **
Colleen Scanlon
Charleya Scott
Gabriel Rodrigues Simoes *
Gurkiret Singh
Rebecca Siracusa
Syan Singh Sooch
Nicholas Joseph Springman **
Reave H. Stafford **
Sami Isabel Tal-Mason *
Rohan Xavier Tatham
Natasha Vibhakar *
Gabrielle Duran White
Benjamin Mark Willcox
Adam Andras Zabo
Dianna Lucia Zepeda Raudales
Finance, Corporate Finance
Andreana Irving **
Finance, FinTech
Pamela L. Arias Salguero
Camilo Andres Ignacio Bravo
Rodriguez
Steeve Fils
Finance, Investment Analysis
Jack Connor Miclat Lenz *
Fabiana Isabel Madrid Cordero **
Ethan Fisher Robertson
Finance, Real Estate
John Tyler Kennedy
Guillermo Fabian Kuljis
Dillon Thomas Meador
General Business Studies
Bradford Onate
Meleny Victoria Rosas
Hospitality Management
Lea Alexia Ayala Fattorini *
Kendall Elizabeth Crossman
Hannah Marie Ferguson *
Shadi Abdullatif M Ghulam
Nicole Amber Ortega *
Brooke Elizabeth Staten *
Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Management
Chloe Morgan Duncan *
Management
Elizabeth Dunn Abel
Layla Hope Atkinson *
Kacii Dawn Inez Bolin
Jordan Phillip Bordelon
Madisyn Faith Bridges *
David Joel Cabrera
Lilah Jean Collins **
Jeremy Thomas Crawford
Breanna Emily Dicola *
Nicholas Kenneth Erickson
Grayson David Garrity
Nicholas Meyer Gazes
Rozalia Claudia Gezal
Kayleigh Grace Girard
Sebastian Iglesias
Chalermchai Jittarat
Jackson Knox Keppel *
Alexander Michael Lazzara
Zakariah S. Lemons
Raegan Karli Lynch
Nicholas G. Martinez
Jacob Ryan Mcdonald
Juan José Moreno
Jaedyn Renee Morgan-Vereen *
Pilar Paniagua
Sandra Quadir
Destiny Grisel Ramos
Sara Batoul Raza ***
Paul Phillip Rosales, Jr. **
Joseph Thomas Santarlas *
Zakary L. Savosik
Alexandros Eleftherios Savvides ***
Davis Moore Scharfeld *
Cody Michael Smith **
Shashwat Sreenivasan
Christopher James Stanton
Kenaii Jay Stoddard
Quan Minh Vu
Kayla Ladedra Whiters
Management, Human Resources
Management
Jade Dominique Hendrix
Management, Project Management
Mark Malkov
Thomas Joseph Trapani
Marketing
Luciana Alvarez
Vaughn Justin Badger
Manuela Bloedorn ***
Kyle Jacob Bowling
Taylor Kaitlyn Brown **
Mary Frances Cannon her
Nicholas M. Carelli
Valeria Chernyavsky ***
Haley Elizabeth Csulik
Sarah Silva Dematos
Zoe Marie D’Hurieux
Benjamin Jude Esper
Jackson Breckenridge Ford
Latasha Passion Grinder
Haven Griner
Angelina Maris Hernandez
Emily Hoye
Tatiana Mikayla Johnson
Abigail Johnson
Raquel Elizabeth Kline
Savith Siva Kolipaka
Carson J. Koomen *
Ryan Mathew Manns
Ana Sofia Marquez Cordovez
Maiya Lynn Martin
Cindy Samantha Mayda
Anna Grace Mcclure
Averi Corrine Merkle
Gabriel Scott Mishler
Julia Anna Panko
Daniela Pereira Dieppa
Maegan Alyssa Philyor
Amber Grace Polis
Parris Annabelle Zoey Rivera
Camden Madison Schultze
Kamryn Victoria Spear **
Jaime Leigh Stathas **
Jean Carlos Tinedo Gonzalez
Dan Vu *
Olivia Grace Wilson
Marketing, Digital Marketing
Janaliz Almanzar
Hannah Leigh Burns
Tyvelle Evel Dorvil
Maria Alejandra Leon
Giaan Luu Phung
Faith Nicole Quails
Natalie Roque Jahuey **
Stephanie Joanna Solarte **
Marketing, Entrepreneurship
Alyssa Tianna Lee
Marketing, Sports and Entertainment
Management
Anha Tarannum Ali
Ryan Daniel Powell
Mikayla Therese Fernandez Sunga *
Personal Financial Planning
Roberto Antonio Aquino
Samantha L. Mutter
Sebastian Alberto Roque-Urdaneta
Risk Management and Insurance
Geovany Yair Arredondo *
William Wallace Boyce
Yosan Estifanos
Supply Chain Management
Anant Kumar Agarwal
Gabriel Catherwood Cunningham **
Danh Thanh Nguyen **
Dei’Juan Javier Pimienta
Grant Mack Thormeier III
COLLEGE OF DESIGN, ART, AND PERFORMANCE
Chris Garvin, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Art History
Nicole Katerina Versovsky
Music Studies
Ethan James Abercrombie
Nadia Blair Thornton ***
Musical Theatre
Shawna Ashley Hopper **
Studio Art
Bricen Hayden Cole
Arianna Elena Cooper
Isaac Curtis
Nico Kierstan Mercurio
Vrishin Raj
Luke N. Rizzo
Andre Peter Rodonis
Denecia Nicole Thompson
Janessa Renaé Urra *
Brandin Rashad Vance
Theatre, Theatre Arts
Alivia Grace Deloach
Theatre, Theatre Performance
Seth Thomas Henley-Beasley
Samuel Leo Lipsey
Ambar Katiusca Matos *
Ava Rose Meyer **
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Dance, Ballet
Nicole Georgina Espinel *
Graphic Arts, Graphic Design
Abigail Deanne Mccarthy **
Montana Joan Smith **
Studio Art, Animation and Digital Modeling
Noelle Jessica Sanford *
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
Music Performance, Contemporary Commercial Music
Maddie Montanye *
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Music Education
Aman Dennis Parek
Kristin Rae Richard
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Early Childhood Education
Malachi Symone Buford-Suber **
Rachel Kaitlyn Cappock **
Leslie Cristina Moreno
Elementary Education
Anna Elisabeth Huaxin Buckner *
Cassandra Noel Cavallaro
Karina Gabriel Lopez
Julia Elizabeth Luplow
Ashley Nicole Perez
Favian Robles, Jr.
Exercise Science
Rory Omar Brady, Jr.
Daniela Victoria Charco ***
Amed Mubarak Issa **
Haley Madison Smith
Physical Education
Lindsey Paige Nichols *
Science Education, Biology Education
Rahma Ahmed Elmekabbati
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Levi T. Thompson, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Biomedical Engineering
Diana Maria Mendez
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Chemical Engineering
Maria Camila Gomez Medina
Nicholas A. Lunt
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Civil Engineering
Tashreeq Alam
Haiden James Aylen
Seth Carmichael Clarke **
Paulo Sergio Da Silva Junior
Zachary Michael Hammond
Zack Brian Jindra *
Dung Le
Kieran Thomas Leen *
Chase Maguire
Eduardo Perez-Gonzalez
Alex Christopher Severson
Logan Vincent Siragusa
Joab Kelby Tanelus
Manuel Mauricio Turcios Ramirez **
Salud Trinidad Villafuerte ***
Brandon Lee Witherup
Alexandria Kien Zella
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Computer Engineering
Frankie Cacio
Aaryan Kumar
Joshua George Ooroth
Felipe Augusto Vignatti
Matthew William White
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science
Nolwen Edward Bachtle
Bryan Anthony Baldie II *
Devansh Chaudhary
Justin Sunil Chen
Linh Khanh Dang
Drew Thiago Deluna
Peyton Huffman ***
Roy James Ibarra *
Ishraq Sadik Khan **
Ryan Scott Lewis
Darren Liu **
Duong Xuan Tung Mai ***
Wasif Mateen **
Vincent Antonio Michalka
Huwaid Azam Mir
An Quoc Nguyen
Anh Minh Nguyen *
Tu Minh Nguyen *
Isaac Phoenix Palencia
Camila A. Pluas
Colton Matthew Roderick
Erik Shapka
Kabir Sheikh *
Patricia Naomi Takara **
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CYBERSECURITY
Cybersecurity
Taison Vitale Athitang-Rocha
Julian Alexander Brito **
Alexander Florian Eley *
Kole Ogden Graves
Isabella Rose Lotze
Kenny Nguyen
Aida Victoria Pope
Oscar Ramirez, Jr.
John Salvatore Russo II
Rawkan Muawia Sharawi
Elie Joseph Smeen, Jr. *
Ashli Stephanie Tucker
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineering
Jared Austin Cole
Dylan Robert Kirby
Elijah Aleksei Korostishevski
Ryan Austin Leigh *
Samuel Ogunsina ***
Luis Francisco Pinto
Tyler William Rutherford
Lucas Zapata ***
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Industrial Engineering
Tyler Ray Armstrong *
Isabella Di Croce Keeble
Luis Christian Maldonado
Chris L. Riad
Daniel Wang Veiner
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology
Jeremiah Castillo
Rebekah Abigail Dean
Daria Kuzmina
Matheus Moreno De Sousa
Het Viral Thakkar *
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering
Brian Duong
Vivian Thuy Ho
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Usha Menon, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Nursing (Second Bachelor)
Robert Aliaga
Alyana Malakia Anderson **
Diego Alejandro Avila-Carmona *
Melissa Barroso Armas
Kashmin Batra
Emily Brooke Beasley *
Gillian Anita Beaugrand *
Jamesha D. Beaupierre
Emma Jean Bedard *
Jessica N. Benitez *
Erika Marie Bowling *
De’Ayzia Bradford
Tommy Francisco Bravo **
Paola Alejandra Briceno-Lago **
Aleara Ketxalie Burgos
Emma Lucia Callaghan **
Christopher Candela *
Jada Amari Cole **
Keishaly Adriana Colon-Davila
Andra Hellen Maria Danu *
Kaitlin Jane Daviero ***
Cecilia Veronica Dejesus
Analise Marie Delarosa
Christina Marie Deluca
Julia Madeline Denison
Evan Vincent Dominguez
Meghan Lee Dulay
Jessica Duong ***
Augustine Chiebuka Eke **
Mustafa Tarek Elsayed *
Ashley Jean Epperson *
Katheryn Antonela Espina
Phillisa M. Finch
Esperanza Fuentes
Lindsay Erin Gonzalez Gabasan
Amber Gannon
Priscilla Garcia
Kathia Karelis Garibaldo
Courtney Gasquez
Farah Baker Ghanem
Leah Shay Goldberg *
Brennan Gordon *
Brionna Gray **
Olivia Kiernan Gray **
Sofia Louise Gundersen *
Lara Belinda Gustafson **
Hope Isabella Hackney
Owen Hastings **
Kathy Melissa Hernandez *
Bailee Ryan Hollis **
Riley Catherine Honor **
Georgeta Ionescu *
Roshan Joseph *
Camryn Kedna Joseph *
Corianne Marie Kaalund Hughes
Eric Sean Kaminski
Stephanie Marie Kasper **
Brianna Sophia Keller
Madison Hope Ketchem **
Alexa Noelle Khalil
Nya Jade Labossiere *
Alexis Jean Langel **
Alyssa Lynn Lassonde
Kelsie Briann Lauer
Lauren Allison Lee ***
Valerie Carolina Leyvas
Ruth Anne Lively *
Samantha Carolina Lopez
Lewis Lopez
Amy Samantha Mack **
Rebekah Faye Maenner *
Sylvia Maria Marker *
Valeria Celeste Marrero-Ruiz
Ameliee Martinez *
Kelly Paige Mcginnis
Delaney Grace Meek ***
Britney Michel Mejia-Pena
Jasmine Noelle Melander
Christopher Brian Montagna
Adriana Lekhanna Nam
Jorge Armando Narvaez Rodriguez *
Loc Nguyen *
Daniel Nguyen **
Kyler Marie O’Leske
Aliyah Marie Oliva-Longoria
Jorge L. Ortiz-Vega
Yaveli Yesenia Palomeque
Mahi Tejal Patel *
Karina Jay Patel
Vishvesh Nilesh Patel *
Nicole Taylor Pawelsky
Alexander Michael Payne
Jean Pierre Perez Martinez ***
Jonathan Welbens Pierre
Stephanie Piloto Diaz *
Aileen Sofia Pinell **
Gregory E. Presing **
Alyssa Marie Prosperi *
Elise N. Raimon **
Roshaun Reno
Grant Gregory Robbins **
Ivana Carolina Rodriguez
Quiana Marie Rosas **
Isabelle Grace Rupe ***
Alyssa Joanna Russo
Nina Alexandria Samuel
Ashley San Antonio
Devyn Skye Sanders
Sonu Deepak Sangani
Jada Lee Santos
Nadine Saqer
Mallory Rachel Schweitzer
MyKayla Christine Scorpio *
Ana Violet Shamshum
Nora Mamoun Shehadeh
Summer Dawn Singleton **
Jennifer Sarah Sloan **
Christopher Michael Sorhage *
Katherine Olivia Taylor **
Samantha Faith Calamasa Tejerero *
Nyema Natasha Thomas
Savannah Love Tucker *
Sarah Faith Turbiville
Ashley Nicole Valencia
Melodie Vazquez *
Giovanna Andrea Velez
Jeanoa Corinne Vendrell ***
Kayla Ashley Walker **
Savannah Aryn Weaver *
Lindsay White
Kelly Mackenzie Wong **
Joe Wong
Devan C. Wood
Ari Noel Young *
Cierra Maime Yuhas *
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Sten Vermund, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Health Sciences
Lucas Michael Mazaudon
Lana Mcglashan
Health Sciences, Biological
Health Sciences
Dareen Twana Abdalkarim *
Lillian Abedrabo *
Jana Abou Elfaouatih *
Barbara Theyddy Acosta
Suraiya Ahmad
Canyon William Everett Anderson
Mohammad Usman Asad *
Rokia Sara Assif
Hannah Mary Avery *
Mateo Daniel Avila
Jquonne Banks
Camila Bellotto Sanossian
Salma Benbella
Lydia Benbourennane
Aidan Xavier Bonilla-Rodriguez
Malayna Victoria Boring
Colby Scott Bowermaster
Taylor Jordyn Bradwell **
Hunter Chapman Brown
Ruby Marie Camacho
Nathan Rowland-Radzewicz Carter ***
Hope Riley Cathey-Jordan **
Joshua Joel Chang
Alexandria Breann Cooper
Hannah Elizabeth Dabney
Josie Clare Dahmer **
Jennifer Albany D’Aiello *
Joshua Shivkumar Datadeen **
Alexander James Davenport ***
Nicklaus Cameron Dickens ***
Ella Marie DiGiore *
Anastasia Brook Douglas
Maggie Marie Engle
Ashanti Rossa Espejo
Mykai Reese Ferrare
Kathryn Nicole Fish
Justin Terry Fitzsimons
Yessica Milagros Flores
Pierre Francois
Olivia Rose Furr *
Nicholas Gerald Galliano
Tayven Arkwell Godigkeit **
Mia Gole
Sabrina Valentina Gonzalez
Rodriguez ***
Destiny Gonzalez
Maria Gonzalez *
Julia Katherine Greene **
Nicholas Gursinski
Matthew Thomas Hall
Grace Elizabeth Hamilton
Robyn Maria Hancock
Fatimah Youssef Harb
Taylor Michele Herrera
Christy Eileen Hillman
Evelyn Grace Hinesley
Lily Nhu Tam Ho *
James Marshall Hocking
Gavin Bryce Hodge
Donata Hofsdal
Nadine Jenesis Howard
Rylee Olivia Howell
Emily Marie Hurlburt *
Kathleen Marissa Judd *
Gabrielle Nicole Kaminski
Zahra Nargis Kermali
Tiffiny Lee Kinsler *
Malani Jaquelyn Kleinhenz *
Samantha Grace Knetzer
Paul Jacques Lamonde, Jr. **
Vanessa Leanne Landsperger
Eilyn Lang
Natalie Taylor Leary
Samantha Millan Lecornu
Alexander Wayne Leseman
Tiffany Litzenberger
Lorisa Ljena
Hannah Elyse Marien **
Alexa Martinez
Peyton Macenzie Mayle *
Skyla Mcclary-Horace
Benjamin Gabriel Mendieta
Patrick Stewart Miller ***
Youssef William Mina *
Celina Micale Moleon
Jack Ryan Moore
Kimora Jah’Lissa Morris *
Beyonca Khalis Morrison *
Vanessa Murray
Linda N. Mustafa *
Alondra Isabel Negron
Brooke Jameison Neupaver *
Sophia Kim Nguyen **
Jacey Nguyen **
Nancy Nolasco Cortes
Kayla Sarai Ojeda **
Caleb Crewe Oltmanns
Anthony Orozco
Jaida Gabrielle Parlor
Ayushiben Dipakbhai Patel
Lilia Katalin Peacey
Daniel Joel Perez *
Sophia Petakarayotin **
Jonathan Theodore Pink
Alana Mya Pollock
Abigail Jade Poulin
Justin Timothy Pugliese
Maya Qudeiri *
Daniel Racedo
Nikolas Farnoosh Rahmani
Tyler Stephen Ricker *
Ella Imke Rivera **
Alexa Louise Roach
Desiree Joelle Romeo
Kendrick Jose Roseburr
Gabriella Paola Rovira
Emily Nichole Russell
Hailey Salazar
Adam Saleh Saleh **
Isabella Elaine Sbabo
Terrence Christopher Schramm
Shanzay Shanzay
Jen Shifman **
Tomas Rhys Simon
Janeese Taylor Singer
Gabrielle Grace Smith
Kayla Jeann’e Souffrant
Julia Shea Spielberger
Athena Maria Stefas
Leoul Temesgen
Zanysha Giftney Thelusca
Emma Kate Thompsen
Marleshia RaShaye Thompson
Nadia Blair Thornton ***
Mackenzee Lorelai Tillman
Summer Skye Toenjes
Tyler Rae Tomlinson
Zula Semira Topping
Nilsa Patricia Torres
Taylor Van Tran **
Roxanne Thalia Vaca
Michelle Wang
Jade Williams
Katelyn Danae Wilson
Joshua Albert Wittyngham
Mia Jalyn Womack
Khamisi Ademola Imarogbe Wright
Ida Zipman
Health Sciences, Biological Health Sciences and Aging Health Studies
Katherine Maria Barron
Benjeana Gordina Dantilus
Health Sciences, Biological Health Sciences and Health Information Technology
Miyah Chelsea Dessalines
Emma Leigh Richard
Health Sciences, Biological Health Sciences and Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Madison Alena Anderson
Adeoluwa Michael Bolaji *
Paige Gaylynn Brower
Dylan M. Bucci
Patrick Hunter Busching **
Nicole Carlin
Hailey Lynn Faith Friedrichsen
Tyra Julianna Green
Alexia Hila
Andrea Catherine McDermott
Juan Miguel Joaquin
Gracie Michaele Nootz
April Antonina Oddo *
Hana Osman **
Jenna Rae Rivera
Jorge Alejandro Sam Pino
Zoë Mae Solar
Health Sciences, Biological Sciences and Health Care Administration
Gloria Alicia Arce *
Dayanara Benitez-Baltazar **
Alexander Eduardo Delgado *
Vanajah Monay Jenkins
Stephon Edmarion Christopher Sheppard **
Margaret Rose Walsh *
Alannah Paige Williams
Health Sciences, Health Care Administration
Jordyn Marie Burton
Tyler John Dement
Britney Michelle Dion
Amalude J. Etienne *
Rebekah Grace Feaster
Isaiah Johnson
Gabriella Kohn
Thu Ly Lieng
Sharlette Dina Louis
Sydney Nicole Lumpkin
Mia Lynn Marini *
Javonte Nicholas
Yves Mohiera Pierre Louis
Kazi Maysha Zahir
Michelle Maria Zamora-Lacayo
Health Sciences, Health Care Administration and Health Information Technology
Aimee Colette Hill
Health Sciences, Health Information Technology
Marlan Smarte
Health Sciences, Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Precious Clark
Del’Nikquwa Marqua Edwards
Kadance Elizabeth Farmery
Caroline Elizabeth Friloux *
Katie Hudson
Rayfiya Islam
Carmen Grace Ellen Robinson
Carly Alyssa Woods *
Public Health
Morgan Dean Beaudoin ***
Hailee Rose Bridges
Essence Bundrage
Lennox Duke Bundy III *
Dominique Sierra Carvalho
Hannah Haeun Choi
Austin Edward Craven
Madalee Reese Doucett
Kenisha Denise Forrester *
Kelsey Cameron Herring
Benjamin Alan Lauricello
Savanna Eloise Lawrence
Blake Campbell Livesay
Payton Boyd Longo
Gabriella Simone Mauricio
Ange Esther Nafrere
Livia Oliva Mendes
Krishna Patel *
Barbara Podgorska ***
Austin Read *
Sophia Robles *
Nicole Iralda Rodriguez
Ziondi Nyla Todman **
Elena Reyes Walters
Dwight Dernard Washington, Jr.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
Allison H. Crume, Dean
BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES
General Studies, Applied Behavioral Analysis
Nicole Therase Diskey
Katherinne Montelongo
General Studies, Architecture
Nicolas Moreno
General Studies, Business
Christopher Jordan Burgos
Daphnie King Dareus
Nathan Gregory Earley
Cheryl Amores Hagen
Veronica Mejia
Yazmine Laila Newman
Zaylen Perry
Muoi Thi Tran
General Studies, Criminal Justice
Nicole Drescher Cabrera
Pennie Marie Hill
Marquise McWhite
Thaiz Azucena Medina
Brittany Le’ Nea Moody
Natalie Yoline Vincent
General Studies, Educational Foundations
Hannah Grace Demme
Bayan Z. Hasan
Lisa Ann Scalzo
Bria J. Williams
General Studies, Environmental Policy and Management
Tarah Nicole Parish
General Studies, Leadership Studies
Michael David Jacobs, Sr.
Eric John Olsen
Isabella Dilia Pearl
General Studies, Public Health
Alexis Diana Brewer
Alyssa Rose English
Erin Lynn Fielitz
Spencer Crawford Willey
General Studies, Selected Studies
Jaylen Scott Brown
Adriana Nicole Carrasquillo
Shannon Marie Deeb
Carol M. Estrada
Maria Antonia Fialho De Omena Jesus
Hunter Alexander Frew
Juandiego Gallego
Steven W. Hunt
Jasmine Cassidy Lee
Christian Pierre Maroun
Seven Mincey
Alexavier Andre Monfries
Francisco Andres Monterrubio
Isaiah Daniel Negron
Jessica Rene Riddle
Veronica Rodriguez
Eric Justin Ruesswick
General Studies, Urban Studies
Reinaldo Andre Cintron
Jonathan Metelus *
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
Applied Science, Information Studies: Information Architecture
Jessica Lynn Hatcher
Zackary Mannheimer *
Applied Science, Information Technology
Laarken Avia
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