COMMENCEMENTMay 20, 2017 9:00am

Xfinity Center

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

PROCESSIONAL

PRESIDING Boris D. Lushniak, MD, MPH, Dean and Professor, School of Public Health

WELCOMEColleen “Coke” Farmer, PhD, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education

INVOCATIONTarif Shraim, Muslim Chaplain, University of Maryland

STUDENT ADDRESSDeborah Wu, Bachelor of Science, Community Health and Public Health Science

ALUMNI ADDRESSAlyssa Brooks, PhD ’15, SPH Alumni Network President

INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERDean Boris D. Lushniak

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSJoy Bauer, BS ’86, Today Show nutrition expert and author,

founder of Nourish Snacks

RECOGNITION OF GRADUATE DEGREE RECIPIENTSStephen Roth, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

RECOGNITION OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE RECIPIENTSPublic Health Science, Stephen M. Roth, PhD, Director

Family Science, Elaine A. Anderson, PhD, Professor and Chair Behavioral and Community Health, Robin Sawyer, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Chair

Kinesiology, Bradley D. Hatfield, PhD, Professor and Chair

RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS GRADUATING WITH HONORSDean Boris D. Lushniak

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RECEPTION

Dean Lushniak invites you and your guests to return to the SPH building immediately following the ceremony for light snacks, mingling with faculty and staff and photo opportunities. This is a

great chance for students and families to visit with SPH professors, staff and friends.

Joy BauerBACHELOR OF SCIENCE ’86, KINESIOLOGYTODAY SHOW NUTRITION EXPERT AND AUTHOR,FOUNDER OF NOURISH SNACKS

Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, CDN, is one of the nation’s leading health authorities. She is the nutrition and health expert for NBC’s TODAY show, the founder of Nourish Snacks, a monthly columnist for Woman’s Day magazine, and the official nutritionist for the New York City Ballet. Joy is also the creator of JoyBauer.com and the author of 12 New York Times best-selling books. Her latest book, From Junk Food to Joy Food, is based on her popular TODAY show series, in which viewers challenge Joy to turn fattening favorites into delicious, diet-friendly fare for the honor of the coveted “two carrots up.” The book is also the inspiration behind Joy’s latest PBS special.

Joy has been the director of nutrition and fitness for the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, and was the clinical dietitian for their neurosurgical team. She created “Heart Smart Kids,” a health program for underprivileged children living in Harlem. She taught anatomy and physiology and sports nutrition at NYU’s School of Continuing Education, as she worked to build what would soon become the largest private nutrition center in the country.

Joy has received countless awards including the National Media Excellence Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society of Nutrition Science.

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Deborah WuBACHELOR OF SCIENCE, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE

Deborah Wu is graduating with a dual degree in community health and public health science. She is a recipient of the Banneker/Key Scholarship, completing her honors citation in the Integrated Life Sciences Honors College program. She received the Beck-Feldman Public Health Research Award from the Department of Behavioral and Community Health in 2016, was recognized by the Public Health Science program and named a 2015-2016 School of Public

Health Dean’s Scholar. Deborah held leadership positions in the Taiwanese American Student Association and the Phi Alpha Epsilon Public Health Honors Society. She was a health and wellness peer educator with the HealthWORKS program at the University Health Center, and she also taught proper oral health and hygiene to low-income elementary school students with the Schools for Smiles student organization. Deborah will be continuing her education at the University of California Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, pursuing an MPH in the Department of Health Policy and Management.

STUDENT SPEAKER

BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATES

KINESIOLOGY

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

ALFONSO ALFINI Advisor: Dr. J. Carson Smith Dissertation: Effects of Acute Exercise and Sleep Quality on Executive Funciton: Mediating Effects of Cerebral Blood Flow in Older Adults

THERESA CHIRLES Advisor: Dr. J. Carson Smith Dissertation: Functional Connectivity Patterns Associated with Aging, Physical Activity, and Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease in Healthy Human Brain Networks

SHAUN EDMONDS Advisor: Dr. David L. Andrews Dissertation: Fitting In: (Radically) Contextualizing the CrossFit Phenomenon

ANA VALENCIA Advisors: Dr. James Hagberg/ Dr. Espen Spangenburg Dissertation: Biological and Functional Changes in Supraspinatus Muscle after Rotator Cuff Tear

MARIA DEMARCO Advisor: Dr. Olivia Carter-Pokras Dissertation: Applied Epidemiological Studies of High Risk Human Papillomavirus Infections and Risk of Cervical Pre-cancer

JARED FISHER Advisor: Dr. Robin Puett Dissertation: Exposure to Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Risk of Stroke

JENNIFER GUIDA Advisor: Dr. Hongjie Liu Dissertation: Staying Healthy After Cancer: The Hidden Influence of Social Networks

JOHN HARTAdvisor: Dr. Kevin RoyDissertation: Fathering after Incarceration: Navigating the Return of Young, Black Men to Families, Jobs, and Communities

HEALTH SERVICES

HEALTH SERVICES (CONT.)

ROBIN BLOODWORTH Advisor: Dr. Jie Chen Dissertation: Preventive Care Utilization and its Impact on Preventable Hospitalizations: Implications of Medicaid Cost Sharing, Medicaid Expansion, and the Affordable Care Act for Vulnerable Populations 

RAPHAEL GAETA Advisor: Dr. Lori Simon-Rusinowitz/Dr. Jie Chen Dissertation: Community Living and Health Services Utilization among the Aging Services Network Population

LUCIANA ASSINI Advisors: Dr. Mary Garza/Dr. Kerry Green Dissertation: Variations in Teen Mothers and Fathers’ Socioeconomic Attainment in Adulthood: Exploring the Role of Family Support and Adult Identity

CHRISTYE BROWN Advisors: Dr. Ken Beck/Dr. Faika Zanjani Dissertation: Exploring Predictors of Military Spouses’ Comfort Seeking Military-Provided Counseling Service

EPIDEMIOLOGY

FAMILY SCIENCE

ANDREW WILLIAMSAdvisor: Dr. Edmond ShenassaDissertation: Area-Level Poverty and Cardiometabolic Risk among United States Adolescents: A Hierarchical Analysis of Pathways to Disease

THERESA KIM Advisor: Dr. Michel Boudreaux Dissertation: Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy and Family Planning Use

SUMA NAIR Advisor: Dr. Jie Chen Dissertation: Advancing the Health of Underserved Communities across the United States: Opportunities to Improve Health Center Quality of Care and Patient Experience

MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES

MASTER OF ARTS, KINESIOLOGY

JULIE BRICE Advisor: Dr. David L. Andrews Thesis: #SheBelieves, But Does She? Examining the Impact of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s Empowerment Campaign on the White Woman Millennial

HARRY LI Advisor: Dr. Eva R. Chin Thesis: Excitation-Contraction Coupling Disruption in a Mouse Model of Niemann-Pick Disease

SHAKIBA RAFIEE Advisor: Dr. Tim Kiemel Thesis: Lower Body Mechanical Perturbation of Gait to Identify Neural Control

ALI KHALIL AL-TALIBAdvisor: Dr. Lori Simon-RusinowitzProject: MedStar Washington Hospital Center Uber Central Pilot Project

XINYI CHENAdvisor: Dr. Michel BoudreauxProject: Evaluation of the Possibility of Changing Linen Distribution Time in the NIH Clinical Center

MARLIATOU DIALLO Advisor: Dr. Jie ChenProject: The Impact of the Maryland Global Budget on the Business Operations of the Perioperative Services Unit at Holy Cross Hospital

SAMAR HAKEEMAdvisor: Dr. Michel BoudreauxProject: Evaluating the Development and Implementation of an Automated Housekeeping Request/Call Log System to Improve Response Time and Accountability

MICHAEL M. KEBEDEAdvisor: Dr. Dylan RobyProject: Assessment of Satisfaction of Hospital Staff Nurses with Disposable Curtains

BRITTANY MCCULLOUGHAdvisor: Dr. Michel BoudreauxProject: Mental Health Parity: Revisiting the Success of the ACA

MARIA NNAJIAdvisor: Dr. Jie Chen Project: Improving Patient-Centered Care in Home Healthcare in the Washington DC Area

HEM PATHAKAdvisor: Dr. Dylan RobyProject: Minimizing Hospital-Acquired Infections at the NIH Clinical Center

SARA SISSELMANAdvisor: Dr. Luisa FranziniProject: Disparity Driver Assessment: Reducing 30-Day Congestive Heart Failure Readmissions at Providence Hospital

MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

SALLY CORTEZAdvisor: Dr. Sharon DesmondProject: Development of a Comprehensive Breastfeeding Program

NHAOMIE DOUYONAdvisor: Dr. Sharon DesmondProject: West Baltimore Resource Locator

CALLIE KOESTERSAdvisor: Dr. Sylvette LaTouche HowardProject: UChoose: Pilot Testing a Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Social Marketing Campaign on Instagram

KARIE KVANDALAdvisor: Dr. Barbara CurbowProject: A Content Analysis of News Media Framing After A Mass Shooting

JESSICA LYONSAdvisor: Dr. Kerry GreenProject: Using Public Health Theoretical Frameworks to Conceptualize Campus Sexual Assault Intervention Efforts

OLUFUNMILAYO MAKINDEAdvisor: Dr. Evelyn King MarshallProject: Keeping Health in Mind: A Guide for Schools to Reduce Dropout Rates

RHONA MUTIBWAAdvisor: Dr. Donna HowardProject: Identifying Barriers for Mental Health Service Utilization Among Greek-Affiliated College Students

RENÉE NICOLASAdvisor: Dr. Faika ZanjaniProject: Development of an Implicit Bias Workbook for Health Professionals 

CLARA RICHARDSAdvisor: Dr. Evelyn King MarshallProject: Healthy Eating and Active Living: Creating a Senior-focused Technical Assistance Package for Policymakers

ANAGHA SRIDHARAAdvisor: Dr. Dina BorzekowskiProject: Conducting a Needs Assessment Among South Asian-American Individuals and How the Hindu Temple Can Assist with Health Promotion

FELISHA WUAdvisor: Dr. Sharon DesmondProject: Primary Prevention of Heart Disease: Pilot-Testing a Hands-On Nutrition Education Curriculum for Undergraduate Students

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BIOSTATISTICS

MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES (Continued)

JUN CHUAdvisor: Dr. Mei-Ling LeeProject: A Threshold Regression Model to Predict Readmission after Completing First Heroin Addiction Treatment

WENWEN FANAdvisor: Dr. Xin HeProject: Prognostic Biochemical Biomarkers in Osteoarthritis

YUNJIANG GEAdvisor: Dr. Xin HeProject: Effect of Physical Activity on Knee Osteoarthritis: Change of Symptoms and Time to Knee Replacement

SOO KYUNG PARKAdvisor: Dr. Shuo ChenProject: Changes in Subjective Health Status Over Time Among Older Adults in South Korea

CHRISTINA CZABARANEKAdvisor: Dr. Natalie SlopenProject: Do Physician Visits and Advice Reduce the Likelihood of e-Cigarette Use among Youth?: A Cross-sectional Analysis

MARLYSE DAINTONAdvisor: Dr. Typhanye DyerThesis: Analyzing the Impact of Nonresident Father Involvement on Adolescent to Adult Substance Use: A Life Course Perspective

LALLA MAIGAAdvisor: Dr. Olivia Carter-PokrasProject: Literature Review: Does Breastfeeding Have the Potential for Lower Lead Exposure than Formula Feeding in Infants <12 Months?

CELENA KINSEYAdvisors: Dr. Natalie Slopen/Dr. Edmond ShenassaThesis: Examining the Effects of Exercise on First Depressive Onset and Prevalence in Antepartum and Postpartum Women

CHRISTINA STENNETTAdvisor: Dr. Typhanye DyerThesis: Mode of Birth and Vaginal Microbiota in Reproductive-age Women

MICHELLE TRACHYAdvisor: Dr. Hongjie LiuProject: Health Care Provider Interventions that Increase the Uptake of the HPV Vaccine by Youth in the U.S.

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY

MASTERS DEGREE GRADUATES (Continued)

KATRINA BIBBAdvisor: Dr. Lesliam Quirós-AlcaláProject: Investigating the Association of Phthalates and Adverse Reproductive Health Outcomes utilizing NHANES Survey Data

NATALIE BOONCHAISRIAdvisor: Dr. Paul TurnerThesis: A Pilot Comparison of First Morning Versus 24-Hour Urinary Deoxynivalenol (DON) in UK Adults

RHODEL BRADSHAWAdvisor: Dr. Amy SapkotaThesis: Residual Effect of Zero-Valent Iron Filtration on Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens in Irrigation Water

MELISSA DeSANTIAGOAdvisor: Dr. Lesliam Quirós-AlcaláCapstone: Bridging the Gap: Raising Environmental Health Awareness Among Spanish-Speaking Child Care Providers to Reduce Children’s Exposures to Indoor Environmental Contaminants in Child Care Settings?

ALLISON GOSTAdvisor: Dr. Robin PuettThesis: The Marcellus Shale in Maryland and Twitter: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Tweets from November 2016

WINNIE MUTUNGAAdvisor: Dr. Devon Payne-SturgesCapstone: Potential Health Risks Associated with the Use of Malachite Green in Imported Aquaculture Catfish

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

ROBERT BARUNGIAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Behavioral Health

ANDREA DORADO CALIZOAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: Examining the Effectiveness of Different Treatments for Opioid-Dependent Individuals

THERESA CLAYAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: Environmental Factors that Affect Physical Activity Opportunities in the Workplace

KRISTIN DISCEPOLOAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: A Comparative Analysis of Offender Re-Entry Programs for the Seriously Mental Ill and Recidivism

ROSE ANNE TORDESILLAS FELIPEAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: The Impact of Community Health Workers in Improving Cardiovascular Health and Reducing Healthcare Costs

SYMPHOSIA AMINDEH FORBINAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: The Effects of Tight Control on Hemoglobin A1C in Type 2 Diabetes Management

CHRISTINE  ELIZABETH GENTRYAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: A Review of Medicaid’s Anti-Poverty Effects

ALLISON GOMEZAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: Barriers in Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates of Fecal Immunochemical Tests

ELIZABETH LEACHAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: Development and Implementation of an Online Software Application for School Food Authorities to Participate in the National School Lunch Program in the District of Columbia

JONATHAN ROSS MCKINNEYAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: An Assessment of Minnesota’s Fee-For-Service and Maryland’s All-Payer Hospital System Payment Models in Addressing the Triple Aim of Care, Health, and Cost

KRUPA KISHORBHAI MEHTAAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: Policy Analysis: Medicaid Expansion, Low-Income Women, and Unintended Pregnancy

ROSEMARY DAMIANO MRINAAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: Utilization of Mammography Services by Women with Physical Disabilities

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE AND POLICY

MASTERS DEGREE GRADUATES (Continued)

SARA OLSENAdvisor: Dr. Jennifer RobertsCapstone: Evaluation of Inclusive Non-Curricular School-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescents with Disabilities

LINDSEY RODKEYAdvisor: Dr. Jennifer RobertsCapstone: Development of a Mobile Phone App to Encourage Baltimore City Youth to be Physically Active in Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE AND POLICY (CONT.)

MASTERS DEGREE GRADUATES (Continued)

TRIVEN LYNN PARKERAdvisor: Dr. Negin Fouladi Capstone: Health Systems Evaluation of Cost Control Strategies Among Developed Nations

SCARLETT SALEMAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: Review of Buffer Zone Guidelines: Implications for Fresh Produce Safety and Animal Intrusion

DOMINIQUE ANDREA STOKESAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: Interventions to Improve Community Violence-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In African-American Children

CHRISTINE MAEMON THINNAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations within the Cambodian Health System

JANICE MONIQUE WHYTE WHITWORTHAdvisor: Dr. Negin FouladiCapstone: Childhood Immunization: Its role in Infectious Disease Prevention and Public Awareness

MASTER OF SCIENCE, COUPLE AND FAMILY THERAPY

TAYLOR NORENE BAKERAdvisor: Dr. Norman EpsteinThesis: The Relationships between Therapist Common Factor Behaviors and Client Evaluations of Couple Therapy Sessions

ASIA MELENA EWELLAdvisor: Dr. Patricia Barros GomesAdvanced Clinical Project: A Family Across Different Clouds

NIKKI FALAYAdvisor: Dr. Mona MittalAdvanced Clinical Project: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a Focus on Self-Disclosure: Treating a Couple with Intimacy Problems

ELHAM KHAZAEE-TORSHIZIAdvisor: Dr. Leigh LeslieAdvanced Clinical Project: Strengthening a Couple Relationship through Attachment

EMMA MURRAYAdvisor: Dr. Patricia Barros GomesAdvanced Clinical Project: The Use of Structural Family Therapy and Theraplay: Helping a Couple Become Partners in Parenting

ANDREW GRIFFITH PRICEAdvisor: Dr. Mona MittalAdvanced Clinical Project: A Case Study of Emotionally Focused Therapy

JAIMELEIGH SALAZARAdvisor: Dr. Norman EpsteinThesis: Parents of Children with ADHD: Cognitions, Emotional & Behavioral Responses to ADHD Symptoms

MAGDALENA STRAUB BARRIENTOSAdvisor: Dr. Norman EpsteinThesis: Therapist Common Factors and Changes in Client Anger Management in the Context of Couple Therapy

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES

COMMUNITY HEALTH

Janet AdeolaNicholas AlbaughBirhane AlemayehuSahaana Arumugam*Elana Bachrach***Darrien BanksStacey BarrettBrianna BellErika CapinguianAmy Caplon**Candace CookeJesse CostaGerald De LeonErica DeJohnCaitlin DeLatteAlanna DeleonSydney DeStefanoDominique DipiniAanchal DomalapallyEmma DowdZwannah DukulyNaureen ElahiKatherine FarzinUrooj FatimaTiasha FernandoRachel FormanElizabeth Garcia Lozano***Hannah GrayNicole HaggertyAlexandra Henriques

Taylor JordanSaes KimLiz LacsonTerez LambertErika Larrea ArauzoMia LazarusMaria LejanoJennell McDonald***Austin MoonAmanda MoranMiriam Mosbacher**Christie MoyTsitsi MoyoElise NguyenVictoria PerseticKristyn PierceMaidah RajaChloie ReyesShalom SabwaCharlotte Sheffield*Aaron SoffLiana StieglerChiharu TakeiCeline VosDiana Wang**Pamela WilliamsMichaella WilsonLauren WinesDeborah Wu*

Latin honors: *cum laude, **magna cum laude, ***summa cum laude

Maryam AbutalebAnna AlfonsoBianca Alvarez-GrandeKayline AnantuaYoumna AnsariEmily Benjamin**Emily BieryEdwin BillipsJames BoyleEmily BrauckmullerRachel BriefVincent BroglioShyheim BrownTamar BrownKatherine CabreraBrittany CardozaGretchen CatlinVanessa ChaparroDoris ChenWhitney CraigoVanessa Cruz

Jennifer Curtis*Monet DavisEvelin De LeonGrace DellKenita DouglasLaura DouglassMarwa El-HassanKristen El-YaoutiDaniela Escobar AguilarAlyssa FleshmanChristian FloresWilliam FonchamLizette FranciscoJulie FriedmanSteven FuscardoDe’Ja Geter-JacksonLuke GhanayemRebecca Gibson***Ioulia GluszczTamyca GoffEva Gonzalez***

FAMILY SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES (Continued)

FAMILY SCIENCE (CONT.)

Samantha GonzalezHope GoutermanKyndale Green-LylesBeatriz GuevaraLynn HanCarly Hanft***William HardyNelisa InyangSamiha Islam***Jordyne JamesMaya JeffersonMorgan JeffersonMelissa Johnson WarnerMario Britton JohnsonJeanira JohnsonYagmur KaramanSamantha Koppelman*Dana Kravitz*Kellie KublerLaura LambergmanZainab LawalSasha LedesmaEmily LiberoBina MaharjanNicole Malament*Julian MartinezAlia MayMonique McIntyreAbigail MendozaMonica MoralesSarah Oben

Andrea OrtizNiniola OyinloyeTyler PalmerAmbra PalushiChristine ParvinCatherine PerezMiriam PomerantzKerrie PrestipinoStephanie PricellieJulia RaadQuania ReynoldsDaniela Richardson-FerreraAmber RossJaime Rosenblatt*Jameson RothStacey SampsonRenata SandovalJennifer SantosBrittney Sharpe*Jana’e SolomonDeonna StevensonBethlehem TesfayeOluwatosin ToriolaDiamond TrueheartTiffany TurnerColby Vergalito*Chanel Viator*Madeline WarnerTimothy WheelerCarly Wilbur

Lindsey AbdinoorMax AbrahamDaniel AdamsLiana Aguirre-Echevarria*Syeda AhmedShajeen AktherRachelle AlexanderStacy AllenRebekah Almaraz*Kidus AmelgaMitchell AugustRoya BabaturkMarcus BellNicole BendushTeresa BergNeha BhendeKara BlaufeldShira BorAlexander BourdeauMatthew Bower

Kelly BoyleMegan BradyGenai BrisbonDanielle BrotCameron BrownDiamond BuschImani CabassaJillian CaleroJacob CalvertRochielle CanareDanielle CarterAnthony CavaliereMarissa CavettChristine CernochErin ChaDavid ChongDaniel Chu**Mark ColabucciDavid CollierColleen Connolly

KINESIOLOGY

Latin honors: *cum laude, **magna cum laude, ***summa cum laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES (Continued)

Karen CornejoLauren CrowleySamantha Crowley*Ryan Daigle***Adam DanielVictoria DassingMyles DavenportRachel DealArielle DeaneJuliet DentonJustin DerpicKyle DevinneyAlyssa DiazCorey DicksonMonica DivinagraciaKristen Donnelly**Morgan EdeyHaily Emrick*Nicholas FerentinosEmily Finkelstein**Mary-Margaret FioccoDavid FlaccoJill FlennerGrace FolderauerGabrielle GaimaroJake GaneyKeanna GarciaNicolette GardesOlivia GaudreaultHana GnaouiMatthew GodlewskiAbigail Goldberg**Carly GoldsteinMelissa GoodmanBrenna GormanAlexander GottliebAileen GrahamMichael GrangerZachary GreenbergAllie GreeneVictoria GriffithJasmin GrimesJennifer GringJimmy HaZachary HamiltonRobert HardestyMadison HarmanAlexa HarrisRyan HarrisonDaniel HegerleLindsay Herschfeld

Brianna HillThomas HogartyKurt Hufker*Dario Ibatta ParadaAshley IrvingJessica ItzelAdaugo IwualaSamael Jean-PhilippeMara JohnsonRaven JonesChang JuanErica Kent***Audrey KimChristopher KimDaniel KimSue KimRachel Knobel**Kiseop KoRavinder KundhiDaniel KyungJennifer LagrossaRussell LangleyLindsay LawrenceVania Lazo ParrasIan Lee***Ashley LemmonIlana LeonardSamantha LibecciSarina LoganKristy LowenkronMarybela ManuelDiana MarableAustin MarshKelly MarshallAlexandra MartocciMichael MasonKayla McCawRyan McCormickDaniel McKeeJulian MedinaErik MeijerNicolette MendicinoCarolina MenesesCorey Michelson**Michael MinterEmily MorelloJordan MorrisonAlexander MueckEmmalee MurrellJessica MurtaghJessica Nahmias***

KINESIOLOGY (CONT.)

KINESIOLOGY (CONT.)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES (Continued)

Arsalan NejadAshlyn NewtonPhuc NguyenImani NicholsTomer NivNonso NtosiSimisola OlamideGbolahan OnifadeMorgan OstrowskiKarla PanduroCurtis PendletonBianca Perez-Ayalde*Anna PerryIan Peters*Julia PinesVictoria PokodnerDanielle PotemriAndrew PotockoJared PriceCurtis PutnamJanvi RaichuraNeil RamaswamyKiersten RawsonAvery ReneauJoseph RichaLejla RidzalCecily RookerBeebe RoseJesse RoszkowskiMichael RothmanKayla RuizTara Saideman***Dominique SamuelsKyle SchmidtLena SciarrattaBenjamin Shafer**Jeremy Shapiro

Steven SloaneTaylor SmithNicole SneedRachel SnyderSara SpeakmanDaniel SpitzAlexandra StanovaTayler StilesJessica StraubMichael SullivanJohn SuntumHaley Sutton**Christopher ThomasMackenzie ThomasDylan ThompsonTori ThompsonSamuel TiggesJordan TraoreCindy TsaiTaylor TuckerChukwudalu UmehEmmanuel UtahTracy VelazquezDenise VeneroCatherine VoelpelKristen WallAmy Wang*Ruth WangConnor WhiteheadElizabeth Williams***Kaila WilliamsKevin YangJesse YaoGabrielle YaptinchayAbigail Young*Christina ZarrelliNatasha Zelenka

Aifaz AbbasiMina AkhavanJazmin AldridgeAli AlkhafajiMaria AmadorMaaz AmjedNaseem AzadiLily BahmanyarDanielle BakerAshley BamfoTilahun BelayKeisha Bell

Lauren BradyLindsay BurnsMichelle CalderonSelena CastilloWai ChuiSaurabh DahalIfare DatagniJessica DayalRico DjidotorAlexandra DoleguiDevon DonovanMaria Elsberg

PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE

Sarah FerrellJurgen FrenzCarlos FuentesMary GadGabriella GagliardiDeandre GaitherJacqueline GaoAmelia GersteEmily GibbonsMary GierulaNancy GutierrezAllison Halpert**Kaiwei HsuKathleen Hynes*Rachel JessamyKarrs JohnsonMaureen JohnsonNiharika KallaJessica KamjouAastha KaulKiana KellyErum KhanHyunjae Kim*Lauren KingPriyanka KonanurCarissa KwanLok LamAnnette LeeAbigail LemmyFelix Li***Julia LiliensteinBetsy LopezPorawi LuatthongSimegne MamoLauren MartinVanessa MitchellAnna MogChelsea Mohn

Marlene Musasa MiandabuSharon NabakaTaslemun NaharAbdoullah NdamTina NguyenRachel OhRoya OwhadiNeilpatrick PagdangananRachael ParsonsKyra PaticoffDaniella PortalVeronica PuzioIsabelle RemoladorImani RickerbyShannon RicklerKristen RiesbergEyvonnka RizkallahAlesia RobinsonLauren RobinsonTaylor RoseFlorence RozarioZakariya SalhanLogenn SchoenLily ShtuhlAmanda SingerKatie SoissonMadeleine SparksDevin SullivanBhre SumitroRichard TandajuSafura TanveerMisbah TareenSarah TaylorEmily TchaiNaol TessemaTenyamen ThomasAlexia TorresMichelle TruongDemi VarisAllison VilchinskyAshley WilkinsonLabria WingoElizabeth WorkuDeborah Wu*Kristina YanakievaRibqua YasmeenLamiya YounusMichael Zebroski

PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE (CONT.)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES (Continued)

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Latin honors: *cum laude, **magna cum laude, ***summa cum laude

AT A GLANCE

25 degrees and academic programs More than 2500 undergraduate students More than 275 graduate students

More than 50% of our undergraduate majors and nearly 40% of our graduate students are members of racial/ethnic minority groups

107 faculty members and 38 staff

Less than 8 miles from Washington, D.C., which provides our students with unparalleled access to unique research, internship and professional development opportunities

ACADEMIC UNITS

Behavioral and Community HealthEpidemiology and BiostatisticsFamily ScienceHealth Services AdministrationKinesiologyMaryland Institute for Applied Environmental HealthPublic Health Science

SCHOOL-WIDE RESEARCH CENTERS

Maryland Center for Health EquityHerschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy

SELECTED RESEARCH INITIATIVES

• Global Health and Climate Change• Health Disparities, Health Equity• Health Literacy and Cultural Competence• Health Promotion and Chronic Disease

Prevention Programs• Healthy Aging• Maternal and Child Health• Mental Health and Substance Abuse• Physical Activity• Social and Environmental Justice• Tobacco Control and Smoking Cessation

MISSION

To promote and protect the health and well-being of the diverse communities throughout Maryland, the nation and the world through interdisciplinary education, research, practice, leadership and public policy.

Dean, Boris D. Lushniak, MD, MPHAssociate Dean, Academic Affairs, Stephen M. Roth, PhDAssociate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion, Olivia Carter-Pokras, PhDAssociate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Bradley D. Hatfield, PhDAssociate Dean, Research, Dushanka V. Kleinman, DDS, MScDAssistant Dean, Development, Eleanor (Elly) Brtva, MPHAssistant Dean, Finance and Administration, Amanda Grimes, MBAAssistant Dean, Undergraduate Affairs, Coke Farmer, PhDDepartment Chair, Behavioral and Community Health, Barbara A. Curbow, PhDDepartment Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Robert S. Gold, PhDDepartment Chair, Family Science, Elaine A. Anderson, PhDDepartment Chair, Health Services Administration, Luisa Franzini, PhDDepartment Chair, Kinesiology, Bradley D. Hatfield, PhDInterim Director, MD Institute for Applied Environmental Health, Stephen M. Roth, PhDDirector, Public Health Science, Stephen M. Roth, PhD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We would like to thank the SPH faculty, staff and students for their participation in the graduation ceremony and to recognize Dr. Elizabeth Y. Brown, Dept. of Kinesiology, who serves as the SPH Grand Marshal.

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