Commencement DECEMBER 20, 2015
COLE STUDENT ACTIVITIES BUILDING
1:00 PM
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Commencement Ceremony PROCESSIONAL PRESIDING Jane E. Clark, PhD, Professor and Dean, School of Public Health WELCOME Colleen “Coke” Farmer, PhD, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education INVOCATION Mr. Tarif Shraim, Muslim Chaplain, University of Maryland INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Jane E. Clark, PhD, Professor and Dean COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health RECOGNITION OF GRADUATE DEGREE RECIPIENTS Sandra C. Quinn, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs RECOGNITION OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE RECIPIENTS Public Health Science, Barbara Alving, MD, Director Family Science, Elaine A. Anderson, PhD, Professor and Chair Behavioral & Community Health, Barbara A. Curbow, PhD, Professor and Chair Kinesiology, Bradley D. Hatfield, PhD, Professor and Chair RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS GRADUATING WITH HONORS Jane E. Clark, PhD, Professor and Dean
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RECEPTION
Dean Jane Clark will host a reception for graduates and their families in the Grand Ballroom of Stamp Student Union immediately following the SPH graduation ceremony. This is a great chance for students and families to mingle with SPH professors and staff. Light refreshments will be served.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Dr. Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD PRINCIPAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Dr. Tabak is the principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He previously served as the acting principal deputy director of NIH (2009), and before that as director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (2000-10). Dr. Tabak has provided leadership for several trans-NIH activities, including the Enhancement of Rigor and Reproducibility of Research Findings, strategic planning for health research related to sexual and gender minorities (SGM), and the NIH’s implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Currently, he is leading efforts to develop the NIHwide Strategic Plan, as well as a strategic pediatric environmental research program. Prior to joining NIH, Dr. Tabak was the senior associate dean for research and professor of dentistry and biochemistry & biophysics in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester in New York. A former NIH MERIT research award recipient, Dr. Tabak’s major research focus has been on the structure, biosynthesis and function of glycoproteins, which are proteins that have sugars attached to them and which help the immune, digestive and reproductive systems. He continues work in this area, maintaining an active research laboratory within the NIH intramural program in addition to his administrative duties. Dr. Tabak is an elected member the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. He received his undergraduate degree from City College of New York, his DDS from Columbia University, and a PhD from the University of Buffalo.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATES Behavioral and Community Health BINA ALI
Advisor: Kerry Green Dissertation: The Moderating Effect of Distress Tolerance in the Relationship Between Intention to Complete Treatment and Treatment Completion Among Residential TreatmentSeeking Substance Users
DENISE BELLOWS
Advisor: Brad Boekeloo Dissertation: Coordinated HIV Prevention Across Jurisdictional Borders
KRISHNA BHAGAT
Advisor: Donna Howard Dissertation: Children’s Conceptualizations of Health, Healthy Bodies, and Health Practices
ERICA ROBERTS
Health Services CRAIG HOLDEN
Advisor: Rada K. Dagher Dissertation: Preventive Services Use -
Disparities and Changes Following Health Care Reform
Kinesiology DAPENG CHEN
Advisor: Eva Chin Dissertation: The Role of ER Stress in Skeletal
Muscle Atrophy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
CHRISTINE HOPPLE
Advisor: David Lawrence Andrews Dissertation: What Makes “Fun” Fun? Insights
into Children’s Participation in Physical Activity
RIAN LANDERS-RAMOS
Advisor: Kerry Green Dissertation: A Sequential Mixed Methods
Advisor: James M. Hagberg Dissertation: Effects of Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Advisor: Bradley D. Hatfield Dissertation: The Influence of Conscious
Approach to Identifying and Understanding Indigenous Ways of Evaluating Physical Activity Programs
SUE LIN
Advisor: Hongjie Liu Dissertation: The Health of Young Adults with
Disabilities in the United States: the Collective Roles of Risk factors in Social Ecologic Framework
and Physical Inactivity on the Paracrine Function of Circulating Angiogenic Cells
LI-CHUAN LO
Control of Movement on Brain Processes and the Quality of Cognitive-Motor Performance
HYUK OH
Advisor: Rodolphe Gentili Dissertation: A Multiple Representations Model of the Human Mirror Neuron System for Learned Action Imitation
MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES Master of Arts, Kinesiology
VICTOR LOPES
Advisor: David Lawrence Andrews Thesis: Brazilian Sporting Culture and its
Contemporary “Radical Contextualization”
RYAN SAPP
Advisor: James M. Hagberg Thesis: Exercise Training-Associated
Differences in Circulating MicroRNAs and Serum-Induced Endothelial Cell Migration Rate
ARINA KADAM
Advisor: Min Qi Wang Project: Niños Sanos, Familia Sana: Assessing Physical Activity Needs of the Hispanic Community in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
JAMIE LIVENGOOD
Advisor: Mary A. Garza Thesis: The State of Health Journalist
Training & Education: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
Master of Health Administration
AISHIA ANNISE CORRELL
Advisor: Karoline Mortensen Capstone: Population Health: Seedco Implementation Program
YANPU HUANG
Advisor: Rada K. Dagher Project: Evaluating the implementation of Admission, Travel, Voucher (ATV) New Patient Welcome Letter in the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
KATE NGOZI MBONU
Advisor: Jie Chen Capstone: Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) and Disposable Privacy Cubicle Curtain
Master of Public Health, Behavioral and Community Health
ASHLEY CARTER
Advisors: Linda Aldoory Project: Perceived Student Barriers to
Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention and Perceptions of Communication Methods to Increase Sexual Misconduct Bystander
MARINA DATHE
Advisor: Cheryl Holt Project: Consequences of Marijuana Use for Adolescents and Young Adults – a Systems Map
SARAH POMERANTZ
Advisor: Linda Aldoory Thesis: Health-Related Communication Behaviors of Environmental Action Gatekeepers: A Qualitative Study
SANJANA QUASEM
Advisor: James Butler III Thesis: An Exploratory Study of the Mental Health Needs of Muslim Americans from the Perspective of Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Imams
AYMA ROUHANI
Advisor: Sharon M. Desmond Thesis: Understanding Food Label Use by College Students
MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES (continued) Master of Public Health, Epidemiology
JOSHUA LEVINE
Advisor: Hongjie Liu Project: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation and Anxiety Disorders among Low-Income Children: an Analysis of Data from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health
Master of Public Health, Biostatistics
ARIELLE APFEL
Advisor: Mei Ling-Ting Lee Project: Analyzing Social Networks Using Spatial Statistical Methods
WILLIAM CARTER
Advisor: Mei Ling-Ting Lee Project: The Role of Length-of-Stay in
Determining Return-to-Work after Limb Injury
TINGTING QIN
Advisor: Xin He Project: Semiparametric Analysis for
Longitudinal Data on the Risk Factors of Progression of Cartilage T2 Relaxation Time Values using the Osteoarthritis Initiative Data
Master of Public Health, Public Health Practice and Policy
HARRIET AVEDI
Advisor: Graciela Jaschek Capstone: Improving Colorectal Cancer
Screening Rates Among African Americans in the District of Columbia: Literature Review Examining the Success Rates of Workplace Wellness Programs in Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening
DIANE CLONMELL
Advisor: Graciela Jaschek Capstone: A Program Evaluation of Prince
George’s Cancer Programs Preparedness for the Public Health Accreditation
DAYNA HARRISON
Advisor: Negin Fouladi Capstone: A SWOT Analysis of “22 Too Many”
ALLYSON LEAGUE
Advisor: Negin Fouladi Capstone: A Comprehensive Program
Evaluation Analyzing Results of the “Let’s Move!” Campaign and its Effect on Childhood Obesity Rates
ALYSSA MALCOMSON
Advisor: Negin Fouladi Capstone: Efficacy of Needle Exchange
Programs on Reducing the Risk of HIV/ AIDS Transmission Rate Through Injection Drug Use
CHAU NGUYEN
Advisor: Graciela Jaschek Capstone: Visualization of Big Data Analytics
MARIA SPRIGGS
Advisor: Negin Fouladi Capstone: Analysis of Prince George’s
County Judith P. Hoyer Learning Centers for Effectiveness of Implementing the “Health Matters” Initiative
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES Behavioral and Community Health Hayatt H Abadico Margarette Nicolas Acevero Monica Rachelle Adams Sobia Ahmad** Oluwaseun A. Ajayi Adetoun Olubanke Akisanya Gloria Nana Ansah Maria Mazzi Babirye Catherine P. Barbosa Ruchama Sorah Barkai Adrienne E. Bates Shoshana Leah Beacken Bria Nicole Beatty Michael S. Benavides Lehdeen Tiffany Bennett Richa Bhatia Asqual Getachew Bisrat Tao Chen Yee Ka Cheung Eden L. Cunningham Ashlynn O. Dallas Sama El Sayed El Baz Kolade Ekundayo Fapohunda Emily Ann Fino Malika Daluz Fontes Katherine V. Garcia-Rosales Beza B. Gebrehana Austin T. Gentry Meagan Adair Ginyard Taima Gomez Mia Francesca Griffin Kimberly Inez Hailey Chanel Lynne Harley Jada A. Harrison Abisola Olufadeke Iluyomade Nevina El-Leithy Jakopin Kara Nicole Johnson Joyce-Marrel Sata Kolenky Neena Juliet Kuruvilla Heather Lam Mia Jelanee Lancaster Hannah Meghan Lebovics Kimberly S. Lemacks Hannah Jill Meisel Emily G. Menge Lyna Rayane Merzoug
Joanna Raquel Millan Erika Louise Monroe Tessa King Mork Fathia Muridi Christina M. Ocloo Godson C. Odimegwu Mariela Isabel Oliva Jeff Jo Park Yuri Phanouvong Jade-Ann S T Rennie Alexandra Marie Robbins** Michael Isaac Samuels Surbhi Sardana* Manisha Sarkar Muftau Adebola Shinaba Andrea Squassi Diana S. Tsuji Bessy Maria Turcios Hilary Ogbenna Unaegbu Vianca Alexis Valis Dessamine C.Vince Cruz Sarah Elizabeth Vossler Christina Williams Abigia Yitagesu Family Science Carlande Hilaire Adelphonse Natalia Adikarige Hiba Ahmed Monica Erin Aisenberg Metzy E. Alfaro Stephanie N. Amobi Marissa A. Averett Diamond Christina Balatsos Rawan Marwan Bannourah Forrest Christopher Barney Bradley Becker Alex R. Bogucki Andrew Louis Bronstein Diandrea Chantal Campbell Stephany Carrillo Rakhee Ashna Cherian Joanna M. Chung Brea C. Curley Rushad Sarosh Dastur Alexandra R. Doody Ryan Micheal Doyle Mercy Oyiri Eke Shantel Reneice Elliott
Carly Epstein Amber Lynn Fiorilla Kevin Ford Jr. Kellie Garcia Sarah Ann Garvey Alix Sara Gelfand Marisa Elena Gentile Christian Guerra Anthony Joseph Guidice Natsnet M. Haileab Geoffrey Daniel Harrison Filsan D. Hassan Alyssa Lorraine Hiser Derek Anthony Holland Grace Hailey Houser Colby Duane Spotted Eagle Hunt
Jihye Hwang Kiara Jamison Quinton Jamal Jefferson Andrew Scott Jimenez Sarah Ann Konieczka Jonathan Saquido Lim Welma Luus Kimberly Jennifer Markovitz Deborah Nandi McCammon Ashli Rae Meginnis Melissa Angelina Mejia Olivia McBride Nathan Brian Wing Hon Ng Monica Lynn Oliver Hye Mee Park Robert Paul Ruse Cory Christina Ryan Blake Anthony Schmidt Natalia C. Seo Madelen M. Simonds Sadaf Shafiq Yuliya Victorovna Shapovalenko Vrinda Shingdia* Christie Marina Tanner Shahnaz Uddin Maria E. Velasquez Hugh Brisayon Watson Michael William Adetokunbo Yetunde Williams Danika Antionette Woods Joanne Vu
Latin honors: *cum laude, **magna cum laude, ***summa cum laude Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar: Alexandra Robbins, community health
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES, continued Kinesiology Rachel Kaefer Abbott* Adil S. Abdelgawad Abdul A. Alimi Philip Nolte Anklesaria Cory Daniel Arant Arman Ayati Andrew Xavier Bañez Fatmata Maseray Bangura Courtney L. Barbour Wilfred Kambeh Jusu Beah Adam Thomas Bellarin Jeffrey Taylor Bowen Emily Kae Brode Ariel Elizabeth Brown Dennard Edwin Brown Christopher Carey Kelsey Joyce Catterton Martina M. Chandler Alexandra Nicole Contreras Libni McDavis Cruz Brenden Donnellan Audrie M. Dugger Stefanie B. Ebrahimoff* Iman Staten Evans Kelsey Marie Farina Casey Farrell Adolfo Enrique Ferrario Stefanie M. Ford Sima Fotouhi Thomas Alexander Frances Salome N. Gabriel Ashley Nicole Gast* Nicholas Aidan Hahn Bryan Hooper Jonathan Hwai Yueh Hsu Abdul Jalloh David Inwhan Jang
Samael Jean-Philippe Bertinus Pharoah Johnson James Kaspar Keaton Michael James Kemerer Tawfeeq Hasan Khan Kedrick M. King James Earle Kline Suhyeon Kwun Seungwon Lee Volmy Alejandro Lizardo Boqian Kenneth Lo Julie Ann Lopatka Timothy Lee Lyles Maria Siobhan Lyon Jennifer Macko Brian Medansky Brendan Paul Magistro Sarah A. McKinney Robert Arley Mongold Andre Camille Moreau Virginia Rose Nuckols** Julio Osorio Vaidehi Anilkumar Patel Anne April Penna Zachary Kyle Poole Adam Michael Ralston Joshua Alan Reece Adam Jared Ronning Olga Rozman Rick Steven Saway Morgan Taylor Schwarz Amir Irfan Shafique Rena M. Shi Haley Nicole Spain Taylor Anne Stone Kasey Bree Tapman Matthew E. Taylor Jose Eugenio Tejero Michelle Ting
Ray Alex Trogun Fatoumatta K. Tunkara Jessalyn Hart Waldron Emile Joffre Whyte Ashley Taylor Zajac Angela Eileen Zalesak Public Health Science Robert Alex Baker Khalid Balajem Elizabeth Bui Christopher Takura Chaduka Meylin V. Correa Elizabeth Ann Costello* Ornella Amen Hegbe Javaria Iram Mina Jamshidi Nataly Pamela Johanson Tello Kathryn E. Lagna Ka Wing Joyce Lam Amri Maliyatabu Melissa Mera Cynthia Manuela Njatcha Faustina Odum Jessica Rae Overman Maryam Hadyyah Parsa Cynthia Elizabeth Perez Fuad Ahmed Razzak* Ana Lucia Rivera Khadijatu Maya Sall Teymur Schwartz Devika Sukhmangal Evelyne Tchagna Ali Carol Tefouet Sonkeng Christine Maemon Thinn Alexia M. Torres
CONGRATULATIONS
CLASS OF 2015! Latin honors: *cum laude, **magna cum laude, ***summa cum laude Disclaimer:The list of degree candidates in this program is tentative and is based on the anticipated successful completion of work undertaken during the Fall 2015 semester.This document should not be taken as an official record that degrees have in fact been awarded.
About the School of Public Health
AT A GLANCE
SCHOOL-WIDE RESEARCH CENTERS
More than 25 degrees and academic programs More than 2300 undergraduate students
Maryland Center for Health Equity Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy UMD Prevention Research Center
More than 250 graduate students
SELECTED RESEARCH INITIATIVES
More than 50% of our undergraduate majors and nearly 40% of our graduate students are members of racial/ethnic minority groups
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More than 160 faculty & more than 40 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 Health Epidemiology and Biostatistics Family Science Health Services Administration Kinesiology Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health
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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. VISIT SPH.UMD.EDU
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The School of Public Health Giving Tree Student Fund
Commemorate your graduate’s success or honor a mentor or a loved one by designing an engraved leaf, acorn, or stone that will be displayed on the Giving Tree in the School of Public Health lobby. All proceeds will be donated to the SPH Giving Tree Student Fund to support undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Public Health. Make your donation and leave a legacy for future Terps.
Honor Your Graduate For $500, design an engraved leaf with a message of your choice, to include up to five lines of text, 25 characters per line (max).
Support a Student For $1,500, design an engraved acorn with a message of your choice, to include up to five lines of text, 25 characters per line (max).
Leave a Legacy For $2,500, design an engraved stone with a message of your choice, to include up to five lines of text, 25 characters per line (max).
Visit sph.umd.edu/givingtree to learn more or to make a gift.
School Leadership Dean, Jane E. Clark, PhD Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Sandra C. Quinn, PhD Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Bradley D. Hatfield, PhD Associate Dean, Research, Dushanka V. Kleinman, DDS, MScD Associate Dean, Educational Innovation and Technology, Stephen Roth, PhD Associate Dean (Interim), Diversity and Inclusion, Olivia Carter-Pokras, PhD Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Education, Colleen “Coke” Farmer, PhD Assistant Dean, Development, Eleanor “Elly” Brtva, MPH Department Chair, Behavioral and Community Health, Barbara A. Curbow, PhD Department Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Robert S. Gold, PhD Department Chair, Family Science, Elaine A. Anderson, PhD Department Chair, Health Services Administration, Luisa Franzini, PhD Department Chair, Kinesiology, Bradley D. Hatfield, PhD Director (Interim), MD Institute for Applied Environmental Health, Stephen Roth, PhD Director, Public Health Science program, Barbara Alving, MD
Acknowledgements 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. Cover photo and photos on pages 3 and 4 by John T. Consoli. Photo of SPH building exterior by Jason Quick.
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