157 ARIZONA COMMENCEMENTCOLLEGE OF SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES2021 GRADUATE CONVOCATION CEREMONY

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157 ARIZONA COMMENCEMENT

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Graduate Convocation Ceremony

May 17th, 2021

Livestream: commencement.arizona.edu

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences,

“The People College,” focuses on people and

their connections with each other, their pasts, and

the world around them to better understand the

complexity that shapes their daily lives.

Nine of our graduate programs are ranked in the

top 25 in the nation by the National Research

Council and U.S. News & World Report.

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THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES equips its students with the critical thinking and problem-solving

skills needed to understand the human condition. Through

classroom education and practical application, SBS graduates

can harness their research skills and apply them to real-world

contexts. More than ever, society needs interdisciplinary and global

thinkers who can address the world’s collective challenges through

work in public service and private industry. We hope that what all

SBS graduates have learned at the University of Arizona will put

them on a path toward fulfillment, prosperity, and service.y, and

service.

PROGRAMWELCOMELiesl Folks, Ph.D., MBASenior Vice President for Academic Affairs & ProvostThe University of Arizona

WELCOME (SPANISH)John Paul Jones III, Ph.D.Don Bennett Moon DeanCollege of Social & Behavioral Sciences

NATIONAL ANTHEMCamryn Elias, Jenna Meadows and Tony MorenoB.F.A., Musical Theatre

OPENING REMARKSLiesl Folks, Ph.D., MBASenior Vice President for Academic Affairs & ProvostThe University of Arizona

John Paul Jones III, Ph.D.Don Bennett Moon DeanCollege of Social & Behavioral Sciences

PRESENTATION OF GUEST SPEAKERJohn Paul Jones III, Ph.D.Don Bennett Moon DeanCollege of Social & Behavioral Sciences

GUEST SPEAKERMargaret Jane Pitts, Ph.D.Associate Dean, Graduate CollegeAssociate Professor, Department of Communication

COLLEGE AWARDSJohn Paul Jones III, Ph.D.Don Bennett Moon DeanCollege of Social & Behavioral Sciences

PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES WITH MASTER’S DEGREESJane Zavisca, Ph.D.Associate Dean for Research & Graduate StudentsCollege of Social & Behavioral Sciences

PRESENTATION OF PH.D. GRADUATESJane Zavisca, Ph.D.Associate Dean for Research & Graduate StudentsCollege of Social & Behavioral Sciences

CONFERRING OF DEGREESLiesl Folks, Ph.D., MBASenior Vice President for Academic Affairs & ProvostThe University of Arizona

CLOSING REMARKSJohn Paul Jones III, Ph.D.Don Bennett Moon DeanCollege of Social & Behavioral Sciences

PROGRAM

SBS GRADUATE TEACHING AWARDDev Bose, Ph.D.Department of English

SBS OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE AWARDHannah AndrewsPh.D. Candidate, School of Sociology

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESTeaching Awards

AnthropologyKatelynne Johnson Andrew LarsenCaitria O’ShaughnessyAndrea Grace Steig

CommunicationMadison BrownShelby CarterHyeonchang GimTaylor GoldsteinPaulina Medina

Creative WritingKimberly AlidioKimberly BussingMarianna Coles CurtisKaterina IvanovLucy KirkmanHea-Ream LeeMatthew MorrisKevin MosbyOsasuyi OkungbowaLogan PhillipsMatisse RosenMargaret SteinesEmma Thomason

Development PracticeHeather AltherrJack DeBoerAmata InshutiSehdia MansarayCharles MeischIsabella MorenoMary Ngugi

EnglishDouglas Himes

Geographic InformationSystems TechnologyTerry BearbNicholas BianchiMatthew BodenTyrel BorowitzJessica BoyerWarren BristolLincoln ChapmanChia-Yi ChinJay DharHilary DufourTodd FisherDustin GatesStephen GellingKayla HanelineNickolaus HillmanSimon HowardMichael IvisonPaul KeidelEvangeline KyleDaniel LaPointePengying LiZhicong MaAnna Machado JimenezSean MadiganChristopher McIntyreLuis Medina RomeroJasmine Moertle-LitsonCelso MontesRachel More-HlaMilton MunozLizbeth MurilloDaniel MuthIan PatrickReid PiehlerHannajane PrichettMeredith RaphelsonMichael RodriguezDiane Sands

Robert ShigetaCaryn ShroyerBreona SmithCory SouthallKristin SpradlingNeil TorralbaWesley WoodhouseGavin YoungstrumBishan ZhaoStanko Zovko

GeographySonia KaufmanAaron KruppDiego Martinez-LugoAva ObrechtThea Katrina PietromicaPatricia SchwartzNathan TreacyGeorgia Weiss-Elliott

Government &Public PolicyMario MoralesJoshua Ridenour

HistoryPatrick AngiuloKaitlyn CentiniJulien LoveDean MessingerMariel Watt

Human Language TechnologyRebecca CordesColton FlowersAngela HughesDamian Romero DiazCheyenne WingZhengnan Xie

MASTER’S DEGREESSpring 2021

MASTER’S DEGREESSpring 2021

Human RightsPracticeShelby BedfordMolly BroinNicole ChavezTara ClarkBradford ConroyScarlett DeLormeHailey DicksonAviva DoeryLaikyn DuffeyAmber GoltzMaria Gomez RubioLucero Gonzalez AlvaradoKelsey GrayBrieanna GriffinLuz Hernan HinzDanielle HochmanHelena HurbonLara Manatta TenorioChristopher MitchellJoshua MoralesSarah NassiwaZuhaila OrozcoRobert OwensCharles PetersonMarie RenaudChristina Vanoverbeke

InformationXiaoxiao ChenYawen ChenSebastian DeimenNoah GiebinkRachelle JacksonPeiChen LeeLu LiuTyler MillhouseNhan NguyenDanielle SanchezWenmo SunHsin Fang TsaiZhengnan Xie

International Security StudiesSarah AdamsAldo ArroyoChristian BankeAlexandra BauerCeleste BeanJordan BialekAissa BonJustin BrooksJason BurkhartClint CampbellPrachish ChakravortyCatherine CorreiaKathleen CosgroveNicholas CostelloRichard DeanJesus DelatrinidadSeth EggebeenSteven FarrellJoshua FrankeSamantha FriedmanRyan FritchJeffrey GillesPaul GracianetteJames GreenTanner HelemAlexander HigginsJessica HowardDaniel JensenMichael JetteBailey JohnsonMelissa KeaneTaylor KillionKyle KreagerJohn KretChristopher KrieserShannah LayJong LeeTimothy LinamenJacob LoelDonnie Long

Anand MannWilliam MarcumMatthew McCaffertyJonathan MeltonSteven MeyerMitchell MoseleyAndrew MullinsBrandon OwensKatelyn PopeDavid PrattDaralee PretatJoseph QuitanoIan RaiSamantha RosenbaumJozef SaidAndrew SanchezAaron SeidRichard ShannonBrian SwaneRufina TevesRicardo VarcasiaDerek WebberCarson WesterfieldElizabeth WilliamsBrett WoodMichael Zequeira

JournalismSamantha BishopEnrique CuevasPei-Yu LinAnna LudlumClara MigoyaAlexandra PereTayde Ana Revilak FonsecaNicholas SmallwoodConor Villines

Latin American StudiesDestina BermejoMarianela ChamorroCarly DealIsabella FassiAndrea MartinezClara MigoyaCecilia MorenoRachael PheniciePhilip RodyAchishai ThalenbergElias Wilson

Library & Information ScienceCarmen AllenCrystle ArdoinFreya ArnesenRay BacaSamantha BalberRandi BaltzerAndrew BarberMelissa BeerJorge BenitezGabriel BennettJulia BishopShelly BlackMegan BlackfordKelsey BlackmanBethany BonesHasna Hena BornaCrystal BrannenEmma BrannonZoe BrauchRose BridgesNicole BrobstonKaitlin ButlerVictoria CaineJulieta CalderonMorgan CapitanPaige Carlson

Lori CarsonKimberly CastilloKatherine ChiribogaMegan ConnollyStephanie DealEvgenia DiakonenkoMatthew DieckmanMaggie DwengerAshleigh EargleJeffrey EgglestonKaren ElderViviana FimbresRoberta FitzgeraldVeronica FrancoAlexandria FrippEmily GammonsElizabeth GarciaSila GonzalesNicole GrayNoel GuerraErica GulledgeWhitney HansonJennifer HawkinsEmily HoffmannKelley HowardMargaret IngramAlissa IrionsJulie JohnsonArianna JonesRyan JonesJennifer JonesRyan KashanipourBethany KellyKassie Kincaid-AntonucciCaroline KinsleyKyle LightySavannah LongMonica LourencoJennifer LundinEmma LuthiKathleen MakarewiczMatthew McDanielKristen McIvor

Jennifer McKernanMircalla McneelyJeff McwhorterKenia Menchaca LozanoKim MeyerCaitlin MullowneyChristine MunroeRachel MurrayDevan OrrErin PritchettAngela RamsowerKelsey RiversKyla RobertsonTaylor RobesonLily Robinson-YariMichelle Rupert-BaumillerMelissa SansonToni SauerSheryl ShelleyMelissa SilvaTanya SmileyEmma SorensenAlexander SotoJennie StephensShannon SullivanAshley SwinfordKristen SzalontayShannon TafoyaAsuman TezcanJeremy ThompsonKatarina ThorlinKevin VigilMario VillaVictoria VillanuevaAaron WeddleEmily WeslingElizabeth WheelerRobert WileyAnastasia WilsonMeredith Young

MASTER’S DEGREES CONT.Spring 2021

Sarahanna EspinozaIsabella FassiLeah GuerreroRobel HabtetsionMarcus HastingsEdgardo IbarraYan Yi LeungChloe LoosLizeth Lopez GarciaSamir MaddenVanessa MoralesRaja MorenoFernanda OchoaEberardo RamirezGeorge SanchezAchishai ThalenbergXin WanFrancine Wetzel

Public PolicyKristian Cole ArmentaErin BrownNora CampbellCamryn HarperTabitha MunsonAnna MurveitClifton NelsonYuliana Ruiz

Rhetoric, Composition & Teaching EnglishZachary HillMarisa Pesa

Teaching English as a Second LanguageChance CockrellAnh DangKaitlyn EstradaMarisa MejiaAnna OkhotnikovaBethany RenaudIssam RianGomal Siahaan

LinguisticsTianyi NiCorey RobertsNelson SantiagoWunetu TarrantSerene TsengGaby Vargas MelgarejoRebecca WhitneyCheyenne Wing

Mexican American StudiesMario Aguilar BuenrostroAlejandra Baltazar-CarlatConnie Lira-SaavedraDiana LopezDiego Martinez-Lugo

Middle Eastern & North African StudiesRiadh Ben AmorYahya Ahmed Mahmoud ElsayedScott JonesSehrish Khan-WilliamsonPatrick MillerAlexandra Palmer

PhilosophyUphaar DoolingNorman MillerKevin Ruta

Public AdministrationAbdullah Al hajriGavriel AryehAmanda BankstonJohn ChandlerAndrea CrisantesMicaela de la RosaTyler DeMersMonika Eres

MASTER’S DEGREES CONT.Spring 2021

DOCTORAL DEGREESSpring 2021

Emma MillerSeoyoung ParkMattius RischardRachel SimsChristopher SlomanEli TurnerHeidi WallaceSarah WilhoitYing-Wen YuRuixue Zhang

Gender & Women’s StudiesHarrison AppleWilliam BarksdaleMel FerraraKatherine FreemanElizabeth KinnamonCarmen L’Annunziata MongeGloria Negrete-LopezJuan OchoaJustin OstrowskiRuben Zecena

GeographyTammy AlbrechtWarren BristolFiona GladstoneRobert HibberdJoseph IulianoRichard JohnsonJedediah KinnisonTaylor MillerMegan Mills-NovoaAnna MurveitBokjin RoPatricia SchwartzNoah Silber CoatsShelby SmithThomas StieveYinan Zhang

Government & Public PolicyAlejandro Beltran Aguirre Joseph CoxKelly GordellQianhui LiMichael McCamman Leah PieperJoshua Ridenour

HistoryDanielle BarefootJames BarefootJoseph BickleyNina BogdanJustin CampbellGeorge CarrollCory DavisAnabel GalindoAna GhoreishianAmado GuzmanMaria Concepcion Marquez SandovalAnnie MorphewRuth OropezaClaire PerrottPaul RuffnerJesus SalazarRachel SmallCristina Urias Espinoza Frank Whitehead

InformationZixuan DengPaula MaezEnrique NoriegaDavid SidiDongfang XuVikas YadavJiacheng ZhangLimin Zhang

AnthropologyLeslie AragonEmma BunkleyWilliam CotterAustin DuncanEvan GiomiEric HeffterDaniel HorschlerLuke KaiserNese Kaya OzkanStephanie MartinJonathan McleodJose OrtizWilliam ReitzeWilliam RobertsonDana RosensteinAlexandra SpielhagenJay StephensErana TaylorRebecca WeyJordan WilsonKayla WortheyLandon Yarrington

CommunicationShelby CarterBenjamin CusterDana DinsmoreHyeonchang GimBethany LutovskyKaterina NemcovaYejin ShinLarissa TeranNathan Woo

EnglishMatthew BodmerWioletta ChabkoMikayla ChronisterDalia EbeidMarc FarriorGrace HughesYuni KimElizabeth Labiner

DOCTORAL DEGREES CONT.Spring 2021

LinguisticsWilliam CotterJohn CulnanStanley DonahooJonathan GearyFlorian HafnerRoya KabiriBenjamin MartinIsabel McKaySeongjin ParkCorey RobertsNelson SantiagoWunetu TarrantCheyenne WingJianrong YuAndrew Zupon

Mexican American StudiesMario Aguilar BuenrostroDavid CidMaria Mojardin-LopezBarbara TesoCynthia Trejo

Middle Eastern & North AfricanStudiesAtacan AtakanJibreel DelgadoFaraj HamdanFeras KlenkAlyeh Mehin JafarabadiMiriam Wolfley

PhilosophyJosh CangelosiHoi Yee ChanJoel ChowMatt DeStefanoMario Juarez GarciaTimothy KearlCaroline KingJoseph Metz

Tyler MillhouseNathaniel OakesSantiago Sanchez BorboaAlexander SchaeferLucia SchwarzBjorn Wastvedt

Rhetoric, Composition & Teaching EnglishDorothy BableElizabeth BentleyZachary HillBrooke HotezJacquelyne KiblerCheryl KutcherMary Adele LeonJoanna Sanchez-AvilaEmily Jo SchwallerDana Ferbrache-Darr

SociologyHannah AndrewsTrey GreenBeksahn JangMorgan JohnstonbaughJacqueline JoslynAlexander KinneySabrina NardinSosuke OkadaJulia SmithDarla StillLiwen ZengYi Zhao

ACADEMIC UNITS

Matthew Sakiestewa GilbertDepartment of American Indian Studies

Diane Austin School of Anthropology

Chris SegrinDepartment of Communication

Aurelie Sheehan Department of English

Stephanie Troutman RobbinsDepartment of Gender & Women’s Studies

Diana LivermanSchool of Geography, Development & Environment

Edella SchlagerSchool of Government & Public Policy

Benjamin Lawrance Department of History

William Paul Simmons Human Rights Practice

Catherine BrooksSchool of Information

Carol SchwalbeSchool of Journalism

Ed WrightArizona Center for Judaic Studies

Ute Lotz-HeumannDivision for Late Medieval & Reformation Studies

Marcela Vásquez-León Center for Latin American Studies

Natasha WarnerDepartment of Linguistics

Ada Wilkinson-Lee Department of Mexican American Studies

Benjamin FortnaSchool of Middle Eastern & North African Studies

Jason TurnerDepartment of Philosophy

Vlad TarkoDepartment of Political Economy & Moral Science

Erin LeaheySchool of Sociology

Our distinguished faculty, the Office of the Dean, and the staff of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences extend their congratulations to all of the graduates of the Class of 2021. Best wishes for your continued adventures and journeys to make the world a more prosperous, happier, and safer place to live.

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