The Pennsylvania State University

Master of International Affairs

Graduation Recognition Ceremony

Class of 2020

Saturday, May 9, 2020

5:00 p.m.

Program

Welcome

Dr. Hari M. Osofsky

Dean

Distinguished Professor of Law

Professor of International Affairs

Professor of Geography

Dr. Scott Sigmund Gartner

Director

Professor of International Affairs

Recognition of Class of 2020 Graduates

SIA Awards and Recognition

Presented by Dr. Scott Sigmund Gartner

Student Speaker

Jonathan Madeira

Class of 2020 Candidate

Closing Remarks

Dr. Scott Sigmund Gartner

Photo Slideshow

Alma Mater

May and August 2020 Graduates

Concentrations and Capstone experiences

are listed for each student

Aizhan Abilgazina

International Energy Policy

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Intern

Washington, D.C.

Berenice Beltrán Maldonado

Human Rights and Humanitarian Response

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Geneva, Switzerland

Katrina Burka

International Business and Conflict Resolution

The Pennsylvania State University, College of Engineering,

Project Drawdown, Research Scholar in Women's Health and Education

University Park, PA

Ana Jessennia Castellanos

International Security Studies

International Development

Planète Enfants & Développement, Intern

Paris, France

Joshua Chamberlin European Affairs

Institute for Politics and Society, Intern

Prague, Czech Republic

Tinghua Chen Economic Statistics

Master’s Paper: “Rate of Return of the South African

Fine-Art Market, 2009-2019”

Tianyu Cheng

Middle East and China Studies

Master’s Paper: “The Win-Win Relationship Between China and Iran

Under the Belt and Road Strategy”

Djibril Cherif

Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution

Permanent Mission of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

to the United Nations, Political Adviser

New York City, NY

Jennifer Cockerill

Conflict Analysis, Arabic, and Middle Eastern Studies

The Arab Institute for Security Studies, Visiting Researcher

Amman, Jordan

Geary Joshua Evans

Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies

Master’s Paper: “Dealing with Radicalized Nationalism:

Policy implications and considerations for U.S. National Security”

Shahram Ghahramani

International Security

Master’s Paper: “State Building Process in Afghanistan: The Islamic

Emirate of Afghanistan and Study of The Taliban as a State 1994 - 2001”

Sara Ashley Graham

International Development and Human Rights

Women’s Empowerment Link, Project Intern

Nairobi, Kenya

Jordan M. Grandy

International Public Policy

The Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences,

Office of International Programs in conjunction with Dr. Herb Wolfe,

Research Assistant

University Park, PA

Taylor Augustus Grove

Non-Traditional Security

The Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences,

Office of International Programs, Research Assistant

University Park, PA

Mada Yahya Hameed Cyber Security and International Management

Jet Aviation, Audit Analyst

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ian Charles Harrison

Data Analytics

Intelligence and Security Studies

Fives Futbol, Business and Marketing Intern

Cape Town, South Africa

Yiming Hong

International Education

Po Leung Kuk Education Services, Instructor

Hong Kong, S.A.R.

Hao-Cheng Hsu

International Development with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

Lutheran World Federation, Program Intern

Nairobi, Kenya

Aparna Iyer

War and Peace Studies

Master’s Paper: “Non-State Actors Under International Humanitarian Law:

A Look Into the Syrian Civil War”

Daniel Abraham Kim

Geographic Information Systems

Earth Day Network, Citizen Science Intern

Washington, D.C.

Gregory Michael King

Economics

Exiger Diligence, Research Intern

Silver Spring, MD

Mallory Leanna Blakey Lee

International Security

Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale, Research Intern

Rome, Italy

Wei-Lin Lee

Applied Statistics

Wantedlab.Inc, Global Business Intern

Seoul, South Korea

Kyle James Lucchese

Ethics and Human Rights

The Equal and Opposite Foundation, Intern

London, United Kingdom

Jonathan Madeira

International and Non-Traditional Security

American Security Project, Climate Security Program Intern

Washington, D.C.

Krzysztof Malysz

International Political Economy

Master’s Paper: “Climate Change and the Global Industrial System”

Nathaniel Ping Markowski

Human Rights

Westminster Foundation for Democracy, Intern

London, United Kingdom

Jessica McLaughlin

National Security

The Pennsylvania State University, Research Assistant for

Vice Admiral James Houck

University Park, PA

Ashlyn Moran

International Security

RapidSOS, Inc., Public Safety Data Analyst

New York, NY

Christopher Paul Nischalke

Disaster Recovery and Human Security

The Pennsylvania State University, College of Engineering,

Office of Global Engagement, International Experiences Assistant

University Park, PA

Kymbat Nuranova

Statistics

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Research Intern

Washington, D.C.

Weston Pallay

International Security and Middle East Studies

Jeesook Park

National Security

Master’s Paper: “Profiling American Lone Wolves (2012 - 2018)”

Kaimyn Paszko

Gender, Development, and Sports Diplomacy

United States Soccer Federation, Development Associate,

Chicago, IL

Miranda N. Pierce

Data Analytics

International Security Studies

18 Gangster Museum, Intern

Khayelitsha, South Africa

Ericka Tyler Roberts

Gender Equity

Master’s Paper: “The Constraints to the Improvement of Domestic Violence

Legislation and Domestic Abuse Assistance NGOs in Dakar, Senegal”

John Rogoz

Middle Eastern Studies

INJAZ Al-Arab, Intern

Amman, Jordan

Isabella Salazar Jimenez

Dispute Resolution

Colombian Venezuelan Chamber, Analyst

Bogotá, Colombia

Bethany Salgado

International Security Studies

Corporate Governance and Strategic Management

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Supply Chain Co-op

Roswell, GA

Kyra Scheuren

East Asian Relations

Yamato Nishi High School, English Teaching Intern

Yamato, Japan

Mickell Sherron

International Development

Study Abroad 4711, Institutional Relations Intern

Chesapeake, VA

Anushka Elsy Thachil

International Economics and Business

Janalakshmi Financial Services, Intern

Bangalore, India

Doran Ambrose Gaffron Tucker

Non-Traditional Security

Master’s Paper: “Words and Action: Assessing Western Military

Approaches to the Security Implications of Climate Change”

Sitian Wang

Asian Culture and Economics

Foundation for Law and International Affairs, Research Intern

Washington, D.C. - Remote

Elizabeth Weatherly

Data Analytics

The Pennsylvania State University, School of International Affairs,

Research Assistant for Dr. Elizabeth Ransom

University Park, PA

Kayla Wendt

Human Rights and Humanitarian Response

Foreign Policy Research Institute, Research Intern

Philadelphia, PA

Wei-Ting Yang

Data Analytics

SPIRASI (Spiritan Asylum Services Initiative)

Dublin, Ireland

Zhiying Yang

Environmental Policy

Providence Row Charity, Senior Staff Assistant

London, United Kingdom

SIA Student Awards

Academic Achievement Award

Professional Master’s Excellence Award

SIA Student Leadership Recognition

Special thanks to the Class of 2020 graduates who served on the

SIA Student Government Association leadership board.

2018 - 2019

Sara Graham Philanthropy Chair

Jonathan Madeira Social Chair

Jessica McLaughlin Treasurer

Anushka Thachil Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate

(IUG) Representative

2019 - 2020

Jonathan Madeira President

Nick Diehl Vice President

Katrina Burka Treasurer

Ana Castellanos Education Chair

Penn State Alma Mater

by Fred Lewis Pattee

For the glory of old State,

For her founders strong and great,

For the future that we wait,

Raise the song, raise the song.

Sing our love and loyalty,

Sing our hopes that, bright and free,

Rest, O Mother dear, with thee,

All with thee, all with thee.

(Softly)

When we stood at childhood's gate,

Shapeless in the hands of fate,

Thou didst mold us, dear old State,

Dear old State, dear old State.

(Louder)

May no act of ours bring shame

To one heart that loves thy name,

May our lives but swell thy fame,

Dear old State, dear old State.