college of social & behavioral sciences 2021 graduate
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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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