SPH Spring 2016 Commencement Program

Commencement
MAY 19, 2016
XFINITY CENTER
8:00 AM
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
Ray Ranker, Pastor, Lutheran Campus Ministry
INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Jane E. Clark, PhD, Professor and Dean
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Andre Blackman, ’05 (BS, Community Health)
CEO, Pulse + Signal
STUDENT SPEAKER ADDRESS
Emily Bjanes, Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology
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
RECOGNITION OF DELTA OMEGA INDUCTEES
Sandra C. Quinn, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RECEPTION
Dean Jane Clark will host a reception for graduates and their families in the School of
Public Health building 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
Mr. Andre Blackman
Chief Executive Officer
PULSE + SIGNAL
Mr. Blackman (BS, ‘05) is an accomplished strategic communications and
engagement professional with deep
ties into the public health, healthcare,
technology and social media landscapes
with the ability to bring creative solutions, influential insights and useful
research to accomplish goals.
Working with clients through his
innovation and strategy consultancy,
Pulse + Signal, Mr. Blackman is committed to supporting organizations
and individuals dedicated to building a healthier future.
In addition, Mr. Blackman sits on the board of South by Southwest
Interactive, the Mayo Clinic’s Center for Social Media and the Center
for Health, Media & Policy. In 2011, he co-founded the FastForward
Health Film Festival, which brings audiences together to explore health
innovations around the world through visual storytelling.
Mr. Blackman’s contributions have been featured in Forbes, NPR,
Reporting on Health, U.S. News and World Report and more.
Mr. Blackman graduated from the University of Maryland School of
Public Health (then called the College of Health and Human Performance) in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Public and Community
Health (now called Behavioral and Community Health).
STUDENT SPEAKER
Ms. Emily Bjanes
Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology
Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to a homeschooling family, Ms.
Bjanes grew up learning in a unique
educational environment before
transitioning to a public high school
in her hometown of Lititz. She chose
the University of Maryland because
of its exceptional kinesiology program
and the wide array of extracurricular
opportunities.
At UMD, Ms. Bjanes dedicated
her time to academic studies while
simultaneously representing the School of Public Health by advocating
for a substance-free lifestyle in local Maryland schools with the Gymkana troupe. She served as the secretary and staging coordinator for this
gymnastics and acrobatics team. Additionally, she is a member of the
Phi Alpha Epsilon School of Public Health honorary society; a member
of the leadership committee for OneU (a campus Christian ministry);
and an intern at Maximum Performance Physical Therapy and Doctors
Community Hospital where she helps patients regain strength and mobility through physical therapy.
Ms. Bjanes was honored to serve as the undergraduate representative
on the School of Public Health Dean Search Committee, and she was
recognized by Dean Clark with the 2016 School of Public Health Dean’s
Scholar Award. Ms. Bjanes will pursue a doctorate of physical therapy at
the University of Pittsburgh beginning June 1.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATES
Behavioral and Community Health
ERIN TAGAI
Advisor: Cheryl Holt
Dissertation: The Relationship Between
Health Literacy and Indicators of Decision
Making for Colorectal Cancer Screening
among African Americans
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
ALLISON HUNT O’NEILL
DAVI MÁZALA
Advisor: Eva R. Chin
Dissertation: The Role of Intracellular
Calcium Perturbations in Muscle Damage and
Dysfunction in Mouse Models of Muscular
Dystrophy
KRISTI TREDWAY
Advisor: David L. Andrews
Dissertation: Charging the Net: Social
Activism in Women’s Professional Tennis
Advisor: Sunmin Lee
Dissertation: The Relationship of Early Social,
Marine Estuarine Environmental
Sciences
Family Science
Advisor: Amir Sapkota
Dissertation: Exposure to Extreme Heat
Mental, and Behavioral Experiences With
Adult Alcohol Use Disorder and Obesity
BREANNA L. DAVIS
Advisor: Mia Smith-Bynum
Dissertation: Black, Male, and High-achieving:
An Examination of a Risk Factor and
Cultural Resources for Black Male Academic
Achievement
SHERYLLS Y. KAHN
Advisor: Leigh Leslie
Dissertation: The Influence of Pre-Migration
Factors and Post-Migration Climate of the
Receiving Community on the Psychological
Distress of Latina/o Immigrants
YOONJOO LEE
Advisor: Sandra Hofferth
Dissertation: Pathways to Adulthood and Their
Precursors: Roles of Gender and Race
Kinesiology
JAY GOLDSTEIN
Advisor: Seppo E. Iso-Ahola
Dissertation: Coaches, Climates, “Field”
Goals, and Efficacy: A “De-construction”
of the Mastery-Approach to Coaching and
Examination of Relationships to Psychosocial
Outcomes in a Youth Football Player
Development Program
KYUNG KOH
CRYSTAL ROMEO UPPERMAN
Events and Chronic Diseases among a
Nationally Representative Sample of the
United States Population
Maternal and Child Health
ADA H. DETERMAN
Advisor: Sandra Hofferth
Dissertation: Influence of Family
Characteristics and State Program
Effectiveness on Report on Inadequate Care
Among Families of Young Children with
Hearing Loss
Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Program (NACS)
SHIKHA PRASHAD
Advisor: Jane E. Clark
Dissertation: The Effects of Sequence
Structure, Age-related Impairments, and
Parkinson’s Disease on Motor Sequence
Learning
Toxicology and Environmental Health
GREG RASPANTI
Advisor: Amir Sapkota
Dissertation: Lung Cancer in Nepal: The
Contribution of Traditional Tobacco Products
and Household Air Pollution
Advisor: Jae Shim
Dissertation: Integration of Intra-auditory
Modalities for the Enhancement of Motor
Performance and Coordination in a Constant
Force Production Task
= Delta Omega Honorary Society inductee
MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES
Master of Arts, Kinesiology
EDWARD CHU
Advisors: Jae Shim and Ross Miller
Thesis: The Effects of Neuromuscular
Fatigue on Leg Stiffness And Joint Stiffness
during Single-Leg Hopping
Master of Public Health,
Behavioral and Community Health
BRITTANY BUGBEE
Advisor: Amelia Arria
Thesis: Substance Use and Academic
TAYLOR KNAPP
Outcomes among High School Seniors:
Examining the Influence of Academic
Engagement
Training on Depression and Future
Directions in the Field
Advisor: Ken Beck
Thesis: Exploring Health in Military
Advisor: Elizabeth Brown
Project: A Review of the Effects of Exercise
JESSICA GLEASON
SETH NIEMAN
Families: Does Continuity of Care
Influence Patient Satisfaction?
Neural Efficiency and Expertise
Development
Advisor: Faika Zanjani
Project: Getting The Conversation Started:
Advisor: Bradley Hatfield
Project: Effect of Practice on Increased
LAUREN WEISS
Advisor: J. Carson Smith
Thesis: Time-Dependent Effects of Acute
Exercise-Induced Arousal on Long-Term
Memory for Emotional and Neutral Stimuli
Master of Health Administration
JEAN-LUC COLETTA
Advisor: Rada Dagher
Capstone: The Implementation of the Josie
King Foundation Patient Safety/Patient
Centered Care Curriculum: the Patient
Safety Cart
JESSICA GREENBAUER
Advisor: Jie Chen
Capstone: Process Evaluation of Patient
MELISSA KIMBRELL
Advance Care Planning
CHRISTINE MORIOKA
Advisor: Donna Howard
Thesis: A Longitudinal Association between
Nonmedical Prescription Analgesic Use and
Affective Dysregulation Among College
Students
JULIA SCHREIBER
Advisor: Robin Sawyer
Project: Integrating Text Messaging Services
into a Crisis Hotline: a Novel Approach
ALICIA WALLACE
Advisor: Mary Garza
Project: Worksite Wellness: An Employee
Opinion Survey
Appointment Scheduling System in the
Dental and Rehabilitation Medicine
Departments at the NIH Clinical Center
Master of Public Health,
Biostatistics
PAVARISA KAOTIRA
Advisor: Xin He
Project: Modelling the Trend of Urine C2C
Advisor: Jie Chen
Capstone: Discharge Process Improvement
Project at Laurel Regional Hospital to
Reduce Readmission Rate
MAYA MACON
Advisor: Rada Dagher
Capstone: Replacing Paper Policy: The
Journey to Compliance
= Delta Omega Honorary Society inductee
JIAYUN LU
Change in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
Master of Public Health, Epidemiology
PAMELA G. BARAINCA
Advisor: Olivia Carter-Pokras
Thesis: Association of Serum Vitamin
D and Key Co-Nutrients in Relation to
Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study
Based on NHANES Data
AMELIA MONTGOMERY JAMISON
Advisor: Natalie Slopen
Thesis: Vulnerability and H1N1 Risk:
Applying Intersectionality in a Pandemic
Context
LAVISHA JASMINE MCCLARIN
Advisor: Olivia Carter-Pokras
Thesis: Racial Ethnic/Variability in the
Effect of Radiation on Second Primary
Thyroid Cancer in Children: Analysis Using
Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results
Data
MARK JOSEPH MONTGOMERY
Advisor: Cher Dallal
Project: Occupational Sedentary Time and
Diabetes: Where Do We Stand?
AZIZ MOHAMMAD RAHMAN
Advisor: Brit Saksvig
Project: Lifestyle Interventions Among Long
GIL GABBAY
Advisor: Amir Sapkota
Capstone: An Inhalation Exposure
Profile Comparison of Paint Products Used
at the University of Maryland, College Park
Campus
LINDA LI
Advisor: Paul Turner
Capstone: Review and Analysis of WiFi
Devices and Radiofrequency Radiation
in Schools for the Maryland Children’s
Environmental Health and Protection
Advisory Council
YUE MA
Advisor: Devon Payne-Stuges
Capstone: Comparison of Characterizing
Approaches of PCB Exposure and the
Relationship to Dietary Variables
JULIET PEREZ
Advisor: Lesliam Quirós-­A lcalá
Capstone: Exposures to Obesogens and
Asthmagens found in Consumer Products: A
Literature Review and Exposure Survey
MOLLY REID
Advisor: Amy Sapkota
Thesis: Impact of Cryptosporidium
AGNIESZKA ANNA ROMAN
spp. Interaction with Co-occurring
Microorganisms on Moderate-to-Severe
Diarrhea in the Developing World
Adolescent Dental Sealant Predictors,
NHANES 2011-2012
Advisor: Amir Sapkota
Capstone: College Park-Riverdale Park
Term Cancer Survivors
Advisor: Hongjie Liu
Thesis: An Investigation of Child and
HWA YEON SIM
Advisor: Sunmin Lee
Thesis: Examining the Association Between
KIMBERLY STINCHCOMB
Transit District Development Plan Health
Impact Assessment: An Assessment of
Climate-Change Related Health Impacts
Acculturation and Hypertension Among
Asian Americans in the Washington
Metropolitan Area
Master of Public Health,
Physical Activity
Master of Public Health,
Environmental Health Sciences
Advisor: Jennie Phillips
Project: Increasing Participation Rates in a
CHANJUAN HUANG
Advisor: Robin Puett
Capstone: Trends in Cadmium Exposure
Among the U.S. General Population:
NHANES (1999-2012)
ANDREA ROMEO
Worksite Physical Activity Program: A Pilot
Study
MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES (continued)
Master of Public Health,
Public Health Practice and Policy
ADETUTU ADEPOJU
Advisor: Negin Fouladi
Capstone: Assessment of Transitional Care
Programs in Hospital Utilization Among
the Elderly Population
JASMINE BAINES
Advisor: Negin Fouladi
Capstone: Program Evaluation of the Health
Enterprise Zone Initiative: West Baltimore
Primary Care Collaborative
RAQUEL JARRETT
Advisor: Negin Fouladi
Capstone: Examination of Community
Eligibility Provision Adoption: Program
Facilitation and Barriers
TINA SIMMONS
Advisor: Negin Fouladi
Capstone: Socioeconomic Costs of Long
Acting Reversible Contraception Methods
Among U.S. Low Income Women
Master of Science, Couple and Family
Therapy (CFT)
HALEY AXTON
Advisor: Carol Werlinich
Project: Breaking Down Walls: ECBCT
ALLISON MARIE BROWN
Advisor: Leigh Leslie
Project: Structural Family Therapy with a
Single Parent Family
MARIAH GABRIELLA DILLARD
Advisor: Carol Werlinich
Project: Strategic Therapy with a Latino
Mother and Son
KAITLIN NICOLE DOYLE
Advisor: Leigh Leslie
Thesis: The Impact of
Childhood Sexual Abuse
on Later Parenting SelfPerceptions: The Moderating
Effect of Family Support
SAMANTHA BESS HABER
Advisor: Carol Werlinich
Project: Emotionally Focused Therapy with
Kara and Bart
ANDREW LYNN JAMES
Advisor: Mona Mittal
Project: A “United Front”: The Use of
Solution Focused Therapy to Promote
Adaptive Parent-Child Interactions During
Adolescence
MARJANNE AMANDA RENE KAMEKA
Advisor: Carol Werlinich
Project: Emotionally Focused Therapy: A
Case Study
EMILY NEUBERT LEAK
Advisor: Carol Werlinich
Project: Structural Family Therapy with:
“Big Family”
SHYNEICE CHARDE PORTER
Advisor: Mia Smith-Bynum
Thesis: Preliminary Validation of a
Measure of the Perception of a Shortage of
“Marriageable” African American Men:
A Study of Upwardly Mobile African
American Women
STACEY SCHWENKER
Advisor: Norman Epstein
Project: Tango EFT
KENDRA WOOLSTENHULME
Advisor: Norman Epstein
Project: Cognitive Behavioral Couples
Therapy: A Case Study
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES
Behavioral and Community Health
Adijat Olohuntoyin Adeyemi
Chloe Veronique Aillery*
Whitney Abimbola Oluwatobi Ajiboye
Blen Ewnetu Akama
Nardos Amare
Erin Leigh Anderson**
Julian Mauricio Argoti
Aminah Marie Arrey
Lamah Hareem Asadullah
Laila Maryam Asi
Mairead Elizabeth Bagley
Angelica Lynne Barrall**
Isaiah Malcolm Bell*
Jacqueline Noelle Betro
Laura Alejandra Bonilla
Luke James Brecker
Andrew Jacob Brown
Ryan Sullivan Calabrese
Emily Rose Calvert
Leyvi Maryjuny Centeno
Priscilla Ear-Lam Chung
Ariella Cohen**
Maxwell Acolatse Coleman
Lynn Eileen Cournoyer
Lauren Alexandra Davis
McAllister Omoduwa Egbire-Molen
Lauren Eisner
Gabriella Anne Fluss**
Kayla M. Funk
Lindsey C. Ganey
Manisha Gupta
Sonja Felicity Hatten
Melissa Natividad Herrera
Erika Denise Hill
Nancy Soe Htay*
Nisa Sabeen Hussain
Chelsea Mary Johnson
Makedah Amanda Johnson
Nabihah Jones
Kadija Abdulaziz Kamus*
Chelsea Rose Katz
Max Frederick Katz
Megan Lindsay Keane
Jinyoung Justin Kim
Anna Lee Koozmin
Jordana Beth Krauss
Erica A. Lander
Jane Eunkyung Lee
Devon Brigid MacEachern
Jennifer Nicole Macko
Christopher M. Maddox
Unnati Vikram Mehta
Marilyn Akunorbea Mensah
Khadija Aweis Mohamed
Emily Jenna Mollins
Miriam K. Mosbacher**
Joan Munn
Priya Narang*
Christopher Barbosa Noronha*
Caitlin Eileen O’Connell
Jackie Oguntayo
David Sung Shik Oh
Sheena A. Patel
Pamela Otumle Pecku
Brearna Anita Powell
Dillon Jagdish Rai
Jennifer A. Rewolinski
Genova Thalia Reyes
Nedda Riahifar
Gaby Elizabeth Rivas
Mira Chaya Rosen
Shreya Roy
Andrea Jill Safirstein
Rachel Kayne Selbe
Sydney Lauren Shale
Alexandra Leigh Smith
Opeyemi Oluwadamilare Solaru
Jennifer Ann Staley
Kavya Gnana Sundar***
Nicole Ariana Tashakkori
Thuyvan Dinh Tran
Joshua William Trowell
Azubuike Jones Ukandu
Kuyik-Abasi Bernard Umah
Yuuki Le Unno
Nancy Thi Vo
Eshane Wang
Sarah Elizabeth Weber*
Alexis Marie Wenz
Kimberly Marie Whitley
Andrea Wright
Alana M. Zagarino
Latin honors: *cum laude, **magna cum laude, ***summa cum laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES, continued
Family Science
Carlande Hilaire Adelphonse
Ryland Walker Adkins
Maya Everett Albert
Stella Sunmee Anderson
Karen Yanec Arevalo
Betlhem Fekadu Bekele
Sarah Nicole Stephenson Bittle
Gabrielle Dominique Bodzin
David Edward Burke
Lakellia Aliese Butler
Kristen Alexandra Cabrera*
Ken Edward Carrier
Robert Lawrence Carter
Aparna Chaudhari
Jillian Laura Clark*
Alexander Cohen
Haley Faith Cohen
Mary C. Collins
Megan Rachel Connaughton
Caitlin Elizabeth Crouse
Erin Geri De Vita
Jean Myrtho Desmangles
Geimma C. Diaz
Jasmine Michelle Everett
Molly Margaret Fleming
Maya C. Fryar
Gabrielle Zena Galanti
Ileanna M. Gama
Sarah Ann Garvey
Genesis Aniyared Gonzalez
Brittany Nicole Goodman
Melissa Gail Greberman*
Diamond Greene
Kimberly Brooks Gregory
Heather Marie Grondalski
Christian Guerra
Stephen Andreus Gurley
Iliana Angelina Hernandez
Alvin Douglas Hill
Grace Hailey Houser
Elizabeth E. Inyang
Kristopher Jenkins
Jennifer Ruth Johnson
Haley Jones
Nicole Titanna Joppy
Francisco Javier Jovel
Wajiha Khan
Anne D. Kim
Diana J. Kim
Lisa Yery Kim
Emily Wagner Klinger*
Caitlin Nicole Laughlin
Samantha Marie Laulis**
Julia Lee
Yael Y. Lehmann**
Aldo Leveroni
Nicole Linzer
Duoduo Liu
Christina Esther Luthers**
Louis Gerard Mascola
Kia Kenyetta Matthews
Kaitlyn Marie Middleton
Winifred Monu-Azinge
Monica C. Morales
Kristene M Mumby
Hedyeh Haghighi Najafabadi
Johanna Wynelle Nett
Hang T. Nguyen
Stephanie Omoji Nmagu*
Morgan Glenice Palmer
Jeongyeon Park
Alyssa Jennifer Parker
Reena Hemant Patel
Mary Margaret Perkins
Tierney Rae Pfirman
Stephanie Alexandra Pike
Saisuda Ponlapong
Dexter Price
Maria Del Carmen Puma
Erika Marleny Quito
Mariam Olajumoke Rabiu
Eduardo Reyes Balbuena
Belqui Noelia Rios
Bethanie Marie Scheidegger
Lisa Marie Schneider
Emily Grace Schreck*
Emily Peri Schuback
Holly K. Schultz
Abhilasha Sukanya Setlur
Sadaf Shafiq
Rachel Sara Silverstein
Joshua L. Snook
Samantha Natalia Solovieff
Ashley Maria Sprinkel
Lea Bess Stern
Disclaimer:The list of degree candidates in this program is tentative and is based on the anticipated successful completion
of work undertaken during the Spring 2016 semester.This document should not be taken as an official record that degrees
have in fact been awarded.
Brady Kevin Stevens
Sadia Sultana
Victor Christopher Tran
Christina Tseng**
Rebecca I. Udofia
Lashawnda Denise Walker
Rachel Leah Wasser*
Rashad Marquise Williams-Dorsey
Kelsey Mullen Wimbish
Sydney Elizabeth Zester
Kinesiology
Jennifer A. Alcott
Frances Louise Allman
David Russell Amici**
Nicholas Patrick Andrews
Adele Forinash Aziz
Camille Argento Baroni*
Emilio Ryan Beatley
Sandeep Singh Bedi
Keber Befikadu
Jonathan Aristides Benitez
Megan Brooke Berger
Christina Elizabeth Bernal
Julie Caroline Betta***
Maisha Billah
Patricia Frances Bisset
Emily Kristine Bjanes**
Andrea Mary Bondura
Erin Diane Borda
Dana Lynn Boyle
Cierra A. Brand
Yeiwah Jenneh Kattie Brewah
Whitney Nicole Brogsdale
Jessica Amy Brown
David Griffin Bugenhagen
Sherina Joneen Burgess
Lakellia Aliese Butler
Aaron Mitchell Callahan
Michael Anthony Campman
Melissa Capurro*
Jessica Anne Carrignan***
Marissa Juanita Ceaser
Daniel Jose Chang
Dong Kyun Chang
Lucas Lin Chang***
Bharat J. Chatani
Michele Jena Chiu
Paul Young Jun Choe
Christopher Hyo Jin Choi
Abriana Lynne Ciavattone
Mark Joseph Colabucci
Shannon Elizabeth Collins
Valarie Marie Cook
Marley Sea Cornfield
Kasenia Leigh Coulson
Cassidy Anne Cunningham*
Megan Ann Curl
Danya Devora Czarnolewski*
Cherise Marie Davis
Logan A. Davis
Taylor Leigh Davis
Mia Alessandra DeGironimo
Katie Marie Dellinger
Paul C. Diamante
Brooke Elizabeth Dignan
Tiffany Negar DiPietro
Christopher Joseph Dodgen*
Angela Carmen Dols
Kayla Ashley Dorsey
Audrie M. Dugger
Ruben C. Dumay
Dalton Joseph Durocher
Jakob Paul Eide
Aaron Kaho Eng
Cinthia Kristal Ennaco
Nigell Patrick Essix
Liana Jean Farnese
Andrew Bruce Fisanich
Katherine Marie Fitzgerald**
Lane Ann Flynn
Alyssa Lauren Foust
Christopher Steven Frezza
Rebecca Lynn Frost***
Lily Gamse
Ashley Nicole Gast
Ryanne George
Alecia Gibbs
Jake Andrew Gigliotti
Ariel Dana Gleaner*
Diana Marjorie Goodman
Anna Rachel Gorog
Scott Thomson Goyette
Tyler Ashton Groves
Mark Abraham Haft
Shahin Hajbarat
Malaysia Aleeta Harris
Hannah Emily Haruni**
Theresa Christine Hauge**
Patricia Elaine Hays
Cassandra Anne Hendrie
Dylan Joseph Hernandez
Latin honors: *cum laude, **magna cum laude, ***summa cum laude
Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar: Jessica Carrignan, kinesiology
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE GRADUATES, Kinesiology continued
Julia Paige Hill
Anna Marie Hogan
Lauren Ashley Hughes*
Paige Nichole Humphreys
Nickolas Allen Hundertmark*
Alex Hunyh*
Dario Ibatta Parada
Ahmed Idris
Ronnesha Jackson
Michelle A. Jamin
Brionna Alaine Jones
Zachary Eric Kaye
Andrew David Kennedy
Eve Davita Kenney
Arash Khanlarbig
Bhavish P. Khatri
Kathleen Meilan King
Cross Donald Klemko
Matee Kowl
Nicholas Stephen Kripowicz
Adam Louis LaFleur
Hak Joo Lee
Christiana Carol Lehaf
Ryan Lehman
Skylin Rane Lightner
Samuel Robert Lis
Kelly Nicole Logan
Kirstin Marie Looby
Steven A. Lopez
Rachel Liza Loube
John Robert Lucy
Timothy Lee Lyles
Jennifer Nicole Macko
Emilie Madsen
Andrew John Marsella
Katherine Keating McCreanor
Alyssa Taelor Hynson McGraw
Amelia Jane - Yue Lan McNamara
Lianna Monique Meiburger
Angelica Maria Melendez-Munoz
Jonathan Bradley Meltzer
Chloe Rachel Mermagen*
Olivia Grace Metrione
Matthew David Miller
Molly Virginia Miller
Mitchell Lee Moy
Kevin Muema
Katharine Quinn Nappi
Azita Nejaddehghan
Erika Lee Nelson
Kevin Alexander Oehlsen
Oluwatobi Adebayo Osemeka Oke
Jeremy Kincaide Olver
Larysa Lee O’Neill
Alysse Katherine Pazienza
Kimberly Nicole Penny
Rachel Erin Peters
Bailey Nicole Philbin
Bilal T. Pirzada
Joshua Manny Pokrywka
McKenzie Blair Raum*
Emily Mary Rizzo
Taylor Brooke Roberts
Jeffrey T. Robinson
Eric Matthew Roher
Yahel M. Romem
Ryan Jamal Ross
Taylor Elizabeth Rouse**
Gladys Guadalupe Ruiz-Malca
Alexander David Ruth
Haley Ashton Rykiel
Tomas Austin Salgado
Betel Samson
Kara Christeen Sarro
Rick Steven Saway
Anna Marie Schissler
Ryan Hugh Scott
Olusegun Tolulope Seweje
Amir Irfan Shafique
Kaitlyn Silk
Garett Jo Skelton
Steven Louis Sloane
Elisabeth Grace Smisson
Caitlin Michele Smith
Madison Blanche Staub*
Andrew Stefanelli
Juliann Strange
Mussie Winslow Talley
Kathy Kay Tang
Rebecca Ann Tantalla
Francesca Rose Tatti
Michael Paul Taurone
Jordyn Holley Taylor
Jonathan Amanor Teinor
Kevin Teng
Eric John Tighe
Brianna Rae Tinkle*
Dylan Samuel Tipton
Latin honors: *cum laude, **magna cum laude, ***summa cum laude
Emmanuel C. Utah
Emily Ann Vandewater
Alexandra Nicole Vendemia
Dominic Ventimiglia**
Sarah Elise Wagner
Julia M Warrack
Grant Thomas Wasden
Jacqueline Rene Weiss**
Nicholas Charles West
Sarah Louise Wigmore
Andrew Anthony Wildeman
Amber Nicole Wincek**
Matthew Kenton Wong
Public Health Science
Raveena Kaur Ahuja
Robert Alex Baker
Tiffany Latania Barnett
Eugenia Cecilia Borschuk
Joselin Bravo
Patricia Burbano
Oona Amelie Carbonie
Pegah Davani-Nejad
Karmel Isyvea Dialino**
Jenny Duong*
Melissa Dee Fisher*
Ami Fukunaga
Deandre Dominica Gaither
Christopher Sumbe Giron
Angelica Rose Giuliani
Ornella Elsa Gomez
Dilani Natasha Goonewardene
Sara Marie Hoffman
Naureen Suhrat Islam
Hillary Marie Kane
Mohammad Karimi
Katarzyna Kroilkowska
Abhirami Matha
Kristen Nicole Mstowski*
Sango Namsombya
Michaela Onel***
Jongmi Park
Elizabeth T Pham***
Keith Abegail Lobaton Saliente
Joan Kate Salvacion
Neha Jonn Sastry
Zeynab Sultani
Mishta Tak
Alexia Torres
Molly Duncan Towson
Mai Tran
Judy Wang
Zoë Anne Wasserman
Priscilla Wu
Sarah Marie Younan
Orsolya Young-Sebok
CONGRATULATIONS
CLASS OF 2016!
About the School of Public Health
AT A GLANCE
SCHOOL-WIDE RESEARCH CENTERS
26 degrees and academic programs
More than 2500 undergraduate students
Maryland Center for Health Equity
Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy
More than 300 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
Public Health Science
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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.
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2016 DELTA OMEGA INDUCTEES
Delta Omega is the honorary society in public health. The Gamma Zeta
chapter of Delta Omega was established at the UMD School of Public Health
in 2011 to honor our distinguished students, alumni, faculty, and honorary
members. The mission of the society is to encourage and recognize excellence
in practice, research, education, and academic achievement in the field of public health. The following students and faculty members are the 2016 inductees.
AMELIA ARRIA (BCH)
JEAN-LUC ALEXANDER COLETTA (HLSA)
BREANNA DAVIS (FMSC)
JESSICA GLEASON (BCH)
PAVARISA KAOTIRA (HLSA)
SALLY A. KOBLINSKY (FMSC)
JENNIFER ROBERTS (KNES)
RODMAN TURPIN (EPIB)
SACOBY WILSON (MIAEH)
Department abbreviation key: BCH-Behavioral and Community Health, EPIB-Epidemiology and
Biostatistics, FMSC-Family Science, HLSA-Health Services Administration, KNES -Kinesiology,
MIAEH- Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health
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.
FEARLESSLY
PROMOTING
HEALTH for ALL