IIIIEINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I1 3 1735 051 653 289 PITT REF LD6017 4,29 2009 BERT W. O'MALLEY Bert W. O'Malley, a National Medal of Science honoree, is a pioneering researcher in the field of biological science. Dr. O'Malley earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Arts and Sciences in 1959 and a Doctor of Medicine degree from Pitt's School of Medicine in 1963. Dr. O'Malley is the Thomas C. Thompson Professor and Chairman in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas. He also directs BCM's Center for Reproductive Biology and is associate director for basic science of the school's Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center. Dr. O'Malley is highly esteemed in the fields of endocrinology, reproduction, genetic dis- ease, and endocrine cancers. Often referred to as the "father of molecular endocrinology," Dr. O'Malley is credited with pathbreaking insights into the function of hormones in normal development and disease states. His lab discoveries are now being applied clinically to understand fertility regulation and reproductive tissue differentiation as well as predispositions to reproductive cancers. He also initiated what is now called "team science" and has trained more than 250 students and postdoctoral fellows in his lab. At a White House ceremony on September 29, 2008, Dr. O'Malley received the 2007 National Medal of Science then President George W. Bush. Administered by the National Science Foundation, the medal is the nation's highest honor for science and engineering. Dr. O'Malley has served as president of the Endocrine Society and was instrumental in es- tablishing the journal Molecular Endocrinology, one of the most-cited peer-reviewed biomedi- cal science journals. Dr. O'Malley has written more than 600 scientific and medical publica- tions and holds 19 patents for special techniques and inventions related to molecular and cellular biology. Pitt has honored Dr. O'Malley with the Dickson Prize in Medicine, the Philip S. Hench Dis- tinguished Alumnus Award, and the Bicentennial Medallion of Distinction. Dr. O'Malley has received numerous additional honors, including the Academia Nazionale dei Lincei Antonio Feltrinelli International Prize for Biology and the Brinker International Award for Breast Cancer Research. He also was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. VIII Hannah L. Tussey Zimife U. Umeh Mitchell P. Unger Ryan P. Varley Frances A. Varner Sabrina M. Vassalotti Rachel A. Vigliotti MatthewJ. Viverette Christopher A. Vogel Katherine L. Vojtko Kimberly A. Wadas Kyle L. Wagaman MalachiJ. Walker Naomi C. Walker Justin L. Wass ZacharyJ. Watson Candace N. Way Benjamin R. Weaver Michael P. 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Warnock ErickJ. Wassel Brandon A. Westbrook SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Arthur S. Levine, AB, MD, Dean MASTER OF SCIENCE April 2009 Elie Aoun, MD American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2003 James Cooper, MD University of Connecticut, 2003 Julie Fuchs, MD Washington University in St. Louis, 1997 Scott Herrle, MD University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Jonhan Ho, BS, MD Youngstown State University, 1996; Northeastern Ohio Univer- sities, 2000 SamayJain, MD University of Virginia, 2000 Deborah Kowalchuk, BA University of Pennsylvania, 2003 Priya Krishna, MD University of Missouri, 1997 Alyssa Majesko, MD University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Fernanda Silveira, MD Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1998 Laura Thompson, BA Wesleyan University, 2003 Haruka Torok, MD Hokkaido University School of Medicine,Japan, 2001 May 2009 Pedram Afshar, BS, PhD University of Pennsylvania, 2004; Carnegie Mellon University, 2007 Jane Ann Alston, BS College of William & Mary, 2004 Sapan Nitin Ambani, AB Harvard University, 2005 Prashant S. Atri, BSE Johns Hopkins University, 2005 Justin Thomas Baca, AB, PhD Harvard University, 2001; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2007 Dalia Nahal Balsamo, BA University of Virginia, 2001 Gijsberta Van Londen, MD University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands, 2000 Frauke Von Versen-Hoeynck, MD Humboldt University, Germany, 2001 Teena Wali, BDS Vidya Shikhshan Prasarak Mandal's Dental College and Research Center, India, 2002 December 2008 Brian Feingold, MD University of Pittsburgh, 1999 David Hackney, MD University of Pittsburgh, 2000 Katherine Himes, MD Harvard University, 2002 Chad Kimmel, BS Mount Union College, 2006 August 2008 Francesca Amati, PhD, MD University of Geneva, Switzer- land, 1994; University of Pitts- burgh, 2006 Mary Brown, MS, MD Drexel University College of Medicine, 1999; Temple Univer- sity, 2003 DOCTOR OF MEDICINE Scott Carey Barr, BS University of Massachusetts, 1999 Glaivy MokuluJacqueline Batsuli, BS University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005 Jared Michael Bieniek, BSE Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Elizabeth Ann Bilodeau, BA, MS, DDM University of Pennsylvania, 2001, 2005, 2005 Ian Bledsoe, BM, BA Northwestern University, 2002, 2002 Ericka Fink, MS, MD ThomasJefferson University, 1995;Jefferson Medical College, 1999 Himanshu Grover, BTech Indian Institute of Information Technology, India, 2004 KeishaJones, MD Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity, 2002 Abigail S. Kalmbach, BS Princeton University, 2000 Velma Payne, BS, MS, MBA Oral Roberts University, 1984; Robert Morris University, 1996, 1997 Kristen Scopaz, MD University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Martina Stippler, MD University of Innsbruck, Austria, 2001 Stasa Tadic, MD University of Nis, Serbia, 1987 Rajiv Wadhwa, MD University of Delhi, India, 1984 Linda Yang, MD University of Michigan, 2002 Mao Ye, BS Zhejiang University, China, 2004 Deborah Michelle Brooks, BA College of William & Mary, 1998 PatrickJoseph Brown, BS Juniata College, 2005 Jodie Ann Bryk, BS University of Notre Dame, 2004 Lorri-Anne Francene Burke, BS University of Maryland, 2002 Ryan Shepard Busch, BA Wake Forest University, 2005 Xiao Cai, BS University of California, Los Angeles, 2004 Jenna Lindsey Caporaso, BA Rutgers University, 2005 Timothy Wallace Caprio, BS University of Notre Dame, 2005 KevinJoseph Carl, BS Michigan State University, 2003 Sarah Elizabeth Gertrude Carter, BS Cornell University, 2004 Anthony William Castleberry, BA Hillsdale College, 2000 WilliamJ. Ceyrolles, BS, MS Duquesne University, 2000; Uni- versity of Akron, 2002 Phillip Lee ChaffinJr., BS University of Utah, 2005 Steven T. Chan, BS University of Rochester, 2005 Angela April Chang, BA University of California, Berkeley, 2005 Jennifer Yishen Chen, BS University of California, Los Angeles 2005 Caitlin Grace D'Agata, BS McGill University, 2004 Cordula F. Davis, BS University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2005 Vanessa Cortes DeJorge, BA Queens College, City University of New York 2005 Berthony Deslouches, BS, MS, PhD City College, City University of New York, 1993, 1996; University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Katherine Rose Dickman, BA Case Western Reserve University, 2003 Jason Wyatt Dragavon Dahl, BS University of Minnesota, 2001 Anne Griffin Dudley, BS Yale University, 2005 Otuodita Enyinne Ejiasa, BS University of Colorado, 1999 Lindsay Ann Ewan, BA Williams College, 2004 CarolynJoy Foley, BS University of Maryland, 2004 Virginia Elizabeth Frank, BA Northwestern University, 2005 Yaron Fridman, BS, MS University of Michigan, 2003; Wayne State University, 2005 Gregory Nelson Gan, BS, PhD Tufts University, 1998; University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jean Gauvin, AB, MS, PhD Harvard University, 1991; New York University, 1999; University of Chicago, 2000 Lawrence McLean Gibbs, BS, MSES University of Kansas, 1999, 2002 Mark Raymond Gilbert, BA Duke University, 1997 Brittany E. 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Nguyen, BA, MA University of Chicago, 1997; DePaul University, 2001 Maria De La Luz Nieto, BA Wesleyan University, 2000 Jared Daniel Novack, BA Franklin & Marshall College, 2005 Kevin Travers Nuttall, BS Michigan State University, 2005 Oluseyi O. Ojeifo, BS Duke University, 2005 Nnamdi E. Okeke, BS Yale University 2002 Yetunde Oluwaseun Olutunmbi, BA Yale University, 2004 Hilary Amelia Oman, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Sanjay Kumar Paidisetty, BS University of Wisconsin, 2004 Meredith Lynn Snook Parrott, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Matthew David Pavlick, DDS Ohio State University, 2005 Katherin Anne Peperzak, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2003 Krista S. Pfaendler, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2002 Brendan Brian Louis Pillemer, BS, PhD University of Michigan, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2007 W. Jordan Piluek, BA Johns Hopkins University, 2000 John Pires Ervoes, BA New York University, 2004 Melissa Christine Price, BA University of Notre Dame, 2003 Tracy Ann Proverbs-Singh, BS, MPH University of Michigan, 2001; Tulane University, 2002 Sheila Ramgopal, BA, MA University of Pennsylvania, 2003 Columbia University, 2004 Sukumar Tenneti Rao, BS Columbia University, 2003 Anna Louise Raphael, BA Wellesley College, 2001 Max Edward Rohrbaugh, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Ramin Saghafi, BS University of Notre Dame, 2005 Jennifer Anne Salati, BS University of Rochester, 2005 Amy Michelle Salerno, BSE Case Western Reserve University, 2004 Eric Michael Schenfeld, BS Johns Hopkins University, 2003 Mara Elizabeth Semel, BA Wellesley College, 2002 Megha Ashok Shah, BS University of Rochester, 2005 Pranav Rasik Shah, BS University of Rochester, 2005. Yohko Shinozawa, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Advayanand Girish Shirsalkar, BS University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 2004 Jonathan David Small, BA, MA University of Chicago, 1992, 1995 Elizabeth Louise Snapinn, BS University of Virginia, 2005 Christopher Song, BS Brown University, 2005 Amy Chandra Soni, BS Duke University, 2004 Nicholas Thomas Spina, BS Boston College, 2005 Ravi Srinivas, BS Case Western Reserve University, 2003 Carrie Kathleen Stockwell, BSE Princeton University, 2000 Genevieve Barker Stoler, BS Georgetown University, 2004 Joan Margaret Striebel, BA California State University Stanislaus, 1998 Tiffany Elizabeth Sturgeon, BA Colorado College, 2002 Brandi Mishel Swanier, BA University of Rochester, 2003 Charlotte Krehbiel Telford, BA University of Virginia, 2003 Holly Nicole Thomas, BA Yale University, 2005 Stephanie Diane Thomas, BS University of Michigan, 2004 Laura Raducha-Grace Thompson, BA Wesleyan University, 2003 Lauren Kay Toney, BS, MS Wake Forest University, 2002; University of Michigan, 2004 Annie Ying-Chieh Tsai, BA, BS University of Pennsylvania, 2004 Ka-Wah Tung, BA New York University, 2004 Andres Turner, BA Stanford University, 2003 J. Scott VanEpps, BS, BSE, PhD University of Pittsburgh, 2001, 2001, 2007 Amber D. Van Laar, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Kirk Michael Volker, BS, MS Kansas State University, 1985; Hood College, 2003 David Chien-Ching Wang, AB, MS, PhD Cornell University, 2000, 2001; Carnegie Mellon University, 2007 William Wang, BA University of California, Los Angeles, 2002 Bryan Kevin Ward, BA Haverford College, 2004 Richard Wiley Williamson Jr., AB Harvard University, 2005 Hiwot Woldu, BS, MS Graceland College, 2002; Univer- sity of Toronto, Canada, 2005 Susan Pamela Yi Wong, BA Brown University, 2002 Christine Ingrid Worrall, BA Wellesley College, 2003 Adam Thomas Wright, BS University of Michigan, 2004 Anna Christine Zemke, BS, PhD Seattle Pacific University, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Fan Zhang, BA University of California, Berkeley, 2005 December 2008 Hanbom Lee, BA Swathmore College, 1997 Melissa Muniz-Cohen, BA, MPH University of Pennsylvania, 1997; Columbia University, 1999 Wesley Sivak, BS, PhD University of Dayton, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Alik Widge, BA, PhD Dartmouth College, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2006 August 2008 Adedotun Adebamiro, BA, PhD La Salle University, 1999; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2006 April 2009 Janine N. Bartholomew, BS, Ce- darville College, 2004. Major: Molecular Pharmacology. Dis- sertation: Caveolin-1 Mediated p53 Activation in Stress Induced Premature Senescence and Its Antagonistic Pleiotropic Implica- tions in Cancer. Jonathan M. Beckel, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1998. Major: Mo- lecular Pharmacology. Disserta- tion: Expression and Function of Urothelial Nicotinic Acetylcho- line Receptors. Lesley A. Colgan, BS, Yale Uni- versity, 2002. Major: Center for Neuroscience/Neurobiology. Dis- sertation: Trafficking and Activity Dependent Function of Vesicular Transporters. Gerald P. Douglas, BSc, MSIS, University of Victoria, Canada, 1995; University of Pittsburgh, 1999. Major: Biomedical Infor- matics. Dissertation: Engineering an EMR System in the Developing World: Necessity Is the Mother of Invention. Jonathan Trevor Lester, BS, Alfred University, 2001. Major: Mo- lecular Virology and Microbiol- ogy. Dissertation: Interactions between ICP4 and the Cellular Transcription Machinery That Mediate HSV-l Gene Expression. Jonathan L. Lustgarten, BS, MS, Carnegie Mellon University, 2004; University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Biomedical Informat- ics. Dissertation: A Bayesian Rule Generation Framework for "Omic" Biomedical Data Analysis. Guoming Sun, BS, Peking Universi- ty, China, 2001. Major: Biochem- istry and Molecular Genetics. Dissertation: Role of ING2 (In- hibitor of Growth Family Member 2) in Cellular Responses to DNA Damage. Kasey Michelle Eidson, BA, PhD Transylvania University, 1998; University of Pittsburgh, 2006 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Naveena Yanamala, BS, MS, Sri Ven- katcshwara College, India, 2001; International Institute of Infor- mation Technology, India, 2004. Major: Integrative Molecular Biology. Dissertation: Allosteric Modulation of G Protein-coupled Receptors. December 2008 Dan Constantinescu, BS, Haverford College, 1999. Major: Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology. Dis- sertation: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Contributing to the Accelerated Aging Phenotype in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. ChristopherJ. Guerriero, BS, West Liberty State College, 2003. Major: Cell Biology and Molecu- lar Physiology. Dissertation: The Role of Phosphatidylinositol Me- tabolism and Actin in Polarized Biosynthetic Traffic. XiaJiang, BS, MS, MS, Southern Institute of Metallurgy, China, 1989; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1997; Northeastern Illinois University, 1999. Major: Biomedical Informatics. Dis- sertation: A Bayesian Network Model for Spatio-temporal Event Surveillance Jared E. Knickelbein, BS, Duquesne University, 2002. Major: Immu- nology. Dissertation: Noncyto- toxic Lytic Granule-mediated Maintenance of HSV-1 Neuronal Latency. Rebecca Leeman, BS, Brandeis Uni- versity, 2002. Major: Cellular and Molecular Pathology. Disserta- tion: Prevention and Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer with Natural Compound Inhibitors of STAT3. Mark T. Miedel, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 2002. Major: Cell Biology and Molecular Physiol- ogy. Dissertation: The Role of Mucolipin-1 in Pathogenesis of the Lysosomal Storage Disease Mucolipidosis Type IV. Kathleen L. Morgan, BS, West- minster College, 2001. Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Ge- netics. Dissertation: Genetic and Pharmacologic Analysis of the Mechanisms of Selenium Toxicity in Caenorhabditis Elegans. Rekha R. Rapaka, BS, Stanford University, 2001. Major: Immunol- ogy. Dissertation: Mechanisms of Antibody-based Defense Against Pneumosystis. Patrick T. Redman, BS, Allegheny College, 2002. Major: Center for Neuroscience/Neurobiology. Dissertation: Zinc-dependent Potassium Channel Modulation Mediates Neuronal Apoptosis. Jonathan M. Shaffer, BS, West Virginia University, 2003. Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Ge- netics. Dissertation: Investigating the Regulation of c-Fes Non-re- ceptor Tyrosine Kinase Activation and Gene Expression. Laura A. Vella, BS, University of Delaware, 2002. Major: Immu- nology. Dissertation: Cyclin BI: Abnormal Self/Tumor Antigen. August 2008 Alex Bank, BS, Binghamton Uni- versity, State University of New York, 2000. Major: Molecular Pharmacology. Dissertation: The Role of SMAC in NSAID-induced Apoptosis. Christa A. Bartos, BSN, MS, Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 1995, 2005. Major: Biomedical Informatics. Dissertation: Perceptions of Per- sonal Power and Their Relation- ship to Clinician's Resistance to the Introduction of Computer- ized Physician Order Entry. John M. Caltagarone, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1999. Major: Mo- lecular Pharmacology. Disserta- tion: Differential Localization of Hic-5 and Paxillin in the Brain of Alzheimer's Disease Subjects. Stephen R.L. Goding, BS, Geneva College, 2000. Major: Immunol- ogy. Dissertation: Induction of Anti-tumor Responses via Adop- tively Transferred, Cytokine-gene Transduced A-NK Cells. Sammy Grimaldo, BS, Humboldt State University, 2002. Major: Cellular and Molecular Pathol- ogy. Dissertation: Regulation of Endothelial Cell Apoptosis by Vascular Endothelial Growth Inhibitor (VEGI) and Death Receptor 3 (DR3). Xin He, BS, MS, Nanhua University, China, 1997; Shanghai Medical School, China, 2000. Major: Cel- lular and Molecular Pathology. Dissertation: Role of PIK3IP1, a Negative P13K Regulator, in Hepatic Tumorigenesis and Metabolism. ZhengJing, MD, Beijing University, China, 2001. Major: Center for Neuroscience/Neurobiology. Dissertation: The Localization of c-Abl in Alzheimer's Disease. Christopher M. Lewarchik, BS, Duquesne University, 1996. Major: Cell Biology and Mo- lecular Physiology. Dissertation: The Role of the R-domain in Regulated Trafficking of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator. Peter R. McDonald, BS, Geneva College, 2002. Major: Molecular Pharmacology. Dissertation: Identification of Novel Potential Cancer Therapies by Synthetic Lethal Screening. Eric M. Rubenstein, BS, Grove City College, 2002. Major: Biochem- istry and Molecular Genetics. Dissertation: Glucose Sensing and the Regulation of the AMP- Activated Protein Kinase in Yeast. Brian S. Sheridan, BS, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, 2000. Major: Immunology. Dis- sertation: The Presence of Latent Virus Influences the Maintenance and Phenotype of the HSV-specif- ic CD8 Memory Population. KristenJ. Skvorak, BS, Lycoming College, 2002. Major: Biochem- istry and Molecular Genetics. Dissertation: Investigation of Gene and Cellular Therapies to Cure Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) in a Genetically Engi- neered Mouse Model. Erick T. Tatro, BS, Ohio State Uni- versity, 2004. Major: Cellular and Molecular Pathology. Disserta- tion: Immunophilins FKBP52 and FKBP51 Modulate Glucocorticoid Receptor Distribution in Neurons and are Altered in HIV and Major Depressive Disorder. RobertJ. TomkoJr., BS, Lebanon Valley College, 2002. Major: Mo- lecular Pharmacology. Disserta- tion: Cellular and Biochemical Regulation of Cdc25A Phos- phatase by Nitrosative Stress. Hillarie Plessner Windish, BS, Beaver College, 2003. Major: Immunology. Dissertation: Regulation of Immunopathology in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection. SCHOOL OF PHARMACY Patricia D. Kroboth, BS, MS, PhD, Dean MASTER OF SCIENCE April 2009 Yumin Song, Fudan University, Chi- na, BS, 2006. Major: Pharmaceu- tical Sciences. Thesis: Proteomic Changes Induced by Knockdown of Stathmin in BT549 Breast Cancer Cell Lines. DOCTOR OF PHARMACY April 2009 Ameer S. Ali Christopher R. Antypas Kathryn M. Bacci Becky L. Barrick Andrew M. Baum Michelle M. Bopp Nicole C. Boulos James R. Bracaglia Ashley E. Braum Margaret M. Brown Rachael E. Brown Amber M. Bryski ZacharyJ. Cain Amy C. Chang Rachel K. Collins Michele L. Corbin Jeffrey Davis Heather E. Derby Nirut M. Desai Sandeep Devabhakthuni Sapna B. Doshi Paula A. Egyed Stephen J. Emert Lindsay M. Ferguson Christopher D. Filip James D. Fischer Elizabeth A. Forsberg Douglas A. Gebhard PamelaJ. Getz Tami L. Greenspan Wade C. Gunsallus Rachel C. Hannibal DanielJ. Highhouse Lauren L. Hilpert Chelsey L. Hoffman Ashley N. Holzworth Jonathan P. Imler Emily E. Jensen Jovonne H.Jones Lauren R. Jones Kaylan W. Kasko Timothy C. Kaylor Nicole M. Kiliany Amanda L. Killmeyer Soim Kim Anna R. Kissell Gretchen M. Kreckel Kelly S. Kreider Rachel V. Lambert Krista M. Lipchick Gina M. LoScalzo Brooke E. Lowry Shelby L. Marshall Melinda E. Martin Elizabeth J. Marton Nick R. Mastrine ChristinaJ. Mazur Shannon M. McLaughlin Alisa K. Michael Thomas W.K. Michaels Courtney A. Mills Breanne L. Nestor Nicholas W. Owens Brett L. Paranzino Rachael L. Pavlick Benjamin A. Phelps Sarah M. Providence Christina M. Quicquaro Thomas R. Quinn Jr. Gregory L. Rapp Stephen H. Rappaport Sean R. Reed John W. ReedyJr. Alex J. Rivosecchi James R. Rogers Joseph P. Rybny Matthew M. Sapko Gregory W. Say Jason N. Scears Erin R. Schultz Michelle B. Shaffer Mary C. Shannon Sarah J. Simon Justin M. Smerker AdrienneJ. Snik RobertJ. Snyder Nina S. Sonbolian Timothy W. Sotosky Megan L. Sunseri Matthew C. Sutley DavidJ. Toma Marilyn E. Torch AlexJ. Turnbull Rachel L. Ung PhillipJ. Weaver Heather M. Whipple Sarah K. Wian Erica A. Wilson Gregory D. Wolfe Jeanette M. Yuhas April 2009 Jung Hoon Lee, BS, Dongguk Uni- versity, South Korea, 2001; MS, Seoul National University, South Korea, 2003. Major: Pharmaceuti- cal Sciences. Dissertation: The Role of the Aryl Hydrocar- bon Receptor and the Liver X Receptor in Gene Regulation and Metabolic Homeostasis. December 2008 Jee Young An, Bsc, Msc, Sogang University, South Korea, 1998, 2000. Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dissertation: The Physi- ological Roles of E3 Ubiquitin Li- gases of the N-End Rule Pathway. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Alexandra Britto Sassi, Pharmacy- Biochemistry, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1997. Major: Phar- maceutical Sciences. Dissertation: Biopharmaceutical Microbicides for Topical HIV Prevention: Pre- clinical Evaluations and Formula- tions Development. Haitao Yang, BS, MS, China Phar- maceutical University, China, 1996, 2001. Major: Pharmaceuti- cal Sciences. Dissertation: UC781: Beta-cyclodextrin Complexation and Formulation as an Anti-HIV Microbicide. SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE Thomas W. Braun, BS, MS, DMD, PhD, Dean CERTIFICATE-ADVANCED EDUCATION IN GENERAL DENTISTRY May 2009 Omer Akmal, BSc, DDS George Washington University, 2004; Baltimore College of Den- tal Surgery, 2008 Justin E. Bair, BS, DMD Syracuse University, 2004; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2008 EthanJ. Drake, BS, DMD University of Pittsburgh, 2002, 2008 CERTIFICATE-ANESTHESIOLOGY May 2009 Christopher Lee Lewis, BS, DMD WheelingJesuit University, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2007 CERTIFICATE-ENDODONTICS May 2009 Diana Marie Dongell, BS, DMD University of Pittsburgh, 2003, 2007 Joseph Allen Kobeski, BA, DMD Washington State University, 1992; Temple University, 2007 Brian Huy Thai, BS, DMD University of California, San Diego, 2001; University of Penn- sylvania, 2005 CERTIFICATE-GENERAL PRACTICE RESIDENCY May 2009 Beth Ann Healy, BS, DMD Gannon University, 2004; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2008 Larry B. Keating, BS, DMD Florida University, 1982; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2008 CERTIFICATE-ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY May 2009 Thomas G. Hueser, BA, DDS Luther College, 1995; University of Iowa, 2000 Craig Norbutt, BS, DMD, MD John Carroll University, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2003, 2007 CERTIFICATE-ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPAEDICS May 2009 James Matthew Hancock, BS, DDS Brigham Young University, 1999; University of California, San Francisco, 2003 Joseph R. Karam, BS, DMD; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2001, 2006 Karmen Massih, BS, DDS University of California, Los Angeles, 2001, 2006 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES At this Commencement Convocation, degrees are conferred upon persons who completed requirements in June, August, and December 2008 and April, May, and June 2009. Because candidates for April, May, and June 2009 would not have completed degree requirements before the printing of this program, it was not possible to provide more than a tentative listing of candidates. The diploma of the University, signed and sealed by its proper officers, remains the official testimony of possession of a degree. SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES N. John Cooper, BA, DPhil, BettyeJ. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean of Arts and Sciences BACHELOR OF ARTS April 2009 Andrew D. Abbott Sarah C. Adams Daniel D. Agliori Bjorn J. Ahlstedt Anna Alexandra Maria Amerika Akis Lauren Catherine Alexander Stefani A. Allegretti Kristen Marie Allen Allison S. Alpers Aaron Kyle Altemus Meghan K. Ambrose Laura Nancy Amweg Rachel Mairi Anderson Lahia M. Annis-Christy Jessica Lynn Archer Michael Armand Andrew S. Armstrong Caitlin E. Arndt Aaron M. Arnold Kara Arnold Jeffrey Carl Arthur Daniel Todd Askinasi Michael C. Atkinson Adrienne Lee Atterberry Brittany Morgan Austin Nicole Miryam Avershal Cheryl Lynn Baden Lorraine Jacklyn Baer Jessica C. Bagdy Jaimie M. Bailey Megan Louise Bailey Durosaire E. Bakoua Sara May Balestra Michael Thomas Bannan Johnna Dianne Bardell Kristin M. Barna Warren Thomas Barnes Samantha Leigh Barrett Andrew Thomas Bartholomeaux Kristy L. Bayus Matthew K. Beall Monica Catherine Bean Trevor Matthew Beaver Brad Colin Bellinger Emily Elyse Bender Raquel K. Bender Nicole Marie Benedetto Alex Edward Benevent Matthew Thomas Bennett Hannah E. Bergman AlyssaJ. Bergsten Danielle Marie Bernard Evan Seifert Berry Stephanie A. Betts Jennifer Ann Bieter TyrellJ. Biggs Amanda Megan Bigos Justin Quinn Bisceglia Jessica R. Bishop Kyle M. Bishop Jeffrey Adam Bittner Sean Black Ramsey L. Blair Abigail Fitz Blaker Rebecca M. Blumenfeld Ashley Bock Susan K. Bodack Martha Stokes Boksenbaum Charlotte Donlin Bonilla Jessica Amber Bopp Daniel Owens Boucek Julia C. Bouchat Kaitlin A. Bowdler Bridget Elizabeth Boyle Robert Raymond Bradfield Matthew R. Brannagan Brittany G. Braund Tamara L. Braunstein Katrice Renee Breece Jonathan R. Brennan Sara Michelle Brestensky Deanna A. Brooks Jeffrey Paul Brown John R. Brown Rebecca Rae Brown Richard A. Brown Rodney Christopher Brown Sean Paul Brown Steven A. Brown Thomas S. Brown Wade Brown Kylie A. Brubaker Courteney L. Bruce AnthonyJohn Brungo Erin Dee Buckley MatthewJ. Budavich Olga Bugera Ryan Michael Burger Evan T. Burke Lauren M. Burke Gregory M. Burnett Corey Miles Burr Alicia L. Burroway BettyJ. Busey Brian D. Butler Elizabeth A. Butlin Zacharian K. Butovich Brigid Ellen Cakouros Colleen Megan Caldwell Jason H. Canham Joshua Warren Cannon Julie Mariko Caplan Anna Elizabeth Carlino Amelia L. Carlson Kerri A. Carmean Christine Michelle Carpenter Vincent David Carr Matthew Aaron Carrick Marlene Carter Roxanne Elizabeth Carter JovanniJennifer Carter-Davis Daniel G. Carthew FrancisJ. Cartieri Joseph Edward Casanova Justin M. Casella Brett C. Casne Erin M. Casteliano Lauren E. Cavalier Patrick R. Cavanaugh Michael Cernuto CERTIFICATE-PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY May 2009 Leslie Suzanne Parham, BA, DMD Transylvania University, 2003; University of Kentucky, 2007 Aaron Michael Valasek, BS, DMD University of Pittsburgh, 2002, 2007 CERTIFICATE-PEDIATRIC ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL/CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY May 2009 AndrewJ. Campbell, BS, DDS St. Francis Xavier University, 1999; Dalhousie University, 2003; Washington Hospital Center, Cer- tificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2008 May 2009 Abdulaziz Hussein Aljazzaf, DDS, MPH Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity/Medical College of Virginia, 2004; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 May 2009 Faraj Abdullah Sedeqi, DDS, MPH Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity/Medical College of Virginia, 2004; University of Pittsburgh 2008 CERTIFICATE-PERIODONTICS Eugenie Catherine Mariette Daig- nault, BSc, DMD University of Waterloo, Canada, 2002; McGill University, Canada, 2006 AERTIFICATE-PROSTHODONTICS Tarek Hisham Sharkas, DDS Ajman University of Science and Technology Network, United Arab Emirates, 2004 DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE May 2009 Walter Annor Ackah, BS, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Hina Sultana Ali, BS Marquette University, 2005 Alfredo Arauz, BS University of Florida, 2005 Jason H. Ashcroft, BS Bellevue University, 2005 Michael Scott Atherly, BS Brigham Young University, 2005 Michael B. Austin, BA University of Utah, 2009 Peter R. BarnardJr., BS University of Central Florida, 2003 Miriam Behpour, BA University of California, Berklev, 2002 RachelJenese Bell, BS Queen's University, 2005 Benjamin M. Benzio, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Brendan P. Bernard Quynh N. Bui, BS University of California, Irvine, 2005 Nicholas Todd Bushey, BS Wright State University, 2005 Jonathan David Caso, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Shannon B. Cerra, BS University of Florida, 2000 MonicaJ. Contract, BS Juniata College, 2005 Erica M. D'Apice, BS State University of New York, Cortland, 2005 Jessica Kathryn Dean, BS Illinois State University, 2003 Annapurna Sridher Deshpande, BDS Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India, 2003 Shilpa Dhawan, BDS Manipal Academy of Higher Edu- cation, College of Dental Surgery, India, 2005 Christopher David Dindal, BS University of Arizona, 2004 Ashkan Eskandari, BA University of California, Los Angeles, 2004 Simon Mina Ghattas, BA Florida Atlantic University, 2004 Dejan Golalic, DDS University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2003 Katarzyna I. Glab, BS University of South Carolina, 2005 Anna G. Grinberg, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 EranJames Gutkin, BA University of Washington, 2005 Sara Louise Haines, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Jennifer Lynn Hankle, BA Franklin & Marshall College, 2005 Katherine M. Harrison, BS Youngstown State University, 2005 Lindsay Hayes, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Jesse HoferJr., BBME University of Utah, 2005 Adriann Waltenbaugh Hooks, BA Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2005 Douglas Martin Hutchinson, BA John Hopkins University, 2005 EmmaJeffrey, BS University of Maryland College Park, 2005 JeremyJ. Koppenhaver, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Kathryn L. Koury, BS Lycoming College, 2005 Aaron T. Krance, BS Ohio State University, 1993 Jessica Dawn Krause, BA Muhlenberg College, 2005 Deja Lynn LaJevic, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Alexander L. Lee, BS University of California, Davis, 2004 AndrewJoseph Malan Patrick C. Manganello, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Andrew Paul Martin, BS University of Florida, 2004 JoshuaJohn McLean, BS University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005 Charlie B. Miller, BS Brigham Young University, 2005 Jonathan T. Misner, BS Idaho State University, 2005 Seyed Ismail Moayedpardazi, BS Arizona State University, 2004 Shreya Nalin Modi, BS Ohio State University, 2005 David Adam Myers, BS Virginia Commonwealth University, 1997 CodyJames Nelson, BA Brigham Young University, 2005 Megan Louise Noll, BS West Chester University, 2005 Bhoomi V. Parikh Sejal S. Patel, RDH Bridgewalter State College, 2003 David A. Pechersky, BGS University of Michigan, 2005 Zachary Paul Pitcher, BS Brigham Young University, 2005 Kristen C. Ponichter, BS Oakland University, 2005 Donald G. Rice, BS Brigham Young University, 2005 Elizabeth V. Rose, BS University of California, Davis, 2004 Paul Michael Russell, BS Florida State University, 2005 Manu M. Sachdev, BS Washington University in St. Louis, 2004 Grady D. Shaver, BS George Fox University, 2004 Kathy Lee Snell, BS Evangel University, 2005 Richard G. Snow, BS University of Utah, 2006 Mitchell David Somers, BS Juniata College, 2005 Troy R. Springer, BA Goshen College, 2005 Andrew E. Steiner, BS Bucknell University, 2005 Daniel Merle Stoner, BS, MS Indiana University of Pennsyl- vania, 1995; Carnegie Mellon University, 2005 Maria K. Tassopoulou, DDS, MDS Athens University, Greece, 1995; University of Pittsburgh, 2000 Jacob M. Taylor, BS Brigham Young University, 2004 Thomas Timothy Taylor, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Joel E. Tiffany, BA Arizona State University, 2005 David Joseph Troynacki Adriana Modesto Vieria, DDS, MS, PhD Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, 1988; Federal University of Rio DeJanerio, Brazil, 1991; Fed- eral University of Rio DeJanerio, Brazil, 1999 Kurt D. Wallin, BS Arizona State University, 2002 Peng Kevin Wang, BS University of Toronto, Canada, 2005 Zheng Wang, BS, MSc West China College of Dentistry, China, 2001; Ohio State Univer- sity, 2004 Moody Wasif, BS University of California, San Diego, 2005 Dara A. Weiner, BS Emory University, 2005 Zachary Tyler Wells, BA University of Colorado, 2003 Chris Paul Wermerson, BA Concordia College, 2005 Elizabeth M. Wilson, BS College of Santa Fe, 2003 Joshua Adam Wyatt, BS University of Alabama, 2004 Mei-Ling Yang, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 December 2008 Abrak Etemad, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 August 2008 Abrar Saud Al-Roomi, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 June 2009 Megan Renee Bastin Gioconda Valentina Bright, BS Polytechnical University of Bu- charest, Romania, 1993 LindseyJane Brock LindsayJean Castro Danielle Nicole Colombo Shae Ann Evans Megan Catherine Fairlamb Sherri Lynn Fulton-Boring, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Michele Ann Grillo Laura Nicole Grimm Rachana D. Choksi, BS Arizona State University, 2004 Larry B. Keating, BS Florida State University, 1982 Nasrin Khajeh, BS University of California, San Diego, 1997 Siva Sethuraman, BS University of Michigan, 2003 DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM AlainaJean Lamothe Annmarie Eve McGuier Danielle Marie Miller Katilyn Rae Moorehead Alison Nicole Moskal Rebecca Lynne Nau Rebecca Ann Nolt Erin Elizabeth Palermo, BA University of Michigan, 2005 Nicole Marie Palermo Lauren Raye Pasquini Gretchen Lynn Redfoot Jennifer Marie Rinaldi, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Bryan David Suydam, BA Temple University, 2000 Brianna Dawn Shingledecker Whitney Dawn Small-Riddell Lindsey Raye Stevens Jennifer Tsui, BS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2006 Yvonne Alexandria Ugbeye Lacy Lynn Wagner Julie Marie West Abbey Layne Wood Norma Ruth Woodruff Angela Marie Yoho, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2005 SCHOOL OF NURSING Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, RN, BSN, MSN, PhD, FAAN, Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING April 2009 Susanne E. Apgar ArmandaJ. Baker JessicaJ. Balko Pauline Barelick Shannon A. Barr Alison N. Bedekovich Alison E. Bertazzoni Nathan D. Blatt SheilaJ. Bookwalter Allison K. Borza Jennifer L. Burns Jodie A. Cantey Megan R. Cardy Dana K. Chiaravallotti Megan Cobert Brenda R. Colgan Kristy M. Colundrello Megan E. Conover Donald Cramer Rachel M. Crishock Alexa Dellana Kristin M. DeLucia Kelly L. Dewald Corey A. Dietz Dina M. Difeo Ashley L. Edinger Lindsay A. Edinger Michael A. Felice Sherriann M. Fertall Julie L. Fikse Tiffany L. Fletcher Holly M. Gardner Heather A. Gaul Meghan F. Gaul Erin Goodman JoEllen R. Gormsen Cortney G. Greeley Alice L. Greenwood Sarah A. Griffin Heather L. Harris Marissa E. Hartman Stacy I. Heisler Stephanie M. Jell LanaJ.Jimerson Amy C.Johnson Patrick C.Johnson Kelly A. Kerris Rebecca K. Keuch Kelsey Kocjancic Trina Lutch Meredyth A. Lyons Jessica A. Maritto Brittany R. Martin Emily M. Masnica Marissa F. Matthews Megan K. Maxwell Anna C. McCudden Brittany L. McDonough Charles R. Moore Kristi L. Murtha Elizabeth L. Nellis Kelly L. Nicely KristinJ. O'Donnell Lisa Pietrusza Amanda B. Randazza Michael D. Reardon Adriann R. Reiber Jenna K. Richter TiffanyJ. Riser KaitlinJ. Roche Sarah A. Rohrbaugh Raeann Rose Fay Salazar Bethany M. Santos Kara B. Schmidt Kathyrn F. Scholl Teresa A. Semplice JessicaJ. Shaffer Mary Caroline Sincavage Sarah Skiles Jonathan C. Smith Katie Stonelake Jenna A. Straub Amy Strayer Deanna R. Stubbs Romina N. Valentini Christine M. VanKirk Danielle E. Vincent Sarah L. Vreeland Ashley R. Whalen Lisa Whitmyre Alessandra D. Williamson Rhea R. Wilson Alexander S. Wise Alyssa M. Wood Elizabeth A. Wotring Anthony N. Young Jessica A. Young December 2008 Carlene M. Barkley Kristen E. Clark Michelle L. Colaizzi Jocelyn P. Daller Jessica M. Davies Mark R. DeCarolis Maria E. Dowling Susan B. Edelstone Julie E. Elsman Christina M. Horner Resheda L. House Nicole M. Lukenich Janelle C. Mauro Ashley E. McGonigle Carol L. Mitchell Edward C. Schatz Tamara E. Selzer Kelly L. Stewart Ashleigh R. Thompson Jayme M. Weidman Ashley P. Williams Sarah N. Wright August 2008 Nicole Appel Joshua D. Baranowski Jessica L. Bennett Erin M. Brittingham Caitilin Browne Margaret P. Campbell Megan L. Casey Melissa S. Connelly Christina Geiger Jessica M. Harbison Erin M. Hoosier Marcie R. Houser Andrew U. Ibeawuchi Nicole K.Jafar Chloe King Karrie F. Lee Nathan D. Lehman Allison L. Lunz ThomasJ. McGuire Lisa M. Nause Jenna Petraitis Valerie R. Pomerantz Colleen Rex Matthew C. Riley Sarah E. Rutkoski Melanie J. Sasinoski Ruth L. Scott-Nelson Sara Sebben Adam T. Shisgal Kyra D. Stevens Jeremy A. Stone Lauren Storniolo Samara Toughton Lori Turgeon MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING April 2009 Adekunle Adesuyi, BSN Northern Illinois University, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia. Ahmed Alsadoun, BSN George Mason University, 2003. Major: Nursing Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Education Holly Bowyer, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Carolyn Brumbaugh, BSN Pennsylvania State University, 2003. Major: Clinical Nurse Spe- cialist. AOC: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nicole Bruno, BSN West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1996. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Erin Carwile, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Skye Dedi, BSN Emory University, 2003. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Christine DeSanzo, BSN Duquesne University, 1999. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Melissa DiRuscia, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Julie Doebler, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Cindy Edkins, BSN Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2006. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Lauren Faber, BSN California University of Penn- sylvania, 2006. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Kathleen Gilkey, BSN Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1998. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Genise Green, BSN Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2004. Major: Nurse Practi- tioner. AOC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Carrie Haggerty, BSN Slippery Rock Universit of Pennsylvania, 2006. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Julia Haupt, BSN West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1995. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Kerri Hromanik, BSN Pennsylvania State University, 2004. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Kundick, BSN Carlow University, 1998. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Amanda Kust, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Clinical Nurse Specialist. AOC: Medical-Surgical Michelle Luffey, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2000. Major: Nurse Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Administration Melissa McAdoo, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia David Morris, BSN Purdue University, 1998. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Brooke Murphy, BSN Immaculata College, 2006. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Mary Newcomb, BSN University of North Carolina, 2002. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Darlene Pileski, BSN Mt. Aloysius College, 2004. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Rachel Rahe, BSN University of Maryland, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Maria Rolinski, BSN Duquesne University, 1996. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Ashleigh Slater, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Tara Smith, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Nurse Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Education Tera Stiver, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Melinda Vernet, BSN California University of Penn- sylvania, 2006. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Gilbert Watson, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Melinda Woods, BSN Pennsylvania State University, 2004. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Heather Yankura, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Family Nurse Practitioner Susan Yoder, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Adult Nurse Practitioner Molly Zebrowski, BSN Mt. Carmel College, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia December 2008 Heather Adams, BSN University of Oklahoma, 2003. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Tracy Batterson, BSN, Saginaw Valley State University, 2004. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Eric Bauernschmidt, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Serafina Bear, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Travis Berni, BSN University of Phoenix, 2006. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Alex Boal, BSN Duke University, 2003. Major: Nurse Anesthesia April Brewster, BSN Calvin College, 2003. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Jessica Brown, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Heather Butler, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2001. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Freda Callaway, BSN Columbia Union College, 1992. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Hayley Chemski, BSN Duquesne University, 2004. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Kathleen Chiappetta, BSN Duquesne University, 2004. Ma- jor: Nurse Anesthesia Kirsi-Marja Dolinger, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Michael Doyle, BSN Syracuse University, 2004. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Adam Freis, BSN Carlow University, 2004. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Suellen Galalegos, BSN Carlow University, 1985. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Emily Getto, BSN Texas A&M University, 2001. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Angela Henderson, BSN University of Michigan, 2004. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Debra Housel, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia BreeAnn Jensen, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Todd Kaczmark, BSN California University of Penn- sylvania, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Calvin Mah, BSN Athabasca University, Canada, 2003. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Holliann Meighen, BSN Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 1993. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Dawn Mudar, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Mandy Musselman, BSN University of Utah, 2003. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Marci Nilsen, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Nurse Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Research Doris Pavia, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia David Rambo, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Psychiatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Kristen Sadvari, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Christine Sarchet, BSN Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2000. Major: Nurse Anesthe- sia Kristen Shubert, BSN Duquesne University, 2004. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Flanna Soliday, BSN Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Melinda Wagener, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2001. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Marc Wicker, BSN University of Akron, 1996. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Robert Withee, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Nurse Anesthesia Lindsey Yeager, BSN Pennsylvania State University, 2002. Major: Nurse Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Administration August 2008 Khalid Alahmary, BSN George Mason University, 2003. Major: Nurse Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Education Cynthia Brown, BSN Duquesne University, 1996. Ma- jor: Nurse Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Research Brett Lehman, BSN East Mennonite College and Seminary, 1996. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Family Nurse Practitioner Beth Malley, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Nurse Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Research Melissa Miller, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Nurse Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Informatics Mary Riley, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 1981. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Adult Nurse Practitioner Leslie Scheuer, BSN Skidmore College, 1978. Major: Nurse Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Education Lynn Seybold, BSN University of Pittsburgh, 2000. Major: Nurse Specialty Role. AOC: Nursing Research Contessa Sims, BSN Jacksonville University, 2006. Major: Nurse Practitioner. AOC: Family Nurse Practitioner. April 2009 Taura Barr, BSN, University of Pitts- burgh, 2004. Dissertation: Gene Expression Profiling of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Laura Fero, BSN, University of Wisconsin, 1993; MSN, University of Phoenix, 2004. Dissertation: Evaluation of Critical Thinking Skills during Simulated Labora- tory Performance Utilizing a Videotaped Vignette and High Fidelity Human Simulation. December 2008 Bashira Abdullah Charles, BSN, Temple University, 1990; MSN, University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Dissertation: The Genetic Basis of Diabetic Retinopathy: Time to Onset and Severity. Andrea Rodgers Fischl, BSN, MPH, University of Pittsburgh, 1975, 1980. Dissertation: Prevalence, Incidence and Risk Factors of Erectile Dysfunction in Males with Type 1 Diabetes Enrolled in the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications Study (EDC) (1986-2007). DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Beth Grabiak, BSN, MSN, Duquesne University, 1992, 1998. Disserta- tion: Adolescents' Responses to Having a Mother with Cancer. Julia Ann Greenawalt, BSN, MSN, Bradley University, 1982; Duquesne University, 1994. Dis- sertation: Modifiable Cardiovas- cular Risk Factors in the Early Adolescent Period. Nicole Zangrilli Hoh, BSN, Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2003. Dis- sertation: BCL-2 Genotypes and Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury. August 2008 Lauren Matukaitis Broyles, BSN, Johns Hopkins University, 1998. Dissertation: Alcohol Use, HIV Infection, and Antiretrovial Adherence. Pei-Ying Chuang, BSN, MSN, University of Dubuque, 1994; Uni- versity of Minnesota. Dissertation: Neuroglobin Genetic Polymor- phisms and Their Relationship to Functional Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury. MatthewJ. Gallek, BSN, University of Pittsburgh, 2001. Dissertation: Endothelin-1 Polymorphisms and Endothelin-1 Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Expression and Their Relationships to Cerebral Vaso- spasm and Long Term Outcomes in Individuals Following Aneurys- mal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Kathleen Spadaro, BSN, MEd, Marymount University, 1981; University of Virginia, 1987. Dis- sertation: Weight Loss: Exploring Self-regulation through Mindful- ness Meditation. Melanie T. Turk, BSN, MSN, Duquesne University, 1995; University of Pittsburgh, 2008. Dissertation: Weight Maintenance Following the Completion of a Weight Loss Trial: Exploring Racial Differences. DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE April 2009 Michael Beach, BSN, Franciscan University, 1995; MSN, University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nurse Practi- tioner. AOC: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. December 2008 Kristin A. Nowack, BSN, MSN, University of Pittsburgh, 2004, 2006. Doctor of Nursing Practice, Clinical Nurse Specialist. AOC: Medical Surgical. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Donald S. Burke, MD, Dean CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT April 2009 Suzanne M. Mamrose-Hunt, AS, BS Gannon University, 1983, 1983 Andrew Ryan Michanowicz, BS Juniata College, 2006 Shannon Elizabeth Raub, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Maxine Wright-Walters, BS, MS New York Institute of Technology, 1989; Duquesne University, 1997 December 2008 Lara M. Huyler, BA Duquesne University, 2002 Malcolm Murray, BA Earlham College, 2007 CERTIFICATE IN EVALUATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS April 2009 Elizabeth Madison Felter, BA, MA College of Wooster, 1997; Univer- sity of Georgia, 2001 December 2008 Anne Elizabeth George, BA University of Florida, 2006 August 2008 Genevieve Modupe Barrow, BS, MS Saint Paul's College, 1999; Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 2004 Supriya Kumar, BSc, MSc, PhD University of Mumbai, India, 1997; Maharaja Sayajirao Uni- versity of Baroda, India, 1999; Carnegie Mellon University, 2005 CERTIFICATE IN GLOBAL HEALTH April 2009 Amit Rajendra Patel, BS University of Missouri, 2004 Brandi M. Swanier, BA, MPH University of Rochester, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 CERTIFICATE IN MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES April 2009 Rochelle Antoinette Brown, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Lindsay Anne Walker, BS Ithaca College, 2007 VickyJ. Cardoza, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC HEALTH GENETICS April 2009 Paul Bernard Renz, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER RESPONSE April 2009 Laura A. Bettencourt, BS, MPH George Washington University, 2003; Emory University, 2005 Jillian Melissa Currey, BA Baylor University, 2004 Charles F. Rodger, BS, BS, MBA Point Park University, 1980, 1983; Duquesne University, 1987 December 2008 Kathleen Anne Fadgen, BSN, MPH Gannon University, 2000; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2005 Lara M. Huyler, BA Duquesne University, 2002 Mary Elizabeth Kovacik, BS, BA, MA University of Notre Dame, 2005, 2005; University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Thomas Prigg, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 August 2008 Shawn K. Ellies, BS, MA Excelsior College, 2000; Duquesne University, 2004 MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION April 2009 Adam L. Critchlow, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2002. Major: Health Administration Wade G. Ebersole, BA Goshen College, 2001. Major: Health Administration JanetJiayan Fan, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Health Administration Erica Lynn Franko, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2007. Major: Health Administration Jacqueline Kelly Hughes, BS Duquesne University, 2007. Ma- jor: Health Administration April 2009 John Robert Acerra, BA, MD Miami University (Ohio), 2000; Ohio State University, 2004. Ma- jor: Multidisciplinary Abdullah Alshuraidah, DDS Virginia Commonwealth Uni- versity, 2004. Major: Multidisci- plinary Nancy Adele Baker, BS, MS, DSc Tufts University, 1985; Boston University, 1997, 2000. Major: Epidemiology Matthew E. Barker, BS James Madison University, 2006. Major: Epidemiology Rochelle Antoinette Brown, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Epidemiology Ian MichaelJoos, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Health Administration Jeffrey William Kohler, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005. Major: Health Administration Dana Lashea Metcalf, BBA Harding University, 2006. Major: Health Administration Anna M. Oberack, BS Duquesne University, 2007. Ma- jor: Health Administration Hyang Suk Oh, BBA Korea University, South Korea, 2006. Major: Health Administration MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH April Elizabeth Carmen, BSN University of Virginia, 1998. Major: Behavioral and Commu- nity Health Sciences Sara L. Chadwick, BS, BS Marshall University, 2007, 2007. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Nadine O. Champsi, BA Boston University, 2004. Major: Multidisciplinary Chun Wai Chan, MD University of Calgary, Canada, 2004. Major: Multidisciplinary Rauf Chaudhry, MBBS University of the Punjab, Pakistan, 1979. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Joseph E. CilloJr., BS, BA, DMD University of Pittsburgh, 1993, 1993, 1998. Major: Multidisciplinary Kristin Maureen Powers, BS Duquesne University, 2007. Ma- jor: Health Administration December 2008 Carrie A. AkellaJenkins, BA Chatham University, 2000. Major: Health Administration August 2008 Michelle Costantino, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005. Major: Health Administration Melissa A. Clutter, AS, BS Robert Morris University, 1993, 2005. Major: Health Policy & Management Jillian Melissa Currey, BA Baylor University, 2004. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences DimitrisJ. Demos, DDS New York University, 1996. Major: Multidisciplinary Joan C. Eichner, BA Colorado College, 2003. Major: Epidemiology Ashley Lauren Glumac, BS Bucknell University, 2005. Major: Epidemiology Sheri Lynn Hathaway, BSN Pennsylvania State University, 2007. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Radha Krishna Kambhampati, MBBS Osmania Medical College, India, 1979. Major: Multidisciplinary Jeffrey W. Kohler, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005. Major: Health Policy & Management Supriya Kumar, BSc, MSc, PhD University of Mumbai, India, 1997; Maharaja Sayajirao Uni- versity of Baroda, India, 1999; Carnegie Mellon University, 2005. Major: Behavioral and Commu- nity Health Sciences TanyaJustine Lehman, BS Duquesne University, 2006. Ma- jor: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Suzanne M. Mamrose-Hunt, AS, BS Gannon University, 1983. Major: Environmental and Occupational Health Ruta Sudhir Marfatia, MBBS Sardar Patel University, India, 1999. Major: Multidisciplinary Sarah L. Maruschock, BS, DVM, University of Pittsburgh, 2001; Michigan State University, 2005. Major: Multidisciplinary Florian B. Mayr, Doktor der Gesamten Heilkunde University of Vienna, Austria, 2002. Major: Multidisciplinary Sharon Marilyn McCarthy, BS Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity, 2002. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Kathryn E. Merkel, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Behavioral and Commu- nity Health Sciences Andrew Ryan Michanowicz, BS Juniata College, 2006. Major: Environmental and Occupational Health Laura Miller, BS, MD Pennsylvania State University, 2000;Jefferson Medical College, 2004. Major: Multidisciplinary Malcolm Murray, BA Earlham College, 2007. Major: Environmental and Occupational Health Elon Mwaura, BA, MA University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1995, 2001. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Yen-Lan Carolina Nguyen, Maitrise Medical Universite Paris XI, France, 2004. Major: Multidisciplinary Amit Rajendra Patel, BS University of Missouri, 2004. Major: Multidisciplinary Katrina L. Pipetti, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008. Major: Behavioral and Commu- nity Health Sciences Zubair Ahmad Qureshi, MBBS Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan, 2001. Major: Multidisci- plinary Surhagaphan Ratanamaneechat, MD Mahidol University, Thailand, 2000. Major: Occupational Medicine Shannon Elizabeth Raub, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Environmental and Oc- cupational Health Jamie Michelle Robertson, BA, BA Seattle University, 2007, 2007. Ma- jor: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Emily H. Rogers, BS Grove City College, 2002. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Bruno C. Scarpellini, Medico Fundacao Tecnico Educacional, Souza Marques, Brazil, 2001. Major: Epidemiology Sarah M. Scholl, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 1999. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Akilah Dara Scott, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Behavioral and Commu- nity Health Sciences Margie E. Snyder, PharmD University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Multidisciplinary Denise R. Stotler, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1995. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Meghan Renee Talmadge, BS Dickinson College, 2006. Major: Multidisciplinary Walter Fonso Taminang, MBBS University of Lagos, Nigeria, 1999. Major: Multidisciplinary Anderson Aaron Tesfazion, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Becky Ying Ki Tsui, BS Rutgers University, 2002. Major: Multidisciplinary Anuja Ramnik Vora, BA Johns Hopkins University, 2004. Major: Multidisciplinary Lindsay Anne Walker, BS Ithaca College, 2007. Major: Be- havioral and Community Health Sciences Caleb Bradford Wallace, BSIS University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Ma- jor: Health Policy & Management Courtney Michelle Fatheree Watson, BS Howard University, 2005. Major: Epidemiology Kristina R. Williams, BS University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 2004. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Fang-I Yu, BSN Taipei Medical University, Tai- wan, 2006. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences December 2008 Abdulaziz H. Al-Jazzaf, DDS Virginia Commonwealth Uni- versity, 2004. Major: Multidisci- plinary Raghupathy Anchala, MBBS Armed Forces Medical College, India, 1996. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology BenjaminJ. Anderson, BA, PharmD University of Saint Thomas, 2003; University of Minnesota, 2007. Ma- jor: Health Policy & Management Tina-Marie Assi, BSc McGill University, Canada, 2007. Major: Epidemiology Rachel Rubin Bailey, BS Tulane University, 2007. Major: Epidemiology Marie A. Berger, BS University of Texas at Austin, 2002. Major: Epidemiology Alexis M. Blandford, BA, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006, 2006. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences DominickJ. Cevet Soutric Chatterji Janet Carolyn Checkley Brian Cheesman Richard Micael Chiavetta Alexis-Pluscherie Nnenna Chidi Michelle N. Chmielewski Jacob W. Christian Ezra Ashmia Christopher Katheryn Rose Christy Elaina K. Clark Jessica Catherine Clark Sachem Orenda Clark Mycaiah Camile Clemons Jessica Clevenger Joshua Ian Clyde Melisssa Marie Cober RobertJoseph Coccimiglio Katherine P. Cocklin Christina S. Colalillo Julie Ann Colbert Joy M. Coleman Emily Elizabeth Comport Tara Elizabeth Comstock-Green Shannon Elyse Conn Samantha Lynn Connell Jeffrey Connelly Andrew D. Cooper Katherine Charlotte Cooper Sophia Cooper Kacie Ruth Cope Joshua E. Copus Kathleen Ann Corbally Luke Shaw Coryea Jessel August Costa III Willie Thomas Costello Courtney L. Craig Stephen P. Creighton III Christine CreveCoeur Colleen E. Crisi David M. Crissman Todd A. Crow Lisa Collette Cunningham Robin C. Curry VincentJ. D'Alesio William Hunter Daley Christopher Michael Danielczyk Jennifer Lynn Daniels Jamie Lyn Dankert Steven S. Danna Natalie Helen David John R. Davis Katlyn Ashley Davis Megan E. Davis Stephen M. Davis Jessica Lynn DeAngelo MollyJosephine de Blanc Alexander Deitsch Garth Toews Dellinger Timothy M. Dempsey Andrew Michael Dennis Brigette Ann Desjardins Sara Maye Dickey Lauren Ann Diesch Eli Dile Braden W. Ditch Alexander M. Dixon Hai H. Do Thomas Q. Donahoe Mary E. Dooley Rachel E. Doran Meaghan Kathleen Dorff' Matthew E. Dorsch Taryn K. Dougherty Eric L. Downs Eliza Bradford Dreier Brent B. Dubi Christopher Michael Duerr MelissaJoy Dukes Adam Elias Dulak Jona Dumbleton Lisa C. Duncan Kathryn C. Dwyer James David Dzuricky Alisha Kathryn Ebling Lacee C. Ecker Kevin M. Eckhardt Nicholas A. Edwards Nancy Elizabeth Egger Eric Eghan Eric Eissler LeeJoseph Elkin Alyssa Ann Englert Zachary Scott Ennis Melissa Shalane Estrada Sydney Caroline Etheredge Bruce R. Evans Sharon Ewing Molly Amanda Exten John R. Fallon Eliza C. Farrell Megan Louise Farrell Robert A. Farrell David Feinstein Jessica A. Ferragonio Jessica Lynn Ferris Geoffrey Christian Ficco Rebecca Mary Fielding Jessica C. Fields Amanda L. Filteau Kevin Frederick Finch James Barrows Finley Manfred M. Fisher Savannah Noel Fisher Jessica Ivah Flamholz Conor P. Foley TheresaJoann Forrest Kelly K. Forsythe Shane Thomas Foster Sarah Marie Foust Brian Edward Fraile Marielise Fraioli Emily Elizabeth Frank Gregory Michael Fratangelo Amanda Ellen Frederick Amanda M. Frey Kathryn L. Fritzdixon Lori M. Frola Christina Rose Fumo Aliyah Bella Furman Garrett T. Fyler Isaac R. Gabel-Frank Bryan C. Gaetani Alison E. Gagne Justin Christopher Gaines Michele Antonette Galeano Brenden M. Gallagher Julie Rae Gallagher James E Garbelotti Elizabeth Kate Gardner Zachary Daniel Gates Meghan Elizabeth Geary Melissa A. Geiger Kathryn E. Geise Valerie D. Gentilcore Jacqueline L. Gentile Kelly M. George Melissa L. Gibson Samuel William Gidaro Sarah M. Ginn Jocelyn M. Girlardo Michael Richard Gladysz Amanda Gabrielle Goft Samantha L. Goldberg BrianJ. Gonnella Brett Edward Goode David Brendan Goode John P. Graham SharaeJ. Graham ThomasJ. GrantJr. Steven S. Grassel Jessica E. Grasso Antonio D. Graves Jennifer Loren Grayson Stephen J. Grebinski Joseph Christopher Greco Ashlee M. Green Joshua M. Green Ashley Nicole Greene Jada Scott Greenhowe Benjamin Thomas Greenly Amanda G. Gregg Hayley Coburn Grgurich Jason Scott Griffith Katelyn Marie Griffith Elizabeth R. Grodin Paul Thomas Gromek Cassidy Gruber Joseph P. Gruber Joshua Gruber Stephanie Kaye Guenther Kayla Michelle Guerrieri Luis F. Guerrieri Cassandra A. Gundy Kanika Gupta Prachi Gupta Andrew Nathan Gutin Stephen Louis Guzzetti Beth Suzanne Hackney Jennifer Matthews Boekeloo, BS Eastern Michigan University, 2006. Major: Health Policy & Management Sylvia Rose Brown, BS Indiana University of Pennsyla- nia, 2003. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Nicole Lynn Cerussi, BS, PharmD Pennsylvania State University, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Ma- jor: Health Policy & Management Marlyse M. Charney, AS, BS University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2003, 2003. Major: Epidemiology Nathan Roy Darity, BS, MID University of Pittsburgh, 2005, 2006. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Rachelle M. Das, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Behavioral and Commu- nity Health Sciences Jill Christen Diesel, BS University of Michigan, 2005. Major: Epidemiology Peter C. Frey, BA Allegheny College, 2005. Major: Health Policy & Management Anne Elizabeth George, BA University of Florida, 2006. Ma- jor: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Lisa M. Guizzetti, BA West Chester University of Penn- sylvania, 2005. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Ashish Omprakash Gupta, MBBS Gujarat University, India, 2005. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Ayman M. Hanna, MBBCh Cairo University, Egypt, 1982. Major: Epidemiology Alexis A. Helsel, BS University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2007. Major: Epidemi- ology Lara M. Huyler, BA Duquesne University, 2002. Ma- jor: Environmental and Occupa- tional Health Esther Irene Hwang, BA Johns Hopkins University, 2006. Major: Behavioral and Commu- nity Health Sciences Amy RebeccaJones, BS, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006. Major: Health Policy & Management Tarah Lea Mowers, BA Millersville University, 2006. Ma- jor: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Batsirai Tafadzwa Mutetwa, BS Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2007. Major: Epidemiology Brian Michael Nolan, BS, MS University of Notre Dame, 2001; University of Maryland, 2002. Major: Human Genetics Casey Francis Onik, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Behavioral and Commu- nity Health Sciences Samantha Diane Post, BS Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2006. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Elizabeth Grace Radke, BS University of Kentucky, 2006. Major: Epidemiology AnwarJamal Robinson, BA Miami University (Ohio), 2005. Ma- jor: Health Policy and Management David Douglas Salcido, BS, BPhil University of Pittsburgh, 2005, 2005. Major: Epidemiology Faraj Abdullah Sedeqi, DDS Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity, 2004. Major: Multidisciplinary MargaretJoanne Senick, BA University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2003. Major: Be- havioral and Community Health Sciences Helen A. Smith, BA, MA Pennsylvania State University, 1997; San Francisco State Univer- sity, 2005. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences PatriciaJane Snyder, BS McGill University, Canada, 2005. Major: Epidemiology Amy E. Soergel, BA Johns Hopkins University, 2007. Major: Epidemiology Kathleen Leone Sward, BS, MS, PhD University of California, Irvine, 1976; University of Pittsburgh, 1998, 2001. Major: Epidemiology Hui Ming Ta, BS University of California, Davis, 2005. Major: Epidemiology August 2008 Mohammed Al-Awwad, BS, DMD University of Pittsburgh, 2003, 2003. Major: Multidisciplinary Sidney Coupet, BS, DO Gannon University, 2003; Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medi- cine, 2007. Major: Health Policy & Management Adriana U. Dobrzycka, BA, MID St. Cloud State University, 2004; University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Behavioral and Commu- nity Health Sciences Robyn Therese Domsic, BS, MD University of Iowa, 1996, 2001. Major: Epidemiology Kevin L. Myers, BSW, MSW University of Southern Mississip- pi, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2001. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Shruti Ramachandran, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Behavioral and Commu- nity Health Sciences Brandi M. Swanier, BA University of Rochester, 2003. Major: Multidisciplinary Jeffrey Scott Welk, BS, MPT, DPT University of the Sciences in Phila- delphia, 2004, 2005, 2007. Major: Health Policy & Management Kechuang Wu, BS Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, 2004. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology June 2008 Shani M. Alston, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Beatrice A. Chen, BS, MD University of Michigan, 1998, 2002. Major: Multidisciplinary Claire Sarah Folan, BA Mercyhurst College, 2002. Major: Health Policy & Management Buochra Lamia, Maitrise, DM, MSc Universite de Rouen, France, 1998, 2002; University of Paris VII, France, 2005. Major: Multidisci- plinary Edward Chieke Nwanegbo, MBBS University of Nigeria, Nigeria, 1995. Major: Multidisciplinary Alica Rucekova, MD, MS Comenius University, Slovakia, 1996; Florida Atlantic University, 2000. Major: Occupational Medi- cine Karen Anderson Singleton, BA, MD University of Virginia, 1993; Med- ical College of Virginia, 2002. Major: Occupational Medicine Michelle Lynn Urban, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1997. Major: Epidemiology Cassandre S. Victor Vega, BA, MD Amherst College, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Multi- disciplinary MASTER OF SCIENCE April 2009 Kimberly Roseanne Amburgey, BS University of Michigan, 2007. Major: Genetic Counseling Clayton Zb Bornemann, BA Bryn Mawr College, 1993. Major: Biostatistics Ayan Kumar Chakrabarti, BSc, MSc, University of Calcutta, India, 1998, 2000. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Donna Charissa Almario Doebler, BA, MPH Vassar College, 1996; George Washington University, 2001. Major: Biostatistics Xinxin Dong, BMed Beijing University, China, 2007. Major: Biostatistics StefaneJ. Frace, BS Cedar Crest College, 2007. Major: Genetic Counseling Lauren Patricia Hache, BS University of Miami, 2003. Major: Genetic Counseling Sarah E. Hill, BS Arizona State University, 2006. Major: Genetic Counseling Cherise Maleyna Klotz, BS McGill University, Canada, 2005. Major: Genetic Counseling Kelly Zilles Knickelbein, BA, MS Ithaca College, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Ge- netic Counseling. Christopher Lauricella, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2002. Major: Genetic Counseling Jennifer Rose Moeller, BS Western Michigan University, 2007. Major: Genetic Counseling Cecilia M. Rajakaruna, BS Ohio State University, 2007. Ma- jor: Genetic Counseling Jo-Anne Marie Salangsang, BS, MD University of the Philippines, Philippines, 1993, 1996. Major: Epidemiology Bethanny S. Smith-Packard, BS Clarkson University, 2007. Major: Genetic Counseling John R. ZeinerJr., BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Biostatistics December 2008 Chieh-Hsin Kuan, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005. Major: Biostatistics Kira Leishear, BS Bucknell University, 2003. Major: Biostatistics Darren Liu, BS, MBA Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, 1997; China Medical University, Taiwan, 1999. Major: Biostatistics Wan-Chen Lo, BS University of California, Davis, 2006. Major: Biostatistics Nora Lynn Watson, BS Cornell University, 2004. Major: Biostatistics Toby Debra Yanaowitz, AB, MD Princeton University, 1987; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1991. Major: Epidemiology August 2008 Mei Han, BS, MS Beijing Normal University, China, 1984; Renmin University of China, China, 2002. Major: Biostatistics Laura H. Schnipper, BS, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004; West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2006. Major: Genetic Counseling Jackeline Soto-Rivera, BS University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, 2002. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Wen-Chi Wu, BS Tamkang University, Taiwan, 2005. Major: Biostatistics June 2008 Krisztine Baglyas, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Ashley Marie Conley, BA Saint Anselm College, 2006. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Shaylee M. O'Leary, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology April 2009 Jessica Albano, BA, MPH, Earlham College, 2000; Emory Univer- sity, 2004. Major: Epidemiology. Dissertation: Vitamin D, Tissue Resistance, Bone Mineral Density and Breast Cancer Risk. Kwame Afari Appenteng, BS, MPH, City College of the City Univer- sity of New York, 1998; New York Medical College, 2004. Major: Epidemiology. Dissertation: A Critical Examination of Sex Edu- cation Programmes Targeting Girls between the Ages of 14-18 in Kenya, East Africa. Laura A. Bettencourt, BS, MPH, George Washington University, 2003; Emory University, 2005. Ma- jor: Epidemiology. Dissertation: Analysis of Geographic Patterns in Modifiable Risk Factors in People with Diabetes from Rural Communities. Cher Marie Dallal, BA, MPH, MS University of California, Berkeley, 1998; Yale University, 2002; Uni- versity of Southern California, 2005. Major: Epidemiology. Dis- sertation: 2:16a Hydroxgestrone Metabolite Ratio and Breast Cancer: A Combined Analysis. Wenjie He, BEng, MS China Pharmaceutical University, China, 1998; University of Mon- tana, 2004. Major: Environmental and Occupational Health. Disser- tation: Transcriptional Regula- tion of KV4.2 Gene by Iroquois Family Proteins. JohannaJakobsdottir, BSc, Univer- sity of Iceland, Iceland, 2004. Major: Biostatistics. Dissertation: Genetics of Age-related Macul- opathy and Score Statistics for X-Linked Quantitative Trait Loci. Claudia Costa Leiras, BS, MS, College of Mount Saint Vincent, 1997; University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2000. Ma- jor: Epidemiology. Dissertation: Association between Prolactin and Mammographic Breast Density. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Sin How Lim, BSc, MS, National University of Singapore, Singa- pore, 1998; University of New Haven, 2003. Major: Epidemiol- ogy. Dissertation: Trajectories of Health and Behavior of Pitt Men's Study Cohort. Vanessa L. Short, BS, MPH, Penn- sylvania State University, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Epidemiology. Disserta- tion: Mycoplasma Genitalium's Risk Factors, Clinical Characteris- tics and Pregnancy Outcome. Helen A. Smith, AA, BA, MA, MPH, Harrisburg Area Community College, 1995; Pennsylvania State University, 1997; San Francisco State University, 2006; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2008. Major: Epidemiology. Dissertation: Health-related Characteristics among Lesbian and Heterosexual Women Enrolled in ESTHER (Epidemiologic STudy of HEalth Risks) Project. Narasimhan Jayanth Venkatachari, MBBS, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India, 2002. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Dissertation: Effect of HIV-1 Viral Protein R (VPR) on T-Lymphoctes: Role in Immunosuppression and Viral Dissemination. Maxine Wright-Walters, BS, MS, New York Institute of Technol- ogy, 1989; Duquesne University, 1997. Major: Environmental and Occupational Health. Disserta- tion: Exposure Concentrations of Pharmaceutical Estrogens and Xenoestrogens in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Sources, the Aquatic Environ- ment and an Aquatic Hazard Assessment of Bispnenol A: Im- plications for Wildlife and Public Health. December 2008 Kevin Neal Brown, BS, Muhlenberg College, 2001. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Dis- sertation: Dendritic Cell Dynamics in Blood and Lymphoid Tissues during Pathogenic Simian Immu- nodeficiency Virus Infection. Baqiyyah Nilija Conway, BS, BS, MA, MPH, Weimar College, 1992; Andrews University, 1999; University of Birmingham, 2000; University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, 2004. Major: Epidemiology. Dissertation: Adiposity in Type 1 Diabetes. Sudeshna Dasgupta, BS, MS, Uni- versity of Calcutta, India, 2001, 2003. Major: Human Genetics. Dissertation: Association of Paraoxonase-2 Genetic Variation with Serum Paraoxonase Activity and Systemic Lupus Erythema- tosus. Heather Rae Hensler, BS, St. Norbert College, 1998. Major: Infectious Diseases and Micro- biology. Dissertation: Human Herpesvirus-8 Interactions with Dendritic Cells. Mary G. Krauland, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1997. Major: Epidemi- ology. Dissertation: Mechanisms of Dissemination of Integron- mediated Multiple Antibiotic Re- sistance in Salomenella Enterica. Jia Li, BS, MS, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, China, 2001; University of Alabama, 2004. Major: Biostatistics. Dis- sertation: Statistical Issues in Meta-analysis for Identifying Sig- nature Genes in the Integration of Multiple Genomic Studies. Zhibao Mi, BMed, MMed, PhD, Shanxi Medical College, China, 1984; Tianjin Medical College, China, 1987; Institute of Microbi- ology and Epidemiology, China, 1992. Major: Biostatistics. Dis- sertation: Robust Cross-platform Disease Prediction Using Gene Expression Microarrays. Ankur Mukherjee, BSc, MSc, St. Xaviers' College, India, 2001; University of Calcutta, India, 2003. Major: Human Genetics. Dissertation: Candidate Gene Association Study of Baseline and Longitudinal Bone-quality Traits in a Healthy Older Population. Bedda Lynn Rosario-Rivera, BS, MPH, University of Puerto Rico, 1999, 2000. Major: Biostatistics. Dissertation: Applications of Statistical Analysis Techniques for Neuroimaging Data: Randomized Singular Value Decomposition for Partial Least Squares Analysis and Thin Plate Splines for Spatial Normalization. Erin Kristine Sauber-Schatz, BA, MPH, Texas A&M University, 2002; Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2004. Major: Epidemiol- ogy. Dissertation: The Role of' Injury in Nervous System Birth Defects and Birth Trauma During the Perinatal Period. Adam C. Soloff, BA, University of Delaware, 2001. Major: Infec- tious Diseases and Microbiol- ogy. Dissertation: Evaluation of Dual-serotype Adenovirus-based Vaccine-induced Cellular Im- munity Following Preventative and Therapeutic Immunization Against Simian Immunodefi- ciency Virus. Tao Song, BS, MS, University of Science and Technology of China, China, 2003; University of Toledo, 2005. Major: Biostatistics. Dissertation: Development and Comparison of Different Methods of Evaluating Free-Response ROC Systems. Adam C. Straub, BS, Allegheny Col- lege, 2003. Major: Environmental and Occupational Health. Disser- tation: Mechanisms for Arsenic- stimulated Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell Capillarization. Sangita Suresh, BS, MS, Mount Carmel College, India, 1997; Bangalore University, India, 1999. Major: Human Genetics. Disserta- tion: Functional Characterization of Apolipoprotein H Polymor- phisms and Their Relation to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Laura Maria Yerges, BS, Pennsylva- nia State University, 2003. Major: Epidemiology. Dissertation: Genetic Determinants of Bone Mineral Density in Men: A Candi- date Gene Approach to Studying a Complex Trait. August 2008 Samsiddhi Bhattacharjee, BStat, MStat, Indian Statistical Institute, India, 2002, 2004. Major: Human Genetics. Dissertation: Variance Component Score Statistics for QTL Mapping. Richard E. Blakesley, BS, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2001. Major: Biostatistics. Dissertation: Parametric Control of Family- wise Error Rates with Dependent P-Values. Chunrong Cheng, BS, MS,Jiangxi Medical College, China, 1998; West Virginia University, 2004. Major: Biostatistics. Dissertation: Enhanced Inter-study Predic- tion and Biomarker Detection in Microarry with Application to Cancer Studies. Shauna Antoinette Clark, BS, Texas A&M University, 2000. Major: Infectious Diseases and Micro- biology. Dissertation: Distinct Mechanisms of HIV-1 Hyper- susceptibility to Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcript ASE Inhibi- tors: A Discussion of Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Induced Mutations V118I, H208Y, and T215Y. David Lee Corcoran, BS, MS, Univesity of Minnesota, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Human Genetics. Disserta- tion: Transcriptional Regulation of Microrna Genes and the Regu- latory Networks in which They Participate. Antonio Guilherme Fonseca Pacheco, MD, MSc, Universidade Federal do Rio deJaneiro, Brazil, 1995; Escola Nacional de Saude Publica, Brazil, 2001. Major: Epi- demiology. Dissertation: Changes in Causes of Death in HIV/AIDS Patients in Brazil in the HAART Era. Sherrianne Maria Gleason, BS, In- diana University of Pennsylvania, 2001. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Dissertation: Characterization of Dendritic Cell Handling of Cell-associated Membrane and Cytoplasmic Proteins from Live and Apoptotic Cells. Sarah Roberta Haile, BA, College of Wooster, 2003. Major: Biosta- tistics. Dissertation: Inference on Competing Risks in Breast Cancer Data. Mita T. Lovalekar, MBBS, MPH, Seth G.S. Medical College, India, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Epidemiology. Dis- sertation: Indian Supercourse Networking in Epidemiology- Development and Evaluation. Alicia Catania McDonald, BS, MPH, Vanderbilt University, 1997; Tulane University, 1998. Major: Epidemiology. Dissertation: The Evaluation of Human Herpesvi- rus 8 Infection in Tobago. Catherine T. Prince, BA, MPH, Vil- lanova University, 2000; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Epidemiology. Dissertation: Pulse Wave Analysis in Type 1 Diabetes: Relationship with Historical Mea- sures and Prevalent Disease. Darmendra Ramcharran, BS, MPH, State University of New York Col- lege at Geneseo, 2002; George Washington University, 2002. Ma- jor: Epidemiology. Dissertation: Aspects of the Lipid Profile in a Cohort with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection. John A. Scott, BA, AM, Sarah Law- rence College, 1998; Washington University in St. Louis, 2001. Major: Biostatistics. Dissertation: Spatio-temporal Mixed Models for Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Michael Edward Talkowski, BS, BS, Pennsylvania State Univer- sity, 1999, 2000. Major: Human Genetics. Dissertation: The Do- paminergic Network and Genetic Susceptibility to Schizophrenia. Yongyun Zhao, BS, MS, Qingdao University of Science and Tech- nology, China, 1992, 1997. Major: Biostatistics. Dissertation: Sum- mary Functions for Data in the Presence of Competing Risks. Fang Zhu, BS, MS, MS, Tsinghua University, China, 1999; Ohio State University, 2002, 2003. Major: Biostatistics. Dissertation: An Index of Local Sensitivity to Nonignorability and a Penalized Pseudolikelihood Method for Data with Nonignorable Nonre- sponse. April 2009 Janet A. Cipkala-Gaffin, BSN, MN, University of Cincinnati, 1982; University of California, Los Angeles, 1985. Major: Epidemiol- ogy. Dissertation: An Evaluation of Psychological and Socio-demo- graphic Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome and Cardio- vascular Risk in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Cases and Controls. Elizabeth Madison Felter, BA, MA, College of Wooster, 1997; Univer- sity of Georgia, 2001. Major: Be- havioral and Community Health Sciences. Dissertation: Working Hard or Hardly Working? A Multi-site Evaluation of Worksite Wellness Committees. Keon L. Gilbert, BA, MA/MPA, Wabash College, 2001, Indiana University Bloomington, 2008. Major: Behavioral and Communi- ty Health Sciences. Dissertation: A Meta-analysis of Social Capital and Health. Darren Liu, BS, MBA, MS, Kaohsi- ung Medical University, China, 1997; China Medical University, China, 1999; University of Pitts- burgh, 2008. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences. Dissertation: Health Informa- tion Technology in U.S. Nursing Homes. June 2008 Jill Deann Montgomery, BA, Wash- ington &Jefferson College, 2002. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Dissertation: The Association of Human Herpes- virus 8 and a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the GP130 Signaling Receptor in Prostate Cancer. Sharyn Elaine Parks, BS, MPH, Uni- versity of Missouri, 1999; Saint Louis University, 2002. Major: Epidemiology. Dissertation: Race and Socioeconomic Differences in the Long-term Outcomes of Childhood Maltreatment. DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH December 2008 Bridget Colleen Calhoun, BS, MMS, MPH, Saint Francis University, 1992, 1997; University of Pitts- burgh, 2001. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Dis- sertation: Body Habitus Changes, Metabolic Abnormalities, and Subclinical Coronary Atheroscle- rosis Associated with Long-term Antiretroviral Therapy. Jo Ann Marie Glad, BSN, MPH, La Roche College, 1992; University of Pittsburgh, 1996. Major: Epi- demiology. Dissertation: The Use of Electronic Medical Records Based on a Physician Diagnosis of Asthma for County Wide Asthma Surveillance. Joseph Francis Robare, BS, RD, MS, University of Massachusetts Am- herst, 2000; Indiana University of Pittsburgh, 2001, 2002. Major: Epidemiology. Dissertation: Prevention Research: The Center for Healthy Aging Demonstration Project. Patrick Ryan Shea, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Human Genetics. Dissertation: Identifica- tion and Functional Characteriza- tion of Estrogen Response Ele- ments in the Human Herpesvirus 8 Genome. MonicaJo Tomaszewski-Flick, BS, Point Park University, 2000. Major: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Dissertation: Func- tional Analysis and Characteriza- tion of Epstein Barr Virus Latent Membrane Protein 2B. August 2008 Jina Choo, BSN, MSN, PhD, Seoul National University, South Korea, 1989, 1997, 2003. Major: Epide- miology. Dissertation: Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease and Its Associated Risk Factors in Differ- ent Population Groups. LaShawn Marie Curtis, BA, MPH, John Hopkins University, 2000; Uni- versity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey, 2002. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences. Dissertation: Using a Mixed-meth- ods Case Study Design to Explore, Evaluate, and Enhance a Cancer Patient Navigator Program. June 2008 Megan Lynn Kavanaugh, BS, MPH, Cornell University, 2001; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Behavioral and Community Health Sciences. Dissertation: Moving Be- yond the Individual in Reproduc- tive Health: Exploring the Social Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy. SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES Clifford E. Brubaker, BA, MA, PhD, Dean BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCE April 2009 Suzanne D. Adjogah ElizabethJ. Algeo Kimberly E. Allen Elizabeth R. Arabia JessicaJune Barkhurst ChristopherJ. Bollinger Amanda M. Cataldo Caitlin B. Cavanaugh Rebekah L. Chesko Kimberly E. Conte Morgan E. Costello Lauren R. Denlinger Jennifer S. Draiman Jessica L. Elliott Kelly Ann Gable Noa T. Haase Margaret Henry Kendall R. Hensler Christopher R. Herdman Caryn G. Herring Caitlyn E. Hughes Heidi R. Johnson AmandaJ. Kantor Anne M. Klanica Megan E. Klingensmith Jennifer R. Korn Latrenda S. Leonard Megan E. Lynch Alyssa L. McKinney Rebecca L. Miller Ashley H. Moik Ashley A. Morgan Sadie A. Mutschler Molly G. Pantalone Cassandra R. Pasquale Rina G. Patel Sara L. Pendleton Hayley A. Prosser Maria C. Raco Jennifer L. Ryder Jamie L. Seman Lisa M. Smith Matthew S. Snyder Shuba Sriram Rebecca A. Stahl MichaelJ. Titchner Ashley R. Ward Jessica C. Wells Christina M. Wilson August 2008 Erin M. Anderson Rosana Cubides Holly A. Tambellini BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ATHLETIC TRAINING April 2009 Chayna M. Bouldin AnthonyJ. Bozich Jeremiah E. Cislak StephenJ. Gaul Shannon M. Kenney Evan A. Kingsley Kelly E. Kirkpatrick Daveon A. Lee Jennifer K. Lucy Thomas R. McLean Bailee M. Miller Matthew M. Mitchell Rachel E. Painter Bethany K. Putman Karen L. Seitz Jeffrey T. Stearns Sarah E. Sterling Kimberly A. Stoner Elyse L. Whary BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL DIETETICS AND NUTRITION April 2009 McKenna M. Bintrim Suzanne T. Culhane Kathleen M. Hiltwine Judith A. Hufnagel April 2009 Cari F. Adams Emma L. Arthur Susan A. Balthaser Jason Bartholomai Abigail B. Colbert Brad M. Cosgrove Nicholas A. Cutsumbia Lisle A. Evelyn Paul R. Galon Mohamed Hagahmed Jamie S. Klingensmith Samantha H. Masters Brigid T. Neary Jillian M. Painter Lauren A. Pare Saira A. Qureshi Angela M. Russell Thomas P. Schubert Susan M. Thomas Jessica G. Tillia Nien-Jung Wu BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE Caitlyn M. Hogan LeanneJ. Kim Christopher N. Koepf Mark B. Murphy Olisa K. Obi Brian E. O'Connell Alexander C. Paris John D. Price Jeffrey M. Reim JamesJ. Sabo Jonathan H. Shawl Janice E. Valko Christopher G. Varnes Heather L. Vespi-Winterbottom Brandon Wattai Matthew D. Weaver Jenna C. Yoder Stephanie A. Zeigler Le Zhang August 2008 Jeremy M. Sorg BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT April 2009 Katherine A. Baird Travis W. Bankhead Michael R. Bernazzoli Cristin S. Browne Ashley A. Bruno Keara M. Chestney Richard Z. DePaolis Heather M. Ford Kyle J. Guth Jody E. Hiller Amanda K. Kehler Juliana Kong Stephanie A. Korn Kara N. Kravec Palma M. Liberto Lauren M. Markley Michele E. Monahan Jill M. Pawlenko Jill L. Pozycki Emily A. Raneri Ping Ren Joseph J. Rogowski Vivek Sethumadhavan ThomasJ. Smith Kristen L. Willoughby Angela C. Wilson December 2008 Alysia B. Piatt August 2008 Tara M. Robinson Sarah E. Smith BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN REHABILITATION SCIENCE April 2009 Danielle Ballod Kathleen A. Batykefer Shannon Brody Yuliya Bugera Amanda M. Burger CaitlinJ. Cavanaugh Heidi M. Cleaver Kelly C. Coppler Catherine A. Crossman Jessica K. Engle Rory T. English Laura A. Fedoronko Erin M. Fitzsimmons Natalie A. Foy Leanne N. Ganter Jamie L. Hamid MickaelJ. Hanon Jarod S. Hill Kelly R. Hines JamesJ. Kogut Andrew E. Lally Tara A. Lane Shannon L. Lee Laura A. Lindsay Conor B. Luskin Angela P. Marcotte Laura N. Mariotti Derrick R. McBride Lauren E. McCormick Erin K. Meehan Alyssa A. Meisenhelter Lindsay A. Morris Lamont A. Moyes Gladys C. Nzeribe Christopher B. Olson Ishioma E. Opia Michael S. Pevar Abbas H. Quamar Jennifer M. Sabol Amanda Schieber Meghan E. Serino Erin A. Shaffer Julia A. Smith Nathan A. Sprunger Lauren R. Stahl Scott D. Stepenosky Margaret E. Troxell Kylie M. Veverka Amy L. Wierzchowski Robert G. Wise December 2008 Stephanie Schwartz August 2008 Rodney E. White BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN REHABILITATION SCIENCE WITH A CONCENTRATION IN ATHLETIC TRAINING April 2009 Jaclyn C. Meathe BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCE April 2009 Kelly L. Coburn Jessica L. Intintoli Tessa R. Utz August 2008 Dorothy D. Yang BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE April 2009 Patrick Lambert BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN REHABILITATION SCIENCE April 2009 Elyse L. Aufman COORDINATED MASTER IN DIETETICS April 2009 Kimberly M. Baumann, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Danielle Lynn Debias, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Stephanie M. Lee, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Erin Elizabeth Lenhart, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jamie Beth Portnoy, BS Bradley University, 2007 Angela-Marie R. Prosser, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jennifer M Simpson, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Alevtina Slepneva-Mulliken, BPA Russian International Academy of Tourism, Russia, 1999 Jennifer Marie Snyder, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Jennifer Toth, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2001 Bobbi Lea Wentz-Bires, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 MASTER OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCE AND DISORDERS April 2009 Bridget Allen, BS West Virginia University, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Kristin D. Cannon, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Emily E. Cortinovus, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology PenelopeJ. Ferris, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1998. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Rebecca Alison Knight Flowers, BA College of Wooster, 2003. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Jessica Lee Fredell, BS University of North Carolina, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Lindsay Renee Gallagher, BA Ohio State University, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Amy Alexandra Gaska, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Krystal M. Gaudino, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology GregoryJ. Genna, BM Ball State University, 2005. AOC: Audiology Rachel Elizabeth Harkawik, BA University at Buffalo, State Uni- versity of New York, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Elissa Gwen Hewitt, BS University of New Hampshire, 2006. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Kathleen L. Hodges, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003. AOC: Speech Language Pathology David P.Jedlicka, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006. AOC: Audiology Lee Ann Magness, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Michaela T. Mayers, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Heather L. McKlveen, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Caitlin Emily Miller, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Kelly May Mingus, BA University of Minnesota, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Lauren Elaine Murphy, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Michelle M. Petraglia, BS, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Kelly Lynn Polacheck, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Adrienne Dawn Rively, BA California University of Penn- sylvania, 2004. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Erica Katherine Rodriguez, BS Pennsylvania State University. 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Emily Rosenberg, BA Temple University, 2005. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Rebecca Eve Roth, BA University at Buffalo, State Uni- versity of New York, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Jenna Lee Rozansky, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Brynn A. Saeler, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Elizabeth Sinel, BS University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2006. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Erin S. Squires, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Angela Louise Tanno, BS University of North Carolina, 2003. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Megan Vargo, BS University of Massachusetts, 2006. AOC: Audiology April 2009 Ola Alsalman, BS King Saud University, Saudi Ara- bia, 2005. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Zeeshan H. Babar, BS Point Park University, 2006. AOC: Health Information Systems DanielJ. Baer, BS West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2007. AOC: Sports Medicine Mansi R. Bhagwate, BOTh Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India, 2006. AOC: Occupational Therapy Jennifer M. Caliskan, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2001. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Dilhari R. DeAlmeida, BSc University of Toronto, Canada, 1999. AOC: Health Information Systems Inbal Kahanov Vellucci, BA Montclair State University, 2004. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Rebecca Dyan Weyman, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006. AOC: Audiology Katherine Elizabeth White, BA Geneva College, 2006. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Lea Marie Williams, BA Juniata College, 2003. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Ronda Larue Winans, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Lindsey Marie Zarnick, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Speech Language Pathology December 2008 Amanda L. Basille, BS Ohio University, 2006. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Kelly R. Beck, BA Mercyhurst College, 2005. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Jennifer M. Golovin, BS University of Wisconsin, 2003. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Adrianna C. Shembel, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Katy L. Smith, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Jennifer C. Tinney, BA Frostburg State University, 1999. AOC: Speech Language Pathology August 2008 Laura E. Heilman, BA Saint Mary's College, 2006. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Jessica Klusek, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Andrea F. Perkins, BS State University of New York at Cortland, 2006. AOC: Speech Language Pathology Ilana F. Silverman, BS Brown University, 2005. AOC: Speech Language Pathology MASTER OF SCIENCE Shawn DeFries, BA Saint Bonaventure University, 2002. AOC: Health Information Systems Gregory W. Hess, BS Roanoke College, 2007. AOC: Sports Medicine Eun-Kyoung Hong, BS Korea Nazarene University, South Korea, 2006. AOC: Rehabilitation Science and Technology Yu-yun Huang, BS Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan, 2006. AOC: Occupational Therapy Priya Khorana, BS University of New South Wales, Australia, 2006. AOC: Wellness and Human Performance YoungJoo Kim, BS Yonsei University, South Korea, 2008. AOC: Occupational Therapy Alissa Klugh, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Katie Lewandowski, BS Waynesburg College, 2007. AOC: Sports Medicine Retta M. Martin, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1993. AOC: Occupational Therapy Emmanuel A. Newton, BS Point Park University, 2006. AOC: Health Information Systems Anjali Paranjpe, BAMS, MD, University of Pune, India, 1983, 19873. AOC: Rehabilitation Coun- seling Kartik K. Parekh, BOTh Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India, 2007. AOC: Oc- cupational Therapy Shree H. Parekh, BPTh Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India, 2007. AOC: Oc- cupational Therapy Jenna L. Pattison, BS Mount Saint Mary's University, 2007. AOC: Health Care Supervi- sion Management I. Nyoman Ribeka, BS Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, 2005, AOC: Health Information Systems Michael States, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Sports Medicine Melissa A. Stein, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 1985. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Erh-Hsuan Wang, BM Chang Gung University, Taiwan, 2006. AOC: Health Information Systems Elizabeth Zenir, BS Duquesne University, 2007. AOC: Sports Medicine December 2008 Michael A.Fitzgerald, BS Duquesne University, 2003. AOC: Health Information Systems Hung-Chun Huang, BS National Taiwan University, Tai- wan, 2004. AOC: Sports Medicine Ingrid A. Kirsch, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Health Information Systems Kiran Markenday, BA Marymont University, 2006. AOC: Health Information Systems LisaJ. Mathews, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1991. AOC: Health Care Supervision Management Nicole A. Myers, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Health Care Supervision Management Amal A. Nemengani AOC: Health Information Systems Paul G. Nguyen, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007. AOC: Health Information Systems Darcy R. Nunn, DPT University of Buffalo, State Uni- versity of New York, 2007. AOC: Physical Therapy JosephJ. Olson, BS University of Michigan, 2004. AOC: Rehabilitation Science and Technology Lindsay W. Radzvin, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2000. AOC: Neuromuscular Physical Therapy Jamie L. Schutte, BA Allegheny College, 2005. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Chris P. Waters, BS Robert Morris University, 2001. AOC: Health Care Supervision Management August 2008 Ammar M. Al Abbad, BS King Faisal University, Saudi Ara- bia, 2004. AOC: Physical Therapy Bara A. Alsalaheen, BSc University ofJordan, Jordan, 2006. AOC: Physical Therapy Salem Al-Sulaiman, BS King Fahd University, Saudi Arabia, 2002. AOC: Health Care Supervision Management Faisal M.S. Al Yazedi, BS King Saud University, Saudi Ara- bia, 2000. AOC: Neuromuscular Physical Therapy Francisca E. Amatekpor, BS University of Ghana, Ghana, 2002. AOC: Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition Jenan M. Barghouthi, BS Birzeit Univesity, Palestine, 1995. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Melissa M. Bartholomew, BS Youngstown State University, 2002. AOC: Rehabilitation Coun- seling April L. Bilinski, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2002. AOC: Wellness and Human Performance Susan Bosetti, BA Carlow University, 2002. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Sara D. Bowman, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Kristen A. Carns, BS Mount Aloysius College, 2000. AOC: Occupational Therapy Michele L. Colella, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2004. AOC: Rehabilitation Science and Technology Neha V. Dhuri, BPTh Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India, 2005. AOC: Physi- cal Therapy Ahmad A. Fannoon, BSc University ofJordan, Jordan, 2005. AOC: Occupational Therapy Aman V. Handa, BPTh Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India, 2005. AOC: Physi- cal Therapy Ya-Wei Huang, BS Kaohsiung Medical University, China, 2003. AOC: Occupational Therapy Wan-Jung Lin, BS Chang Shan Medical University, Taiwan, 2005. AOC: Physical Therapy Hsin-Yi Liu, BS National Taiwan University, Tai- wan, 2001. AOC: Rehabilitation Science and Technology EricaJ. Luther, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Alyson L. Marquez, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005. AOC: Wellness and Human Per- formance PaulaJo Martin, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1998. AOC: Wellness and Human Per- formance Bryan M. McCormick, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Puneet K. Pandher, BPhT Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, India, 2003. AOC: Physi- cal Therapy Janki Y. Patel, BPT Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India, 2007. AOC: Physi- cal Therapy I. Gede Wira Yudha Eka Pramana, BS Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia, 2001. AOC: Health Information Systems Sara M. Sibenaller, BS University of Rochester, 2006. AOC: Rehabilitation Science and Technology Michelle L. Sporner, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006. AOC: Rehabilitation Counseling Ryan A. Haddad DanielJ. Hadley Shyloh D. Hadley Philip E. Hahn Colleen Claire Hale PeterJoseph Halesey Janice L. Hamilton Aaron A. Hanak Kelly A. Hardon Ike Harijanto Caitlin Elizabeth Harpster TishaJean Harrell Elizabeth A. Harris Britney Afton Harsh Sarah M. Hartten Maura Kathryn Harty Corey Patrick Hassell Emily Rose Hatcher Joshua Hausman Jasmine M. Hawkins Erika S. Hearthway Michael Paul Heater Colleen E. Heavens Megan Elizabeth Heidler Audrey E. Heins Susan C. Heiss Christine M. Hellberg ScottJ. Heller Matthew D. Hemmerly Sydney Henriques-Payne Caitlin Elizabeth Henry Daphne A. Henry Kathleen M. Henschel Justin M. Herold Monica K. Herr Christon Nichole Herring Laura L. Herrmann Braque A. Hershberger Meredith Leslie Hertel Jesse Gerson Hervitz Randi Lynn Higinbotham Adam C. Hill Jacqueline Belle Hill Nicole Adriene Hinkle Sabrina Y. Hinkle Julie Elizabeth Hodas Andrew Gerald Hoff Katharine M. Hoffer Edward T. Holleran Alexander C. Holstein Kristi Jan Hoover James William Hopkins Jason A. Horowitz Phillip A. Houghtby Elizabeth O. Howell Laura Catherine Hoyson Sarah Ann Hrisak Yanni Michael Hronas Xiao Yan Huang Thomas M. Hudson Claudia Anne Huggins Kathryn N. Hughes William R. Hughes Dana Lynn Hupczey Aimee L. Ignacic Elyse Iverson Whitney A. Jackman Frank John Jackson Justin H.Jacobs Kate Gabrielle Jacobson Nora Elizabeth Jameson Samantha DenaJenkins William C. Jenkins Meredith Anne Johnson Brittany MichelleJones Shannon LauraJones Lindsay P. Joos Gizelle Elizabeth Joshua Emily Shu-Chun Kain Nicole S. Kalemnous Lisa Marie Kalivoda Bridget Teresa Kane Kyra Ann Kane MatthewJohn Kaniaris Samantha Marie Ann Kanish Daniel E. Kaplin Stacey K. Karwoski Patrick Forrest Kase Michael Kaskey-Blomain Steve D. Kaszycki Ryan D. Kauffman David A. Kavic Jason Paul Kearns Alexander Keim Travis R. Kelley Lauren Michelle Kelly Patrick N. Kelly Anna-Lena B. Kempen Colleen E. Kennedy Victoria Rachel Kennedy John W. Kettering LaShawn Ciera Keyser Jeffrey Vincent Khoury Leatrice Chaning King Jennifer P. Kirk Olivia A. Kirsch Anna Klavina Justin Kline Megan Elyse Klingensmith NicholasJohn Kney Patrick Edward Knight Sara Kopec Casey Robert Kozlowski Annette M. Krag-Jensen Kaci Lorraine Kreider Bret E. Kreiger Stephan E. Krhovsky Kevin Kroll Christina Marie Kruise John P. Krukar Chloe E. Kuhns Andrew Chase Kupperman Ashley Ann Kuzma Michelle H. Kwon Shakala L. Kyle Andrew Michael Kyrejko 3 Tara A. Lane Erin M. Lanzendorfer Allison Carolyn Latshaw BrennaJ. Latsko Allison Elizabeth Lauria BrittanyJ. Lautz Stacey Amelia Lawrence Victoria R. Lee RebeccaJillian Lehner Karla Leite Christina M. Lepore Kara L. Levine Alix Stein Levy PaulJ. Lewandowski Chuang Li Nathan Michael Liddell Frances Marie Liebenguth MargaretJean Liekar Katelyn S. Litterer Chelsea Ann Little Priscilla Z. Liu Susan Jean Lloyd Giles Garrison Locatis Joseph B. Lodico Bridget Theresa Loeper Susan R. Lofaro Christopher F. Logan Brian Michael Longin Charles Michael Lopresto Adrienne L. Lucas Mark George Lucas Mary Rose Lucente Steven Aiello Lyon Nicole Irene Lyons Sarah E. MacAusland Katherine Margaret MacCord Mallory C. MacDonald Monica Lynn Macellari Jack R. MacIlvain Jr. Andrew Brian Macurak Tyler Tallen Mahaffey David S. Makler Mark Alan Malobisky Christopher James Malone Emlyn Rose Mandel William J. Manolis Andrea Marcolla Theodore E. Margolis DrewJacob Margulis Katherine Elizabeth Marino Valerie Marsh Casey Renn Martin Alexandria Erin Maruca Lauren Masciantonio Cory R. Mashuda Jay M. Masi Stacey Lynn Massaro Alicia Alexandra Teresa Matho Amanda Lynn Matta Ashley Marie Matta KatherineJ. Matthews Nicholas Mark Maurizi Meredith Leigh Mavero Shu-Huei Su, BS National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2005. AOC: Physical Therapy Vanessa R. Swickline, BS Mercyhurst College, 2005. AOC: Rehabilitation Science and Tech- nology Kuo Ying Y. Tai, BS National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 2002. AOC: Physical Therapy Harold K. Takyi, BS Point Park University, 2005. AOC: Health Information Systems Omkar L. Talwadekar, BPT Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India, 2003. AOC: Physi- cal Therapy Paulo E. Teixeira, BPT Ribeirao Preto University, Brazil, 2004. AOC: Physical Therapy Jaclyn R. Trzcinski, BS University of Dayton, 2000. AOC: Clinical Dietetics and Nutrition MASTER OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY June 2009 Michelle S. Anderson, BS James Madison University, 2005 Travis M. Bell, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Heidi L. Blank, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Janeen A. Buczynski, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Melissa Comninos, BS Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2006 Megan G. Duncan, BS Mount Union College, 2007 Ashley B. Gargasz, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Amanda K. Geisler, AB Washington University in St. Louis, 2007 Lauren M. Haushalter, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Ila A. Hinchberger, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2008 Jessica R. Hogue, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 April 2009 Andrea R. Antoline, BA, MA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2001; University of Pitts- burgh, 2008 Nicole Beninati, BS Ohio University, 2005 Jilliene L. Irwin, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2005 Stefanie M.Jarrett, BS Ohio University, 2006 Lorie Lengyel, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Sara L. Marsico, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Brianne L. Miller, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Ryan P. Morgan, BA Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2006 Wesley B. Negreann, BA Stockton College, 2007 Hannah L. Ritter, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2008 Rebecca L. Ross, BS Gannon University, 2006 LeanneJ. Sauter, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Aby L. Sedwick, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007 Abbey L. Sipp, BS University of Florida, 2007 DOCTOR OF AUDIOLOGY Kevin P. Burkhardt, BS, MA Pennsylvania State University, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Whitney R. Hurley, BA, MA University of Pittsburgh, 2005, 2008 Anga Lao, BS, MA University of Washington, 2005; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Summer M. Skiavo, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Saura F. Sorokes, BA Grove City College, 2006 Sara C. Spinelli, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Cara M. Stone, BA Ohio State University, 2004 Collin A. Thompson, BS Juniata College, 2007 Bobbi Ann Volkman, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Laura F. Waterstram, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Sara Wulff, BS Syracuse University, 2003 Stephanie L. Young, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 August 2008 Kevin Bjork, BA Beloit College, 2005 Dionne H. Russell, BS, MA Syracuse University, 2005; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2008 December 2008 Lindsey E. Keogh, BS University of Washington, 2006 DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY April 2009 Darren C. Bradley, BS Grove City College, 2006 Drew M. Breakey, BS, BA College of Charleston, 1999, 2000 Jason D. Bretcko, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Stacey L. Brubaker, BS Grove City College, 2006 Elizabeth Ciummo, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Carrie A. Cochenour, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Rebecca S. Cookerly, BS Lock Haven University of Pennsyl- vania, 2006 Renee L. Correll, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Stefani R. Czekaj, BS Mercyhurst College, 2006 Trevor R. Delaney, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Ashley H. Dincher, BS Bucknell University, 2005 Kevin W. Dolhi, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Laura M. Fawcett, BS University of Virginia 2006 Julia E. Gamble, BS University of Scranton, 2006 April 2009 Shannon N. Clifford, BS, MPT, Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 1999, 2002. Major: Physical Therapy. Disserta- tion: Clinical Presentation and Treatment Outcomes of Children and Adolescents with Low Back Pain in Physical Therapy. Maria Dietrich, Diplom-Heilpada- gogik, MA, University of Cologne, Germany, 2001; Kent State University, 2003. Major: Commu- nication Science and Disorders. Dissertation: The Effects of Stress Reactivity on Extralaryngeal Muscle Tension in Vocally Nor- mal Participants as a Function of Personality. Jena L. Grote, BS Mercyhurst College, 2006 Claire Heiney, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Kristen Irlbacher, BS Ohio State University, 2006 Rachel L. Konsugar, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 JosephJ. Lacko, BS, BA Indiana University of Pittsburgh, 1995, 2003 Casey M. Malone, BS San Diego State University, 2006 Jared C. Mannello, BA Bucknell University, 2006 Garret C. McCandless, BA John Carroll University, 2006 Lee A. Miller, BS Ohio State University, 2006 Jonathan Moshenberg, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 William G. Nicholson, BS Kent State University, 2006 Bethany Ramsey, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Lucas Rizzardi, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Tiffany Sabo, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Tara Sawezysyn, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Yee Key Li, BSc, MPhil, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2000, 2003. Major: Communication Science and Disorders. Disser- tation: Biosimulation of Vocal Fold Inflammation and Wound Healing. Richard M. Schein, BS, MS, Spring- field College, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Rehabili- tation Science. Dissertation: Us- ing a Telerehabilitation Consulta- tion Model for the Evaluation of Remote Wheelchair Prescription. Lauren Seibel, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Whitney Severino, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Lauren Shaub, BS University of Delaware, 2006 CelesteJ. Small, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Amanda Somerville, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Shawn Sutton, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Nicole Vogini, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Jennifer Vota, BS Allegheny College, 2006 Theresea Wiehagen, BA St. Vincent College, 2003 Andrea Wysochansky, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Amy Zolko, BS University of Maryland, 2006 JaclynJ. Zunner, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 August 2008 Brian A. Mock, BS Gannon University, 2000 December 2008 Jill L. Brady, BS, MS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1995, 1997. Major: Communication Science and Disorders. Disserta- tion: Examining Inter-Sentential Influences on Predicted Verb Sub-categorization. Diane C. Frndak, BS, MBA, Alderson-Broaddus College, 1983; University of Pittsburgh, 1994. Major: Rehabilitation Science. Dissertation: Developing and Im- plementing a Practical Model of Real-time Redesign and Problem Solving for Frontline Healthcare Professionals. Susan I. Fuhrman, BS, Carnegie Mellon University, 1982. Major: Rehabilitation Science. Disserta- tion: Pediatric Wheelchair and Headrest Design Guidelines and the Effect of Headrests on Relative Injury Risk under Rear Impact Conditions. MichaelJ. Schneider, DC, Palmer College of Chiropractic, 1982. Major: Physical Therapy. Disserta- tion: Comparison of Mechanical vs. Manual Manipulation Meth- ods for Low Back Pain. August 2008 Ana Allegretti, BS, MS, Pon- tifica Universidade Catolica de Campinas, Brazil; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Reha- bilitation Science. Dissertation: Factors Associated with Clinical Decisions and Pressure Ulcer Development in Long Term Care Residents. Jaime B. Talkowski BS, Seton Hill University, 1998; MPT, University of Pittsburgh, 2000. Major: Reha- bilitation Science. Dissertation: Quantifying Physical Activity in Community Dwelling Older Adults Using Accelerometry. 123 BOARD OF TRUSTEES RalphJ. Cappy, Chair Robert M. Hernandez, Vice Chair Suzanne W. Broadhurst, Vice Chair RuggeroJ. Aldisert * John M. Arthur * J. David Barnes * G. Nicholas Beckwith III Steven C. Beering* Thomas G. Bigley * Eva Tansky Blum Suzanne W. Broadhurst Michael A. Bryson Charles E. Bunch Frank V. Cahouet * George W. Campbell * Ralph J. Cappy J.W. Connolly * John G. Conomikes* Jay Costa Jr. George A. Davidson Jr. Catherine D. DeAngelis William S. Dietrich II Herbert P. DouglasJr. * Helen S. Faison * D. Michael Fisher * Lee B. Foster II Dan B. Frankel Bobbie Gaunt Brian Generalovich E.Jeanne Gleason * J. Roger Glunt* IraJ. Gumberg Melissa A. Hart Robert M. Hernandez Dawne S. Hickton Henry L. Hillman * Sy Holzer Earl F. Hord * G. Watts HumphreyJr. John WrightJoyce A. Alice Kindling * Terrence P. Laughlin Paul E. Lego * William K. Lieberman Howard M. Love * Robert G. Lovett John A. Maher III Daniel C. Marino John C. Marous * F. James McCarl III Susan P. McGalla George L. MilesJr. Frank E. Mosier * Alfred L. Moy6 * Marlee S. Myers H. Lee Noble Mark A. Nordenberg Morgan K. O'Brien Thomas H. O'Brien Dan Onorato ** AnthonyJ.F. O'Reilly * Robert A. Paul John H. PelusiJr. Malcolm M. Prine * Robert P. Randall Luke Ravenstahl ** Edward G. Rendell ** James C. Roddey * Evans RoseJr.* Farrell Rubenstein * BryantJ Salter Keith E. Schaefer Eugene E. Sillaman * Richard P. Simmons * EdwardJ. Slack * Emil M. SpadaforeJr. Charles M. Steiner William E. StricklandJr. John A. Swanson Burton M. Tansky Dick Thornburgh* A. David Tilstone Stephen R. Tritch William E. Trueheart ThomasJ. Usher JohnJ. Verbanac MaryJo White Sam S. Zacharias Gerald L. Zahorchak ** Charles R. Zappala Edward P. Zemprelli * * Emeritus ** Ex Officio CLASS MARSHALS (Graduating class members selected to lead their respective schools) School of Arts and Sciences Bachelor: Andrew Ramey Master: Arnold J. Stagger John A. Swanson School of Engineer- ing Bachelor: Brian Fink Master:Jennifer Collinger School of Law KarlaJohnson School of Education Bachelor: Abby Burrelli Master: Kristie Murphy College of Business Administration Patrick Moroney College of General Studies Ugochi Okoroafor School of Social Work Bachelor: Bridget Bailey Master: Alexis Szymanski Graduate School of Public and Inter- national Affairs Aaron Young School of Information Sciences Bachelor: Kelly Aderhold Master: Emily Ecoff School of Medicine PatrickJoseph Brown Patrick Ryan McGarry School of Pharmacy Matthew Sapko School of Dental Medicine Jennifer Hankle School of Nursing Bachelor: Allison Borza Master: Heather Yankura Graduate School of Public Health Janet Fan School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Bachelor:Jillian Painter Master: Dan Baer ROVING MARSHALS (Marshals who direct all movement on the floor) Sherry Miller Brown College of General Studies Mark Burdsall Organizational Development Ron Gigliotti Former University of Pittsburgh Staff Barbara Repasi Heron Office of the Registrar John Heron Former University of Pittsburgh Staff W. Richard Howe School of Arts and Sciences Patricia Mathay Office of the Registrar Kelly Ostlund School of Arts and Sciences Mathew Romick Department of Physics and Astronomy Mary Spanoudakis Department of Neuroscience Jim Stricklin College of General Studies William T. ValentaJr. Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business Frank Vincunas Department of Biological Sciences SCHOOL MARSHALS (Faculty or staff members selected to lead their schools to the main floor during the procession.) Bopaya Bidanda John A. Swanson School of Engi- neering Bernadette Callery School of Information Sciences Donna Caruthers School of Nursing Kevin Deasy School of Law John F Delaney School of Medicine Kenneth Etzel School of Dental Medicine Catherine Greeno School of Social Work Margaret Hannan School of Nursing Rebecca Harmon School of Health and Rehabilita- tion Sciences J. KarlJohnson John A. Swanson School of Engi- neering Jocelyn Kauffunger College of Business Administra- tion Paula Leslie School of Health and Rehabilita- tion Sciences Consuella Lewis School of Education Gayle Mallinger School of Social Work Kelly Otter College of General Studies Robert Perkoski School of Information Sciences Sandra Quinn Graduate School of Public Health Randall Smith School of Pharmacy Tanner LeBaron Wallace School of Education Ronald Zboray School of Arts and Sciences FACULTY AND STAFF ASSISTANTS (Faculty and staff who assisted in the planning and implementation of ceremonial arrangements) Graham Park Director, Office of Special Events Jason Morrill Associate Director, Office of Special Events Commencement Coordinator Steven Abramowitch John A. Swanson School of Engineering Justin Acierno PantherVision Elizabeth Adams College of Business Administration Ipsita Banerjee John A. Swanson School of Engineering Rita Bean School of Education Sandra Bell School of Nursing Susan Benn School of Nursing Karen Billingsley University Honors College Beverly Bolden Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business Joelleen Brandt Office of Institutional Advancement John Brigham John A. Swanson School of Engineering Patrick Brown School of Medicine Anita Bryant University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Marianne Budziszewski School of Education Amy Burnsworth Office of the Secretary J. Timothy Carr College of General Studies Philippa Carter School of Arts and Sciences Jennifer Cartier School of Education Diane Hernon Chavis Executive Communications Joanne Colligan School of Medicine John Collins Office of Parking, Transportation, and Services Mindy Columbus School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Mary Conti Public Safety Susan Crain School of Arts and Sciences Timothy Delaney University of Pittsburgh Police Department Daniel Dellavecchio Sodexho Mary Derkach Graduate School of Public Health Chuck Dinsmore Department of University Marketing Communications Marilyn DiPaolo Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Wendy Donehue Office of Special Events Barry Duerr Office of Admissions and Financial Aid Nora Duncan PantherVision Kenneth Etzel School of Dental Medicine Kathleen Fennell The Book Center Laura Ferlan College of Business Administration Andrea Fitzgerald School of Arts and Sciences Elizabeth Flot School of Arts and Sciences Mary Ann Gebet Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Tiffany Hatch Office of Special Events Troy Heagy School of Law Maureen Henderson School of Health and Rehabilita- tion Sciences Laraine Hlatky Office of Alumni Relations Carol Hodgkiss School of Nursing Kim Honath Office of the Chancellor Sandra Honick School of Medicine Linda Howard College of General Studies SandraJohnson School of Nursing Emily Karam Executive Communications Alyson Kavalukas Office of Alumni Relations Renee Kidney Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Mark Kimber John A. Swanson School of Engineering Peggy King School of Arts and Sciences Amy Porta Kleebank Department of University Marketing Communications Mary Koller School of Information Sciences Emily Lach Office of Institutional Advancement Consuella Lewis School of Education Beth Liberatore School of Law Wesley Lipschultz School of Information Sciences Ashley Liska Office of Special Events Andrea Loughner Office of Parking, Transportation, and Services Maryjean Lovett Office of Alumni Relations Carl Luisi Petersen Events Center Lisa Machi School of Arts and Sciences Jessica Maguire School of Health and Rehabilitation Science Lambert Maguire School of Social Work Sharon Malazich Office of Special Events Gayle Mallinger School of Social Work Chuck Martin Sodexho Justin McCall Office of Special Events Audrey McCarthy School of Medicine Maureen McClure School of Education Tricia McFadden School of Information Sciences Patrick McGarry School of Medicine Elaine Meisner Former University of Pittsburgh Staff Thomas MeisnerJr. Heinz Memorial Chapel Susan Meyer School of Pharmacy Scott Michaels Petersen Events Center Thomas Misuraca Pitt Program Council John Morgan Office of Parking, Transportation, and Services Sarah Nelsen Department of University Marketing Communications Nicole Olshanski School of Nursing Barbara Porter Graduate School of Public and International Affairs MaryJo Race Office of the Chancellor Thomas Reinecke Department of Athletics Kevin Riley College of Business Administration Wesley Rohrer III Graduate School of Public Health Mary Lou Rosborough Office of the Secretary Sarah Jordan Rosenson Department of University Marketing Communications Kathleen Rud School of Arts and Sciences Jill Ruempler Graduate School of Public Health Sandra Russo School of Arts and Sciences Kristina Sapienza School of Arts and Sciences Lori Schmotzer School of Pharmacy Maria Schockling School of Arts and Sciences Ravi Shanker John A. Swanson School of Engineering Michael Silva Petersen Events Center Edith Smith School of Education MaryBeth Vasko Office of Special Events Betty Victor John A. Swanson School of Engineering Melvin Watkins College of General Studies Karen Whitehead Office of Institutional Advancement Jolie Williamson Department of University Marketing Communications Bill Young Department of University Marketing Communications Blue And Gold Society Pitt Pathfinders ACADEMIC HERALDRY: THE SYMBOLS OF LEARNING The college or university commencement procession today, in this country and abroad, is a pageant, alive and bright with the dress and ceremony inherited from the medieval universities of the 11th and 12th centuries. Academic life as we know it today began in the Middle Ages-with Bologna and Paris; Ox- ford and Cambridge; Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Louvain-first in the church, then in the guilds. The teaching guild was the Guild of the Master of Arts, where the bachelor was the apprentice of the master and the dress was the outward sign of privilege and responsibility. The dress made visible, in color and pattern, the unity of men of like purpose. Twelfth-century records of Oxford University carry this justification for academic dress: "It is honourable and in accordance with reason that clerks to whom God has given an advantage of the lay folk in their adornments within, should likewise differ from the lay folk outwardly in dress." Their design and heraldry were the outward indications of the bringing together of students and privileged persons under the same disciplines. In later centuries, to preserve their dignity and meaning, it became necessary for universi- ties to set rules for academic dress. American universities agreed on a definite system in 1895 and set up a suitable code of academic dress for the colleges and universities of the United States. In 1932 the American Council on Education presented a revised code, which for the most part governs the style of academic dress today. The principal features of academic dress are three: the gown, the cap, and the hood. The Gown. The flowing gown comes from the 12th century. Many think it was worn in olden times as protection against the cold of unheated buildings. It has become symbolic of the democ- racy of scholarship, for it completely covers any dress of rank or social standing underneath. It is black for all degrees, with pointed sleeves for the bachelor's degree; long closed sleeves for the master's degree, with a slit for the arm; and round open sleeves for the doctoral degree. The gown worn for the bachelor's or master's degree has no trimmings. The gown for the doc- toral degree is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves, in the color distinctive of the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains. The official colors of the college may now appear in the gown or its decorations. (The trustees and administrative officers of the University of Pittsburgh wear gowns trimmed in blue velvet edged in gold faille.) The Cap. The freed slave in ancient Rome won the privilege of wearing a cap, and so the academic cap is a sign of the freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. Old poetry records the cap of scholarship as square to symbolize the book, although some authorities claim that the mortarboard is the symbol of the masons, a privileged guild. The color of the tassel on the cap denotes the discipline. The Hood. Heraldically the hood is an inverted shield with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the college. The color of the facing of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree; the color of the lining of the hood designates the university or college from which the degree was granted. The Mace. A ceremonial staff is carried by the chief University marshal, who is the president of the University Senate. The chief University marshal opens and closes all academic convo- cations, such as Honors Convocation and Commencement Convocation. A Pittsburgh artist designed the mace for the University of Pittsburgh. The design was created from an existing bronze seal representing the Office of the Chancellor. The seal is surrounded by concentric rims that are supported by four contemporary shapes. The hand-turned shaft is made of native Pennsylvania walnut. Mukisa D. Mayanja Michelle R. Mazanek Aaron John Mazza Matthew Francis McCabe Laura Lyn McCalla Ryan H. McClain Travis D. McCurdy Nathan James McDermott Shawna Marie McDermott Shawn D. McDonald Mia Ann McFadden Laura A. McGee Jenna Marie McGrath Shauna Elizabeth McInnes Brendan James McKenna Randi Leigh McKenna AndrewJohn McNally Meghan B. McPoyle Amber Marie McShane Kristie Dawn McVay Jacqueline Michelle McWilliams SamanthaJ. Meese Pavan Kumar Mehrotra Jennifer Lynn Melliand Benjamin Stephen Mericli Jenna L. Merrill Peter P. Mettham Bekezela Mguni Melissa Ann Michaels Kaitlin Browning Mickere Brendan P. Miles Jason Lee Miller Jeralynn Elizabeth Miller Rebecca Lynn Miller Erin Elizabeth Miner Kristen Faye Minnich CharlesJohn Minnick Johnny Lee MitchellJr. Natalie Christine Mitchell Patrick R. Mitsch NathanielJ. Mohney Casey Monteverde Branden Pasquale Moore Kelsey Erin Moore Meghan Elizabeth Moore Ryan James Moore Danny Moosa Matthew K. Moran Raphael M. Morey AlexanderJames Morin Roman David Moris Patrick Ryan Moroney Zachary Asher Morris Ryan Benjamin Morrison Kathryn Ann Morrow Christopher B. Moy Catherine Louise Mueller ZacharyJoseph Mueller Nicole Muise-Kielkucki Kayla F. 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Parry John Robert ParsonsJr. Gilbert Anthony Parthemore Jacob Andrew Patterson Kevin Chase Patterson Lisa Marie Patterson Staycee Ruth Pearl Farren L. Peightal Adrienne Pellegrini Gabriel Alan Perlow Aleksandr S. Permyashkin Amy E. Petrella Dana Rae Petry Brandon K. Pfeffer Brian H. Phelps Joshua Scott Phillips Kiera M. Phillips Melissa Phillips Brittany L. Pierce Heather Lynn Pierson LauraJean Pliske Terrence Flaherty Podkul Sharon Podobnik Charles Michael Poe Jennifer Lynn Pogue-Geile KatelynJo Polantz Laura Anne Pollanen Julie Ann Pomeroy John Pontius Alyse Helene Popp Andrew R. Porter Michael R. Potochny Sarah Tolbert Powell Brett Robert Powers Laura M. Powers Christopher S. Preis BreannaJean Presken Christina Lynn Price James Edison Price Lydia Anne Pudzianowski Margaret E. Pusateri Shannon Marie Quinlisk Erin N. Raff Amira D. Rahim Sarah Marie Ralich Andrew Scott Ramey Brad Allen Randall Angela Randazzo Rebecca D. Rappaport Matthew D. Raquet LizaJ. Reed Colleen Louise Reges Meghan D. Reichart Harry William Reidenbach II Daniel M. Reidmiller Whitney Rempel Michael R. Renna Alice Iris Reno Angela Nicole Reno Alexandra B. Rhodes Justin A. Rhule Norm D. Richardson Steven Robert Richmond Brian Pierce Richter Mackenzie Alyssa Ridgway Ty M. Rieder Jeffrey Thomas Rieger Glenna C. Riley Kevin T. Riley Josh Rinaldi Curran G. Ritter RebeccaJean Roberts Shana D. Robinson Ralph E. Roe Brandon Michael Rogers Raquel Marie Rogers Renee Inez Rogers Theresa L. Romanosky Michael A. Romito Marc E. Ross Stephanie Ann Ross Anthony Richard Rossi Brianna Colleen Rossiter Elana Rothenberg The University of Pittsibuigh, as an echicational institution and as an employer, values e(Iiiality of opporninity, human dignity, all(] racial/ethnic and cultnral diversity. Accordingly, the University prohihits and will not engage in di,;crimination or harassment oil the hasis of iace, color, ich(pon, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, inmital statns, familial slattis, sex(ial mientation, ilendei identity ol-expression, disability, orstains as a disabled veteian or a voteran of the Vietnarn eia. Fni-ther, the Univorsity will continue to take affirmative steps to support and advance these. vidues Consi te t with the University's mission. This policy applies to admissions, employment, and access, to and ticatment in University programs and activities. This is a commit ment made by the University and is in accordance with federal, state, arid/m local laws and wgulalions. 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Kozlowski Leonard Joseph Kramer III Kevin Kroll Ryan D. Kruk SamanthaJoelle Kuhlmeier Sharan Kumar Justin Kurtz Kevin M. Kustarz Ashley N. LaFata KelliJ. Lang Stephen Douglas Lauck Scott Michael Lazzaro Daveon Andrae Lee Jonathan Hanman Lee Craig A. Lehocky Joseph Werner LeongJr. Melissa Ellen Levin Max C. Lichtenstein Casey Omar Lightbourn Christen Marie Lindner Tracy L. Lingenfelter Laura A. Linn ON THE COVER: In celebration of Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary of its founding, the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning and Stephen Foster Memorial were illuminated by international lighting designers Artlumibre and Casa Magica during the city's Festival of Lights. This design was shown from October 15 until November 6, 2008. It is composed of hot type letters used first in the 15th century by the Gutenberg press and represents scientific innovation and the power of words in education. Mary Ellen Lisman Shayne Patricia Long Rachael C. 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Andrews, BSEd University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997. Major: Linguistics. Oliver Lee Bateman, BA,JD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001; Valparaiso University, 2007. Major: History. Clint D. Bergeson, BA University of South Carolina, 2003. Major: English. Marla N. Bomersbach, BA Baylor University, 2007. Major: Linguistics. Nicole C. Bourbonnais, BA University of British Columbia, Canada, 2006. Major: History. Autumn R. Boyer, BA, MA California Polytechnic State University, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Bioeth- ics. AlexJ. Braunstein, BA Oberlin College, 2004. Major: English. Edison I. Carate T., BA Pontificia Universidad C(atolica del Ecuador, Ecuador, 2002. Major: Sociology. Pawan Chabra, BA Hofstra University, 1993. Major: Statistics. Titas Chakraborty, BA, MA Jadavpur University, India, 2005, 2007. Major: History. Mihaela-Adina Costea, BA Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918," Romania, 2002. Major: French Languages and Literatures. BritaJeanne Dooghan, BA University of Minnesota, 2007. Major: Communication: Rhetoric and Communication. Ryan Walter Durkopp, BS, BA Albertson Cpllege of Idaho, 1998; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Music. Ellen McCauley Emery, BA Emory University, 2006. Major: Theatre Arts. Zikai Fang, BS Zhejiang University, China, 2007. Major: Applied Statistics. Michael Patrick Gill, BA University of Rhode Island, 2004. Major: Anthropology. Laura S. Grantmyre, BA University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2004. Major: History. Bryan Michael Harmon, BA Seton Hill University, 2007. Major: Applied Statistics. Samantha Erin Hecre-Bever, BA Lebanon Valley College, 2007. Major: Music. Lauren Rebecca Herckis, BA University of Michigan, 1999. Major: Anthropology. Alvssa Marie Herzog, BA University of Minnesota, 2007. Major: Theatre Arts. Gavin Hicks, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Germanic I anguages and Literatures. Martin P. Houze, BS, MS University of Paris, France, 2004, 2005. Major: Statistics. Janmes Reynolds lewitt, BA Hartwick College, 2006. Major: History of Art and Architecture. Kelly Anne Keslar, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Germanic Ianguages and Literatures. Katherine Anne Kidd, BA University of Color ado at Colora- do Springs, 2006. Major: English. Natalie Adelina King, BA York University, Canada, 2007. Major: Anthropology. David B. Landes, BA University of California, Santa Barbara, 2007. Major: Communication: Rhetoric and Communication. Wynne Elizabeth Lanros, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Religious Studies. Siyu I,i, BS, MA Wuhan University, China, 2005. Major: Applied Statistics. Courtney Skipton Long, AB Mount Holyoke College, 2007. Major: History of Art and Archi- tecture. Lin Ma, BA Peking University, China, 2007. Major: Economics. Militza Machuca-Franco, BA Johns Hopkins University, 2006. Major: Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Katrin B. Mascha, BA, U'niversi- tat Augsburg, Germany, 200(5. Major: Germanic Languages and Literatures. MauraJ. McAndrew, BA Macalester College, 2005. Major: English. (:harles-Louise Morand-Metivier, MA Universite Francois-Rabelais, France, 2005. Major: French l,an- guages and Literatures. Hemant G. Muley, BS Mississippi State Universityv, 2006. Major: Mathematics. Katharine Nye, BA University of Virginia, 2000. Major: English. Alexandra S. Oliver, BFA, MA Ryerson University, Canada, 2005; University of Essex, United Kingdom, 2006. Major: History of Art and Architecture. Benjamin Jefferson Pachter, BM, MM l)uquesne University, 2002; Sotrtherin Methodist University, 2004. Major: Music. Katharine Marie Phelps, BA Catawba College, 2005. Major: I listory. Dennis Ivan Pozega, BA, BS University of Waterloo, C:anada, 2(001, 2001. Majors: History and Philosophy of Scilence, Philosophl . Xiaofei E. Quinn, BS (Central University for Nationalities, C(hinia, 1986. Major: Statistics. Mattlhew Ryan Rabatin, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Italian Languages and Literattures. Margaret Josephine Rencewicz, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2()003. Major: Religious Studies. Myrian Ricci, BA, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005, 2005. Major: Germanic I,ang- nages and Iiteratures. Alexandra Klaren Seitz, BA, MA Sarah Lawrence College, 2002; Johns Hopkins University, 2006. Major: Religious Studies. Sarah Beth Sellman, BS James Madison University, 2007. Major: Mathematics. Brian C. Shaev, BA New York University, 2006. Major: History. Haiwen Shi, BE, MS Beijing Polytechnic Univer- sity, China, 1993; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Applied Statistics. Donald E. Simpson, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: History of Art and Architecture. Megan E. Stehle, BA Grove City College, 2004. Major: Linguistics. Zhe Su, BS Shandong University, China, 2007. Major: Mathematics. AlecJonathan Rune Summers, BM University of Maryland, 2007. Major: Music. Sara Lorraine Sumpter, BA University of California, Davis, 2006. Major: History of Art and Architecture. Dan Sun, BE Hubei Automotive Industrial Institute, China, 1998. Major: Applied Statistics. Kristin Renee Tolbert, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Hispanic Languages and Literatures. EmilyJane Wender, BA Rice University, 2001. Major: English. Rebecca K. Wojcik, BA Lawrence University, 1993. Major: Linguistics. Jiaqing Xu, BS Zhejiang University, China, 2007. Major: Mathematics. Julie Zahle, BA, BA, MS, MA, University of Copenhagen, Den- mark, 1995, 1998; London School of Economics, United Kingdom, 1998; University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: History and Philoso- phy of Science. Shuo Zhang, BS Peking University, China, 2006. Major: Music. December 2008 Alessandra Chiriboga, LIC Universidad Rafael Landivar, Guatemala, 2005. Major: His- panic Languages and Literatures. Derya Ekici, BS, MA Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2006; University of British Columbia, Canada, 2007. Major: Economics. Benjamin Earl Friedline, BA Messiah College, 2004. Major: Linguistics. Maria Natalia Gomez Calvillo, BA Universidad Nacional de Cor- doba, Argentina, 2001. Major: Linguistics. Michael S. Hoffman, AB Harvard University, 2006. Major: Philosophy. Michelle L. Kuhn, BA Beloit College, 2002. Major: Slavic Languages and Literatures. Jonathan D. Mathieu, BS West Virginia University, 2007. Major: Mathematics. Amy Denise McDowell, BA University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 2006. Major: Sociology. Natalia V. Rents, BA, MA Volgograd State University, Russia, 2004; University of Wyoming, 2006. Major: History of Art and Architecture. Sadia Sattar, BA Drexel University, 2006. Major: East Asian Studies. Jay Alan Schwarz, BS, ME Texas A&M University, 2004, 2005. Major: Economics. Jessica Louise Smoker, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2001. Major: Anthropology. Arnold James StaggerJr., BS Florida Agricultural and Me- chanical University, 2002. Major: Statistics. Justin M. Sytsma, BS University of Minnesota, 2000, 2003. Majors: History and Phi- losophy of Science, Philosophy. Fernando M. Toledo, LIC Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru, 2003. Major: Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Lawrence C. Udeigwe, BA, BS, MS Duquesne University, 2003, 2003; University of Delaware, 2006. Major: Mathematics. August 2008 Jessica Rae Butto, BA Bucknell University, 1999. Major: English. Aycil Cesmelioglu, BS, MS Koc University, Turkey, 2003, 2005. Major: Mathematics. Morgan Rebecca Charlier, BA University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2006. Major: English. Prince Chidyagwai, BS Lafayette College, 2005. Major: Mathematics. Lauren Brittany Collister, BA Ohio State University, 2006. Major: Linguistics. Melissa Nicole Demos, BA California State University, Chico, 1993. Major: Italian Languages and Literatures. Anthony Wayne Holmes, BA West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University at Canyon, 2007. Major: East Asian Studies. Jared Dean Lunsford, BA University of Oregon, 2003. Major: Economics. Carlotta Pavese, BA, MA Universita degli Studi del Piemon- te Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro," Italy, 2003; University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 2005. Major: Philosophy. Nicoletta Pazzaglia, BA Universita degli Studi de Urbino "Carlo Bo," Italy, 2005. Major: Italian Languages and Literatures. Jake Ricci, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Germanic Languages and Literatures. John Joseph Rief, BA Regis University, 2005. Major: Communication: Rhetoric and Communication. Valerie Rodrigues, BA University of Guyana, Guyana, 2005. Major: Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Lucy E. Spardy, BS Duquesne University, 2005. Major: Mathematics. Xiaosu Sun, BA, MA Nanjing Normal University, China, 2003, 2006. Major: East Asian Studies. Olena Mikhailovna Surzhko-Harned, BA Edinboro University of Penn- sylvania, 2003. Major: Political Science. NicholasJ. Teh, AB Princeton University, 2005. Major: Philosophy. April 2009 Billy Wayne CoakleyJr., BA University of South Carolina, 2006. Major: English. Gwen Elizabeth Gray, BA Evergreen State College, 2002. Major: English. CaraJardine Hayden, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: English. Donna Brown Hogarty, BA Franklin & Marshall College, 1979. Major: English. Mark N. Kramer, BA Miami University, 1996. Major: English. Joshua Charles Lapekas, BA Susquehanna University, 2005. Major: English. ChristopherJ. Miller, BA Central Michigan University, 2007. Major: English. April 2009 Saeed Amizadeh, BS University of Tehran, Iran, 2004. Major: Intelligent Systems Program. Katherine Anne Belendiuk, BS University of Maryland, 2005. Major: Psychology. Sruti Bhaumik, AB Bryn Mawr College, 2006. Major: Chemistry. Samuel Wilford Thomsen, BS California Institute of Technology, 2004. Major: History and Philosophy of Science. Kun Tian, BA Shandong University, China, 1992. Major: East Asian Studies. Hao Wang, BS, MS Beijing Institute of Technology, China, 2004, 2006. Major: Statistics. Lauren Lenore Williford, BA University of Maryland, 2000. Major: Linguistics. MASTER OF FINE ARTS Geoffrey C. Peck, BA Vanderbilt University, 2006. Major: English. Ashleigh Bell Pedersen, BA Virginia Commonwealth University, 2005. Major: English Adriana Estefani Ramirez, BA Rice University, 2005. Major: English. Kelly L. Ramsey, BA University of Virginia, 2004. Major: English. Phillip A. Rau, BA Allegheny College, 2006. Major: English. Emily Ann Testa, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: English. December 2008 Debra Ellen Halpern, BA Carnegie Mellon University, 2004. Major: English. MASTER OF SCIENCE Daman Bouya, BS Waynesburg College, 2006. Major: Mathematics. Zachary Z. Brown, BS University of Wisconsin Green Bay, 2004. Major: Chemistry. Marshall A. Chakrin, BA Saint Anselm College, 2006. Major: Chemistry. Stephanie Davis, BA Colgate University, 2004. Major: Psychology. Blaire S. Zeiders, BA Bucknell University, 2003. Major: English. Mengyuan Zhao, BS Peking University, China, 2005. Major: Statistics. Anthony M. Moore, BS Florida Agricultural and Me- chanical University, 2005. Major: English. August 2008 Kathryn Anne Donohue, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2004. Major: English. Kara Marie Hughes, BA Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, 2000. Major: English. Carolyn G. Kellogg, BA University of Southern California, 2005. Major: English. Helena Rho Studer, BS, MD Rutgers University, 1988; Univer- sity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey, 1992. Major: English. Soniya M. Gadgil, BArch University of Pune, India, 2000. Major: Psychology. Raymond S. Giorgi, BS Indiana University of Pennsyl- vania, 2006. Major: Computer Science. Tracee K. Imai, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 1997. Major: Geology and Planetary Science. Ahmet H. Izmirlioglu, BA, MBA, BS Duquesne University, 1995, 1997; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Mathematics. Joo YoungJang, BA Yonsei University, South Korea, 2005. Major: Psychology. ElliotJenner, BS Rochester Institute of Technology, 2007. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Kristin A. Long, AB Princeton University, 2003. Major: Psychology. Sara Leanne Mastros, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Mathematics. Karen Elizabeth Munoz, BA Haverford College, 2001. Major: Psychology. Jeffrey S. Phillips, BA Villanova University, 1997. Major: Psychology. Julia l.ynn Vargas, BS Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 2005. Major: Chemistry. Ricardo Villamarin-Salomon, BS Universidad Catolica de Santa Maria, Peru, 2001. Major: Com- puter Science. AmandaJoann Wasielewski, BA Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2006. Major: Geographical Information Systems. Thomas Harold Watson, BS Allegheny College, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Desiree A. Wilkinson, BA University of Texas, 2006. Major: Psychology. An-Kwok I. Wong, BS Duke University, 2007. Major: Intelligent Systems Program. Christine M. Zelch, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2002. Major: Mathematics December 2008 Hua Ai, BA Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2004. Major: Intelligent Systems Program. Yvette M. Beck, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1990. Major: Physics and Astrononmy. Brianne Michelle Cassidy, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Geology and Planetary Science. Debapriti Chakraborty, BS, MS Banaras Hindu University, India, 2001, 2003. Major: Mathematics. Kenneth Allen Cutler, BS Valparaiso University, 2001. Major: Chemistry. Victoria Bruno Egizio, BS Dominican University, 2006. Major: Psychology. John P. Hilbert, BS Kent State University, 2003. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Cheng Huang, BS Wuhan University, China, 2007. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Junming Huang, BS Sun Yat-sen University, China, 2006. Major: Mathematics Profes- sional Program. .Jessica C. Levenson, BA Brandeis University, 2004. Major: Psychology. Michael T. Martucci III, BS Millersville University, 1998. Major: Chemistry. Emily C. Merz, BFA Carnegie Mellon University, 2000. Major: Psychology. AimeeJanine Midei, BA Emory University, 2002. Major: Psychology. Naufer M. Nusran, BS University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2006. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Maggie M. Sweitzer, BA University of Akron, 2005. Major: Psychology. Jie Xu, BE University of Science and Tech- nology of China, China, 2001. Major: Computer Science. Xiaomi Xu, BS Xiamen University, China, 2001. Major: Chemistry. Zhoulan Zhang, BE Beijing Institute of Technology, China, 2006. Major: Computer Science. August 2008 Ahmad Y. Adam, BS Cairo University, Egypt, 1999. Major: Chemistry. Joshua S. Albrecht, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Computer Science. Jihyun An, BS Seoul National University, South Korea, 2004. Major: Chemistry. MelissaJane Buckshire, BS Concordia College, 2006. Major: Chemistry. Jennifer L. Cerully, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2004. Major: Psychology. Melinda Marie Ciccocioppo, BA Carlow University, 2002. Major: Psychology. Qian Dong, BE Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China, 2006. Major: Mathematics Professional Pro- gram. Hui Fang, BS, MS Nankai University, China, 2001, 2004. Major: Chemistry. Kristin E. Harnett, BS, MA University of Pittsburgh, 2003, 2006. Major: Mathematics. Kristen Amy LaMoreaux, BS Kent State University, 2002. Major: Geology and Planetary Science. Ling Li, BS Nanjing University, China, 2003. Major: Chemistry. James H. Lois, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Neuroscience. Jennifer Alissa Loyer-Drew, BS Western Washington University, 2003. Major: Chemistry. ElizabethJane Mezick, BA Loyola College, 2003. Major: Psychology. Jia-Ern Pai, BBA National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 2004. Major: Mathemat- ics Pi ofessional Program. Amruta Purandare, BE, MS University of Pune, India, 2002; University of Minnesota, 2004. Major: Intelligent Systems Program. Meera Devi Ramsooksingh, BA, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004, 2004. Major: Neuroscience. April 2009 Kaleab Zenebe Abebe, BA, MA, Goshen College, 2003; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Statistics. Dissertation: Design and Conduct at Multisite Clinical Trials. Aparna Agarwal, BS, MS, Sri Venkateswara College, India, 1999; Indian Institute of Tech- nology Kanpur, India, 2001. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Empirical Analysis of Single-cell Electroporation with an Electro- lyte-filled Capillary. Ali Mirza Alanjawi, BS, MS, Kuwait University, Kuwait, 1996, 2000. Major: Computer Science. Dissertation: Using Coevolution in Complex Domains. MariaJose Alvarez Rivadulla, LIC, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay, 2000; University of Pitts- burgh, 2004. Major: Sociology. Dissertation: Contentious Urban- ization from Below: Land Squat- ting in Montevideo, Uruguay. Mohamed Abdel Mohsen Mohamed Hussein Aly, BS, MS, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2002; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Computer Science. Dissertation: Load-balancing Hotspots in Sen- sor Storage Systems. Ryan Barrido Balili, BS, MS, Iligan Institute of Technology of the Mindanao State University, Philippines, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Dissertation: Bose-Einstein Condensation of Microcavity Polaritons. John Agee Ball, BA, MA, Hendrix College, 1992; Indiana University, 1997. Major: Theatre Arts. Dis- sertation: Missed Connections: Antony Sher's Titus Andronicus in Post-Apartheid Johannesburg. Andrey Sharapov, BA Saint Petersburg State University, Russia, 2005. Major: Physics and Astronomy. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Vikas Bansal, BT, MS, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, 2003; University of Pitts- burgh, 2005. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Dissertation: Search for Leptoquarks in Electron Channel with ATLAS Detector at the LHC. Robert Dan Berry, BS, MS, Utah State University, 2003; Brigham Young University, 2004. Major: Mathematics. Dissertation: Lip- schitz Estimates for Geodesics in the Heisenberg Group. Debdatta Bhattacharya, BS, MS, MS, University of Calcutta Presidency College, India, 2000; Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur, India, 2002; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Disserta- tion: Neutrino and Antineutrino Inclusive Charged-current Cross Section Measurement with the Minos Near Detector. Stacy Marie Bondanella, BA, Uni- versity of Virginia, 1998. Major: Political Science. Dissertation: Intergovernmental Organizations and the Determinants of Member State Interest Convergence. Benjamin E. Breuer, BA, MA, Brandeis University, 2001; Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Music. Dissertation: The Birth of Musicology from the Spirit of Biology-Guido Adler's Meth- odology and its Roots in Late Nineteenth-century Evolutionary Theory. Alejandro Jose Chu Barrera, BA, MA, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Anthropology. Disserta- tion: Household Organization and Social Inequality at Bandur- ria, a Late Preceramic Village in Huaura, Peru. Manyan Wang, BS, MS Nankai University, China, 2000, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Kirk E. Costion, BA, MA, Univer- sity at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Anthro- pology. Dissertation: Huaracane Social Organization: Change over Time at the Prehispanic Commu- nity of Yahuay Alta, Peru. Sharika Crawford, BA, MA, Kala- mazoo College, 2000; University of California, Los Angeles, 2001. Major: History. Dissertation: 'Un- der the Colombian Flag': Nation- building on San Andres and Providence Islands, 1886-1930. Catherine Hope Day, BA, Bryn Mawr College, 2000. Major: Eng- lish. Dissertation: On Paying At- tention: Particularity in Victorian Fiction and Empirical Thought. Jolie Elaine DeForrest, BS, Penn- sylvania State University, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: The Allenic Carbocyclization Reaction of Allene-ynes: Progress towards the Syntheses of Fum- agillol and Ovalicin. Melissa A. Deininger, BA, MA, College of William & Mary, 1996; University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: French Languages and Literatures. Dissertation: After the Revolution: Terror, Litera- ture, and the Nation in Modern France. Oyebade A. Dosunmu, BA, MA, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, 2001; University of Pitts- burgh, 2005. Major: Music. Dis- sertation: Afrobeat, Beyond Fela and After: Convergencies and Divergencies in Music, Ideology and Practice. Mauricio Duarte, LIC, MA, Uni- versidad Pontificajaveriana, Colombia, 2001; Arizona State University, 2005. Major: Hispanic Ianguages and Literatures. Dis- sertation: Counter Narratives of the Andean Landscape. Maeve Eberhardt, BA, MA, Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2000, 2002. Major: Linguistics. Dissertation: An Acoustic Analysis of Re- gional African American English: Identities and Local Speech in Pittsburgh. Sebnem Essiz Gokhan, BS, Koc University, Turkey, 2002. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Coarse- grained Techniques to Study Dynamics of Long-time Scale Conformational Changes of Proteins. Robert M. Fagley, BA, MA, Slippery Rock University, 2000; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: French Languages and Litera- tures. Dissertation: Bachelors, Bastards, and Nomadism: A Study of Illegitimacy in Maupassant and Gide. Hui Fang, BS, MS, Nankai Univer- sity, China, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2008. Major: Chemis- try. Dissertation: Capillary-based Automated Microreactor System Integrated with UHPLC/GC for Online Fast Analysis of Chemical Reactions. Rosta Farzan, BS, MS, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Intelligent Sys- tems Program. Dissertation: A Comprehensive Study of Social Navigation Support. ChristineJacqueline Feldman, BA, MA, Western Washington Univer- sity, 1993; Georgetown University, 2003. Major: Communication: Rhetoric and Communication. Dissertation: "We are the Mods": A Transnational History of Youth Culture. J.S. Kofi Gbolonyo, BA, MA, Uni- versity of Ghana, Ghana, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Music. Dissertation: Indig- enous Knowledge and Cultural Values in Ewe Musical Practice. Charles F. Geier, BS, MS, Ohio University, 2000, 2002. Major: Psy- chology. Dissertation: Incentive Processing and Inhibitory Con- trol in Adolescents and Adults. DanielJay Grimminger, BA, MTS, DCM, Mount Union College, 1998; Trinity Lutheran Semi- nary, 2000; Claremont Graduate University, 2002. Major: Music. Dissertation: Pennsylvania Dutch Tune and Chorale Books in the Early Republic: Sung Culture and the Musical Means of Cultural Assimilation. Sharad Gupta, BA, Indian Insti- tute of Technology, India, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Expanding the Complexity and Functional Diversity of Bis-amino Acid Building Blocks. Won Ho Ha, BS, MS, MA, Yonsei University, South Korea, 1999, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Statistics. Dis- sertation: Applications of the Reflected Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process. Kristen Marie Harkness, BA, MA, MA, Purdue University, 1991; University of Pittsburgh, 1996, 2003. Major: History of Art and Architecture. Dissertation: The Phantom of Inspiration: Elena Po- lenova, Mariia lakunchikova and the Emergence of Modernism in Russian Art. Tracey LynnJaffe, BA, MA, Pomona College, 1993; University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: History. Dissertation: In the Footsteps of Christo Obrero: Chile's Young Catholic Workers Movement in the Shantytown, Factory, and Family, 1946-1973. Eric Bartholomew Kimball, BA, MA, University of New Hampshire, 1993, 2002. Major: History. Dis- sertation: "An Essential Link in a Vast Chain": New England and the West Indies, 1700-1775. Dorcinda Celiena Knauth, BA, MA, Lebanon Valley College, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Music. Disserta- tion: Expressing Islamic Politics Creatively: The Musical Ulama of Indonesia. William Joseph Kowallis, BS, Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 2001. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Large Scale Simulations of Biological Ion Channels. Bradley A. Lambie, BS, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2000. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Making Single-cell Electropora- tion with Microelectrodes Pre- dictable and Reproducible. Qinglan Li, BE, NorthernJiaotong University, China, 1996. Major: Computer Science. Dissertation: A User-centric Annotation Frame- work for Scientific Data. Hui Ling, BS, MS, Nanjing Uni- versity, China, 1999; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Computer Science. Dissertation: A Framework of Enabling Energy Efficient Semantic View for Data Intensive Applications in Wireless Senses Networks. Lisa Marie Pohlman London, BA, MA, Saint Louis University, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2008. Major: Political Science. Disserta- tion: Attitudes toward EU Mem- bership in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Fabio E. Lopez de la Roche, MA, MA, Russian University of Friend- ship Between People, Russia, 1984; Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia, 1993. Major: Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Dissertation: Conflicto, Hegemonia y Nacio- nalismo Tutelado en Colombia 2002-2008: Entre la Comunica- cion Gubernamental y la Ficcion Noticiosa de Television. AlexanderJavier Martin, BA, MA, Florida International University, 1999; Florida Atlantic University, 2001. Major: Anthropology. Dis- sertation: The Domestic Mode of Production and the Development of Sociopolitical Complexity: Evidence from the Spondylus Industry of Coastal Ecuador. MichaelJames Mazza, BA, MA, Uni- versity at Buffalo, State University of New York, 1990; University of Pittsburgh, 1996. Major: English. Dissertation: This Fierce Geom- etrv: Uses of the Judeo-Christian Bible in the Anti-abolitionist and Anti-gay Rhetoric of the United States. Diane Marie Miller, BA, Franklin & Marshall College, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Electric Dipole Moments of Push-pull Molecules in the Gas Phase. Mauricio Murillo-Herrera, BA, LIC, MA, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2000, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2008. Major: An- thropology. Dissertation: Social Change in Pre-Columbian San Ramon, Costa Rica, and Its Rela- tions with Adjacent Regions. Michelle Marie Muscatello, BA, BSEd, MS, University of North Dakota, 1994, 1996; University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Chemis- try. Dissertation: Advances in Ma- terials Development of Respon- sive Photonic Crystal Hydrogels. Brandi Amanda Neal, BA, MA, Uni- versity of South Carolina, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Music. Dissertation: The Sacred Music of Nicolos Gombert: An Examination of Style and Context. Joseph Harold Noroski, BS, MS, MS, University of Pittsburgh, 1993, 2001, 2007. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Chemistry: Research and Education. JamesJoseph Ogburn, BA, BM, MA, Lewis & Clark College, 1995; Central Washington University, 2004; University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Music. Disserta- tion: Conflicting Lines, Cohesive Structures: Multiple-directed Time in Witold Lutoslawski's Third Symphony. Kristi O'Neal, BS, Frostburg State University, 2004. Major: Chem- istry. Dissertation: Non-covalent Interactions in Fluorous Media for Molecular Recognition-based Separations. Thomas O. PainterJr., BS, Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Application of Allene-ynes to the Synthesis of Novel Carbcyclic and Heterocyclic Scaffolds. Sasha Dawn Palmquist, BA, MS, University of Pennsylvania, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Psychology. Dissertation: From Dinosaurs to Disciplinary Knowledge: Leveraging Early Childhood Expertise in Informal Contexts to Support Scientific Thinking. Damien Smith Pfister, BA, MA, University of Alabama, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Communication: Rhetoric and Communication. Disserta- tion: Toward a Grammar of the Blogosphere: Rhetoric and Atten- tion in the Networked Imaginary. Cornelie Piok Zanon, Dipl-Ing (FH), MA, Fachhochschule, Munchen, Germany, 1997; University of Pittsburgh, 2000. Major: History of Art and Architecture. Disserta- tion: The Sanctuary of Demeter at Pergamon: Architecture and Dynasty in the Early Attalid Capital. Dana Adriana Puia, BA, MPA, Uni- versity of Bucharest, Romania, 1998; Columbia University, 2005. Major: Political Science. Disserta- tion: The More the Merrier? The Impact of Enlargement on EU Budgetary Negotiations. April Michelle Randle, BS, MS, Evergreen State College, 1994; University of Florida, 2001. Ma- jor: Biological Sciences. Disserta- tion: Ecological and Evolutionary Factors That Influence Species Boundaries in Collinsia. Ian Anthony Read, BS, Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 1993. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Solvent Mediated Electron Transfer in C-Clamp Shaped Molecules. Liying Ren, LLB, MA, Peking Uni- versity, China, 1996; University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Political Science. Dissertation: Surveying Public Opinion in Transitional China: An Examination of Survey Response. Cesar Martin Rodriguez Mosquera, LIC, Universidad de la Repub- lica, Uruguay, 2003. Major: Economics. Dissertation: Essays on Economic Growth, Financial Integration, and Exchange Rates. Miguel L. Rojas-Sotelo, MA, MA, Universidad de los Andes Bogota, Colombia, 1995; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: History of Art and Architecture. Disserta- tion: Cultural Maps, Networks and Flows: The History and Im- pact of the Havana Biennale 1984 to the Present. Kathryn Courtney Russell, BA, MS, Grinnell College, 1998; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Psy- chology. Dissertation: Hemispher- ic Contributions to Language Processing After Traumatic Brain Injury. Vahit Sametoglu, BS, MS, Bogazici University, Turkey, 2000; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2001. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Disserta- tion: Two-photon Photoemission Investigation of Electronic and Dynamical Properties of Alkali Atoms Adsorbed on Noble Metal Surfaces. LaurieJ. Sampsel, BM, MM, MLS, Youngstown State University, 1986, 1988; Kent State University, 1989. Major: Music. Dissertation: O Magnify the Lord with Me: The Musical Contributions of Psalmo- dists Samuel Babcock and Lemuel Babcock. Yanna Shen, BS, MS, Northeast- ern University, China, 2000, 2003. Major: Intelligent Systems Program. Dissertation: Bayesian Modeling of Anomalies Due to Known and Unknown Causes. Joanna Ruth Smolko, BA, MM, Cov- enant College, 2000; University of Georgia, 2002. Major: Music. Dis- sertation: Reshaping American Music: The Quotation of Shape- note Hymns by Twentieth-century American Composers. Jason John Squinobal, BM, MA, Berklee College of Music, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Music. Dissertation: The Implementations of West African Musical Traits and Techniques in the Music of Art Blakey, Yusef Lateef, and Randy Weston. A MESSAGE FROM CHANCELLOR MARK A. NORDENBERG One of the abiding joys of University life is the ritual of commencement- a ceremony built around fond memories, well-earned pride, and exhilarating dreams. Our graduates, of course, are at the heart of this celebration. However, it extends to their families and friends-those whose love, encouragement, and generosity have supported the accomplishments that we recognize today. It also includes other members of our University community whose contributions to the learning process, in the many forms that they have taken, have made this day possible. Commencement stimulates thoughts of the future, to the emerging possibilities of life. At the same time, it reminds us that another class has become an important part of an institutional history that now spans more than 220 years. The goal of this University's founder, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, was to establish a school that would serve as "a lite in the forested wilderness." In more specifically describing his vision, he said, "I should rejoice to see Pennsylvania at all times able to produce mathematicians, philosophers, historians, and statesmen equal to any in the confederacy."* Those awarded degrees today stand as living proof that this dream has been realized. Though the wilderness described by our founder is gone, society's need for "learning's light" remains intense. The members of this class move forward with talent, character, and the benefits of a fine education. Collectively, they possess an almost boundless ability to "illuminate"-in a broad range of disciplines and in a variety of ways. Their contributions will be an important part of their University's legacy. On this very happy occasion, let us all carry the knowledge of their great potential in our hearts, as we celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2009 and send its members forth with our warmest wishes. Mark A. Nordenberg Chancellor * Robert C. Alberts, Pitt: The Story of the University ofPittsburgh, 1787-1987, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1986. Nathan Derek Stansell, BS, MS, Uni- versity of Idaho, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Geol- ogy and Planetary Science. Dis- sertation: Rapid Climate Change in the Tropical Americas during the Late-glacial and Holocene. Timothy D. Sullivan, BA, MA, University of Kentucky, 1992; Southern Illinois University, 2002. Major: Anthropology. Dis- sertation: The Social and Political Evolution of Chiapa deCorzo: A Regional Analysis of a Middle Formative through Early Classic Polity. Athanasios Thanopoulos, Ptychion, DEA, DEEQA, University of Ath- ens, Greece, 1997; Universite Tou- louse I Sciences Sociales, France, 1998, 1999. Major: Economics. Dissertation: Three Essays on Social Insurance. Thomas Marshall Twiss, BA, MA, Mount Union College, 1971; Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 1972. Major: Political Science. Dissertation: Trotsky and the Problem of Soviet Bureaucracy. Shruthi Sridhar Vembar, MS, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India, 2003. Major: Biological Sciences. Dissertation: Characterization of the Peptide Affinity and Hsp40J-Domain Interactions of the ER-bumenal Hsp70, BiP/Kardp, in Saccharomyccs cercvisiac. Xiao Wang, BS, Nanjing University, China, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Fluorous Synthesis of a Tri-β -Peptide Library and Four Isomers of Macrolac- tone SCH725674. Karen Faye Webb, BA, MA, MA, Fur- man University, 1999; University of Chicago, 2001; University of Florida, 2004. Major: History of Art and Architecture. Disserta- tion: Manuscript Diagrams, Ar- chitectural Structures, and Their Relationships. Ruibin Xu, BE, MS, Guangdong University of Technology, China, 1996; University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Computer Science. Dissertation: Energy-aware Scheduling for Streaming Ap- plications. Adrienne Michelle Yingling, BS, Chatham University, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Semicon- ductor Nanocrystals as Antennae for Luminescent Lanthanide Cations. Julie Zahle, BA, BA, MS, MA, Uni- versity of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1995, 1998; London School of Economics, United Kingdom, 1998; University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: History and Philoso- phy of Science. Dissertation: Prac- tices, Perception, and Normative States. Qian Zhang, BA, MA, Shanghai International Studies University, China, 1993; Shanghai Drama Institute, China, 2000. Major: Communication: Rhetoric and Communication. Dissertation: From Hollywood to Shanghai- American Silent Film in China, with a Specific Focus on Shanghai. December 2008 Subrata Acharya, BE, MS, University College of Engineering at Burla, India, 2001; Texas A&M Uni- versity, 2004. Major: Computer Science. Dissertation: Dynamic Traffic Driven Architectures and Algorithms for Securing Networks. Zeeshan Ahmed, BS, George Mason University, 2001. Major: Chemis- try. Dissertation: UV-Resonance Raman Studies of Small Peptides and Proteins. Pedro Rafael Aponte, BA, MM, MA, Instituto Universitario de Estu- dios Musicales, Venezuela, 1995; James Madison University, 1997; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Music. Dissertation: The Invention of the National in Ven- ezuelan Art Music, 1920-1960. Joshua Robert Auld, BS, Duquesne University, 2003. Major: Bio- logical Sciences. Dissertation: Implications of Size-selective Predation and Mate Availability for Mating-system Expression and Evolution in a Hermaphroditic Snail (Physa acula). Suman Bhattacharya, BS, MS, MS, University of Calcutta, India, 2000; Indian Institute of Technol- ogy Kanpur, India, 2003; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Disserta- tion: Cosmology Using Galaxy Cluster Peculiar Velocities. Matthew Linne Bochman, BS, Juniata College, 2003. Major: Biological Sciences. Dissertation: The Mcm2-7 Complex Is the Eu- karyotic Replicative Helicase. Tania Boster, BA, MA, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: History. Dissertation: "Bet- ter to Be Alone than in Ill Com- pany"Jeremy Collier the Younger: Life and Works, 1650-1726. Jeremy Brewer, BS, MS, Rhodes College, 2000; University of Pitts- burgh, 2002. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Dissertation: Galaxy Angular Clustering Evolution in the SDSS Co-add Imaging Data. Subhasis Chakrabarti, BS, MS, University of Calcutta Presidency College, India, 2000; Indian In- stitute of Technology at Bombay, India, 2002. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Photo-induced Elec- tron Transfer Studies in Donor- Bridge-Acceptor Molecules. Suddhashil Chattopadhyay, BS, MS, MS, Indian Institute of Technol- ogy at Kharagpur, India, 2000, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Physics and As- tronomy. Dissertation: Study of Bacterial Motility Using Optical Tweezers. Kevin William Davies, BS, Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Reaction Volumes of Photoinitiated Reac- tions, and Their Use as Probes of Reactive Intermediates. Erika Elaine Englund, BS, Univer- sity of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Synthetic Progress toward Parv- iste.nonine, Spiroxins A and B, and Generation of Palmarumycin Analogues. Rocio Georgina Fuentes-Morales, LIC, Universidad Nacional Au- tonoma de Mexico, Mexico, 1994. Major: Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Dissertation: The Dis- cursive Construction of Intercul- tural Education in the Mexican Indigenous Context. Amanda Lee Garner, BS, Allegheny College, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Development of Fluorescein-based Fluorescent Chemosensors and Convergent Approaches in Solid-phase Or- ganic Synthesis. Aurelia Gomez de Unamuno, LIC, MA, Universidad Nacional Au- tonoma de Mexico, Mexico, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Dissertation: Nar- rativas Marginales y Guerra Sucia en Mexico (1968-1994). Michael Eric Green, BS, University of Florida, 2003. Major: Chem- istry. Dissertation: An Investiga- tion of the Pederin Family: Total Synthesis of Theopederin D; Syn- thesis and Determination of the Relative and Absolute Configura- tion of Psymberic Acid. David Brian Guthrie, BS, Saint Vincent College, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Mecha- nism and Chirality Transfer in Cy- clizations of Amides and Related Compounds. Stephen P. Hancock, BS, York College, 2001. Major: Biological Sciences. Dissertation: The Role of Phosphate Neutralization in EcoRV Induced DNA Bending. Vincent E. Hartwell, BS, MS, Uni- versity of Texas at Austin, 1990; University of South Florida, 1995. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Dissertation: Dynamics of Trapped Polaritons in Stressed GaAs Quantum Well-microcavity Structures: Experiments and Numerical Simulations. Mark Patrick Hartz, BS, University of Pennsylvania, 2000. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Dis- sertation: Measurement of the B' Meson Lifetime Using B' --- J W +I' + X Decays. Karla T. Huebner, BA, MA, Univer- sity of California, Santa Cruz, 1981; American University, 2002. Major: History of Art and Archi- tecture. Dissertation: Eroticism, Identity, and Cultural Context: Toyen and the Prague Avant- Garde. Luis FranciscoJimenez, BA, MA, University of Arizona, 1999, 2002. Major: Political Science. Dis- sertation: De Paisano a Paisano: Mexican Migrants and the Trans- ference of Political Attitudes to Their Country of Origin. Shawn Edward Kotermanski, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2001. Major: Neuroscience. Disser- tation: Mechanism of Block and Behavioral Effects of the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Recep- tor Antagonists Memantine and Ketamine. Benjamin Laurence, BA, Reed Col- lege, 1998. Major: Philosophy. Dissertation: Ideal Theory as Democratic Theory. Gang-Im Lee, BS, MFA, Yonsei Uni- versity, South Korea, 1989; Stony Brook University, State University of New York, 1997. Major: The- atre Arts. Dissertation: Directing Koreanness: Directors and Play- wrights under the National Flag, 1970-2000. Chunlei Liu, BS, MS, University of Science and Technology of China, China, 2004; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Disserta- tion: Search for CP Violation in BS - J /Wo. Magdalena Isolina Lopez, LIC, MA, Universidad Central de Venezu- ela, Venezuela, 1999; University of Notre Dame, 2002. Major: His- panic Languages and Literatures. Dissertation: El Otro Nuestra America: Imaginarios Nacionales Frente a Estados Unidos en la Republica Dominicana y Cuba. Evandro Manica, BA, MS, MA, Uni- versidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1998, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Mathematics. Dissertation: Effects of Coupling and Het- erogeneity in the Pre-Botzinger Complex Cells Using First Return Maps. Patricia A. Matestic, BS, MS, Uni- versity of Washington, 1995; Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Psychology. Dissertation: Trajec- tories of Observed Maternal and Paternal Sensitivity in Early and Middle Childhood: Predicting Children's Social Competence from Sensitive Parenting. Stefano Muneroni, Laurea, MA, Universita di Roma, Italy, 1995; University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Theatre Arts: Dissertation: San Hermenegildo as a Trope of Rhetorical and Theological Investigation in Spain, Italy, and Mexico (1590-1690). Jungwon Park, BA, MA, Seoul National University, South Korea, 1997, 2002. Major: Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Dis- sertation: Imaginar sin Frontera: Cosmopolitismo y Nacion en la Periferia. Amit Paul, BS, MS,Jadavpur Univer- sity, India, 2001; Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Disserta- tion: Charge Transfer through Chiral Organic and Peptide Nucleic Acid Molecules. Joshua Glenn Pierce, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Chem- istry. Dissertation: Applications of Allyl and Alkenyl Zirconocenes and Progress toward the Total Synthesis of Tuberostemonone. Brianne S. Raccor, BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2001. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Mechanisms and Kinetics of Mi- crotubule Perturbing Agents. Natalia Maria Ramirez-Lopez, BA, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, 1998. Major: Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Dis- sertation: Marginalidad y Violen- ciaJuvenil en Medellin y Bogota: Narrativas Literarias y Filmicas de los Anos 80 y 90 en Colombia. Evan P. Riley, BA, BA, University of Louisville, 1995; University of Oxford, United Kingdom, 1997. Major: Philosophy. Dissertation: Locke's Perfectionist Liberalism: An Articulation and Defense. Guillermo A. Rodriguez, BA, MA, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina, 1998; University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Lin- guistics. Dissertation: Second Language Sentence Processing: Is It Fundamentally Different? Mihai Rotaru, BS, Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara, Romania, 1997. Major: Computer Science. Dissertation: Applications of Discourse Structure for Spoken Dialogue Systems. Tomas Singliar, MS, MS, Univer- zita Komenskeho v Bratislave, Slovakia, 2001; University of Pitts- burgh, 2005. Major: Computer Science. Dissertation: Machine Learning Solutions for Transpor- tation Networks. Sybil Anne Streeter, BPhil, Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 1999. Major: Psychology. Dissertation: Odor, Adult Attachment and Emotions in Romantic Relationships. Melissa Lynne Swauger, BA, MA, MA, Indiana University of Penn- sylvania, 1997; Duquesne Univer- sity, 1999; University of Pitts- burgh, 2004. Major: Sociology. Dissertation: Whatever Her Little Heart Desires: How Social Class and Race Influence Adolescent Girls' Perceptions of the Future. Shuangyi Wan, BS, MS, Nanjing University, China, 2000; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Studies on the Structure/Reactivity Rela- tionships of Bicyclic Epoxonium Ions and Tethered Nucleophiles: Efforts towards the Total Synthe- sis of (+)-Lactodehydrothyrsiferol and Its Analogs. Multicomponent Approach to the Synthesis of Oxidized Amides through Nitrile Hydrozirconation. Marcie Helene Warner, BS, Duquesne University, 2000. Ma- jor: Biological Sciences. Disserta- tion: The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pafl Transcription Elongation Complex Is Connected to Chro- matin Modification through the Multifunctional Rtfl Subunit and the Inositol Polyphosphate Signaling Pathway. Stephanie Webster-Cheng, BM, MA, Lawrence University, 2000; Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Music. Dissertation: Composing, Revising, and Performing Suzhou Ballads: A Study of Political Control and Artistic Freedom in Tanci, 1949-1964. Niraj Dinesh Welikala, MPhys, DIP, MS, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, 2002; University of Cam- bridge, United Kingdom, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Dissertation: Spatially Resolved Galaxy Star Formation and Its Environmental Dependence. StephenJ. Wilson, BS, MS, Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 1999, 2004. Ma- jor: Psychology. Dissertation: Self- focused Versus Other-focused Cognitive Strategies for Coping with Smoking Cue Exposure: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Bin Zhang, BS, MS, University of Science and Technology, China, 1999, 2001. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Dissertation: Theory and Simulation of Rare Events in Stochastic Systems. Jiang Zheng, BS, MS, Fudan Univer- sity, China, 1997; Northeastern University, 2001. Major: Comput- er Science. Dissertation: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Diagnosis for Commodity Software. August 2008 Armen C. Arevian, BA, University of California, Berkeley, 2001. Major: Neuroscience. Dissertation: Dy- namic Connectivity in the Mouse Olfactory Bulb. Chetan Tukaram Balwe, BS, University of Michigan, 2003. Major: Mathematics. Dissertation: Geometric Motivic Integration on Artin n-Stacks. Endre Begby, Cand Mag, Cand Philol, University of Oslo, Norway, 1998, 2000. Major: Philosophy. Dissertation: On the Structure of Communicative Understanding. Alycia Nacole Bittner, BS, Juniata College, 2002. Major: Biological Sciences. Dissertation: Molecular Genetic Analysis of Multiple rpoH and groEL Genes in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Christopher Alan Campbell, BA, MA, Dalhousie University, Cana- da, 1995; University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Philosophy. Disserta- tion: Form Without Formalism. AdamJoseph Carter, BS, DEA, Uni- versity of Leeds, United Kingdom, 2001; Universite Blaise Pascal, France, 2003. Major: Geology and Planetary Science. Dissertation: Quantitative Thermal Infrared Analyses of Volcanic Processes and Products: Application to Bezymianny Volcano, Russia. Albert A. DeFusco III, BS, Frostburg State University, 2003. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Many Body Interactions of Neutral and Charged Hydrogen Bonded Clusters. Anton Ford, AB, Harvard University, 1999. Major: Philosophy. Disserta- tion: Action and Generality. Karen Frost-Arnold, BA, Wellesley College, 1999. Major: Philosophy. Dissertation: The Epistemological Importance of Trust in Science. Melissa Marie Gallo, BS, Pennsylva- nia State University, 2002. Major: Biological Sciences. Dissertation: Brinker Autoregulation and Gra- dient Formation in the Drosophila Wing. Veronica Ines Garibotto, LIC, MA, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Hispanic Languages and Literatures. Dis- sertation: Contornos en Negativo: Reescrituras Posdictatoriales del Siglo XIX (Argentina, Chile y Uruguay). Ghideon Solomon Ghebregiorgis, BS, MS, University of Asmara, Eritrea, 1998; Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2003. Ma- jor: Statistics. Dissertation: Mod- eling and Analyzing Multivariate Longitudinal Left-censored Biomarker Data. Alison M. Gilbert, BS, MS, Cornell University, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Psychol- ogy. Dissertation: The Physiologi- cal Response to Implicit and Ex- plicit Fear Faces in Alexithymia. Stephen R. Greene, BM, MM, Westminster Choir College, 1976; University of Oklahoma, 1990. Major: Music. Dissertation: Vi- sions of a "Musical America" in the Radio Age. Sangdae Han, BS, MS, MA, Hallym University, South Korea, 1996; Michigan State University, 1998; University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Statistics. Dissertation: Comparing Spectral Densities in Replicated Time Series by Smoothing Spline ANOVA. Dharmarajan Hariharan, BE, Bangalore University, India, 1997. Major: Economics. Dissertation: Essays on Estimation of Non- linear State-space Models. Brandi Monique Jones, BS, MS, In- diana University, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Psy- chology. Dissertation: Pathways to Maladjustment and Resilience in Inner-city Minority Youth: Examining Academic Failure and Hopelessness as Mediators between Contextual Risk Factors and Child Maladjustment from a Developmental Psychopathology Perspective. Thomas R. Kirchner, BA, MS, University of Wyoming, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Psychology. Disserta- tion: Relapse Dynamics during Smoking Cessation: Recurrent Abstinence Violation Effects and Lapse-relapse Progression. Alexandr Y. Labovschii, BA, Moscow State University, Russia, 2002. Major: Mathematics. Dissertation: Mathematical Architecture for Models of Fluid Flow Phenomena. Daniel Alberto Lao-Davila, BS, MS, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 2000; Florida International Univer- sity, 2002. Major: Geology and Planetary Science. Dissertation: Serpentinite Emplacement and Deformation in Western Puerto Rico and Their Implications for the Caribbean-North America Plate Boundary Tectonic History. Tara L. Lockhart, BA, MA, Dickin- son College, 1995; University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: English. Dissertation: Revising the Essay: Intellectual Arenas and Hybrid Forms. Christine M. Mahady, BA, MA, Pennsylvania State University, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: English. Disserta- tion: Corporeality in Turn-of-the- Century American Fiction. LauraJ. Marinelli, BS, Youngstown State University, 2001. Major: Biological Sciences. Dissertation: Characterization of the Role of the Rpf Motif in Mycobacterio- phage Tape Measure Proteins. Vincent Benjamin McGinty, BA, Johns Hopkins University, 2001. Major: Neuroscience. Disserta- tion: The Amygdala Regulates Information Flow from the Prefrontal Cortex to the Nucleus Accumbens. Christina Marie Mitala, BS, Buck- nell University, 2001. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Impact of Microdialysis Probes on Vascu- lature and Dopamine in the Rat Striatum: A Combined Fluores- cence and Voltammetric Study and the Design and Optimization of a Glutamate Sensor to be Used under Hypoxic Conditions. JosephJ. MitalaJr., BS, Delaware Valley College, 2000. Ma- jor: Chemistry. Dissertation: Evaluation of Amperometric Sensors Containing Enzymes Immobilized in Hydrogels That Incorporate the Redox Mediator [Os(bpy), (py)Cl]2+ Sherif E. Mohamed-Khattab, BE, MS, Cairo University, Egypt, 1998; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Computer Science. Dissertation: A Defense Frame- work Against Denial-of-Service in Computer Networks. Erika Damita'jo Molloseau, BA, MA, Western Michigan Universi- ty, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Communication: Rhetoric and Communication. Dissertation: Exhibiting Racism: The Cultural Politics of Lynching Photography Re-Presentations. Felix Munoz-Garcia, BA, MA, University of Barcelona, Spain, 2000, 2002. Major: Economics. Dissertation: Social Comparisons and Reference Points in Game- theoretic Models. Sukumar Nandi Nabanita, BA, MA, University of Pune, India, 1996, 1998. Major: Economics. Dissertation: Essays in Institu- tions, Financial Development and Economic Growth. Scott B. Nickleach, BS, MA, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Statistics. Disserta- tion: Numerical Algorithms for Stock Option Valuation. John Robert Paul, BS, Evergreen State College, 1994. Major: Biological Sciences. Dissertation: The Role of Evolutionary History in Explaining the Variation in Abundance and Distribution of Plant Species. ThomasJ. Poerio, BS, MS, MA, Pennsylvania State University, 1986; University of Pittsburgh, 1994, 1999. Major: Mathematics. Dissertation: Topological Alge- braic Structure in the Density Topology and on Souslin Lines. Richard E. Purcell, BA, MA, Rutgers University, 1996; University of Pittsburgh, 1999. Major: English. Dissertation: Ralph Ellison and the American Pursuit of Humanism. Maria del Rosario Queirolo, BA, BA, MA, Universidad de la Repub- lica, Uruguay, 1997; Universidad Catolica, Uruguay, 1998; Universi- ty of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Po- litical Science. Dissertation: The Impact of Neoliberal Economic Reforms on Latin Americans' Voting Behavior (1980-2004). Amy Lynelle Reinsel, BA, MA, Indi- ana University, 1993; University of Pittsburgh, 2000. Major: French Languages and Literatures. Dis- sertation: Poetry of Revolution: Romanticism and National Proj- ects in Nineteenth-century Haiti. Angela Marie Reynolds, BS, Loyola College in Maryland, 2002. Ma- jor: Mathematics. Dissertation: Mathematical Models of Acute Inflammation and a Full Lung Model of Gas Exchange Under Inflammatory Stress. Gregory Salmieri, BA, College of New Jersey, 2001. Major: Philoso- phy. Dissertation: Aristotle and the Problem of Concepts. Margaret Lucetta Stahr, BA, MA, DePauw University, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: English. Dissertation: As if Through Another's Eyes: A Study of Peer Tutoring and First-year Students' Revision Behaviors. luliana Stanculescu, BA, MA, Uni- versitatea din Craiova, Romania, 2000, 2002. Major: Mathematics. Dissertation: Turbulence Model- ing as an Ill-posed Problem. Stephen Claudio Tumino, BA, MA, Syracuse University, 1994; Univer- sity at Buffalo, State University of New York, 1997. Major: English. Dissertation: The Labor Theory of Culture. Markos Christos Valaris, BA, Nation- al Technical University of Athens, Greece, 2001. Major: Philosophy. Dissertation: A Priori Knowledge. Julia Catherine van Kessel, BS, Syracuse University, 2003. Major: Biological Sciences. Dissertation: Recombineering in Mycobacte- ria Using Mycobacteriophage Proteins. Victor Steven Van Laar, BS, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, 2002. Major: Neuro- science. Dissertation: Proteomic Analysis of Dopamine Oxidation Induced Modifications to Mito- chondrial Proteins: Implications for Parkinson's Disease. Zoltan Voros, BS, MS, Lorand Eotvos University, Hungary, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Physics and Astronomy. Dissertation: Interaction of Excitons in Two-dimensional Potentials. Bryan Hall Wakefield, BS, West Virginia University, 2002. Major: Chemistry. Dissertation: Synthetic Studies on (E)-Alkene Peptide Isosteres and Thiophene-contain- ing Furanosteroids. Jie Wang, BS, MA, University of Sci- ence and Technology of China, China, 2002; University of Pitts- burgh, 2007. Major: Statistics. Dis- sertation: Bathtub Failure Rates of Mixtures in Reliability and the Simes Inequality under Depen- dence in Multiple Testing. Dean Henry Wheeler III, BS, BA, Bowling Green State University, 1995; Ohio State University, 2001. Major: Anthropology. Disser- tation: The Organization of Agricultural Production on the Southwest Periphery of the Maya Lowlands: A Settlement Patterns Study in the Upper Grijalva Ba- sin, Chiapas, Mexico. Huan Xie, BA, Fudan University, China, 2002. Major: Econom- ics. Dissertation: Three Essays on Microeconomic Theory and Experiment. Susan Zitterbart, BFA, MA, Carn- egie Mellon University, 1963; Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 1998. Major: History of Art and Architecture. Dissertation: Kumano Mandara: Portraits, Power, and Lineage in MedievalJapan. JOHN A. SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Gerald D. Holder, BA, BSE, MSE, PhD, U.S. Steel Dean ofEngineering BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOENGINEERING April 2009 Peter David Allen Robert Allen BartholomewJ. Bacak Emma Monroe Baillargeon Emily Marie Basara Bryce C. Bernard Russell C. Bregman AndrewJames Brown Dana Christine Bruck Amy Elizabeth Chaya Caitlin A. Czajka Livingstone Sidney Dore Jr. Leah Rae Enders Eric Scott Hald Megan Lynn Heenan Steven Charles Hein Julia Ivanova Katelynn Marie Jackson Eric Meade Jeffries Caitlin Marie Kirkwood Samuel E. Kolman Kyle M. Kovach Craig A. Lehocky Joseph D. Lombardo William G. Lultschik Michael David McCall Ryan Joseph McGowan Wade D. Mockel Joseph Francis Moeller Nicholas M. Molino Jenna Dorene Montgomery Caitlin Theresa Moore Bradley Hart Morneweck Zachary Randall Nelson Salim Esmail Olia Trisha A. Pavel Rohan Pinto Katherine Margaret Povirk Jennica Lee Roche Nora Ann Roche Alan M. Sheydwasser Rachel L. 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Empfield Jason Michael Fitzwater Colin Michael Galvin Kamar S. Guthrie Jonathan William Hicks Jay Michael Jacobs Sabrina Marie Kasper Ryan Mark Kerr Jeremy M. Kinard RebeccaJ. Kreke LouisJ. Magnotta Adam Benjamin Mills Wesley E Mitchell Christian Stephen Necheff Collin Christopher Otis Harsh P. Parikh Johnathan P. Perdoch Sean A. Regina Joshua D. Relovsky Lydia Ross Matei Valentin Sarbu Justin Charles Sciulli Gregory R. Stehle David M. Weir Jacob D. Yingling CERTIFICATE-CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES April 2009 Jay M. Masi Christopher B. Moy CERTIFICATE-FESSENDEN HONORS IN ENGINEERING PROGRAM April 2009 Caitlin A. Czajka Eric Scott Hald Steven Charles Hein Julie Sarah Kleinman Derek R. Mitch December 2008 Jeffrey Dean Heller April 2009 Steven A. Baer December 2008 CERTIFICATE-NUCLEAR ENGINEERING April 2009 Autumn Michelle Adamiak Scott Bryan Almes Joshua Andrew Banas Karli Nicole Bowser Thaddeus P. Czauski Alexander T. Dale Marian E. Elder Julian M. Ferrett Jordan D. Haase Sean JayJones Stephen M. King John Thomas Landreneau Scott Philip Lavoritano Joseph William Meyers Richard S. Peifly Annmarie Rowland Adam Maxwell Stein Nathan R. Winning Vanessa Rae Yochum December 2008 Russell Raymond Booth III MatthewJohn Detzel Marcus A. Gundrum Jesse C. Malecki Matthew David Marcus Damian S. Mirizio Zachary A. Pucci Marshall Edward Thomas August 2008 Justin Charles Sciulli CERTIFICATE-PRODUCT REALIZATION December 2008 Todd Andrew McCormick CERTIFICATE-SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING April 2009 Alexander T. Dale MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOENGINEERING April 2009 Serena Marie Augustine, BS Syracuse University, 2006 DanielJohn Cook, BS West Virginia University, 2007 Emily Lynn Engel, BS West Virginia University, 2008 GreggoryJoseph Housler, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Sabrina Yasmin Noorani, BS Loyola Marymount University, 2003 Hatice Ulku Osmanbeyoglu, BS, MS Northeastern University, 2004; Carnegie Mellon University, 2006 Daniel P. Steed, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Sarah R. Stilley, BS Youngstown State University, 2003 Brett Zubiate, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2003 December 2008 Jonathan S. Akins, BS Oklahoma State University, 2003 Erica Lynn Authier, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Brad Edward DiCianno, BA, BS, MD University of Pittsburgh, 1997, 1997, 2001 Jessica Lindsay LoSurdo, BS Syracuse University, 2005 Jonisha P. Pollard, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Gustavo Pittella Sudre, BS University of Kansas, 2006 Sandeep Abhay Urankar, BTech, MS Indian Institute of Technology, India, 2005; University of Pitts- burgh, 2006 Sai-Kit Wu, BS, MS University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2003, 2005 August 2008 Timothy Nicholas Bachman, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Bernard P. Bechara, BS University of Minnesota, 2005 NicholasJ. Drury, BS University of Rochester, 2006 Sarah Anne Wyszomierski, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRO G RAM ................................................................ .... VI BERT W. O'MALLEY .................. ........................................VIII THE CLASS OF 2009 School of Arts and Sciences ........................................................... 1 John A. Swanson School of Engineering ....................................... ................... 25 School of Law ........................... ................ . .............. .................... 35 School of Education .......................................................................... 40 Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business ......................................................................... 50 College of General Studies .............................................................. 58 School of Social W ork ................................................................. ........... 60 Graduate School of Public and International Affairs ........................................ 64 School of Inform ation Sciences ........................................ ............................ 68 University of Pittsburgh atJohnstown ................................................ 74 University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg ............................................... 79 U niversity of Pittsburgh at Bradford ................................................................... 81 University of Pittsburgh at Titusville ................................................. 83 U n iversity H on ors C ollege ...................................................................................................................... 84 College of Business Administration ........................................ .................... 88 School of M edicine ................................................................................ .......... 92 School of Pharmacy ............................................................................................. 97 School of Dental M edicine ............................................................... 99 School of N ursing ........................................................ 103 Graduate School of Public Health ................................................... 107 School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences ......................................... .................. 115 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ......................................................... 124 C LA SS M A R SH A L S ................................................................................... ..................... 125 ROVING MARSHALS .................................................................................. 125 SCHOOL MARSHALS ........................................................... 125 FACULTYAND STAFF ASSISTANTS ......................................................... 126 ACADEMIC HERALDRY: THE SYMBOLS OF LEARNING ....................................... 128 II MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING April 2009 Selasi Ofoe Blavo, BS Clark Atlanta University, 2005 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING April 2009 EricJ. Gottheld, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1993 VincentJ. Gullo, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Angela M. Heinzman, BA, BS St. Vincent College, 2006; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2006 Brittany Dawn Hohman, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jennifer Ann Kacin, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jarret Lee Kasan, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Zhiheng Liang, BS University of Science and Tech- nology of Suzhou, China, 2007 AdamJ. McCullough, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Jiayin Ni, BEng Tongji University, China, 2006 Gina Marie Russell, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Daniel F. Smaroff, BS, MBA, MS California University of Pennsyl- vania, 1996; Duquesne University 2005, 2005 Wei Sun, Bachelor, Master Wuhan University of Technology, China, 2002; ShanghaiJiaotong University, China, 2005 David Andrew Torick, BS, MEd Kettering University, 1996; Ohio State University, 2000 David Allen Weakley II, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Shuai Zhu, BS Wuhan University, China, 2007 December 2008 John P. ClearyJr., BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Mary Caroline Crosby, BS LaRoche College, 2005 Gary T. Kowatch, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1987 Edward Winslow PatchellJr., BS, MBA University of Pittsburgh, 1976; Indiana University, 1980 MatthewJohn Vensko, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 August 2008 HarryJ. Deitzer, BS, MS Carnegie Mellon University, 1969, 1973 AdamJ. Majcher, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1996 Bradley Stuart Miller, BS Drexel University, 2001 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING April 2009 Kingsley Adeoye, BS State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2007 Jonathan Lane Comstock, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 NicholasJ. Marangoni, BS Grove City College, 2005 Kirsten L. McCane, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Gregory William Silvaggio, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2002 Sushant Mahendra Tare, BEng University of Mumbai, India, 2005 December 2008 Mir Hamza Mahmood, BSc Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan, 2007 Hariram Ravindran, BEng Anna University, India, 2005 Rebecca W. Ross, BA, BS Washington &Jefferson College, 1994; Washington University in St. Louis, 1994 Brian Babes Venus, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 James Ryan Warner, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1999 Minjie Wu, BS, Master Wuhan University, China, 1998, 2000 Yu Zhang, Bachelor Zhejiang University, China, 2006 August 2008 Yushi Hu, BS Fudan University, China, 2006 ArnaldoJ. Noyola, BS University of Texas at Austin, 2000 SungJun Yoon, BEng Handong Global University, South Korea, 2006 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING April 2009 Majed Abdulfattah Saber Bokhari, BS King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia, 2004 Joseph B. Clever, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1999 ErikaJoy Franzen, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Derek Kassimer, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Jennifer Lynn Phillips, BS, BS Xavier University of Louisiana, 1998; Tulane University, 1998 Seid Amir Shahravar, BS North Carolina State University, 2007 Patrick Michael Snyder, BS DeVry University, 1993 Lisa Lorraine Willard, BS Lehigh University, 2008 December 2008 Zeynep Erkin, BS Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2006 Melanie A. Golembiewski, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 KevinJohn Hoffmann, BS University of Notre Dame, 1995 Olufunso Olugbenga Kumolu, BSc University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2002 Jiao Li, BS Shanghai University, China, 2005 John Samuel Piscitelli, BS, MBA University of Pittsburgh, 1995, 1999 August 2008 Nurdan Ahat, BS, MS Bilkent University, Turkey, 2005, 2007 Peter W. Amendola, BS Lehigh University, 2006 Ryan M. Andrus, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 CarlJ. Benson, BS, MALS Pennsylvania State University, 1973; Duquesne University, 2002 Fernando Ricardo Bosch, BS Universidad de Montevideo, Uru- guay, 2006 Ming Cheng, Bachelor, MEng Tsinghua University, China, 2003, 2006 Hao-Hung Kuan, BS University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2007 Jonathan Victor Szalajda, BS, MEA, MS Pennsylvania State University, 1982; George Washington Univer- sity, 1986; University of Pitts- burgh, 1992 John Charles Turner, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING April 2009 Giovanni Facco, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Xuetian Han, Bachelor, MS Northeastern University, 1996; University of Pittsburgh, 2006 James Charles McMillenJr., BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 August 2008 Thomas M. Malota, BS Alfred University, 1996 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING April 2009 PatrickJ. Barlas, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Adam N. Baxter, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Brad Michael Boyerinas, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Mark W. Gibson, BS University of Akron, 1995 Beth Ann Gregg, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Elias T. Hilliard, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Alan Michael Hudzik II, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Christen McPhee Hydrean, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Daniel Robert McAdams, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Rajit H. Patel, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2006 Michael R. Pitschman, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007 MichaelJoseph Rodack, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Diane M. Schaupp, BS, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002; Westminster College, 2002 December 2008 Todd Byrne, BS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2000 David August Driggers, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Michael Stephen Dudash, BS Ohio State University, 2005 Korey Edward Gross, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Patrick Henry Pisciuneri, BS Youngstown State University, 2006 August 2008 Scott G. Rauscher, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Michael White Ryan, BS University of Notre Dame, 2005 Kyungjoo Ryu, BS Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea, 2002 Charles R. Shanta III, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 CERTIFICATE-NUCLEAR ENGINEERING April 2009 Mark W. Gibson Michael R. Pitschman April 2009 Mohammad Reza Allazadeh, MSc, University of Miskolc, Hungary, 1999; MS, Brown University, 2004. Major: Mechanical Engineering. Dissertation: The Effect of Cool- ing Rate on the Microstructure Configuration of Continuously Cast Steel Slabs. Jayne Angela Beauford, BS, Spelman College, 1992; MA, MS, University of Pittsburgh, 1995, 1999. Major: Electrical Engineer- ing. Dissertation: Improving Speech Recognition through the Reduction of Information Loss. Jennifer Lynn Collinger, BS, Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Acute Biceps and Supraspinatus Tendon Changes Associated with Wheelchair Propulsion. Zhijie Ding, Bachelor, Fudan Uni- versity, China, 2003. Major: Bioen- gineering. Dissertation: Profilin-1 in Capillary Morphogenesis of Vascular Endothelial Cells Pavin Ganmol, BEng, Chulalong- korn University, Thailand, 1996; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 1999. Major: Mechanical En- gineering. Dissertation: Heat Transfer in a Two-pass Channel with Vortex Generators. Steven Andrew Hackworth, BS, MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2004, 2005. Major: Electrical Engineer- ing. Dissertation: Design, Opti- mization, and Implementation of a Volume Conduction Powering and Communication Platform for Implantable Devices. Guiping Hu, BE, BM, University of Science and Technology of China, 2003, 2003; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Indus- trial Engineering. Dissertation: Decision Models for Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Oriana Cynthia Hunter, BS, Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. Major: Bioengineering. Dis- sertation: Ceramide Generation in Endothelial Cells in Response to Mechanical Strain. Erinn MarieJoyce, BS, Ohio State University, 2004. Major: Bioen- gineering. Dissertation: Micro- mechanical Mechanisms of Fetal Membrane Failure. Eliezer Y. Kanal, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Bioengi- neering. Dissertation: Temporal Connectivity Patterns of the Cor- ticolimbic Learning and Rewards Network. Ventzislav Gueorguiev Karaivanov, Mechanical Engineer, Techni- cal University of Sofia, Bulgaria, 1995. Major: Mechanical Engi- neering. Dissertation: Lifetime Prediction Modeling of Airfoils for Advanced Power Generation Turbines. Dmitry Vitalevich Kazachkin, Diplo- ma, Novosibirsk State University, Russia, 2000; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Chemi- cal Engineering. Dissertation: Investigation of Chemical and Adsorption Properties of Carbon Nanotubes: Building a Bridge for Technological Applications of Carbon Nanotubes. Jonathan A. Kirk, BS, Washington State University, 2004. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Effects of PKC Phosphorylation of Cardiac Troponin I: An Experi- mental and Model-Based Study. Chen Li, BEng, MEng, Tsinghua University, China, 2002, 2003; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Industrial Engi- neering. Dissertation: A Facility Layout Design Methodology for Retail Environments. Jose A. Martinez, Electrical Engi- neer, Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela, 1992; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2000. Major: Elec- trical Engineering. Dissertation: Model Order Reduction of Non- linear Dynamic Systems Using Multiple Projection Bases and Optimized State-space Sampling Gayatri Mehta, BEng, Punjab Technical University, India, 1999; MTech, Panjab University, India, 2001; MS, University of Pitts- burgh, 2003. Major: Electrical Engineering. Dissertation: An Energy-efficient Reconfigurable Fabric for Embedded Computing. Tolga E. Ozkurt, Diploma, MSc, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 2002, 2004. Major: Elec- trical Engineering. Dissertation: Spatial Filtering of Magnetoen- cephalographic Data in Spherical Harmonics Domain. Eulsoon Park, Bachelor, Dankook University, South Korea, 2000; MS, Seoul National University, 2003. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Adipose-derived Stem Cells and Their Cardiogenic Differentiation. Sung-Hong Park, BS, MS, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, 1995, 1998. MajOr: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent Microscopy at 9.4T MRI System and Its Applica- tion to Brain Functional Studies. Daniel Motlotle Rasetshwane, BS, MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2002, 2005. Major: Electrical En- gineering. Dissertation: Speech Intelligibility Enhancement Using Speech Transients Extracted by a Wavelet Packet-based Real-time Algorithm. William R. Stauffer, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Bioen- gineering. Dissertation: Quanti- fying the Functional Structure of Neuronal Networks Using a Neurochemical Local Release System. Deepak Tapriyal, BEng, Panjab University, India, 2001; MS, Ten- nessee Technological University, 2004. Major: Chemical Engi- neering. Dissertation: Design of Non-fluorous CO2 Soluble Compounds. Pang-Ning Teng, BS, Washington University in St. Louis, 2001; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Mineralized Tissue Engineering, Stem Cell Therapies and Proteomics Approaches. Lin Wang, BEng, BEng, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China, 1998, 1998; MS, University of Pitts- burgh, 2007. Major: Industrial Engineering. Dissertation: RFID in Supply Chains. Ya-Ping Wang, BS, National Tsing Hua University, China, 1973; MA, Wayne State University, 1979; MS, Carnegie Mellon University, 1982; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 1986. Major: Industrial Engineer- ing. Dissertation: Theory and Ap- plication of Composite Geometric Programming. Sara Lynne Wargo, Bachelor, Uni- versity of Dayton, 2002. Major: Chemical Engineering. Disserta- tion: Use of Atmospheric Pres- sure Plasma Liquid Deposition in Tissue Engineering. Jinhong Zhu, BS, BenBu Medical College, China, 1998; MS, Shang- hai Second Medical University, China, 2000; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Bioen- gineering. Dissertation: Blocking Myostatin Signaling Pathway with Myostatin Propeptide and Follistatin: Novel Approaches to Improve Skeletal Muscle Healing. Li Zou, Bachelor, Master, West China University of Medical Sci- ences, China, 1997, 1997. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Profilm in Tumor Progression. December 2008 Kurt E. Beschorner, BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Development of a Computational Model for Shoe- Floor-Contaminant Friction. Candace A. Brayfield, BS, Univer- sity of Rochester, 2003. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Development of Hollow Fiber- based Bioreactor Systems for 3D Dynamic Neuronal Cell Cultures. Cheng-Chun Chang, BS, National Tsing Hua University, China, 2001; MS, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2003. Major: Electrical Engineering. Disserta- tion: Low Density Graph Codes and Novel Optimization Strate- gies for Information Transfer over Impaired Medium. Shuping Chen, BEng, Tsinghua Uni- versity, China, 1990; MEng, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, 1997. Major: Mechanical Engineer- ing. Dissertation: Film Cooling Enhancement with Surface Restructure. Tiandan Chen, BEng, Tongji University, China, 2000; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Materials Science and Engineering. Dissertation: The Effective Diffusion Distance for the Sintering of Nanocrystalline Ceramic Powders. Matthew K. Heise, BS, Northwestern University, 2002. Major: Bioengi- neering. Dissertation: A Dynamic Culture System to Support the In Vitro Growth and Maturation of Ovarian Follicles. LaurenJohnson, BSE, Geneva Col- lege, 2004. Major: Bioengineer- ing. Dissertation: Contraction Dyssynchrony and Left Ventricu- lar Mechano-energetic Function. Kee YoungJung, BEng, MEng, Korea University, South Korea, 1997, 1999; MS, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002. Major: Materials Science and Engineering. Dis- sertation: Solid Deposit-induced High Temperature Oxidation. Mitra Lavasani, BS, SanJose State University, 1998; MS, Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engi- neering: Strategies for Repair and Regeneration. Fang Li, BEng, MEng, Tsinghua University, China, 1999, 2002; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Mechanical Engineering. Dissertation: The Acoustic Wave Sensor and Soft Lithography Technologies for Cell Biological Studies. Fang-I Li, BS, MS, National Cheng Kung University, China, 2001, 2003. Major: Materials Science and Engineering. Dissertation: Pattern Formation in Evaporating Drops. Baojun Liu, Bachelor, University of Science and Technology of China, 2002; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Electri- cal Engineering. Dissertation: Nuclear Micro-engineering Using Tritium. Gillian M. Nicholls, BS, Lehigh University, 1987; MBA, Pennsyl- vania State University, 1996; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Industrial Engineering. Dissertation: An Integrated Multiple Statistical Technique for Predicting Post-secondary Edu- cational Degree Outcomes Based Primarily on Variables Available in the 8th Grade. Lorenzo Soletti, Biomedical Engi- neer, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy, 2002. Major: Bioengineering. Dis- sertation: Development of a Stem Cell-based Tissue Engineered Vascular Graft. Shengnan Wu, BEng, Tsinghua Uni- versity, China, 2002; MS, George Washington University, 2004; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Industrial Engineer- ing. Dissertation: Agent-based Discrete Event Simulation Model- ing and Evolutionary Real-time Decision Making for Large-scale Systems. Server Levent Yilmaz, BS, MS, Bogazici University, Turkey, 2001, 2003. Major: Mechanical Engi- neering. Dissertation: RANS/PDF and LES/FDF for Prediction of Turbulent Premixed Flames. August 2008 Fawzi Suilman Alorifi, BS, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, 1989; MS, University of Pitts- burgh, 1998. Major: Electrical Engineering. Dissertation: Au- tomatic Identification of Arabic Dialects Using Hidden Markov Models. Mustafa Baz, BS, Middle East Tech- nical University, Turkey, 2004; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Industrial Engineer- ing. Dissertation: Optimization of Mapping Onto a Flexible Low-Ppower Electronic Fabric Architecture. Dan Onwona Debrah, BS, University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Bioen- gineering. Dissertation: Relaxin Regulates Systemic Hemody- namics and Arterial Mechanical Properties. Mehmet Can Demirci, BS, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2003; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2005. Major: Indus- trial Engineering. Dissertation: Designing the Liver Allocation Hierarchy: Incorporating Equity and Uncertainty. Mohammed Salim El-Kurdi, BS, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada, 2000; BEng, Dalhousie University, Canada, 2000. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: In Situ Bioengineering of Arterial Vein Grafts. Donald O. Freytes, BS, MS, Purdue University, 2000, 2002. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Development and Characterization of a Biohybrid Scaffold for Regen- erative Medicine Applications. Joseph David Hines, BS, Penn- sylvania State University, 1978; BS, Geneva College, 1986; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 1993. Major: Electrical Engineering. Dissertation: Highly Synchronous Communication-Characteriza- tions, Modeling, and Control. Rebecca Ann Long, BS, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Strain Induced Remodeling of Urinary Bladder Smooth Muscle. Philip Justin Marascalco, BS, Wright State University, 2000. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Applications and Mechanisms of Intravascular Drag Reducing Polymers. Tea Soon Park, BEng, MEng, Ajou University, South Korea, 1999, 2001. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Development of Hematopoietic, Endothelial, and Perivascular Cells from Human Embryonic and Fetal Stem Cells. Priya Ramaswami, BS, Duke Univer- sity, 2001. Major: Bioengineering. Dissertation: Controlled Release from a Biodegradable Elastomer for Applications in Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine. Anirban Roy, BEng, University of Pune, India, 2001; MS, University of Arkansas, 2004. Major: Chemi- cal Engineering. Dissertation: Dynamic Modeling of Free Fatty Acid, Glucose, and Insulin Dur- ing Rest and Exercise in Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Patients. ThomasJ. Sanders, BS, Wayne State University, 2003. Major: Chemical Engineering. Dissertation: Nano- composite Catalytic Materials for Clean Energy Processes. Burhaneddin Sandikci, BS, Mar- mara University, Turkey, 1999; MS, Bilkent University, Turkey, 2001; MS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003. Major: Industrial Engineering. Dissertation: Estimating the Price of Privacy in Liver Transplantation. Tiffany Leigh Sellaro, BS, George Washington University, 1999; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Bioengineering. Disserta- tion: Maintenance of Primary Human Hepatocyte Functions In Vitro by Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds. Prachi Thareja, BTech, Chhatra- pati ShahuJi Maharaj University, India, 2003; MS, University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Chemi- cal Engineering. Dissertation: Study of Particles at Fluid-fluid Interfaces. Shen-Chih Tung, BS, National Taiwan Ocean University, China, 1997; MS, University of Pitts- burgh, 2000. Major: Electrical Engineering. Dissertation: An Architectural Approach for Reducing Power and Increasing Security of RFID Tags. Ramana Kumar Vinjamuri, BTech, Kakatiya University, India, 2002; MS, Villanova University, 2004. Major: Electrical Engineering. Dissertation: Dimensionality Re- duction in Control and Coordina- tion of Human Hand. Yuejun Zhao, BEng, MEng, Tsin- ghua University, China, 2001, 2004. Major: Mechanical Engi- neering. Dissertation: Micropar- ticle Sampling and Separation Enabled by Droplet Microfluidics. SCHOOL OF LAW Mary A. Crossley, BA, JD, Dean JURIS DOCTOR May 2009 Jessica C. Adams, BS Merrimack College, 2004 Mary Akhimien, BA University of Delaware, 2006 David M. Aldous, BS University of Utah, 2005 Jason P. Alter, BS University of Notre Dame, 2005 Ricardo A. Alvarado, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2005 Jordan Austin, BA University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2006 Alexia M. Baiman, BA University of Pennsylvania, 2004 Aparna Balasubramanyam, BS University of Minnesota, 2003 Melissa C. Bancroft, BA Syracuse University, 2005 Andrew S. Barnes, BA College of William & Mary, 2001 Elizabeth A. Barrett, BA University of Massachusetts Boston, 2003 Robin L. Belinsky, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 AdamJ. Belletti, BA Villanova University, 2005 Laura E. Benson, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 David R. Bertsch, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Soha Bhardwaj, BS West Virginia University, 2001 Jenna Bickford, BS Susquehanna University, 2006 NicholasJ. Bilka, BA American University, 2001 Jennifer L. Billett, BA Duquesne University, 2006 Adam S. Birch, BA Michigan State University, 2006 Valarie K. Blake, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Samantha S. Bononno, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 AndrewJ. Bosh, BA Allegheny College, 2006 NicholasJ. Botta, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 ElizabethJ. Boyle, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Jason D. Briel, BA William Paterson University, 2003 Laura C. Bunting, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Meredith L. Calfe, BS Bucknell University, 2006 Richard B. Carey, BS Kansas State University, 2004 Anthony Carna, BA Westminster College, 2006 Matthew K. Carothers, BS Sam Houston State University, 2005 William S. Carter, BA Robert Morris University, 2005 James N. Cassell, BA Oglethorpe University, 2006 Natalie C. Cerino, BA Sacred Heart University, 2006 PeterJ. Christof, BA Columbia University, 2005 Samantha M. Clancy, BA University of Richmond, 2005 Sarah L. Clark, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Nichole Cohen, BS University of Maryland, 2006 PatrickJ. Cooper, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 DanielJ. Corbett, BS Ohio University, 2006 Chad M. Cowan, BA University of Georgia, 2006 Michael C. Cruny, BA Denison University, 2006 Kelie N. Cummins, BS Juniata College, 2006 Yulanda L. Curtis, BBA University of Michigan, 2006 MichaelJ. Czyzewski, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 TimothyJ. DeHaut, BA Boston College, 2006 Robert B. DeVries, BA Miami University (Ohio), 2005 Kate A. Diersen, BA Kenyon College, 2002 Benjamin DiGirolamo, BS Duquesne University, 2006 Stephen P. DiLorenzo, BS Washington University in St. Louis, 2005 Jennifer S. Doran, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Sarah W. Drinkwater, BA University of Colorado, 2004 Scotland M. Duncan, BA Allegheny College, 2003 Jennifer N. Echemendia, BA Wofford College, 2002 Stephanie L. Eggar, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Patrick M. Emery, BA Emory University, 2005 Kaitlin L. Euler, BS Miami University (Ohio), 2006 Keith E. Figgins, BA University of La Verne, 2006 Daniel L. Finestein, BS Miami University (Ohio), 2006 MichaelJ. Finn, BA Villanova University, 2004 Tabitha S. Fish, BA University of Alabama, 2006 Donald B. Formoso, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 JamesJ. Franklin, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Stephen H. Franko IV, BA Wilkes University, 2006 Christina L Freeman, BA Northwestern University, 2006 Joseph P. Fridy, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Stephen D. Fuegi, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1992 JeremiahJ. Galus, BA Millersville University, 2006 Rebecca Gansca, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Jerilyn E. Gardner, BS University of Georgia, 2001 Elliot M. Gelfand, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Alaine G. Generelli, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Daniel E. Giovannelli, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Beth Goldman, BA Binghamton University, State University of New York, 2006 AaronJ. Goldstein, BA University of Texas at Austin, 2004 Amanda K. Goodish, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Patrick M. Grenter, BS Santa Clara University, 2005 James C. Griesacker, BA Gannon University, 2004 Lawrence E. Gurrera, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Joshua R. Guthridge, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Samantha E. Hahn, BA William Smith College, 2006 Emilie R. Hammerstein, BA Johns Hopkins University, 2002 Kenneth N. Harris, BA University of Michigan, 2000 MatthewJ. Hartman, BA Mount Aloysius College, 2006 ChristopherJ. Haselhoff, BA Duquesne University, 2006 Andrew C. Hazi, BA Allegheny College, 2006 EmilyJ. Hench, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Rachel E. Henry, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Bianca M. Heslop, BA Franklin & Marshall College, 2005 Jonathan W. Hill, BA University of Virginia, 2003 Elizabeth T. Hinkle, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Erin C. Hoffman, BA Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2006 Bryan E. Holland-Minkley, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2000 Alexander E. Howard, BA New York University, 2004 Lauren M. Hoye, BA Grinnell College, 2004 Kaitlin R. Hravnak, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Derek Illar, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2005 Katie R. Jacobs, BS Old Dominion University, 2005 Jennifer P.Jara, BS Duquesne University, 2006 Nathan J. Jensen, BS University of Utah, 2005 Karla L.Johnson, BA Washington & Jefferson College, 2006 Konita P. Jude, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 JeffJ. Junstrom, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Chase D. Kaniecki, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Brendan S. Keller, MA University of Glasgow, Scotland, 2006 Nicholas W. Kennedy, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Frederick S. Kim, BA Princeton University, 1994 Sona Kim, BA University of Pennsylvania, 2004 Jennifer L. Knops, BA University of Vermont, 2003 Erin C. Kobet, BA University of Michigan, 2006 Summer L. Kostelnik, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Margaret C. Kucera, BA Carnegie Mellon University, 2006 Carly M. LaBuff, BA Furman University, 2006 Gretchen E. Leach, BA University of Southern California, 2006 Robert D. Leonhard, BFA West Virginia University, 2003 Stephanie N. Liaw, BA Vanderbilt University, 2006 Amber N. Lilley, BA Bucknell University, 2006 Thomas Ling, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2003 BradleyJ. Linsenmeyer, BA, MEd College of William & Mary, 2002, 2003 Chase E. LoVerde, BA University of Miami, 2006 Evan A. Lowry II, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2005 John J. Lust, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Nicole L. Mace, BA McGill University, Canada, 1999 MichaelJ. Mancosh, BS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2006 Joshua S. Marks, BA Columbia University, 2005 Jennifer L. McCreery, BA University of Pennsylvania, 2005 OwenJ. McGrann, BA Denison University, 2003 Jeffrey S. McLeod, BA University of Michigan, 2002 Adam H. Mervis, BBA College of William & Mary, 2003 Amanda R. Mielke, BS Youngstown State University, 2006 Mark Mislanovich, BA Gannon University, 2006 Hamid G. Moghadam, BA Rutgers University, 2005 Julia A. Moore, BA Duquesne University, 2005 Esther D. Mosimann, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Ned M. Mulcahy, BA Allegheny College, 2001 Robert E. Murphy, BA Syracuse University, 2005 Sanjay V. Nair, BA Vassar College, 2006 Daniel R. Nealen, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1988 Jenna A. Neidig, BA Bucknell University, 2006 Ariel E. Nieland, BA University of Colorado, 2004 Kara L. O'Bryon, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Oni A. Oluwadamilola, BA University of South Carolina, 2006 Mary E. Pancoast, BA Bucknell University, 2006 Jeffrey F. Parker, BA Binghamton University, State University of New York, 2006 Michelle C. Parlade, BA University of Florida, 2005 Patrick R. Parsons, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Ian M. Pearson, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2005 IanJ. Pisarcik, BA Marist College, 2005 Ryan G. Pitman, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Laura E. Plank, BA Ohio State University, 2005 Katrina A. Pohlman, BA University of Rochester, 2006 MatthewJ. Porter, BA Colgate University, 2004 Stefi A. Porter, BA Stanford University, 2003 Nancy E. Potter, BS Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, 2006 Melissa L. Pregmon, BA Kings College, 2006 Caitlin Price, BA University of Southern California, 2003 Chantelle N. Raub, BS Indiana University, 2006 Jesse M. Reyes, BA University of Rhode Island, 2000 Jonathan A. Rhein, BA New College of California, 2006 Jared S. Roach, BA University of Michigan, 2003 Joshua R. Roberts, BA Oberlin College, 2002 Gerald S. Robinson III, BA University of Virginia, 2004 KathrynJ. Rosinski, BS Miami University (Ohio), 2002 Brandon Rothey, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 OliviaJ. Ryan, BS College at Brockport, State Uni- versity of New York, 1997 StephenJ. Rynn, BA University of Maryland, 2005 Ruchi Sadhir, BS University of Michigan, 2004 RobertJ. Salera, BA University of Maryland, 2006 DanielJ. Sammel, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Mark D. Sanofsky, BS Brigham Young University, 2006 Corrine M. Saylor, BA New York University, 2002 BradleyJ. Schmalzer, BA University of Wisconsin, 2005 James C. Schnee, BA University of Rochester, 2005 Jonathan A. Schneider, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Jonathan P. Schultz, BA University at Buffalo, State Univer- sity of New York, 2006 CoryJ. Schuster, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Katherine M. Secrest, BS Brigham Young University, 2003 Robert M. Seibel, BA Xavier University, 2006 Scott W. Silk, BA Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004 William S. Silvey, BA Tulane University, 2004 Benjamin C. Sims, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Jonathan B. Skowron, BS Georgetown University, 2005 Courtney L. Snyder, BS Villanova University, 2001 Helen Song, BS University of Chicago, 2001 Erin M. Springer, BA Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2006 MichaelJ. Stewart, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Jordan M. Strauss, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Sarah E. Strauss, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2005 Christopher D. Strayer, BA Pennsylvania State University Erie, The Behrend College, 2006 Molly K. Suda, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Curtis C. Sullivan, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Michael Sung, BS University of Illinios, 2006 Eric A. Sutton, BA Carleton College, 2003 Lara E. Swanson, BA Muhlenberg College, 2006 Arif Y. Syed, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Suzanne A. Szymoniak, BA California University of Pennsyl- vania, 2003 Colleen Taylor, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Jennifer S. Thorsen, BS Boston University, 2004 Christopher B. Tokarczyk, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Elizabeth A. Tuccillo, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Bradley C. Tuttle, BS Allegheny College, 2006 Robert C. Utter, BA Allegheny College, 2006 Ronald M. Vrablik, BS Middle Tennessee State University, 2005 Caleb B. Wallace, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Pamitha D. Weerasinghe, BA University of Maryland, 2005 Lindsay W. Weissberg, BA George Washington University, 2003 Jason Weisser, BS University of Maryland, 2006 DrewJ. Welsh, BS Western Michigan University, 2004 Matthew R. Wendler, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Bradley C. Whitecap, BA Indiana University, 2006 David M. Willey, BA Virginia Military Institute, 1999 Luke Wilson, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Neal F. Wilson, BA University of Maryland, 2006 Jacqueline K. Wolfert, BS Georgetown University, 2006 Charles R. Zappala, BA Duke University, 2004 May 2009 Ulla Bak, Master's in Law University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1977 Gunesh Bakgalova, Law Degree Turkmen State University, Turkmenistan, 1999 Lars Benecke, Law Degree, Master's in Law, PhD University of Cologne, Germany, 1988; European University In- stitute, Italy, 1989; University of Bielefeld, Germany, 1993 Carolina Botero, LLB Degree, Master's in Law Universitdad de los Andes, Colombia, 2004; Universite Paris X, France, 2007 December 2008 Mauricio B. Achata, BA University of Pennsylvania, 2003 Aishah Chughtai, BBA George Washington University, 2003 Daniel P. Colonna, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004 StephenJ. Constance, BS Robert Morris University, 2001 Matthew M. Fechik, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Gregory M. Galanter, BA University of Maryland, 1999 Mary E. Gibson, BA Georgetown University, 2005 Rahul K.Jain, BA Northeastern University, 2005 MASTER OF LAW Esther Destin, Law Degree University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, 2006 Yong Gan, Law Degree, Master's in Law, PhD Wuhan University, China, 1997, 2001, 2004 Xiaoqian Gu, Law Degree Shanghai International Studies University, China, 2008 Yongwook Kim, Law Degree Hanyang University, South Korea, 1993 Elena Petraskova, Law Degree University of P.J. Sagarik, Slovakia, 1992 Donike Qerimi, Law Degree University of Prishtina, Kosovo, 2008 Joseph R. Knupp, BA Allegheny College, 2005 Asha Puttaiah, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 1993 Erin N. Rice, BS University of South Carolina, 2005 John P. Riley, BA Ithaca College, 2003 Amber L. Trischler, BS Saint Vincent College, 2002 William D. Trusnovic, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 1984 AdamJ. Williams, BS Pennsylvania State University Erie, The Behrend College, 2005 Raed Taher, Law Degree King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia, 2004 Lithemba Vellemen, Law Degree University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, 2005 Shengjie Yu, Law Degree Central China Normal University, China, 2008 Sergii Zheka, Law Degree National University of Kyiv- Mohyla Academy, Ukraine, 2008 Qing Zou, Law Degree Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China, 2006 May 2009 Heather M. Bragg, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Gwen S. Lutz, AS, BS Community College of Allegheny County, 2005 University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Violet Moshe, BS St. John's University, 2007 MASTER OF STUDIES IN LAW Anita M. Ottobre, BS St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing/LaRoche College, 1983 Diana R. Rayappa, BA Pace University, 2008 Latasha M. Zimmerman, AA, BS The Sage Colleges, 1997, 1999 December 2008 Therese M. Naimark, AD, BSN Community College of Allegheny County, 1979; Carlow University, 1988 Elizabeth V. Risa, BA, MA Pennsylvania State University, 1996; Millersville University, 1998 DISABILITY LAW CERTIFICATE Lynnett N. Van Slyke, BA, MS, MEd State University of New York at Cortland, 1989; University at Buf- falo, State University of New York, 1991; University of Pittsburgh, 1995 THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION The Chief University Marshal Members of the Graduating Class The University Faculty and Staff The Council of Deans The Trustees of the University The Administrative Officers of the University The Honored Guest Speaker The Chancellor of the University COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF THE DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS White: Arts Dark Brown: Fine Arts Yellow: Sciences Orange: Engineering Drab: Business Light Blue: Education Purple- Law Lemon: Information Sciences Royal Blue: Philosophy Citron: Social Work Peacock Blue: Public Affairs Green: Medicine Lilac: Dentistry Olive Green: Pharmacy Apricot: Nursing Salmon: Public Health Teal: Physical Therapy SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Alan M. Lesgold, BS, AM, PhD, Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE April 2009 Makia L. Akinola Danielle M. Andrew Jana C. Bengston Desiree Elizabeth Bentley Julie C. Boettcher Jocelyn N. Burkett Abby L. Burrelli Brandi Lynn Bykowski JennieJ. Cochenour Caraline C. Cody Kelly Christina Collins Stephen Andrew Cook Jonathan Coulson Juli-Ann B. Cunning Lindsay Rose Daldoss Anthony M. DeMarco Akilah Falivia Dorsey Gina M. Dutkovich JuliusJamar Eggleston Jessica E. Fazzie Kaitlyn M. Fitzgerald Kyra Skye Alexandra Forman Lauren Marie Franczak PatriciaJ. Furlan Carolyn Elizabeth Gibbs Michelle L. Gielarowski Joseph Ramsey Grachen Courtney A. Green Carrie Anne Grudzinsky Shannon Elizabeth Haley Christine B. Hammer Zachary Charles Haulman Chelsea A. Holmes Mallory M. Hoyle Megan L. Irwin Lauren Marie Jakubovic Kristin Marie Johnson Matthew McGuire Karabinos Sasha R. Killian Christine R. Kish Frank Brennan Kopriva Benjamin Paul Kowatch Nicole Elizabeth Kujawski Cassandra R. Lavella Prabhpreet K. Mann Jennifer Michelle Mayo Shauna Lynn Mehlbaum Brittany L. Meli Domenic Giovanni Mercuri Jennifer L. Moretto Geoffrey Que-Juin Moy Erin E. Myers Anjum Hammad Naqvi Alyssa G. Newberry Roseann Oddo Rachel Hanna Perlin Amy Nicole Phillips Claire E. Pinney Alyshia Elizabeth Pizer Ryan Douglas Plowman Melanie Ilana Pomerantz ChristyJo Purnell Caitlin A. Reef Jancey Rietmulder-Stone Victoria Ashley Roffe Ashley Meredith Rosen Jaclyn D. Rosen Danielle L. Ross Austin J. Rutz Christopher Cory Schott Monica Sandi Scott Marissa Beth Sherman Katherine E. Shoop Lauren N. Smith Eric D. Spielman Heather L. Sumpter Robyn M. Tedder Megan E. Thayer Brian E. Tucker Corey M. Veltum Adam John Vish Alexandra Rae Wallace Aaron J. Weir Alexandra M. Weisz Naomi Jill Wischnia Lauren A. Wolf Lindsey R. Zandier December 2008 Kyle D. Deliere Megan E. Kuehm Tina Lynn Marnell Lindsay A. Sawyer Kawa Shwaish Ciara Camille Simon Renata Lattikkia Stone Joseph David Van Wagner August 2008 Visnja K. Acimovic Gina Brynn Campione Laura Rose Lucas Gareth David Prisk Brian Michael Servetnick Erin M. Stewart Krol MASTER OF ARTS April 2009 Huiwen Li, BA Shandong Normal University, China, 1990 Atsuko Muroga, BA Soka University of America, 2006 Denise Elaine VanderSal, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 August 2008 Yi Han, BA, MA Wuhan University, China, 2005; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Li Zhou, BA East China Normal University, China, 2005 MASTER OF SCIENCE April 2009 Suzette Rose Bossart, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Li-Lin Chen, BS Chang Gung University, Taiwan, 2005 Sundie McGarry Goulding, BS Westminster College, 2002 Kathleen Shissler Hollingshead, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1987 Shirley E. Kane, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Keri Ann Kastner, BA Loyola College in Maryland, 2000 Amy Sharon Kreger-Boynton, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Mark Allen Lebder, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1991 Athip Limcharoen, BS Chulalongkorn University, Thai- land, 2007 Lindsay Renee McConnell, BS West Liberty State College, 2008 Shannon McKenzie, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Rebecca Ann Munnell, BA Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2002 Alexandra A.W. Nichols, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Jessica Elaine Nichols, BS Duquesne University, 2007 Myounghee Oh, BS University of Massachusetts Dart- mouth, 2007 Ne'Cole Lynn Olson, BS Lock Haven University of Pennsyl- vania, 2001 Kacey Lynn Paulson, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2001 Jessica C. Pomaybo, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Knolan C. Rawlins, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Lindsay Erin Settles, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Alex B. Shafer, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2008 Trevor Tyson St. Clair, BS Fairmont State University, 2007 Elizabeth Anne Steele, BA Pennsylvania State University Erie, The Behrend College, 2007 Natalie Lynn Sten, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Steven M. Stiegel, BSBA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Ngoc Thi Bich Tang, BA University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Timothy Michael Wagner, BA Washington & Jefferson College, 2007 Elizabeth A. Wentzel, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 December 2008 Karen A. Boodhoo, BS Robert Morris University, 1987 Camille A. Clarke, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Natalie A. Donnelly, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Sarah Bethany Fagan, BA Gettysburg College, 2007 Allison G. Floryshak, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Corinne Ann Franklin, BS Robert Morris University, 2004 Abby Virginia Gould, BA Case Western Reserve University, 2001 Lindsay Catherine Gruber, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2000 Tara Audra Hildebrant, BA Daemen College, 2007 Courtney R. Janczak, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2006 Patricia Lininger, BA Point Park College, 1988 Dyana Lindsay Murrell, BS, MS University of Pittsburgh, 2006, 2008 SarahJ. Nickel, BS Franciscan University of Steubenville, 2006 Evelyn M. Och, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Nicole Marie Pfadt, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Elizabeth Anne Picard, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Stephanie Leigh Sivers, BA Duquesne University, 2007 Alanna Elizabeth Stieglitz, BA University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2006 Stacy L. Trust, BA Bucknell University, 2006 Steve Verba, BS, MS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2007; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Clarene Amelia Watroba, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Robert Chester Wilson III, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Jessica L. Yamnitzky, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 August 2008 Brandon W. Allison, BS West Virginia University, 2007 Dana M. Barvinchak, BA Duquesne University, 2003 Katelyn Fleishman, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Laura A. Fonzi, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 April L. Foster, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Jeanette Madeline Garcia, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Lindsay N. Gasparovich, BA Allegheny College, 2006 Melissa A. Moore, BS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1997 Shawnette N. Patterson, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Abby Shaffer Perrin, BA Grove City College, 2004 KellyJean Santo, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2002 AnthonyJames Swentosky, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Leonarda M. Themelaras, BA WheelingJesuit University, 1996 Laura Marie Trahan, BS University of Charleston, 2000 MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING June 2009 Michelle S. Allen, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Christine M. Allred, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Candice Nicole Aston, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Jeremy C. Bassett, BSBA Waynesburg College, 2007 Heather Lynn Berlin, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Joshua D. Bilak, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Zachary L. Boboth, BS Allegheny College, 2008 Matthew B. Borger, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 JacobJ. Boyce, BA Western Michigan University, 2008 Sarah E. Breckenridge, BM Pennsylvania State University, 1997 Alexandra C. Briggs, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Nathan C. Browne, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 StephenJ. Buches, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Ashley L. Carbonare, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Keira L. Carranza, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Jessica L. Cicconi, BS Allegheny College, 2008 Brittany L. Coughlin, BS West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2007 SaraJ. Curtiss, BS Allegheny College, 2008 Sarah V. Decarolis, BS University of Central Florida, 2000 Ashley M. Dilulio, BA Allegheny College, 2008 Cassandra L. Duncil, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Joseph D. Dwulit, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Jesse B. Ellsbury, BA University of Maryland, 2004 Danielle S. Fox, BA Duquesne University, 2007 Roseanne M. Friend, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Laura L. Goodnack, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2001 Ryan David Hardesty, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Kerri L. Hartmen, BA, BS, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2001, 2001, 2006 Ashley L. Hellmann, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2007 MatthewJ. Hogya, BA Allegheny College, 2008 Richard L. Holzworth, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2008 Beth Horowitz, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Barbara Helen Hromiko, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Jaclyn O. Huemme, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Mary E. Kell, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Jonathan G. Kern, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Rebecca S. Kessler, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Camille M. Kitchen, BFA New York University, 2005 Craig Kevin Kozminski, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jill Marie Landy, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Alicia A. Lazar, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Cristina G. Lazzaro, BS Allegheny College, 2008 Ashley E. Lloyd, BA Allegheny College, 2008 Ryan P. Logue, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2008 Latasha Titi Love, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Eric E. Magliocca, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2008 Elizabeth A. Maher, BA Loyola College in Maryland, 2005 Jessica D. Manning, BA Ohio State University, 2001 Teresa M. Marks, BA Allegheny College, 2004 Sarah A. Martin, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Brittany C. Matevish, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Gerald D. May, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Megan D. McCandless, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Carolyn McGinty, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 John T. McKechnie III, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Shane A. McPherson, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2002 Amanda R. Mock, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 CaitlinJ. Moury, BA Allegheny College, 2008 Marlena R. Musselman, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Megan M. Myron, BA College of the Holy Cross, 2006 MariaJ. Nepa, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2008 Lindsay H. Newton, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Cortney L. Norris, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Yufanyi Vighosi Nshom, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Sara M. Oddis, BA Cedarville University, 2006 Amy M. Ogden, BA Houghton College, 2005 Paul M. Pagoda, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Kyra Ann Petro, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Kimberly N. Piekarski, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jennifer Lynn Porter, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Ellie L. Ratliff, BS, MS University of Texas, 2004 Carnegie Mellon University 2008 Sara E. Rentz, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Katie A. Renze, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Angela M. Ricciardi, BS Allegheny College, 2008 Lisa Riley, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1986 Jesse A. Rosenthal, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Angela Huntenburg Russell, BS, MEd, EdS Florida State University, 2005; Lehigh University, 2006, 2008 Brittany M. Russell, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Britni Nicole Sampson, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Todd A. Saulle, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Krista Ann Schooley, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jacob S. Seltman, BA Western Washington University, 2004 Leah A. Senneway, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Candace M. Shaffer, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Mandy L. Sherman, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Sarah L. Shoop, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Kristen Marie Slavick, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 April 2009 Elisa Lois Akpo-Esambe, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Ann M. Allison, BA Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1990 Rachael M. Allison, BS Messiah College, 2004 Melinda S. Bell, BA, BS Westminster University, 1996; Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2000 Sarah Marie Beltram, BS Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2006 James E. Blaney, BS Duquesne University, 1999 Brian M. Smith, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Heidi H. Speece, BA University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1998 Joseph D. Squires, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Ally M. Stasik, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2008 Kelli L. Stewart, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Rebekah H. Stine, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Mary Martha Stump, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Mary E. Sykes, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2008 Kathleen Ann Szokoly, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Cara Elizabeth Tavormina, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Rachel E. Thomas, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 James F. Trautmann, BBA, MS Notre Dame University, 1995 Indiana University, 1999 Justin M. Travis, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Nathan R. Verbanets, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 MASTER OF EDUCATION Katie Elizabeth Caldwell, BA Thiel College, 2004 Jennifer Marie Cameron, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Brett Robert Cione, BA Pennsylvania State University, 1998 Jennifer R. Colwell, BA Indiana University Bloomington, 1993 Sasha Ann Connors, BA Clarion University of Pennsyl- vnaia, 2004 Allison May Ferry, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Tasha N. Floyd, BA Duquesne University, 2005 Jessica W. Waldman, BA Bethany College, 2002 Monica M. Walker, BA, MA Duquesne University, 1997, 1999 Silica S. Weary, BA Allegheny College, 2008 Rebecca L. Welch, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Lyndsie A. Whitehead, BS Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2006 Melissa Susan Williams, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Emily G. Wolff, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Sara C. Yobe, BS LaRoche College, 2003 Norma Ann M. Yocco, BA Allegheny College, 2008 Barbara L. Yost, BS Allegheny College, 2008 Megan L. Yost, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Chelsea K. Young, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Joann Yovetich, BS Allegheny College, 2008 August 2008 Susan Annette Glassburn, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Ana R. Gelotti, BA California State University, Los Angeles, 2004 Liliana Gomez-Franco, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Tina Marie Havern, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Nicole Renee Homich, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Ashley B. Ingram, BA Wittenberg University, 2003 Jennifer Marie Jennings, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1999 Kate Marie Johnson, BS West Liberty State College, 2005 Dawna M.Jones, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Connie L.Joseph, BS Point Park University, 1994 Hyesun Kimm, BA Korea University, South Korea, 2007 Michelle Suzette Kipnis, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Amy Kunich, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 J. Nicole Loebig, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Brenda M. Loughrey, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jessica Erin Mahoney, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Julie M. Masci, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2004 Lisa Marie May, BS Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2003 Kristian Nicole McCloud, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Tracy Lynn McKee, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2001 Thaddeus S. Merriman, BA Pennsylvania State University, 1993 Andrea M. Miller, BS Seton Hill University, 1968 Kristie L. Murphy, BA Duquesne University, 2005 Michelle M. Murphy, BA Westminster College, 2003 Charles P. Nash, BA Duquesne University, 2006 Lureen Kim Nelson, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1978 AngelaJudith Nofi, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Johanna Novacky, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Jennifer Lynne O'Neill, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Kara H. Petro, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Carol E. Petrulak, BA Seton Hill College, 1992 Martens E. Roc, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Ofira Roll, BEd Kibbutzim College of Education, Israel, 2002 Laura Elizabeth Rossetti, BSBA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Stacy Amber Saussol, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Keli A. Schoeffel, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 1999 Elizabeth Kathleen Schwert, BS Duquesne University, 2007 Andrea Lauren Shoust, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 AndrewJ. Sigal, BA James Madison University, 2008 Jonathan M. Spanik, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Tiffanie C. Spencer, BA University of Notre Dame, 2007 Laura Elaine Steiner, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Jared A. Streitman, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Simona Brette Trevisan, BS Duquesne University, 2007 Nicole M. VanBalen, BS University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2007 Jill Renee Vandermolen, BA Carlow University, 1968 Adam R. Vrabel, BA, MS Miami University, 2002, 2004 December 2008 Kellie Gaynell Abbott, BA University of Notre Dame, 1995 Ahmed Farouk Ismail Amin, BA Ain-Shams University, Egypt, 1997 Daniel R. Baselj, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Pei-Jung Chou, BA FuJen Catholic University, Taiwan, 2000 AmandaJ. Chuba, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2002 Ashley Lynn Constantine, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Patricia F. Donlon, BS Georgetown University, 1977 Jodi Lynne Dugan, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2004 Elizabeth S. Fairweather, BS Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2004 Haya S. Feig, BA, MA BaR-Ilan University, Israel, 1978; University of London, England, 1997 Grace Elizabeth Fields, BA Olivet Nazarene University, 2004 Sarah K. Gazze, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Michael A. Gergely, BS California University of Pennsylvania, 1997 Anna C. Griffin, BA, MEd Westminster College, 1997; University of Pittsburgh, 1998 Jeffrey M. Hadley, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1995 Suzanne Marie Hendricks, BA Carlow University, 2001 Phillip Elias Howard, BS California University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Jeanetta Lee Kochhar, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2000 Morgan Knoll Krings, BA Duquesne University, 2007 Kristine Elizabeth Long Gregory William Marquis, BA Westminster College, 2002 Gregory S. Mason, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Denise Michelle Mock, BS University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2004 Janet M. Moffitt, BS, MS University of Pittsburgh, 1983, 1996 Jessica L. Oates, BA Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2003 Mandi L. Oresick, BS Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2002 Anthony F. Owens, BA University of California, 1999 Amanda A. Peterson, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Jennifer Michelle Purkiss, BS Duquesne University, 2004 Barbara L. Rebon, BS Nova Southeastern University, 1995 Chad C. Roland, BS, MS Duquesne University, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Crystal Tierra Rowe, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Jason S. Shoaf, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2000 Dana Ashley Siegel, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Perpetua Sitther, BS Madurai Kamaraj University, India, 1973 Cathy A. Skidmore, BS,JD Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 1982; Duquesne University, 1986 Margaret K. Skrabec, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Alaina Hutchinson Smith, BS State University of New York at Geneseo, 2005 Kimberly Ann Snair, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Melanie C. Spigelmeyer, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Autumn Renee Turk, BS Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2005 Kylan S. Turner, BPh University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Natasha Lee Walsh, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2004 Teraya Danelle White, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2000 Joelleen P. Yerace, BA Allegheny College, 2005 David K. Zeiler, BS Clemson University, 1995 August 2008 Judith Noak Alexander, BS Duquesne University, 1994 Beth A. Baranowski, BS Loyola University, 2003 Kathryn Lois Bechdoldt, BME, BA University of Regina, Canada, 2000, 2005 MychalJulius Bligen, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Aaron E. Bovalino, BS Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1995 Jason Andrew Brindza, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2002 Lora Lynn Bryar, BS California University of Pennsylvania, 2000 Lynn Miller Byers, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 1992 Caryn A. Campbell, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Sarah Elizabeth Campbell Adrienne M. Ciuccio, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2003 EmilyJessica Daquelente, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Darla Christine DeLucia, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Melissa Dugan Dewey Mary Elizabeth Donovan, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Julie Melissa Drake, BM State University of New York at Fredonia, 2006 Matthew Peter Dudek, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Mary Collins Faust, BS, BA Fairfield University, 1986 North Carolina Central University, 2001 Megan L. Flaherty, BA Robert Morris University, 2006 TansyJade Fortner, BS Robert Morris University, 2005 Chad A. Francis, BS California University of Pennsylvania, 2000 Lisa Ann Frattini, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Lindsay M. Fuhrer, BS Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Melissa Dawn Gibbon, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Jayson B. Gooch Megan Leigh Graham, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2002 Michelle Lynn Hall, BA College of Wooster, 2006 Jennifer Linn Hauck, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Elizabeth A. Haussener Karin Marie Hudick, BS Indiana University, 2001 Katie E. Hutchinson, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Melanie N. Karpinski, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2000 Molly K. Kauffman, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1996 Heather Lee Kissel, BA Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico - San German, Puerto Rico, 1999 Jessica Kissell Carolyn Anderson Kochka, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Kevin Joseph Korade, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2000 Kimberly D. Lackner, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2005 Hyang-Geun Lee, BA Seoul National University of Education, South Korea, 1997 Na Young Lee, BS Yonsei University, South Korea, 1994 Robert William Lee, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2001 Luanne C. Maginness, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 1978 Katie Ann Mangieri, BS Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2003 Michael Gene Marvin, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1991 Amanda M. Matt, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Sean Michael McComb, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Frances Kelly Merrifield, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1980 Aaron Scott Needy, BA Wilson College, 2004 Jessica Lauren Nicolodi, BS Temple University, 2007 Justin S. Noel, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1999 Sarah Ann O'Brien, BS University of Dayton, 2000 Jade Cristina Panucci, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 April L. Papst, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Karin Michelle Pilarski, BS Elizabethtown College, 2002 LaurenJean Poydence, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2004 Allison Halpin Rudolph, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2003 DebraJ. Ryan, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 David Christopher Sallay, BA Brigham Young University, 2004 April 2009 James V. Earle, BS, MBA, Miami University, 1988; University of Pittsburgh, 1995. Major: Adminis- trative and Policy Studies/Higher Education Administration. Dissertation: Development of a Strategic Planning Process Model for Division I-A Intercollegiate Athletic Departments. Natalie Denise Heisey, BS, MEd, Edinboro University of Pennsyl- vania, 1994; Gannon University, 2004. Major: Instruction and Learning/Reading Education. Dissertation: Reading Aloud Expository Text to First and Second Graders: A Comparison of the Effects on Comprehension of During and After Reading Questioning. Adam Joseph Argaylis Lips, BA, MAT, University of Notre Dame, 1997; University of Portland, 1999. Major: Administrative and Policy Studies/Higher Education Administration. Dissertation: The Adoption of Loan Replacement Grants for Low- and Moderate- income Students at American Colleges and Universities: A Comparative Case Study. Amber Elizabeth Scalise, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Dana M. Schenle SarahJ. Shaw, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Katherine Emily Shuler, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Holly B. Spohn, BS Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2004 Jennifer E. Sullivan, BA Grove City College, 2005 Tara Ann Suppa, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Elaine A. Tierney, BA University of Dayton, 1980 Stephanie Sayoko Todaro, BS Allegheny College, 2003 James C. Vendemia, BS Kent State University, 2001 DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Shari L. Payne, BA, MS, Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 1995; Robert Morris University, 2000. Major: Administrative and Policy Stud- ies/Higher Education Admin- istration. Dissertation: Study of the Relationship between Private Student Loan Borrowing and Per- sistence and Graduation Rates of Traditional Students at a Private University. Eric G. Rosendale, BS, MA, Geneva College, 1994; University of Pitts- burgh, 2000. Major: Administra- tive and Policy Studies/School Leadership. Dissertation: Supervi- sion of Cyber Teachers. RobertJames Scherrer, BS, MEd, Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 1996, 1999. Major: Adminis- trative and Policy Studies/School Leadership. Dissertation: Teacher Evaluation Forms in Pennsylva- nia: A Post-No Child Left Behind Perspective. Sabrina Maria Vitris, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 TammyJ. Wagler, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1989 Jenna Lynn Webb, BS St. Francis University, 2003 Gregory Francis Wensell, BA Millersville University, 1993 Eric John Woelfel, BS Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2001 Danila Nadine Woolley, BS Geneva College, 2003 Afrida Yahya Brad Michael Zolnak, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Nadia A. Zyznewsky, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Jeffrey A. Schneider, BA, MS, Gan- non University, 1978; Mercyhurst College, 1987. Major: Administra- tive and Policy Studies/Higher Education Administration. Dis- sertation: In Pursuit of Police Pro- fessionalism: The Development and Assessment of a Conceptual Model of Professionalism in Law Enforcement. Darcy B. Tannehill, BA, MSEd, Duquesne University, 1978, 1986. Major: Administrative and Policy Studies/Higher Education Administration. Dissertation: An- dragogy: How Do Post-secondary Institutions Educate and Service Adult Learners? Patricia Susan Wehman, BA, BS, MS, MEd, MPH, West Virginia University, 1985, 1985, 1986; University of Pittsburgh, 1997, 2002. Major: Administrative and Policy Studies/Higher Education Administration. Dissertation: Fac- ulty Prescriptions for Academic Integrity: An Urban Campus Perspective. December 2008 James A. Budzilek, BA, MA, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1983, 1996. Major: Administrative and Policy Studies/School Leader- ship. Dissertation: Perceptions of Key Stakeholders Represent- ing School Districts Included in the Standard and Poor's Study Entitled Cost Effectiveness of Consolidating Pennsylvania School Districts. Daniel Robert Castagna, BS, MS, Clarion University of Pennsyl- vania, 1998; Youngstown State University, 2001. Major: Adminis- trative and Policy Studies/School Leadership. Dissertation: A Quantitative Case Study Analysis of the 4Sight Benchmark Assess- ment. Ann Cancilla Gaudino, BM, MMus, University of Michigan, 1989, 1990. Major: Administrative and Policy Studies/School Leader- ship. Dissertation: Key Issues in the Teacher Evaluation Process of a Catholic School System: Impli- cations for Policy and Practice. April 2009 Francesca Amati, MD, MS, Univer- sity of Geneva, Switzerland, 1994; University of Pittsburgh, 2008. Major: Health and Physical Activ- ity/Exercise Physiology. Disserta- tion: Does Obesity and Physical Inactivity Underlie the Insulin Resistance of Aging? Sharika Bhattacharya, BS, Univer- sity of Maryland, 2003. Major: Psychology in Education/Ap- plied Developmental Psychology. Dissertation: Parental Involve- ment and Racial Socialization as Protective Factors for Aspirations and Achievement among Low- income, Black Adolescents. Jeffrey C. Cooper, BA, MBA, Yale University, 1986; University of Pittsburgh, 1998. Major: Adminis- trative and Policy Studies/Social and Comparative Analysis in Education. Dissertation: Develop- ing a Logic Model for Evaluation and Assessment of University Student Affairs Programming: A Case Study. Mark A. Marnich, BS, MA, Carnegie Mellon University, 1994; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2000. Major: Instruction and Learning/Math Education. Dissertation: A Knowl- edge Structure for the Arithmetic Mean: Relationships between Statistical Conceptualizations and Mathematical Concepts. Eileen Ann St.John, BS, MEd, Edin- boro University of Pennsylvania, 1993, 2000. Major: Instruction and Learning/Reading Educa- tion. Dissertation: Three Case Studies of the Use of an Audio Support System Embedded in a Computer-based Cognitive Tutor- ing System and Its Effects on the Math Word Problem Solving Per- formance of Struggling Readers. Judith L. Toure, BA, MA, Miami University, 1975; Columbia University, 1982. Major: Adminis- trative and Policy Studies/School Leadership. Dissertation: There's Some Good Karma Up In Here: A Case Study of White School Lead- ership in an Urban Context. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY HeatherJean Hendry, BA, MAT, Colgate University, 1997; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: In- struction and Learning/Foreign Language Education. Disserta- tion: Foreign Language Learn- ing of Students with Language Learning Disabilities: An Activity Theory Perspective of Three Middle School Students. Deborah Ann Josbeno, BS, MS, Dae- men College, 1985; University of Pittsburgh, 1996. Major: Health and Physical Activity/Exercise Physiology. Dissertation: The Relationship between Physical Activity, Physical Performance and Psychosocial Variables in Individuals s/p Gastric Bypass Surgery. Lisa Marie Yonek, BS, MEd, Califor- nia University of Pennsylvania, 1991, 1993. Major: Instruction and Learning/Reading Educa- tion. Dissertation: The Effects of Rich Vocabulary Instruction on Students' Expository Writing. August 2008 Michael P. Lucas, BS, MEd, Duquesne University, 1999; Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 2001. Major: Administrative and Policy Stud- ies/School Leadership. Disserta- tion: Reading and the Elementary Principal: Implications for Policy and Practice. Carolina Maldonado, BA, MS, Uni- versidad de Los Andes, Colombia, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Psychology in Education/Applied Develop- mental Psychology. Dissertation: Teacher-child Relationship Qual- ity and Children's Behavioral and Academic Trajectories across Elementary School. Ryan Justin Mays, BS, MS, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2004, 2006. Major: Health and Physical Activity/Exercise Physiol- ogy. Dissertation: Validation of Adult OMNI Perceived Exertion Scales for Elliptical Ergometry. Roli Mohan, BA, MS, Concordia University, Canada, 1998; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Psychology in Education/Applied Developmental Psychology. Dis- sertation: Child Characteristics and Academic Trajectories: a Focus on Learning-related Social Skills and Achievement in Middle Childhood. Bruce Carlton Neimeyer, BS, MA, Allegheny College, 1989; University of Pittsburgh, 1993. Major: Administrative and Policy Studies/Social and Comparative Analysis in Education. Disserta- tion: An Examination of Native and Immigrant Students' Social Networking Using the College Search and Selection Process. Cathy Sue Bieber Parrott, BS, MS, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; University of Pittsburgh, 1994. Major: Psy- chology in Education/Research Methodology. Dissertation: De- velopment of a Physical Disability Assessment Instrument Based on the World Health Organization's Model of Disability. EdwardJ. Sinkule, BS, MS, West Virginia University, 1978, 1980. Major: Health and Physical Activity/Exercise Physiology. Dis- sertation: Automated Breathing and Metabolic Simulator (Abms) Evaluation of N95 Respirator Use with Surgical Masks. Timothy Scott Thompson, BA, MS, Lake Forest College, 1973; Univer- sity at Buffalo, State University of New York, 1978. Major: Adminis- trative and Policy Studies/Social and Comparative Analysis in Education. Dissertation: Euro- pean Cross-border Agreements in Education: a Furthering of the Transformation of Sovereignty? Victoria Volonino, BA, MEd, University of Michigan, 1978; University of Missouri - St. Louis, 1986. Major: Instruction and Learning/Education of Students with Mental and Physical Dis- abilities. Dissertation: The Value of Adding the Special Education Teacher to the Co-taught Elemen- tary Classroom. Mary Wolfson, BSEd, Master's Equivalency, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2001. Major: Psychology in Education/Applied Developmental Psychology. Dis- sertation: Correlates of Closeness and Conflict in Early Elementary Teacher Student Relationships. Mika Yamashita, BEd, Yamanashi University,Japan, 1990; MS, Lesley College, 2000. Major: Ad- ministrative and Policy Studies/ Social and Comparative Analysis in Education. Dissertation: Does High Stakes Testing Change Teachers' Instruction? Change of Accountability Logics and Class- room Instruction. December 2008 Melinda Rosemarie Bolgar, BA, MS, Ithaca College, 2002; University of Florida, 2004. Major: Health and Physical Activity/Exercise Physiology. Dissertation: Effect of Exercise Intensity on Differ- entiated and Undifferentiated Ratings of Perceived Exertion during Cycle and Treadmill Exer- cise in Recreationally Active and Trained Women. Shelly Dicesaro, BS, MS, California University of Pennsylvania, 1994; George Washington University, 1999. Major: Health and Physical Activity/Exercise Physiology. Dissertation: Biomechanical Dif- ferences of the Lower Extremity during a Landing andJumping Task in Prepubescent Girls and Boys. MichelleJ. Sobolak, BS, MEd, Indi- ana University of Pennsylvania, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Instruction and Learning/Reading Education. Dissertation: Effects of Amount of Vocabulary Instruction for Low-socioeconomic Students. Carla Van de Sande, BA, MS, Bryn Mawr College, 1989; Ohio State University. Major: Instruc- tion and Learning/Cognitive Studies. Dissertation: Open, Online Calculus Help Forums: Learning About and From a Pub- lic Conversation. Lisandra Rodriguez White, BA, MS, Chatham University, 1999; Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 2001. Major: Psychology in Education/Applied Developmental Psychology. Dissertation: Newly Postmenar- cheal Adolescents' Understanding of Menarche and Menstruation across Race and Income Level as Defined by Qualification Status for Free or Reduced Lunches. 48 August 2008 Gary Edward Clark, BS, MS, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, 1988; Western Kentucky Uni- versity, 1993. Major: Health and Physical Activity/Developmental Movement. Dissertation: The Im- mediate Effects of an Acute Bout of Moderate Physical Activity on Cognitive Processing in Children. Kelliann K. Davis, BS, MEd, Penn- sylvania State University, 1999; University of Georgia, 2002. Ma- jor: Health and Physical Activity/ Exercise Physiology. Dissertation: Effect of Mindfulness Medita- tion and Home-based Resistance Exercise on Weight Loss, Weight Loss Behaviors, and Psychosocial Correlates in Overweight Adults. Anne E. Mathews, BS, MS, Uni- versity of North Carolina, 1994; University of Georgia, 1997. Ma- jor: Health and Physical Activity/ Exercise Physiology. Dissertation: Changes in Fat Oxidation with Endurance Activity in Adults with and without Type 2 Diabetes. Alyssa D. Mealey, BS, MS, University of Maryland, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Health and Physical Activity/Develop- mental Movement. Dissertation: Validation of the BodyMedia SenseWear Pro Armband to Estimate Energy Expenditure in Severely Overweight Children during Various Modes of Activity. Lisa M. Mealey, BS, MS, University of Maryland, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Health and Physical Activity/Develop- mental Movement. Dissertation: Effect of Dance Dance Revolution on Energy Expenditure and En- joyment in Severely Overweight Children Compared to Alterna- tive Forms of Activity. Barbara G. Minzenberg, BS, MEd, Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 1973; University of Pitts- burgh, 1975. Major: Instruction and Learning/Education of Students with Mental and Physi- cal Disabilities. Dissertation: A Content Analysis of Policies and Procedures for Service Children with Special School Health Needs in Early Education Environments. Jeffrey C. Murphy, BS, MS, Saint Vincent College, 1994; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Health and Physical Activity/ Exercise Physiology. Dissertation: Effect of Acute Dynamic and Static Stretching on Maximal Muscular Power in a Sample of College Age Recreational Athletes. Mark A. Newman, BS, MS, MPH, Indiana University of Pennsyl- vania, 1998, 2000; University of Pittsburgh, 2007. Major: Health and Physical Activity/Exercise Physiology. Dissertation: MTOR Signaling Pathway Associated with Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy Following Resistance Exercise Training. GabrielaJudith Silvestre, BA, MEd, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina, 1991; University of Pittsburgh, 2001. Major: Adminis- trative and Policy Studies/Social and Comparative Analysis in Education. Dissertation: A Case Study of the Tensions between Policy-making and Implemen- tation of Higher Education Reform Policies That Affect the Professoriate at Two Argentinean Universities. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Oh! say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there; Oh! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ALMA MATER Alma Mater, wise and glorious, Child of Light and Bride of Truth, Over fate and foe victorious, Dower'd with eternal youth. Crowned with love of son and daughter, Thou shalt conquer as of yore. Dear Old Pittsburgh, Alma Mater, God preserve Thee evermore! JOSEPH M. KATZ GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS John T. Delaney, BS, AM, PhD, Dean MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION June 2009 Carrie Barcellona, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2002 Chance Cassidy, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 1996 Jeffrey Cordray, BS University of Cincinnati, 1991 Ignacio Garcia, Ing University of Zaragoza, Spain, 1999 Ching Hsieh, BS, MS University of Southampton, United Kingdom, 2000; Duquesne University, 2003 Spencer Johnston, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Ryan Marnen, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Scott Martin, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2000 Sara McElhinny, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Scott Ortsey, BS, MS Siena Heights College, 1997; In- diana University of Pennsylvania, 1999 Janelle Pepe, BSBA University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Robert Willis, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 April 2009 Maja H. Ahmetovic, BS SaintJohn's University, 2004 Hong Geun Ahn, BA Korea University, South Korea, 1992 Joseph Alarcon, BS, MD University of Pittsburgh, 1995 Pennsylvania State University, 2000 Mohammad Allahou, BSBA Old Dominion University, 2006 Alison Altman, BS Westminster College, 2005 Pundhisa Aneknidhi, BAcct Chulalongkorn University, Thai- land, 2005 Jacob Atkinson, BS Duquesne University, 2005 Joanna Baidoo, BA University of Ghana, Ghana, 1985 Gregory Bauer, BS Touro College, 2008 Christine Beck, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 David Beck, BA, MA University of Southern California, 2002; SaintJohn's College at Santa Fe, 2006 Jamison Benson, BA University of Connecticut, 2003 Matthew Boeh, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1998 Prashanth V.R. Boppidi, BEngr Osmania University, India, 1997 Jamie Borrasso, BS University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, 2000 ImneetPal Brar, BTech Punjab Technical University, India, 2006 Sophia Brar, BTech Dr. B R Ambedkar National Insti- tute of Technology, India, 2005 Ricardo Bromley, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Maria Brouilette, Diplom Ural State Technical University, Russia, 2002 David Brown, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Jose Brustoloni, BEngr, MEngr, PhD Aeronautical Institute of Technol- ogy, Brazil, 1983; University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1989; Carnegie Mellon University, 1997 Jonathan Buck, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2005 Melinda Burdette, BA Duquesne University, 2002 Brian Capezzuto, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Pradeep Chandrasekaran, BEngr Bharathiar University, India, 2005 Chih-Ming Chang, BBA Ming Chuan University, Taiwan, 2004 Vishwa Pratap Chauhan, BTech National Institute of Technology at Tiruchirappalli, India, 2005 Chia-Hung Chen, BA National Taipei University, Tai- wan, 2002 Chun-Ming Chen, BS, MS National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 1999, 2001 Li-Wen Chiang, BA National Taiwan University, Tai- wan, 2004 Deepti Chinta, BS Washington University in St. Louis, 2008 Kwang Sik Choi, BEcon Sogang University, South Korea, 1995 Jennifer Cline, BS Case Western Reserve University, 2001 Jamie Cole, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Kelly Cox, BS University of Alabama, 2000 Lisa Cravey, BS University of Houston, 2004 Susan Crowe, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1985 Imran Dalwai, BEngr University of Mumbai, India, 2004 Paul Danner, BSBA Robert Morris University, 1993 Matthew DeLibero, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Nichole DeSimone, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Charles Deutsch, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1992 Christin Domian, BSBA Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, 2002 Justin Erfort, BS WheelingJesuit University, 2007 Jiri Fiala, MA Jan Evangelista Purkyne Univer- sity in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic, 1991 Nicholas Fischer, BA, MA University at Buffalo, State Uni- versity of New York, 2007 Patrick Flaherty, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Robin Flaus, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Hsiu-Ju Fong, BBA National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2004 Caleb Foster, BS Geneva College, 2003 Daniel Frazier, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Richard Jeffrey Fuhrman, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Robert Gerstenberger, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Gregory Gibala, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Saahil Goel, BS Western International University, 2005 Srinivasan Gopalan, BEngr Bharathiar University, India, 1992 Corey Grone, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Silvana Guihur, BSBA Fundacion Universidad at San Martin, Colombia, 2003 Eugene Hankey, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1992 Keri Henderson, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Luis Marcelo Hermosilla Sagurie, Licenciado, Magister Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile, 2002, 2002 Thomas Higgins, BS University of Richmond, 2005 Julia Hille, BSBA, MSF European Business School, Germany, 2007, 2009 Douglas Hixson, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Charles Hsieh, BS, MS Feng Chia University, Taiwan, 1996; National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, 1998 Kai-Ting Huang, BBA National Chengchi University, Taiwan, 2003 Ryan Ignatz, BSBA Robert Morris University, 2004 Francis lorfido, DPharm University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Karen Janosko, BSN, MSN Duquesne University, 1987; Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, 1992 LiqianJia, BMgmt Beijing University of Technology, China, 2003 ZhengJin, BGS Fort Hays State University, 2006 RonaldJohnson, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1993 ManishJoshi, BCom, MCom University of Mumbai, India, 2005, 2007 TimothyJoyce, BA University of Notre Dame, 1999 Jongyoun Jun, BLaw Korea University, South Korea, 1996 Christopher Kania, BS California University of Pennsyl- vania, 2002 Pallavi Kanungo, BA, PGD Utkal University, India, 1995; Xavier Institute of Management, India, 1998 Rahul Kapoor, BS, PGDCA University of Delhi, India, 2006; Annamalai University, India, 2007 Yashasvini Kasetty, BEngr Visveswaraiah Technological University, India, 2005 Niyata Kawewong, BA Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 2004 Edward Keefe, BS Montana State University, 2004 Alexandra Kelley, Dip de Licenta Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania, 2005 Lauren Kelley, BS,JD Duquesne University, 2002, 2005 Tanuj Keshav, BEngr Bharati Vidyapeeth University, India, 2005 Craig Keto, BSBA University of Pittsburgh, 2001 John Keyser, BS College of NewJersey, 2005 Akash Khare, BEngr Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, India, 1996 Arvind Khemka, BCom University of Calcutta, India, 2005 Sattha Kohpisalsukwattana, BEngr, BS Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 2004; Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand, 2007 Roman Kouba, Ing University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic, 2001 Swaminathan Krishnamurthy, BEngr Madurai Kamaraj University, India, 2004 Ashwini Kumar, BEngr University of Madras, India, 2004 Robert LaBelle, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Brian Lenhart, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2002 Hsin-Ni Lin, BBA Soochow University, Taiwan, 2006 Joy Lubawski, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Jamie Lucas-Vergona, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Mark MacWhinney, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 2002 Nils Martens, BS, MS European Business School, Germany, 2007, 2009 Derek Mason, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Simon Matthiensen, BS, MS European Business School, Germany, 2007, 2009 John McCormick, BS University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2004 Gina McDonell, BA Calvin College, 2004 Jennifer McKigney, BS Miami University (Ohio), 2000 Matthew Mihok, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2000 Andrew Milbower, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Gaurab Misra, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1992 Nikhil Mudgal, BTech Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India, 2005 Megan Muldowney, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Rizwan Naeem, BS Lahore University of Manage- ment Sciences, Pakistan, 2006 Nina Nahar, BS, MS European Business School, Ger- many, 2007, 2009 Christopher Neve, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2002 Noriaki Obata, BLaw Kyushu University, Japan, 2002 Daniel O'Donnell, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Diana Pakstis, BS, BS, AS Carlow University, 1988, 1998; 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HEC School of Management of Paris, France, 2005 Jojo Sarpong, BA, MS Pomona College, 1991; Northwestern University, 1994 Daniel Satter, BSBA Shippensburg University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Nidal Sawehli, BA, MA American University in Cairo, Egypt, 1999; University of Glasgow, Scotland, 2001 Bryan Schaeffer, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2001 Jan Schlichenmaier, BS, MS University of Applied Sciences, Germany, 2006; European Business School, Germany, 2009 Chad Sechrist, BS Virginia Polytech Institute and State University, 2005 Sitanshu Shah, BCom, MCom University of Mumbai, India, 2007, 2007 Seid Shahravar, BS North Carolina State University, 2007 Satya Narain Sharma, BCom, MA, MBA University of Rajasthan, India, 1989, 1999; Indira Gandhi National Open University, India, 2006 Jessica Sheidy,.BS Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Tien-I Shen, BBA National Central University, Taiwan, 2000 Jerid Shutler, BA, MA West Virginia University, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Shishir Singh, BTech University of Roorkee, India, 2003 Varangkhana Sintharapantorn, BS, MS Mahido. University, Thailand, 2005; Assumption University, Thailand, 2006 Duangporn Siribanpitak, BAcct Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 2003 Daniel Smith, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 1989 Michael Sortwell, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Pankaj Srivastava, BEngr Visveswaraiah Technological University, India, 2003 Yu-Wei Su, BBA National Chengchi University, Taiwan, 2004 Chunli Tao, BMed, MS Shanxi University, China, 2001; Peking University, China, 2004 Felipe Thomaz, BS University of Florida, 2004 Barbara Tingle, BSBA University of Tulsa, 2002 Audrey Trimber, BS Ohio University, 2004 Jennifer Trott, BS Westminster College, 1999 Yu-Ten Tseng, BBA Soochow University, Taiwan, 2005 Ismail Turan, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Gaurav Tyagi, BEngr Visveswaraiah Technological University, India, 2005 Gurpreet Ubhi, BEngr Panjab University, India, 2005 Athikom Vajchalapong, BBA Assumption University, Thailand, 2002 Bharat Vats, BEngr, EMIB Maharshi Dayanand University, India, 2001; Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India, 2006 Jingjing Wang, BA Peking University, China, 2003 Joshua Weber, BA Mercyhurst College, 2007 Tara Williams, BS Virginia Polytech Institute and State University, 2004 Tyree Williams, BA Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, 2004 Marc-Oliver Wirtz, BS, PhD Cameron University, 1996; Oklahoma State University, 2000 Colman Wolfson, BA University of Maryland, 2003 Barry Womble, BBA Howard University, 1995 Savin Wongrungrojkit, BEngr King Mongkut's Institute of Tech-" nology, Thailand, 2005 Cheng-Lin Wu, BA National Chengchi University, Taiwan, 2003 I-Ling Wu, BFinance National Chengchi University, Taiwan, 2004 Robert Wyche, BBA Campbell University, 2000 Masahiro Yamauchi, BEcon Hiroshima University, Japan, 1997 Han-Chih Yao, BBA FuJen Catholic University, Taiwan, 2004' Masamichi Yoda, BA Sophia University, Japan, 1999 Andrew Zerance, BA Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997 December 2008 Mauricio Achata, BA, JD University of Pennsylvania, 2003; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Mayowa Adebayo, BS Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria, 2000 Sunny Ahuja, BS Ohio State University, 2005 William Amrhein, BS, MS University of Pittsburgh, 1991, 1998 ChrisJ. Arnberg, BA, MA College of Idaho, 1994; Duquesne University, 1997 Petr Bohumsky, Ing Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, 1994 Danielle Brandt, BS Duquesne University, 2001 Jiri Brom, Ing University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, 1989 Lubomir Bruha Adam Bujanowski, BS California University of Pennsylva- nia, 2001 Kellen Campbell, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Fang-Chen Chang, BBA National Central University, Taiwan, 2002 Jack Chiu, BS Yuan Ze University, Taiwan, 2001 Sandra Closson, BA Pennsylvania State University, 1976 Stephen Constance, AS, BS/BA Community College of Allegheny County, 1997; Robert Morris University, 2001 Daniel Copeland, BS Duquesne University, 2001 Natasha Cygnarowicz, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2000 Tais De Abreu, Marketing Degree, Superior School of Marketing and Propaganda, Brazil, 2001 Sara DeLucia, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1998 LuGina Dickson, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2001 Jacquelyn Dillon, BA Spelman College, 2006 Matthew Fechik, BA,JD University of Pittsburgh, 2002, 2008 Jan Fridrich, Ing University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, 2001 Marcelo Garrido, BS, Specialist in Marketing Administration Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado, Brazil, 1995, 2000 John George III, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Mary Gibson, BA,JD Georgetown University, 2005; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Robert Gilbert, BS/BA Robert Morris University, 2002 Christina Goldbach, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Joseph Goldin, BA Randolph-Macon College, 1999 Eric Grass, BA Villanova University, 2002 Ales Grunt, Ing University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, 1999 Cory Hartman, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Beatrice Hassinger, BS/BA University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Martin Havelka, Bc Private University of Economic Studies, Czech Republic, 2006 Samuel Holt, BA Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997 Jiri Humhal, Bc, Masters in Finance Institute of Banking, Czech Republic 2004; College of Banking in Prague, Czech Republic, 2007 RahulJain, BS,JD Northeastern University, 2005; University of Pittsburgh, 2008 RobertJanak, Associate Business Nachod Business School, Czech Republic, 1994 Jenny Karlsson, BS Umea University, Sweden, 2003 Erica Kelley, BSBA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Anil Kewalramani, BS, MCA Ranchi University, India, 1985; Birla Institute of Technology, India, 1988 Joseph Knupp, BA,JD Allegheny College, 2005; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2008 Petr Kocourek, Ing Czech University of Agriculture in Prague, Czech Republic, 2002 Jaromir Kohout, Ing University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, 1998 Brandy Kovac, BA Saint Vincent College, 2002 Ivan Kunc, Ing Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, 1991 Stephen Lander, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Edvard Lanz, PhD Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, 1999 Raymond Littaua, BS University of the Philippines, Philippines, 1985 Beatriz Maeireizo Tokeshi, BS, MS Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Arvind Manjegowda, BEngr Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, 2005 Neil McCaffrey, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1998 ,Cory Mickle, BA Westminster College, 1997 Bohdan Minol, Master Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic, 1995 Sarah Moen, BA Duquesne University, 2002 Stacy Monarko, BS Allegheny College, 2004 Joshua Orlandi, BSBA Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, 1996 Denisa Parkosova, Master Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, 1999 Lyndsay Pascoe, BSBA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jacqueline Pavlik, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Michael PeragineJr., BS King College, 2002 Michal Petira, Ing University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, 2004 Matthew Petrina, BS Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1989 Marc Pitt, BS Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 1999 David Ploskina, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1997 Ryan Pope, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1997 Erin Rice, BS,JD University of South Carolina at Columbia, 2005; 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Albert, BS Duquesne University, 1996 Cecile Ancian, Master's Degree in Business Ecole de Hautes Etudes Commer- ciales du Nord, France, 1996 Alex Andrade, BS, MEngr Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado, Brazil, 2000, 2002 Elif Ay, BS Hacettepe University, Turkey, 2001 Christian Beebe, BS, PhD St. Lawrence University, 1994; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 2003 Kristoffer Beezley, BS University of Notre Dame, 1997 Timia Bennett, BS Langston University, 2002 GeoffreyJ. Bishop, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1986 Angela Boyer, BS Robert Morris University, 2003 Charles Brouse II, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1997 Tibor Brunclik, BA Anglo-American College, Czech Republic, 2002 Gregory Bulevich, BS, MS Pennsylvania State University, 2002; University of New Hamp- shire, 2005 Vernon B. Cameron, BCom Laurentian University, Canada, 1984 Marcio Carvalho Franciosi, BE Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1998 Hui Ching Chen, BA FuJen Catholic University, Tai- wan, 2003 Alessandro Chiamitara, BS Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil, 1995 Amy Colussy, BS Purdue University, 1993 Kathyrn Coster, BA University of Minnesota, 1993 Xiangshan Cui, BS East China Normal University, China, 1998 ReginaldJ. Cummings, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1998 Szymon Czerwieniec, MS, DESS Poznan University of Economics, Poland, 1997; Pantheon-Assas Paris II University, France, 1998 Ria David, BA, MA, PhD Hebrew University ofJerusalem, Israel, 1984; Carnegie Mellon University, 1990, 1999 Crystal Davis, BS Fairmont State College, 1993 Amjad Deen Edson de Vito, EE Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Brazil, 1988 Jennifer Dolfi, BA, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Nikolas Doris, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Jeremy Drane, BA Pennsylvania State University, 1995 Jan Drdla, Ing Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic, 1998 Alexis Eastwood, BA, MPIA Trinity University, 2005; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2008 Eduard Eck, Ing Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, 1991 Tobias Ehlich, Diplom-Kaufmann University of Applied Sciences, Germany, 2007 Charity Farrell, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Richard Faulk Adrienne Fazio, BS, MS Duke University, 2002, 2003 Adam S. Fernandez, BSAS Youngstown State University, 2002 Emil Fischer, Master's Degree in Law Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Michael P. Foley, BS Kent State University, 2000 Melinda Franks-Jakicic, BS Drexel University, 2004 Thomas Fuchs, MS University of Zurich, Switzerland, 1998 Colin Gallagher, BS Clarkson University, 2001 Ana Giacomin, BA Centro Universitario Ibero-Amer- icano, Brazil, 2003 Jeremy Gill, BS Robert Morris University, 2000 Dennis Goodall, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1993 Ivana Goossen, MS University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria, 1997 Priya Guyadeen, BS, MS University of Maryland, 1998, 1999 Kurt Hadden, BA University of Maryland, 1993 Gary D. Hauck, BS South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2001 Jessica Hayes, BA Allegheny College, 2003 Dennis Henning Richard Herzog, BA Rochester Institute of Technology, 1984 Nicole Hoelke, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1999 Karel Holub Michael Hordijk, BS, BS, MS University of Pittsburgh, 2001, 2001, 2002 DarnellJackson, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2002 William L.Jones, BS University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 1990 Shawn M. Kimmel, BSBA Duquesne University, 2000 Jakub Klepal, Ing Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, 2004 Kimberly Klukan, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Katharina Kollie, Diplom-Kauffrau University of Applied Sciences, Germany, 2007 Fernando Kozel Varela, Ing, BSBA Escola Politecnica de Universi- dade de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1993, 1997 Pavol Krajc, Ing University of Economics in Bratis- lava, Slovak Republic, 1992 Jeremy Kraus, BA State University of New York at Binghamton, 1998 Yi-hsuan Kuo, BSBA University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Sebastian Kuszmierczyk, Diplom- Kaufmann University of Applied Sciences, 2007 Petra Kutnarova, Ing University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic, 1996 Jia-Ling Liang, BSBA University of Pittsburgh, 2001 William Lieb, BSBA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Inna Loutaev, BNS, Diploma, MSN Hebrew University ofJerusalem, Israel, 1998; V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Christopher Marsico, BGeneral- Studies Indiana University, 2000 Constance Mayer, BA, MFA University of Pittsburgh, 1988, 1991 Scott McKibben, BS, MS University of Pittsburgh, 2000, 2004 Michel Mellis, Ing State University of Campinas, Brazil, 1995 Stephen Miller, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Tomas Mucka, Mgr Palacky University of Olomouc, Czech Republic, 1998 Geoffrey Muessig, BA, MA State University of New York at Binghamton, 1977; University of Chicago, 1979 Jaclyn Nichols, BA Ohio Wesleyan University, 2001 Roman Peskine, MS Ufa Petroleum State Technical University, Russia, 1997 Miroslava Pibylova, Ing Czech University in Prague, Czech Republic, 2006 John Pisula, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2001 RyanJ. Pruchnic, BS, MS University of Pittsburgh, 1996, 2003 Jamie Quinn, BS Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2002 Robert Quinn, BS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1990 Serena Rajakumar, BSBA Duquesne University, 2002 Andrew Rieland, BS Lehigh University, 2002 Erik Rodenberg, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1992 Everton Salvo, BA, MA University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1994; Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil, 1999 Joao Santomauro, BA Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado, Brazil, 1992 Gregory Schwartz, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2003 Allison Seidel, BS Grove City College, 1999 Rudolf Sihlovec Pauline Silverman, BSc University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 1979 Rebecca Single, BS Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 1999 John Smolak III, BS Pennsylvania State University Erie The Behrend College, 1998 Charles F. Smolky, BS Miami University, 1995 James Sullivan, BE Ryerson University, Canada, 1990 Martha Suryani, BS Ohio State University, 2000 Raphael Swiercynzski, BS Universidade Paulista, Brazil, 2002 Kent Szalla, BS, BA Pennsylvania State University, 1994, 1994 Brian J. Thyen, BA University of Nebraska, 2000 Marcelo Vieira, BA Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Brazil, 1991 Pavel Vokurka, Ing University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, 1999 Miroslav Volarik, Bachelor Degree in Business James Cook University, Australia, 2004 Robert Willis Donald Wolfe, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 1992 Marcelo Yamande, Ing Universidade Sao Judas Tadeu, Brazil, 1994 Joseph Yamrozik, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2004 EdwardJ. Yongo, MA University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 1994 Luciana Zonzini, BS University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1998 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS April 2009 Maja H. Ahmetovic, BS SaintJohn's University, 2004 Edward Keefe, BS Montana State University, 2004 Alexandra Kelley, Dip de Licenta Bucharest Academy of Economic Saahil Goel, BS Studies, Romania, 2005 Western International University, Gaurab Misra, BS 2005 University of Pittsburgh, 1992 Michael Polishen, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2001 April 2009 Tanvi Gautam, BA, Delhi University, India, 1997; La Trobe University, Australia, 1998. Major: Organi- zational Behavior and Human Resources. Dissertation: Project Leader's Dual Socialization and Its Impact on Team Learning and Performance: A Diagnostic Study. December 2008 Akie Iriyama, BA, MA, Keio Uni- versity,Japan, 1996, 1998. Major: Strategic Management. Disserta- tion: Real Options in Sequential Stock Acquisitions. JaiJoon Lee, BS, MBA, Purdue University, 1991; University of Rochester, 1993. Major: Strategic Management. Dissertation: Cor- porate Strategic Action Portfolios and Firm Performance in the U.S. Telecom Industry (1984-2004). Ryan John Luchs, BS, MBA, Penn- sylvania State University, 2002; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Marketing. Dissertation: Three Essays Addressing Issues in Retail Channels. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Jason Daniel Schloetzer, BS, MBA, University of Kansas, 1997; George Washington University, 2001. Major: Accounting. Dis- sertation: Essays on Nonfinancial Performance Measurement, Rela- tive Bargaining Power and Supply Chain Performance. August 2008 ChristopherJohn Groening, BS, MS, MBA, University of Cali- fornia, San Diego, 1993; Stony Brook University, State University of New York, 1994; University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Market- ing. Dissertation: A Marketing Perspective of Stakeholder Influ- ence on Long- and Short-term Firm Financial Measures. Iryna Shevchuk, BA, MA, Ivano- Frankivsk State Technical Uni- versity of Oil and Gas, Ukraine, 2001; National University "Kyiv- Mohyla Academy," Ukraine, 2003. Major: Organizational Behavior and Human Resources. Disserta- tion: Who Stays and Who Leaves? Social Dynamics Surrounding Employee Turnover. Mehmet Fatih Yalin, BA, Bilkent University, Turkey, 1998. Major: Finance. Dissertation: Essays on Publicly Traded Family Firms in the United States. COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES N. John Cooper, BA, DPhil, Bettyej. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean of Arts and Sciences BACHELOR OF ARTS April 2009 Kern Darion Agard Rebecca Lee Allen Aaliyah A. Aquil Leanne Marie Aurich Daniel Alan Baker Brandy E. Balash John Kenneth Basilone Derek M. Bauer Sharon Stewart Blake Daniel D. Bowman Marquita Monique Brown David Alan Brytus Faith Marie Butta Kelly N. Campbell Sharon L. Campbell Paige B. Carlson Sarah Elizabeth Carr Daniel Louis Castrogiovanni Angela S.H. Caushaj Anya Chayka Jacob W. Christian John D. 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Driscoll McNulty Matthew L. Edgar Danielle L. Estabrook Lesley M. Fedor IndiaJ. Foy Elizabeth Blandi Gatta Kathleen Ann Gaus Khalid O. Goodrich Denise Harper Marianna D. Hegedus Doreen Hernandez Daniel Robert Homa Kathleen J. Jacobs Jennifer D.Johnson Curtis M.JonesJr. Andrew Kachmar IV Lori M. Kacin Karen L. Kenerson Tracey Lee Kirby FrankJ. Kochin ThomasJoseph Kohser Yatipol Kunvatanagarn Justin T. Kwiatkowski Tyler Thomas Lenio Stephen R. LiptakJr. Aleara Michelle Lofton George Andrew Mallick Viktoryia Maroz Mary Grace McKruit Sheila Mars Mollica Jacob R. Mulcahy Meghan L. Parkin Jessica L. Pick April 2009 MatthewJ. Bruenn Alice Marie Bullers Debra F. Curran Jason Michael Damon Harpreet Kaur Dhiman Christine E. Fish Danielle Marie Ford Wesley A. Furry Emma Gasanova Erin Katherine Gibson Jessica Anne Glasse Christine Elizabeth Hall-Trotman Valerie M. Hawes KevinJ. Hengelbrok Kelly Anne Hoist Valerie Rose Jacobs Alexandra Maria Komichak RobertJohn Marshall Aseneath M. 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Cleary Mallory Bernice Conley Kristi Lynn Durkt Danielle Beth DelVecchio Amanda Colette Evers Dianalynn Marie Farkas Kenneth A. Fegula Christopher George Fleissner Heidi Teresa Fonzi Aaliyah Muneerah Habeeb Isaac Fitzgerald Hawkins Rebecka Brooke Hendricks John Robert Hollenberger Beth Horowitz Arthur I. Jones Danielle Renee Kimball Alyse A. Kisty Darcey D. Levy Philip Nicholas Males Ralph D. MarsicoJr. MarciaJane Mason Robert E. Michel Jr. Brooke Farnsworth Misner Kimya Elizabeth Monteiro Meghan Ashley Osborne Theodora Vasilea Polamalu Kenneth David Pontiff Marie Abel Ragowsky RyanJ. Rekich Christopher I. Rendall-Jackson KarlJ. Schaefer Joseph T. Schneider Kendra Kristine Siefert Jessica Renee Simons Jo Ann Snow Stephanie Lynn Stewart Sonya R. Swanson Quentin A. Trisler James Jared Fazio TimothyJ. Green William R. Hazy Richard Hart Heiden HeidiJane Hursen Zachary Andrew Koeske Jomei Rosemary Liao Meghan E. Malloy Thomas Lawrence Mathews Brittany Alyce McDonald Kathryn Jean McDonald Thomas R. Ranalli Chelsea L. Roman Jeremy D. Shabtai Lauren M. Surrock CarolJ. Taylor Jonathan Robert VanHoose Avraham B. Zlochower ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY Mark A. Nordenberg, BA, JD, Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer James V. Maher, BS, MS, PhD, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Arthur S. Levine, AB, MD, Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine Jerome Cochran, BA, JD, Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel Arthur G. Ramicone, BS, MBA, Vice Chancellor for Budget and Controller Amy K. Marsh, BA, MBA, Treasurer B. Jean Ferketish, BA, MBA, PhD, Secretary of the Board of Trustees and Assistant Chancellor August 2008 Cara Ann Barkley Ashley Marie Derby Joshua M. Garber Justin M. Gross Eric McIntosh Andrew Hosny Mikhail Heather L. Ruff Kayla Renee Schrock Lauren Rae Van Sicklin MatthewJ. Weller Kelly Elizabeth Winward-Green SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Larry E. Davis, BA, MA, MSW, PhD, Dean BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIAL WORK April 2009 Catherine J. Balsamo Gina M. Burke Zara Catherine Carroll Brooke Caroline Chaney Kameka Sharna-Kay Collins Gayly R. Crawford Brittany L. Davin Melissa L. Demchak Adam Scott Farber Jason S. Galata Stacy Robin Golboro Benn Lawrence Grodin Elyse Ann Hall Tiana L. Hawkins Michelle Leigh Henritzy Alex C. Hersey Nicole Trisha Ann Hickman Stephanie Robin Hiller Jennifer Christina Hollenberger Lance Michael Jefferson ShanikaJanailJohnson Siena K. Kane Katherine Elise LaRocca-Thompson Emily Harper Liles Aleia Carmelita Lopez Meaghan Maher Jessica Tara Ann Maroney Erin Kristina McKenna Genafie McKnight Sarah Nicole Miller Maria C. Molter Azusa Nagashima Joanne E. Nalitz Kathleen Ann Parke Christine Jo Pracht Hilary Anne Rabuck Stephanie R. Samolovitch Nancy Thomas Saunders Stephanie L. Schmidt Mary Louise Silvestros ErynJ. Snyder Maurice L. Speaks Jasmine La'Shea Sullivan Leanne Turner Caitlin R. Walk Robert Richard Watson Kimberly Mee-Kyung Wenke Kaitlin J. Winter Somone Winton Bethany Ann Woolford Aneesah N. Young December 2008 Victoria Lynn Birek August 2008 Jose Antonio DiazJr. KennethJ. Evanoski BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN SOCIAL WORK April 2009 Bridget Catherine Bailey April 2009 Flavia Anton Andon, BSW Bethlehem University, Palestine, 1994 Alicia Dawn Atkins, BA Mount Union College, 2006 Kristen Michelle Atwood, BA Thiel College, 2005 Sonia Bajwa, BA Chatham University, 2005 MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Tracy Colleen Baton, BA, MA University of Pittsburgh, 1989; University of Florida, 1996 David Lee Bennefield, BS Geneva College, 2004 Kristin Marie Birkholz, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Jacqueline Bishop, BA Ohio Wesleyan University, 2001 Rebecca Sue Blackwood, BA Westminster College, 2002 Shelly E. Boback, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1999 Carl B. Bowman, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1992 Dominique Chatman, BSW Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2007 LaverneJayne Chianelli, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jarie Michele Clouse, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Mary Teresa Coroso, BS Clarion University, 2007 Jacqueline M. D'Ambrosio, BS University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2007 Keri Anne Deardorff, BA Gannon University, 2007 William Francis DenneyJr., BA, MA Indiana University, 1971, 1973 Margaret Ann Deverin, BA Montclair State University, 1982 Paula Dugan, BS Lock Haven University of Pennsyl- vania, 1989 Elyse Easton, BS Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Angela Marie Edmundson, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Megan Eileen Espenschied, BS Geneva College, 2007 Katherine A. Falcone, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Michael Joseph Fernan, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Julianne Frick, BA University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, 2007 Jonette Heather Gallo, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2001 William Mosby Giannobile, BS Catholic University of America, 2005 Tina L. Gibbs, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Laura Nicole Gornall, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Lori Hahalyak, BS, MA Geneva College, 1981; Duquesne University, 1988 MeghanJoyce Halferty, BA George Washington University, 2006 Krystal A. Hammar, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Laura Ann Hanson, BA Antioch College, 2005 Cleophus C. Harris, BS Carlow University, 2002 Ashley Nicole Hassell, BS Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007 Catharine E. Hebdon, BA Westminster College, 2007 Bethany Ruth Hemingway, BA Buffalo State University, 2007 John S. Horgan, BA, MA Edinboro University of Penn- sylvania, 1990; Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 1996 Angela Ireland, BA Gannon University, 2000 Breanna Marie Jay, BA Bowling Green State University, 2007 Kenneth C. Jones, BA Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Frank Kasper, BSW Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 1996 Michele A. Kearns, BSW Mansfield University, 2002 Brian Vincent Kephart, BA Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2001 Barbara Kline, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1998 NoraJ. Koper, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1988 Elizabeth Ann Larson, BS Texas Christian University, 2007 Desiree Christiane Leon, BS Seton Hill University, 2004 Michelle L. Lober, BS University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 1990 Rebecca Marie Logar, BA Westminster College, 2007 Summer-Elizabeth Jo Lohler, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Dario Maragni, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2004 NicoleJ. Marinacci, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Sarah B. Martinelli-Rybicki, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Sheena Marie Martinosky, BA Saint Vincent College, 2007 Thomas Michael Matusky, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Samantha Maxwell, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Sharon Ann McCarthy, BA, MBA, PhD University of Michigan, 1978; Cornell University, 1983, 1987 Sharon Marilyn McCarthy, BS Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity, 2002 Dana Marie McInchock, BSW California University of Pennsyl- vania, 2004 Brant E. Meehan, BSW Carlow University, 2007 Catherine Grace Meehan, BA Washington University in St. Louis, 2006 Maura Eve Mendelson, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007 Jennifer Lynn Mock, BS Lock Haven University of Pennsyl- vania, 2004 Jennifer Lynn Mohn, BA Waynesburg College, 2005 Laura A. Molnar, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Vincent A. Moore, BA Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1998 Tosha Marie Murrin, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Ashley Kristine Newhouse, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2001 Tracey Lynn Nichol, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Jessica Nobile, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Ashley Lynn O'Hara, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Henry Opoku, BA University of Michigan, 2002 Hee K. Park, BS Ewha Womans University, South Korea, 1981 Darrell Phillips, BA, MBA Our Lady of the Lake University, 1995; University of Phoenix, 2000 Shannon Plush, BS University of Tampa, 2007 Mallory Z. Podolsky, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Elo Pranno, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Alexandra Dianna Radomsky, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007 Janiece Rash, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Amanda Marie Reszkowski, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007 Kathleen Todd Robinson, BA George Washington University, 2003 Toni M. Roitz, BS Geneva College, 2005 Lindsey Renee Rose, BA Saint Vincent College, 2007 Gina M. Saly, BS University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2001 LindseyJean Schloer, BSW Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2005 Jennifer R. Scholl, BA Gannon University, 2007 Elizabeth Ann Schulby, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Juliandra Scott, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Gabriela I. Sevilla, BA Clarion University, 2001 GeorgeJ. Simon, BS, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2002, 2003 Annamarie Simpson, BA, MS La Roche College, 1978; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1980 Aaron Richard Smith, BA University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 2004 Michelle L. Snyder, BA Malone College, 1998 Jennifer M. Spano, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007 Miranda Lee Spiro, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Edward Steele Stancombe, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 1993 Toccarra Lynn Stanley, BS Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2007 Elizabeth Marie Stover, BA Ohio State University, 2007 Deborah Sharon Swerdlow, BA Macalester College, 2001 Alexis Giselle Szymanski, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2007 Samantha Nicole Teixeira, BA University of New Hampshire, 2005 Christina Lee Urie, BA Thiel College, 2001 VanessaJoy Veltre, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2004 Tanya A. Walburn, BS Geneva College, 2002 Lynn A. Walls, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2003 Meghan A. Warner, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2007 Marcia Bronder Warren, BA Chatham University, 1982 Addie Weaver, BA Lycoming College, 2004 Kecia D. White, BSW Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2005 Catherine M. Wilson, BA Blackburn College, 1978 Theresa Renee Wright, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Colleen Patricia Young, BA College of William & Mary, 2002 Jillian Zabrina Zaracki, BA University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, 2004 Emily Bertha Zupancic, BA Temple University, 2007 December 2008 Daniel R. Arkus, BSW State University of New York Plattsburgh, 2007 Shara Leanne Bachuchin, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 Christina R. Biegenwald, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Jude Christian Bisceglia, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 1994 PatriciaJ. Chabala, BA Saint Vincent College, 1988 Heather Sue Coblentz, BSW Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2007 Laura Lea Condos, BA Ohio State University, 2000 Rachelle M. Das, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Alexa Dickinson Pontzer, BSW Chatham University, 2007 Jimmie Lee Dilanni, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Megan Marie Dzurko, BSSW California University of Pennsyl- vania, 2007 Kathi Renee Elliott, BS, MSN University of Pittsburgh, 2004, 2008 Sister Irene M. Ellis, BSW Carlow University, 2007 Jennifer Lynn Fairbank, BA Westminster College, 1997 Korrin Alana Frances Ferguson, BSSW California University of Pennsyl- vania, 2006 Alissa Leigh Gammiere, BSW West Virginia University, 2006 Christopher Eric Grove, BSW Juniata College, 2007 Jennifer R. Gruber, BA, MA California University of Pennsyl- vania, 2000; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2001 Isaiah L. Gwinn, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 HeatherJ. Hess-Chatterjee, BSW Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Todd Eric Hryckowian, BA University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 1998 Amber Dawn Kalp, BS University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, 1996 Stacey Elizabeth Lentz, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jennifer Colleen Leonard, BSW Chatham University, 2005 Megan L. Lister, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Daryl Ann Milcic, BSW Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2006 AbbeyJean Miller, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2005 Mandi Lea Mills, BSW Saint Francis University, 2006 Robert Glenn Morris, BSW Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 1999 Wing-Chee Regine Ng, BSW Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2006 Wendy L. Olean, BSW Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Andrea Gabrielle Parise, BSW Carlow University, 2007 Matthew Philip Rader, BSW Mansfield University, 2007 Laura Taylor Rinck, BA Elizabethtown College, 2007 Ann C. Sanders, BA Allegheny College, 2005 Jodi L. Sarvey, BSW Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2004 Mary Elizabeth Schraeder, BSW West Virginia University, 2007 Melissa Marie Smith, BA Bethany College, 2007 Melissa Lynn Stewart, BSW Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2006 Martin Trevino, BSW Our Lady of the Lake University, 2007 April 2009 Shaun M. Eack, BS, MSW, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002, 2003. Dissertation: Social Cognition of Social Disability in Schizophrenia: The Role of Emotional Intelligence. Jonathan Bentley Singer, BA, MSSW, Earlham College, 1992; University of Texas at Austin, 1996. Dissertation: Mothers Seek- ing Mental Health Care for the Children: A Qualitative Analysis of Pathways to Care. Emilie Claire Van Dyke, BA Roanoke College, 2004 Simone Aleta Williamson, BSW University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jenna Layne Wood, BSW Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Beverly Ann Worley, BSW University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Amanda Elizabeth Ann Zeiders, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Traci D. Zimmerman, BA California University of Pennsyl- vania, 1996 August 2008 Natalie Sue Bollinger, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Jennifer L. Bowers, BSW Warren Wilson College, 2006 Nicole Fike, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2001 Carah Ann Girlardo, BASW University of Pittsburgh, 2005 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY August 2008 Kyaien O. Conner, BS, MSW, MPH, University of Pittsburgh, 2002, 2004, 2007. Dissertation: Mental Health Treatment Seeking among Older Adults with Depression: The Impact of Stigma and Race So'Nia Gilkey, BS, MSW, Alcorn State University, 1997, Clark Atlanta University, 2000. Disserta- tion: Sheltering as Sanctuary: A Narrative Inquiry of the Experi- ence of Homelessness. JadaJeanette Herring, BA California University of Pennsyl- vania, 2005 Jeanne Claire Julin, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Kris Ellen Kisiday, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2002 Naji Singh Lang, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1991 Kyung Lee, BA, MA Ewha Womans University, South Korea, 1986, 1990 Ann McCurdy, BSW Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2003 BridgetJoyce O'Brien, BA Duquesne University, 2004 Ricci Brooke Peck, BA Shippensburg University, 2003 Eileen M. Retamal, BA, MBA William Paterson University, 1982 Rutgers University, 1992 Jayashree Mohanty, BA, MA, MPhil, MS, Berhampur University, India, 1992, 1994, 2000; University of Texas at Austin, 2002. Disserta- tion: Ethnic Socialization, Iden- tity Development, and Psychologi- cal Adjustment in International Adoptees as Adolescents and Young Adults. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS John T.S. Keeler, BA, MA, PhD, Dean MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION April 2009 Ted Archer, BA Washington and Lee University, 2006 Miriam S. Belblidia, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Jamie L. Berryhill, BA Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Chastity Y. Booker, BS Youngstown State University, 2001 Courtney Hawthorne Boyd, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Akim Ajieth Bunny, BS Point Park University, 2006 Marnie Sue Carlson, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 MichelleJ. Coker, BA Duquesne University, 2005 MichelleJ. Corkum, BA Allegheny College, 2007 Joan Carpenter Eichner, BA Colorado College, 2003 Daniel Evan Giovannelli, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Brittany L. Guthrie, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Jeremy Ross Intihar, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 LindyJ. Krajnak, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Cecilia Florencia Lavena, BA, MA University of San Andres, Argentina, 2000, 2003 Catherine Grace Meehan, BA Washington University in St. Louis, 2006 LauraJ. Meixell, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Victoria Lynn Shaver, BA George Fox University, 2004 Kara Rae Shives, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Ashley Elizabeth Steeples, BS Belmont University, 2001 Heather Nicole Tarbell, BS University at Buffalo State Univer- sity of New York, 2006 Jameel M. White, BS Lincoln University, 2006 Ashley Laura Young, BA Westminster College, 2007 December 2008 John Bullen, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Siobahn Gallagher, BS University of Georgia, 2002 Jong Myoung Lee, BPA Myongji University, South Korea, 2005 Robert Pontzer, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2004 Ta-Tanisha Perry Shegog, BS Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 1993 August 2008 Diane Estelle Bork, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Joy Braunstein, BA, MSEL Johnson State College, 1997; Vermont Law School, 2000 Hee Seung Lee, BA, MA Yonsei University, South Korea, 2001, 2004 Martha Alice Riecks, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1999 MASTER OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS April 2009 Lindsey Suzanne Anderson, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Kyle Eric Barilar, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2007 Robin Lynn Belinsky, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 CarrieJ. Bradley, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Megan M. Carniewski, BA Gannon University, 2007 Brittany A. Cellone, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2007 Matthew P. Christensen, BA,JD Brigham Young University, 2004; Duquesne University, 2007 Jessie L. Crabb, BA Lewis & Clark College, 2003 Nathan Charles Crilly, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2007 Nathan Philip Darrigo, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Michael William Dorsey, BS Purdue University, 2005 Patrick L. Freeman, BA, MA University of Ghana, Ghana, 2003; London Metropolitan Uni- versity, United Kingdom, 2006 Danielle C. Grubbs, BA Duquesne University, 2003 Andrew Scott Henderson, BA Washington College, 2005 Donald Barton HenniganJr., BA University of Texas, 1999 James D. Hodgkins, BA George Washington University, 2006 Samantha A. Hryciuk, BPhil University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Daniel German Ippolito, BA Universidad de Salvador, Argen- tina, 2005 Christopher DeanJones, BA State University of New York at New Paltz, 2005 Elsa Talat Khwaja, BA University of Minnesota, 2006 Rachel L. Klein, BA University of Maryland, 2005 Daniel Lee Lewis, BA Michigan State University, 2007 Christine Marie Linskey, BA, BS College of Charleston, 2006 Yow-Chyi Liu, BA National Chengchi University, Taiwan, 2007 Manuel Heriberto Machillanda Varela, BS Universidad Central de Venezu- ela, 2006 Tiffany Shannon Martin, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Danielle Marie McVey, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Craig A. Meckler, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Julia Ann Moore, BA Duquesne University, 2005 Kevin Newak, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Karen L. Niedermeyer, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1982 Kathleen Obuszewski, BS Drexel University, 2006 Kyle Lloyde Parker, BA University of South Carolina, 2006 Levent Parlakgunes, BA Marmara Universitesi, Turkey, 2001 Sophia Maryam Payind, BA, BS Ohio State University, 2007 TimothyJ. Petro, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Mark W. Pifher, BA State University of New York Col- lege at Geneseo, 2006 Cassidy Cole Riddle, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Corey Mercedes Sczechowicz, BA University of Miami, 2005 Zain I. Shad, BA Washington College, 2005 Jerid A. Shutler, BA West Virginia University, 2003 Christopher Griffin Solomon, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Daniel Paul Stein, BA Michigan State Unversity, 2002 Justin Eric Swisher, BS University of Toledo, 2007 Rachel Elizabeth Tataranowicz, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Stavros Vasiliadis, BA George Washington University, 2004 Kirk Wachenheimer, BA St. Edward's University, 2006 Rebecca Wall, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2002 Hsiang-Chun Wei, BA National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2006 John Richard Wenturine III, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2006 JeremyJon Widenhofer, BS Indiana University, 2001 Mallorie Rene Winn, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 James Zevchak, BA Pennsylvania State University, 1996 December 2008 Kevin Eckerd, BA Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2005 Erin Gentile, BBA, BA University of San Diego, 2005 ChanmimJeon, BA Yongin University, South Korea, 2006 Emily Knarr, BA DePauw University, 2005 Antonio Loffreda-Mancinelli, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2003 Tiffany McLee, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Michael Murphy, BA Southwestern University, 2005 Ion Traian Stefan, BA, MA University of the West, Romania, 2000; National School of Political Science, Romania, 2002 Shinji Tanioka, BC Meiji University, Japan, 2006 Charlotte Wang, BS Robert Morris University, 2002 Heather Wiech, BA University of Rhode Island, 2006 August 2008 Andrew Kenneth Blake, BA University of Maryland, 2004 AndrewJohn Cummings, BA Duquesne University, 2005 Alexis Anne Eastwood, BA Trinity University, 2005 Peter Arthur Greenwood, BA University of Minnesota Duluth, 2006 MatthewJoseph Harris, BA Ohio Wesleyan University, 2005 Jonathan R. Kording, BA Waynesburg University, 2006 Nicole Lynne Kunz, BA Gannon University, 2006 Elizabeth A. Ringler, BA Duquesne University, 2004 Jillena Sue Roberts, BA Denison University, 2005 Amruta Vinod Shanghag, BCom, MCom, PGDBM Narsee Monjee College of Com- merce and Economics, India, 2001; University of Mumbai, India, 2003; Sydenham Institute of Management Studies and Research and Entrepreneurship Education, India, 2004 EricJ. Stahl, BA University of Maryland, 2006 MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT April 2009 Anabel Fernanda Castillo, Ingeniera Escuela Superior Politecnica, Ecuador, 2006 Maricel Leon Coto, BA Universidad Internacional de Las Americas, Costa Rica, 2004 Pamela S. Daley, BA Wright State University, 2006 Amy Elizabeth Eichenberg, BA American University, 1998 Nathan A. Emery, BA Kent State University, 1992 Jaime Marie Evanoski, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Allison Hailey Hahn, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Julia Brooke Hustwit, BA Carnegie Mellon University, 2004 Jacqueline M.Jarosz, BS John Carroll University, 2005 Jennifer L. Johnson, BA Washington University, 2004 Rebecca M.Johnson, BA Moorhead State University, 2006 Julia Dodge Judson-Rea, BA Bates College, 2004 Mary Larzelere, BA Elizabethtown College, 2007 Sandra Munotyei Matoushaya, BS Ohio Valley College, 2006 Eliza Michele Mayo, BS Cornell University, 1989 Cheryl B. Mrazik, BA University of Scranton, 2006 Brooke R. Hammond Perez, BA James Madison University, 2005 Allison E. Rand, BA Washington University in St. Louis, 2004 Stefanie Lorraine Schell, BA Webster University, 2005 Emily Keator Stallings, BA Ohio State University, 2004 Charles Arthur Yhap, BA Florida State University, 2005 December 2008 Leah Crutcher, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Katherine Lau, BA Valparaiso University, 2005 Anne Sanders, BA Allegheny College, 2005 Nathaniel Veltman, BA Calvin College, 2006 August 2008 Shruti Ramachandran, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICYAND MANAGEMENT April 2009 Calmer Roy Beeson, BA Moravian College, 1997 John T. Andrew Chelosky, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 1997 Stephen Scott Connelly, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1999 Shawn K. Ellies, BS, MA Excelsior College, 2000; Duquesne University, 2004 Stephens G. Lytch, BA, MDiv University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975; Princeton Theological Seminary, 1978 Mary Kate MacKenzie, BA National-Louis University, 1984 December 2008 Sharon Gratzmiller, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Edward Herrmann, BS University of Utah, 1995 August 2008 Seonyoung An, BA, MA Sungshin Women's University, South Korea, 1999; Konkuk University, South Korea, 2003 Ryan P. Boyle, BA University of Notre Dame, 1998 Gilhyun Lee, BA Korea University, South Korea, 1997 Joel Abad Pelayo, BA University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, 1988 Koji Shigenari, BL Osaka University, Japan, 2002 Laurel L. Yasko, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1995 April 2009 Vera Achvarina, BA, Russian State University, Russia, 2000; MA, University of Pittsburgh, 2003. Major: Public and International Affairs. Dissertation: Explaining Child Soldiers' Ration in Ethnic Conflicts. James M. Leaman, BS, Eastern Mennonite University, 1986; MA, James Madison University, 1990. Major: Public and International Affairs. Dissertation: Spirituality and Corruption in LDCs: Analysis of the Interaction of Spiritual Intelligence on the Incidence of Street-level Bureaucratic Bribery in Kenya. Marietou Macalou, BA, Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Mali, 1979; MS, Ball State University, 1995. Major: Public and Interna- tional Affairs. Dissertation: The Politicization of the Civil Service in Mali in the Context of Democ- ratization. Eliada B. Nwosu, BA, Yale Uni- versity, 2002; MA, University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Major: Public and International Affairs. Dis- sertation: Social Networks and Entrepreneurial Performance in South Africa: A Case Study. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Jorge Armando Rodriguez, BA, MA, Universidad Nacional, Colombia, 1985, 1987; MPh, University of Cambridge, England, 1995. Major: Public and International Affairs. Dissertation: Institutional Design and the Geography of Economic Development: The Impact of the Fiscal Constitutions of Colombia, Canada, and Spain on Inter-regional Inequality. Ekaterina Urievna Turkina, BA, Ryazan State University, Russia, 2002; MA, University of Pitts- burgh, 2006. Major: Public and International Affairs. Disserta- tion: Compare E.U. - Russia Re- gional Cooperation and Energy Networks in the Northern Dimen- sion and the Black Sea Areas. Huiping Xie, BA, Renmin Univer- sity, China, 1999. Major: Public and International Affairs. Disser- tation: What Turns on Effective Community-driven Development? Gender Mainstreaming and Self-organizing Mechanism for Microfinance in China. December 2008 Paul Danczyk, BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1997; MPA, Uni- versity of Southern California, 2002. Major: Public and Inter- national Affairs. Dissertation: Intergovernmental Collaboration in Threat Preparedness and Re- sponse-California's Approach. Eric Hartman, BA, Lock Haven Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, 1998; MA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2001. Major: Public and Inter- national Affairs. Dissertation: Educating for Global Citizenship through Service-Learning: A Theoretical Account and Curricu- lar Evaluation. August 2008 Sungsoo Hwang, BA, Hanyang Uni- versity, South Korea, 1997; MA, Syracuse University, 1998. Major: Public and International Affairs. Dissertation: Leveraging Public and Nonprofit Partnership for IT Innovations: Building Effec- tive Neighborhood Information Systems. Robert Lee Skertich, BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1998; MPPM, University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Public and Inter- national Affairs. Dissertation: Action and Information Networks in Disaster Management. SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES Ronald L. Larsen, BS, MS, PhD, Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE June 2009 Michael Logoyda April 2009 Kelly Aderhold Patience Anamelechi Nicholas Antill Danielle Bevil Sandra Buehner David Day Michael Dolan John Fabry Jonathan Fischer Michael Gallino Michael Goll Joshua Kermond Adam Kissell Bradley Kuhlman Justin Lerner Patrick Martz Jonathan McHenry Victor Mullen Eric Napolitan David Nawn Joshua Pearce Justin Reese Christopher Rose Saba Saiyed Joshua Sawyers Kevin Scheetz Jibin Thomas Jeremy Van Luit Benjamin Zimmerman December 2008 Lubna Asad James Bowman Daniel Delaney Erik Dolan Jolie Good Jeffrey Irwin Sherri Lubic Richard McIver Zeshan Raja William Robb Ryan Silowash Alexander Simeone Michael Smuck Gonzalo Vega-Fuentes August 2008 James Conrad Gary Fisher Justin Forbes Joshua Hyde Shaun McGuire Karl Schneider Matthew Stevens June 2008 Gregory Klie MASTER OF LIBRARYAND INFORMATION SCIENCE June 2009 Cassy Trauger, BA East Stroudsburg University, 1993 April 2009 Rhonda Allard, BA Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1984 Holly Ambrose, BA Kutztown University of Pennsylva- nia, 1988 Rory Andrews, BA University of the Virgin Islands, 2006 Susan Ben, BA Chestnut Hill College, 2007 Rita Botts, BA Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity, 2001 Wendy Bougouneau, BA University of the Virgin Islands, 2007 Antoinette Bretzin, BASW, MSW University of Pittsburgh, 1995; Virginia Commonwealth Univer- sity, 1999 Lauren Brodt, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Jennifer Bruch, BA Kutztown University of Pennsylva- nia, 2006 Annice Canton, BFA, BFA University of the Virgin Islands, 1989; University of Maryland, 1996 Ellen Caranese, BS University of Pittsburgh, 1986 Rachel Carver, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Jeong Kwon Cho, BS, MS Sungkyunkwan University, China, 1998, 2006 Kristina Coley, BA Bowling Green State University, 2003 Erika Cooper, BA Virginia Wesleyan College, 1994 Kristen Crans, BS Messiah College, 2003 Kristina Cummings, BA Longwood University, 2002 Valerie Cummings, BFA Rochester Institute of Technology, 2000 Shannon Dunn, BA WheelingJesuit University, 1998 Ciprian Ene, BA, MS University of Bucharest, Romania, 1998,2006 Jane Farrell, BA Bloomsburg University of Penn- sylvania, 1992 Janice Ferdinand, BA, MA University of the Virgin Islands, 1993, 2001 Michelle Fitzgerald, BA California State University, Sacramento, 1997 Jennifer Fleenor, BA University of Oregon, 1999 Michael Foley, BS Jacksonville University, 2000 Sara Gambee, BS, MA Sul Ross State University, 1983; University of Phoenix, 1996 Laura Gilchrist, BA Saint Vincent College, 2006 Kazuyo Konagaya Good, BA Nihon University, Japan, 1977 Donald Graham, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Leslie Greene, BS, MA St.John's University, 1987; Univer- sity of the Virgin Islands, 2000 Lareese Hall, BA, MFA Oberlin College, 1990; Goddard College, 1994 Patricia Havrin, BA Lesley College, 2007 Kayembe Henderson, BS DePaul University, 2005 Cara Holtry, BA, MA Millersville University of Penn- sylvania, 2005; Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Andrew Horbal, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Consuelo Hubbuch, BA Washington University in St. Louis, 1999 Renise Johnson, BA University of the Virgin Islands, 2007 Kristy Kelly, BA York College of Pennsylvania, 2004 Katrina Kurtz, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Beverly Leonhardt, BA Gannon University, 2001 Timothy MacDonald, BA Geneva College, 2001 Allison Mackley, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1992 Scott Mahler, BA Salisbury University, 1999 Jeremy McGinniss, BM Philadelphia Biblical University, 2005 Cynthia Miller, BA California University of Pennsyl- vania, 2006 Jessica Miller, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2000 Shahnyn Moody-Benedict, BA Rutgers University, 2000 Jennifer Morris, BA University of Maryland, 1994 Kyle Neugebauer, BA Northland College, 2006 Kimberly Oliver, BA Stillman College, 1991 Elizabeth Post, BA University of Dayton, 2003 Erin Reeder, BA Mount Union College, 2007 Brian Romine, BA Ohio Wesleyan University, 2005 Alena Rucker, BA West Virginia Institute of Tech- nology, 1991 Amy Ryan, BS Slippery Rock University, 1980 BethAn Seager, BS Empire State College, State Uni- versity of New York, 2009 Kathleen Simms, BS Carnegie Mellon University, 1984 Janice Simon, BA University of the Virgin Islands, 2005 Meredith Sommers, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Maureen Staub, BA, MA Dickinson College, 1998; Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Rachel Stevenson, BA Marietta College, 2002 Gabriel Stuckey, BS Salisbury University, 2006 Rachel Szymczak, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2008 Jacqueline Taylor, BA Xavier College, 2007 Michelle Ulery, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1998 Sarah Yerger, BA Messiah College, 2006 Norihisa Yoda, BS, MS Doshisha University, Japan, 2002; Osaka City University, Japan, 2006 Kara Zaccarino, BS California University of Pennsyl- vania, 2003 Erin Zocco, BA California State University San Marcos, 2005 December 2008 Karen Allen, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Hillary Berry-Griffioen, BA Western Michigan University, 2006 Eric Blum, BA University of Michigan, 2006 Casey Brady Sirochman, BS, MA Pennsylvania State University, 2002; Indiana University of Penn- sylvania, 2004 Rhodora Bulay, BA Canisius College, 2001 Jessica Campbell, BS University of Maryland, 2006 Rian Crothers, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2003 Alina del Pino, BA, BA San Francisco State University, 1988, 1991 Jenna Derr, BA Geneva College, 2007 Christina Dominique, BA Rosemont College, 2008 Reilly Dunn, BA Mount Holyoke College, 2007 Catherine Duplessis, BS University of Houston, 2002 Faith Erickson, BA VillaJulie College, 2003 Megan Fallon, BS Ohio University, 2003 Mary Finley, BA Vanderbilt University, 2005 Dragan Gill, BA Bard College at Simon's Rock, 2006 Anita Greene, BA Lehigh University, 2002 Monica Greene, BS Oberlin College, 2007 JaniceJhinkoo, BA Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, 2004 Paula Lestini, BS West Liberty State College, 1984 Tyler Martin, BA Marlboro College, 2006 Brandon Masterman, BA Youngstown State University, 2007 Jonah McAllister-Erickson, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2003 COMMENCEMENT CONVOCATION UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Presiding, Mark A. Nordenberg, JD Chancellor of the University Distinguished Service Professor of Law PROGRAM OPENING OF CEREMONY PROCESSIONAL Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov Pomp and Circumstance March #1 by Elgar Crown Imperial March by Walton THE NATIONAL ANTHEM JohnJ. Baker, PhD Chief University Marshal President of the University Senate The University of Pittsburgh Symphonic Band Jack R. Anderson, MEd Director Led by Chad A. Slyman College of Business Administration, Class of 2010 GREETINGS AND REMARKS CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE Chancellor Nordenberg Chancellor Nordenberg Doctor of Science Honoris Causa upon Bert W. O'Malley, MD University of Pittsburgh School of Arts and Sciences, 1959, and School of Medicine, 1963 Thomas C. Thompson Professor and Chairman, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology Baylor College of Medicine Matthew Merendo, BA Boston University, 2005 Richard Mistretta, BA, MA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 1969; Shippensburg Univer- sity of Pennslyvania, 1973 Benoni Outerbridge, BA, MA Bank Street College, 1984; New York University, 1995 Loretta Payne, BS Robert Morris University, 1981 Madeleine Siegel, BA New York University, 2005 MaryJo Simons, BS, MPM University of Pittsburgh, 1975; Carnegie Mellon University, 1992 Stephen Slota, BA Messiah College, 2006 Susan Strecker, BA University of Pennsylvania, 2007 George Swaney, BA, MA California University of Pennsyl- vania, 1988, 1989 Carrie Todd, BS Robert Morris College, 2007 Temitope Toriola, BA University of Colorado Denver, 2000 Melinda Vicario, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Marc Virostek, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1996 Susan Waldo, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2003 August 2008 Faisal Altamimi, BA King Saud University, Saudi Ara- bia, 2000 Alyssa Archer, BA University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2002 Brigitta Arden, MA University of Berlin, Germany, 1993 Jared Bajkowski, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Katherine Benda, BS State University of New York at Cortland, 2004 Jessica Benner, BS Shepherd University, 2006 Megan Besaw, BA Queens University of Charlotte, 2006 Wendy Biddle, BA,JD Western Michigan University, 2000; Valparaiso University, 2004 Anna Biszaha, BA Ohio State University, 2003 Erin Brezinski, BA Edinboro University of Pennsylva- nia, 2007 Zachary Brodt, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Sally Burgman, BS, MEd St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1982; California University of Pennsylvania, 1989 Lisa Campbell, BFA Carnegie Mellon University, 2007 Keturah Cappadonia, BA, MA Mansfield University of Pennsylva- nia, 2003; University of Rochester, 2006 Erin Cassaro, BS Temple University, 2004 Anitra Chughtai, BA Denison University, 2006 Catherine Clevenger, BA Fairmont State College, 2006 Danielle Colbert-Lewis, BA, MA University of Virginia, 2001; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2003 Stephanie Cunningham, BA Portland State University, 1999 Maria Dastolfo, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Sara Deegan, BA, BA Eastern Mennonite University, 1999; Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 2002 Lauren Doughty, BA Bryn Mawr College, 2005 Allison Duclo, BA Saint Francis College, 2006 Marcia Eisner, BA Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 1974 Marie Elia, BA, MA Allegheny College, 2000; Colum- bia University, 2007 Siobhan Fagan, BA Eugene Lang College, 2005 Vincent Ferguson, BA Grove City College, 2000 Renee Findley, BA Bryn Mawr College, 2002 Tiffany Fleet, BA Shepherd University, 2007 Laura Fonash, BA Pennsylvania State University, 1998 Janet Forton, BA University of Pittsburgh, 1979 Jill Garcia, BA, MS University of North Florida, 2002; SaintJoseph's University, 2005 Timothy Gieringer, BA Marquette University, 2000 Matthew Gorzalski, BA Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Erin Gray, BA Westminster College, 2004 Ross Griffiths, BA Temple University, 2003 Rachel Grove Rohrbaugh, BA University of Delaware, 2005 Sarah Hackett, BA Kent State University, 2005 Shaun Hayes, BS Bowling Green State University, 2006 Daniel Hickey, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Daniel Higgins, BA, BA Clarion University, 1999; Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, 2001 Jeanne Hoover, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Jessica Hoptay, BA Hiram College, 2006 TimothyJohnson, BA, MEd Bloomsburg University of Pennsyl- vania, 2002, 2003 Brigette Kamsler, BA Millersville University, 2007 Kimberly Karnes, BS Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 2007 Laura Knouff, BA Carlow University, 2006 Andrew Krol, BA Edinboro University, 2004 Noufissa Lamrani, BA Mohammed V University, Morocco, 1998 Christopher Lemery, BA Grove City College, 2002 Lauren Lief, BA, BA Columbia University, 2004; WheelingJesuit University, 2007 Brandi Liskey, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Jenny Lockerby, BA College of Wooster, 2007 Andrea Losos, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Andrea Mackey, BS Duquesne University, 2007 Erin Mackin, BFA Point Park College, 2003 Tara R. Major, BS Pennsylvania College of Technology, 2003 Margaret McClintock, BS Duquesne University, 2005 Kathy McClure, BA Waynesburg Coll6ge, 1994 Denise McKernan, BA Saint Vincent College, 2005 Anthony Meier, BS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2007 Carol Mellott, BS Pennsylvania State University, 1986 Margaret Mericli, BA Carlow University, 1993 Abigail Middleton, BA Northeastern Illinois University, 2005 Jennifer Nicol, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Danelle Orange, BA University of Minnesota Morris, 2006 Kaitlin Patterson, BA Miami University, 2007 Kate Pearson, BA Oberlin College, 2007 Rhett Perdew, BA University of Scranton, 1997 Sarah Perdew, BFA Marywood University, 2005 Amanda Powell, BA Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2005 James Prince, BA York College of Pennsylvania, 1999 Ann Retzinger, BA University of Northern Iowa, 2007 Katie Rice, BS San Diego State University, 2006 Margaret Rich, BA Cornell University, 2007 Amy Robinson, BA Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 2006 Eric Schnittke, BA Ohio State University, 2005 Daniel Scholzen, BA, MA University of Wisconsin, 1995; DePaul University, 2005 Rebecca Shaknovich, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2005 Kelly Shesko, BA University of Cincinnati, 2006 Alesha Shumar, BS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Kelly Smith, BA Slippery Rock University of Penn- sylvania, 1994 William Smith, BA University of Rochester, 2002 Margaret Spires, BA Kalamazoo College, 2004 Danielle Thomas, BA Carlow University, 2005 Erin Thompson, BA Susquehanna University, 2007 Dana Tunick, BS, MA Lesley College, 2002; Saint Peter's College, 2005 Heather Turner, BA Washington &Jefferson College, 2007 Brodie Urban, BA California University of Pennsyl- vania, 2006 Kyle Warber, BS Central Michigan University, 2006 Heather Warren, BA University of Pennsylvania, 2005 Rachel Whittingham, BA Arkansas State University, 2000 Erin Wilkins, BS Bowling Green State University, 2005 Cheryl Williams, BA Kutztown University of Pennsylva- nia, 1977 Maureen Williams, BA DeSales University, 2007 Kristen Young, BA Denison University, 2005 Andrea Zekas, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Laura Zieja, BA University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Felicite Zimmerman, BS, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 1994; University of Pittsburgh, 2007 June 2008 Katie Boyd, BA University of Cincinnati, 2000 Maria Daniel, BA University of the Virgin Islands, 1996 Susan Meyer, BA Pennsylvania State University, 2005 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE April 2009 Shih Yi Chien, BA Chung Hua University, Taiwan, 2004 Patrick Dudas, BS Westminster College, 2006 Emily Ecoff, BS Saint Vincent College, 2007 Diana Edwards, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Xiaofeng Han, BA Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, China, 2006 Kuei-Chin Huang, BA National Central University, Taiwan, 2006 Alan Lee, BSIS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Yen-Guang Lin, BEng Yuan Ze University, China, 2001 Patrick Miller, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2005 Aileen Pringgosusanto, BS San Francisco State University, 2006 Barry SebestaJr., BS Indiana University South Bend, 2006 Jin Song, BS Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China, 2007 Yimin Sun, BA Tongji University, China, 2007 Ying Xu, BA Beijing Language and Culture University, China, 2007 Jiachang Yang, BS Central South University, China, 2007 Yili Zeng, BA Beijing Forestry University, China, 2007 December 2008 Zhong Cong, BS Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, 2007 Nicholas DeDomenico, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2006 Qian Hao, BS Xi'an University of Technology, China, 2006 David Hoyt, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2005 Yan Huang, BA Sichuan University, China, 2006 Anusha Kamineni, BEng Osmania University, India, 2007 Ryan Klingensmith, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Rohit Kulkarni, BEng University of Mumbai, India, 2005 Elizabeth May, BA University of Maryland, 2006 Lakshmi Akhila Mullapudi, MS, MS Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India, 2006, 2006 Archana Narayanaswamy, BA Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, India, 2003 Nattapol Sirisithichote, BA Chulalongkorn University, Thai- land, 2006 Lucy Wang, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2004 August 2008 Matthew Mendick, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Brandon Povich, BS, BA Indiana University of Pennsylva- nia, 2000, 2000 Fatimah Radwan, BEng King Saud University, Saudi Ara- bia, 2005 Senthilkumar Ramasamy Natarajan, BEng Annamalai University, India, 1996 Aram Rosenthal, BA University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Chia-Yi Wen, BS Ming Chuan University, Taiwan, 2005 june 2008 George Puchalski, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2003 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS April 2009 Yun Du, BS BeijingJiaotong University, China, 2007 Uzma Iqbal, BEng N.E.D. University, Pakistan, 2001 Cedric Pinder, BS Pennsylvania State University, 2006 Yu Qing Ren, BS Shanghai University, China, 1995 Yining Zeng, BA Jilin University, China, 2007 December 2008 Christopher Crosbie, BA Ohio University, 2003 Ryan Fleming, BS University of Pittsburgh, 2002 Annie Howard, BS Millersville University, 2006 Srihari Neelakanta, BEng Visveswaraiah Technological University, India, 2007 Amit Srivastava, BA Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India, 2007 August 2008 Luai Hasnawi, BS King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, 2005 Gulmira Issabayeva, BS Kazakh National Technical Uni- versity, Kazakhstan, 2005 CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN LIBRARYAND INFORMATION SCIENCE April 2009 December 2008 Susan Anstandig, BA, MA Allegheny College, 1994; University of Pittsburgh, 1996 WilliamJakub, BA, MA, MLIS Duquesne University, 1979; University of Pittsburgh, 1987, 2000 CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS April 2009 Louis Guzik, BS, MST Point Park College, 1995 University of Pittsburgh, 1997 April 2009 Maria Calle Torres, BS, MST, Universidad del Norte, Colombia, 2001; University of Pittsburgh, 2006. Major: Telecommunica- tions. Dissertation; Multi-layer Interaction Model for Networks with Diverse Constraints. Alfred Cecchetti, BS, MS, MSIS, In- diana University of Pennsylvania, 1972; University of Pittsburgh, 1992, 1995. Major: Library and Information Science. Disserta- tion: An Automatic Method for Classifying Medical Researchers into Domain Specific Subgroups. Pratibha Menon, BEng, MS, Uni- versity of Calicut, India, 1999; University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Telecommunications. Dis- sertation: Overflow Channels for Optimal Core Optical Networks. Jonathan Miller, BA, MLS, University of Sheffield, England, 1983; Uni- versity at Buffalo, State University of New York, 1992.Major: Library and Information Science. Disser- tation: The Role of the Associa- tion of Research Libraries and Its Members in the Development of the Copyright Act of 1976. December 2008 Saowaphak Sasanus, BEng, MS, Thammasat University, Thailand, 1996; University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000. Major: Informa- tion Science, Telecommunica- tions. Dissertation: Signaling Overload Control for Wireless Cellular Networks. Nattapong Swangmuang, BEng, MST, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 1998; University of Pittsburgh, 2002. Major: Informa- tion Science, Telecommunica- tions. Dissertation: A Location Fingerprint Framework towards Efficient Wireless Indoor Posi- tioning Systems. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY August 2008 Tanapat Anusas-Amornkul, BEng, MS, Kasetsart University, Thailand, 1995; University of Colorado at Boulder, 1998. Major: Information Science, Telecom- munications. Dissertation: On Detection Mechanisms and Their Performance for Packet Dropping Attack in Ad Hoc Networks. Parasak Chokesatean, BEng, MS, Assumption University, Thailand, 1999; University of Colorado at Boulder, 2001. Major: Informa- tion Science, Telecommunica- tions. Dissertation: Credibility- based Binary Feedback Model for Grid Resource Planning. MaryJo Dorsey, BS, MLS, Carlow University, 1988; University of Pittsburgh, 1990. Major: Library and Information Science. Disser- tation: Modeling the Consumer Health Information-seeking Behaviors of Primary Care Physicians Who Treat Elderly Depressed Patients and Their Caregivers. Siqing Du, BS, MS, Tianjin Univer- sity, China, 1999, 2003. Major: In- formation Science. Dissertation: On the Use of Natural Language Processing for Automated Con- ceptual Data Modeling. Maria Harrington, BS, MSIS, Carnegie Mellon University, 1988; University of Pittsburgh, 1990. Major: Information Science. Dissertation: Simulated Ecologi- cal Environments for Education: A Tripartite Model Framework of HCI Design Parameters for Situational Learning in Virtual Environments. Kuang-Chiu Huang, BBA, MA, National Cheng Kung University, China, 1991; Michigan State University, 2003. Major: Informa- tion Science, Telecommunica- tions. Dissertation: Can Citywide Municipal WIFI Be a Feasible Solution for Local Broadband Access in the U.S.? An Empirical Evaluation of a Techno-economic Model. Chih-Kuang Lin, BS, MS, San Francisco State University, 1998; University of Colorado at Boul- der, 2000. Major: Information Science, Telecommunications. Dissertation: Channel Access Management in Data Intensive Sensor Networks. Korn Vajanapoom, BEng, MS, Chu- lalongkorn University, Thailand, 1998; University of Maryland, 2002. Major: Information Sci- ence, Telecommunications. Dis- sertation: Risk-based Survivable Network Design. June 2008 JeffreyJacobson, BA, MSIS, Uni- versity of Texas at Austin, 1986; University of Pittsburgh, 1997. Major: Information Science. Dis- sertation: Ancient Architecture in Virtual Reality: Does Immersion Really Aid Learning? 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Smith, AB, MA, PhD, President BACHELOR OF ARTS April 2009 Steven D. Addis JeffreyJ. Alsippi Nathan V. Anderson Kailey L. Burtnett Treg L. Campbell Krista A. Costa Kristi A. Cummins PeterJ. Curtis Luke A. Frye Elaine F. Galinskie Joel M. Gazal Mark A. Gigliotti Jeffrey B. Grasmeder Preston M. Gray Lauren M. Griffith Megan A. Hodgkiss RichardJ. Houseman Dana M. Hunzinger Melissa D. Hutchinson Dominic J. Jacobs James P. Johnston Jr. Steven D. Kirkwood Rachel A. Lipko Ashley D. Macik Rikki A. Martin Michael P. McCarthy Michael D. McCune Steven S. McCune Jason R. McIlnay Michael A. McNulty Edward D. MontgomeryJr. Allison L. Mull Andrew F. Perrotta Ian N. Perrotta Julianna Peterson April 2009 Moshirah M. Abdalla Alexis L. Adams Lindsay L. Arenth Kimberly A. Argyros Matthew R. Austin Stacey M. Bauer Daniel R. Baugh Emilia Berardelli Sergey Blyakhor Justin J. Borchin Brittany N. Borovich Maria E. Borrelli Mallory A. Boscan Amanda L. Brant Alexander R. Rega Kinsey A. Removcik Matthew E. 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Simpson Aaron A. Slafka Jessica A. Swiokla ChristopherJ. Turk Nathaniel R. Wagers Tyler A. Wolfe Jaimi N. Young August 2008 Jason C. Baginski Brynn A. Baker Ashley M. Besedick Louis E. Colaizzi Traci A. Cunningham Kristen M. Davis Todd R. Deloplaine Volencia N. Dennison Adam D. Garrity Steven M. Gore Justin J. Karapandi Scott A. Loeffler Tabitha M. O'Donnell Megan A. Redfoot Kelly L. Scarff Joshua C. Thorpe Rebecca N. Zearley AshleyJ. Czekanski Heather L. Dandar Wayne A. DeFloria Jessica L. Dick Amber L. Dongilli Caitlin A. Dugan Rebecca D. Edelman Marisa L. Edwards Jessica L. Fordyce Alyson M. Galentine Nicole M. Garcher Megan S. Gardiner Haley L. Gearhart Rachel L. Gigliotti Brian R. Goppman Maria A. Guiliani Bert W. O'Malley Council of Deans PRESENTATION OF SCHOOLS IN COURSE AWARDING OF DOCTORAL DIPLOMAS CONFERRING OF DEGREES STUDENT RESPONSE C ALUMNI WELCOME ALMA MATER CLOSING OF CEREMONY RECESSIONAL Fanfare and Recessional by Ployhar James V. Maher, PhD Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor Chancellor Nordenberg Joseph L. Abbott III Candidate for the Bachelor of Science ollege of Business Administration, Class of 2009 F. James McCarl III, BA President, Pitt Alumni Association Led by Chad A. Slyman Professor Baker The University of Pittsburgh Symphonic Band (The audience is requested to remain seated during the recessional.) ADDRESS Amanda L. Hileman Sarah B. Holderbaum Brandon S. Humberger RussellJ. Jackson Genevieve A. Jones Karen F. Karelitz Jamie L. Keffer SamanthaJ. Kelly MariaJ. Kernisky Douglas A. Kline Deja R. Kotchman Marc A. Kubas Deannna K. Kulcsar Jodi M. Kunst Katie R. Kushner Lacey D. Lake Robert B. Latta III Ashlie N. Littrell Yi Liu Leslie C. Long Matthew C. Makar Lauren A. Mamros Kyle W. Marinclin Lynne M. Marmo-Farina Ashley C. Mattiko Sean M. McKenna Tannyah M. Merrick Amanda R. Miller Avery E. Miller Christina M. Miller Thomas R. Miller Amie A. Millward Jayson R. Minnich Brandy L. Moy Allison L. 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Young ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE Brandi Lynn Hamilton Stephen Christopher Hughes Leah KayJespersen Daniel Allen Johnson Nichole Ann Kapp Anita Marie Kemick Michael A. Koerner Leah Michelle Landers Shawn Llewellyn Raymond Darel MillerJr. Angela E. Morelli Joni Lynn Owen Matthew S. Pascuzzi Justin Eugene Patterson Bethany Ruth Payne Joseph Willson Putnam Brian Todd Shaffer Deborah Bement Smith David George Soble Caia Marie Soukup Gerry G. Stevens Christina Nicole Swaney Lawrence Robert Visbisky Jodi Danae Weed RebeccaJoan Wilson Steven Francis Woodel December 2008 Tyler Scott Cauvel PaulaJeanne Cornmesser Bethany Kay Paden Katy A. Parrett UNIVERSITY HONORS COLLEGE G. Alec Stewart, BA, MS, MSE, PhD, Dean BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN AFRICANA STUDIES AND FRENCH April 2009 SharaeJ. Graham (A&S) BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ANTHROPOLOGY April 2009 Katherine MacCord (A&S) August 2008 Roland L. Bell (A&S) BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ANTHROPOLOGY, ENGLISH LITERATURE, AND HISTORY April 2009 Eliza C. 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