COMMENCEMENT AUGUST 6, 2016, IRVINE, CA
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT California Southern University’s annual commencement ceremony is a singularly moving and inspirational event. Of course, we gather to celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of our graduates. But it is much more than that. It is about challenges overcome. Dreams that long lay dormant, now fulfilled. Sacrifices made so that goals could be achieved. The loving support of family and friends. A future without limits. Today, as each graduate walks across the stage, you will learn a bit about their personal journeys and where they are headed—and you will see what I mean. On behalf of the entire university, welcome to California Southern University’s 38th annual commencement ceremony!
Caroll Ryan, PhD President California Southern University
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CONTENTS UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION / BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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ADVISORY COUNCILS 4
FACULTY MENTORS 5
DOCTORAL GRADUATES 7
MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES 9
BACCALAUREATE GRADUATES 12
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM 13
2016 CALSOUTHERN DIFFERENCE AWARD
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2016 PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR DOCTORAL PROJECT EXCELLENCE 15
2016 CALSOUTHERN FACULTY MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
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2016 STUDENT SPEAKER 17
KEYNOTE SPEAKER 18
SEATING PLAN 19 Note: This program is not an official transcript of studies. For official degree and honors verification, please contact the Office of the Registrar by calling 714.882.7806 or 800.477.2254 Ext. 4206, or by email at: registrar@calsouthern.edu. CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 2016
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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Caroll Ryan, PhD
President
Carol Stanton, DBA
VP and COO
John Minchin, DSc
CAO
Barbara Grimes, PhD
Dean, School of Behavioral Sciences
Gregory D. Herbert, EdD
Dean, School of Business
Judith D. McLeod, DNP, CPNP
Dean, School of Nursing
Ellen Sampong, JD
Dean, School of Law
Elna van Heerden, DEd
Dean, School of Education
Jeffrey D. Fazio, JD, LLM
VP and General Counsel
Erika Woldman Hecht
VP of Worldwide Business Development
Nicole Lesher
Director of Institutional Research and Assessment / Accreditation Liaison Officer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Lady Branham, MA, Chair Donald Hecht, ScD J. Ramon Villanueva, MBA Hal Altshuler, MBA Mark Hecht, MBA James Farkas, PhD M. Kathleen Murphy Molly Mcginn, PhD Steven Beazley, PsyD Caroll Ryan, PhD (Ex-Officio)
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ADVISORY COUNCILS School of Business
School of Behavioral Sciences
Louise Brandy
Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD
Bashar Elkahtib, DBA
Jill Epstein, JD
Wing Lam
Joshua Taylor, PhD
Robbin Thomas
Julie Hayden, PsyD
David Tuyo, DBA
Graham Taylor, PsyD
Ed Wirth, PhD
James Sanders, MA Linda Fischer, EdD
School of Law
Sara G. Gilman, MA
Nick Ewell, JD
Enid Richey, MS
Shirley Chu, JD Tye Marshall, JD Keith Seagull, JD Mardy Sproule, JD Stephen Mashney, JD
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FACULTY MENTORS SCHOOL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Sheila J. Mccabe, MS
Toby Spiegel, PsyD, Associate Dean
Patrick Mckiernan, PhD
Benton E. Allen, PhD
Ron P. Muchnick, PhD
Lori Aleknavicius, PsyD
Sherri Muchnick, PhD
Kathleen Andrews, PhD
Wendy E. Nickerson, PsyD
Barbaby Barratt, PsyD
Eileen Paniagua, PsyD
Steven Beazley, PhD
Nadira T. Pardo, PhD
Victoria Bloom, MS
Parul Patel, PsyD
Barbara J. Denny, MSW
Susan Pavone, MA
Stacie Dilts-Harryman, PhD
Jonathan Rich, PhD
Donna Dimatteo-Gibson, PhD
Enid Richey, MS
Guy Du Plessis, MA
Linda A. Salvucci, PhD
Linda Fischer, EdD
Roy Sumpter, NMD
Heather Gelhart, EdD
Christine S. Tanimura, PsyD
Bruce Gillies, PsyD
Amanda Tate, MSW
Asia J. Gorg, PhD
Kimberly Western, MA
Gia Hamilton, PsyD
Stephanie Witt, MA
Jann Mccord, PsyD
Suzanne M. Hunter, PhD Nicole Johnson-Nguyen, PsyD
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Colleen Kelly, MS
Chuck Bajaj, MBA
Thierry Kolpin, PhD
Janet Booker, EdD
Barbara Lackey, PhD
James Bowling, PhD
Nick A. Lazaris, PsyD
John G. Burchfield, MA
Jacquie E. Lewis, PhD
John Belt, DBA
Heidi Magyar, PsyD
Loth Chomnan, DBA
Patricia Mann, PsyD
Stephen W. Cogger, MS
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Mike Ewald, PhD
SCHOOL OF LAW
Jimmie Flores, DM/LST Joseph Gamaldi, MA
Bernadette M. Agaton, JD, Associate Dean
Luis Gamez, MS
John Bruegger, LLM
Geraldine Goodstone, DBA
Leonardo A. Canseco, JD
Brett Gordon, PhD
James Coulter, JD
Gyongyi Konyu Fogel, DBA
Mathilde L. Genovese, JD
Erica Hayes, MA
Christine M. Greene, JD
Gregory Herbert, EdD
Ana Hartman, JD
Lisa Herbert, MA
Erika Iler, JD
Stephanie Hoon, DMgt
Felicia M. Katsarov, JD
Clifford Kettemborough, MBA
Steven H. Klein, PhD
Mohamad Khatibloo, MA
Rita Ann Melnyk, JD
Ronald E. Monard, JD
Mike Neff, JD
Michael Morris, MBA
Sabrina Montalvo, JD
Nicholas Papazian, MS
Tracy Owens, JD
Patricia G. Phillips, Dsc
Pugatch Mark, JD
Thanasak Ruankaew, PhD
Diana M. Shropshire, JD
Joan L. Saunders, MBA Michael J. Schwartz, MA
GENERAL EDUCATION
Kyle Sokol, MS
James Bowling, PhD
Thomas P. Van Dyke, PhD
Alan Byrne, MA
Carlos Vazquez, EdD
Faryl Kander, PhD
Michael W. Washington, MS
Mark Lawler, MS
Penny Wilkins, DM
Diana M. Nightwine-Robinson, PhD
Edward Wirth, PhD
Mitchell Miller, DBA
Walter J. Witham, MS
Kim Dean Stanton, EdS Peter S. Thomas, MA Clynton Yarter, MBA
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DOCTORAL GRADUATES DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
Megan Hundley
Kimberly Adams
Grace Hutchinson
Lisa Aguilar Slover
Bea Jaffrey
Stacey Attias
Ta Tanisha Jones
Lori Babbitt
James Joseph
Payal Baidwan
Suzette Lawler-Sankar
Ursula Bell
Sara Lopez
Lubov Belova
Sun Lui
Patricia Boyce
Dina Macaluso
Ann Brown
Heidi Magyar
Cynthia Chamberland
Patrick Manista
Juanita Chapman
David Marcello
Stacey Chernin
Theresa Markin Dey
Kristine Clay
Terry Martin
Leslie Cook
Michelle Martin
Joseph Crivello
Glen McCarty
Luis Cruz
Sonja McKenna
Benjamin Culhane
Paulos Mesmer
Virginia Curbelo
Nancy Miller
Nancy Derks
Chris Miller
Deborah Dueck
Esmat Moobed
Laura Duvall
Phumzile Moshoeshoe
Balasubramaniam Fischer
Jessica Neighbors
Lih-Jia Guo
John Nelliparambil
Denise Hall
Brittany Nelson
Gia Hamilton
Carolyn Ng
Amy Hopkins
John Panepinto
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Tonya Peavy
DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Trish Phillips
Linet Davidian
Elena Polenova
Brian Goodrich
Consuela Rogers
Stephen Holliday
Melissa Ross
Lam Le
Eylem Sahin
Pankaj Mital
Liza Sanderson
Patrick Ofei
Adalgiza Sandoval
Lori Schroth
Scott Savage
Mason Still
Pamela Schell Werschler
Martin Sullivan
Marla Schreffler
Sandile Tshazibana
Kaleb Singleton
Tommy Tunson
Gladys Smith
David Tuyo II
Matthew Snyder
Thomas Zhao
Mickey Parsons
Sharon Stines John Swyers
JURIS DOCTOR
Dianna Troutt
Frank Daugherty
Saverio Verduci
Lydia McClure
Christopher Walling
Jaehyon Shon
Trisha Wallis
Rachel Stevens
Veronica West
Jennifer Stokes
Rose Whitcomb
Mei Wang
Alina Williams Ronald Wilson Sandra Wilson April Wise Nanette Yavel
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MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Holly Whitmore
Bianca Agassi
Jill Zatyko
Jill Bekaert
Linda Zolty
Stacey Wilwerding
Michele Bernabe Brian Chapman Anni Christensen
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Sherwin Colaste
Rhonda Allen
Kristy Crownover
Shaun Byrd
Carla Delgado
Ricky Chali
Dolores Edwinson
Vance Chung
Natalie Espino-Palomo
Evangelina De Luna
Jolean Gonzales-Robles
Danushka Decker
Pamela Granick
Kelly Drew
Judy Hails
Dorlene Flowers
Juline Hobson
Eleanor Gilman
Maryam Jamili
Maria Hopkins
Trisha Leamon
Kurt Irons
Mitch Marinovich
Ruqaya Ismail
Tracey Nguyen
Emmanuel Odegbami
Jonathan Rackley
Alfred Ofili
Kristin Roberts
Oluwapelumi Olaniyan
Mary Rossi
Seohee Park
Asli Seyithanoglu
Jenny Pham
Patricia Shirley
Traci Pomrankey
Karen Strand
Celsus Robert Bernard
Elishka Trotta
Alok Sahai
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY
Caroline Gonzales
Adetokunboh Afonja
Karen Hastings
Brent Albarado
Pedro Hernandez
Bibi Aliahmad
Damon Hopkins
Nicole Allison
Burton Hume
Philip Ang
Julie Hyun
Ardiana Bani
Caroline Johnson
Loriann Barber
David Jones
Jonathan Brown
Nashin Joseph
Bryanna Burke
Jacqueline Kelly
Alexander Cabot
Jung Hyun Kim
Kyle Chaddick
Philip Kimi
Nancy Chesley
Alison Kovach
Paula Colquhoun
Amy LaPierre
Juan Corral
Siu Ki Lau
Mary Craig
Chelsea Leeder
Julia Cucinella
Paul Livaudais
Eric Cunningham
Kanza Malik
Tami De Larkin
Rob Maroney
Kathlyn Del Hierro
Dennis Martino
Katerina Dewing
Alexa Mattox
Maureen Doherty
Matthew Mckeithan
Amy Dunn
Casey McMakin
Ashley Eddy
Atul Mehta
Kimberly Elias
Noha Michael
Jennifer Erilus
Juan Munoz
Angelo Ferrer
Cicily Naef
Barbara Gill
Thomas Olin
Esther Gonzalez
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Kaitlyn Pahl
Brianna Zitlow
Alexis Pinero
Pamela Reeves
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LAW
Clifton Reynolds
Cybill Aros
Jennifer Rodriguez
Marie Dizon
Junelle Romano
John Gloud
Jayne Rutledge
Ralph Johnson
Angela Ryder
Megan Krier
William Schantz
Tanya Kuza
Nicole Sebastian
James Lowe
Moshe Sender
Eric Monroe
Anton Serzhan
Kristoffer Paris
Katherine Shafer
Nicky Rossow
Ladan Shojaei Kavan
Patrick Sailors
Dolores Soler Caceres
Matthew Shutes
Rebecca Porras
Hanna Sparks
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN LAW
Lesley Starbuck Jeannette Swecker
Fidel Espinoza
Joseph Torres
Doug Griffith
Tammy Urey
Wesley Jones
Joseph Valery
Dang Nguyen
Carine Van Enoo Matthew Van Vliet Karissa Wallace Sarah Weiss Lynda Whelchel Christine Wilhoite Izabela Zackiewicz
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BACCALAUREATE GRADUATES BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Dennis Marzec
Mitzi Archer
Delena McKire
Erik Bozman
Spencer Morris
Donrica Burrows
Donald Parker
Naquinna Cole
Rosa Romo
Jaime Francois
Bryan Willis
Naomi Matero
Rodney Griffith Laine Gutierrez Rachel Haack
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Kevin Hahn
Jaime Contreras
Griffen Halko
Jesus Cruz
Liza Jackson
Ashley Eclipse
Christopher Jeske
Vidal Lopez
Michel Lark
David Smith
Witney Oberdan
Matthew Ziemba
Kerry Ordoins
Kylie Watt
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
Evelyn Wittenmyer
Micheal Malsed
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN LIBERAL STUDIES
William Carlisle
Sandra McClintock
Michelle Crane
Cynthia Sherer
Febe Ramirez-Silva
Lee Elmore Justin Fowler Vanessa Harris Christopher Hymore CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 2016
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2016 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM The graduation hall will open to guests at 1:00 p.m. and the processional will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m..
Processional National Anthem
U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard, Recruiting Station O.C.
Welcome Message
Dr. Caroll Ryan
Student Speaker
Nancy Derks, PsyD ‘16
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Robi Ludwig, ‘02
The CalSouthern Difference Award
Dr. Gregory Mabry, ‘12
Outstanding Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Dr. Patrick McKiernan, School of Behavioral Sciences
President’s Award for Doctoral Project Excellence
Christopher Walling, PsyD, ‘16
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees
Dr. John Minchin Dr. Gregory Herbert Dean Ellen Sampong, JD Dr. Barbara Grimes
Conferral of Degrees
Dr. Caroll Ryan
Closing Remarks
Dr. Carol Stanton
Recessional Class Photo Reception
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2016 CalSouthern Difference Award Dr. Gregory Mabry Founded in 2012, the CalSouthern Difference Award is presented each year to an alumnus who has made a difference in his or her area of practice, field of study or local community through distinguished work, scholarship, innovation or service. Past winners have made extraordinary contributions across varied and diverse settings. CalSouthern Difference Award winners are developing groundbreaking strategies for reducing recidivism among the prison population, dedicating their lives to serve the addicted, treating survivors of domestic violence and working to prevent child sexual abuse. One has twice been named Arizona’s judge of the year. This year’s winner, Dr. Gregory Mabry, is unquestionably worthy of inclusion in this impressive group. A major in the U.S. Army, Dr. Mabry is a 12year combat veteran who was deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. He currently serves as a Behavioral Science Officer and Deputy Chief for the Department of Behavioral Health, stationed at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. In this position, Dr. Mabry is responsible for the direct patient care of more than 30,000 soldiers and their families. He has also worked to enhance the mental health resiliency of soldiers throughout the training, deployment and redeployment cycles, and has developed plans to diagnose and treat highrisk solders, mitigating suicidal factors among this population.
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2016 President’s Award For Doctoral Project Excellence Dr. Cristopher Walling The President’s Award for Doctoral Project Excellence is presented each year to a graduate whose doctoral project is deemed most outstanding. And while a number of excellent doctoral projects were nominated this year from both the School of Business and the School of Psychology, the work of Dr. Cristopher Walling was truly exceptional. Dr. Walling’s project is titled “Somatic Experiencing Praxis: Applications of Proprioception and Interoception in Psychotherapy”. This project is a fascinating study of somatic experiencing, a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders. Simply put, it is an approach designed to release traumatic shock, which is key to transforming PTSD and the wounds of emotional and early development attachment trauma. Dr. Walling’s study explored the themes of somatic experiencing’s origins and its consequential clinical applications. It also illustrated how it supports the client’s ability to experience a biological completion of sorts, discharging psycho-motor patterns that are often held incomplete within the human nervous system for years.
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2016 CalSouthern Faculty Mentor of the Year Award Dr. Patrick McKiernan CalSouthern’s faculty mentors are gifted scholars. They are skilled professionals and innovators in their fields. Most important, they are educators who demonstrate an unwavering dedication to their students. Dr. Patrick McKiernan is the very personification of these qualities. He is devoted to the study of the behavioral sciences, in particular the field of addiction and its treatment. He has been regularly published on addiction-related topics, in nationally respected, peer-reviewed journals. Dr. McKiernan has developed academic programs in addiction, and was instrumental in the creation of CalSouthern’s Certificate in Addiction Studies. His career as a practitioner is equally impressive. He is the founder of Sober Solutions, which operates transitional treatment facilities in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, as well as in Indianapolis, Indiana. He also has designed addiction treatment programs for pregnant women and their children, as well as for the HIV-positive population. He helped start the first “halfway back” program in Kentucky, a long-term treatment for prisoners who had left the corrections system, but who were considered technical violators of their parole due to their addiction. Most recently, Dr. McKiernan has developed an innovative website and smartphone application that gives those in recovery a quick and easy way to assess their daily risk of relapse, and which provides their support system with an opportunity to intervene.
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2016 STUDENT SPEAKER DR. Nancy Derks From Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Nancy sought a doctorate for years, but couldn’t find a school that offered an online learning environment and a quality clinical psychology program. She finally found this, as well as a wonderfully supportive staff, in CalSouthern. She thanks Dr. Fred Saba, who provided the right amount of push, but with supportive encouragement. Sara, Margaret and Susie were there with friendship and encouraging words. Her son Matthys assured her that she could do it, reminding her that she had overcome bigger challenges. Nancy hopes to present on her dissertation topic, The Impact of Moral Injury in Veterans, at an upcoming APA conference. Finally, she thanks her husband John for encouraging words, unyielding support, and belief that she could do anything that she set her mind to.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. ROBI LUDWIG Dr. Robi Ludwig is a nationally known psychotherapist and award-winning reporter and television expert commentator. A graduate of CalSouthern’s PsyD program, she also holds a post-master’s certificate in advanced clinical work from Hunter College, a master’s degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Cedar Crest College. In clinical settings and in her private practice, Dr. Ludwig has treated all forms of mental illness, substance abuse, grieving, sexual identity issues, job stress, emotional and sexual abuse problems, as well as common social and parenting issues. Dr. Ludwig began her work in television as a psychology reporter in upstate New York. Today, she is a regular on CNN, CNN Headline News and The Fox News Channel, where she talks about psychological and lifestyle issues, as well as the criminal mind. She also appears on national shows including TODAY, 20/20, ABC World News, The View, Fox and Friends, Entertainment Tonight, The Steve Harvey Show, Wendy Williams, The Bill Cunningham Show, Lou Dobbs Tonight and many others, helping audiences and guests alike to understand the complexities of the human condition. She has also contributed to popular shows on The Learning Channel and the Investigative Discovery network.
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GRADUATION HALL SEATING FACULTY SEATING GRADUATE SEATING All grey colored seats are available for guests.
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