Welcome to the School of Arts and Sciences
AWARDS CEREMONY AND CELEBRATION OF GRADUATES
May 8, 2024
White Hall
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Welcome and Opening Remarks
DeliaAnderson, PhD Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education Professor of BiologyGraduate Student Recognition
MS Pharm Chem., MPH, MHS, and DHS Hooding
Master of Science, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Performed by: Songwen Xie, PhD
Director of the BS in Chemistry/MS in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Program Professor of Chemistry
Patrick James Bowry
Master of Public Health
Performed by:
Carly Levy, DHSc
Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Associate Professor of Public Health
Director of the Master of Public Health Program
Shir Ginzburg, PhD
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Faith Chidinma Agudosi
Katie Siobhan Atkinson
Mohsen Hassan Alzaria
Marina Atalla
Peter Baguma
Mackenzie Judith Bardsley
Sabrina Leigh Beaudry
Ashley Grace Belbin
Ornella Bisamaza Kaliza
Amie M. Brooks-Lacroix
Joanne Jean Buck
Ceremonies
Akira Carla Byas
Alessandro Gaetano Cavaliere
Siyuan Cheng
Cassandra M. Chirieac
Eunji Choi
Elizabeth Cliggott
Michelle Rose Cremonini
Anastasia Marie Colon
Echo Elizabeth De Jong
Hannah Marie Delorey
Kira Rose Depalma
Master of Public Health Hooding Ceremony Cont.
Shahad Saad Dhomad
Gnoleba Digbeu
Carol Maria D'Souza
Herlintz Edouard
Adwoa Edusei
Christina Egan
Carolyn Elizabeth Evans
Jennifer M. Fisher
Suellen Meireles Fonseca
Hope Christine Garcia
Emma Marie Giddens
Nina Sofia Goncalves
Sura M. Hassoun
Garrett Louis Hausman
Melissa Grace Hebert
Veronika Mae Heteniak
Kathleen Hewes
Madison Dawn Huffman
Rashmi Humagain
Mariam Magdalene Ibrahim
Ramsha Javed
Jennifer Jeune
Jill Karabinos
Leah Kasica
Megan L. Khaddar
Aaminah Pervin Khan
Ji Hyun Kim
Shivani Girish Kulkarni
Khine Kyaw
Allison Rachel Leader
Mariah Lehnertz
Serenie Leung
Suyu Li
Sovanny Leangheng Lim-Sam
Carly A. Magoon
Jayleen Jasmine Maldonado
Hebatullah Masood
Michael Marchant
Catherine Mae Minahan
Twisha Dharmeshkumar Modi
Mai Mohammad
Sylvester Mudime Mukete
Ashmitha Narayanan
Kristin R. Natali
Ahmet Besir Nial
Divine-Favour Okeibunor
Master of Public Health Hooding Ceremony Cont.
Phung Cam On
Jaydeepkumar Rameshbhai Parmar
Chelsea Marie Paquette
Saloni Anantbhai Patel
Catherine Preciado
Ayman Quader
Kaila Alexis Rabonza
Patricia Redding
Lorrany Gomes Silva
Seyana Sivakumaran
Umani Simone Smith
Hyun Jik Song
Alissa R. Souffront
Marcella Spairani-Knauss
Jessica H. Spear
Viviane Sperb
Krutika Jaiprakash Srivastava
Alexus Marie Stiles
Modupe Sarata Oreoluwa Tairu
Kayla Tat
Kristina Marie Taylor
Kathleen Marie Troisi
Sergio Ivan Vargas
Sarah Michaela Rowe Varone
Amanda Anne Whitbeck
Hayden Joseph Whitten
Katherine R. Wise
Bing Hsuan Wu
Emmanuel Y. Yeboah
Tiffany Jia Ying Zhang
Joana Zhezha
Master of Health Sciences Hooding Ceremony
Performed by: A. David Lewis, PhD
Assistant Professor of English and Health Humanities
Director of the Master of Health Sciences Program
Manal M. Abdelhady
Reilly Carroll
Evangelina Stavroula Laboy
Ruby Rose Metz
Emily Duc Phan
Anthony Pollano
Vera Sabha
Victoria Thong
Gianna R. Tivinis
Doctor of Health Sciences Hooding Ceremony
Performed by:
Anthony Lacina, DHSc
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
Program Director for BS and Doctoral Health Sciences
Lori Rainchuso, DHSc
Professor of Health Sciences
Zainab Ahmed
Courtney Nicole Anaya
Brianna Nicole Burnham
Scune T. Carrington
Susan Kimball Correia
Jeannette Alejandrina Diaz
Ita Duron
Herod Francois
Jessica Johns
Lashanda L. Lee
Sally Ann Lewis
Laura D. Lopez
Leon J. Markey
James Edward McCarthy
Shaneka L. McClarty
Roxana Menes
Grace Chinenye Okoro
Nakia Onwuama
Andreana K. Pavlos
Robert J. Piparo
Sanoj Prabhakar
Carla Jean Smith
Flavio F. Somanji
Johnathan Eric Standford
Cynthia D. Stewart
Nikolaos Tzenios
President
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StudentAwards
s Commitment to DiversityAward
This award recognizes eligible graduating students from our undergraduate and graduateArts and Sciences programs who best exemplified cultural competency in relationships with patients, families, peers, and the community.
Health Humanities
Presented by Devan Hawkins, ScD
Assistant Professor of Public Health Director of the Public Health Program
Health Sciences………………………....…...…..Gabrielle Riendeau, CHES
Presented by Anthony Lacina, DHSc
Assistant Professor of Heath Sciences
Program Director for BS and Doctoral Health Sciences
Premedical Health Studies……………………..............Emily Jean-Baptiste
Presented by Sunnia Ko Davis, DHSc
Director of the Undergraduate Bridge Program and ELRC
Assistant Professor of English as a Second Language
Public Health………………………................................................
Presented by Devan Hawkins, ScD
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Director of the Public Health Program
Presented by Songwen Xie, PhD
Director of the BS in Chemistry/MS in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Program Professor of Chemistry
DiversityAwards Cont.
Health Psychology
Presented by Stacie Spencer, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Director of the Health Psychology Program
Master of Public Health
Presented by Shir Ginzburg, PhD
Assistant Professor of Public Health
DoctorofHealthSciences
Presented by Anthony Lacina, DHSc
Assistant Professor of Heath Sciences
Program Director for BS and Doctoral Health Sciences
Dean’sAward
This award recognizes the extraordinary extra-curricular achievements of one undergraduate and one graduate student in the School ofArts and Sciences
Presented by Delia Anderson, PhD
Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
Associate Provost of Undergraduate Education Professor of Biology
Karina Thomas
Premedical Health Studies
Health Humanities Minor
Health Psychology Minor
Roxana Menes
Doctor of Health Sciences
AlumniAssociationAcademicAchievementAward
This award recognizes one undergraduate and one graduate student with the highest overall grade point average in the School ofArts and Sciences, in addition to their professionalism among peers & leadership in the classroom.
Presented by Chris Seyfried, ‘23
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
Maryluz Pontigo
Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies
Women’s and Gender Studies Minor Health Psychology Minor
Manal M.Abdelhady
Master of Health Sciences
CapstoneAward
This award recognizes exemplary Capstone research papers/projects by students from our undergraduate and graduate programs in the School ofArts and Sciences.
Chemistry
Caleb Heaslip
Presented by Songwen Xie, PhD Director of the BS in Chemistry/MS in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Program Professor of Chemistry
Health Psychology Kelly Lum
Presented by Stacie Spencer, PhD Professor of Psychology Director of the Health Psychology Program
Health Humanities
Presented by Carol-Ann Farkas, PhD
Professor of English Director of the BA Program in Health Humanities
Health Sciences
Presented by Anthony Lacina, DHSc
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences Program Director for BS and Doctoral Health Sciences
MedicalandMolecularBiology
Presented by Crystal Ellis, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology Director of the Honors Program
Kathryn Day
FedoweAdake
Aashna Pandya
CapstoneAwards Cont.
Premedical Health Studies
Presented by Mary Buchinger Bodwell, PhD
Professor of English and Communication Studies Public Health
Presented by Devan Hawkins, ScD
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Director of the Public Health Program
Master of Public Health
Presented by Carly Levy, DHSc
-Anne Dubuisson
Gojuk and Jenine Ismail
Chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Associate Professor of Public Health
Director of the Master of Public Health Program
Master of Health Sciences
Presented by Shanti Freundlich, MSLIS
Associate Director for Library Learning and Assessment
Associate Professor of Library and Learning Resources
Doctor of Health Sciences
Presented by Marc Nascarella, PhD
Associate Professor of Health Sciences
Director of Health Sciences Research
Katherine R. Wise
M.Abdelhady
Scune T. Carrington
Recognition ofArts and Sciences Honors Program Students
Presentation of Honors Program cords by Crystal Ellis, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology
Director of the Honors Program
Briana Chaparro
Medical and Molecular Biology
Kathryn Day
Health Humanities
Andrew Delcea
Premedical Health Studies
Emma Hayes
Medical and Molecular Biology
Caleb Heaslip Chemistry
Nuzhat Tarafder Miah
Premedical Health Studies
Alondra Msallem
Medical and Molecular Biology
Brenda Nguyen
Medical and Molecular Biology
Maryluz Pontigo
Premedical Health Studies
Gabrielle Riendeau, CHES
Health Sciences
Michael Wenzel
Premedical Health Studies
Alpha Eta Honor Society
Presented by Lori Rainchuso, DHSc
Professor of Health Sciences
Alpha Eta is the National Honor Society of theAllied Health Professions. To be inducted graduate students must rank in the top 20% of their class based on cumulative professional GPA, and while enrolled in their specific program, have maintained an overall cumulative and professional grade point average of 3.8 or better.Additionally, inductees must have shown capacity for leadership and achievement in their professional field, been recommended by their program faculty, and approved by theAlpha Eta selection committee.All recipients recognized today will receive an embossed certificate, a membership pin, and a Kelly green honor cord.
Master of Health Sciences
Manal M.Abdelhady
Anthony Pollano
Doctor of Health Sciences
Roxana Menes
Scune T. Carrington
FacultyAwards
Arts and Sciences FacultyAwards for Teaching Excellence
These awards recognize the outstanding teaching achievements of fulltime and adjunct faculty members in the School ofArts and Sciences.
Full
-Time Faculty Awards
Adjunct Faculty Awards
Honorable Mention/Gold Star FacultyAwards
Presented by Jennifer Wade, PhD Associate Professor of Biology Director of the Premedical Health Studies Program
Mary Buchinger Bodwell, PhD Professor of English and Communication Studies
Closing remarks by
Kate Bresonis, PhDAssociate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
Assistant Professor of English Director of Planning & Assessment
Congratulations to all!
“Educationisthemostpowerful weaponwhichyou canusetochangetheworld.”
- Nelson Mandela