COMMENCEMENT
Graduate School of Education and Psychology
Psychology Division
Saturday, May Twenty, Two Thousand Twenty-Three Two Thirty in the Afternoon
Malibu, California
Marshal TOMAS E. MARTINEZ Professor of Psychology
Processional Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar)
Invocation JENNIFER M. VAUGHN
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Pledge of Allegiance
MELISSA M. WASSERMAN
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Class of 2013 Class of 2017
National Anthem TATYANA DELANEY HADDOCK
Class of 2022
Presiding JAY L. BREWSTER Provost
Presentation of Distinguished ROBERT A. deMAYO Alumnus Award Associate Dean of Psychology Professor of Psychology
BRITTANY N. WINTERS
Class of 2009
Class of 2014
Commencement Address BRITTANY N. WINTERS
Regional Psychology Services Administrator
Federal Bureau of Prisons Western Region
Presentation of Candidates
FARZIN MADJIDI
Interim Dean
Professor of Leadership
Class of 1988, Graziadio Business School
Class of 1991
Doctor of Psychology
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy - Malibu Campus
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy with Latinas/os
Master of Arts in Psychology
Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis
Master of Science in Behavioral Psychology
Conferring of Degrees
JAMES A. GASH President
Class of 1993, Caruso School of Law
Benediction LUSINEH GHARAPETIAN
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Recessional Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky)
The Graduate School of Education and Psychology Alumni Office invites you to a reception in Alumni Park following the commencement ceremony.
(The audience will rise for the benediction and be seated during the recessional.)
BRITTANY N. WINTERS
Brittany N. Winters is the regional psychology services administrator for the western region of the United States Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Prisons, where she oversees all psychology services assessment and programming for the region’s 19 federal prisons. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in suicide prevention, resiliency training, and personality disorder treatment, and her bilingual skills have allowed her to provide mental health services to clients in both English and Spanish for more than a decade. Previously Dr. Winters served as deputy chief psychologist at ADX Florence in Colorado, the United States’ only maximum-security prison.
Early in her career, Dr. Winters gained experience in the psychology field through externships at such treatment centers as the emergency psychiatry unit at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine and Harbor–UCLA Medical Center. Beginning in 2012 she worked as a forensic assessment clerk in the sex offender treatment unit at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino, California. She joined the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 2013 and has served in various roles in California, Arizona, and Colorado until assuming her current position in 2021.
At Dr. Winters’ recommendation, the Bureau of Prisons has used virtual reality equipment for clinical treatment in maximum-security facilities, merging the modern technology with more classic interventions such as mindfulness to support inmates with trauma-related illnesses and to reduce deaths by suicide. Her expertise has been called upon by multiple law enforcement entities to conduct reviews of federal correctional facilities, assist in training staff, and assess risk management. Dr. Winters’ successful efforts to implement evidence-based mental health treatment measures in correctional facilities have earned her a nomination for the Outstanding Federal Law Enforcement Employee award from the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Foundation.
Brittany Winters received two bachelor’s degrees, in Spanish and political science, from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2005. In 2010 she earned her master of arts in psychology and in 2014 her doctor of psychology from the Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology.
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CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES AWARDED BY THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY
Ferdinand Aliga
Jessica Burns
Samantha Cohen
Courtney Lee Crisp
Kristin Goradietsky
Hedieh Hakakian
Emily Hanna
Diana Hereld
Sheriece Hooks
Gregory Jacks
Dianne Kong
Catherine Liang
Melissa Maccarini
Megan Maguire
Doctor of Psychology
Joseph Martin Mannion, Jr.
Melissa Mares
Alexandra Martinez
Laura Mendez
Carolina Miller
Zaneta Mudrovcic
Irvin Navarrete
Chyna Parker
Tatiana Pinkley
Angie Yvette Reyes
Ysmara Sainz
Stephanie Tuncel
Emma Wookey
Shir Zion
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
Regina Abayev
Nadine Abdellatif
Jonathan Bilal Abdullah
Rizza Jane Abuan
Michelle Lynn Acitelli
Sierra Adele
Juno Danielle Adler
Logan Rose Adler
Aramesh Afshar
Merzieh Aijaz
Amal Al Alami
Samirah Alam
Anna Collette Albright
Monique Alden
Mickie Leigh Alexander
Nicole Allison
Melanie Allison Altamirano
Tamara Altowaiji
Flor Celeste Alvarez
Jasmin Beatriz Amezcua
Doctoral graduates are listed alphabetically; order of procession is by hooding faculty.
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Daniele Argao Anasco
Ryan C. Anderson
Timothy Nathan Anderson
Denice Anonuevo
Arturo Arceo
Alexis Arreola
Amber Lynn Arriaga
Ani Asatryan
Shadi Aslemand
Anna Avanesyan
Astrith Josephine Avila
Sintia Babakhani
Kathrine Bagdasaryan
Anandita Bahri
Marisol Balderas
Erika Ballard
Kathrine Virginia Ballou
Aneesah Bari
Lakiste Barkus
Sabrina Barrett
Monet Lauren Barron
Paulette Bartlett
Giovanni Bartoletti
Shannon Bates
Ana Bautista Garcia
Lindsay May Beck
Laili Beheshti Tehrani
Jessica Alexandra Belanger
Shirley Giselle Berber
Hannah Berlin
Sarah Beshay
Quade H. Bithell
Justine Courtney Bleeker
John Gregory Bonar
Liz Bonet
Diana Borromeo
Kyra Borromeo
Mavis Borkai Borteyfio
Briana Nicole Boskovich
Jade Michelle Bostwick
Brad Bowman
Alexandrea Bradley
Ashley Michelle Brett
Helene Bringsli
Alexandria Lauren Briscoe
Dylan Jay Brody
Tyler Scott Brown
Toshia Leanne Brownstein
Keshawn Brumfield
Brooke Elizabeth Bruneman
Andie Jo Brunk
Danay Bryant
Ubah Bulale
Nina Yolanda Burks
Mat Burnett
Meve Paj Hnub Burton
Michael Caballero
Abigail Caesar
Renee L. Calderwood
Natalia Camacho
Ethan Matthew Carpio
Madeline Carr
Alexandra Castaneda
Rosa E. Castellanos
Mariela Castro
Whitney Cavanah
Aiyana Cazabat
Christopher Cervantes
Shelby Andra-Favero Cha
Farrah Chamseddine
Emily Chane
Sara Jane Chang
Jessica Chavez
Chloe Cheek
Kaitlin Christy
Jessica Chun
Clara Chung
Sophia Chung
Jennifer Lynn Clearwater
Madeleine Diane Clelland
Kathryn Mary Connolly
Diana Contreras
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Kathleen Nacalaban Cooke
Alan Cortes
Thomas Costa
Joshua Rene Couture
William Darse Crandall
Kimberly Crickette
Abigail Crispin
Angelica Paola Cruz
Isabella Marie Cuevas
Anolyne Dacoron De Guzman
Pierina Danisi
Shake Sherry Darakchyan
Amber Darden
Hanaa Adnan Dauodi
Daniela Davidoff
Madison Daw
Danielle Dawson
Erin De Angelis
Rhiannon Antigone Debaufer
Tala Delvarani
Hanita Kaur Dhillon
Mariah Amanda Diaz
Kyla Capri Diekmann
Heidi Dippold
Kristin Marguerite Doidge
Elena Doudenkova
Chloe Drulis
Shanshan Duan
Andrew Hugh Dupuis
Ashlie Nicole Duran
Kathryn Koch Dwyer
Ja Lyn Edison
Malak Mohamed Elawamry
Robin Enan
Alexa Macbeth Enyart
Michaele Evans
Leona Fallas
Breanna Ferentz
Andrea Ferriera
Lusandra Alexis Figueroa
Louisa Fikes
Megan Fishback
Mariliana Nelson Florido
Samantha Bee Forman
Madeleine Foster
Samantha Paige Franklin
Amanda Ann Frederick
Robert Steve Fuentes
Hannah Elise Fuller
Bianca Gabriel
Natasha Gaffaney
Cade Gallal
Joanna Lauren Gallardo
Michael Gallese
Melanny Garay
Valerie Monique Garcia
Amanda Marie Gardia
Valarie Gardner
Yiyi Ge
Crystal Gil
Madeleine Laura Gini
Brian Michael Giuffre
Riley Alford Glasgow
Bailey Michelle Godber
Mercedes Guadalupe Gonzalez
Taylor-Nikole Gordon
Brianna Grant
Hannah May Hiu Ting Grant
Phoebe Alyssa Graves
Nicole Greco
Alicia Guerrero
Amanda Nichole Guerrero
Julia Guest
Maria Teresa Guidace
Teresa Leticia Guillen
Ariane Guirguis
Jennifer Monserrat Gutierrez
Sosun Ha
Tatyana Delaney Haddock
Rania Haditirto Graetz
Romina Shafiei Haghighat
Hanna F. Hakakha
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Hannah Maria Hall
Monika Hambardzumyan
Sheila Han
Taylor Marie Hane
Kimmeshri Tracy Harrichan
Janelle Harrison
Elizabeth Hopkins Haury
Jessica Leah Hauser
Rebecca Hayden
Amanda Raquel Hayman
Ionna Shauntill Henderson-Wesley
Margaret Elizabeth Hernandez
Rebecca Marquez Hernandez
Peter Thomas Hernandez II
Christy Lynn Hill
Camille Alexandra Hind
Cathlyn Jayne Hirschfeld
Natalie Ann Holst
Barbara Hong
Melissa Ann Honick
Shauna Hosepo
Edgar Jia Hotard
Shadi Houshangi
Rochelle Howard
Catherine Huliganga
Adaly Ibarra-Guinn
Lori Beth Infeld
Alexis Taylor Ingrassia
Ani Ishkhanian
Christina Isler
Amanda Izen
Jessie Jackson
Michael Jacobs
Hina Javaid
Claudia Iaisha Elizabeth Jenkins
Jenny Jin
Andre Jizmejian
Nickoleth Joch
Madelyn Kay Joharchi
Jennie Jolliffe
Angela Jones
Auriana Jade Jones
Jessica M. Jones
Kerrie Ayanna Jones
Nina Simone Jordan Taubenfeld
Daniel Isaac Juarez Solis
Shanice Janeen Judis
Ashley Juhasz
Kiana Kabir
Aki Alice Kadomatsu
Channing Kahn
Megan Leah Kalili
Ani Gabriella Kamajian
Chris Karmiol
Latiana Marshaya Kates
Trent Keatley
Kathleen Anne Kehoe
Diane Pratt Keller
Melanie Ileana Keltner
Elizabeth Kennedy
Julie Kennington
Bethany Ann Kershishnik
Shaina Keshmir
Ava Khanzadeh
Arina Kim
Sophia Brooks Kim
Halley MacKenzie King
Todd Kirby
Rachel Elizabeth Klein
Valeriya Komova
Beverly Alise Kramer
Tasia Michelle Kristich
Sienna Kuehnis
Jessica La Count
Hope Christina Lacy
Jonathan Lafferty
Jacqueline Lafon
Andrew Oliver Laird
Jacqueline Renee Lammers
Timothy David Lang
Matthew Mark Laughlin
Etienne M. Lawson
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Pauline Le
Phybie Le
Letjan Lecarnaque
Caroline Chaewon Lee
Hyunah Lee
Tracy Elizabeth Leeds
Lauren Danielle Leonino
Howard Liang
Stella Liang
Brynn Rose Lieberman
Katherine Marie Lin
Carmen Liu
Montana Rae Logan
Juliette Marie Lopez
Stephanie Lopez
Jessica Lopez Cano
Dennis Lucas
Rachel Azalia Lynn
Emelyn Aitsa Magana
Colette Magedman
Alicia Marie Malec
Jenna Maria Manning
Chris Manno
Naira Markaradi
Niari Silva Markarian
Audrey Taylor Marshall
Deserina Martinez
Ernest Joseph Martinez
Estefania-Alburez Martinez
Susanna D. Martinez
Aleyna Mason
Melissa Lyn Masters
David Matchett
Mikhail Mike Mazmanyan
Margaret Grace McCallum
Alexis Janae McCauley
Naya Rae McCoy
William John McGeagh
Diana Marie McHugh
Shannon Nicole McManigal
Favin Mehari
Angelina Mejia
Kathryn Meller
Julia Else Branham Melvin
Jaqueline Estefany Mendoza
Melissa Mendoza
Catherine Miquiztli Meneses
Moreen Meng
Daniela Merabi
Ann-Margaret Charlene Mercier
Mikaela Michalowitz
Kimberly Michel
Amanda Christine Milligan
Liana Moini
Amy Marie Molica
Joelle Mary Molloy
Samantha Jean Montiel
Alexandra Tatiana Moradians
Katherine Leslie Morris
Sara Moss
Angela Motter
Morgan Amore Mouton
Elizabeth Neil Muney
Derek Ezra Muniz
Erica Nabatkhorian
Sanjida Nahar
Bernardo Naranjo
Alexandra Marie Neff
Alexandra Landes Nelson
Arcadio James Nelson
DeNia Olutayo Nelson
Alexa Elizabeth Nesbihal
Mesaly Neway
Sarah Nguyen
Mitch Nodelman
Alexis Marie O’Connor
Madeleine McKenzie Olson
Heitzel Kristein Orantes
Barbara Orloff
Natalia Oropeza
Ivett Salud Orozco
Regina Star Of The Sea Orozco
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Heather Rose Orrantia
Alexandria Pyo Ortega
Maria Guadalupe Bernal Ortiz
Vanessa Elisa Paravati
Chanell Ashley Canono Paris
Micaela Kendall Parker
Hetvaben U. Patel
Rheana Sage Patterson
Valencia Patty
Danielle Selina Pead
Christina Pechan
Emily Joy Pelky
Alicia Mae Persaud
Valeriya Pestrikova
Jerell Pettway
Kevin Pham
Emily Phelps
Cassidy Pierce
Hanna Ilyse Pierson
Elaine Bayer Pike
Leila Akbarian Pirnia
Liana Pogosyan
Kelly Denise Pollard
Danielle Potis
Olivia Rose Powanda
Rimppi Rai
Jasmine Ramirez
Andrea Candice Ramsey
Danielle Arlene Raushi
Brittney Janelle Raymond
Sarah Reckley
Sheena Lyn Reddick
Emily Katherine Redfield
Kelli Lane Redfield
Erika Clover Reitz
Shea Elizabeth Ridenour
Pallavi Sompura Rightious
Ashton Gene Roberts
Beverlene Robinson
Kaylee Robinson
Emma Leigh Rockvam
Jordin Rodriguez
Leonila Toni Rodriguez
Tatsumi Romano
Amanda Rosales
Sandra Rose
Stephanie Nicole Rosenberg
Samantha Billett Rosenblum
Michelle Susanne Ross
Madeline Roth
Rochelle Rubin
Gabriela Ruiz
Rob Rutkowski
Elena Safavi
Adriana G. Salas
Vanessa Crystal Salas
Laura A. Salas-Medina
Erika Sanchez
Jesika Sanchez
Cindy Ivette Sarabia
Carolena Sarkisian
Nicole Angelique Sarradet
Maryellen Savage
Jonathan Schick
Daniela Sofia Schoenberg
Joyce Graciela Schuman
Cristina Schwarz
Andria Scott
Melanie Cathleen Scott
Matthew Tyler Seastrom
Samantha Lynn Serbin
Virginia Serrano
Shabnam Shabafroozan
Arun Sharma
Zainab Dalia Shurbaji
Karishma Singh
Tosha DeAnn Smith
Leah Snyder
Tatiana Sofovich
Vedanti Solanki
Jodie Grace Lim Solano
Jihae Son
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Michelle Seung Jin Son
Hannah Larkin Sorel
Melissa Sotto
Tyla Marie Spranger-Roon
Patrick St. Pierre
Angelique Szeman St. Jean
Danette Starr
Hannah Korynn Stephens
Amanda Stuebe
Troy Sullivan
Layla Zoe Summers
Deanna Renee Swanson
Dara Elizabeth Sypes
Sarah Jane Tachine Rodriguez
Judy Tam
Michelle Tan
Lauren Mary Tantillo
Vivian Tapia
Helen Tavetian
Elise Juliet Taylor
Kristen Sierra Taylor-Ladd
Melanie Tatyana Terrazas
Mindy C. Thomas
Rachel L. Thomas
Cassandra Cansas Thompson
Christina Thompson
Sabrina Marie Thompson
Megan Layne Thorp
Gail Torr
Danny Torres
Kimberly Tran
Michael Phu Tran
Brandy Valladarez
Diana Marie Vargas
Nanor Vassilian
Alma Ileana Ventura
Charles Grant Vigilia
Melissa Villalba
Claudo Vincenty
Joshua P. Visco
Joanna Vizcaya
Amanda Vanessa Vizzo
Alena Marie Voss
Sophia Marie Waitt
Christina Walecka
Kendall Lynn Walker
Sophie Catherine Walker
David Shammah Wallace
Jiayi Wang
Yu Wang
Linneen Warren
Ellen Rose Watson
Tessa Alexis Wendell
Magdalena Mae Werne
Katherine Quintilla Whitman
Michelle Louise Whoolery
Bolivia Williams
Kathryn G. Williams
Chiara Alaena Nicole Wilridge
Lindsey Larrimore Wilson
Samuel Wilson
Sara Wolfrom
Summer Woods
Michael Kai-Ming Yang
Anoosh Yaraghchian
Selamawit Yehdego
Amy Yonts
Amii M. Young
Tianye Yu
Arpi Zargarian
Yi Zhang
Frances Zumbro
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Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy – Malibu Campus
Erika Miranda Agbabian
Monica Erin Alcasid
Khehkash Anand
Madeline Marie Baumann
Abigail Birsh
Shengxi Chen
Jacquline Clerou
Michael Francis James Cowen
Kaitie Daly
Jennifer Nicole Freda
Natalie Marie Herriott
Madeline Julia Holman
Wei Yao Huang
Sunmin In
Nicole Jabourian
Kiara Nicole Jackson
Patricia James
Skylar Jacqueline Khaleghi
Jillian Lee
Sarah Liang
Sabrina Hala Madback
Caroline Martin
Sipan Steve Nazaryan
Minori Ozuki
Sydney Rose Palmer
Aleena Jozett Rendón
Sophia Giselle Rodriguez
Vida Sadeghi
Praachi Shah
Gabriella Leigh Sharp
Audrey Marie Todd
Lauren Taylor Tominac
Natasha Nicole Vandamme
Nikkie Veyseh
Kaitlyn C. Vo
McKensie Lynd Wells
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy with Latinas/os
Jakelyn Marisol Alfaro
Karina Araceli Cardenas
Jenniffer Adelaide Cruz
Kassandra Margarita Enriquez-Romo
Eric Standley Escalante
Martin Dario Gonzalez
Jessica Hernandez
Nancy Lopez
Nayeli Martinez
Noemi Nava
Janeth Ruby Nunez
Maria Guadalupe Ornelas
Samaria Janet Parada
Elizabeth Perez
Karla Pineda
Brianna Cecilia Ramirez
Karina Raygoza
Tania Elizabeth Ruiz-Salgado
Jessica Alejandra Soriano
Gerilyz Velez
Master of Arts in Psychology
Miranda Adams
Sophia Adickes
Emily Abigail Agid
Emilia Alejandra Aguilar
Omid Ahmadieh
Francoise Grace S. Albano
Lena Allouche
Manal Almakky
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Finesse Unique Alvarado
Kathryn Alvarez
Katelyn Anderson
Jasmine Genesis Aponte
Vick Asmerian
Justin Matthew Austin
Jaclyn Michelle Avila
Zarlasht Ayubzai
Fatima Baig
Kristine Balog
Hayley Banas
Marco Baroudi
Sophia Marie Basso
Lea Marie Bathon
Kristopher Kobie Baus
Shahin Adam Bavarsad
Hope Bellrose
Dorothea Louise Benford
Rhiannon Bernal
Aeon Black
Marisa Kay Black
Jonathan Bocska
Emily Cassandra Bognuda
Coletta Boone
Ellwood Thompson Bowen III
Jennifer Boyd
Denise Damari Briseño Batres
Elise Brooking
Laurie Elizabeth Brown
Meghan Deltha Bryant
Brenda Buitron
David Bruce Bulloch
Berenice Calvario
Shelbi Gene Cannon-Talley
Xuejia Cao
Anastasia Leonor Carmen
Cardenas Schlaepfer
Guadalupe Caro
Catherine Carpenter
Riley E. Carpenter
Sofia Antonella Cena
Latoya Virginia Ceron
Cara Chandler
Evelyn Shuhau Chang
Racquel Charles
Jesse Alexander Chavez
Allison Chee
Adrienne Chen
Christine Leigh Cherry
Chloe Isabel Colbert
Lorena Contreras
Roxanne Mary Anne Cooke
Meagan Elizabeth Cooper
Sofia Cristiani
Audrey Cruz
Katherine Rose Daly
Preston Dargahi
Joanne Davenport
Julie Marie Davis
Jesse Emmanuel Degraftenreed III
Brenda Lynn Delahorne
Sahleen Deol
Scotti Elizabeth Dick
Natalie Dimambro
Linsey Dinh
Ha Doshay
Xue Du
Grace Katherine Dunne
Molly Duvall
Crystal Dyck
Hala Riad Elmohawar
Sherleen Rea Encabo
Dana Jennifer Engstrom
Yuan Feng
Seth Tyler Ferraro
Brittany Dawn Fisher
Natasha Fitipaldi
Nicole Brianna Fitzgerald
Princess Florendo
Ashley Nicole Forman
Cassandra Foster
Alaysia Kai Francis
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Chelsea Lynn Freeman
Anne Kathryn Freitas
Rio Marie Frohoff
Megan Gallegos
Paloma Gallegos
Gabriella Gamboa Angel
Jacquelyn Ann Garcia
Kristal Angelis Garcia
Joclyn Terres Gergis
Jamie Elizabeth Gibori
Jessica Gilbert
Julie Marie Giroux
Alexa Lynn Gisin
Mariah Gonzalez
Haley Rose Goodman
Jelisa Nicole Goosby
Michelle Grays
Kiely Shay Green
Elian Grigorian
Ashlie Kanesha Grundy
Hillary Guggenheim
Cem Yalcn Gultekin
Whitney Dubarry Hay
Rebecca Heard
Zuzana Holland
Kenay Horne
Katia Elizabeth Hovsepian
Tzu Ling Huang
Brett Hughes
Lina Yen Hughes
Luxi Hui
Chiemeziem Ci Ikonte
Dasia Jacob
Raisa Jailyan
Daanish Jamaluddin
Hasana Starr Johnson
Aaliyah Nikole Jones
Dinusha Deemanthi
Kalupahana Mestrige
Stephanie Michele Karter
Samantha Kaufherr
Natalia Kazarian
Mary Kathleen Keeler
Mikayla Kelly
Kelli Ann Kemery
Nina Sahar Kiarash
Mary Caitlin Kirkman
Natasha Knight
Sara Ellen Kosaveach
Kendall Kray
Amanda Lachman
Simone Lafita
Esther Lee
James Janghan Lee
Hantao Li
Jingyi Li
Yikun Li
Yuan Li
Jiahao Liu
Jingya Liu
Leah Llach
Melissa Lomas Deafenbaugh
Jonathan Ramos Lopez
Matthew William Lucero
Yuhan Lyu
Melissa Katherine Magner
Rachael Majus
Allison Rose Maldonado
Martin Maldonado
Sarah Elizabeth Mancinelli
Lisa Marie Manukyan
Ashley Hanomi Maranan
Mitchell Benjamin Marmon
Melissa Rose Martin
Sabrina Martin
Monica Matsuda
Jezabel May
Haley Elisabeth McKee
Paul Anthony Mendez
Troy P. Mgrditchian
Cindy Michelle Mijangos
Maria-Khristy Millares
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Nicholas Grant Miller
Kimberly Nathalie Montes
Sandy Montoya
Sophia Moritz
Annelise Allegra Murillo
Carmelia Nadia Nafe
Nadine Nelson Manning
Molly Jean Nethercott
Curt Leslie Neumann
Madeline Ng
Kristina Ailan Nguyen
Addison Seth Noel-Preciado
Cristina Alexis Orozco
Bianca Angelica Pages
Demetria Anastasia
Panayiotis Sullivan
Julie Subotky Papadopoulos
Christina Alexandra Patchel
Krusha Rohit Patel
Michael Vincent Perna
Julius Pickens
Ashley Pilgrim
Marisela Pina
Dalia Poch
Madison Price
Sara Wasserman Price
Adrianna Mae Puente
Amanda Marie Ramirez
Annalyssa Liana Ramirez
Bethel Gabrielle Carino Raposas
Allison Raskin
Patrick Resetar
Matthew Rhodd
Aubrey Rice
Dru Rivas Martin
Julia-Ann Ranae Romero
Julia Hava Rosenfeld
Dylan Jade Ross
Melisa Alexandra Ruales
Kasey Renee Ruthardt
Sarah Ann Renae Ryan
Melanie Sanchez
Natalia Cristina Sanchez
Jeffrey L. Sardegna
Erica Joan Arce Sauro
Adrienne Scheetz
Casmira Schilling
Valentina Shepotinnik
Colleen Evalyn Sherman
Karmanjeet Singh
Julia Sintari
Christina R. Smith
Tasi Jane Smith
Melyssa Sobczyk
Joe David Soto
Greta Spangenberg
Shannon Lynn Spears
Sally Elizabeth Stafford
Alina Annette Steele
Shaina Marie Steinberg
Olivia Marie Steiner
Sabrina Rayne Stephenson
Hero Stevenson
Taylor Sullivan
Whitney Sullivan
Mackenzie Ann Szabatura
Kathryn Anne Tadler
Haofu Tan
Savana McFarland Tejada
Heather Terron
Sherry Lynn Tipton
Janet Fabiola Torres
Jarrett Toyama
Sarah Sweeney Turnbow
Adley Vahue
Peyton Leigh Van Riper
Maya Chole Alder Viccellio
Renee Junko Villanueva
Mahima Anant Vyarawala
Alanna Francesca Walczak
Rachael Walters
Rhiannon Mary Walton
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Xinyu Wang
Tianna Warren
William Christopher Watson
Wangkai Wei
Yipeng Wei
Moses Anthony Williams
Hilda Ann Williamson
Jenny Wilson
JeLisa Nicole McKnight Wiltse
Erin Nicole Wimmer
Gianna Witasick
Yiqian Wu
Mingqian Xu
Yitian Xu
Vanessa Victoria Perez Yniguez
Nervany Debby Zamora
Rebecca Aura Zamora
Jiachen Zhang
Ruolan Zhang
Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis
Gloria Francisca Abarca
Noelle Abuda
Vanessa V. Alamillo-Estrada
Lamarshai Allen
Emily Alvarado
Alexxis Amargo Llanes
Molly Elizabeth Anderson
Alina Amerika Antone
Lisa Marie Arellano
Ana Argueta
Briana Ayon
Sadaf Azami
Khadija Haslie Alisandra Ba
Jennalyn Voleata Barthels
Anna Christine Briggs
Jessica Rose Brodose
Natalie Jo Cameron
Kimberley Avila Candeias
Pearl La’June Carter
Alyssa Rose Ceja
Elijah Felix Chavez
Jung Feng Chiu
Brittani Jordan Clinite
Brooke Michelle Cyprus
Bethany D’Alessandro
Ester Kamille Sabino Dandan
Riley Danielle De Castroverde
Kimberlyn Aurelia Delgadillo
Kayleigh Edwards
Kylee Hiilani Enos
Joanna Danielle Esquivel
Brooke Fava
Karen Jysel Flores
Ilissa Victoria Frye
Dana Gallegos
Holly Galvin
Elizabeth Marie Gomes
Raegan Gould
Haoyang Guo
Julissa M. Gutierrez
Madinah Kaamilah Harmon
Grace Ann Henbest
Jessica Hernandez
Kemesha Hunt
Maria Ibarra-Hernandez
Mirna Kassamanian
Sara Katz
Zahra Khan
Sienna Rae Koppang
Angelica Ochoa Lopez
Stephanie Maria Lovos Bonilla
Laura Peyton Manning
Tia Nicole Martins
Anna Martirosyan
Constantina Mastoracos
Kelly McArthur
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Kacie Mcintyre
Creshenda Ann McLaughlin
Monique Arielle Metzger
Andrielle Simone Miller
Aruna Mohottige-Sedere
Natasha Rebecca Moore
Randall Isaac Moss
Maajida Ntozake Muhammad
Adolphine Mitshiabu Muika
Erin Neeson
Yelena Guadalupe Nevarez Campos
Matthew James Nguyen
Uyenmi Ngoc Nguyen
Negin Nobaharestan
Suejung Noh
Anita Novruzyan
Nicolas Ortiz
Ani Osmanyan
Lyndsy Oto
Irene Pak
Aaryn Tonae Patton
Bianca Perdomo
Ayanna Keishawn Jeniece Preston
Andrea Quinonez
Amberlie Midori Remily
Megan Ritchie
Jordan Nicole Rivard
Casey Roberts
Wynter Robinson
Sarah Danielle Rodriguez
Taylor Marie Rollins
Andre Nicholas Rosales
Miranda Ross
Jack Samath
Jessica Samayoa
Leslie Sandoval
Amy Schaffer
Joseph Hyun Shim
Korie Siets
Jasmanbir Singh
Megan So
Kalle Marie Swinford
Heather Sylvia
Samantha Abigail Thomas
Claire Tidey
Nina Tran
Yeprem Tsilikyan
Telisha Lashawn Turner
Cynthia Renee Varela
Destiny Ivette Villegas
Andrew David Wilding
Katelyn Williams
Cameron Jamal Willingham
Summer Brianna Wittwer
Yemisrach Nega Wondimu
Madison Taylor Wyatt
Daniel Lee Yoder, Jr.
Lia Mariela Zarinan
Master of Science in Behavioral Psychology
Robin Diane Alford
Gabriela Gutierrez
Robie Julia Hebert
Leslie Anne Kimble
Cynthia Leon
Matthew Michael McKim
Veronica Maria Ortega
Meghan Paulsen
Cynthia Rivera
Lisa Marie Sun
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DOCTORAL CANDIDATES BY HOODING FACULTY Order of Procession
Doctor of Psychology
Dr. Carrie Castañeda-Sound
FERDINAND ALIGA
Effective Approaches to Establishing and Maintaining a Strong Therapeutic Alliance with Men: A Qualitative Systematic Review
COURTNEY LEE CRISP
Beyond Tolerance: An Examination of LGBTQ+ Cultural Competence in Eating Disorder Treatment Centers
SHERIECE HOOKS
Leaving Part of Myself Outside the Door: An Exploration of Pitfalls and Promising Practices for Black Millennial Survivors of Racism
MELISSA MARES
An Examination of Grief Interventions with Black and Latinx Communities
TATIANA PINKLEY
Dating Violence in Latine LGBTQ+ Adolescents: Treatment Considerations
YSMARA SAINZ
The Achievement Goal Theory: Achievement Goal Orientations Predicting Precompetitive Anxiety
Dr. Anat Cohen
MELISSA MACCARINI
Effectiveness of Writing Interventions for the Treatment of Trauma
Dr. Kathy Eldridge
EMILY HANNA
Application of Third-Wave Cognitive Behavioral Interventions in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review
MEGAN MAGUIRE
Couple-Based Therapeutic Interventions Aimed at Treating the Individual and Relational Impact of Childhood Abuse
Dr. Miguel Gallardo
IRVIN NAVARRETE
Experiences and Perceptions of Bilingual Spanish-English Latin and Bilingual Spanish-English Latinx Therapists in Psychotherapy
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Dr. Susan Hall
JESSICA BURNS
A Psychological Screening for Pediatric Patients in Emergency Departments
Dr. Shelly Harrell
KRISTIN GORADIETSKY
Development of a Strengths and Empowerment-Focused Group Intervention for Marginalized Populations with a Focus on Women, Low-Income, and Racial-Ethnic Minorities
CATHERINE LIANG
The Use of Dance and Movement Therapy for the Embodied Healing of Interpersonal Trauma in Women and Girls: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review
ZANETA MUDROVCIC
Systematic Review of the Psychological Effects of War on Children from Croatia
CHYNA PARKER
Nonbinary Experiences in the Context of Gender
Dichotomization: A Qualitative Systematic Review
ANGIE YVETTE REYES
Development and Evaluation of an Introductory Webinar Training for Mental Health Professionals Working with Perpetrators of Child
Sexual Abuse: A Strengths-Based Sociocultural Perspective
EMMA WOOKEY
Movement-Oriented Mind-Body Interventions and Psychoneuroimmunological Outcomes for Psychological Stress and Trauma
Dr. Carolyn Keatinge
DIANA HERELD
Music Interventions in the Treatment of Adolescent Trauma: A Systematic Review
Dr. David Levy
DIANNE KONG
Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Therapeutic Play for Hospitalized Children Diagnosed with Cancer
Dr. Dennis Lowe
STEPHANIE TUNCEL
The Out-of-Sport Transition of NCAA Athletes: A Systematic Review
Dr. Cary Mitchell
ALEXANDRA MARTINEZ
Factors Associated with Recidivism Among Homeless Persons with Mental Disorders
CAROLINA MILLER
The Relationship of a Hypothetical Defendant’s Mental Health Status to Mock Jurors’ Opinions about Guilt and Sentencing in a Simulated Criminal Complaint
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Dr. Adel Najdowski
SHIR ZION
A Systematic Review of Training Recommendations for Mental Health Professionals Who Are Treating Eating Disorders
Dr. Natasha Thapar-Olmos
GREGORY JACKS
A Review of the Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Chronic Pain in Older Adults
JOSEPH MARTIN MANNION, JR.
M/Body: An Instructorless, Experience-Focused Mindfulness Program for Athletes, Their Relationships, and Cultural Influence
Dr. Amy Tuttle
HEDIEH HAKAKIAN
A Review of Canine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Youth at Risk or With Mental Health Disorders
LAURA MENDEZ
A Systematic Review on Anxious Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction
Dr. LaTonya Wood
SAMANTHA COHEN
A Systematic Review on the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Chronic Pain
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THE ACADEMIC REGALIA
The academic regalia worn at college commencement exercises dates back to the Middle Ages, when scholarship was usually associated with a church or monastery. The influence of the church could be noted by the regular costume worn by the faculty and students, which consisted of clerical garb borrowed largely from the monastic dress of their day. Over the years, the simple hooded gown, or cassock, worn during this era evolved into a distinctive academic costume.
By the end of the 16th century, English scholars and students added birettas, floppy hats similar to berets, to their academic regalia. As fashionable educators tried to outdo each other with larger birettas, these hats finally had to be stuffed with cardboard to keep them from falling into their faces, thus giving birth to the concept of the mortarboard.
By the end of the 19th century, American universities and colleges standardized their academic costume, following the English tradition. Today, the distinctive caps, gowns, and hoods worn at college and university functions denote the institution granting the degree, the field of learning in which the degree was earned, and the level of the degree.
Today’s gown is usually black in color. The master’s gown has long pouchlike sleeves that were once probably used to carry books, while the doctoral gown is faced with panels of velvet down the front and three bars of velvet across each sleeve.
The hoods of monastic times have remained, becoming decorative symbols of the attainment of higher degrees. Worn around the neck and hanging down the back, the hood is emblematic of the nature and source of the degree held. The colors in the hood lining are the colors of the school conferring the degree—orange and blue for Pepperdine. The color of the border indicates the specialization attained by the wearer—light blue for education and white and royal blue for psychology. These colors are used for the edging of all hoods, and may also be used for the velvet facing and sleeve bars of the doctoral gown and the tassel on the master’s cap.
The modern cap may be a square mortarboard or a round, soft, flat velvet hat, which is reserved for the doctoral graduate. Both types bear a tassel, which may be black, gold, or colored, according to the scholarly field of the wearer.
Today’s academic regalia is profoundly symbolic of the reverence that is still held for the pursuit of knowledge and the achievement of scholarship.
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As a Christian university, Pepperdine affirms:
That God is
That God is revealed uniquely in Christ
That the educational process may not, with impunity, be divorced from the divine process
That the student, as a person of infinite dignity, is the heart of the educational enterprise
That the quality of student life is a valid concern of the University
That truth, having nothing to fear from investigation, should be pursued relentlessly in every discipline
That spiritual commitment, tolerating no excuse for mediocrity, demands the highest standards of academic excellence
That freedom, whether spiritual, intellectual, or economic, is indivisible
That knowledge calls, ultimately, for a life of service
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Accessible Seating
SERVICES
Blue chairs indicate the area for accessible seating plus one accompanying guest. Please find posted signs or ask an usher for assistance.
Drinking Water Available in dispensers in various locations on Alumni Park.
First Aid Available at the first aid/information tent near the entrance of Alumni Park. If an emergency occurs, please ask the nearest usher for assistance.
Lost and Found
Please visit the information tent regarding any lost or found items.
Reception
Following the ceremony, refreshments will be served under the canopies near the Alumni Park pond.
Restrooms
When facing the stage, located to the left of the graduation ceremony area.
Sun-Sensitive Seating A small area of shaded seating is located behind guest seating.
To view a live broadcast of this event, scan the code or go to go.pepperdine.edu/commencement
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