Spring 2021 - Graduation

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Commencement 2021Spring 2021

NA1 91 218 8 5YLAREGDITAT DEUSOFZONRI T SEA AFEOER SIV ARIZO ITATE UST THE STAT NAArizona State UniversityCommencementandConvocationProgramSpring 2021May 3, 2021

THE NATIONAL ANTHEMTHE STAR-SPANGLED BANNERO say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fightO’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in airGave proof through the night that our flag was still there.O say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet waveO’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?CONTENTSThe National Anthem andArizona State University Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Letter of Congratulations from the Arizona Board of Regents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5History of Honorary Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Past Honorary Degree Recipients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Conferring of Doctoral Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Convocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29ALMA MATERARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYConferring of Masters Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Where the bold saguarosRaise their arms on high,Praying strength for brave tomorrowsFrom the western sky;Where eternal mountainsKneel at sunset’s gate,Here we hail thee, Alma Mater,Arizona State.Moeur Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137—Hopkins-DresskellMAROON AND GOLDFight, Devils down the fieldFight with your might and don’t ever yieldLong may our colors outshine all othersEcho from the buttes, Give em’ hell Devils!Cheer, cheer for A-S-U!Fight for the old MaroonFor it’s Hail! Hail! The gang’s all hereAnd it’s onward to victory!Students whose names appear in this program are candidates for the degrees listed,which will be conferred subject to completion of requirements.To order copies of the final book with all graduates names listed,email your request to ASUCommencement@rrd.com and someonewill respond with payment instructions and order details.Craig and Barbara Barrett Honors College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Graduation with Academic Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Summa Cum Laude, 157Magna Cum Laude, 175Cum Laude, 186Conferring of Bachelor Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197College of Global Futures, 197College of Health Solutions, 202College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, 211The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 219Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, 244Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, 252Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, 262Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, 281New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, 289Thunderbird School of Global Management, 299Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 303Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, 310W. P. Carey School of Business, 321Candidates for Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340Mace and President’s Chain of Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341History of the Academic Costume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342Arizona Board of Regents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

5MESSAGE FROM THEARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTSMission StatementUniversity CommencementUniversity Commencement represents theculmination of a student’s academic achievement.It is a time of celebration and reflectionfor students, families, friends, faculty and staff.It brings together a diverse communityto share in the joy of accomplished goals.Dear Graduate,On behalf of the Arizona Board of Regents, we congratulate you on achievingthis important milestone. It took hard work, tenacity and dedication to earn auniversity degree. Your accomplishment is significant and commendable.With a university degree, a world of opportunity awaits. From higher wages tobetter quality of life, college-educated individuals are increasingly in demandfor the skills learned as a university graduate. In a knowledge driven economy,employers are increasingly seeking candidates with strong college credentialsand the degree you have earned will open many doors.We are grateful for your resilience in navigating the challenges of the COVID-19pandemic. Our hope is that this pandemic will soon be under control as ourgraduates begin careers that will make a difference in your life and the lives ofothers. Many of our graduates stepped up to aid the state during the pandemic,and we are heartened by these efforts.As you begin a new stage in life as a graduate of Arizona State University, weencourage you to stay connected to the university, friends you’ve met, professorswho taught you and mentors who helped along the way. As you celebrate, takea moment to remember all of the individuals who supported you during yourcollege years and to reflect on the skills and knowledge you’ve learned at ASU.This is a day of new beginnings. We hope that your experiences at ASUpositively affect your life for years to come.Congratulations graduate on this outstanding accomplishment! We wish you thebest for a future filled with promise and opportunity. Go Devils!Sincerely,Larry E. PenleyChairJohn ArnoldExecutive Director

6HISTORYOFHONORARYDEGREESHarvard was the first university to confer honorary degrees in 1692. Since then it hasbecome a recognized function of degree granting institutions. Honorary degrees arean opportunity for universities to single out people who have made contributions tosociety. At ASU, honorary degree recipients are nominated by faculty members.The six-member Academic Affairs Honorary Degrees Committee reviews facultynominations for the Honorary Degree. It then recommends candidates to the president.The committee is appointed by and responsible to the president.NameFrederick M. IrishArthur John MatthewsCharles A. StaufferSamuel Henry MorrisIra Dawson PayneAbraham Lincoln KrohnArthur Ervin SmithAlfred KnightHarvey Leslie TaylorDaniel Earl NobleHoward PyleWalter Reed BimsonJohn Cromwell LincolnCarl SauerCarlos P. GarciaEugene Collins PulliamCarl HaydenJohn Robert MurdockBarry Morris GoldwaterGeorge W. RomneyLinton Elias GrinterWalter Early CraigLynn Meade LaneyHarvey Harlow NiningerLillian Moller GilbrethJulius Charles WetzlerStewart Lee UdallGeorge Fuller MillerJohn Alfred HannahJames Bryon McCormickHarold David RichardsonRobert Jeffrey HannellyKarl Clayton LeebrickLewis Judah RuskinHarlan ClevelandCommencementor ConvocationMay 28, 1940May 28, 1940May 22, 1951May 26, 1953May 26, 1953May 24, 1955May 24, 1955May 29, 1956May 29, 1956May 28, 1957May 28, 1957May 27, 1958May 27, 1958May 27, 1958June 25, 1958May 26, 1959Nov 14, 1959May 31, 1960May 30, 1961June 5, 1962June 5, 1962June 4, 1963June 4, 1963June 4, 1963May 26, 1964May 26, 1964June 1, 1965June 1, 1965May 27, 1966May 27, 1966May 26, 1967May 26, 1967May 26, 1967June 4, 1968June 4, 1968NameCommencementor ConvocationJohn Hope FranklinFrank BormanCharles Stewart MottErnest J. HopkinsGeorge Homer DurhamRichard A. HarvillArthur B. SchellenbergPablo CasalsRaul H. CastroO.D. MillerPaolo SoleriErnest W. McFarlandPaul RappaportHugh DownsHerbert G. FalesRobert W. GalvinMae S. TalleyJohn J. RhodesLouise Lincoln KerrBart Jan BokHenry EyringDavid C. LincolnErma BombeckVincent PersichettiPaul L. SingerRobert Penn WarrenPhilip C. CurtisHerb and Dorothy McLaughlinSteve AllenFredi ChiappelliJames DickeyAlan duBoisMstislav RostropovichMartha GrahamTom ChaunceyJune 3, 1969June 3, 1969Jan 13, 1970June 2, 1970June 1, 1971June 1, 1971June 1, 1971Mar 30, 1972June 2, 1972June 2, 1972May 18, 1973May 18, 1973May 17, 1974May 17, 1974May 16, 1975May 16, 1975May 14, 1976May 14, 1976May 13, 1977May 19, 1978May 19, 1978May 18, 1979May 16, 1980May 16, 1980May 16, 1980Apr 21, 1980May 15, 1981May 15, 1981May 14, 1982May 14, 1982May 14, 1982May 14, 1982Aug 6, 1982Oct 17, 1982May 15, 19837NameG.M. SollenbergerSandra Day O’ConnorJames William CreasmanLeontyne PriceEdward F. AlbeeWilliam A. FowlerNorthurp H. FryKathryn K. GammageWilliam G. PayneEdward J. Dwight, Jr.Sylvia PorterJohn I. YellottWilliam ReilleyHenry CisnerosFrank SnellGerald WasserburgVirginia Galvin PiperMo UdallKax HerbergerEdson W. SpencerRobert S. DietzRobert J. EggertJovita R. SalongaArt BuchwaldWalter CronkiteLorraine FrankWilliam KajikawaPearl BaileyRabbi Albert PlotkinYuan T. LeeG. Robert HerbergerFrank X. GordonCesar ChavezTony HillermanAlan PritskerWillard PedrickMarvin MorrisonKarsten SolheimLouise SolheimDaniel NagrinDwight PattersonJesse JonesPolly RosenbaumEdward CarsonPaul ElsnerCommencementor ConvocationMay 15, 1983May 11, 1984May 11, 1984Mar 8, 1985May 17, 1985May 17, 1985May 17, 1985May 17, 1985May 17, 1985May 16, 1986May 16, 1986Aug 8, 1986Nov 7, 1986Dec 19, 1986May 15, 1987May 15, 1987May 15, 1987Aug 7, 1987Aug 7, 1987Dec 18, 1987May 13, 1988Aug 5, 1988Dec 16, 1988Dec 16, 1988May 12, 1989May 12, 1989Aug 5, 1989Dec 22, 1989Dec 22, 1989May 11, 1990May 10, 1991Dec 8, 1991May 11, 1992May 11, 1992May 11, 1992May 11, 1992Aug 11, 1992Dec 18, 1992Dec 18, 1992Dec 18, 1992May 11, 1993May 11, 1993May 11, 1993Aug 10, 1993Dec 14, 1993NameRose MoffordHerman ChanenKeith TurleyVirginia UllmanMaxine MarshallJonathan MarshallMargaret GisoloEdward Bud JacobsonRita DoveErnest BoyerFlorence NelsonWilliam S. ShoverGary L. TookerFrank J. SacktonChang-Lin TienJohn F. LongPaul J. FanninJack W. WhitemanNewton RosenzweigJohn P. FrankCraig R. BarrettWm. Polk CareyNorman William FainLeon Howard SullivanEddie BashaRaul YzaguirreAlfredo GutierrezCraig E. WeatherupBarbara McConnell BarrettRudy E. CampbellNadine Severns CarsonLamonte H. LawrenceL. Roy PappMarilyn A. PappL. William SeidmanAlice Wiley SnellRichard Berlin SnellRobert H. JohnsonDelbert Ray LewisJewell McFarland LewisJerry ColangeloRex G. MaughanJohn R. CristianBob StumpRita R. ColwellCommencementor ConvocationMay 11, 1994May 11, 1994Aug 5, 1994Aug 5, 1994Dec 14, 1994Dec 14, 1994Dec 14, 1994May 14, 1995May 14, 1995May 14, 1995Aug 10, 1995May 10, 1996May 10, 1996Aug 9, 1996Dec 20, 1996Dec 20, 1996May 16, 1997May 16, 1997Aug 8, 1997Dec 19, 1997May 15, 1998Aug 7, 1998Dec 18, 1998Dec 18, 1998May 14, 1999May 14, 1999Dec 17, 1999Dec 17, 1999May 11, 2000May 11, 2000Aug 4, 2000Aug 4, 2000Dec 14, 2000Dec 14, 2000Dec 14, 2000May 10, 2001May 10, 2001Aug 3, 2001Dec 13, 2001Dec 13, 2001May 9, 2002May 9, 2002Aug 2, 2002Dec 19, 2002May 13, 2004

8NameRafael Rangel SostmannLawrence Douglas WilderPeterson ZahBlake EdwardsLord John BrowneKim CampbellFrank H. T. RhodesWu QidiJane Dee HullJ. Craig VenterLeland H. HartwellJames J. DuderstadtTom BrokawTemple GrandinEric R. KandelCommencementor ConvocationMay 13, 2004May 13, 2004May 12, 2005Sep 23, 2005Dec 15, 2005Dec 15, 2005May 11, 2006May 11, 2006Dec 14, 2006May 10, 2007Dec 13, 2007May 8, 2008May 2, 2012May 2, 2012May 2, 2012NameLim Chuan PohJanine M. BenyusClayton M. ChristensenJuan Ramón de la FuenteFreeman A. Hrabowski IIIPamela A. MatsonJoseph E. StiglitzCarolyn PorcoJohn Seeley BrownSir William Castell LVOWendy KoppHoward SchultzL. Rafael ReifDavid BrooksCommencementor ConvocationMay 2, 2012May 9, 2013May 9, 2013May 9, 2013May 14, 2014May 14, 2014May 14, 2014May 11, 2015May 11, 2015May 9, 2016May 9, 2016May 8, 2017May 7, 2018May 4, 2019CONFERRINGOFDOCTORAL DEGREESPresident Michael M. CrowElizabeth A. WentzVice Provost and Dean, Graduate CollegeTamara Underiner Enrique R. VivoniAssociate DeanAssociate DeanGraduate CollegeGraduate CollegeDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYIroko Akoua Enyo Abalo(Biology and Society)BiologyDissertation: Sentinels of the Sea: Marine MammalBehavioral Responses to Environmental ChangeCo-Chairs: Beth Polidoro, School ofMathematical and Natural Sciences;Stephen Pratt, School of Life SciencesMuriel E. AdamsSustainabilityDissertation: Reimagining Sustainability:Acknowledging and Removing Barriers toSustainability in Poor Marginalized Communitiesof ColorCo-Chairs: Nalini Chhetri, School for theFuture of Innovation in Society; Sonja Klinsky,School of SustainabilityJesús Salvador Aguilar Díaz de leónBiochemistryDissertation: Characterization of GlycanFeatures in Whole Biospecimens Using GlycanNode Analysis and the Role of Low-DensityLipoprotein Sialylation in Cancer ImmunityChair: Chad Randolph Borges, Biodesign InstituteMahdi Jamil Awad Al-QuranEngineeringMechanicalDissertation: Dynamics and Control of a GroundVehicle Subjected to a Tire BlowoutChair: Abdel Ra’ouf Turki Mayyas, Ira A. FultonSchools of EngineeringZina Al-SahouriBiochemistryDissertation: Biophysical Methods AdvancingLipidic Cubic Phase Membrane Proteins StudiesChair: Wei Liu, School of Molecular SciencesMastourah Alohaylim F AlazmiLinguistics and Applied LinguisticsDissertation: Gradience in Split Intransitivityand Lexical Aspect in Modern Standard ArabicChair: Elly Van Gelderen, EnglishMallory Afton AleknaMusic(Music Learning and Teaching)Dissertation: Moving from Inclusion to Equity:Counterstories of Collegiate Music Students andTheir Institution’s Stories in DialogueCo-Chairs: Margaret Emily Schmidt, School ofMusic, Dance and Theatre; Sandra Lee Stauffer,Herberger Institute for Design and ArtsRayya Sulaiman Aljarallahand Applied LinguisticsLinguisticsMansour Ibrahim Altamimiand Applied LinguisticsLinguisticsDissertation: The Linguistic Representations ofTwitter Posts of the Saudi Royal Decree of WomenDriving: A Corpus Assisted Discourse AnalysisChair: Karen Lee Adams, EnglishDissertation: The Grammaticalization of LexicalVerbs into Progressive and Future Markers inSaudi Najdi ArabicChair: Elly Van Gelderen, EnglishCarlo Andres Altamirano AllendeHuman and Social Dimensions of Scienceand TechnologyDissertation: Mexico’s Energy Imaginations:The Social Consequences of Major EnergySystems ChangeCo-Chairs: Clark Anson Miller, School of Politicsand Global Studies; Cynthia Lea Selin, School ofSustainabilitySara Aly El-SayedSustainabilityDissertation: A Good Food Journey:Investigating the Wisdom of RegenerativeFood Systems in Arid RegionsCo-Chairs: Christy Camille Wheeler Spackman,School for the Future of Innovation in Society;Scott Cloutier, School of Sustainability

1011Vincent Rashaun AndersonCommunityResources and DevelopmentDissertation: Is it Significant?: Examining theRelationship Between the Racial Identity Statusesand Academic Motivation Styles of African-AmericanCollege StudentsChair: Richard C. Knopf, School of CommunityResources and DevelopmentShaahin AngiziElectrical EngineeringDissertation: Processing-in-Memory forData-Intensive Applications, From Deviceto AlgorithmChair: Deliang Fan, School of Electrical,Computer, and Energy EngineeringNathaniel Edward ArnoldNutritional SciencesExercise andDissertation: The Acute Effects of ResistanceTraining and Assisted Cycling Therapy (ACT) onCognitive Function and Enjoyment of Adults withDown SyndromeChair: Shannon Dora Ringenbach, College ofHealth SolutionsGrigoria AthanasakiSystems EngineeringDissertation: Design, Development andAccelerated Stress Testing of Gas DiffusionLayers, Using Pore Forming Agent, for ProtonExchange Member Fuel Cells at Various RelativeHumidity ConditionsChair: Arunachala Nadar Mada Kannan,Ira A. Fulton Schools of EngineeringNoé BadilloDesign, Environmentand the ArtsDissertation: Geometry of the Sun: GuarinoGuarini and the Church of San LorenzoChair: Kestutis Paul Zygas, The Design SchoolJuhui BaeEconomicsDissertation: Essays on Forecasting withMany PredictorsChair: Seung Ahn, W. P. Carey School of BusinessArnat BalabiyevMolecular andCellular BiologyDissertation: Cellular and MolecularMechanisms of Macrophage FusionChair: Tatiana P. Ugarova, School ofLife SciencesMonica Ann Baldonado-Ruiz(English Education)EnglishDissertation: Navigating the In-Between:Testimonio en Nepantla in the English LanguageArts ClassroomChair: Jessica Singer Early, EnglishAna Cecilia BarriosCivil, Environmentaland Sustainable EngineeringDissertation: Structure-Function Relationshipsof Nanomaterials and Their Application forthe Development of Sustainable EnvironmentalEngineeringChair: Francois Perreault, School of SustainableEngineering and the Built EnvironmentSayahnika BasuEconomicsDissertation: Essays on Environment andDevelopment EconomicsCo-Chairs: Kelly Catherine Bishop, W. P. CareySchool of Business; Nicolai Vladimir Kuminoff,W. P. Carey School of BusinessTyler Jorge BeasonBusinessAdministration (Finance)Dissertation: Essays in FinancialEconomic ModelingCo-Chairs: Rajnish Mehra, W. P. Carey Schoolof Business; Sunil Wahal, W. P. Carey Schoolof BusinessSandesh Ganapati BhatSystems EngineeringDissertation: Dynamical Systems Theory andits Application to Human Gait AnalysisChair: Sangram S. Redkar, Ira A. Fulton Schoolsof EngineeringNutandev Bikkamane JayadevBiomedical EngineeringDissertation: Towards Clinical Developmentand Implementation of Fast MR SpectroscopicImaging TechniquesChair: Vikram D. Kodibagkar, School ofBiological and Health Systems EngineeringJ’Neil Irene Cottle Blough-SwingenAstrophysicsDissertation: Evolution, Disruption, and Compositionof Galactic Outflows Around Starburst GalaxiesChair: Evan Scannapieco, School of Earth andSpace ExplorationWasif BokhariComputer ScienceDissertation: Asymmetric Error Control forClassification in Medical Disease DiagnosisChair: Ajay Bansal, Ira A. Fulton Schoolsof EngineeringA. Johannes BottemaCriminal JusticeCriminology andDissertation: The Value of Patrol-DrivenIntelligence-Led Policing: Evaluating thePerceptions of, Communication Within, andImpacts of the Phoenix Police Department’sIntelligence Officer ProgramChair: Cody Webb Telep, School of Criminologyand Criminal JusticeJoel Richard Dakin BrayAnthropologyDissertation: Social Relationships in MaleChimpanzees: Form, Function, and DevelopmentChair: Ian Gilby, School of Human Evolutionand Social ChangeJason C. BrownHuman and SocialDimensions of Science and TechnologyDissertation: Thinking Like a Futurist:Investigating the Theories and Processesof Threatcasting Post-analysisChair: Andrew Maynard, College of Global FuturesAlex BuchbergerChemistryDissertation: Hierarchical Assembly of NucleicAcid/Coiled-Coil Peptide NanostructuresChair: Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Biodesign InstituteKelly Bevin Butlerand the ArtsDesign, EnvironmentScott Allen CaddyEnglish (Literature)Dissertation: Crafting Agency in Needleand Thread: Nuns’ Work, Reform, and TextileProduction in Late Medieval MonasteriesChair: Corine L. Schleif, School of ArtDissertation: The Significance of LiteraryOutliers in Nineteenth-Century British Fiction:A Stylometric AnalysisChair: Devoney Kay Looser, EnglishDiana Carolina Calvo MartinezCivil,Environmental and Sustainable EngineeringDissertation: Synthesis Gas Fermentation inMembrane Biofilm ReactorsCo-Chairs: Bruce Edward Rittmann, BiodesignInstitute; Cesar I. Torre, Biodesign InstituteAnna Marie CampbellCommunicationDissertation: Expanding the Boundaries: UsingCommunication Privacy Management Theoryto Explore the Disclosure of the Diagnosis of aChronic Illness by Pediatric Healthcare Providersand Parents to Adolescent PatientsChair: Janet Kaye Alberts, Hugh Downs Schoolof Human CommunicationLatoya Euphrasia CampbellBiologyDissertation: Protein Inhibitors of TriglycerideBreakdown and Long Chain Fatty UtilizationChair: Douglas Fletcher Lake, School ofLife SciencesApril Brittany CampingLearning,Literacies and TechnologiesDissertation: Writing Motivation andPerformance for Culturally and LinguisticallyDiverse Elementary School StudentsCo-Chairs: Karen R. Harris, Mary Lou FultonTeachers College; Stephen E. Graham,Mary Lou Fulton Teachers CollegePaul Andrew CampitelliPhysicsDissertation: Mapping theSequence-Structure-Function Paradigm byIntrinsic Properties of Anisotropic NetworksChair: Sefika Banu Ozkan, Physics DepartmentVinaya ChakatiComputer Engineering(Computer Systems)Dissertation: Reliable Distributed Managementin Uncertain EnvironmentsChair: Sandeep Kumar S. Gupta, Schoolof Computing, Informatics, and DecisionSystems EngineeringJaydeep ChakrabortyComputer ScienceDissertation: OntoConnect: Domain-AgnosticOntology Alignment Using Neural NetworksChair: Srividya Kona Bansal, Ira A. FultonSchools of EngineeringPei En ChenMechanical EngineeringXiahui ChenElectrical EngineeringDissertation: Novel Hierarchical N-PointPolytope Functions for Quantifying, Modeling andReconstructing Complex Heterogeneous MaterialsCo-Chairs: Yang Jiao, School for Engineering ofMatter, Transport and Energy; Yi Ren, School forEngineering of Matter, Transport and EnergyDissertation: Plasmonic and DielectricNanostructure-Based Sensors for Chemical,Biomarker and Light Polarization DetectionChair: Chao Wang, School of Electrical,Computer, and Energy EngineeringHaehyun ChoComputer Science(Cybersecurity)Dissertation: Exploiting and MitigatingAdvanced Security VulnerabilitiesCo-Chairs: Adam Doupe, School of Computing,Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering;Gail-Joon Ahn, School of Computing, Informatics,and Decision Systems EngineeringSeongkyung Choand PolicyPublic AdministrationDissertation: Vouchers Welcome? Three EssaysExploring Landlords’ Views on Housing VouchersChair: Joanna Domenica Lucio, Watts Collegeof Public Service and Community SolutionsGoeun Choi(Finance)Business AdministrationDissertation: Essays in Financial EconomicsChair: Hendrik Bessembinder, W. P. Carey Schoolof BusinessCaroline Greta ClareEnglish (Literature)Dissertation: The Meaning of the MidwestChair: Christine Louise Holbo, EnglishJerome ClarkEnglish (Literature)Dissertation: Seeking Life: Diné Storytellingas Power, Imagination, and Future-MakingChair: Elizabeth Rosa Horan, EnglishMatthew Wigginton ConwayGeographyDissertation: If You Zone It, Who Will Come, andHow Will They Travel? The Effects of RelaxedZoning Regulations on Travel BehaviorChair: Deborah Salon, School of GeographicalSciences and Urban PlanningKhaerannisa Istiqamah Cortesand Human DevelopmentFamilyDissertation: Students’ Perceptions ofEngagement in Online Courses and Its Effecton Academic Performance and Retention RatesChair: Becky Kochenderfer Ladd, T. DennySanford School of Social and Family DynamicsPeter Jay CrankGeographyDissertation: Cityscapes, Climate, and MentalHealth: Prioritizing Thermal and MentalWellbeing in the Design of CitiesChair: David J. Sailor, School of GeographicalSciences and Urban Planning

1213Lauren Elizabeth CrowStatisticsDissertation: Statistical Inference of Dynamicsin Neurons via Stochastic EMChair: John Fricks, School of Mathematicaland Statistical SciencesElizabeth Susanne DalyAnthropologyDissertation: Premolar Molarization inHaplorrhine PrimatesChair: Gary T. Schwartz, School of HumanEvolution and Social ChangeMichelle Elizabeth DanielsBusinessAdministration (Marketing)Dissertation: The Signaling Value of LeisureCo-Chairs: Adriana Samper, W. P. Carey Schoolof Business; Andrea Morales Ketcham,W. P. Carey School of BusinessJoshua Jungwoo DaymudeScienceComputerDissertation: Collaborating in Motion:Distributed and Stochastic Algorithms forEmergent Behavior in Programmable MatterChair: Andrea W. Richa, School of Computing,Informatics, and Decision Systems EngineeringDawn M. Dempsand EvaluationEducational PolicyDissertation: “It Was Never Made for Us”: BlackCommunity Mothers Organizing for EducationalPossibilities Amidst Anti-Black RealitiesCo-Chairs: Kathryn Nakagawa, School of SocialTransformation; Keon M. McGuire, Mary LouFulton Teachers CollegeIan Kenna DerkCommunicationDissertation: A New Kind of Community:Belonging and Community Formation throughCommunity Radio in South PhoenixChair: Aaron R. Hess, Hugh Downs Schoolof Human CommunicationDanielle Alisa Lillian Desfossesand Human DevelopmentFamilyDissertation: Cascade Model of ExecutiveFunctioning, Prosocial Skills, and AcademicAchievementChair: Sabina Michelle Low, T. Denny SanfordSchool of Social and Family DynamicsSwarup DeyChemistryDissertation: Membrane Protein Mimetic DynamicDNA Nanostructures for Biosensing ApplicationsCo-Chairs: Hao Yan, Biodesign Institute;Rizal Fajar Hariadi, Physics DepartmentKelle James DheinBiology(Biology and Society)Dissertation: The Meaning of Meaning in InsectNavigation ResearchChair: Beckett Sterner, School of Life SciencesSarah E. DriscollEnglish (Literature)Dissertation: “Singular Ties of Intimacy”:The Inter-American Imagination in ErnestHemingway and Guillermo Cabrera Infante’sCuban WorksChair: Deborah Lynn Clarke, EnglishJames Michael EdmondsReligious StudiesDissertation: Hunting Baraka: The SpiritualMateriality and Material SpiritualityReconfiguring the Indonesian Islamic LandscapeChair: Shahla Talebi, School of Historical,Philosophical and Religious StudiesDerek Matthew EllisPsychologyDissertation: The Role of Knowledge Structuresand Motivation on Problem SolvingChair: Gene Brewer, PsychologyMenevse EryüzlüMathematicsDissertation: A Categorical Study ofC*-Correspondences and AssociatedCuntz-Pimsner AlgebrasChair: John C. Quigg, School of Mathematicaland Statistical SciencesMehrdad EsfahaniEconomicsDissertation: Essays on Cross-CountryInequality and Income DifferencesCo-Chairs: Bart Hobijn, W. P. Carey Schoolof Business; Gustavo Jaime Ventura,W. P. Carey School of BusinessJames Eric FanciulloPhilosophyDissertation: Reviving HedonismChair: Douglas W. Portmore, School ofHistorical, Philosophical and Religious StudiesDavid C. FikeSocial WorkDissertation: Deconstructing the RefugeeNarrative: A Participatory Action ResearchProject with Resettled Refugees from BurmaChair: David Kime Androff, School of Social WorkAndrew David FloresChemical EngineeringDissertation: Engineering Synthetic CocultureSystems for Enhanced Bioproduction ApplicationsCo-Chairs: David Ross Nielsen, School forEngineering of Matter, Transport and Energy;Xuan Wang, School of Life SciencesTrevor Patrick FoxBiologyDissertation: The Overwintering Physiologyand Ecology of Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes inthe Desert SouthwestChair: Jon Fewell Harrison, School ofLife SciencesAshley Michelle Jimenez Fraserand Human DevelopmentFamilyDissertation: Longitudinal Associations of Hopeand Prosocial and Civic Behaviors in EmergingAdulthoodChair: Tracy Spinrad, T. Denny Sanford Schoolof Social and Family DynamicsMohammad Tarig FreigounEngineeringChemicalDissertation: Dynamic Modeling, SystemIdentification, and Control Engineering Approachesfor Designing Optimized and Perpetually AdaptiveBehavioral Health InterventionsCo-Chairs: Gregory Bruce Raupp, Ira A. FultonSchools of Engineering; Konstantinos Tsakalis,School of Electrical, Computer, and EnergyEngineeringJennifer Lynn FullerSocial ScienceEnvironmentalDissertation: Imagining Community Solar PowerChair: Jameson Michael Wetmore, School for theFuture of Innovation in SocietyAbhinandan GangopadhyayScience and EngineeringMaterialsDissertation: Investigation of StrainRelaxation Mechanisms and InterfacialDefects in Lattice-MismatchedGaAs(001)-Based HeterostructuresChair: David John Smith, Physics DepartmentRenee Andersen GarbeSocial WorkDissertation: Trajectories of Intimate PartnerViolence and Help-Seeking Among Older AdultWomen in the Southwest United States: A LifeCourse PerspectiveChair: Katie Cotter Stalker, School of Social WorkSantiago Garcia CoutoEconomicsDissertation: Essays on the Task Approachto Labor MarketsChair: Berthold M. Herrendorf, W. P. CareySchool of BusinessJesse Frank GironPhysicsDissertation: Numerical Predictions for HeavyQuark Exotics in the Dynamical Diquark ModelChair: Richard Lebed, Physics DepartmentMarinela GolemiEnglish (Literature)Dissertation: Glocal Shakespeare in Albania:Race, Gender, and the Politics of Cultural IdentityCo-Chairs: Ayanna Tene Thompson, English;Bradley James Irish, EnglishByoung-Gyu Gongand EvaluationEducational PolicyDissertation: Exploring Education Cyborg Space:Bibliographic and Metaphor Analysis of EducationalPsychology and Artificial Intelligence StudiesChair: Iveta Silova McGurty, Mary Lou FultonTeachers CollegeGabriela Adriana GonzalezHuman andSocial Dimensions of Science and TechnologyDissertation: Exploring the Third Sector STEMLandscape for Girls of Color: A Feminist ResearchStudy Through the Lens of Non-Profit OrganizationsChair: Mary Margaret Fonow, School of SocialTransformationZackary Adam GrahamAnimal BehaviorDissertation: Honest and DishonestCommunication in CrayfishChair: Michael Angilletta, School of Life SciencesRuocheng GuoComputer Engineering(Computer Systems)Dissertation: Learning Causality with NetworkedObservational DataChair: Huan Liu, School of Computing,Informatics, and Decision Systems EngineeringYuqi GuoMaterials Science andEngineeringDissertation: Materials Chemistry ofTwo-Dimensional Nanosheets: LiquidExfoliation and Surface FunctionalizationChair: Qing Hua Wang, School for Engineeringof Matter, Transport and EnergyPooja GuptaElectrical EngineeringDissertation: Coordinated Wide-Area Controlof Multiple Controllers in a Modern Power SystemCo-Chairs: Anamitra Pal, School of Electrical,Computer, and Energy Engineering; Vijay Vittal,School of Electrical, Computer, and EnergyEngineeringCaitlyn Anne HallCivil, Environmentaland Sustainable EngineeringDissertation: Biogeochemical Modeling ofMicrobially Induced Desaturation and PrecipitationCo-Chairs: Bruce Edward Rittmann, BiodesignInstitute; Edward Kavazanjian, School ofSustainable Engineering and the Built EnvironmentNicholas Ryan HalloranBiochemistryDissertation: E

Florence Nelson Aug 10, 1995 William S. Shover May 10, 1996 Gary L. Tooker May 10, 1996 Frank J. Sackton Aug 9, 1996 Chang-Lin Tien Dec 20, 1996 John F. Long Dec 20, 1996 Paul J. Fannin May 16, 1997 Jack W. Whiteman May 16, 1997 Newton Rosenzweig Aug 8, 1997 John P. Frank Dec 19, 1997 Craig R. Barrett May 15, 1998 Wm. Polk Carey Aug 7, 1998