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STUDENT MARSHALSCollege of Arts & SciencesAvery B. EfawTara Ashton RobbinsCollege of Communication and Fine ArtsVictoria Alexandria MorvanCollege of EducationKayla Paige McSwainCollege of Health SciencesKayla Hazel KurapatiCollege of Professional & Liberal StudiesDylan J. CrabbFogelman College of Business & EconomicsBenjamin J. BrackWilliam Joseph LormanNicholas Taylor MorrisHerff College of EngineeringAlec Raymond TrelaKemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort ManagementAaron Taylor OsborneLoewenberg College of NursingStephanie Abney LentzBrittany Linette Johnson9

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DOCTORAL HOODING CEREMONYCECIL C. HUMPHREYS SCHOOL OF LAWCOLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCESCOLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION AND FINE ARTSCOLLEGE OF EDUCATIONCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCESCOLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND LIBERAL STUDIESFOGELMAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICSHERFF COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGKEMMONS WILSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYAND RESORT MANAGEMENTLOEWENBERG COLLEGE OF NURSINGSCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERSSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH11

THE GRADUATE SCHOOLDean, Robin Poston, PhDThe Graduate School of the University of Memphis is the center of advanced study and researchwithin the University. The basic objectives of The Graduate School are: (a) to preserve anddisseminate knowledge now available in the humanities, the sciences, and the various professionalareas represented by the departmental graduate faculties; (b) to extend knowledge through basicresearch; and (c) to prepare men and women to assume a more responsible and useful role in society.DOCTOR OF EDUCATIONRoland David RaynerDepartment of Leadership and Policy StudiesBS, 1984, University of Tennessee MartinMA, 2003, Webster UniversityDissertation: “Factors Contributing to Student Persistence atTennessee Technical Colleges ”Major Professor: Dr. Ronald Eric PlattAlycia Moniqué TaylorDepartment of Instruction and Curriculum LeadershipBA, 2012, University of MississippiEd.S, 2016, University of MississippiDissertation: “Writing Instruction for Students with LearningDisabilities: Examining Teacher Practice,Preparedness, and Self-Efficacy ”Major Professor: Dr. J. Helen PerkinsCasie Ruth WiseDepartment of Instruction and Curriculum LeadershipBSE, 2002, John Brown UniversityMA, 2012, University of MemphisDissertation: “Teacher Identity and the Core: A NarrativeInquiry into the Relationship Between TeacherIdentity and Lesson Planning in the CommonCore Era”Major Professor: Dr. Beverly CrossShawn Dewayne AllisonDepartment of Leadership and Policy StudiesBS, 1990, Indiana UniversityMBA, 1995, Indiana Wesleyan UniversityDissertation: “Many Do Succeed, You Know: African AmericanAdult Student Success and Retention in theCommunity College”Major Professor: Dr. Wendy GriswoldLisa Lynn BryantDepartment of Instruction and Curriculum LeadershipBSE, 1994, University of Central ArkansasMSEd, 1997, University of Central ArkansasDissertation: “Collegiate Experiences of Individuals with Mild toModerate Disabilities: Our Success Stories”Major Professor: Drs. William Hunter and Susan N. NordstromFrank Turner McMeen, Jr.Department of Leadership and Policy StudiesBA, 1979, Freed-Hardeman UniversityMALS, 2008, University of MemphisDissertation: “501(c)(3) Educational Sustainability:A Quantitative Study of Nonprofit Private SchoolFinancial Viability in Rural West Tennessee”Major Professor: Dr. R. Eric PlattDOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTSAlisha RuftyRudi E. Scheidt School of MusicBME, 2002, Florida State UniversityMM, 2008, University of MemphisDissertation: “David Popper’s High School of Cello Playing,Op. 73, in American College and UniversityUndergraduate Cello Instruction”Major Professor: Dr. Kimberly PattersonDawson Andrew HullRudi E. Scheidt School of MusicBM, 2007, Samford UniversityMM, 2009, Johns Hopkins UniversityDissertation: “Emporium by Aldo López-Gavilán: A Declarationof Unity”Major Professor: Dr. Artina McCainKristin Marie LenschRudi E. Scheidt School of MusicBM, 1993, University of IowaMM, 1995, Indiana UniversityDissertation: “Adolph Steuterman and Organ Repertoire inEarly-twentieth-century America, 1921-1924”Major Professor: Dr. Kenneth R Kreitner12

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYMargaret Ann KingDepartment of Counseling, Educational Psychology andResearchBS, 1980, Missouri State UniversityMS, 2010, University of MemphisDissertation: “Humans and Nonhumans Becoming Political:Memphis Women’s March Assemblages”Major Professor: Drs. Susan N. Nordstromand Alison Happel-ParkinsJared Alan LinnaDepartment of Finance, Insurance and Real EstateBS, 2008, University of AlabamaMBA, 2010, Auburn University MontgomeryMSBA, 2020, University of MemphisDissertation: “Essays on the NYSE’s Retail Liquidity Programand Urban Redevelopment”Major Professor: Dr. Thomas McInishHelen L. LongSchool of Communication Sciences and DisordersBA, 2010, Indiana UniversityMS, 2012, Florida State UniversityDissertation: “Endogenous and Social Factors InfluencingInfant Vocalizations as Fitness Signals”Major Professor: Dr. D. Kimbrough OllerMohammad Adel Bany MuhammadDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringBS, 2006, Yarmouk UniversityMA, 2017, Yarmouk UniversityDissertation: “Interpretable and Optimized Models forOsteoarthritis Assessment”Major Professor: Dr. Mohammed YeasinAmanda L. RussellDepartment of Counseling, Educational Psychology andResearchBS, 2009, Middle Tennessee State UniversityMS, 2011, University of MemphisDissertation: “Evaluating the Need for a Gender Specific RiskAssessment for Female Intimate Partner ViolenceOffenders”Major Professor: Dr. Stephen A. ZanskasNoha Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed ShendyDepartment of Biological SciencesBSBC, 2007, Mansoura UniversityMBiochem, 2012, Mansoura UniversityDissertation: “Epigenetic Regulation of Rel Expression byMAP3K4, CBP, and HDAC6 during PhenotypicSwitching”Major Professor: Dr. Amy N AbellCourtney Jenkins SieversSchool of Public HealthBS, 2005, University of UtahMHA, 2012, University of MemphisDissertation: “Multiple Job Holders: The Impact of EmploymentStructure on Health, Access to Care, and theEffect of Policy Intervention”Major Professor: Dr. Aram DobalianJesse R. SimpsonDepartment of Civil EngineeringBS, 2016, University of MemphisMS, 2018, University of MemphisDissertation: “Predicting the Adoption of ConnectedAutonomous Vehicles by TransportationOrganizations using Peer Effects”Major Professor: Dr. Sabyasachee MishraS M Mahfuz AlamDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringBSc, 2009, RUET, RajshaniMS, 2016, Southern Illinois UniversityDissertation: “Development of Forecasting and SchedulingMethods and Data Analytics Based Controls forSmart Loads in Residential Buildings”Major Professor: Dr. Mohd. Hasan AlLaTraci Dijon AldridgeDepartment of Counseling, Educational Psychology andResearchBS, 2005, University of MemphisMS, 2010, University of MemphisDissertation: “The Roles and Functions of the Virtual SchoolCounselor”Major Professor: Dr. Stephen A. ZanskasJames Wade BarrDepartment of ChemistryBS, 1999, Freed Hardeman UniversityMS, 2004, University of Nevada RenoDissertation: “Computational Investigation of PlasmonicProperties of Metal Nanoparticle Assemblies”Major Professor: Dr. Yongmei WangRosa Erika FelegDepartment of HistoryBA, 2008, University of BucharestMA, 2011, University of MemphisDissertation: “The Forecourt of Ramesses II at Luxor Temple:Cultic Features of the Interior Wall Reliefs.”Major Professor: Dr. Peter J. BrandLetoshia FosterDepartment of HistoryBS, 1996, Mount Saint Mary’s CollegeMSN, 1994, University of California Los AngelesMA, 2012, University of MemphisDissertation: “Beyond What We Knew: Health and Diseaseamong Blacks, with an Emphasis on Women inMemphis, from Slavery to Early TwentiethCentuty ”Major Professor: Dr. Beverly G. BondElizabeth Ann GravleyDepartment of Counseling, Educational Psychology andResearchBA, 1994, University of MemphisMS, 2006, University of MemphisDissertation: “Academic Coaching as Measured by StudentPerceptions of Grit, Academic Self-Efficacy,Academic Commitment, Time Management,and GPA”Major Professor: Dr. Stephen A. ZanskasMd Maminur IslamDepartment of Computer ScienceBS, 2009, Bangladesh University of Engineering andTechnologyDissertation: “Advances in Improving Scalability and Accuracyof Mlns Using Symmetries ”Major Professor: Dr. Deepak VenugopalSamuel Ware JordanDepartment of Civil EngineeringBS, 2015, University of MemphisMS, 2016, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampagneDissertation: “Incomplete: Evaluating Current CompleteStreets Practice and Presenting a Toolkit forPractitioners”Major Professor: Dr. Stephanie S Ivey13

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Continued)Diego A. Velasquez PulgarinDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringBS, 2011, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityMS, 2017, University of MemphisDissertation: “Optogenetic Guide RNA Production forSpatiotemporal Regulation of CRISPR/CASSystems”Major Professor: Drs. Gary L Bowlin and Alexander C EspinosaJessica WebbDepartment of Counseling, Educational Psychology andResearchAB, 1998, Princeton UniversityMA, 2009, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityDissertation: “Validity Evidence Related to the InternalStructure of the High School Longitudinal StudyMathematics Attitude and Belief Scales”Major Professor: Drs. Leigh M Harrell-Williamsand Christian E. MuellerShelly Lynn WilkersonDepartment of Counseling, Educational Psychology andResearchBS, 2011, University of MemphisMS, 2016, University of MemphisDissertation: “The Impact of Parenthood on Substance useDisorder Treatment Participation and Motivationof Incarcerated Offenders”Major Professor: Dr. Leigh HolmanDerwin Anton SisnettDepartment of Counseling, Educational Psychology andResearchBA, 2003, Emory UniversityMFA, 2005, Hollins UniversityDissertation: “The Built Environment: An Autoethnography ofBlack Masculinity and Physical Space throughthe Use of Poetic and Photographic Inquiry”Major Professor: Dr. Susan N. NordstromMichael Stephen SkiriusDepartment of Counseling, Educational Psychology andResearchBA, 2012, University of TennesseeMS, 2015, University of MemphisDissertation: “An Examination of Probation Officer AttitudesTowards Juvenile and Adult Offenders withMental Illness”Major Professor: Dr. Leigh HolmanMeghan B. TaylorSchool of Public HealthBS, 2015, Freed-Hardeman UniversityMPH, 2017, University of MemphisDissertation: “Predicting Postoperative Mortality andEvaluating Racial Disparities in Surgical Qualityand Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”Major Professor: Dr. Matthew P SmeltzerRobert William VaughnDepartment of Mathematical SciencesBA, 2015, Hood CollegeMS, 2018, University of MemphisDissertation: “Random Effects Volatility Models for JointReturns within a Financial Market”Major Professor: Dr. E. Olúṣẹ́gun George14

CECIL C. HUMPHREYS SCHOOL OF LAWDean, Katharine Traylor SchaffzinThe faculty of the School of Law is proud to present for conferral of the Juris Doctor degree the menand women who have successfully met all of the requirements for graduation as established by theSchool of Law. These graduates are not only prepared to enter into the practice of law, but they alsoare prepared for a lifetime of leadership in the legal profession. The School of Law endeavors to instillin each graduate a sense of responsibility to improve the access to legal services for all persons andevery segment of society. Above all, the School of Law endeavors to impress upon each graduate thenecessity for maintaining the high ethical standards that are expected of lawyers in today’s society.The graduates are entering a profession that is vital to the preservation of a free and democraticsociety, and they are well prepared for the challenges that lie ahead.JURIS DOCTORJoseph D. PattersonBS, 2018, Mississippi College15

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCESDean, Abby L. Parrill-Baker, PhDThe aims and purposes of The College of Arts and Sciences are (1) to provide students with a store offactual knowledge; (2) to introduce them to varying sets of principles; (3) to stimulate them to thinkabout and to evaluate these facts and principles; and (4) to encourage them to order their own affairsand those of society with the talent, insight and discrimination which they develop. We have beenprivileged to pursue these aims with the following students who are candidates for the seven degreeswhich we offer:MASTER OF ARTSThe candidates for this degree have majored in Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Earth Sciences, English, History, Philosophy,Political Science, Romance Languages, School Psychology or Sociology.Andrew Jordan BaconBA, 2016, University of MemphisRaSean Joshua JenkinsBA, 2018, University of MemphisAdelina BarreraBS, 2017, University of PhoenixErin Abigale KayBS, 2017, University of MemphisMegan Adrianna BarnesBS, 2019, Union UniversityElizabeth Anne LandBA, 2018, Rhodes CollegeWilliam Charles BarthelBA, 2015, University of MemphisJoanna OrozcoBA, 2017, University of MemphisMegan Elisabeth BeckwithBA, 2018, Mississippi State UniversityMiriam de Jesus PollyBS, 2004, University of ZuliaAlexandria M. BoykinsBA, 2017, University of MemphisDaniel Richard Anthony ReedBA, 2015, University of MemphisStephanie Nicole ButeraBS, 2015, McGill UniversityMA, 2017, Memorial University of NewfoundlandJasmine Simone RossBS, 2018, University of ArkansasChristopher D. CosbyBA, 2008, University of MemphisMarissa Antoinette CiaramitaroBA, 2011, University of MemphisShiann R. CupplesBLS, 2015, University of MemphisRobin Ponder DePaolaBS, 1991, Berry CollegeMA, 1996, University of AlabamaJay P. FearnleyBA, 2017, University of MemphisJennifer Churchill FriedmanBS, 1993, Lambuth UniversityJayda McKenzie HamptonBA, 2019, University of MemphisLyla Marina SarwarBA, 2013, University of MemphisHannah Renee SheltonBA, 2015, University of MemphisMonika C. SmyczekBA, 2003, Rhodes CollegeTiffinie Brinna SnowdenBA, 2017, Wright State UniversityJasper St. BernardBS, 2013, University of Wisconsin Stevens PointKelly C. WilderBA, 1992, University of MississippiMA, 1995, Union UniversitySascha Simone YoungBA, 2019, University of Memphis16

MASTER OF FINE ARTSThe candidates for this degree have majored in Creative Writing.Jeremy Daniel SchererBA, 2011, University of MemphisMASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONThe candidates for this degree have majored in Public Administration with emphasis in the areas of non-profit administration orpublic policy and management.Grace Burgess AllenBPS, 2017, University of MemphisKathryn Grace SartainBS, 2016, University of MemphisVivian Lane LawsBA, 2017, University of TennesseeMelvin Lewis Webster IIBS, 2016, University of MichiganMichael Dy OngBBA, 2000, The University of ToledoMBA, 2002, The University of ToledoMASTER OF SCIENCEThe candidates for this degree have majored in Bioinformatics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, MathematicalSciences, Physics and Psychology.S M Ariful IslamBSc, 2013, Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologyMSc, 2017, Chiang Mai UniversityLaqin FanBE, 2010, Anqing Normal UniversityME, 2013, East China University of Science and TechnologyShima Azizzadeh RoodpishBS, 2006, Amirkabir University of TechnologyMS, 2009, Amirkabir University of TechnologyPhD, 2018, University of MemphisEmily R. GerrellBA, 2016, University of MemphisFarida Rihanna BaganaBS, 2010, University of Alabama BirminghamKranthi BattuBE, 2013, Osmania UniversityAhsan Karim BhagatBS, 2018, University of MemphisScarlett Ramsey BouzeidBA, 2015, University of MemphisPreston BradleyBS, 2018, Mississippi State UniversityRobert Elgin BrimhallBA, 2002, University of MemphisMA, 2004, University of MemphisJoseph BurnsBS, 2017, Mississippi University for WomenHugo Miguel CaballeroBA, 2013, University of Tennessee KnoxvilleTaylor ClarkBS, 2018, University of MemphisSaurab DulalBSCEN, 2014, Tribhuwan UniversityMd Rizwanul HasanBS, 2011, University of DhakaMS, 2013, University of DhakaChelsea Nicole JonesBA, 2018, University of MemphisNaeem KhoshnevisBS, 2009, Mohaghegh Ardabili UniversityMS, 2011, Iran University of Science and TechnologyPhD, 2018, University of MemphisTyler John MyrmanBS, 2018, Northern Arizona UniversitySurabhi NaikBS, 2002, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur UniversityMS, 2004, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur UniversityPhD, 2009, Doctor Harisingh Gour VishwavidyalayaNamitaBS, 2017, Osmania UniversitySamantha Nicole NewmanBA, 2017, Rhodes CollegeNicholas PaigeBS, 2018, University of MemphisMichael S. PartonBA, 2012, Augusta State UniversityBS, 2016, University of West Georgia17

MASTER OF SCIENCE (Continued)Charles Hamilton PerryBS, 2014, University of MemphisWilliam Austin SmithBSCS, 2019, University of Tennessee ChattanoogaThivanka Sandaruwan RatnayakeBSc, 2015, University of Sri JayewardenepuraYu SunBS, 2006, Henan UniversityPhD, 2011, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityPaige SchreifelsBS, 2017, University of Wisconsin OshkoshRenee M. ReichenbacherBA, 2019, University of MemphisAndrew Collin TackettBSCP, 2012, University of Arkansas FayettevilleJohnathan YarbroBS, 2014, University of MemphisHunter Blake SaundersBA, 2018, Mississippi State UniversityUtsav ShresthaB.Tech, 2016, Dehradun Institute of TechnologyBACHELOR OF ARTSThe candidates for this degree have majored in African and African American Studies, Anthropology, Criminology and CriminalJustice, Economics, Earth Sciences, English, History, International Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, SocialWork, Sociology or World Languages.Alexandra Amanda Bailey, summa cum laudeAvery B. Efaw, summa cum laude, UniversityHonorsJacob Chandler Graham, summa cum laude,University HonorsErykah Price Guidry, summa cum laudeCooper James Harrison, summa cum laudeCamille L. Holcombe, summa cum laudeMallorie Ellaina Housley, summa cum laudeCathleen Marie Johansen, summa cum laudeTiffany Edith Johns, summa cum laudeJacob Alan Jones, summa cum laude,University HonorsMerrilee Sullins Jones, summa cum laudeDana Christian Kebschull, summa cum laude,University HonorsAlyssa Leigh Kee, summa cum laudeCaroline Labreche, summa cum laudeAshley Larissa Lara, summa cum laudeRebecca Cheyanne-Starr McCown, summacum laudeCourtney Renee Moore, summa

4 UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Dr. M. David Rudd, President Joanna Curtis, Chief Advancement Officer Dr. Tom Nenon, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. Karen Weddle-West, Vice President for Student Academic Success Melanie Murry, University Counsel Ted Townsend, Chief Economic Development and Government Relations Officer