Dean's Reception
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The Graduate Dean's Reception honors graduate students who demonstrate dedication to their academic and/or professional development and success as graduate students and beyond, by actively engaging in their academic programs and/or participating in cross-disciplinary workshops, meetings and events. These students exemplify the diverse interdisciplinary opportunities for scholarly and professional learning and involvement. Recognized students are invited in the spring, and the event is traditionally held on Reading Day.
Student Recognition
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Rose Amrhein | Biology (PHD) |
| Hossam Balaha | Interdisciplinary Studies - Translational Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Juliana Binhote | Entrepreneurship (PhD) |
| Ash Bittner | Humanities (PhD) |
| Henry Davidson | Music Performance (MM) |
| Shayna Rosenbloom Earl | Biology (PHD) |
| Narges Golmohammadi | Computer Science and Engineering (PHD) |
| Neelabh Kshetry | Computer Science and Engineering (PHD) |
| Amin Mohammadzadeh | Civil Engineering (PHD) |
| Julia Nicholas | Clinical Psychology (PHD) |
| Shubha Sapkota | Nursing (PHD) |
| Ahmed Sharafeldeen | Computer Science and Engineering (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Ibrahim Abdelhalim | Computer Science and Engineering (PHD) |
| Mifleh Al Araydeh | Nursing (PHD) |
| Solomon Amoatey | Sociology (PHD) |
| Hossam Balaha | Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Rebekah Crosson | English Rhetoric and Composition (PHD) |
| Pawan Daga | Resident |
| Mohamed Elsharkawy | Computer Science and Engineering (PHD) |
| Erika Glenn | Public Administration (MPA) |
| Maryam Jazayeri | Health Administration (MSHA) |
| Amanda Lacey | Curriculum and Instruction (PHD) |
| Erica Lewis | Humanities (PHD) |
| Taylor Martin | Political Science (MA) |
| Kayla Martinez | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development: Specialization in Sport Administration (PHD) |
| Zoha Mian | MD Candidate |
| Yathreb Mohamed | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Mojeed Oladele | Public Administration (MS) |
| James Orlick | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development: Specialization in Higher Education Administration (PHD) |
| Clayton Robertson | Physics and Astronomy (PHD) |
| Ahmed Sharafeldeen | Computer Science and Engineering (PHD) |
| Sierra Sheard | Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in Healthcare Ethics (MS) |
| Emily Sledge | English (MA) |
| Sudhanshu Srivastava | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Alexandria Underwood | Social Work (MSW) |
| Rebecca Wells-Gonzalez | Urban and Public Affairs (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Wala Al Zara | Applied Philosophy (MA) |
| Rayko Anderson | Urban Planning (MUP) |
| Giovanna Barham | English (MA) |
| Katelyn Blaszynski | Music Performance (MM) |
| Erika Buchanan | Social Work (MSW) |
| Corey Burks | Social Work (MSW) |
| Benjamin Carter | Music Performance (MM) |
| Mona Dajani | Social Work (PHD) |
| Eisey Eisenhardt | Studio Art and Design (MFA) |
| Doug Evans | Couple and Family Therapy (MS) |
| Hannah Fulkerson | Health Administration (MS) |
| Jessica Gottbrath | English Rhetoric and Composition (PHD) |
| Prabathi Gunathilake | Social Work (PHD) |
| Kendyl Harmeling | English Rhetoric and Composition (PHD) |
| Prameet Jha | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Autumn Koehling | Anthropology (MA) |
| James Layton | Music Performance (MM) |
| Jorgia McMeans | Couple and Family Therapy (MS) |
| Idoia Meaza Isusi | Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHD) |
| Sarah Melloy | Art History (MA) |
| Jacob Miller | Chemical Engineering (PHD) |
| Rachel Morgan | English Rhetoric and Composition (PHD) |
| Amber Morton Stout | Couple and Family Therapy (MS) |
| Anthony Munger | Social Work (MSW) |
| Sarah Neff | Communication (MA) |
| Daniel Nguyen | Physiology (PHD) |
| Joshua Nielsen | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Isaac Offei | Civil Engineering (PHD) |
| Keri Otte | Social Work (DSW) |
| Eli Polley | Political Science (MA) |
| Jane Post | Couple and Family Therapy (MS) |
| Cody Pryer | Sports Administration (MS) |
| Aakarsha Rao | Interdisciplinary Studies - Bioinformatics (PHD) |
| James Richie | Humanities (PhD) |
| Henrietta Ransdell | Interdisciplinary Studies - Sustainability (MS) |
| Anya Shorey-Smith | Experimental Psychology (PhD) |
| Andrea Sparrow | Social Work (DSW) |
| Deidre Thompson | Social Work (DSW) |
| Katie Toth | Social Work (MSW) |
| Alvin Tran | Computer Science (MS) |
| Dwan Turner | Couple and Family Therapy (MS) |
| Ben Veasey | Electrical Engineering (PHD) |
| Aggie Williams | Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHD) |
| Jean Zelenko | Social Work (PHD) |
| James Zimmer | Social Work (DSW) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Khalid Bello | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Yathreb Moahmed | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Sudhanshu Srivastava | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Anika Mehta | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Marziehsadat Rezaei | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Chandrima Chatterjee | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Ahmed Sharafeldeen | Computer Science and Engineering (PHD) |
| Clayton Robertson | Physics and Astronomy (PHD) |
| Varun Shreyas | Mechanical Engineering (PHD) |
| Aditya Sarkar | Interdisciplinary Studies: Specialization in Translational Neuroscience (PHD) |
| Mohamed Elsharkawy | Computer Science and Engineering (PHD) |
| Kyle Cook | Physics and Astronomy (PHD) |
| Rumena Begum | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Esiosa Adewale | Microbiology and Immunology (PHD) |
| Mifleh Al Araydah | Nursing (PHD) |
| Sophia Anner | Biology (PHD) |
| Funmi Babarinde | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Epidemiology (PHD) |
| Hossam Balaha | Interdisciplinary Studies - Translational Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Erin Brennan | Biology (PHD) |
| Shayna Rosenbloom Earl | Biology (PHD) |
| Nathan Earl | Biology (PHD) |
| Riley Freudenberger | Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHD) |
| Jacob Hannah | Physics and Astronomy (PHD) |
| Mallory Harmel | Biology (PHD) |
| Ruth Idowu | Microbiology and Immunology (PHD) |
| Edward Isoghie | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Julia Kachanova | Biology (PHD) |
| Casandra Koevoets-Beach | Chemistry (PHD) |
| Erin Kurtz | Anthropology (MA) |
| Salawat Lateef | Chemistry (PHD) |
| Katarina Mayer | Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHD) |
| Khushboo Patel | Experimental Psychology (PHD) |
| Mohammad Rahman | Microbiology and Immunology (PHD) |
| Clayton Robertson | Physics and Astronomy (PHD) |
| Will Sanders | Biology (PHD) |
| Shubha Sapkota | Nursing (PHD) |
| Samuel Vielee | Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHD) |
| Carolina Villalona | Biology (PHD) |
| Brittany Walter | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology (PHD) |
| Olivia Weaver | Biology (PHD) |
| Bianca Welikson | Experimental Psychology (PHD) |
| Caitlin White | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| MIFLEH AL ARAYDEH | Nursing (PHD) |
| Eman Alsatari | Nursing (PHD) |
| Hossam Balaha | Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Naima Chowdhury | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Epidemiology (PHD) |
| William Courtenay | Business Analytics (MS) |
| Taylor Garrison | Microbiology and Immunology (PHD) |
| Mallory Harmel | Biology (PHD) |
| Edward Isoghie | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Sanju Kunwar | Nursing (PHD) |
| La'Ree Shontee | Sociology (PHD) |
| Smriti Maskey | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Epidemiology (PHD) |
| Yathreb Mohamed | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Management and Policy(PHD) |
| Shahab Sadri | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Shubha Sapkota | Nursing (PHD) |
| Kristin Shelor | Urban and Public Affairs (PHD) |
| Aneri Taskar | Urban and Public Affairs (PHD) |
| Benarji Valavala | Industrial Engineering (MS) |
| Bianca Welikson | Experimental Psychology (PHD) |
| Diana Wilder | Humanities (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Subodh Acharya | Industrial Engineering (MS) |
| Jessica Ames | Nursing (MSN) |
| Hossam Balaha | Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Yasmine Bey | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Promotion (PHD) |
| Daniel Bullman | Social Work (PHD) |
| Latha Iyer | Business Analytics (MS) |
| Alison Jackson | Human Resources and Organizational Development (MS) |
| Taylor Martin | Political Science (MA) |
| Yathreb Mohamed | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Aruna Rani Nath | Industrial Engineering (MS) |
| Johnnie Newton | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Management and Policy (MS) |
| Henrietta Ransdell | Anthropology (MS) |
| Annika Reitenga | Rhetoric and Composition (PHD) |
| Alixandria Sharpe | Counseling and Personnel Services (MA) |
| Shameem Varikkodan | Social Work (PHD) |
| Lisa Washington | Counseling and Personnel Services (MA) |
| Bianca Welikson | Experimental Psychology (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Hossam Balaha | Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Erin Biesecker | Counseling & Personnel Services (PHD) |
| Daniel Bullman | Social Work (PHD) |
| Edward Isoghie | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Julia Kachanova | Biology (PHD) |
| Shubham Kumar | Social Work (PHD) |
| Johnnie Newton | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Epidemiology (MS) |
| Sierra Sheard | Applied Philosophy - Practical and Applied Philosophy (MA) |
| Shameem Varikkodan | Social Work (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Tiarra Abell | Clinical Psychology (PHD) |
| Hossam Balaha | Interdisciplinary Studies - Translational Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Rumena Begum | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Khalid Bello | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Keisha Branch | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Kendra Combest | Nursing Education (MS) |
| Sara Deurell | Anthropology (MA) |
| Roya Hasani | Nursing (PHD) |
| Julia Kachanova | Biology (PHD) |
| Shubham Kumar | Social Work (PHD) |
| LaShawn Lewis-May | Business Administration (MBA) |
| Hailey Mattingly | Geography, Applied |
| Alexis Miller | Criminal Justice (PhD) |
| Khushboo Patel | Experimental Psychology (PHD) |
| Marziehsadat Rezaei | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Sadaf Sedaghatshoar | Social Work (PHD) |
| Max Stearsman | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (PHD) |
| Shameem Varikkodan | Social Work (PHD) |
| Caitlin White | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Tiarra Abell | Clinical Psychology (PHD) |
| Majduleen Abu fasheh | Nursing (MSN) |
| Eman Saleh Mohammad Alsatari | Nursing (DNP) |
| Olufunmilayo Babarinde | Public Health Sciences (PHD) |
| Hossam Balaha | Interdisciplinary Studies - Translational Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Rumena Begum | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Khalid Bello | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Sara Deurell | Anthropology (MA) |
| LaShawn Lewis-May | Business Administration (MBA) |
| Andrew Tatenda Mavizha | Business Analytics (MS) |
| Alexis Miller | Criminal Justice (PhD) |
| Yathreb mohamed | Healthcare Management (CGR) |
| Marziehsadat Rezaei | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Max Stearsman | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Mehrsa Ahmadpour | Urban and Public Affairs (PHD) |
| Venetia Aranha | Public Health Sciences (PHD) |
| Akua Asante | Urban and Public Affairs (PHD) |
| Hossam Balaha | Interdisciplinary Studies - Translational Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Fei Bi Chan | Counseling & Personnel Services (PHD) |
| Chandrima Chatterjee | Public Health Sciences (PHD) |
| Tanisha Chaudhary | Computer Science (MS) |
| Robert Chirwa | Computer Science and Engineering (PHD) |
| Rob Collins | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (EDD) |
| Aerik Diehlmann | Anthropology (MA) |
| Sara Ebrahimi Lialekol | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Saylor Fortner | Anthropology (MA) |
| Taylor Geiser | English Rhetoric and Composition (PHD) |
| Alanea Graci | Experimental Psychology (PhD) |
| Ryder Guido | English (MA) |
| Lora Hall | Curriculum and Instruction (PHD) |
| Mohamed Hanafy | Electrical Engineering (PHD) |
| Travis Hicks | Experimental Psychology (PhD) |
| Edward Isoghie | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Gavin Johnson | Computer Science (MS) |
| Nawaraj Karki | Chemistry (PHD) |
| Shruti Kumar | Industrial Engineering (PHD) |
| Amanda Lacey | Curriculum and Instruction (PHD) |
| Eliana Lopez Baron | Public Health Sciences (PHD) |
| Alexis Miller | Criminal Justice (PhD) |
| Subarna Pandit | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Barbie Parker | Pan African Studies (PHD) |
| Brittany Reynolds | Physiology (PHD) |
| Brianna Roberts | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (PHD) |
| Shubha Sapkota | Nursing (MSN) |
| La'Ree Shontee | Sociology (MA) |
| Brandy Shumake | Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (EDD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Vincent Gardener | Counseling and Personnel Services (PHD) |
| Avantika Kapadia | Clinical Psychology (PHD) |
| Chandrima Chatterjee | Public Health Sciences: Specialization Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Kyle Cook | Physics and Astronomy (PHD) |
| Aruna Nath | Industrial Engineering (MS) |
| Aneri Taskar | Urban and Public Affairs (PHD) |
| Ahmed Sharafeldeen | Computer Science and Computer Engineering (PHD) |
| Hossam Balaha | Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Underwood | Social Work (MS) and Interdisciplinary Studies: Concentration in Health Care Ethics (MA) |
| Diana Wilder | Humanities (PHD) |
| Katelyn Sheneman | Microbiology and Immunology (PHD) |
| Yiru Lou | Public Health Sciences (PHD) |
| Kelsey Hintz | Business Analytics (MS) |
| Scotland Stewart | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Epidemiology (PHD) |
| Kyle Cook | Physics and Astronomy (PHD) |
| Chandrima Chatterjee | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Betsy Perez De Corcho Vazquez | Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology (PHD) |
| Shubham Kumar | Social Work (PHD) |
| Vivek Nirmal | Business Analytics (MS) |
| Yathreb Mohamed | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Ruth Idowu | Microbiology and Immunology (PHD) |
| Winnie Kiarie | Computer Science (MS) |
| Name | Program |
|---|---|
| Smriti Maskey | PhD in Epidemiology & Population Health |
| Anika Mehta | PhD in Health Management and Policy |
| Mary Sumlut | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (PHD) |
| Joy Adeleye | Urban and Public Affairs (PHD) |
| Hossam Balaha | Interdisciplinary Studies: Specialization in Bioengineering (PHD) |
| Chandrima Chatterjee | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Health Management and Policy (PHD) |
| Mifleh Al Araydeh | Nursing (PHD) |
| Marie Pruitt | English Rhetoric and Composition (PHD) |
| Funmi Babarinde | Public Health Sciences: Specialization in Epidemiology (PHD) |
| Julia Kachanova | Biology (PHD) |
| Chaitra Khapate | Computer Science (MS) |
| Keerthi Mandapaka | Computer Science (MS) |