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DOCTORAL PROGRAM
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY EVENTS CENTER | MAY 2021
iCONTENTS WELCOME
1 Message from the University President PRESIDENT HARVEY
G. STENGER, THE
2 Message from the Office of Alumni Engagement BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
3 Virtual Commencement COUNCIL, FACULTY,
ALUMNI AND STUDENTS OF
4 Distinguished Dissertation Awards BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY,
5 Candidates for Doctoral Degrees STATE UNIVERSITY
OF NEW YORK, ARE
12 About Binghamton University HONORED BY YOUR
PRESENCE AT SPRING 2021
15 Trustees, Council and Administration
COMMENCEMENT.
16 Guest InformationMESSAGE FROM THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
MESSAGE FROM THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
G
RADUATES, PARENTS AND FRIENDS: and participation in a diverse and international
Commencement is always the highlight student body that gives all our students the
of the academic year, especially for understanding and perspectives they need to
the students we are honoring, but also for their address the challenges we face in society today
friends and family who supported them on their and in the coming decades.
educational path. Faculty and staff, too, share in We saw this most clearly over the past year,
the excitement that Commencement inspires. as the Class of 2021 stepped up to the challenges
The Class of 2021 has had a college experience posed by a world-wide pandemic, and their
virtually unparalleled in the University ’s response will serve as an example for future
history. COVID -19 interrupted the rhythms and classes — diving into the challenges of remote
rituals of the academic year, sending students learning, designing 3D -printed nozzles for much-
home and requiring the mastery of new remote needed respirators, volunteering for COVID
learning skills. The members of the Class of 2021 testing sites and bringing food to isolated
proved resilient and capable and have reached members of the community. Throughout, the
the culmination of their academic careers at Class of 2021 has risen to the moment.
Binghamton, stronger for the obstacles they have So let’s applaud the achievements of a
had to overcome. remarkable group of students and recognize the
Our graduates have gained the experiences many faculty and staff who helped guide, mentor
and knowledge that their careers and future and challenge them. And most of all, let us
engagements will demand of them. Ours is a celebrate the families and friends whose support
campus where students learn by doing, and our was crucial in this most challenging year.
graduates have already proven themselves — Again, I congratulate our graduates. As
winning prestigious case competitions and grants, scholars and engaged citizens, they are now
publishing papers that have gained acclaim ready to apply their talents “in the real world.”
from scientists and scholars, and bettering their I know that whatever the future holds for them,
communities through hands-on internships and they leave Binghamton with a strong foundation
practicums. for success.
Outside the classroom, they have embraced It has been a pleasure to witness the
their responsibilities as active members of the achievements of the Class of 2021. Graduates,
community. They ’ve raised funds to combat thank you for choosing Binghamton University
deadly disease, provided food for the hungry, and I hope that you will remain engaged with
taught younger students in local schools and your alma mater.
traveled across the globe to work with and
learn from their international peers. Our Sincerely,
graduates have learned the practical, technical
and professional skills that will enable success
throughout their careers.
But, most important, Binghamton University Harvey G. Stenger
has provided the foundation in the liberal arts President
1MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
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his page in the Commencement program isn’t large enough to list all of the challenges
you’ve been through since last March. Although the past 14 months have been difficult and
the future can never be certain, there is one very positive point to focus on: You persevered
and graduated! I’m incredibly proud of you and what you’ve accomplished, and I hope you feel
tremendous pride as well.
Did you know that when you graduate, you automatically become a member of the Alumni
Association? You’re now part of a powerful network of more than 143,000 people around the
world. And it’s a resource you can tap into for your entire lifetime. Moving to a new city? Reach
out to Binghamton alumni. Looking to change jobs or careers? Reach out to Binghamton alumni.
Networking is one of the most important skills you can develop, and it can pay off immensely.
We have many ways you can stay connected to the University and other alumni. Once the
celebrations are done and you have some down time, check out our pages on Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram, and be sure to join the Alumni Association’s LinkedIn group. Keep your personal
information up to date in the online alumni directory so you’re always in the loop about alumni
events in your area. All of these are available through binghamton.edu/alumni.
Don’t forget to join us in October for Homecoming. Whenever you’re on campus, make the
Alumni Center the first place you visit.
Congratulations on all you’ve accomplished at Binghamton University! I’m excited for you
beyond words, and hope you’ll stay connected with us. Wherever you go, Binghamton is always a
part of you, and you’re always a part of Binghamton.
Kimberly Faber
Executive Director of Alumni Engagement
2VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT
VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021
GRAND MARSHAL
Jill Dixon, A ssociate University Librarian for Public Ser v ices & Collections, Cha ir, Facult y Senate
PLATFORM PARTY
Ha r vey G. Stenger, President
Linda H. Biemer, Binghamton Universit y Council
Laura R . Bronstein, Dean, College of Communit y and Public A ffa irs
Ma r y Beth Cur tin, A ssociate Vice President for Resea rch, A lumni A ssociation Representative
Gregor y Delviscio, Vice President for Communications and Ma rketing
Upinder S. Dhillon, Dea n, School of Management
Jill Dixon, Grand Ma rsha l, A ssociate Universit y Librarian for Public Ser v ices & Collections, Chair,
Facult y Senate
Sheila E . Doyle, Executive Director, Bingha mton University Foundation
Zachar y Herz, Student Representative, Binghamton University Council
Karen A . Jones, Vice President for Diversity, Equit y and Inclusion
Cur tis Kendrick, Dean of Libra ries
Celia M. Klin, Interim Dea n, Ha rpur College of A r ts and Sciences, Professor, Psycholog y
John C. Koch, Vice President for Advancement
Kathr y n Grant Madiga n, Esq., Cha ir, Bingha mton Universit y Council
Pamela A . Mischen, Platform Pa rt y Marshal, A ssociate Professor, Public Administration, Facult y
Adv isor to the President
JoA nn J. Navarro ’93, MBA ’02, Vice President for Operations
Donald G. Niema n, Executive Vice President for Academic A ffairs a nd Provost, Interim Dea n,
Graduate School
Ma rio R. Ortiz, Dea n, Decker College of Nursing a nd Hea lth Sciences
Bria n T. Rose, Vice President for Student A ffa irs
Bahgat Samma kia, Vice President for Research, Disting uished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Krishnaswa mi Srihari, Dean, Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering a nd Applied Science,
Disting uished Professor, Systems Science a nd Industria l Engineering
Maureen D. Wilson, Binghamton Universit y Council
3VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT
ORDER OF EXERCISES
CEREMONY OPENING
Gra nd Ma rsha l Dixon
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ANTHEM WIND SYMPHONY
“The Star-Spangled Ba nner,” Conductor — Da niel Fabricius
John Sta fford Smith, arr. Da niel Fabricius
Vocal per formance by Kelsey Watts “STAR-SPANGLED BANNER”
AND ALMA MATER
PRESIDENT’S REMARKS Voca l solo — Kelsey Watts
Ha r vey G. Stenger Flute — Mar y Ca mpbell
Cla rinet 1 — Carrie Hathaway
PROVOST’S REMARKS Cla rinet 2 — Julia Rubino
Dona ld G. Nieman Bass cla rinet — T yler Secca fico
Trumpet 1 — Paul Ba rber
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION REMARKS
Trumpet 2 — R icha rd Mellia
Ma r y Beth Cur tin
Horn — Justin Kersh
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES Trombone 1 — Ca lvin Wetzel
FOR DEGREES Trombone 2 — Greg Wolosen
Provost Niema n Tuba — Bria nna Pa lumbo
Percussion — Leif Ha ley
CONFERRING OF DEGREES “POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE”
President Stenger Flute — Mar y Ca mpbell
Oboe — Tess Telang
ALMA MATER
Cla rinet 1 — Carrie Hathaway
“In the Rolling Hills of Bingha mton,” words by
Cla rinet 2 — Julia Rubino
X in Engel, music by Dav id Engel ’86, arr. Daniel
Bass cla rinet — T yler Secca fico
Fabricius (lyrics on the back cover)
A lto sa xophone — Sha nnon Doher t y
Vocal per formance by Kelsey Watts
Trumpet 1 — Paul Ba rber
CEREMONY CLOSING Trumpet 2 — R icha rd Mellia
Gra nd Ma rsha l Dixon Horn — Joe Kova r
Trombone 1 — Ca lvin Wetzel
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES Trombone 2 — Greg Wolosen
“Pomp and Circumstance,” Theme from “Ma rch Tuba — Bria nna Pa lumbo
No. 1,” Edward Elgar, a rr. Cla re Gr undma n
(edited for adaptable band by Daniel Fabricius)
DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARDS
Jonathan S. Jones
“Opium Slavery: Veterans and Addiction in the American Civil War Era”
History: Prof. Diane M. Sommerville
Hongya Lu
“Real-Time Stencil Printing Process Enhancement Using Online Learning and Guided Search Optimization”
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Prof. Sang Won Yoon
Odilka Sabrina Santiago
“From Jim Crow to Jane Crow: Policing Black and Brown Women and Families in NYC Homeless Shelters”
Sociology: Prof. Gladys M. Jiménez-Muñoz
Chao Zhou
“Toward High-Quality, Bandwidth-Efficient 360-Degree Video Streaming ”
Computer Science: Prof. Yao Liu
4DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARDS
CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Lubna Ahmad Abdul-Hadi* Khalid Bandar Almasloukh Yongshu Bai
“Translation, Transgression, and Transmuta “Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors and Equine “Achieving User-Oriented Efficient and Scalable
tion: Annihilating the ‘XX+XX=XX’ Body” Assisted Activities and Therapies” Cloud Computing with Edge Assistance”
Translation Studies: Prof. Joshua M. Price Nursing: Prof. Pamela Stewart Fahs Computer Science: Prof. Yifan Zhang
Innocent Ooga Achari Ali Mohammad A. Alshhre Burak Basaranlar**
“Synthesis, Characterization and Application of “Saudi Arabian Female Writers: Representation “Unifying the Nation, Entrenchment of the
Thin Films of Platinum, Palladium and alloys for of Saudi Arabian National Literature to World State: Violence, Identity, and State Making in
Formic Acid Fuel Cells Applications” Literature” Dersim and Eastern Thrace During the Early
Chemistry: Prof. Nikolay Dimitrov Comparative Literature: Prof. Luiza F. Moreira Republican Era of Turkey 1923-1950”
History: Prof. Kent F. Schull
Alan Adelman Aljazi Alsultan*
“Three Essays on the Economics of the Elderly ” “Transfiction: Conceptualizing Translation Farhan Batieha**
Economics: Prof. Hwan-sik Choi Through Fiction a Study of Fawaz Haddad’s The “Analysis of a Multi-Pick and Place Machine-
Traitorous Translator” Flexible Manufacturing Cell Using Stochastic
Ahmad Khaleel Al Khabbas* Translation Studies: Prof. Michael J. Pettid Modeling and Simulation”
“Permanent Trauma: A Reading of Dima Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
Wannous’ The Frightened Ones and Ibtisam Ana’am S. Alzu’bi Prof. Nagendra N. Nagarur
Teresa’s Cities of Pigeons” “Dynamic Modeling of Hepatitis C Transmis
Comparative Literature: Prof. Luiza F. Moreira sion Among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs): Gissella Maria Bejarano Nicho
Strategies Towards WHO elimination Targets “Machine Learning Models for Designing Smart
Mohammed Ameen Abdulqader By 2030” Cities and Communities”
Aladeemy Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Computer Science: Prof. Arti Ramesh
“New Algorithms for Simultaneous Feature Prof. Mohammad T. Khasawneh
Selection and Support Vector Machines Angel M. Beltre†
Hyperparameters Optimization” Zarin Tasnim Anika “Design and Implementation of a Multi-
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: “Evaluating the Role of Government Agencies Fair Framework for Microservices and HPC
Prof. Mohammad T. Khasawneh vis a vis Private Sector Organizations and NGOs Workloads on Cloud Infrastructures”
During a Crisis Response: A Case Study of the Computer Science: Prof. Madhusudhan
Ahmad K. Alahmari* SARS -CoV-2 Pandemic Response” Govindaraju
“Introducing Passing Into Arabic Through Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
Translation: Passing and Taqiya as Comparable Prof. Nagendra N. Nagarur Jill Marie Bennedum**
Sociological Phenomena” “Rural Elementary Special Education
Translation Studies: Prof. Michael J. Pettid Khalid Y. A. Aram Teacher Retention and the Relationship to
“Max-margin Cost-sensitive Feature Selection Administrative Support”
Shrouq Mohammad Ali Alelaumi for Support Vector Machines” Education: Prof. Loretta M. Mason-Williams
“Intelligent Control System for Adaptive Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
Decision Making of Stencil Cleaning Operation Prof. Mohammad T. Khasawneh Olga L. Blomgren**
in Surface Mounting Technology ” “Reading Dangerously: Cannibalizing Languages,
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Ali Mohammed A. Asiri Creolizing Texts, and Archipelagic Thinking in
Prof. Sang Won Yoon “The Franklin Books Program: Translation and Writings by Rosario Ferre and Edwidge Danticat”
the Projection of the American Soft Power in the Comparative Literature: Prof. Gisela Brinker-
Nojoud AlHarbi† Cold War” Gabler
“Cyberbullying: Adaptation Experiences and Translation Studies: Prof. Tarek Shamma
Impact on Self-esteem as Described by Young Summer Blaze Bottini*
Women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” Oluwabusayo Adebanjo Aworunse* “On Selecting How to Implement Discrete Trial
Nursing: Prof. Melissa Sutherland “Decomposition-Driven Fast Network Training: A Comparison of Massed Trial and
Modeling for Image-Based Production Process Task Interspersal”
Mariam Saad Alkobaisi* Monitoring ” Psychology: Prof. Raymond G. Romanczyk
“Constructions of White and Black Masculinity Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
in the Antebellum American Novels and an Prof. Changqing Cheng Laura Burnham Bragdon*
Introduction to the New Man” “Taking a Closer Look at Incompleteness: An
Comparative Literature: Prof. Luiza F. Moreira Farshad Azadian Investigation of Visuospatial Processing ”
“Nanostructured Vanadium Oxide/ionic Liquid Psychology: Prof. Meredith E. Coles
Abdelkarim Mahmoud Allababneh* Solid-state Supercapacitor over Transparent,
“Ideology, Otherness and Translation Choices Flexible, and Carbon Fiber Paper for Electrical Nikita Brodyagin
in Political Conflict: Case Study on Translating Energy Storage” “Synthetic Modifications of Peptide Nucleic
Rabinyan’s All the Rivers from English Into Electrical and Computer Engineering: Prof. Alok Acids for Enhanced Recognition of Double-
Arabic” C. Rastogi Stranded RNA and Improved Cellular Uptake”
Translation Studies: Prof. Joshua M. Price Chemistry: Prof. Eriks Rozners
5CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Victoria Leigh Brown Suhas Chivukula Moses Santonio Dixon**
“Precarious Seasons: Agrocapitalism, Social “Addressing Global Manufacturing Outsourcing “Black College Closure, Economic and
Reproduction, and Women’s Livelihoods in Problems Using a Hybrid AHP-TCO Model” Social Impacts on a Community: The Case of
Spain’s Mar de Plastico” Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Concordia College, Selma, Alabama”
Anthropology: Prof. Carmen Ferradás Prof. Daryl Santos Community and Public Affairs: Prof. Miesha T.
Marzell
Sean Cashel Bustard Berthold Denis Chuvilkin**
“A Physiology of Healthy Recognition: “The History of Night: Nocturnal Goddesses in Christopher Matthew Dmuchowski**
Improving Axel Honneth’s Diagnostic Account European Myth, Literature, and Culture from “Nano-scale Experimental Study of the
of Social Pathology through the Application of a Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Period” Mechanical Properties of Carbon and Boron
Medical Heuristic Analogy ” Comparative Literature: Prof. Olivia W. Holmes Nitride Nanotubes Based Nanocomposites”
Philosophy: Prof. Robert E. Guay Materials Science and Engineering:
Lindsey Collins* Prof. Changhong Ke
Jan Butora “Developing a Growth Chart of Ritualistic
“Statistical Models for Image Steganography: Behaviors in Childhood: Age-Trends and Factors Jessica R. Domino
Explaining and Replacing Heuristics” Associated with Deviation” “Missing Magmas: An Interdisciplinary Study
Electrical and Computer Engineering: Psychology: Prof. Meredith E. Coles Investigating the Fate of Fluids in the Flat Slab
Prof. Jessica Fridrich Region of Central Chile”
Tiffani Amelia Crippin* Geological Sciences: Prof. Alex Nikulin and
Elif Cagis Arici** “The Political Economy of Child Labor: Urban Prof. H. Richard Naslund
“Interwar Pronatalism In Turkey: Its Society, Rural Communities, and the Case of
Formation, Discourse, and Institutions” Sub-Saharan Africa” Jenn Elizabeth Dum*
Sociology: Prof. Çaglar Keyder Political Science: Prof. David H. Clark “Dimensions of Educational Justice: Practices,
Reciprocity, and Individual Development”
Shun Cao Heying Cui Philosophy: Prof. Robert E. Guay
“Analysis and Simulation of Complex Social “Mechanistic Insights into Activation of the
Systems” Dynein Adaptor Drosophila Bicaudal D” Ali Arda Eker**
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Chemistry: Prof. Sozanne Solmaz “High-Performance Parallel Discrete Event
Prof. Hiroki Sayama Simulation on Knights Landing Processors”
Meysam Daeichin** Computer Science: Prof. Dmitry V. Ponomarev
Nicole Elaine Chambers* “A Capacitive MEMS Accelerometer Based on
“Role of the Cholinergic Pedunculopontine Repulsive Force” Asala Nabeel Ata Erekat
Nucleus in Parkinsonian Motor Deficits and Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Shahrzad “A Robust Semi-Supervised Learning Frame
Dyskinesia in Hemi-Parkinsonian Rats” Towfighian work for Predicting Breast Cancer Recurrence”
Psychology: Prof. Christopher R. Bishop Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
Nasim Darouie Haghigh* Prof. Mohammad T. Khasawneh
Luis David Chanci Arango* “Image and Identity in Autobiographical Novels
“Essays on Applied Econometrics” of Gertrude Stein, Marguerite Duras, and Rukayat Ayomide Erinfolami**
Economics: Prof. Subal C. Kumbhakar Marjane Satrapi” “Robust and Comprehensive Class Hierarchy
Comparative Literature: Prof. Brett S. Levinson Inference Engine for Optimized COTS C++
Shensheng Chen** Binaries”
“Mesoscale Modeling of Polymer Gels and Daniel Cunha Computer Science: Prof. Aravind Prakash
Polymer Nanocomposites” “The Rise of the Hungry Automatons: The
Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Xin Yong Industrial Revolution as World-Historical Olga David Escanilla
Imposition of Abstract Labor and Feralized “Chemosensory Convergence in Brainstem
Xiao Chen Extractivism” Structures: Effect of Retronasal Odorants to
“Improving Speaker Verification in Reverberant Sociology: Prof. Çaglar Keyder Taste Responses in the NTS and PbN in Awake,
Environments” Freely Licking Rats”
Electrical and Computer Engineering: Jennifer A. DeGregorio Psychology: Prof. Patricia Di Lorenzo
Prof. Stephen Zahorian “ What to Wear Out”
English: Prof. Leslie Heywood Charles Matthew Evans*
Qinghui Cheng** “Spectral Properties of Commutative BCK-
“Characterization of the Ab40 Fibrillation in the Kate Lynn DeRosa Algebras”
Presence of Membranes by Solid-State Nuclear “Y-chromosome Analysis of the Austronesian Mathematical Sciences: Prof. Fernando Guzman
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ” and Non-Austronesian Speakers of Bougainville,
Chemistry: Prof. Wei Qiang New Britain, and New Ireland” James Evans*
Anthropology: Prof. D. Andrew Merriwether “Effects of Hypnosis, Suggestion, and
Tak Ian Chio** Implementation Intention Instructions on
“Bioorthogonal Applications of Boron-Assisted Giovanni Maria Dettori Mystical-Type Experiences: A Replication and
Condensation Between Ortho-Carbonylphenyl “Sardinian and Corsican Literature: Minority Extension”
boronic Acids and Hydrazide Derivatives” Literatures and Identities in Two Western Psychology: Prof. Steven J. Lynn
Chemistry: Prof. Susan Bane Mediterranean Islands”
Comparative Literature: Prof. Giovanna Mark Fabiano*
Montenegro English (awarded posthumously)
6CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Hamid Fallahdoost Christine E. Gallagher Ariel M. Gruenthal-Rankin
“Transient Liquid Phase Bonding Technology of “Loving Kindness Meditation and the “Dietary Dimensions of Early-Life Stress in
Bi-Ni System for High-Temperature Electronics” Cultivation of Mindful Behaviors: Examining Medieval Prussia”
Materials Science and Engineering: the Relationship Between Loving Kindness Anthropology: Prof. Elizabeth DiGangi
Prof. Junghyun Cho Meditation and the Five Facets Of Mindfulness”
Education: Prof. Scott Grant Jie Guo*
Kaiming Fang** “Conceptualization and Effect of Unintended
“Emulation-based Security Assessment of 4G/ Jiani Gao Leader Hostility: A Perceptual Approach”
LTE Mobile Communication Systems” “Three Essays on Labor Economics” Management: Prof. Shelley D. Dionne
Computer Science: Prof. Guanhua Yan Economics: Prof. Solomon W. Polachek
Faramarz Hadian**
Rushui Fang Adriano Garcia* “The Electromigration Behavior of the SnBi
“Advanced Analysis and Design of Quantum “High-Speed Vision-Based Autonomous Indoor System: Implications for the Reliability of Low
Systems with Entangled Photons” Quadrotor Navigation” Temperature Solder Joints”
Electrical and Computer Engineering: Computer Science: Prof. Kanad Ghose Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy:
Prof. Vladimir Nikulin Prof. Eric J. Cotts
Ashwin Gautam
Yuan Fang* “Can Imagined Placebos Produce Analgesic Lida Haghnegahdar*
“Model-Based Clustering Approaches for Non- Effects?” “Enabling Smart Grid Communications and
Gaussian Data” Psychology: Prof. Steven J. Lynn Network Reliability with Decentralized Tech
Mathematical Sciences: Prof. Sanjeena Dang nology Modeling and Cyber Security Analysis”
Huayan Geng Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
Salma Abdulrauof Y. Felimban “New Approaches to Estimate Treatment Prof. Yong Wang
“Employing Translation in Learning Arabic as Effects of Policy Interventions Using Panel
a Foreign Language: Perspectives and Learning Data” Morteza Haji Bagheri**
Strategies” Economics: Prof. Wei Xiao “Investigation of Water Adsorption on
Translation Studies: Prof. Michael J. Pettid Graphene”
Aref Ghafouri Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Scott N. Schiffres
Jessica Lyn Femiani “Implementing Inkjet-Electrospray: Bulk and
“At the Foot of a Volcano” Interfacial Transport in Evaporating Sessile Farouq Halawa
English: Prof. Joseph Weil Droplets and Printed Rivulets” “Integrated Framework of Process Mining and
Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Paul R. Chiarot Simulation-Optimization for Evidence-Based
Elizabeth Cope Feurer* Healthcare Facility Design”
“Attentional Biases and Individual Differences Saptarshi Ghosh Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
in Adolescent Reactivity ” “Structure-Stability Studies of the Reaction Prof. Mohammad T. Khasawneh
Psychology: Prof. Brandon E. Gibb Between Ortho-Carbonyl Phenylboronic Acids
and Hydrazides for Bioorthogonal Applications” Frances W. Harrison*
Annemarie Fischer** Chemistry: Prof. Susan Bane “The Impact of Europeanization and
“ What’s Next Beyond the Text? To the World It Securitization on Refugees, Labor Migrants, and
May Concern. A Cyber Narratology of Global Ioannis Giannakis** Soldiers in Lithuania”
News” “Emergence of Kondo Lattice Behaviour Anthropology: Prof. Thomas M. Wilson
Comparative Literature: Prof. Gisela Brinker- Inside the Magnetic Phase of U-Based Heavy
Gabler Fermions” Alexander Michael Haruk*
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy: “Effects of Nanoscale Confinement on the
Rachel Anya Dearie Fomalhaut† Prof. Pegor Aynajian Growth of Organic Semiconductors”
“Affective Representation of Loss in Late Chemistry: Prof. Alistair Lees
Twentieth-Century Multi-Cultural Women’s Stephen Gilbert Gonya
Fiction, with a Framework for Affective “Direct-Write Additively Printed Electronics Lu He**
Pedagogy ” for 3D Electromagnetic Structures and Radio- “Optimization of Inpatient Bed Management
English: Prof. Elizabeth Tucker Frequency Applications” Considering Patient Flow and Length of Stay
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Prediction”
Ashley Jo Frantellizzi Prof. Mark Poliks Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
“Female First-Generation Doctoral Students Prof. Mohammad T. Khasawneh
in Science, Engineering, and Health Fields: Addie G. Gordon
Opportunities and Experiences” “Imaging Pilgrimage: Monumental Iconogra Marc Francis V. Hidalgo*
Education: Prof. Marla Mallette phies of Cultural Policy and Revitalization at the “Factors Affecting the Thermal Stability and
Cidade da Cultura de Galicia Art” Electrochemical Performance of Various
Julien Avelino Viel Art History: Prof. Pamela G. Smart LiVOPO4 Polymorphs”
“Synthesis and Biological Activity of Amide- Materials Science and Engineering: Prof. M. S.
Linked RNA” Marcin Grodzki Whittingham
Chemistry: Prof. Eriks Rozners “The Axionormative Order of Science: Scientific
Exploration and the Making of New Organic Zhezhi Hou*
Solidarity Among Intellectuals” “Essays on Production Economics”
Sociology: Prof. Frederic Deyo Economics: Prof. Subal C. Kumbhakar
*Degree awarded summer 2020 | **Degree awarded fall 2020 | ***Degree awarded winter 2021 | †Degree anticipated to be awarded after spring 2021
7CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Kenneth J. Houghton† Chulki Kim** Kexuan Li
“Readers’ Processing of Narrative Perspective: “Economy and Empire in Making the British- “On the Characteristics of the Generalized
An Investigation of the Role of Grammatical Irish Union, 1756-1801” Shiryaev-Roberts Procedure for Quickest
Person and Focalization” History: Prof. Heather Welland Change-Point Detection in Continuous Time”
Psychology: Prof. Celia M. Klin Mathematical Sciences: Prof. Aleksey
Andria Lara Kroner Polunchenko
Jonathan Chi-Yun Hui* “Influences of Genetics, Geographic
“Electrostatic Preclusion of Bubble Contact in Distribution and Early Rearing Environment on Yuanyuan Li
a Microchannel: A Multiphysics Computational the Vocal Repertoire of the Åga (Mariana Crow - “Fatty Acid Tastes in Drosophila Melanogaster”
Approach with a Predictive Model on Contact Corvus kubaryi)” Biological Sciences: Prof. Pavel Masek
Preclusion of Oversized Bubbles” Biological Sciences: Prof. Anne Clark
Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Pong-Yu Huang Sebastian Lippez De Castro
Yunus Kucuk* “Intrastate Armed Conflicts and Government
Carmita Eliza De Jesus Icasiano** “Robust Classification of Portable Executable Decentralization: A Cross-National Longitudi
“PastForward: Philippine Likhang-Bayan as Malware” nal and Panel Data Analysis, 1950-2010”
Intangible Cultural Heritage” Computer Science: Prof. Guanhua Yan Community and Public Affairs: Prof. Nadia
Anthropology: Prof. Pamela G. Smart Rubaii
Rebekah Kukowski**
Ihnmi Jon “An Intersectional Feminist Analysis of the Zachary William Lipsky
“ When Willful Institutionalization Becomes Critical Reflection, (Dis)Empowerment, and “The Degradative Effects of Photodamage and
Form: Artworld Globalization, Cai Guo-Qiang, Praxis of Master of Social Work Students” Microbiome Imbalances on the Multi-Scale
and an Aesthetics of Contingency ” Community and Public Affairs: Prof. Suk-Young Physical Properties of Human Skin”
Art History: Prof. Pamela G. Smart Kang Biomedical Engineering: Prof. Guy K. German
Jonathan S. Jones* Adita Abhay Kulkarni* Lin Liu
“Opium Slavery: Veterans and Addiction in the “Model-Based and Machine Learning “Performance Enhancement of Miniature
American Civil War Era” Approaches for Future Internet Systems” Microbial Solar Cells”
History: Prof. Diane M. Sommerville Computer Science: Prof. Anand Seetharam Electrical and Computer Engineering:
Prof. Seokheun (Sean) Choi
Chungse Jung** Yui Law
“The Age of Protest: World-Historical Structure “Three Essays on Economic Expectations” Ruiyang Liu**
and Dynamics of Protest Waves in the Global Economics: Prof. Wei Xiao “Aging of Polymer Adhesives and its Reliability
South in the Long Twentieth Century“ Impacts to Electronics Packaging ”
Sociology: Prof. William G. Martin Zachary Walter Lebens-Higgins** Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Seungbae Park
“Identifying the Bulk Redox Mechanisms
Taylor Rose Juran* in Layered Oxide Cathodes Throughout Zhao Liu*
“A Computational Study of Multivalent Ion Delithiation” “Simulation Based Transient Stability
Batteries for Sustainable Energy Storage” Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy: Assessment and Reinforcement Learning-Based
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy: Prof. Louis F. Piper Emergency Control for Power”
Prof. Manuel Smeu Electrical and Computer Engineering: Prof. Ziang
In Gyu Lee Zhang
Carol Mae Kaplan** “Optimization-Based Machine Learning for
“Synthesis, Characterization, and Stability Robust and Cost-Effective Feature Selection for Hongya Lu**
of Cathode Materials for Use in Lithium-Ion Medical Diagnosis” “Real-Time Stencil Printing Process
Batteries” Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Enhancement Using Online Learning and
Chemistry: Prof. M. S. Whittingham Prof. Sang Won Yoon Guided Search Optimization”
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
Sibel Karakoc Justine Lindsey Lewis** Prof. Sang Won Yoon
“The Political Economy of the Greco-Turkish “Examining the Role of Social Capital in Refugee
Population Exchange: The Settlement of Integration: Supporting Research-Based Policy Yiliang (Yancy) Luan
Refugees in Turkey 1923-1929” and Practice in the United States” “Kinetically Shape-Controlled Syntheses of
History: Prof. Kent F. Schull Community and Public Affairs: Prof. Kimberly C. Pt-based Bimetallic Nanocrystals and Their
Brimhall Structure Evolution in the Presence of Carbon
Soujanya Sathyanarayana Karanth Monoxide”
“Angiopoietins for Islet development from Borui Li** Chemistry: Prof. Alistair Lees
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells” “ Wrist in Motion: Continuous Authentication
Biomedical Engineering: Prof. Sha Jin via Hand Motions While Clicking and Typing ” Juliet Muthoni Macharia*
Electrical and Computer Engineering: “Mechanistic Studies of Novel Organic
Bahman Khaki Novel Prof. Zhanpeng Jin Reactions and Development of New Synthetic
“Control Methods for Optimized Operation of Methods”
Redox Flow Batteries” Can Li Chemistry: Prof. Mathew J. Vetticatt
Electrical and Computer Engineering: “Synthesis and Manipulation of Surface-
Prof. Pritam Das Engineered Metal Alloy Nanocrystals for
Enhancing Their Catalytic Properties”
Chemistry: Prof. Jiye (James) Fang
8CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Neil G. MacLaren Susan Diane Mueller** Sitaram Panta
“Speech Activity and Work Group Structure” “Using Health Assessments to Impact Intent- “The Effect of Ni Impurities on the Nucleation
Management: Prof. Francis J. Yammarino to-Quit Tobacco” of Undercooled Sn Nanodroplets”
Nursing: Prof. Geraldine R. Britton Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy:
Christopher H. Maiorana Prof. Eric J. Cotts
“Failure Mechanics of Bioinspired Materials” Rawan I. Najar*
Biomedical Engineering: Prof. Guy K. German “Fuzzification of Supervised and Semi- Omkar Ramesh Patil*
Supervised Convolution Neural Networks for “Mobieye: An Approach Towards Ubiquitous
Sepehr Maktabi* Identification of Neutral Text in Sentiment Smart Health Platform for Continuous User
“High Throughput Fabrication and Mechanical Analysis” Identification and Vital Sign Monitoring ”
Properties of Synthetic Bacterial Model Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Biomedical Engineering: Prof. Guy K. German
Membrane Vesicles Using Microfluidics” Prof. Sarah S. Lam
Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Paul R. Chiarot John Douglas Pedersen*
Elias Ndaru† “Three Essays on Community Characteristics
Mridu Malik* “Development and Characterization of Alanine and Labor”
“Assessing the Role of Dietary Factors and Serine Cysteine Transporter 2 (ASCT2) Economics: Prof. Solomon W. Polachek
Intestinal Inflammation on Gut Permeability ” Inhibitors”
Biomedical Engineering: Prof. Gretchen J. Chemistry: Prof. Christof Grewer Matthew Tyler Pereira*
Mahler “Mechanisms of Physiological Regulation
Tuc Hiep Minh Nguyen During Caloric Overload in Drosophila”
Justin Thomas Mann** “Evidence for Mitonuclear Coevolution and Biological Sciences: Prof. Laura P. Musselman
“Ecology of Social Information Use in Parulid Mapping Strategies”
Warblers” Biological Sciences: Prof. Heather Fiumera Minh Tuan Pham*
Biological Sciences: Prof. Anne B. Clark “Mathematical Modeling and Control System
Crystal Renea Noell Design for Industrial Dual Beam Gantry System
Shrestha Mathur “Investigating Cargo-Recognition and with Rigid Moving Load”
“Contributions of OprF Protein to Outer Activation of Dynein Adaptor Protein Bicd2 and Electrical and Computer Engineering:
Membrane Vesicle Release in Pseudomonas its Role in Neuromuscular Diseases” Prof. Victor A . Skormin
Aeruginosa” Chemistry: Prof. Sozanne Solmaz
Biological Sciences: Prof. Jeffrey Schertzer Van Lai Pham**
Chukwuazam Anthony Nwasike** “Investigation of the Board Level Underfill with
Kaitlin M. McCardle “Targeted Activatable Magnetic Resonance the Digital Image Correlation Technique —
“Computational Study of Earth-Abundant (MR) Contrast Agents Sensitive to Thermal Fatigue”
Electrocatalysts Bearing Redox-Active Inflammation Induced Oxidative Stress” Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Seungbae Park
Bipyridyl-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Frameworks Biomedical Engineering: Prof. Amber L. Doiron
for CO2-to-CO Conversion” Haian Qiu**
Chemistry: Prof. Julien Panetier Theodore Joseph Ofner* “Nanoscale Electrical Characterization of
“ Warped Product Constructions Relating to Hybrid Photovoltaic with Atomic Force
Pamela S. Misener* Graphs of Groups” Microscopy”
“Food Insecurity and College Athletes: A Study Mathematical Sciences: Prof. Pedro Ontaneda Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy:
on Food Insecurity/Hunger Among Division III Prof. Jeffrey Mativetsky
Athletes” Elizabeth Alene O’Neill
Community and Public Affairs: Prof. Mary Ann “Improving Adaptive Snow-Sports through Thomas Ryan Quain**
Swain Engineering Design Ergonomic Form and “Leaving College Without a Degree: Oral
Function” Histories from the Rust-Belt”
Sandeep Sudhir Mittal** Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Community and Public Affairs: Prof. Lubna
“Machine Learning and Energy Optimization in Prof. Mohammad T. Khasawneh Chaudhry
Battery-Constrained Real-Time Systems”
Computer Science: Prof. Kanad Ghose Sarah Otieno Arun Raj
“High-resolution studies of the membrane “Mechanistic Picture of Tensile Fatigue of Nano-
So-Jin Moon interactions of pH low insertion peptide Porous Silver Traces on Flex Substrate”
“Effects of Using Captioned Pop Culture Media (pHLIP) and Its Application in Cancer Diagnosis Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
on Foreign Language Learners’ Vocabulary and Treatment” Prof. Peter Borgesen
Acquisition” Chemistry: Prof. Wei Qiang
Education: Prof. Shannon Hilliker Gourav Rattihalli
Galo J. Páez Fajardo “Towards Dynamic Resource Estimation and
Hannah Elaine Morton “From Physics Principles to Neuromorphic Correction for Improving Utilization in Apache
“Development and Validation of the Assessment Computing: Understanding the Nature of Mesos and Kubernetes Cloud Environments”
of Bullying Experiences Questionnaire For Switching Mechanisms to Enable Optimal Computer Science: Prof. Madhusudhan
Youth With and Without Autism Spectrum Fabrication of Nanodevices” Govindaraju
Disorder” Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy:
Psychology: Prof. Raymond G. Romanczyk Prof. Louis F. Piper
*Degree awarded summer 2020 | **Degree awarded fall 2020 | ***Degree awarded winter 2021 | †Degree anticipated to be awarded after spring 2021
9CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Matthew David Redell* Leila Salarpour Goodarzi Daniel Cheng Silliman
“Engineering Correlation and Topological “Three Chapters on Labor and Development “Investigating Caricature Effects Through
Effects in Transition Metal Oxides” Economics” an Adaptive Reference Point Model of
Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy: Economics: Prof. Solomon W. Polachek Categorization”
Prof. Wei-Cheng Lee Psychology: Prof. Kenneth Kurtz
Hossein Sangrody**
Catherine Murphy Rewakowski “Forecasting Models and Uncertainty Analysis Melissa May Simonik**
“Examining the Relationships Among Civic for Power Consumption and Generation from “Development and Application of Customized
Attitudes, Civic Engagement Behaviors, and Renewable Energy Sources” Parametric Finite Element Models of Medial
Sense of Community in a Sample of Nurses” Electrical and Computer Engineering: Prof. Ning Column Arthrodesis of the Foot”
Nursing: Prof. Gale Spencer Zhou Mechanical Engineering: Prof. James M. Pitarresi
Linda M. Reynolds Odilka Sabrina Santiago* Christopher Nolan Singh*
“An Examination of Athlete Status as a “From Jim Crow to Jane Crow: Policing Black “Quantum Artificial Intelligence: Leveraging
Moderator of Multiple Alcohol and Marijuana and Brown Women and Families in NYC Microscopic Transport Phenomena for Beyond
Use Relationships in College” Homeless Shelters” von Neumann Computing ”
Community and Public Affairs: Prof. Nadine Sociology: Prof. Gladys M. Jiménez-Muñoz Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy:
Mastroleo Prof. Wei-Cheng Lee
Lynn Dee Schmitt*
Kerry Clare O’Neill Roe “Organic and Organometallic Anion Sensors: Sean Paul Snoddy
“Poor Lo Has Dropped Out of Sight: Native Design, Synthesis, and Function” “Improving and Re-Conceptualizing Analogical
Americans and the U.S. Imperial Project, 1898 Chemistry: Prof. Alistair Lees Transfer Through Categorization Inspired
1904” Approaches”
History: Prof. Wendy Wall Danielle Brooke Schwartz Psychology: Prof. Kenneth Kurtz
“Locating Popular Cinema: The Geopolitics of
Siara Kate Rouzer Transnational Film Practices” Eve Catherine Snyder**
“Age and Sex-specific CRFR1-regulated English: Prof. Monika Mehta “Title Wave: Civil Rights Education Policy as a
GABAergic Activity in the Central Amygdala Vehicle for Women’s Rights, 1944-1972”
is Impaired by Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Wylie Erin Schwartz History: Prof. Kathryn K. Sklar
Exposure, Contributing to Inappropriate “Experimental Pedagogies: The Art and Politics
Anxiety-like Behavior in Adolescent Offspring ” of the Scandinavian Neo-Avant-Garde (1961 - Maryam Soltanpour Gharibdousti
Psychology: Prof. Marvin Diaz 1972) Art” “An Integrated Predictive-Optimization
Art History: Prof. Tom McDonough Framework to Design an Outcome-based Liver
Runia Roy Allocation Model”
“Integrative Physiologic Pharmacodynamics: Rawan Shabbar Systems Science and Industrial Engineering:
Using Biomarkers to Integrate Inflammatory “Health Information Exchange Network Under Prof. Mohammad T. Khasawneh
Pathways in the Acute Glucocorticoid Drug Collaboration, Cooperation, and Competition”
Response and Diurnal Cortisol Response” Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Christine Anne Sylvester**
Biomedical Engineering: Prof. Eric Hoffman Prof. Hiroki Sayama “(Con)Textual Politics: Intra-Party Issue
Raising, Issue Emphasis, and Issue Adoption”
Tyler Jacob Rust Abdulrahman Ahmed Shamsan Political Science: Prof. Robin Best
“Characterization of Marine Mudstones: “Real-Time Monitoring and Change Detect in
Towards a Statistical Approach to Interpret XRF Complex Dynamical Systems Using Nonlinear Mehdi Tahernia*
Data” and Nonstationary Time-Series” “Papertronic Sensing Arrays for Rapid and
Geological Sciences: Prof. Jeffrey Pietras Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: High-Throughput Screening of Electroactive
Prof. Changqing Cheng Microorganisms”
Rania Said* Electrical and Computer Engineering:
“ Women’s Testimonies of the Arab Uprisings: Molly Jules Shaughnessy* Prof. Seokheun Choi
Writing the Self and the City in Rebellion” “Feeling Ashamed: A Parsesciencing Inquiry ”
Comparative Literature: Prof. Luiza F. Moreira Nursing: Prof. Mario Ortiz Canan Tanir*
“To Whom Does the Natural Come Naturally?
Danielle Evelina St. Julien* Stuart Christopher Shepard Neoliberal Ideals of Motherhood in Turkey”
“Locating the Black Middle Class: Race, Class, “Modeling Conductance Variation Mechanisms Sociology: Prof. Mahua Sarkar
and Public Policy in the 1970s” in Single Molecule Junctions”
History: Prof. Stephen R. Ortiz Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy: Christo Suheil Tarazi**
Prof. Manuel Smeu “Essays on Using Artificial Intelligence to
Shane Joshua St. Luce Answer Economic Questions”
“Analyzing the El Farol Bar Problem as a Junyang Shi Economics: Prof. Wei Xiao
Complex Dynamical System” “Creating Self-Adaptive and Scalable Wireless
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Networks for Industrial Internet of Things” Shefa Mohammad Tawalbeh*
Prof. Hiroki Sayama Computer Science: Prof. Mo Sha “Leveraging Bioinformatics Techniques
to Support Biomarker Studies in Pediatric
Inflammatory Diseases”
Biomedical Engineering: Prof. Yetrib Hathout
10CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
Marwan Kakl Tawfiq Victor Mulwa Wambua** Ayse Zeren Enis
“Translating Kurdish Idioms in Qazi’s “Mechanism and Method Development in “Destitute Women Petitioning for Aid: Gender,
Peshmerga: Exploring Sociosemiotic and Catalytic Organic Reactions” Legitimacy and Rhetoric in the Hamidian Period
Cognitive Approaches” Chemistry: Prof. Mathew J. Vetticatt (1876-1909)”
Translation Studies: Prof. Luiza F. Moreira History: Prof. Kent F. Schull
Jiali Wang
Danny Keith Thompson* “Structure and functional studies of glutamate Yue Zhang**
“Healthcare Cost Surveillance: Scanning for transporters EAAT” “Toward Learning Expressive Relational
Clusters of Higher than Expected Cost” Chemistry: Prof. Christof Grewer Models”
Systems Science and Industrial Engineering: Computer Science: Prof. Arti Ramesh
Prof. Sang Won Yoon Yi-Shu Wang**
“Spatial Strategies of Resistance by Body, Vision, Zheng Zhang*
Natalia Triana Angel* and Language in The English Patient, City of the “Multimodal Data Creation, Fusion, and
“Sounds of War: Salsa, City, and Conflict in the Queen, The White Tiger, and The Outsider” Recognition of Action Units Using Deep
Cali Festival, 1957-1990” Comparative Literature: Prof. Susan Strehle Learning Models”
History: Prof. Nancy P. Appelbaum Computer Science: Prof. Lijun Yin
Erica May Webster
Aliona Tsypes* “Childhood Resilience: The Role of Risk and Chao Zhou*
“A Fine-Grained EEG/ERP Examination of Protective Factors” “Toward High-Quality, Bandwidth-Efficient
Reward Processing in Suicide Attempters” Education: Prof. Nicole Fenty 360-Degree Video Streaming ”
Psychology: Prof. Brandon E. Gibb Computer Science: Prof. Yao Liu
Joseph Clarence Wilson
Wangshu Tu “Framing the Past (and Future): Effects Shengsheng Zhou
“A Family of Logistic Normal Multinomial- of Generic Photos on Autobiographical “Where Has the Master Gone: A Post-
Based Clustering Approaches for Microbiome Judgments” translational Rendering of Pu Songling ’s
Compositional Data” Psychology: Prof. Deanne Westerman Liaozhai Zhiyi”
Mathematical Sciences: Prof. Sanjeena Dang Translation Studies: Prof. Michael J. Pettid
Paul W. Woods
Bryon F. Tuthill II “Development and Function of Dual Species Shibo Zhou**
“Modulation of Lipogenesis Alters Lipid Profiles Biofilms of S. Aureus and P. Aeruginosa in “Deep Spiking Neural Network with Temporal
and Exacerbates Type 2 Diabetic Comorbidities Chronic Bronchiole Infections” Coding ”
in Drosophila” Biological Sciences: Prof. Claudia Marques Electrical and Computer Engineering:
Biological Sciences: Prof. Laura Musselman Prof. Xiaohua E. Li
Jiefeng Xu**
Angela Kristin VandenBroek “Electromigration Assessment and Prediction in Yaqun Zhu*
“Disrupting SthlmTech: An Anthropological 2nd Level Ball Grid Array” “Additive Manufacturing Using Electrospray
Guide to Stockholm’s Innovation and Startup Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Seungbae Park Printing of Nanoparticle Inks”
Ecosystem” Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Paul R. Chiarot
Anthropology: Prof. Douglas R. Holmes Huiyuan Yang
“Exploring Multiple Cues for Facial Behavior Michael Robert Ziemba
Alexandra L. Vizgaitis* Understanding ” “Biomarkers in the Dystrophinopathies:
“Illuminating the Identity Disturbance Computer Science: Prof. Lijun Yin Development for Pharmacodynamics and
Construct: Furthering Empirical Understanding Clinical Outcomes”
of Identity Disturbance via Related Constructs” Kai Wen Yang Biomedical Engineering: Prof. Eric Hoffman
Psychology: Prof. Mark F. Lenzenweger “Capital Accumulation, Biopolitics and Anti-
Displacement Struggles in Chinatown and the Mateusz Jan Zuba
Andrew Scott Vore Lower East Side, New York City: 1965-Present” “Investigation of Next Generation Cathodes in
“Long-Lasting Changes in Ethanol Sensitivity Sociology: Prof. Gladys Jiménez-Muñoz Terms of Their Local Chemistry”
and Blood Brain Barrier Function Following Materials Science and Engineering: Prof. Louis
Adolescent Intermittent Ethanol” Ozge Yol** F. Piper
Psychology: Prof. Terrence Deak “Second Language Writing in Mainstream
Classrooms: A Survey Investigation of Teachers
Crystal E. Vuole of English Language Learners’ Cognition and
“From Angry Militants to Happy Vegans: Reported Applications of Writing for ELLs”
Animal Rights Activists’ Recasting for Vegan Education: Prof. Hoe Kyeung Kim
Recruitment”
Sociology: Prof. Benita Roth Amanda Michelle Zdimal
“Biofilm Infections in Atherosclerosis:
Samantha A. Wagner† Investigating the Potential Role of Biofilm
“Challenging the OT = Good Assumption: Bacteria in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis”
Understanding the Role of Oxytocin in Marital Biological Sciences: Prof. David Davies
Processes and Marital Quality”
Psychology: Prof. Richard E. Mattson
*Degree awarded summer 2020 | **Degree awarded fall 2020 | ***Degree awarded winter 2021 | †Degree anticipated to be awarded after spring 2021
11ABOUT BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
ABOUT BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
B
inghamton University opened its doors as Triple Cities of Pharmacy (PharmD) program launched in fall 2017, which is
College in 1946 to serve the needs of local veterans graduating its inaugural cohort this year.
returning from service in World War II. Originally The University offers more than 100 major degree programs
located in Endicott, five miles west of the present campus, across its academic divisions and is recognized as the most
the fledgling school was a branch of Syracuse University. Four selective and prestigious university in the SUNY system.
years later, when the college was incorporated into the State College guides such as the Fiske Guide to Colleges have dubbed
University of New York, it was renamed Harpur College in honor Binghamton a “premier public university in the Northeast.”
of Robert Harpur, a Colonial teacher, patriot and pioneer who Students actively take part in internships, education-abroad
devoted his later years to settling the area around Binghamton. programs, honors programs, Division I athletics and many
Until 1953, Harpur College was one of only two public liberal of the 450+ student organizations on campus. They enjoy
arts colleges in the state. In 1961, the campus was moved across attractive, comfortable living-and-learning residences, and
the Susquehanna River to Vestal. Growing enrollment and a they give faculty high marks for being approachable and
reputation for excellence soon led to the selection of Harpur inspirational.
College as one of four doctorate-granting university centers in Binghamton’s faculty and students come from more than
the state system. In 1965, the campus was formally designated 100 countries, bringing with them many different cultures
the State University of New York at Binghamton. Binghamton and backgrounds and representing a wealth of ideas. It has an
University was adopted as its informal name in 1992. excellent research library, outstanding computer facilities, a
Today, Binghamton University is known for the excellence of superb performing arts center, a teaching greenhouse, a 190
its students, faculty, staff and programs, and enrolls more than acre Nature Preserve, an Events Center and more.
18,000 students in programs leading to bachelor’s, master’s and Binghamton is a highly regarded research university, yet,
doctoral degrees. More than 14,200 students are undergraduates at the same time, is as accessible as a smaller school. Retention
and more than 3,700 are graduate students. Its curriculum, is well above national averages, and more undergraduates are
founded on the liberal arts, has expanded to include selected admitted into nationally ranked, rigorous graduate programs
professional and graduate programs, including the new Doctor than is the norm nationally for public research universities.
12ABOUT BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC REGALIA
T
he shapes, colors and trim of
gowns, hoods and caps indicate
the academic degree, the school
granting the degree and the subject of
study. The higher the degree, the more
elaborate the costume. Gowns are
distinguished by the shape of the sleeves.
Bachelors’ gowns have pointed sleeves,
masters’ have sleeves cut square at the back
and doctors’ gowns also have velvet facing
and three velvet bars on the sleeves that
are either black or a color indicating the
degree: dark blue for philosophy; light blue
for education; golden yellow for science;
pink for music; orange for engineering;
brown for fine arts; white for arts, letters
and humanities; olive green for pharmacy;
and copper for economics.
Hoods are distinguished by length,
lined with the official color(s) of the conferring institution and The cap or mortarboard is black, with a long tassel that
trimmed with a color indicating the subject in which the degree may be black or the color appropriate to the subject. Only
is granted. Blue and gold, the color of the State University of New doctors’ caps may have a tassel of gold thread. It is customary
York, are in the hoods of all those who will receive a doctorate for graduates to move tassels from right to left after degrees
today, including honorary degree recipients. are conferred.
13ABOUT BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL FLAGS
B
inghamton University attracts students and scholars 1997, these flags are an important visual reminder that
from across New York state, the country and the world. Binghamton University ’s strength lies in its people who
The international flags that hang in the Events Center represent a great variety of cultures, backgrounds and ideas.
during Commencement ceremonies and at other venues on
campus during the academic year represent the more than 100
nations our students hail from. Flown since Commencement
THE UNIVERSITY MACE
A
gift of the Class of 1993, the University mace represents the magisterial authority
of the University as an institution of higher learning. Such symbols go far back into
antiquity, their use proclaiming the power of the holder. Today, the mace stands for the
pre-eminence of the world of knowledge.
Professor John Thomson of the Department of Art and Design undertook the commission by
the Class of 1993 for the University mace. Nearly three feet long, it is made of hand-turned, polished
walnut. The spherical head has two inset cast-bronze facets in the shape of medallions. One bears the
seal of Binghamton University. The other carries a high-relief rendering of Pegasus, the flying horse
of Greek mythology, which as a part of the seal symbolizes the University ’s aspirations for its future.
14TRUSTEES, COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION
TRUSTEES, COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION
CHANCELLOR BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
ADMINISTRATION
James Malatras
Harvey G. Stenger, President
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Gregory Delviscio, Vice President for
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Communications and Marketing
Merryl H. Tisch, Chair Karen A. Jones, Vice President for Diversity, Equity
Cesar Perales, Vice Chair and Inclusion
Joseph Belluck ’89 John C. Koch, Vice President for Advancement
Courtney Eagles Burke JoAnn J. Navarro ’93, MBA ’02, Vice President for
Operations
Eric Corngold
Donald G. Nieman, Executive Vice President
Marcos Crespo
for Academic Affairs and Provost, Interim Dean,
Robert Duffy Graduate School
Christy Fogal Brian T. Rose, Vice President for Student Affairs
James Haddon Bahgat Sammakia, Vice President for Research,
Bradley Hershenson, Student Representative Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Gwen Kay Sheila E. Doyle, Executive Director, Binghamton
University Foundation
Eunice A. Lewin
Patrick J. Elliott, Director, Athletics
Stanley S. Litow
Laura R. Bronstein, Dean, College of Community
Richard Socarides
and Public Affairs
Edward Spiro
Upinder S. Dhillon, Dean, School of Management
Cary Staller
Curtis Kendrick, Dean of Libraries, University
Camille Joseph Varlack Libraries
Celia M. Klin, Interim Dean, Harpur College of Arts
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY COUNCIL and Sciences, Professor, Psychology
Kathryn Grant Madigan, Esq., Chair Gloria E. Meredith, Founding Dean, School
Linda H. Biemer of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Distinguished Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Anthony F. Fiala Jr., MBA ’99
Mario R. Ortiz, Dean, Decker College of Nursing
Zachary Herz, Student Representative
and Health Sciences
Jennifer A. Lesko
Krishnaswami Srihari, Dean, Thomas J. Watson
Dennis C. McCabe, Esq. College of Engineering and Applied Science,
James W. Orband, Esq., ’81 Distinguished Professor, Systems Science and
Industrial Engineering
Matthew Salanger
Maureen D. Wilson, MBA ’83
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