2015 GRADUATION CELEBRATION CelebrationTHE FIFTEENTH OF MAY, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 2015 GRADUATION CELEBRATION

MAY 15, 2015 | 11:30AM | CHARLES E. SMITH CENTER PROGRAM

PROCESSIONAL...... Pomp and Circumstance March SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES Sir Edward Elgar Marshals...... Sumaira Akber, Carla Gripp, Courtney Heath, WELCOME...... Lisa Stephenson Chandra Holloway, Lindsay Kallman, Angela Martin, Qyana Reddon, Sharon Schuler, Sarah Squire, Annie Vinik, Paul Wagner, Debbi Washington, Tammy Wiles NATIONAL ANTHEM...... Floyd Nelson Jones

B.A. Asian Studies...... Bruce Dickson STUDENT SPEAKER...... Nicolas Pedreira

B.A. Latin American and Hemispheric Studies...... Robert E. Maguire ADDRESS...... Michael E. Brown

B.A. Middle East Studies...... Marc Lynch ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEGREE CANDIDATES...... Michael E. Brown

B.A. International Affairs...... Robert Sutter CHARGE TO GRADUATES...... Edward W. “Skip” Gnehm, Jr.

M.A. Asian Studies...... Bruce Dickson RECESSIONAL...... Water Music Suite No. 1 Alla Hornpipe M.A. European and Eurasian Studies...... Peter Rollberg

M.A. Global Communication...... Sean Aday

M.A. International Affairs...... Marcus King

Participation in this event does not confer the degree. The degree is conferred later, M.A. International Development Studies...... Sean R. Roberts once completion of the curriculum requirements is certified. M.A. International Science and Technology Policy...... Allison Macfarlane, Scott Pace

M.A. International Trade and Investment Policy...... Michael O. Moore

M.A. Latin American and Hemispheric Studies...... Robert E. Maguire

M.A. Middle East Studies...... Marc Lynch

M.A. Security Policy Studies...... Joanna Spear

Master of International Policy and Practice...... Matthew Levinger

Master of International Studies...... Lisa Stephenson

Graduate Certificate...... Lisa Stephenson

READERS...... Esther Brimmer, Christina Fink, David Alan Grier, Douglas B. Shaw, Steven Suranovic

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Message to the Graduates of GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs STUDENT SPEAKER Nicolas Pedreira is a candidate for a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs with On behalf of the faculty of GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs, I am proud to convey our concentrations in international politics and comparative political, economic, and social systems. congratulations to the undergraduate and graduate students who are participating in this celebration He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and moved to the United States when he was eleven years old. While at GW, he participated in the Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars program, in which of academic achievement. Graduating from the Elliott School is a testament to your abilities, your he wrote his senior thesis considering the reestablishment of ambassadorial relations between the dedication, and your commitment to academic excellence. You have now reached a new level of United States and Iran. Additionally, he worked for GW’s Admissions Office, interned for Senator expertise in your chosen fields, and you are about to become alumni of this superb school. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and served as president of GW Catholics.

International affairs education at GW dates back to the founding of the Columbian College in KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1821. When the college opened its doors with courses on political law, languages, and civil society, the seeds of an international affairs curriculum were planted. Since the establishment of the School Michael E. Brown is the dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs and professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University. He has held these of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy in 1898, GW has offered students an unbroken positions since August 2005. Before coming to GW, he held senior positions at Georgetown succession of international affairs programs. Since the naming of the school after former GW University’s School of Foreign Service, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and President Lloyd Elliott and his wife, Evelyn, in 1988, the Elliott School has enhanced its reputation the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. He was co-editor of International Security, as one of the most distinguished and dynamic schools of international affairs in the world. This deep the leading academic journal in the security studies field, for twelve years. experience provides us with a strong foundation for tackling the great, global challenges of the 21st Dean Brown is the author of Flying Blind: The Politics of the U.S. Strategic Bomber Program, which won century. the Edgar Furniss National Security Book Award. He is the editor or co-editor of 21 books, including: Grave New World: Security Challenges in the 21st Century; Ethnic Conflict and International Security; and . Dean Brown received The Elliott School is an extraordinary community of people—like you—who are exceptionally Going Nuclear: Nuclear Proliferation and International Security in the 21st Century a Ph.D. in government from Cornell University. committed to making the world a better place. This community includes our alumni network—more than 21,000 graduates working in public service, the private sector, and non-profit organizations in more than 100 countries around the world. At the Elliott School, we like to say that we are educating HARRY HARDING TEACHING AWARD WINNER AND CHARGE TO GRADUATES the next generation of global leaders. We like to say it because it is true. The Harry Harding Teaching Award is given to a member of the Elliott School faculty who has demonstrated sustained excellence in teaching and has made extraordinary contributions to the It has been a privilege to spend these years with you at the Elliott School, and it is a privilege to have education of Elliott School students. you as colleagues in the field of international affairs. I wish you the best. Ambassador Edward W. “Skip” Gnehm, Jr., joined the faculty of the Elliott School of International Affairs in 2004. He was appointed to his present position as Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs in 2006. Prior to coming to the Elliott School, Amb. Gnehm had a distinguished 36-year career in the United States Foreign Service, including serving as the U.S. Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2001–2004), U.S. Ambassador to Australia (2000–2001), U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait (1991–1994), and director general of the U.S. Foreign Service (1997–2000). He was a member of the Senior Foreign Service and held the rank of Career Michael E. Brown Minister.

Dean Amb. Gnehm has been awarded two U.S. Secretary of Defense Medals for Meritorious Civilian Elliott School of International Affairs Service: one for his service in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and a second for his support to U.S. forces during and after Desert Storm. Amb. Gnehm served seven years as a member of the The George Washington University George Washington University Board of Trustees, and was a member of the Board’s Executive Committee and Chairman of the Student Affairs Committee. He was previously vice president of the General Alumni Association. Amb. Gnehm attended the George Washington University, graduating with a B.A. in international affairs in 1966 and an M.A. in 1968.

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The Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes an undergraduate student for superior The John Henry Cowles Prize is awarded to the student who combines the highest overall academic achievement. scholastic achievement with leadership potential. Jennifer Anne Hamilton is a candidate for a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs with Anne Petra Jerome is a candidate for a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs with a concentration a concentration in Africa. While at GW, Jennifer participated in Model UN programs through the in conflict resolution. She also pursued a minor in French. During her junior year she was an exchange International Affairs Society and interacted with prospective students through the Undergraduate student in the Political Science and International Relations department at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Admissions Office. While abroad in South Africa, she developed an interest in democratic consolidation Turkey. Anne has been a peer advisor for the Elliott School since 2013, and served as the lead peer advisor that guided her subsequent studies. As an intern and research assistant, she tracked elections in Nigeria during her senior year. She also served as the Elliott School student representative on the Academic Advising and Benin. Through the Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars program, Jennifer pursued research on how Advisory Committee, which addresses issues relevant to advising policy at GW. African popular understandings of democracy shape democratic legitimacy. The Walter Roberts Award is awarded to a graduate student in the Global Communication The Charles Sitter Award was established by Mr. Sitter in 1997 to honor an outstanding Elliott program who has studied public diplomacy at the George Washington University and who School student who has worked 25 or more hours a week throughout his or her studies while plans to pursue a career in public diplomacy. maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above. Iris Froeba is a candidate for a Master of Arts degree in global communication with a concentration Rhiana Francesca Fitts is a candidate for a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs with a in public diplomacy. She works as a program manager for the Transatlantic Dialogue Program of the concentration in global public health. While at GW, she has interned at Public Citizen’s Global Access to Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. Her research interests include strategic communication, Medicines Program and served as the founder and president of the GW ONE Campaign chapter. During public diplomacy, and counter-terrorism. As an undergraduate, Iris spent a semester abroad in Spain on her junior year, Rhiana studied abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, where she also volunteered at a mobile the Erasmus Mundus scholarship program and gained substantial work experience in the field of public medical clinic and worked with primary school students. diplomacy with her internships at the U.S. Consulate General in Frankfurt am Main and the American Institute of Contemporary German Studies. The Wilbur J. Carr Memorial Award is awarded to one undergraduate student and one graduate student who demonstrate outstanding ability in the study of international affairs The Norman H. Friend Prize is awarded to an undergraduate student who combines overall and display the qualities necessary to be good citizens and dedicated public servants. scholastic achievement with leadership potential. McKenzie Ryder Anderson is a candidate for a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs with Sophia Rehan Lin is a candidate for a Bachelor of Arts degree and a member of the University concentrations in security policy and Africa. He is a member of the GWU NROTC unit and will be Honors Program, with double majors in international affairs and environmental studies, and a minor in commissioning as an ensign into the Surface Warfare Community before leaving for Rota, Spain, to serve sustainability. She studied abroad in Vietnam, Morocco, and Bolivia, where she examined the impact of aboard the USS Porter. Most recently, he was a research assistant to Dr. Daniel Martinez, gathering data on climate change on the politics of food, water, and energy. While at GW, Sophia served on the executive the Criminal Alien Program in conjunction with the American Immigration Council. He is also a student board of the International Affairs Society, and as a fellow and mentor with the Compass Fellowship, a representative for the United States Naval Institute (USNI) and has helped to conduct outreach between social entrepreneurship program. She co-founded the Washington ComPost, an initiative to expand the the USNI and GWU NROTC. university’s food waste diversion, leading GW’s first residential composting pilot.

Mariam Adil is a candidate for a Master of Arts degree in international development studies. She is an Michelle Hanna Shevin-Coetzee is a candidate for a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs with economist at the World Bank and the founder of a social venture called GRID – Gaming Revolution concentrations in security policy and Asian studies and a minor in Arabic. While at GW, she founded the for International Development. Under GRID, Mariam is working toward mainstreaming video games GW chapter of Women in International Security and served as its president, served as an intern at the as development solutions. In 2015, Mariam presented GRID on stage at a session moderated by former Pentagon since 2011, and was a two-time recipient of the Shapiro public service award. Michelle spent part President Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative University. of her junior year at the University of Cambridge studying Chinese politics and South Asian history. As an Elliott School Undergraduate Scholar, she wrote her thesis on the Pentagon’s planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process, supervised by Professor Stephen Biddle.

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The Naomi Poling-Warbasse Award is given to a first-year female graduate student in the Spogmay Aisha Ahmed Sarah Christine Belpedio Ayse Hacer Cetinkaya European and Eurasian Studies (EES) program or concentration. The awardee is recognized at Elis Ahmetaj Edward William Benfield Andrew J. Cettina her graduation. Fahad Ahsan Sebastian Benitez Rohil Vinay Chandhok Farid Akhundov Sofia Alexandra Bennett Emma Marjorie Chapman Elizabeth Webb Burnham is a candidate for a Master of Arts degree in European and Eurasian studies, with a focus in security policy, and a graduate certificate in European Union studies through the American Beril Akman Jesse Benov Julianna May Charpentier Consortium for European Studies hosted at Johns Hopkins University. She was the editor-in-chief for three Shiehk Julanda Salim Hamood Casey M. Berger Joseph Franklin Chestnut Al Hashmi issues of the print version of the Elliott School’s graduate academic journal, International Affairs Review, Mariya Aleksandrovna Berman Alejandra Teresa Chinea and an associate and copy editor for two other issues. In addition, she was the teaching assistant for an Jacquelyn N. Alanko Lisa Marie Bertocchi Eunhye Cho introductory undergraduate course on the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Hadil Abdulkalek Saleh Alkadi Julie Marie Bessler David Chang Hwan Choe Her research interests center on secessionist and self-determination topics. Neil Donovan Allen Alexandria Bianco Sungwoo Choi Jacob Rodenhaus Altik David Bryce Bibeau Saehee Chun The Elliott School Alumni Association Prize is awarded annually to an Elliott School graduate Diana Alvarez Carrillo Paris O’Conor Bienert Omayra Chuquihuara Gozalo student who, in the opinion of the dean and the faculty, deserves recognition for academic Kyle Bershok Ames Carrie Elizabeth Bilenker Agata Joanna Ciesielska achievement and contribution to the life of the George Washington University. Samuel Pickering Gardner Tipanun Bisalbutr Alyson Ann Cina Ames Carol Henri Winick is a candidate for a Master of Arts degree in security policy studies, with Max Baer Blackman Michelle Victoria Cioffoletti Alexander Wilson Amiral concentrations in defense analysis and weapons and technology. While at GW, Carol completed internships Anna Amelia Boadwee Cheznye London Clark Sara Nicole Amrozowicz at the U.S. Department of Commerce and the State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, Matthew Alden Bogdonoff Samuel Clements and Compliance. Carol also served as president of the Graduate Student Forum, an organization dedicated Alexander Anderson Michael H. Boosalis Dea Louise Closson to fostering the Elliott School graduate student community. In Summer 2014, Carol traveled to Japan as Mckenzie Ryder Anderson Olivia Madeline Boser Joey Cohen-Saban a U.S. Young Researcher with the Kakehashi Project. She has also studied abroad in Russia and traveled Rebecca Leigh Andrechak Haley Elizabeth Bowman Oliver Recep Cok throughout Central Asia. Sergio Ignacio Arce Alexander Dale Bradley Nicole Marie Colameta Liena Rose Armonies- Erin Paden Brainard Shanna Alexis Levine Cole Assalone The George Washington Alumni Association Prize is an annual prize given to an outstanding Sarah Marguerite Braithwaite Alexis Ramara Coleman Mari Asai graduating student in each school of the university. The award honors future alumni who have Erin Molly Brewer Shannon Leigh Collaer Paul Andrew Asercion shown exceptional commitment to GW and its community. Emily Nicole Brinkman Thomas Weldon Connolly Grace Susanna Aucella Sarah Stone Freeman-Woolpert is a candidate for a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs with a Francesca Brigitte Broggini Carolina Cordon-Bouzan Luke Steven Austing concentration in conflict resolution. Inspired by an internship with the Peace Corps and her involvement Ashley A. Brooks Ramon Eduardo Correa Osman U. Aziz in the Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Sorority, Sarah studied abroad in France and Rwanda. Maddison Dawn Bruer Murcia Liel Azoolin As a senior, Sarah participated in the Elliott School Undergraduate Scholars program and wrote her thesis Kaitlyn Marie Buchler Jacquelyn Alexandria Marie Jonathan Michael Babcock Cory on youth activism in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This summer, Sarah will spend a month in Copenhagen as a Kayla Morgan Burris junior fellow with Humanity in Action. Anysa Badran Meghan Kathleen Cotter Natalie Bustamante Nicholas James Bair Christina Kearney Cottiero Maryelena Caballero Nicole Kimberly Banton Jenlain Alexandra Coyle Joseph William Caldwell III George Edgar Bardenheier III Brenna Elizabeth Curti Leah Victoria Callaway Xhesika Bardhi Sophia Dahodwala Max Daniel Cardin Aby Barry Cedrick Marcel Dalluge Katherine Wood Carpenter Thomas Terrell Barry Alejandra Sanchez Decker Alexandra Lee Carter Lauren Victoria Batten Francesca M. De Cristofaro Jaison E. Carter Elizabeth Jane Baxter Olivia Elizabeth De Gruyter William Eugene Castagna Asha Kristeen Bazil Ryann Kell Deering Danielle Brittany Catalan Olivia Lola Becker Giselle Delgado Marin John Joseph Catalfamo Natasha Pancio Bell Lydia Demissie

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James Richard DeMuth Olufolakemi Olamide Erin Leigh Hunzeker Lauryn Elizabeth King Marcelle Malaika Little Dawes Rachel Movius Angad Singh Dhindsa Gbadamosi Esther Hur Anne Carolyn Kirschner Reed Tanner Livengood Bertrand Mpigabahizi David Dibblee Gergana Plamenova Katherine Marie Hurrell Samuel N. Klein Kelsey Marie Lopez Nechama Muchnik Gencheva Joshua Alexander Dingus Juhee Hwang Erica Lyn Kliment Sotiria C. Loukos Rebecca Reaney Mulqueen Heather Leigh Gilbert Alexander Peter Dolan Mallory Margaret Hytrek Allen Kogan Eli Heller Loveman Connor S. Murphy Dennis John Gishta Chenguang Dong Katrina Ilich Liesel R. Kohn Guy Lowicz Meagan Leigh Murphy Rosalba Gleijeses Wyatt Loomis Dusenbury Flavia Alison Inceu Alexandra Jean Kolev Ashley Rena Lucas Brennan Paul Murray David Michael Godlis Nicole Anne Eckert George C. Isham Hope Juliana Korte Nina Katherine Lupan Molly Willow Mus Sarah Kathryn Gohary Daniel Wesley Edgren Tori Indego Jackson Alexandra Marguerite Krakoff Moira Erica MacDougal Yuta Nagasaki Nicole Emiko Golberg Daniel Alexander Edwards Mariam Zehra Jaffery Benjamin Ari Krigel Anum Shaukat Malik Kai Neander Ari Joshua Goldblatt Katherine Anna Eige Adrian Phillip James Benjamin Rennie Krimmel Brooke Alysse Marchewka Elizabeth W. Nelson John Anthony Goncalves El Hussein M. El Gaafary Jesica Marina Jaure Katherine Laura Kucharski Kayley Alisha Marshall Jessie Kathleen Neumann Matthew Gonzales Miranda Katya Eldon Rohita Javangula Maranatha Zitcham Kure Alessia Carolina Marsiglio Jessica M. O’Brien Blake Ross Goodman Isabel Rose Eskin Shapson Shannon Ashley Jeffs Christian James Kurowski Silvana Maria Martinez Melissa Beth O’Brien Rhett Matthew Gopaul Kerri Michelle Evans Yoo Jin Jeon Benjamin Robert Kurtis Natacha Massih Sarah Ferguson O’Brien Roe Arnott Granger IV Lauren Cathryn Fabijanski Anne Petra Jerome Natalie Angela Labayen Patrick John McCormic, Jr. Mary Kathleen O’Connell Elyssa Sharon Greenberg Luke Pare Farrell Daniel Christopher Johnson Casey Ambrose LaMar Danielle Elise McFadden Yong Mi Oh Jared A. Greenspan Michael Reza Farzi Erin Amber Jones Rachel Elizabeth Landau Elizabeth Ann McFadden Amy Sarah Catherine Alexander Grigorian II Mary Katherine Fasano Floyd Nelson Jones Kerry Lynn Lanzo Maxwell James McGee O’Halloran Nicholas Laszlo Gyongyosi Shane Corson Feifer Katherine Hopkins Jones Selina Joy Lara Samah Mcgona Mitsuhisa Okuno Gregory Edwards Hall Micah Jonathan Feigelson Mackenzie Taylor Jones Jacqueline Elizabeth Lareau Paul Joseph McKinney Nicole Ayomide Omotunde Maija Kachina Hallsmith Amanda Jill Feldman Kelsie Nichole Judd Rebecca Anne Lathe Anna M. McMahon Ryan Timothy O’Regan Jennifer Anne Hamilton Ryan Michael Finegan Timothy Crosby Judge Katherine Elise Laudano Ryan Nicholas Melcher Edward J. O’Reilly II Audrey Michelle Happ Sarah Finkel Brianna Renee Kablack Conor Lauerman Giselle S. Melconian Sarah Cooper Otis Chase Allen Hardin Kirsten Fischl Raksha Kalyanaraman Ellen Ann Crary LaVigne Owen Anderson Melhado Caden Otunu Christopher Andrew Hart Shelton E. Fitch, Jr. Andrew Huntington Karzel Jae Hwa Lee Ethan Jacob Melnick Ellen Sooyeon Park Alyssa E. Haslett Rhiana Francesca Fitts Emadaldin Kassem Joo Eun Lee Silvana Sofia Melo Yoon Hong Park Anais Marion Hayes Deborah Jane Foell Jennifer Hope Kaufman Min Jung Lee Rebecca Claire Melvin Christina Grant Parker Colleen Mary Hegarty Rachael Michelle Follmer Farinaz Kavianifar Zachary Milo Lemisch Julia Alexandra Menell Frank Harris Paterra Adam D. Heller Margaret Ellen Formoe Madeline Elaine Kayes Margaret M. Lentz Alexandra Grace Meyer Rachel Catherine Gail Patton Madeleine Elise Herr Kimya Maryam Forouzan Grace Anne Kelemen John Patrick León Rebecca Celia Milana Gerard-Marie Pean Daniel Joseph Hetzler Katharine Loomis Fox Emily Margaret Kelly Renee Ashley LeSaux Melissa Ann Miller Ryan Andrew Peck Alexandra Brittany Hodgson Alexander B. Franklin Case Hocking Keltner Avalon Zara Levey Neil Anshu Misra Nicolas Pedreira Bryan Lanning Hoechner Charles L. Frattini Elizabeth Mary Kennedy Ilana Beth Levinson Henry Mitchell Ashley Kaylyn Peterson Christopher James Holbert Sarah Stone Freeman- Nadine Khan Pamela Robyn Levy Bukhari Abdelrahman Joshua Bennett Pickar Jayme Alexandra Holliday Woolpert Shazreh Sara Khan William G. Lewallen Mohamad Muhamed Brittanie Victoria Pierce Tre Allen Holloway Andrew Jay Frenkel Jasmin Khangura Nicola Christine Licata Alison Christine Moore John Richard Pierce III Dominic John Homac Gregory James Frering Nicolas Cavan Kharrazian Roger Christopher Liggins Muriel Rose Moore Scott Robert Pierce Garrett Luangkhot Hoppin Alicia C. Froio Sangjun Kim Han Byul Lim Clara Isabel Mora Meredith Katherine Pochily Graham Sturgis Hotchkiss Jaime Marie Garvey Seo Kyung Kim Katherine Hui Lin Michael David Morgan Boris Popovic Grace E. Huemme Suzette Andrea Gaynor Jamison Richard King Sophia Rehan Lin Zachary Adam Morse Tea Potskhverashvili Ronie E. Gazit Yu Bin Huh Joseph C. Moulinie Marissa Ashley Price

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Hailey Alexandra Pulman Allison Brooke Schlossberg Jingwen Sun James Hunter Williams Katherine Paz Wynne Paul Pierre Zajde Preston William Quinn Brandon Kyle Schwartz Malcolm Thomas Marie Surer Madeleine Suzanne Williams Cheng Xue Zachary Tyler Zanetti Anjali Rajpara Kayla Marie Scott Luis Jakob Suter Patrick Arnold Williams Jaywon Yang Adam Randolf Zeelens Silverio Ramirez Sofia Guadalupe Scott Erik Robert Svedberg Sabrina Williams Soohyun Yang Cheng Zhang Adnan Mohammed Rana Molly Seltzer Falon Ann Sweeney Clarence H. Wilson Adrian Ybarra Siyang Zhang Holly Katherine Ratcliffe Joseph A. Setaro Rebecca Danielle Sweetwood Andrew Woerth Yoo Young Yoon Kaiyu Zhao Adam Rathbun Shamier Settle Hill Cheung Audrey Sze Adam A. Wrobel Stephen Andrew York Yimeng Zhong Travis Paxson Ratner Willa M. Seybolt Nelson Luis Tamayo Yanru Wu Noah Benjamin Yosif Shandao Zhou Ross Rasthit Rattanasena Megan Bela Shah Sydney Lauren Tate Alida Leonore Europa Evan Alexander Young Shafaq Saeed Zia Derek Regier Qiuyun Shang Daniel Nicholas Taylor Wuenscher Ramsha Zahid Mateusz Ziarno Yael Rein Vipasha Sharma Vanessa Munoz Tenazas Walker Gill Wylie, Jr. Anam Zahra Kyra Nicole Zimmerman Daniel Sebastian Reinemann Russell Turner Shaw Jordan Kenneth Thomas Travis Loyola Reynolds Michelle Hanna Shevin- Colton Ford Timmerman Francis Mauro Rivera Coetzee Sarah Timpko James Downey Roach Shani Shih Henry Michael Ulmer Anais Tammy Robinson Mohamed Sidibay Julia Ruth Uriarte Matthew David Rodrigues Adeline Sinclair Alexander Vajda Preston Rodriguez Avani Arora Singh Alison Van de Berghe Sebastian Roervig Jessie Dolan Sinkula Maria Fernanda Vargas Lucas Walter Rogers Rachel Natalie Sinsheimer Arjun Vedmurthy Margaret Ann Rogers Carol Siu Jaime Velasco Alarcon, Jr. Amanda Rooth Juliana Sloto Loretta Patricia Villacorta Nicholas Joseph Rosato Grace Margaret Smith Kavanaugh Lindsay Waddell Alicia Anne Rose Jayme Christina-Helen Smith Julia Rae Wagner Alex Jon Rosema Patrick Dylan Smith Ferozan Walizai Krista Elin Ruccio Samantha E. Smyth Joseph Patick Wallace, Jr. Zachary K. Ruckert Madeline Elizabeth Sobral Frances Milton Wallman Shane Patrick Ryan Nathaniel Herman Socolof Purva Dilip Walse Patil Michelle Natalie Ryngel Si Eun Son Cherie Lynn Walterman Nathan Paul Sable Ryan Joseph Souza Borui Wang Gephen Rebecca Sadove Madeline Stallworth Spates Haoyu Wang Angela Sako Kendra Eva Speak Jill Rossing Warnock Maritza Beatriz Sanabria Nicole Spina Niya Stewart Watkins Lia Sanfelippo Lucy Elizabeth Stanley Michael Justin Weaver Alexandra Eve Sassoon Peter Allen Starkey Rachel Sarah Weitzman Taro Makana Sawada Alex Connor Stawiarski Katlyn Taylor Welch Sarah Grace Sawyer Paige Winthrop Stemerman Jesse Ethan White Adriana Daryn Schaffer Christopher James Stillwell Elizabeth Whiting Emily Elizabeth Schamberger Christine Paige Stone Matthew Keats Whiting Ariele Barany Scharff Ashley Danielle Strahle Jaclyn Nicole Whittaker Emily Brigida Schirvar James Murray Stricker Maria Parente Willhoit Molly James Styslinger

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David A. Bartholomew Christina Anne Gathman Jiayang Ma ASIAN STUDIES Samia France Ghislaine Basille John A. Gillis Daniel Patrick Maher Jacqueline Ann Baudouin Molly Elizabeth Glasgow Paula B. Majumdar Yu-Ta Chou Matthew Ryan Hubbard Kylie M. Sertic Allison Paige Beresford Nicole Davika Goertzen-Tang Sarah Rose Mamula Jiaxin Dong Yuji Idomoto Peng Shen Anne R. Bergren Christopher Kenneth Golden Matthew Bryan Medved Emily K. Eitzen Adam S. Jankowski Tsuyoshi Takahashi Alexa Christine Bramblett Alyssa Maria Gomes Marie Ellen Mehaffey John Patrick Fenwick Zachary Taylor Long Fei Teng Jacqueline M. Brittain Samuel A. Gomez Mary Joe Mejia Madeline R. Fetterly Emily Ann O’Brien Akriti Vasudeva Naomi H. Burstein Jingtian Gong Ole Rasmus Mohr Andrew James Francis Suzie Geun O Meng Xu Marcin Zbigniew Bylica Jane Lyn Goodman Mathias M. Mondino David A. Gitter Andrea M. Powell Cristina Calderon Restrepo Johann Thomas Gratowski Clay Mitchell Moran Mary A. Howard John Joseph Ryan Nicole Carmen Cata Robert Z. Haas Nicole Marie Muzzy Yesly G. Chavez-Contreras Soizic Catherine Hagege Marieme Magatte Ndiaye Yan-Si Chen Yanchu Han Genevieve Neilson EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN STUDIES Ying Chen Kendra Lee Heideman Mitsuo Nishino Joey Cheng Joslyn Marie Hemler Alexandre Louis Rene Nivault Jennifer Rose Bragiel Courtney Anne Gaul Timothy H. Meyers Christian Christoefl Alex E. Higginbotham Julianne Marie Oliver Elizabeth Webb Burnham Georges G. Gautherin Garret R. Mitchell Sora Chung Amnah M. Hillou Dung On Mary Katherine Carpenter Adam Hart Grider Gregory Daniel Tourial Julia A. Collins Jennifer M. Ho Wendy Waneta Overton Edward W. Cook Eric John Hansson Ivor Urek Amanda Mae Conklin Amanda Horta Caldeira Naime Ozturk Meral Amber N. Footman Daniel James Heintz Antonino Vincenzo Zambito Khatijah Suzanna Corey Maribell Ibanez Deep Pal Laura-Hope Ives Gammell Matthew D. McDonald Matthew S. Coulson Kevin A. Ivey Heather Parker Christina Marie Crowder Maya Rose Jacobs Zaira Perez James Franklin Dailey Vanessa Jaramillo-Cano Courtney Halekulani Peterson GLOBAL COMMUNICATION Tyler James Damon Taylor Whitney Johnson Patrick J. Pratt Paul Edward Danaj Jinjoo Kang Jennifer Marie Prillaman Eujee Ahn Emilio Lezama Rodriguez Linwei Shao Kaixuan Dang Badis Khalfallah Sushil Purushotham Matthew Robert Bishop Jennifer E. Lowry Julian Steiner Nolen F. Deibert Jimmy Nashaat Khouzam Ashley Pamela Reaves Craig E. Blum Wen Mo Victoria Olivia Stoffberg Cristobal Avraham Diaz Grace Yale Kim Matthew M. Reed Xiaonan Chu Nicholas Robert Morrow Ching-Hsin Wang Joseph Dickens-Gavito Jonothan R. Koller Mikaela R. Romero Zachary Ryan Evans Lola Pak Rebecca F. E. Woodward Ashley Rebecca Dilworth Parita P. Kotak Margaret Roy Siyao Fan Md. Saimum Parvez Xin Yang Nicholas E. Dowse Roxanne Annette Krause Pikria Saliashvili Iris Froeba Brooke L. Pearson Shanshan Yu John Patrick Driscoll Jennifer Leigh Lato Jeremy P. Schwartzman Yinru Gao Pedram Rahmatabadi Qinnan Zhou Stephen Anthony Dutton Annalise Noelle Latting Wemyss B. Scott Erin Elizabeth Good Ada Renedo Navarro Zhonghe Zhu Lourdes Samuelle Eliacin Mars Ji-Yoon Lee Matthew C. Seeley Daniel George Hajjar Andre Charles Rosenblatt Nicole Adel Emmett Alyssa C. Leone Nikita Setia Xin He Keran Shao Ryan Sajajon Essman Hanjun Li James P. Shanholtzer Melissa Estrella Tzu-Hsuan Li Kevin M. Shedlick Shokhrukh F. Fazilov Zhiyi Li Jing Shen INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Danielle E. Feinstein Shiyun Lu Jonathan M. Smith Marco A. Fernandez Xuqing Luo Jessica F. Soklow Moshtayeen Borhani Ahmad Lisette Denise Alvarez Jennifer Babaie Jeffrey W. Ficken Minh Ly John W. Stafford Merym Abdullah Almoshaikah Chauncey O’Dell Arnold Melanie K. Baier Alberto Nicolas Gabrielli Janelle P. Lyons Wade D. Strub

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (continued) Alexander N. Pan Katlyn M. Scholl Hoi Yan Christabel Wai Zhengyi Sun Ashley N. Trevitz Xiaoran Weng David Michael Parkes Jordan Malek Sotudeh Christina Claire Walrond Ozge E. Tek Christina Marie Vachon Jesse Spruill Wheeler Raphael Gregory Perrino Gardner William Sunsh Swan Jessica Lynn Thompson Christopher Robert Joseph Preston Whitt Zachary Benjamin Toal VanJohnson Michael Wesley Williamson Whittney A. Tom Shujia Wang Shiyang Wu Sabine K. Topolansky Yukun Wang Wen Yang INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICY Amir Toumaj Alec Mory Weltzien Udunopa Blanche Abalu Jack Benjamin Cundiff Herron Anne D. Pessala Ruoyu Chen Shirley Hsuan Hsieh Pria Singh Christopher Lee Horton Cook Jessica B. Huang Lyman Robert Stone INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Nicholas L. Cosenza Claire Rose Luke Sarah E. Temple David Walter Dongo Rachel Anne MacElhenney Yuxiang Wang Mariam Adil Daniel M. Gunderson Scott Neilitz Charles C. Doss Estefania McPhaul Esteban Rodrigo Xifre Villar Niyara Alakhunova Mohammad Kassem Hamze Heather Sonya Nicolaus Lateefah Shani Ferguson Sean Meisler Yuqi Xing Sara E. Ambler Hilary R. Hartley Stephanie Nicole Parker Julia Fookson Alexander Luong Nguyen Songyuan Yan Mohammad Abid Amiri Kyle M. Hayes Juliana Pena Chelsea J. Hamati Chuanye Ouyang Xue Zheng Erin Garyun Andriamahefa Laurel Marie Jansury Lindsay Rachel Pollack Caroline Danielle Bailey Bhanubhatra Jittiang Abigail V. Price Ashley Stuart Bandura Zherong Kang Omer Qasim Katherine M. Borgen Nelly Karanany Seth P. Reddy LATIN AMERICAN AND HEMISPHERIC STUDIES Claudia A. Cadena Iman Kedir Consepsion Rodriguez Alejandra P. Argueta Allison K. Haugen Edalio Antonio Maldonado Katie A. Campbell Soyeon Kim Virginia-Marie Roure Lawrence N. Coig IV Nathan Scott Hesse Bithika B. Sarmaroy Rachel Elizabeth Clement Yeongmi Kim Megan K. Shea David Tyler Cox Michael A. Johnson Alyssa Madeleine Charland Danielle J. Korngold Kelsey Anne Simmons Calyn N. Gelinas Edward A. Lee Cochran Olga Kravets Wade Bowden Smith Lindsay Phipps Dawson Caitlin R. Krutsinger Whitney Lee Tallarico Mary R. Deering Tanvi Lal Ana Maria Tamargo Kaitlyn Michelle Denzler Isabel Martin del Campo Alba Topulli MIDDLE EAST STUDIES Oumar K. Diallo Ludlow Yennie Yuen Yen Tse Marisa Garcia Lozano Virginie Martin Onraet Meredith E. Varela Daniel H. Aaron Cheikh Toni El Ghazal Noelani L. Kelly Mouawad Jonathan Marc Gartenberg Jennifer E. Moore Lauren Rose Keon Weir Jessica K. Allison Sarah Jasmine Knight Cory B. Ellis Nikhil Manu Gehani Jacqueline Munoz Michael Yamoah Nouf Adil A. Alsadiq Max Kravitz Carolina Gomez Rosero Arisa Julie Nakamori Logan A. Barnes Kari Michelle Evans Anthony John Kuhn Paola Gonzalez Rubio Novoa Dharini Natarajan Craig E. Bonfield Jared Gregory Ferris Krittika R. Lalwaney Stephanie A. Breitsman Fatima Ezzahra Fettar Samantha Jenae Audra Thomas J. Buonomo Allison W. Good Lamont Matthew Stephen Calardo Ryan Danielle Greenwood Sarah Catherine Lord INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Kayvan Chinichian Matthew T. Guckenberg Marissa E. Ludwig Anne M. Costigan Ayelet Hanfling Fraus Sari Masri Timothy C. Arnold Thomas R. Chinick John T. Karsten Alisha Dena Deluty Robert Matthew Hodge Marisa Rose Meyers Brittany Nicole Balcom Antonina Gromyko Phoenix Mourning-Star Mia A. Brown Nikolai Acee Joseph Daniel Vernon Osborn

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MIDDLE EAST STUDIES (continued) Rose L. Minor Alex R. Randall Collin T. Stevenson INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND PRACTICE Elyse Monti Kelli Marie Rose Sereen S. Thahir Serge Adigo Joshua S. Khoury Bryan E. Reyes William T. Nichols Lee H. Seeger Dexter M. Thompson-Pomeroy Alison Jeanne Bradley Jeffrey Klasson Garry James Rhoden Alexander C. Norris Andrew Harris Self Yihui Wu John Michael Bruggink Steven Reeg Lantz Jonathan Patrick Rice Sarah Ruth Patterson Andrew W. Sohn Donald William Cinnamond Paul Leonard Anjali K. Shah Matthew T. Pezzulo Charles Aaron Stallings Abdoul Karim Diop Stephanie L. Lonchena Paul Stookey Daniel Richard Fuhrman Jamie Mannina Aaron Scott Turner Margaret Yolletta Gray Jonathan LaThell Mecham Nicolas Maria Santiago SECURITY POLICY STUDIES Elizabeth Louise Amorim Edward Mikkelsen Viggiolo Howton Sean Paul Newcomb Daniel Vong Jeffrey A. Abalos Daniel J. Harder Megan Tiffany Penn Mark George Hreczuck Michael A. Radney Larisa Warhol Ajay Philip Abraham Ryan Ronald Harmon Emily Riis Rector Gerald L. Keller Michael Frederick Ambinder William T. Harrington Laura Awtrey Rector Richard Joseph Berger Princess Harris Garrett S. Riba Andrew J. Bianco Rebecca Maria Buonomo Rachel Elizabeth Rizzo Reed P. Blakemore Henenlotter Heather C. Robbins INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Sean M. Boldt Jacob Daniel Janecek Karina Rodriguez Topete James E. Goymour Joy Kin Wu Laura Elizabeth Borrelli Jennifer Bradley Johnson Benjamin H. Schechter Robert Alexander Cala William G. Johnson Meredith Lynn Schuessler Maja Cavlovic Timothy Colin Jones Lori Shah Scott Michael Chambers Ryan Travis Kelley Lubna H. Sheikh GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Shiyuan Chen Ryan James Knopf Scott Michael Spector Julie Christine Artke David Cameron Dicker Myrah M. Lee Jerry Y. Chiang Tracey E. Knott Patrick Ross Stauffer Christopher C. Bassler David A. Feige Richard Chu Chin Christopher Andrew Kofron Olga Stepanova Charles Montgomery Benson Michele A. Forte Philip Fridtjov Cofone James Jerrold Alexander Kruk Yasha Moradnejad Tabrizy Wesley S. Collins Matthew Robert Lonnquest David Wayne Thomas Christopher S. Conrad Mariah Elizabeth Martin Ryan T. Trapani Jeffrey Alan Cooper Andrew J. Mascelli Matthew Vallone Lindsey Michelle Cross David F. McArthur William M. VanDerzant Samuel Julian Doo David Alejandro Mendez Kevin Andrew Whitmeyer Nathan Kristian Dualos Mason W. Meredith Laura R. Wilkinson Rebecca B. Edelston Marcin A. Michniowski Austin James Williams Dean Lucas Ensley Joshua K. Miller Jerrod Brandon Williams Bryan A. Ericsson Jeffrey Michael Mnich Carol Henri Winick Tadeu Pereira Ferraz Taylor Geary Montgomery Andrew J. Wisniewski Rory Flynn Meggaen Cyle Neely Justin Yarros Alexander Grant Frakes James R. Nusse Elizabeth Q. Younger Gilbert Alfred Glickstein Craig Franklin Oppenheim Jessica Lea Zayas Daniel J. Gonzalez-Plumhoff Brenda Estefania Ortiz Calva Brandon R. Zellner Sydney G. Gorman Sungtae Park Jaymes T. Hall Christopher Ross Pees

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