COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Commencement ’19 Friday, December 13, 2019 • 3 p.m. • College Park Center the university of texas at arlington “AS YOU LEAVE THESE HALLOWED HALLS, REMEMBER THAT AS MAVERICKS WE STRIVE FOR WHAT OTHERS MAY CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE. SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND REACH FOR THE STARS. NEVER BE SCARED OF STRETCHING BEYOND YOUR BOUNDS—YOUR ABILITIES ARE CONSTRAINED ONLY BY THE LIMITS YOU SET FOR YOURSELF.” —UTA President Vistasp M. Karbhari Program College of liberal arts THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Prelude UTA Jazz Orchestra Conducted by Tim Ishii, Director of Jazz Studies The Academic Procession Degree Candidates, Faculty, and Platform Party University Marshal Lisa Nagy Vice President for Student Affairs, UTA Entrance of the National Colors UTA Army ROTC Color Guard Call to Order Dr. Teik C. Lim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UTA National Anthem UTA Jazz Orchestra Welcome and Introductions Dr. Elisabeth Cawthon Dean, College of Liberal Arts Commencement Address Shirlee J. Gandy (’70 B.A., Political Science) President, RPM Commercial at Fort Worth Presentation and Recognition of Doctoral, Dean and Chairpersons Master’s, and Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Art and Art History Professor August Davis Communication Professor Charla Markham Shaw Criminology and Criminal Justice Professor Kent Kerley English Professor Kevin Porter History Professor Scott Palmer Linguistics and TESOL Professor Laurel Stvan Modern Languages Professor Sonia Kania Music Professor Dan Cavanagh Philosophy and Classics Professor Kenneth Williford Political Science Professor Rebecca Deen Sociology and Anthropology Professor Beth Anne Shelton Theatre Arts Professor Kim LaFontaine Announcer Dr. Dennis Maher Associate Professor, Theatre Arts Alma Mater UTA Jazz Orchestra Conferral of Degrees Dr. Vistasp M. Karbhari President, UTA Closing Remarks Dr. Cawthon The Academic Recession Platform Party, Faculty, and Graduates Music by UTA Jazz Orchestra The audience will please remain seated for the procession and recession. LiberalArts.indd 1 11/22/19 2:51 PM CAPPA, Social Work, SUPA, UnivCol.indd 2 11/22/19 2:52 PM AdministrAtion The University of Texas at Arlington EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Vistasp M. Karbhari, Ph.D., President Teik C. Lim, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Salma Adem, M.P.A., Vice President ad interim for University Advancement Kelly O. Davis, B.B.A., Chief Financial Officer and Vice President James P. Grover, Ph.D., Vice President ad interim for Research John D. Hall, B.B.A., Vice President for Administration and Campus Operations Jean M. Hood, B.S., Vice President for Human Resources Troy M. Johnson, Ph.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management Teresea S. Madden, M.S., Vice President for Global Education, Outreach, and Extended Studies Lisa L. Nagy, M.Ed, Vice President for Student Affairs ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF ACADEMIC UNITS Adrian Parr, Ph.D., Dean, College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs Harry Dombroski, B.B.A., Dean, College of Business Teresa Taber Doughty, Ph.D., Dean, College of Education Peter Crouch, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering Timothy L. Henry, D.D.S., Assistant Dean, Honors College James P. Grover, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School Elisabeth Cawthon, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts Elizabeth I. Merwin, Ph.D., Dean, College of Nursing and Health Innovation Morteza G. Khaledi, Ph.D., Dean, College of Science Scott D. Ryan, Ph.D., Dean, School of Social Work Rebecca M. Bichel, M.L.I.S., Dean, Libraries The University of Texas System BOARD OF REGENTS OFFICERS Kevin P. Eltife, Chairman Janiece M. Longoria, Vice Chairman James C. “Rad” Weaver, Vice Chairman Francie A. Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents MEMBERS David J. Beck Christina Melton Crain R. Steven Hicks Jodie Lee Jiles Nolan E. Perez Kelcy L. Warren Daniel R. Dominguez (Student Regent) EXECUTIVE OFFICERS James B. Milliken, J.D., Chancellor John M. Zerwas, M.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Scott C. Kelley, Ed.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Steven Leslie, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Commencement Ceremony • 3 CommProg-Inside_Fall2019.indd 3 11/22/19 3:12 PM CommProg-Inside_Fall2019.indd 4 11/22/19 3:12 PM the University of texAs At Arlington ClAss of 2019 Candidates for Graduation ollege of Yalcin Yildirim Department of Public C M.L.A., Mississippi State University, 2014 Affairs and Planning ArChiteCture, PlAnning, B.L.A., Ege University, 2009 Dissertation Title: Exploring the Relationship MASTER OF CITY AND And PubliC AffAirs of Sound with the Urban Environment: A Strategic REGIONAL PLANNING Inquiry on the Impacts of and Design and Planning Soria Adibi Doctoral Degrees Responses to Sound in Transit-Oriented Developments Jeffrey Scott Hathcock Supervising Professors: Diane Jones Allen, Kaitlin A. McBride Department of Public Guoqiang Shen Kelsey Poole Affairs and Planning David A. Tidwell DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN URBAN Degrees conferred Aug. 17, 2019 MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY Salvador Portillo Farokh Bagheri M.P.A., UT Arlington, 2014 Xavier Alexander Adams M.R.P., University at Albany, 2015 B.A., UT Arlington, 2013 Omoikhefe M. Adeyi B.A., Allameh Tabatabaie University, 2010 Dissertation Title: New Public Service: Gray Patricia Alphin Stuart Daniel Arias Dissertation Title: Investigating the Actual Mode Matters in the Delivery of Public Added Value Luis Blanco Choice and the Mode Preference of Transit-Dependent Through Creative Governance Practices: A Silver Lindsay Brantley Koskiniemi Populations Between App-Based, On-Demand Ride Lining to Managing the Effects of a Changing Hayden Daniel Brodowsky Services and Fixed-Route Transit Services Demographic Supervising Professor: Shima Hamidi Supervising Professor: Alejandro Rodriguez Mayra Alejandra Cantu Jj Chavez Anthony Keith Chandler Martha Wilson-Musgrove Julianne Jean Cook M.S., UT Arlington, 2013 M.P.A., UT Arlington, 1993 Lance Desmond Deleon M.P.A., Augusta University, 2004 B.S., Texas Wesleyan University, 1988 Alyssa Anne Dequeant B.A., Augusta University, 1999 Dissertation Title: Mass Incarceration and Voter Megan Alyssa Hull Edge Parker Eidson Dissertation Title: Comparing and Contrasting Turnout Among African Americans in the United Jennifer R. Fox the Dynamics Influencing Spatial Economic Land- States (Is There a Correlation Between the Two?) Ismael Guevara Use Development Surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth Supervising Professor: Rod Hissong Barry Malik Harris International Airport and Dallas Love Field Airport Supervising Professor: Ardeshir Anjomani DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN URBAN Michael Chad Hendricks PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY Jeffery Cole Hollingsworth Golnaz Keshavarzihaghighi Phyllis Michele Howard Degree conferred Aug. 17, 2019 Matt Barker Johns M.S., Politecnico di Milano, 2013 Frank Adarkwa B.S., Islamic Azad University, 2007 Khalilah M. Johnson M.A., Minnesota State University Mankato, Andrew Philip Karrer Dissertation Title: Are Smarter Neighborhoods 2010 Katherine Leon More Walkable? B.S., Kwame Nkrumah University, 2005 Supervising Professor: Ardeshir Anjomani Kevin Timothy Livingston Dissertation Title: Assessing the Impacts of Road Karina Eileen Maldonado Improvement on Project Communities: A Case Study Eihua Corinne Olivia Shaw Rebeca Elizabeth Martin of the National Highway 1 (N-1 Highway) Accra, Jesus Martinez M.C.R.P., UT Arlington, 2010 Ghana Natalie Ann Martinez B.A., California State University–Northridge, Supervising Professor: Enid Arvidson Kimberly Ann McAuliffe 2007 Kristin Ostrom McGuire Dissertation Title: Lost in Translation: Assessing Sergio Mora the Intercultural Sensitivity Levels of Planners in the Master’s Degrees Alyson Gayle Morales Dallas-Fort Worth Area Corey Wayne Nesbit Supervising Professor: Jianling Li MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Gregory Alan Craig Brian Matthew Norton Juan Antonio Fuentes Olga Danielle Nowlan Jamie Chism Leonie Jessica Orey Paul Spittle Lorrinda Ann Osborne Ryan Patterson Lourdes Patricia Plata Lance Powers Candidates’ official statuses will be determined by final semester grades. Commencement Ceremony • 5 CommProg-Inside_Fall2019.indd 5 11/22/19 3:12 PM Alyssa Christine Puckett Master’s Degrees Gonzalo Reyes College of business Gloria Nohemi Rodriguez EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS Kathleen Rojas Doctoral Degrees ADMINISTRATION Alycia Sauceda DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN Liyan Cao Samuel David Smith BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Guang Chen Rosie Tays Jian-Ren Hou Jiawei Cheng Cecilia Ventura M.S., National University of Kaohsiung, 2013 Jinxia Cheng Jason Burton Weeks B.S., National University of Kaohsiung, 2011 Rui Cheng Christopher James Copeland Degrees conferred Aug. 17, 2019 Dissertation Title: Essays of the Visual Effects on Jonathan Cortez Santino K. Anguey Online Human Decision-Making and Data Science Jiahui Cui Natalie Moffitt Beasley Applications Kun Cui Stephen Fullilove Supervising Professor: Jennifer Jie Zhang Fran M. Dillard Elizabeth Roselle Garrett Xiang Dou Terrence Ra’Mond Harbin Jason Morrison Li Du Sarah Elizabeth Hultquist M.S., UT Arlington, 2015 Di Fang Sean Elgin Johnson M.B.A., UT Arlington, 2015 Yi Fei Sarah Kristine Kappel B.B.A., UT Arlington, 2012 You Fu Vy Thi Thao Nguyen Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Mutual Funds: Yuepeng Guan Alison Nico Novak Dividend Juicing, Governance, and Asset Allocation Zongchen Guo Sarai Sophia Ortega Supervising Professor: John C. Adams Juan Han Melissa Bernice Reynolds Rui Han Michelle Lanette Varley