American University One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Commencement May 9, 2020 Dear American University degree candidates: Congratulations! American University trustees, faculty, staff, and alumni join me in celebrating the hard work and many accomplishments that brought you to this important day. We wish we could be sharing this momentous occasion with you in person on our beloved campus. While the world looks very different right now, we are still celebrating you and your achievements! During your time at AU, you learned from influential scholars, pursued internships in our nation’s capital, and engaged in service activities, clubs, organizations, and athletics—all while building cherished memories and making lifelong friends and being resilient to the challenges you’ve faced the last few months. Your leadership skills and contributions to society are more important now than ever before, and I am confident that your American University education has prepared you to be changemakers in the changing world and to become leaders in your chosen fields. Now, we welcome you into the larger AU community of more than 130,000 alumni living in all 50 states and nearly 160 countries. We cannot wait to see how you change the world. On behalf of AU’s trustees, senior leadership, faculty, staff, and alumni, we wish you all the best as you begin the next chapter of your life’s story, and we hope to see you again in December. Congratulations! Sylvia M. Burwell President 3 139th ommencement • May 9, 2020 CONTENTS College of Arts and Sciences School of Professional & Extended Studies 5 Degree Candidates, May 2020 40 Degree Candidates, May 2020 Kogod School of Business School of Public Affairs 15 Degrees Awarded, March 2020 42 Degree Candidates, May 2020 Degree Candidates, May 2020 Washington College of Law School of Communication 51 Degrees Awarded, August 2019 22 Degree Candidates, May 2020 52 Degrees Awarded, December 2019 53 Degree Candidates, May 2020 School of Education 28 Degree Candidates, May 2020 57 Keep in Touch School of International Service 31 Degree Candidates, May 2020 Students listed as August, September, December, and March graduates are certified to have completed all degree requirements. Candidates for May 2020 degrees are listed as of mid-April 2020; the degree candidates in the program are anticipated to successfully complete work undertaken during spring semester. May 2020 degrees and honors designations are subject to final certification by the university and should not be considered official at the time of this posting. Honors designations reflect all course work counted toward the degree. merican niversity • Washington, DC 4 founded 1925 5 139th ommencement • ay 9, 2020 College of Arts and Sciences Degree andidates, May 2020 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Ariane Tamara Volk Carla De Simone Irace Economics Psychology Zehra Aftab Three Essays on Risk and Poverty Economics Allyson Anahí Duarte Vela Three Essays on Education and Social Philosophy Stratification in Pakistan MASTER OF ARTS Dara Anne Feldman Literature Linda Amarante Sally Akombea Oppong Amankwah Behavior, Cognition, and Neuroscience Sociology Research and Practice Abby Elizabeth Ferdinando Distributed Processing of Reward Information Sociology Research and Practice by the Medial and Orbital Frontal Cortices Debora Goncalves Amidani Teaching English to Speakers Matthew Robert Ferguson James Boohaker of Other Languages Philosophy Economics Essays on Multi-Market Contact and Kathryn Celestia Asalone Jenny P. Fotang Mutual Forbearance Psychology Psychology Ruth Serena Gabor Melissa Gwenn Baney Gregory G. Frailey History Psychology Public Anthropology Exposing Couture: Soviet Fashion on Vincent Anthony Barbieri Jr. Margaret Froehlich Display during the Cold War Psychology Psychology Tommy Gunawan Jessica Alexandra Birg Sarah M. Froonjian Behavior, Cognition, and Neuroscience Psychology Art History Time-Costs in the Demand for Cigarettes Ragnheidur Bjarnadottir Danielle M. Gardiner Romina Robert Kazandjian Economics Mathematics Economics Information Rigidity and Economic Uncertainty: Charlotte Grace Blair Alison Elizabeth Gerzina A New Theory and Stylized Facts Public Anthropology Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights Lindsay Katherine MacNeill Megan Leigh Boyd Kathryn Heine History Psychology Art History Professionalism and Brutality: The Viennese Gideon Caleb Joshua Brewer Alaina Irene Hendrickson Police and the Public in Extraordinary Times, Audio Technology Art History 1918-1955 Erika Lynn Bryant Olivia G. Herschel Fareena Noor Malhi Arts Management History Economics Kara Ann Hess Three Essays on Gender, Time Use and Loren J. Butts Arts Management Conditional Cash Transfers Audio Technology Lindsay E. Hinch Tejesh Man Pradhan Hope Newell Cagle Psychology Economics Arts Management Three Essays on Evidence-Based Approach Liam S. Carbutt Kaori Hirano to Development Philosophy Psychology Alberto G. Ramon Connor Michael Carlson Ching Yin Hsieh Economics History Teaching English to Speakers Limits to the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid: of Other Languages Caitlyn Carr Conflicts, Debt Overhangs, and Epidemics Art History Adam D. Huefner Chelsi Slotten Economics Ya Chu Chuang Anthropology Economics Brandon Jacobs Daughters of Freya, Sons of Odin: Sociology Research and Practice Gendered Lives During the Viking Age Michael Connaughton Audio Technology Robert R. Jankowski Joshua R. Tatz Economics Behavior, Cognition, and Neuroscience Diana Juliet Cox Combining Information from Faces and Psychology R. Daniel Jones III International Economics Voices in Person Discrimination, Recognition, Taylor M. Curry and Judgments of Learning Art History merican niversity • ollege of rts and Sciences 6 Mathias Juust Praveen Vaideeshwar Raghunathan Zhiyu Wang Economics Psychology Teaching English to Speakers Picharee Karunayawong Kashan Rashid of Other Languages International Economics Economics Neely K. Wester Matthew D. Kessler-Cleary Gaston Reboredo III Sociology Research and Practice Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights Audio Technology Puming Xie Megan A. Kunkle Emily Ann Rheault Teaching English to Speakers Public Anthropology History of Other Languages Yue Li Laura C. Rice Tianhan Yang Art History Psychology Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Caitlyn Ariel Loucas Tracey Ann Ryan Psychology Teaching English to Speakers Shuying Yu of Other Languages Teaching English to Speakers Jieren Ma of Other Languages Art History Caroline Hana Salant Arts Management Huacan Zhang Kailey MacDonald Economics Spanish: Latin American Studies Gennesis S. Sánchez Public Anthropology Hui Zhang Joseph Hennessey Macula Teaching English to Speakers Mathematics Claire E. Sandberg of Other Languages Art History Timothy Robert Madden Muchen Zhou Audio Technology Gabrielle L. Sarlo Public Anthropology Isaac Makos Psychology History Joshua P. Schea MASTER OF FINE ARTS Adria Mankute Public Anthropology Psychology Tara J. Schultz Lizzi Alarcon Studio Art Nicole A. Martin Arts Management Art History Marie Claire Sicola Basmah M. Alhumaid Studio Art Katherine Ann McCarthy Arts Management History Anya R. Simmons Bailey E. Blumenstock Creative Writing Katherine Rose McCauley Arts Management History Kia A. Smith Shanique Carmichael Creative Writing James William McQuillen Audio Technology Arts Management Hannah Frampton Southern Nicholas S. Chhoeun Creative Writing Hoyon Mephokee Art History Art History Haley M. Steinhilber Kristen Ashley Dalton Creative Writing Qianlan Miao History Art History Xin Suo Karla Frances Daly Creative Writing Shereka Shadae Mosley Arts Management Art History Abigail Christine Swaringam Angelica Krystal Escalante Creative Writing Savonna Grace Murphy Art History Sociology Research and Practice Kendall Edasia Tate Jennifer L. Frank Studio Art Lourdes M. Olivencia Delgado Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights Economics Britney R. Thorns Tara Manshon Creative Writing Ibrahim Damilare Onafeko Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights Audio Technology Metin A. Toksoz-Exley Nieko Giancarlo McDaniel Studio Art Maren M. Orchard Mathematics History Robert Willison Vaughn Matthew James Russo Studio Art Tayler E. Page Economics Public Anthropology Genaro Villa James Jefferson Thomas Creative Writing Sara Elise Pitcairn Economics History Elizabeth Von Buhr Cynthia Borges Warshaw Studio Art Michael Quituisaca Art History Art History Matthew Sory Yansane Creative Writing 7 139th ommencement • ay 9, 2020 MASTER OF SCIENCE Miriam Komuhendo BACHELOR OF ARTS Health Promotion Management Richard Anthony Acevedo Saphia Abouelenein Environmental Science Carol Kong Economics Chemistry Jasmine J. Alves cum laude Health Promotion Management Kristin Burke LaFontaine Brittany Jean Abuhoff Nutrition Education Rachel Belconis Economics Nutrition Education Caitlin E. Lavigne Sarah Ali Health Promotion Management Adrian Bertrand Anthropology Health Promotion Management Lila Helene Lewenstein Riham Amin Nutrition Education Stephen Betsock Sociology Statistics Zhongyan Liang Marita Antonietta Anastasi Professional Science: Biostatistics Madeline M. Bilinski History Environmental Science Tengyi Liu Dance Environmental Science Leah Brennan Maria Atallah Health Promotion Management Wen You Lo Psychology Professional Science: Quantitative Analysis Amanda K. Buckey Randhika S. Aturaliya Nutrition Education Danielle McKenzie Public Health Nutrition Education magna cum laude Jessica L. Campbell Community-Based Research Scholar Nutrition Education Olivia McKinney Nutrition Education Kathryn D. Aylesworth Janice Ann Cessna Musical Theatre Data Science