COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Commencement ’18 Saturday, December 15, 2018 • 11 a.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 BUSINESS 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 Harry Dombroski Dean, College of Business Commencement Address Pete Walsh Chief Executive Officer, Velocity Intelligence Group Presentation and Recognition of Graduate Candidates Candidates for Doctor of Philosophy Degrees Dr. Wendy Casper Associate Dean, College of Business Candidates for Master’s Degrees Dr. Fernando Jaramillo Associate Dean, College of Business Presentation and Recognition of Undergraduate Candidates Candidates of the Department of Accounting Dr. Ramgopal Venkataraman Chair Candidates of the Department of Economics Dr. Roger Meiners Chair and Associate Dean, College of Business Candidates of the Department of Finance and Dr. Sanjiv Sabherwal Real Estate Chair Candidates of the Department of Dr. Radha Mahapatra Information Systems and Operations Management Chair Candidates for International Business/ Dr. Meiners Modern Languages Candidates of the Department of Management Dr. Abdul Rasheed Professor, Management Candidates of the Department of Marketing Dr. Elten Briggs Chair Announcer Dr. Edmund Prater Professor, Operations Management Alma Mater UTA Jazz Orchestra Conferral of Degrees Dr. Vistasp M. Karbhari President, UTA Closing Remarks Dean Dombroski The Academic Recession Platform Party, Faculty, and Graduates Music by UTA Jazz Orchestra The audience will please remain seated for the procession and recession. 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 Kelly O. Davis, B.B.A., Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Duane B. Dimos, Ph.D., Vice President 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 Deborah J. Robinson, Ph.D., Vice President for Institutional Advancement 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, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Honors College Elisabeth Cawthon, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts Mary E. Mancini, Ph.D., Senior Associate 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 Sara Martinez Tucker, Chairman Jeffery D. Hildebrand, Vice Chairman Paul L. Foster, Vice Chairman Francie A. Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents MEMBERS Ernest Aliseda David J. Beck Kevin P. Eltife R. Steven Hicks Janiece M. Longoria James C. Weaver Brittany E. Jewell EXECUTIVE OFFICERS James B. Milliken, J.D., Chancellor Raymond S. Greenberg, M.D., Ph.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 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON CLASS OF 2018 Candidates for Graduation Hamid Hajjafari MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE COLLEGE OF M.A., University of Sheffield, 2011 Ali Khoshkar ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING, B.E., Shahid Rajee Teacher Training, 2009 Steven Nunez Dissertation Title: Exploring the Effects of Socio- Reza Paziresh AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Demographic and Built Environmental Factors on the Ann B. Podeszwa Public Adoption of Shared and Private Autonomous Adrianna Ellen Tobias Doctoral Degrees Vehicles: A Case Study of Dallas-Fort Worth Brandon Leonard Utterback DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN URBAN Metropolitan Area Camille Louise Wildburger PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY Supervising Professor: Shima Hamidi Mahsa Yari Zaid Ghaleb Sharari Al Bakhit Alfayez M.S., University of Arizona, 2007 Somayeh Moazzeni Department of Public Affairs B.S., Mutah University, 1991 M.A., Payame Noor University, 2011 Dissertation Title: The Economic Impact of B.A., University of Isfahan, 2002 MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Refugees on a Host Country Dissertation Title: Access to Opportunity and the Bernadette L. Adams Supervising Professors: Barbara Becker, Impacts on Housing Value Babatunde Adeyemi Adeleye Ardeshir Anjomani Supervising Professor: Shima Hamidi Amy Catherine Atkins Jennifer Suzanne Barbour Ahmed I. Daqrouq DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC Porscha Natasha Brown M.S., UT Arlington, 2009 AND URBAN ADMINISTRATION Crystal Rosemarie Candia B.S., UT Arlington, 2000 Sandra P. Fernandez Jairo Alberto Chavira Dissertation Title: Factors Affecting Transit M.S., Texas A&M University–Commerce, Ciara S. Clark Ridership and the Impact of Intelligent Information 2001 Danielle Alyssa Clarke Systems: Case Study of Dallas Area Rapid Transit B.S., Southern Methodist University, 1995 Robert D. Duncan Supervising Professor: Ardeshir Anjomani Dissertation Title: Parent Involvement Activities Alicia Dawn Ethridge that Lead to Increased Parent Participation: A Case Susanna Sawyer Feather Mohammadreza Sardari Study Holly Celeste Fortes M.A., Tarbiat Modares, 2007 Supervising Professor: Karabi Bezboruah Victoria Sherell Goodlow B.S., Yazd University, 2005 Luis Henrique Grangeiro Dissertation Title: Assessing the Effects of Congestion Degree conferred Aug. 18, 2018 Sara Abigail Guerra-Winn and Built Environment on Travel Choice Behavior: A Brandie Lane Green Alma Hernandez Case Study of Seattle Metropolitan Area M.P.H., University of North Texas Health Natalie Hill Supervising Professor: Jianling Li Science Center, 2007 Seth Martin Howard B.S., Xavier University of Louisiana, 2005 Michelle Denise Hughes Sana Salma Syed Dissertation Title: The Capacity of Postpartum Isis Priscilla Izzard M.S., Texas Christian University, 2011 Depression Resources in Underserved Communities Jacob Isaiah Jackson B.S., UT Arlington, 2004 Supervising Professor: Karabi Bezboruah Adam Paul Kengor Dissertation Title: The Propaganda Machine: Joshua Quintin Key Communication Equity, Ethics, and Power in the City Rachel Marie Lazo of Dallas Master’s Degrees Jamir Jared Lopez Supervising Professor: Maria Martinez-Cosio Kate C. Marshall Department of Planning and Bernadette Anne McCranie Degrees conferred Aug. 18, 2018 Landscape Architecture Martha Alejandra Minjarez Abeer Ok Almughrabi Vedran Nosic M.S., University of Arizona, 2007 MASTER OF CITY AND Keri Alicia Pettis B.A., Applied Science University, 2001 REGIONAL PLANNING Tori Pramond Phillips Dissertation Title: International Political Amy Daniela Aragonez Suzanne Marie Porter Turbulences Impact on Travel and Tourism Laura Lynn Enlow Roslyn L. Price Supervising Professors: Barbara Becker, Eric Julius Peabody Beatriz Ramos Ardeshir Anjoman Brandon Leonard Utterback Thomas Alexander Scott Degree conferred Aug. 18, 2018 Ryleigh Nicole Stagg Eric Ojeda Marlene Taplin Terri Lynn Waggoner-Toledo Monae Chantel Walls Candidates’ official statuses will be determined by final semester grades. Commencement Ceremony • 5 Patrick Weatherspoon Kuldeep Singh Alyson N. Whitefield COLLEGE OF BUSINESS M.B.A., Cleveland State University, 2010 Robert E. Wince Doctoral Degrees B.T., National Institute of Technology, 1999 Degrees conferred Aug. 18, 2018 Dissertation Title: Supply Chain Design, Laura Anne Bradley DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN Operational Capabilities, and Firm Performance: The Paul Evan Brashier BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Role of Internal and External Environment Ericca S. Caldwell Jordan Sijie Sun Supervising Professor: Edmund Peter Katherine Lyn Cenicola M.B.A., Lamar University, 2014 Deborah Marlene Daniels B.A., Inner Mongolia University, 2012 Franklin Velasco Caroline Williams Gollner Dissertation Title: Differential Effects of Local M.S., Southern New Hampshire University, Richard K. Hathcock Identity and Global Identity on Two Important Aspects 2002 Uzoamaka Vivian Ikoro of Consumer Behavior: Price-Quality Judgments and B.B.A., Universidad San Francisco De Quito, Natalie Tunell Kaiser Creativity 1996 Troy Brian Mallett Supervising Professor: Narayanan Janakiraman Dissertation Title: A Meta-Analytic Investigation Michael Steven Mashburn of the Relationship Between Anthropomorphism Cory A. Rosales Degrees conferred Aug. 18, 2018 and Consumers Responses: Effects, Mechanism, and Natalie Salmeron Faezeh Amirkamali Boundary Conditions Maryah L. Shewcraft