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Graduate School of Arts & Science
2017Doctoral Convocation
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Graduate School of Arts & Science
Doctoral Convocation Ceremony
Friday, May 19, 2017
11:00 a.m.
NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
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2 DOCTORAL CONVOCATION CEREMONY
MUSICAL PRELUDE
Symphonic Brass Alliance
PROCESSIONAL
New York University Pipes and Drums
Symphonic Brass Alliance
“Rondeau”
from Suite de Symphonies no. 1
by Jean-Joseph Mouret
“The Prince of Denmark’s March”
from A Choice Collection of Ayres
by Jeremiah Clarke
“America the Beautiful”
by Samuel Augustus Ward
Ann J. Kirschner, mezzo-soprano
Guests are requested to stand for the singing
of “America the Beautiful.”
WELCOME
Anna Harvey
Interim Dean
Emily A. West
Doctoral Graduate
Politics
Saad Gulzar
Doctoral Graduate
Politics
FACULTY SPEAKER
Elizabeth A. Phelps
Julius Silver Professor, Psychology and
Neural Science
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Symphonic Brass Alliance
“La Rejouissance: Allegro”
from Music for the Royal Fireworks
by George Frideric Handel
GSAS Doctoral ConvocationOrder of Exercises
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3DOCTORAL CONVOCATION CEREMONY
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
AND HOODING
Aida Gureghian
Assistant Dean for Students
Faculty Hooder
Elizabeth A. Phelps
Julius Silver Professor, Psychology and
Neural Science
CLOSING REMARKS
Anna Harvey
Interim Dean
RECESSIONAL
New York University Pipes and Drums
Symphonic Brass Alliance
“Procession of the Nobles” from Mlada
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Guests are requested to stand for the recessional.
MUSIC
Symphonic Brass Alliance
Robert Susman, Director
New York University Pipes and Drums
Brian C. Meagher, Jr., Pipe Major
PHOTOGRAPHY
Island Photography
Graduates and their families and friends are
requested to remain in the hall for the duration
of the ceremony.
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Class of 2017
DOCTORAL CONVOCATION CEREMONY
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Abrams, Ann D.
Aguirre, Juan Carlos
Ahn, Dong-hyun
Albritton, Sarah E.
Alouf, Hilla Nava
Altinay, Rustem Ertug
Anzoategui, Diego
Arias, Eric Braian
Arowojolu, Omotayo A.
Arrieta Ortiz, Mario Luis
Bahar, Shirly
Bainor, Anthony J.
Bales, Ashley Deanne
Barnard-Masri, Ryvka Michal
Basak, Deepal
Bauer, Andrew Joseph
Baugh, Evan Harris
Bawalsa, Nadim
Bell, Peter Jonathan
Belov, Artur A.
Bergan, David Andrew
Berger, Stephen
Bernard, Mark Anthony
Bernstein, Max R.
Blumenthal, Alex Michael
Blum-Smith, Benjamin Irving
Borea, Giuliana
Brawner, Lydia M.
Brenowitz, Noah D.
Broad, Lisa K.
Brooks, Teon Lamont
Bumford, Dylan Thomas
Burgess, Marlon
Cabrera, Erwin
Cadenas Canon, Isabel
Canfield, Matthew Charles
Cantor, David John
Cao, Kai
Carnegie, Jeffrey Alan
Castelli, Valeria Giovanna
Cater, Susan E.
Caudillo Contreras, Monica
Lisette
Cavenaile, Laurent Xavier
Charles Robert
Chang, Chia-Fen
Chariker, Christopher Logan
Chen, Gang
Chen, Peiyang
Chen, Weikun
Chen, Xi
Chenette, Devon M.
Cheng, Zhe
Cohen, Daniel Aldana
Cohen, Mark
Comalli, David Michael
Conway, Thomas Oliver Horton
Corey, Laura Dickey
Courtney, Colleen Rose
Coux, Remi-Xavier
Croom, Anna Kathleen
Cutrone, Elizabeth Kate
Dankert, John Frederick
Davis, Paul Jordan
DeLeon, J. M.
DeSalvo, Giulia
Di Lonardo, Livio
Diamond, Julie M.
Dolbee, Samuel Robert
Dong, Yilun
Dotan, Keren
Douglas, Lee Elizabeth
Drenska, Nadejda Veselinova
Dubrov, Andrew Scott
Duchesne-Sotomayor, Dafne A.
Ehret, Sonke
El Menyawi, Hassan
Erdeljac, Filip
Eriksson-Bique, Sylvester David
Eufusia, Lindsay
Fan, Min
Fang, Victoria
Faria e Castro, Miguel Arantes
Barbosa de
Fiedorek, Kara
Field, Amy Leigh
Field, Jennifer
Fileri, Paul W.
Finston, Manoah Avram
Fisher, Marya Faith
Florescu, Laura Florentina
Fogelson, Benjamin Marc Feder
Fontanals Cirera, Barbara
French, Katherine McCullough
These names are up to date as of March 30, 2017.
Names and related details of all graduates appearing herein are subject to changes, deletions, and additions
as may be necessary for conformity with final, official records of the University.
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Class of 2017
DOCTORAL CONVOCATION CEREMONY
Friel, Robert Edward
Frye, Lezlie
Fu, Hang
Fuchs, Susanne
Gao, Dan
Gao, Xiang
Garcia, Jeffrey Paul
Ge, Wenzhen
Gocha, Tenzin
Godbarge, Clement Auguste
Goldfarb, Elizabeth
Goldstein, Kevin Daniel
Goldstone, Matthew Seth
Golovnev, Aleksandr
Golub, Camil
Goodman, Jeremy
Granot, Yael
Great, Artel Jarod
Greenwald, Daniel
Gulzar, Saad Ahmad
Hackley, Christopher Roy
Hahn, Chang Hoon
Halpern, Yonatan
Han, Jihun
Han, Xiaoxia
Handler, Jesse S.
Hara, Kazuhiro
Hari, Siddharth
Hayes, Matthew A.
Hecker, Joanna Christine
Hernandez, Michelle Nicole
Herzog, Donna Marsha
Heusser, Andrew Charles
Hicks, Anasa Samantha
Hoagland, Valerie Helene
Hodges, Eric Daniel
Holleran, Maxwell G.
Hoyt Von Trapp, Gardiner W.
Huang, Ching-Shin
Hung, Yu-Ming
Hurlocker, Brisa
Huynh, Thang L.
Ives, Lucy Barrett
Jeong, Halyun
Jones, Callum James
Jonsson, Marysia Sofia
Joo, LiJin
Kam, Korey
Kanhofer, Daniel Harry
Karadas, Ercan
Kastner, Itamar
Keeley, Stephen
Kelleher, Colm Patrick
Kelly, Jenna Grace
Kim, Jeong Min
Kim, June Kyu
Kim, Minjung
Klassen, David M.
Klyszejko, Zuzanna
Kopleff, Heather Jeanette
Korsunsky, Ilya
Kraszewski, Andrew Phillip
Kuang, Simeng
Kucukoglu, Gizem
Kumar, Ramesh
Kurtz, Zachary
Kuvalekar, Aditya Vijay
Kwon, Marci S.
LaFave, Nathan Bradley
Lam, Karen
Lanchart, Michelle
Lauterstein, Dana Ellen
Lavinda, Olga A.
Lee, Jennifer
Lee, Summer Kim
Leffler, Abba E.
Leger, Flavien
Levin, Irina
Lewis, Gwyneth Amelia
Lie, Siv Brun
Lin, Jie
Liu, Hongliang
Liu, Yuqian
Lough, Lea C.
Lubin-Levy, Joshua Daniel
Lucchi, Nicola
Luo, Mi
Lutz, Gabriel
Mackey, Wayne Eric
MacLean, Matthew
Maddox, Tyesha
Mancini, Giacomo
Manevitz, Alexander D.
Mann, Ted M.
Margul, Daniel Toby
Mathieu, Michael Fabien
Meche, Lawrence
Miller, Andrew
Miner, Matthew Raymond
Miranda, Omar Francisco
Mirza, Adam Tahir
Mishler, Max Antonio
Modrek, Aram Sandaldjian
Mohsen, Ali Hassan
Moller, Jan
Monasterio Baldor, Maria
Agustina
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Class of 2017
DOCTORAL CONVOCATION CEREMONY
Mongey, Simon John
Moreiras-Vilaros, Camila
Ariadna
Moreno, Alejandro
Munoz, Alexandra Brooke
Murphy, Matthew G.
Murphy, Veronica L.
Muschik, Eva-Maria
Nagelberg, Danielle
Nesselrode, Sean Alexander
Ng, Samuel
Nguyen, Mai Truc
Nguyen, Thien Huu
Nica, Mihai Cristian
Nylen, Erik
O’Brien, Ethan Paul
Ong, Karen
Orellana, Patricio
Ostendorf, Q. Sarah
Paasivirta, Ilari Juhana
Palacios Del Valle, Jose Miguel
Panayotov, Alexander Krastev
Panetta, Francis J.
Park, Jeongho
Passinsky, Asya J.
Patel, Sneh Pravinkumar
Perego, Jacopo
Perez-Heredia, Alexander
Perry, Zee R.
Peterson, Andrew Jerel
Peterson, Lindsay Anne
Podder, Moumanti
Poloni, Laura Natalie
Potanina, Polina V.
Potter, Alan F.
Povitz, Lana Dee
Prakash, Tara Christine
Preiss, Doreet Rebecca
Qi, Di
Ramachandran, Vibhuti
Ramanan, Deepshika T.
Ramizi, Erag
Ramos Lopes, Domingos Jose
Rankin, Cortland
Raviram, Ramya
Ray, Bisakha
Ray, Jennifer Lauren
Ready, Emmy Smith
Reisoglu, Mert Bahadir
Richter, Reynolds Lawrence
Robles Moreno, Irma Leticia
Romer, Louis Philippe Michel
Rosa, Edward
Rozas, Efrain
Rozinov, Alex
Ryan, Geoffrey Scott
Sackson, Adrian David
Sagun, Levent Dogus
Sandford, Cato
Scarpa, Julia
Schafler, Eric D.
Schmid, Vanessa Ingrid
Schulfer, Anjelique F.
Seja, Nina
Senatus, Laura M.
Serrano Ortiz De Solórzano,
Blanca
Seshagiri Rao, Prasanna Kumar
Harish
Sexton, Renard Joseph
Shamir, D. Barrett
Shelnutt, Meriam Blevin
Shrestha, Elina
Silva, Pedro
Sim Yong Sheng, Bryan
Smolentseva, Olga A.
Snetkova, Valentina
Vladimirovna
Snyder, Jeffrey J.
Sor, Federico
Spanos, Adam Vasilios
Steinmetz, Julia Lynn
Stoner, Lillian Bartlett
Swain, Melissa Tandy Byrne
Sweetman, Lauren Elizabeth
Szeredi, Daniel
Talaisys Bernabel, Rodolpho
Tapson, Kristen Ashley
Tee, James Seng Khien
Teng, Xiangbin
Thompson, Jason Alan
Tijerina, Pamella Bernadine
Tirko, Natasha Noel
Tobasco, Ian Scott
Tolkin, Theadora
Tompary, Alexa
Tong, Andrew Chan-Ang
Tremblay, Robin
Tuskeviciute, Rugile Visvaldo
Usmani, Adaner
Vaiana, Christopher Anthony
Vaidya, Manushka V.
Vakili, Mohammadjavad
Valeta, Amanda
Vandijk, Milenna
Velayos, Emmanuel Alberto
Velmet, Aro
Verheul, Jacobus C.
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Class of 2017
DOCTORAL CONVOCATION CEREMONY
Versteegh, Adrian Christopher
Vieyra, Francisco Pablo
Landeros
Villamil, Catalina Isabel
Vinogradova, Maria
Vrooman, Jason Andrew
Wagner, James Craig
Wainwright, Anna Fay
Wamsley, Brie A.
Wang, Chen
Wang, Cheng
Wang, Danni
Wang, Qin
Warring, Sally Diana
Watkins, Andrew Martin
Waxman, Daniel
West, Emily Anne
Wetzler, Gray K.
Whang, James Doh Yeon
Wiens, Kirsten E.
Williams, Jerome Matthew
Celestine
Williams, Karen Elizabeth
Winder, Alexander David
Wint, Hollian Elizabeth Rees
Xiao, Yi
Xie, Jun
Xie, Xiaoyi
Xu, Ning
Yamada, Ray Akitsugu
Yang, Qiu
Yang, Scott
Young, Allison K.
Yuan, Wei
Yudkin, Daniel Alexander
Zaharia, Andrew David
Zhang, Guangqian
Zhang, Linmin
Zhang, Yilong
Zhang, Yin
Zhang, Yuning
Ziegler, Kimberly Louise
Zoran-Rosen, Ayelet
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Graduate School of Arts & Science
ADMINISTRATION
Anna Harvey
Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science
Phillip Brian Harper
Incoming Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science
Roberta S. Popik
Associate Dean for Graduate Enrollment Services
and Graduate School of Arts and Science Administration
Allan Corns
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
David P. Giovanella
Assistant Dean for Graduate Enrollment Services;
Director of the Master’s College
Aida Gureghian
Assistant Dean for Students
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DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian Studies
Ancient World, Study of the
Anthropology
Atmosphere Ocean Science
Basic Medical Sciences (Sackler Institute)
Biology
Chemistry
Cinema Studies
Classics
Comparative Literature
Computational Biology
Computer Science
Data Science
East Asian Studies
Economics
English
Environmental Health Sciences
Ergonomics and Biomechanics
Fine Arts
French
French Studies
German
Hebrew and Judaic Studies
History
Italian Studies
Law and Society
Linguistics
Mathematics
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Music
Neural Science
Performance Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Politics
Psychology
Social and Cultural Analysis
Sociology
Spanish and Portuguese
Languages and Literatures
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Graduate School of Arts & Science
HISTORY
The Graduate School of Arts and Science was founded in 1886 by Henry
Mitchell MacCracken, a professor of philosophy and logic and vice
chancellor at New York University. MacCracken believed that universities
should respond to the needs of modernity by giving unprecedented
priority to advanced research and professional training. Guided by his
vision, New York University became the second university in the United
States to award a Ph.D. on the basis of academic performance and
examination.
MacCracken’s new vision of graduate training attracted ever-growing
numbers of young women and men to doctoral and master’s programs.
The first female students entered the University in 1888. Today, women
constitute over half of the 2,302 master’s and 1,824 doctoral students
enrolled in over 50 degree-administering units.
Mirroring the cultural diversity of New York City, the Graduate School of
Arts and Science is an urban, diverse, and cosmopolitan major research
center, with students from more than 130 countries. The Graduate School
still honors the ideal expressed by Albert Gallatin, the University’s first
president, who articulated the institution’s primary goal: “A private
university in the public service.”
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