GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

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Associate Deans Janina Brutt-Griffler Claire E. Cameron

Catherine Cook-Cottone Raechele L. Pope

Assistant Deans Elisabeth Etopio

Shannon Mahany-Kulinski Amanda Winkelsas Amber M. Winters

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

C O M M E N C E M E N T

Virtual Ceremony Friday

May 15, 2020 9:00 A.M.

Suzanne N. Rosenblith

Dean and Professor

#gseGRAD

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Baird Point is an outdoor, Greek-style amphitheater located on the southern shore of Lake LaSalle. It was a gift to the University from the Baird Foundation and the Cameron Baird Foundation. The marble columns on the concrete platforms were once part of the old Federal Reserve Bank in downtown Buffalo. Following their relocation to the lake, the columns were dedicated as a memorial to servicemen and servicewomen.

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Program

Presentation of GSE Distinguished Alumni Award By: Stephanie Sortino, Student, Higher Education Administration, EdM To: Gerard J. Rooney, ’08 Higher Education, PhD

Presentation of Delbert Mullens “Thinking Outside the Box” Award By: Ryan Rish, Assistant Professor and Randy Yerrick, Professor Department of Learning and Instruction To: Adrian Hordon, Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning, PhD

Presentation of Edwin D. Duryea Jr. Higher Education Memorial Award By: Margaret Sallee, Associate Professor Department of Educational Leadership and Policy To: Rebecca Borowski, Higher Education, PhD

Opening Declaration Robert S. Miletich Mace Bearer, Chair of the Faculty Senate and Professor of Nuclear Medicine and Neurology

Welcome A. Scott Weber Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Greetings Satish K. Tripathi University President

Remarks Suzanne N. Rosenblith Dean, Graduate School of Education

Presentation of GSE Dean’s Service Award By: Dean Rosenblith To: Melodie Baker, Director of Education for the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County

Recommendation of Candidates Dean Rosenblith

Conferring of Degrees President Tripathi

Alumni Welcome John McKenna President Graduate School of Education Alumni Association

UB Alma Mater

Closing Declaration Robert S. Miletich

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Jeremy M. Jacobs was appointed to the UB Council in 1997; in 1998, Gov. George Pataki named him chairman. Jacobs is chairman of Delaware North, a global hospitality company with almost 55,000 employees

serving half a billion customers in the U.S., Canada, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. The company’s operations include food and retail at airports and sports venues, sports facility ownership and management, operations of parks and major tourist attractions, hotel ownership and management, gaming operations and the Patina Restaurant Group. Jacobs owns the Boston Bruins and serves as chairman of the National Hockey League’s Board of Governors. In 2018, he received the sport’s highest honor when he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. An alumnus of UB’s School of Management and Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program, Jacobs holds honorary doctorates in humane letters from UB, Canisius College, Niagara University and Johnson & Wales University. In 2015, his family donated $30 million to advance UB’s medical school, which was renamed the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Jacobs has served Western New York for more than four decades with his business expertise and philanthropic leadership, and Delaware North has received multiple awards for social responsibility, community service and environmental stewardship. A longtime friend and supporter of UB, Jacobs has served as chairman, trustee and director of the UB Foundation, chairman of the President’s Board of Visitors and adviser to the School of Management.

Jeremy M. Jacobs Chairman of the University at Buffalo Council

President and co-founder of Impacto Consulting Associates, Eunice Ashman Lewin was appointed to the SUNY Board of Trustees in February 2010. She was instrumental in reinstating the Student Life Committee, on which she serves as co-chair. In that capacity, she

spearheaded the creation of both the Food Insecurity and the Mental Health task forces. Lewin serves on the board’s Executive Committee and the committees for academic affairs, communications and external affairs, community colleges, and academic medical centers and hospitals. A former commissioner of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Lewin was a founding member of the Roswell Park Alliance and a board member of both the Buffalo Urban League and Hispanics United of Buffalo. She is also a member of the Hispanic Women’s League and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable. Among Lewin’s honors are the Distinguished Alumni Award from UB’s Graduate School of Education, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education, and the National Conference for Community and Justice of Western New York 50th Annual Citation Award. She is a member of the Western New York Women’s Hall of Fame and was named a 2015 Citizen of the Year by The Buffalo News. A retired bilingual social worker for the Buffalo Board of Education, she is a leader and champion for STEM education in the Buffalo Public Schools. Born in Guantanamo, Cuba, Lewin immigrated to the United States with her family in 1967. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Marymount Manhattan College and master’s degrees in American and Puerto Rican studies, and in educational administration, from UB.

Eunice Ashman Lewin Member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees

An internationally distinguished researcher and higher education leader, Satish K. Tripathi, PhD, is the University at Buffalo’s 15th president. Tripathi, who served as UB’s provost from 2004-2011, was dean of the

Bourns College of Engineering at the University of California-Riverside from 1997-2004. Previously, he spent 19 years as professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, including seven years as department chair. Tripathi graduated at the top of his class from Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Toronto, as well as master’s degrees in statistics from both the University of Alberta and BHU. A fellow of the IEEE and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he was awarded honorary doctorates from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, and Brock University in Canada. An active leader in the national higher education community, Tripathi is chair of the Mid-American Conference Council of Presidents and serves on the boards of the NCAA Division I, NCAA Board of Governors, College Football Playoff Board of Managers and Internet2. He has also served on the board of directors for the Association of American Universities, the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as an inaugural co-chair of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council in 2011, he served in that position until 2017.

Satish K. Tripathi University President

SUNY Trustee and UB Officials

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Suzanne N. Rosenblith, PhD, was appointed the ninth dean of the Graduate School of Education in July 2017. She previously served as the associate dean of

undergraduate programs in the College of Education at Clemson University. Rosenblith had also been a faculty member at Clemson since 2002, most recently as a professor of educational foundations. Since her arrival at UB, Rosenblith has focused on establishing strong collaborative relationships with area school districts. Rosenblith’s vision for a research-intensive school of education includes utilizing faculty research to improve opportunities for individuals and communities. This vision has contributed to GSE’s partnerships with BUILD Community School and Buffalo Elementary School of Technology. Rosenblith represents GSE on the state level serving on several policy boards, including the Teacher Table and the Principal Preparation advisory boards. Rosenblith is a member of the board of directors for the National Federation of Just Communities, and Buffalo Prep. Rosenblith is also a prolific scholar widely known for her research on the relationship between religion and public schooling. Her work is grounded at the intersections of educational policy, philosophy of education and educational identity, where she seeks to examine the relationship between religion and education in democratic, pluralist schools.

Suzanne N. Rosenblith Dean and Professor Graduate School of Education

As provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, A. Scott Weber, PhD, serves as the university’s chief academic officer, responsible for leading the development and implementation of the

university’s academic vision. Weber provides leadership across the academic enterprise including research, scholarship and creative activities; undergraduate, graduate, professional and international education; faculty development; diversity and inclusion initiatives; and university libraries. A member of UB’s faculty since 1983, Weber is an innovative scholar and teacher and former chair of UB’s Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, where he helped establish UB’s transportation engineering program and oversaw the department’s significant rise in national rankings among U.S civil engineering programs. Weber has held progressively responsible administrative roles at UB, including senior vice provost and vice provost for academic affairs, where he was instrumental in the creation of the UB Curriculum and the nationally recognized Finish in 4 program; and vice president for student life, where he focused on enhancing the student experience on campus and promoting overall student wellness. Weber’s research focuses on biodegradation of chemicals in water and soil and the reclamation of environmentally impacted brownfield sites. He earned bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees in civil engineering from Virginia Polytechnical Institute and a PhD in civil engineering from the University of California, Davis.

A. Scott Weber Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

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Melodie Baker has been director of education at United Way of Buffalo & Erie County since 2014, working with community leaders to win grants, fundraise and advocate for policies to improve early childhood education. Her innovative leadership includes giving national keynote addresses and

conducting workshops for the U.S. Department of Education’s Promise Neighborhoods national conferences. She has assisted in the development of community school models, co-founded a Buffalo charter school and is president and founder of an independent research and consulting firm. As part of her United Way work, she helped win a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. “The Full Service Community Schools Initiative” is designed to increase attendance and improve academics and school culture in the South Buffalo community. In 2017, her fellow grant winners selected the program as a national model. Her company, Q&A Stats LLC, leads the New York State Department of Health’s statewide initiative to better deliver services to families receiving Medicaid. The “First 1,000 Days Partnership Project” launched this year in about 20 communities. It is piloting new approaches such as peer mentorship, social service navigation, prenatal care and literacy. In 2014, she co-founded the Charter School of Inquiry, the first of its kind in Western New York. Instead of traditional textbooks, the school’s curriculum encourages curiosity by using contemporary resources like journals and magazines to answer questions. The work led the John R. Oishei Foundation to name her a “Change Agent” in 2014. Last year, the mother of five from Clarence, N.Y., ran for the Democratic nomination for the 27th Congressional District seat left vacant by the resignation of Chris Collins. Her accomplishments have led to professional recognition such as the 2017 ATHENA Leadership Award from the Buffalo Niagara Partnership.

Melodie Baker Director of Education for the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County

Dean’s Service Award

Gerard J. Rooney, PhD, took office as the seventh president of St. John Fisher College in 2015. His 35 years of experience in higher education and executive administration include his previous appointment as St. John Fisher’s senior vice president for enrollment, advancement and planning.

A first-generation student himself, Rooney is committed to college access, affordability and student success. His dissertation research led to the creation of St. John Fisher’s College Bound Program, a weeklong residential program to help low-income, first-generation students navigate the college search process. Since its inception, the program has served more than 350 students. During his presidency, Rooney has focused on initiatives designed to support student development and success, including the creation of the Executive Intern program for juniors and seniors interested in higher education leadership. The Center for Career and Academic Planning and the Fisher Edge provide an integrated approach to student success. Under his leadership, the College has added new academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including the first fully online pharmacy doctorate program in New York State. Additional programs ranging from cybersecurity to sustainability to public health have been added as well. Rooney serves on the executive committees of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York State and Goodwill of the Finger Lakes. Rooney won UB’s Edwin Duryea, Jr. Higher Education Memorial Award while earning his doctorate in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, Higher Education Program. He also holds a certificate in higher education leadership from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Institute for Educational Management.

Dr. Gerard J. Rooney President St. John Fisher College

Distinguished Alumni Award

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Subject to the completion of all degree requirements, degrees will be conferred as indicated upon those individuals listed herein who were identified by May 1, 2020, and upon such others as may meet the requirements of their respective degrees. Candidates are listed according to actual date of degree conferral (September 2019, February 2020 and June 2020).

Candidates for Degrees

Recommending Candidates for Degrees Suzanne N. Rosenblith Dean

Master of Education

September Audrey E. Alleyne Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Brian J. Bartosik Literacy Specialist Douglas Edward Bender Education Studies Justin Curtis Brewer Education Studies Aaron Browka Music Education Devon Kay Enzian Early Childhood/Childhood Education Marisa Jane Femia Literacy Education Studies Michael David Jakubaszek Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Kara Klump Educational Administration Paul Loweecey Music Education David Mawer Education and Technology Zixing Meng Education Studies

Kara Elise Merkwan Education Studies Alexis Ray Mulvehill Education and Technology Joshua Haddon Pong Ng Education and Technology Samantha Anne Owen Social Studies Education – Adolescence Michael Joseph Parthum Sr. Education Studies Jennifer Lynn Paterson School Counseling Gabrielle Charlene Rose Childhood Education David Russo Childhood Education Justin Warren Sformo Education Studies Julie Marie Wilson Education and Technology

February Katherine Aldridge Music Education Allison Cady Literacy Specialist Steven Michael Ciccarelli Education Studies Kristina A. Collier Higher Education Administration Yameng Cui Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Amanda D'Angio Education Studies Claire Marie Deschamps Social Studies Education – Adolescence Elizabeth Dick Education Studies Denise N. Dugan Education Studies Scott M. Epperly Math Education – Adolescence Dana Floriano Educational Administration Rebecca Brittany Frederick English Education – Adolescence Willard Giron Education Studies Jinjie Guo Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Krystal Haggart Education Studies Casandra Marie Hein English Education – Adolescence Sarah Hill Music Education Leah Kotlarchyk English for Speakers of Other Languages Danielle Rose Latour Biology Education – Adolescence

Erin Lee Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Xinyi Liu Chinese Education – Adolescence Ian MacDonald Music Education Max Elliot Mack-Hardiman Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Steven Nicholas Madonia Music Education Adam James Markert Science and the Public Courteney Verna McGillicuddy Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Carly Maria Palmer Childhood Education – Reading and Literacy Danielle Ann Palmer Education Studies Deepika Sankaramanchi Education Studies Andrew Siviy Social Studies Education – Adolescence Sarah Marie Smykowski Higher Education Administration Nicole Elise Szarafin Education Studies AnnaMarie E. Tedesco Literacy Specialist

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James Anthony Walkowiak Social Studies Education – Adolescence Alexandra Beth Weber Education Studies Alyssa Wojciechowski Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

June Joyce Adiges Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Gina Marie Alfano Educational Administration Ryan Gregory Allen Mathematics Education – Adolescence Clinford Anglade School Counseling Maggie Louise Balles Higher Education Administration Tatsiana Baltsevich Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Cara Bani Mathematics Education Amy E. Blair Educational Administration William Bogdan Higher Education Administration Ashlye Beth Borden Education Studies Fred Jomo Brown Student Affairs Administration Madison Brown School Counseling Samantha Capobianco School Counseling Lisa Cannavale Student Affairs Administration

Elizabeth Ann Cardamone Social Studies Education – Adolescence Matthew Cato Early Childhood/Childhood Education Dulce M. Centeno Spanish Education – Adolescence Christian Joseph Cognetto Biology Education – Adolescence Michael Jay Conley School Counseling Alyssa Connors School Counseling Spencer Cottman Student Affairs Administration Alexandria Renee D'Amuro Music Education Morgan Dahlberg English for Speakers of Other Languages Giambattista Giacomo Davis Higher Education Administration Robin Paige Day Higher Education Administration Karen DeLaPlante Educational Administration Natalya Sharrone Dean Education and Technology Jacob Dehlinger Social Studies Education – Adolescence Marcella Rose Del Plato English for Speakers of Other Languages Melissa Rose Dell'Amore English for Speakers of Other Languages

Tara Denny Education Studies Semonti Dey Higher Education Administration Kelly Ann Doherty Education and Technology Jennifer Vara Dohman-Kehrer Educational Administration Rachel Erin Dorr Mathematics Education – Adolescence Aubrey Dudek School Counseling Joelle Marie Dyer School Counseling Sydney Favors Social Studies Education – Adolescence Lauren Eileen Fibich English Education – Adolescence Liza Fiorello Educational Administration Ryan Richard Fitzgerald Literacy Education Hannah Lavell Flynn Early Childhood/Childhood Education Matthew Chester Folger Educational Administration Jessica Marie Fralix Student Affairs Administration Jack Frisicaro English Education – Adolescence Carmine Fusaro Music Education Stephanie M. Gavin Student Affairs Administration

Stephen George School Counseling Jessica Giardini Early Childhood/Childhood Education Margaret Grady Education and Technology Jane Grucella School Counseling Meghy Gulino School Counseling Steven Haagsma Education Studies Ivah Barrera Hagner English for Speakers of Other Languages Hannah Rose Hayes Music Education Kirstin Heffler Literacy Specialist Sabus Helaluddin Higher Education Administration Makayla Hicks English Education – Adolescence Tomas Sinclair Jack-Kurdyla Education Studies Jeffrey E. James Jr. English for Speakers of Other Languages Ian James Higher Education Administration Emma Janicki-Gechoff Early Childhood/Childhood Education Christine Lynn Jedd School Counseling Aubrey Johnson Early Childhood/Childhood Education

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Carrie Ann Johnson Higher Education Administration Jessica Jones English Education – Adolescence Zehra Kaya Education Studies Kaleigh Grace Kenefick Early Childhood/Childhood Education Gerard Edward Kennedy English Education – Adolescence Shiri Sophia Kester English Education – Adolescence Ross Kiel Earth Science Education – Adolescence Garrison Walter Kingston Higher Education Administration Sarah Marie Klettke Literacy Specialist Mikayla Kozlowski French Education – Adolescence Abigail Sarah LaPlaca English for Speakers of Other Languages Ashley LaRotonda Literacy Specialist Dev Lamour Education Studies Alexis Langheier Educational Administration Jonathan G Lattanzio Educational Administration Carley Grace Lester Student Affairs Administration

Cortney Marie Linnecke English Education – Adolescence Michael Patrick Logan Education and Technology Mary Carmen Lopez English for Speakers of Other Languages Coral Lopez-Jimenez Chemistry Education – Adolescence Leah Lyons Early Childhood/Childhood Education Cathryn Mahon Literacy Specialist Elizabeth Malinowski Literacy Education Margaret Eileen O'Connor

Manges Education Studies Steven Mason School Counseling Cristina Mata Spanish Education – Adolescence Shannon Matson Educational Administration Eleanor McCabe Education Studies Christina Mary McCarthy Mathematics Education – Adolescence Jessica Ashley McFadzean Education Studies Erin McFarland School Counseling Steven Mcilwain, Jr. Early Childhood/Childhood Education

Alan Lane McNamara Student Affairs Administration Jack Daniel Mekeel Mathematics Education – Adolescence Nuria Cristina Mendez-

Rosenberg Literacy Education Matthew Jack Meyer Higher Education Administration Katelyn Moll Early Childhood/Childhood Education Miriam Monfiston Early Childhood/Childhood Education Alexandra Jean Montesano Physics Education – Adolescence Margaret Mae Mooney Early Childhood/Childhood Education Jennifer Suzan Mosher Educational Administration Katherine Ann Mueller Education Studies Dylan J. Murphy Music Education Shannon Ochal Educational Administration Caitlin Orgek Social Studies Education – Adolescence Isabelle Ortiz Student Affairs Administration Natalie Ovalle Student Affairs Administration Andrea Leigh Parker Educational Administration

Timothy Parks Education Studies Rosilis Virginia Pelletier English Education – Adolescence Sarah Peterson Mathematics Education – Adolescence Steven E. Pilat Higher Education Administration Elizabeth Quinlan Early Childhood/Childhood Education Issac Reed Education Studies Daniel Reiford Educational Administration Rachel Ross Educational Administration Erica Lynn Ruszczyk Biology Education – Adolescence Elizabeth Anna Ruth Music Education Joanna Saintil School Counseling Seena Salleh English Education – Adolescence Angelique Santiago Early Childhood/Childhood Education Ashley Scapillato Student Affairs Administration Rachel Jingling Seah Higher Education Administration Christopher J. Serra Chemistry Education – Adolescence

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Adrian Vega Bautista Student Affairs Administration Dominic Volpe School Counseling Hailey Wageman Spanish Education – Adolescence Emily Waldron School Counseling Lok Ying Vivian Wang Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Intefada Wardia Biology Education – Adolescence Harrison Watkins Biology Education – Adolescence Jeannine R. Webster English Education Ashley Werner Mathematics Education – Adolescence Mark White Music Education Tyiger White Literacy Education Olivia Josephine Woodruff Education Studies Courtney Woods Early Childhood/Childhood Education Laura Woods Student Affairs Administration Shareese Worrell School Counseling Brenda Xiao Early Childhood/Childhood Education

Jackson Yerrick Spanish Education – Adolescence Candace Yvette Young Educational Administration

Master of Arts

September Joseph Aaron Jaeger Educational Psychology and Quantitative Methods

February Courtney Doxbeck Educational Psychology and Quantitative Methods

June Laura A. Birkby School Psychology Samantha Melanie Cytryn School Psychology Angela Rose DeMarco School Psychology Carly Finelli School Psychology Xueting Gu Economics and Education Policy Analysis Leanne Sara Hofstead School Psychology Leah Janikowski Educational Psychology and Quantitative Methods Jennifer Krajnik School Psychology Shelby Frances LaMond School Psychology Allison Rose Reding School Psychology Fengrong Yang Educational Psychology and Quantitative Methods

Michael D. Sheridan Early Childhood/Childhood Education Elizabeth Ann Silburn Higher Education Administration Alexander Robert Skolnick Mathematics Education – Adolescence Allene Slating Education and Technology Emily Jeanette Snyder English for Speakers of Other Languages Stephanie Sortino Higher Education Administration Leah R. Stow School Counseling Tara Strade Early Childhood/Childhood Education Brian James Stuhlmiller Earth Science Education – Adolescence Jacqueline Midori Suddaby Student Affairs Administration Rachel Sung Mathematics Education – Adolescence Megan Syrell Student Affairs Administration Marta Szumski Biology Education – Adolescence Jessica Tamulonis Education Studies Kristin Nicole Tonge Educational Administration Nico Valeri School Counseling

Master of Science

September Lindsey Katherine Barnick Information and Library Science Sloane Boyce Information and Library Science Matthew C. Davis Information and Library Science Ebonipearl E. Jones Information and Library Science Michelle Kuebler School Librarianship Kathleen Lynch Information and Library Science Melissa Lynn Rubin Information and Library Science Elizabeth A. Wetherby Rehabilitation Counseling Kelly Whitney Rehabilitation Counseling Mien Wong Information and Library Science

February Matthew Allan Alexander Information and Library Science Carrie L. Allen School Librarianship Bria Marie Barber Rehabilitation Counseling Joseph Benedetto School Librarianship Lisa Marie Buda Information and Library Science James Francis Byrne Information and Library Science Emily Centrone School Librarianship Lucas Dana Information and Library Science

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Jenna Driver School Librarianship Anita Duka Information and Library Science Alijah Fox Information and Library Science Michael Green Information and Library Science Kristena Louise Hebert Rehabilitation Counseling Meghan Humphrey Rehabilitation Counseling Jamie M. Lee School Librarianship Lauren Rose MacDonald School Librarianship Lena Ethel May Rehabilitation Counseling Lisa Monks School Librarianship Laura Newsome Information and Library Science Mallory Sue Quinn Information and Library Science Lillian Reynolds Information and Library Science Sally Ann Schaefer Information and Library Science Denise Marie Schneider School Librarianship Anna Schwen School Librarianship Sydney Danielle Smith Mental Health Counseling Erica Ashley Soper School Librarianship Casey James Spark School Librarianship

Lynda C. Stanley Information and Library Science Josh Tomkin School Librarianship Elizabeth Toomey Mental Health Counseling Emily Wejchert Information and Library Science Whitney Elizabeth Whitfield School Librarianship Emily Allyn Wilson Information and Library Science Anne Windholz Information and Library Science

June Robyn Louise Avery School Librarianship Lucy Patricia Bell Information and Library Science Susan Marie Bernier Information and Library Science Christopher Cabrera School Librarianship Michaela Rose Carrillo Information and Library Science Rebecca Chapman Information and Library Science Milly-Ann Clerville Rehabilitation Counseling Theresa Corra Rehabilitation Counseling Lisa Marie Dallessandro Information and Library Science Allyson Marie DeBoard School Librarianship Rosemary Claire Derocher Information and Library Science Taylor A. Diakunczak Rehabilitation Counseling

Alison Ruth Eccleston School Librarianship Tana-Marie Edgerton Rehabilitation Counseling Kimberly Filmore Information and Library Science Jennifer L. Forward-Rumsey Rehabilitation Counseling Sally Fries Mental Health Counseling David Giannetti Information and Library Science Lynne W. R. Golliher School Librarianship Autumn Hayes Mental Health Counseling Gwendolyn Ann Heko School Librarianship Hayley Adeline Hoerner School Librarianship Sarah M. H. Johnson Information and Library Science Nathalie Kelly Rehabilitation Counseling Heather Marie Laribee Information and Library Science Katharyn Lynn Levatino Information and Library Science Laura Libruk Mental Health Counseling Yan Liu Mental Health Counseling Angela Lynn Lynch Rehabilitation Counseling Aliza Jacquelyn Mangefrida School Librarianship Jaime Lynn Mott Information and Library Science

Fatima Maria Xing Yi Ng Mental Health Counseling Kayla Noll School Librarianship Andrew Harry Oppenheimer Information and Library Science Stephanie Otanez Rehabilitation Counseling Ann Frances Prior School Librarianship Samantha Raynor Mental Health Counseling Karensa Aven Reber School Librarianship Caterina Maria Reed Information and Library Science Clara Victoria Robinson Rehabilitation Counseling Mallory C. Ronan Rehabilitation Counseling William Paul Rosenblum Information and Library Science Emily J. Rundle School Librarianship Deborah Shaw Rehabilitation Counseling Rhea Lynn D'Amelia Shelton School Librarianship Steven M. Shon Information and Library Science Alison Sutton Information and Library Science Annmarie Vilardo Rehabilitation Counseling Adrienne White School Librarianship Joanna Ziarnik Information and Library Science

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Sarah A. Chudyk Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Implementation of The Next Generation Science Standards: An In-Depth Analysis of Science and Engineering Practices in the Enactment of an Interdisciplinary STEM Unit in an Eighth Grade Science Classroom Committee Chair: Dr. Noemi Waight Leslie Genevieve Davies Counseling/School Psychology Parent Relational Factors and Child Behaviors in a Father-Focused Behavioral Training for ADHD Committee Chair: Dr. Scott Meier Chihiro Heckman Foreign and Second Language Education Chinese Graduate Students’ Emotional Experiences and Adjustment in the United States: A Comparative Case Study Committee Chair: Dr. X. Christine Wang Allyson Jordan Counseling/School Psychology Informant Discrepancies in the Assessment of Adaptive Behavior of High-Functioning Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Committee Chair: Dr. Gregory Fabiano Taeyoung Kim Educational Psychology and Quantitative Methods Estimation of Achievement Gaps in Class via Teacher Value-added Effect Models Committee Chair: Dr. Jaekyung Lee Youngkyung Koh Foreign and Second Language Education An Activity Systems Analysis of Instructional Episodes in an ENL Teacher’s Classroom Committee Chair: Dr. Vladimir Ageyev Clara Violet Kuntz Counseling/School Psychology Meta-analytic Review of Gatekeeper Training Programs on College Campuses Committee Chair: Dr. Amy Reynolds

Amy Sue Mace Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning The Role of Kindergarten-Entry Social Problem-Solving Skills in Children’s Early Elementary Adjustment Committee Chair: Dr. Claire Cameron Katherine Mejia Counseling/School Psychology Clinicians’ Attitudes and Multicultural Competence Towards Undocumented Latinx Immigrants Committee Chair: Dr. Amy Reynolds Patricia Margarita Ortega Chasi Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Computer Science Undergraduate Students' Perspectives on Deliberate Practice in Introductory Programming Courses Committee Chair: Dr. Alexandra Schindel Jennifer M. Shucard Counseling/School Psychology Personality Traits of Former Contact and Non-Contact Sports Athletes: Do They Differ Committee Chair: Dr. Gregory Fabiano Alyssa Colette Smyth Counseling/School Psychology Sex Differences in Self- and Partner-Reported ADHD Symptomatology and Impairment Committee Chair: Dr. Gregory Fabiano Samantha Kaylie VanHout Counseling/School Psychology Therapeutic Visitation Program Effectiveness and Maintenance of Treatment Effects Committee Chair: Dr. Amanda Nickerson

February Susan M. Bateman Mathematics Education Slope as Reviewed in Calculus Textbooks and Used by Students Committee Chair: Dr. Deborah Moore-Russo

Doctor of Education

February Jeffrey Jachlewski Educational Administration Principal Perceptions of the Effectiveness of their Evaluations Committee Chair: Dr. Stephen Jacobson

June Corey Gray Educational Administration Principal Preparation Programs for Change-Based Leadership: Reimagining Principal Preparation Programs at Riverside University Committee Chair: Dr. Corrie Stone-Johnson Karen L. Marchioli Educational Administration Principal Preparation Programs for Change-Based Leadership: Reimagining Principal Preparation Programs at Riverside University Committee Chair: Dr. Corrie Stone-Johnson Casandra Wright Educational Administration Principal Preparation Programs for Change-Based Leadership: Reimagining Principal Preparation Programs at Riverside University Committee Chair: Dr. Corrie Stone-Johnson

Doctor of Philosophy

September Colette Marie Carse English Education Efficiencies and Complexities: Colliding Chronotopes in Classroom DV Composing Committee Chair: Dr. Suzanne Miller Abigail Marie Caserta Counseling/School Psychology ADHD in the workplace: Comparing Evaluations of Self Versus Evaluations by Others Committee Chair: Dr. Gregory Fabiano

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June Denise Marie Akin Counselor Education Counselor Experiential Avoidance: Impact on Detecting and Responding to Negative Affect Committee Chair: Dr. Scott Meier Reem Alsufayan Foreign and Second Language Education The Functionality of Code-Switching to Arabic in English as Foreign Language Classrooms at a Saudi Public University Committee Chair: Dr. Janina Brutt-Griffler Michael G. Baugh Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Collaborative Action Research: Exploring Adult Learners’ Motivation to Read Committee Chair: Dr. Tiffany Karalis Noel Rebecca Rose Borowski Higher Education Women Leaders in STEM Disciplines: A Comparative Case Study on Leadership and Disciplinary Culture Committee Chair: Dr. Margaret Sallee Nancy Campos Educational Culture, Policy and Society The Experiences of Black and Latinx Graduate Students in STEM: A Critical Race Perspective Committee Chair: Dr. Lois Weis Christine Susan Chang Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Light Up the Brain: The Examination of Cognitive Dynamics during Video Composition with fNIRS Committee Chair: Dr. David Bruce Susan E. Cozzi Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Finding the Community: A Case study of a Higher Education Dialogic Developmental Writing Classroom Using ALP Model Committee Chair: Dr. Mary McVee

Aijuan Cun Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Capturing the Lived Experiences of Refugee Families: A Positioning, Literacies, and Multimodal Perspectives Study Committee Chair: Dr. Mary McVee Rachel L. Dominguez Educational Culture, Policy and Society Transitioning Through Higher Education: Mongolian Stakeholder Experiences of Post-Soviet Neoliberal Policymaking Committee Chair: Dr. Lois Weis Patricia Doyle Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning A Study of Grit and Self-regulation in Students, Instructor Effectiveness, and Purposeful Course Design of Asynchronous Online Statistic Courses in Higher Education Committee Chair: Dr. Deborah Moore-Russo Melissa Dudley Counseling/School Psychology Effect of Child Abuse Prevention and School Climate on Teachers’ Reporting Competencies Committee Chair: Dr. Amanda Nickerson Carrie Ernhout Counseling/School Psychology Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Perceived Beneficial Effects and Potential Mechanisms of Action of an Online RCT of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Committee Chair: Dr. Amy Reynolds Eunjee Jang Foreign and Second Language Education Contextual Understanding of Literacy Skills of Language-Minoritized Bilinguals: A Cross-Country Comparative Study Committee Chair: Dr. Janina Brutt-Griffler Xiaojun Jiang Foreign and Second Language Education English Education in China: Initiation, Evolution and Impact A Case Study of College English Test (CET-4/6) and College English Education Committee Chair: Dr. Janina Brutt-Griffler

Rebecca J. Frandina Jacob Counselor Education Impact of Gender Composition Committee Chair: Dr. Janice DeLucia Adrian Dawn Hordon Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Nurse Perception of Technology Integration Committee Chair: Dr. Randy Yerrick Scott Kabel Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Exploring Expectations and Integration of Internationally Mobile Students at a Seventh-day Adventist Boarding High School Committee Chair: Dr. David Bruce Young Sik Seo Educational Psychology and Quantitative Methods Predicting Adolescents’ Alcohol Use from Bullying and Sexual Harassment Classes Committee Chair: Dr. Jeremy Finn Jill M. Szczesek Educational Administration A Case Study on Team Science and its Benefits Via Shared Resources: Implications for Science Policy and Research Administration Committee Chair: Dr. Stephen Jacobson Molly Rae Terry Counselor Education Concept Mapping Analysis of Camp Counselors’ Perceptions of the Therapeutic Camp Experience Committee Chair: Dr. Timothy Janikowski Andrew Clifford Wiss Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Exploring the Factors that Influence Faculty Connectedness to their Online Graduate Programs: Multidimensional Instrument Development and Results Committee Chair: Dr. Noemi Waight

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Hyunmyung Jo Educational Culture, Policy and Society Class Struggle within the Middle-Class: Academic Competition for Selective College Admissions among Korean ‘Early Study Abroad’ Students in the Globalized Arena Committee Chair: Dr. Lois Weis Monica Johnson Counseling/School Psychology ‘You Got Five Minutes to be Upset, Then You Gotta Be a Gangsta’: A Qualitative Understanding of the Strong Black Woman Phenomenon Through the Lens of African American Acculturation Committee Chair: Dr Amy Reynolds Amanda Kavner Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Development of a Psychophysiological Artificial Neural Network to Measure Science Literacy Committee Chair: Dr. Richard Lamb Zehra Kaya Counseling/School Psychology Exploring Relations among Perceived Religious Discrimination, Acculturation, Religious Commitment and Collective Self-Esteem in Muslim Americans in the Trump Era Committee Chair: Dr. Amy Reynolds Christiana Kathryn Kfouri Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Sociocultural Home and School Literacy Practices of Syrian Refugee Families Revealed Across Domains, Space and Time Committee Chair: Dr. Mary McVee

Siqi Li Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Effects of GIS Integration in Secondary School Classrooms: A Mixed-Method Study on Student and Teacher Spatial Thinking Ability Committee Chair: Dr. Xiufeng Liu Doreen Linda Mazzye Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning A Three-study Investigation into the Influence of a Teacher Residency Model for Literacy Teacher Preparation: Does a Residency Provide an Advantage? Committee Chair: Dr. Richard Lamb Mark F. McBride Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Learning at the Boundaries: Considering OER as a Boundary Object in Higher Education Committee Chair: Dr. Sam Abramovich Hyun Joo Oh Foreign and Second Language Education Native English Speaking Teachers’ Classroom Discourse in the Korean EFL University Committee Chair: Dr. Janina Brutt-Griffler Joseph Polat Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Technology-Enhanced Assessment Item Types and Their Relations to Student Mathematics Performance, Teacher Perceptions, and Concerns Committee Chair: Dr. Ji-Won Son

Marissa Pytlak-Surdyke Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Overcoming Barriers: Understanding Academic Experiences of First-Generation College Students through Stories of Success Committee Chair: Dr. Alexandra Schindel Stephanie L. Schaefer Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Readability, Complexity, and Representations: A Holistic Analysis of New York State Algebra Exams Committee Chair: Dr. Deborah Moore-

Russo Amanda A. Simmons Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning Non-sequenced Mathematics Courses in Community College: Access or Status Quo? Committee Chair: Dr. Julie Gorlewski

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UB MaceThe UB mace is designed to tell the story of the University at Buffalo and the Niagara Frontier. Fashioned by silversmith Hudson Roysher of Arcadia, CA, it was used for the first time in 1962. Engraved atop a miniature walled structure representing the City of Buffalo are three arrows bound together, symbolizing the unity of UB and the city. The mace’s details also include symbolic representations fo the discovery of Lake Erie in 1669 by Joliet and early explorations by LaSalle. A crest symbolizes UB’s role as a dynamic center of human growth and welfare. The motto “University and City Community” is lettered in latin around the knob of the shaft.

UB Alma Mater Composed in 1903 by University at Buffalo students.

COMMENCEMENT 202017

TrusteesSamantha L. Bonano* Gregg S. Fisher* Claudia D. Fosket* Kathleen T. Grimm*Daniel M. HamisterLouis M. JacobsKathie A. KellerDale M. McKim III*David R. Pfalzgraf Jr.*Vikki L. Pryor*Thomas S. Quealy Jr.* Nagendra RainaJustin Reich*Amy Habib Rittling* Murray S. Rosenthal* Steven H. Shepsman* Eileen S. Silvers*Daniel A. Sperrazza* Satish K. TripathiD. Scott N. Warman

DirectorsBeverly Foit Albert-Cox* Sheldon M. Berlow Helen M. Cappuccino* Ashok G. Kaveeshwar* Anthony B. Martino*Marjorie E. Winkler*Margaret W. Wong*

Emeritus Trustees Randall I. Benderson* Dianne Bennett* Lawrence P. Castellani Ellen E. Grant*Mark E. HamisterJeremy M. Jacobs* John N. Walsh III

Non Voting MembersMichael E. Cain Rodney M. Grabowski Laura E. Hubbard A. Scott Weber

Jean Wactawski-Wende* School of Public Health and Health Professions

Joseph J. Zambon*School of Dental Medicine

Vice ProvostsAnn M. BisantzUndergraduate Education

Robert GranfieldFaculty Affairs

Graham L. HammillAcademic Affairs;Graduate School

Evviva Weinraub LajoieUniversity Libraries

Lee H. MelvinEnrollment Management

Despina M. Stratigakos Inclusive Excellence

John J. Wood*International Education(Interim)

University atBuffaloFoundationOfficersGregory M. Bauer*Chairman

Robert E. Denning*Vice Chairman; Treasurer

Jean C. Powers*Secretary

Edward P. Schneider*Executive Director

Graham L. HammillAcademic Affairs

Christina R. Hernandez*Student Life (Interim)

Laura E. Hubbard Finance andAdministration

Despina M. Stratigakos Inclusive Excellence

DeansAviva AbramovskySchool of Law

Michael E. CainJacobs School of Medicineand Biomedical Sciences

Kemper E. LewisSchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Marsha L. LewisSchool of Nursing

James M. O’Donnell School of Pharmacy andPharmaceutical Sciences

Suzanne N. Rosenblith Graduate School ofEducation

Robin G. SchulzeCollege of Arts andSciences

Robert G. ShibleySchool of Architecture and Planning

Nancy J. SmythSchool of Social Work

Paul E. TeslukSchool of Management

Emeritus MembersSheila H. Battle Roger I. Blackwell Robert T. Brady Randall L. Clark Frank N. Cuomo*Pamela Davis Heilman*Gerald S. Lippes* Mary E. Randolph Rose H. Sconiers* John N. Walsh III

University atBuffaloOfficersSatish K. TripathiPresident

A. Scott Weber Provost and Executive Vice President forAcademic Affairs

Vice Presidents andCabinet MembersMark AlnuttAthletics

J. Brice BibleChief Information Officer

Michael E. CainHealth Sciences

Beth Del Genio* Chief of Staff to thePresident

John DellaContradaUniversityCommunications

Venugopal Govindaraju* Research and EconomicDevelopment

Rodney M. GrabowskiUniversity Advancement

The StateUniversity ofNew YorkBoard of TrusteesMerryl H. TischChairman

Cesar PeralesVice Chairman

Joseph W. Belluck*Courtney E. Burke Eric Corngold Robert J. Duffy Christy FogalGwen KayEunice A. Lewin* Stanley S. Litow Austin OstroRichard SocaridesCarl Spielvogel Edward M. Spiro Cary F. Staller

System AdministrationKristina M. JohnsonChancellor

Tod A. LaursenProvost and SeniorVice Chancellor

University atBuffaloCouncilJeremy M. Jacobs*Chairman

Michael W. Cropp*Jonathan A. Dandes* Scott E. Friedman June Williams Hoeflich* Christopher H. KochBrenda W. McDuffieMike Montoro*

*University at Buffalo alumnus/alumna

ON THE COVER

The modern seal for the University at Buffalo harks back to a design adopted in 1923 to reflect the evolution

of the university from separate schools into a more close-knit organization. Though the seal has been revised

several times over the decades, the foundational elements remain: a proud bison signifying the City of Buffalo

atop a shield supported by the palm leaves of victory and emblazoned with the flames of wisdom.