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COMMENCEMENT
The First Convocation of
the One Hundred and Eleventh Annual
Commencement
V I R T U A L C O L L E G E P R O G R A M M AY 8 , 2 0 2 0
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graduates at that time. Thank you in advance for your
patience and understanding.
B JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY J M U U N IVE RS IT Y EVE NTS
Knowledge is LIBERTY
MAY 2020
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
2 ��������Message from the President
JMU Board and Administration
3 ���������Honoring James Madison
4 ��������Founding James Madison University: 1908
5 ��������Tradition of Academic Costume,
Honor Cords and Stoles
6 ��������2020 Social Distance Selfies
7 ��������Together We’ve Achieved
8 ��������The Graduate School
14 ��������Dissertations and Theses
18 ���������Samuel Page Duke Award Winners
19 ���������Valedictorian and Student Speaker
20 ���������The Undergraduate Class of 2020
20 ��������College of Arts and Letters
25 ��������College of Business
31 ��������College of Education and University Studies
34 ��������College of Health and Behavioral Studies
41 ��������College of Integrated Science and Engineering
44 ��������College of Science and Mathematics
47 ��������College of Visual and Performing Arts
49 �������� Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
50 ���������Honors College Graduates
54 ���������Air Force and Army ROTC
55 ��������University Ceremonial Mace, Chain of Office
and Medallion
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JMU BOARD and
ADMINISTRATION
A Message
Board of Visitors
Ms. Maribeth D. Herod, rector, Herndon, VA
from the
Ms. Lara P. Major, Vice-Rector, President
Purcellville, VA
Mr. Michael B. Battle, Clarksville, MD of JMU
W
Ms. Vanessa M. Evans-Grevious,
Charlottesville, VA ELCOME
Mr. Frank T. Gadams, Norfolk, VA
TO THE
Mr. Jeffrey E. Grass, Arlington, VA
COMMENCEMENT OF
Mr. Matthew A. Gray-Keeling, Richmond, VA
Ms. Lucy Hutchinson, New York, NY JAMES MADISON
Ms. Maria D. Jankowski, Richmond, VA UNIVERSITY.
Ms. Deborah T. Johnson, Woodbridge, VA Congratulations to all of our
Ms. Maggie A. Ragon, Staunton, VA graduates—you have worked hard to get to this moment under
Mr. John C. Rothenberger, Great Falls, VA
extraordinary circumstances, and today we celebrate your achieve-
Mr. Michael M. Thomas, Ashburn, VA
ments. Well done!
Ms. Kathy J. Warden, Great Falls, VA
Mr. Craig B. Welburn, Manassas, VA
This is also a day of celebration for those who have contributed to
Mr. Norman R. Jones III, Student your success. You have had support along your journey from many
Representative, Manassas, VA
people including your family, friends, and the dedicated faculty and
Senior Administrators staff members who have mentored and guided you along the way.
Mr. Jonathan R. Alger Make sure you take the time to thank them for all that they have done
Dr. Heather J. Coltman
to help you reach this significant milestone in your life.
Ms. Donna L. Harper
Mr. Charles W. King Jr.
Our university mission statement affirms our commitment to
Dr. Nicholas L. Langridge preparing graduates to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead
Dr. Timothy M. Miller productive and meaningful lives. In addition to the expertise you
Mr. Jack F. Knight
gained inside the classroom, it is our expectation that you are pre-
Deans pared to be a thoughtful and informed contributor to society. I
Dr. Robert D. Aguirre encourage you to continue to explore new ideas and to stay open to a
Dr. Cynthia M. Bauerle wide variety of perspectives. Make a commitment to lifelong learning,
Mr. John G. Burgess Jr.
and keep your love of knowledge alive.
Dr. Michael E. Busing
Mr. Rubén G. Graciani
Today you join the ranks of over 140,000 alumni of James Madi-
Dr. Robert A. Kolvoord son University. You are in distinguished company, and you will
Dr. Mark E. L’Esperance forever be a Duke. Please stay in contact with the university and keep
Dr. Sharon E. Lovell your connection to Madison alive. Maintain relationships with faculty,
Dr. Melissa M. Lubin
read Madison Magazine, and keep up to date by visiting the website or
Dr. Bradley R. Newcomer
Dr. Bethany P. Nowviskie by following the official JMU social media channels. I also hope that
you will return to campus for university events, starting with a
Vice Provosts
rescheduled commencement ceremony in August so long as public
Dr. Linda Cabe Halpern
health circumstances permit.
Dr. S. Keith Holland
Dr. Marilou M. Johnson Congratulations again on your graduation. I wish you the best in
Dr. Rudy M. Molina Jr. all your future endeavors.
Dr. Anthony L. Tongen
2 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
JONATHAN R . ALG ER .
“Learned Institutions ought to be
favorite objects with every free
people. They throw that light
over the public mind which is the
best security against crafty and
dangerous encroachments on
the public liberty.”
—James Madison
in a letter to William T. Barry, 4 Aug. 1822,
DLC: Madison Papers
The official seal of James Madison University is based upon the baronial 13th-century
coat of arms of the Madison family. The shape of the shield signifies its historic periods
and the symbols are original. The mantling and insignia are black upon a silver shield
with two black chevrons, each charged with a golden star. The torch in the crest
position signifies enlightenment, and the motto, "Knowledge is Liberty," is derived from
quotations by James Madison.
HONORING
James Madison University is the only university named for James Madison, the Father of the
U.S. Constitution and fourth president of the United States. In many ways the connection to
Mr. Madison’s legacy is much deeper than the name only. As we celebrate commencement, it
is important for us to bring Mr. Madison to life for our university community. Acknowledging
Madison is not intended as a history lesson. We believe that understanding Madison and his
achievements is understanding liberty and its foundations. If each graduate can leave this
university with that awareness crowning their outstanding JMU education, then liberty can be
multiplied wherever they may go. James Madison University will proudly send nearly 4,500 agents
of liberty and social harmony to the Commonwealth of Virginia and throughout the world.
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FO U N D I N G JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
James Madison University was founded on March 14, 1908, when
Virginia Gov. Claude A. Swanson signed the legislation creating the State
Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg. Early in the
20th century, the General Assembly, responding to a growing interest
in public higher education in Virginia, authorized the establishment of
a new normal school for the education of women teachers. (“Normal”
schools were so named because they were supposed to set the standard —
or “norm” — for excellence.)
The idea of a new college was highly attractive to communities
throughout the commonwealth. There was widespread competition in
the state with 28 cities and towns making a case to be the site for the new
school. State Sen. George B. Keezell and Del. P.B.F. Good of Rockingham
County led the efforts for Harrisonburg in the State Senate and House of
Delegates. The school began classes on Sept. 30, 1909, with an enrollment
of 150 students and 15 faculty members in two buildings on a 50-acre
campus. Today’s James Madison University has over 22,000 students,
more than 2,500 faculty and staff, and a 785-acre campus with more
than 130 buildings.
4 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
TRADITION OF THE ACADEMIC COSTUME
THE ACADEMIC COSTUME of cap and gown worn by the
faculty and students in today’s commencement had its origin in the
universities of the Middle Ages. Although the exact reason for the
original use of the costume is not known, it is presumed that there
was a very practical reason as medieval scholars probably wore the
gown and hood for warmth in their unheated buildings. Students
of that era wore their gowns daily, setting them apart from fellow
citizens and giving rise to the term “town and gown.” In the United
States, caps and gowns were worn daily by students at most
American universities until the time of the Civil War.
The sleeves of the gown indicate the degree held by the
wearer. Closed, pointed sleeves are used for the bachelor’s gown;
oblong sleeves, open at the wrist, for the master’s gown; and
bell-shaped sleeves, with three velvet bars, for the doctor’s gown.
Gowns for the bachelor’s and master’s degrees are untrimmed.
For the doctoral degree, the gown has full-length velvet panels in
front, either black or of a color symbolizing the wearer’s field of
learning. The hood is a separate ornamental fold hanging down the
back of the gown. An outside band of velvet on the hood varies in
width according to the degree: two inches for the
bachelor’s; three for the master’s; and five
for the doctor’s. The color of the band
and other velvet on the doctoral hood
symbolizes the field of learning. The
length of the hood also varies with the
degree; the longer the hood, the more
advanced the degree. The lining of the
hood carries the colors of the college
or university conferring the degree.
The cap worn is usually the
mortarboard, decorated with a tassel in a
color symbolizing the field of higher learning.
Standard colors are used to represent the various
academic disciplines. Gold tassels may be worn by holders of
doctoral degrees, and some master’s tassels are white. For the
doctor’s degree, the cap is velvet. Candidates for degrees wear
tassels on the right side of the mortarboard and then shift them to
the left in unison when the degree is conferred.
HONOR CORDS AND STOLES
Graduates are permitted to wear cords, stoles, medals and pins
on their commencement gowns. Honor cords are typically lengths
of cording with small tassels on each end. They are worn draped
around the neck and allowed to dangle down the gown’s facings.
Occasionally the cords are made of two strands twisted together
to show two colors. Stoles are made of satin or velvet and resemble
a man’s oversized necktie with two wide ends and draped around
the neck to hang loosely down the gown’s front. They are usually
embroidered with an insignia. These accessories typically identify
students who have earned academic honors, completed university
honors curriculums; or held membership in honor societies. The
popularity of this practice has led other campus organizations to
wear cords and/or stoles.
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2020 SOCIAL DISTANCE SELFIES
Spring 2020 blew all our commencement plans out the window, to say the least.
Nevertheless some enterprising JMU graduates took time to get
their photos taken around a generally abandoned campus!
Karen Risch Mott
Julia Yamnicky
Xingzhi Hu
Smartphone image licensed from iStockphoto • Karen Risch Mott and Xingzhi Hu photos by Robert Mott
Natalie Clemm
Ashton Mitchell
Blake Lawrence
Thanks to Megan Aldhizer
Photography for the graduate
pics on this page (except as
noted). Follow Megan on
Instagram @MeganAldhizerPhoto
Sarah Mesele
6 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
2016 W H I LE YO U ’ V E B E E N A D U K E 2020
TOGETHER WE’VE ACHIEVED
PRINCETON REVIEW — James Madison University continues to rise to the top as
one of the best institutions for higher education according to The Princeton Review
by having been named in the 2020 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 385
Colleges. JMU was also ranked by The Princeton Review as being #8 for the best
campus food by a survey conducted with students.
US News and World Report, September 9, 2019
James Madison University is the “most innovative school” in the south
according to U.S. News and World Report 2019 edition. The ranking
identifies institutions of higher education that were making the most
innovative improvements in terms of a variety of factors such as
curriculum, technology and facilities. These schools are noted as making
cutting-edge and promising changes on campus.
Women’s Lacrosse
2018 NCAA
National Champions
Fulbright Scholars
March 2018
James Madison University has once again
been identified as a top producer of Fulbright
scholars by the U.S. Department of State’s
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
for master’s-level institutions. For the second
consecutive year, three scholars from JMU were
awarded Fulbright grants for 2017-18.
Marching Royal Dukes Peace Corps | March 20, 2019
2018 Macy’s Peace Corps announced that
Thanksgiving Day Parade
James Madison University ranked
No. 20 among large schools on
the agency’s list of top volunteer-
producing colleges and universities
in 2019. There are 42 JMU alumni
currently volunteering in countries
around the world. Since the Peace
Corps’ founding in 1961, more than
530 alumni from James Madison
University have served abroad as
volunteers.
T he JMU Graduate School has a rich history of offering high-quality
programs to serve its student body. Classes were first offered in
cooperation with the University of Virginia in 1951. Our initial courses offered
specialized teacher education programs, and the JMU Graduate School was
established in 1954, when the State Board of Education authorized the university
to offer programs leading to the Master of Science in Education degree. Our
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL offerings gradually expanded to 48 degree programs, many with multiple
concentrations, and nine graduate certificate programs. JMU launched its first
The Graduate School of
doctoral program in 2002; we now offer eight doctoral programs. Graduate
James Madison University
was established in 1954. The programs are offered in each of the seven academic colleges within the university.
image of Mr. Madison’s Temple
exemplifies his intelligence,
his love of the classics, natural
beauty and the useful and It is with great joy that I join with the faculty
practical ways of men. The and other senior administrators in saying
civic architecture, reminiscent
congratulations to the class of 2020.
of the ancient republic of
Rome, was chosen by James So much has occurred since you first arrived
Madison to symbolize his on our campus. We expected you to learn, to grow
vision for the new American
and to change, though we didn’t anticipate just how
republic. Madison’s quote
that “Knowledge will forever significant that growth and those changes would be as we
govern ignorance; and a all reacted in response to COVID-19.
people who mean to be their
own governors, must arm
themselves with the power Your last semester here has been
which knowledge gives” is
an unusual one, but it won’t
at the heart of graduate
education. define you, and it won’t define
your time at JMU.
istockphoto.com
8 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYThe Graduate School
To the Graduate Class of 2020,
I wanted to take a moment
to acknowledge your
resilience in pushing
Your programs have prepared you to make a differ-
ence, and your degrees will propel you to pursue your
through the many aspirations. The entire world is facing adversity, and it
challenges we’ve faced will need the type of educated thinkers and gifted prob-
together during this lem solvers you all represent.
Spring Semester. Our institution is James Madison University, named
after one of the founding fathers of this nation, the father
JOHN BURGESS
We know you’re entering INTERIM DEAN
of the constitution and the fourth president of the United
a world defined by uncertainty. States. Our institution carries the Madison name with
What is certain is that each of your programs is proud of pride as an individual emblem-
you and what you have accomplished. atic for helping to build the
You’ve achieved the highest degrees JMU offers in most influential Democracy
your fields of study, and you’ve officially joined the JMU the world has known.
family of graduate alumni. It’s a family you will always Eventually our world
be a part of, and a family that is excited to see the impact will emerge from the grips of
you will make on this world. And that impact is some- COVID-19. And no doubt
thing we’re all certain of. the world will be a different
place than the one we left
only weeks ago. Our insti-
Rather than give in when your academic
tutional motto is Being the
pursuits were tested, you chose to excel. I’m proud Change. It is an ideal we all
of the people you have become, the intellectual cu- strive to attain. That we are the instruments by which
riosity you have shown and the challenges you rose positive advancements are made through our vision,
to meet. I hope when you look back at your time at our determination, and our passion for what we love
JMU that in addition to the beauty of the campus, to do.
the diversity of the community, the kindness of the Our world needs you, and what you are capable of
bringing towards building a truly new normal. Be safe,
community and the strength of the friendships you
be strong, be bold, be innovative, be creative, be com-
made here, you’ll remember the passion of your
passionate, and, above all, be resolute in your determi-
faculty and the talent they awoke in you.
nation in achieving your aspirations. We are confident
Good luck with all that your future holds. you will pass through this moment and bring certainty
to your limitless potential.
Heather Coltman, D.M.A. We are proud of our Class of 2020!
Provost and Senior Vice President,
Academic Affairs John Burgess
and the Graduate School team
2 0 2 0 M AY C O M M E N C E M E N T 9The Graduate School
College of Arts Dale Hunter Cook, M.A.
John Bushnell Forsyth, M.A.
and Letters Kayla Mccall Heslin, M.A.
Emily Almena Innes, M.A.
COMMUNICATION AND Alexandra Jaclyn Kolleda, M.A.
ADVOCACY David Scott Merrifield II, M.A.
Johnathan Bryant Seitz, M.A.
Valarie Kristine Shorter, M.A.
Mayah-Peacelynn Bell, M.A.
William Vaughan Stanley, M.A.
Angelina Chiara Benedetti-Flores,
Nicholas Tyler Strasser, M.A.
M.A.
Matthew James Wingfield, M.A.
Erjona Gashi, M.A.
India Emily Hagen Gates, M.A. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Taylor Elizabeth Hollowood, M.A.
Mariam Inam, M.A.
Melody Ann Barger, M.P.A.
Sarah Noel Koth, M.A.
Tyler McLean Clark, M.P.A.
Sarah Marie Lake, M.A.
Zachary Jordan Copley, M.P.A.
Kevin Louis Dabney Leaven, M.A.
Deanna Marie Garmer, M.P.A.
Briana Ozalas, M.A.
Garland Genki Graves, M.P.A.
Bethany Hope Popelish, M.A. Kyle Mason DeMatte, M.S. BUSINESS
Megan Nicole Hinton, M.P.A.
Tonya Rose Schoenbeck, M.A. Kyle Ryan Duffie, M.S.
Anya Kim Horning, M.P.A. ADMINISTRATION –
Zelda Nadiya Tackey, M.A. Lisa Marie Edwards, M.S.
Joshua Michael Humphries, M.P.A. INNOVATION
Miranda Renee Tonkins, M.A. Jared Joseph Evancho, M.S.
Morgan Taylor McAllister, M.P.A.
Jacob Anthony Trevino Jr., M.A. John David Gartzke, M.S.
Kathryn Diana Miller, M.P.A.
Matthew James Wingfield, M.A. Ghazanfar Ali, M.B.A.
Olga Monjeza, M.P.A. Gregory Brice Guntharp, M.S.
Emily Ann Winter, M.A. Barney Ray Casino, M.B.A.
Elizabeth Ann Mowe, M.P.A. Edgar Ivan Guzman, M.S.
William Mosher Clark, M.B.A.
Zachary Michael Popovich, M.P.A. Amanda Rachel Herman, M.S.
Thacher Neil DeStefano, M.B.A.
Shannon Rochelle Shevlin, M.P.A. Mattia Kapaj, M.S.
Sarah Burnette Dodson, M.B.A.
Katie Nicole Sherman, M.P.A. Riley Pauls Kingsley, M.S.
Ivan Lukic, M.B.A.
Ryan Tomlin Winfree, M.P.A. Joanna Koh, M.S.
Marissa Albania McDonald, M.B.A.
Dandan Li, M.S.
WRITING, RHETORIC Rashmita Mohanty, M.B.A.
Bradley Richard Lowry, M.S.
Trevor Douglas Nichols, M.B.A.
AND TECHNICAL Shane Joseph Mack, M.S.
Thao Ngo Overkott, M.B.A.
COMMUNICATION Dennis McCarthy McDermott, M.S.
Lauren Renee Perpetua, M.B.A.
Rachel Mariah Muetterties, M.S.
Emily Elizabeth Pudliner, M.B.A.
Ansley Rebecca Nix, M.S.
Rebecca Emmagene Evans, M.A. Yousef Abdelrahman Rabie, M.B.A.
Clark Curtis Osterheld, M.S.
Philip Edward Meador, M.A. Courtney Elizabeth Samuelu, M.B.A.
Erik Indergaard Peachey, M.S.
Megan Elizabeth Palmer, M.A. James Kevin Spitzer, M.B.A.
Garrett James Peterson, M.S.
Madiha Patel, M.A. Campbell Williams Ware, M.B.A.
Aaron Christopher Rosedale, M.S.
Jamie Lee Phlegar, M.A.
Emily Kathleen Rutledge, M.S. SPORT AND RECREATION
Danielle Brooks Ritchie, M.A.
Megan Elizabeth Salter, M.S.
Kerry Michelle Smith, M.A. LEADERSHIP
Andrew Joseph Samm, M.S.
Callan Ann Smith, M.S.
College of Christine Marie Smith, M.S. Janelle E. Fernandez, M.S.
ENGLISH Business Codi Lyn Smith, M.S. Samantha L. Gorton, M.S.
Emily Mae Spicer, M.S. Emma Kathryn Kirwan, M.S.
Jonathan Hayes Albrite, M.A. Taylor Corinne Thomas, M.S. Connor Thomas Quigley, M.S.
Kathryn Anne Arthur, M.A. ACCOUNTING Austin Steil Tomlin, M.S. Amy Rose Ross, M.S.
Tessa Nin Crosby, M.A. Jason Chandler Valentine, M.S. Brian Thanh M. Tran, M.S.
Amy Christine Haupt, M.A. Saleem Pierre Aboite, M.S. Brandon Marc Wardinski, M.S. Matthew Gregory Beaton, M.S.
Rob Austin Porter, M.A. Ryan Edward Adams, M.S. Kevin Scott Wehner, M.S. Cassidy Logan Clements, M.S.
Marina Angela Shafik, M.A. Jonathan Lynch Bedard, M.S. Meredith Ashley Willis, M.S. Alexandra Margaret Danas, M.S.
Hannah Marie Snyder, M.A. Kathleen Rose Boenisch, M.S. Ashley Christine Doyle, M.S.
Ryan David Brinkley, M.S. BUSINESS Morgan Elizabeth Dumont, M.S.
HISTORY William Thomas Cage Jr., M.S. ADMINISTRATION – Kimberly Anne Nicole Herrock, M.S.
Madison Ryer Calder, M.S. Warner T. Hunter IV, M.S.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Kristi D. Aylor, M.A. Kaleb Scott Campbell, M.S. Koo Hwangbo, M.S.
Alexander Edward Louis Brooks, M.A. Evan Robert Carmack, M.S. Sean Allen Killion, M.S.
Peter Lawrence Cerquone, M.S. Ivone Ofelia Uribe Torres, M.B.A. Nikki Lynn Owens, M.S.
Rachel Beth Childers, M.A.
Samantha Anna Constantine, M.A. Jonathan William Cheslock, M.S. Allison Leigh Pinello, M.S.
10 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYAllysia Demi Simone Rohlehr, M.S. Alyson Lynn Athey Pumphrey, M.Ed. Caitlin Allen Carlson, M.A.T.
William Roukis, M.S. DaVell Monte Smith, M.Ed. Lindsay Elizabeth Carpluk, M.A.T.
Bryce Scott Speert, M.S. Sherrika Tenae Stanley, M.Ed. Brittany Lynn Comer, M.A.T.
Alexandra Kerr Swinimer, M.S. Jessica Rae Stafford, M.Ed. Haley Nichole Conner, M.A.T.
Kelly Harper Verity, M.Ed. Taylor Nicole Cook, M.A.T.
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP Victoria Bezzeg Corlett, M.A.T.
STUDIES EDUCATIONAL Meghan Mae Dalton, M.A.T.
TECHNOLOGY Devan Lauren Davis, M.A.T.
Natasha Simone DuMerville, Ph.D. Mary Margaret DesJardin, M.A.T.
Theresa Lynn Koepfler Reimbold, Ph.D. Denise Marie Cooper, M.Ed. Marin Shanahan Deutrich, M.A.T.
Zachary Paul Yoder, Ph.D. Bryan Thomas Doppel, M.Ed. Brynne Rae Dillingham, M.A.T.
Bridget Nicole Harrah, M.Ed. Bailey Nicole Dismore, M.A.T.
Savannah LeighAnn Dodson, M.A.T. Taylor Stephanie McMahon, M.A.T.
Mallory Maxine Donaghue, M.A.T. Jennifer Lee Mollen, M.A.T.
Ashley Nicole DuBois, M.A.T. Tamia Chanel Morris, M.A.T.
Casey Danielle Dunivan, M.A.T. Andrea Michelle Nadeau, M.A.T.
Elyssa Catherine Dunn, M.A.T. Natalee Frances Nalls, M.A.T.
Megan Elyse Elliot, M.A.T. Dorene Nguyen, M.A.T.
Christina Beth Faillace, M.A.T. Wendy Noel Nokes, M.A.T.
Haley Nichol Faries, M.A.T. Katelin Conner Nolan, M.A.T.
Alyssa Marie Ferrentino, M.A.T. Kelly James Oler, M.A.T.
Taylor Jayne Fitzgerald, M.A.T. Megan Ann Osborne, M.A.T.
Scarlet Virginia Mitchell Foley, M.A.T. Alexis Marie Padgett, M.A.T.
Haylee Paige Foor, M.A.T. Rachel Grace Pauli, M.A.T.
Rachel Ann Foulds, M.A.T. Sophia Olivia Perkins, M.A.T.
Dennis Warren Fuller, M.A.T. Harlee Ann Peterson, M.A.T.
Emily Elizabeth Garrett, M.A.T. Valerie Rose Laixi Pignato, M.A.T.
College of Nancy Hill, M.Ed. Brittany Joy Gilbert, M.A.T. Madelyn Frances Pinkerton, M.A.T.
Education Kaitlin Marie Kenney, M.Ed. Kenley Jennison Shelkey Green, M.A.T. Gabrielle Renee Pitchko, M.A.T.
Chelsea Marie Lauck, M.Ed. Christiana Zoe Greene, M.A.T. Hannah Clarisse Portell, M.A.T.
Kayla Ann McKean, M.Ed. Hailey Elizabeth Hannon, M.A.T. Audrey Hope Porter, M.A.T.
ADULT EDUCATION AND Rebecca Ann Miller, M.Ed. Emily Nichole Hensley, M.A.T. Micaela Elizabeth Powers, M.A.T.
HUMAN RESOURCE Michelle Ilene Moses, M.Ed. Rebecca Ann Hillhouse, M.A.T. Ariana Meghan Reeder, M.A.T.
Katie Bowser Rue, M.Ed. Elena Wen Hin, M.A.T. Jenna Kathryn Rhone, M.A.T.
DEVELOPMENT
Jessica Ann Savoie, M.Ed. Kelsey Renee Hodge, M.A.T. Layne Steigerwalt Rickabaugh, M.A.T.
Rachel Elizabeth Shaw, M.Ed. Riley Elizabeth Holman, M.A.T. Amber Kiera Sanders, M.A.T.
Lejla Cehic, M.S.Ed.
Donald Dean Stubbs, M.Ed. Bethany Duane Hugo, M.A.T. Anna Catherine Schappler, M.A.T.
Morgan Leigh Greene, M.S.Ed.
Kevin Tressler, M.Ed. Julie Ann Iacovetto, M.A.T. Emily Merritt Schmitt, M.A.T.
Reem Hussein Mohammed, M.S.Ed.
Megan Hile Vorthman, M.Ed. Madeline Rose Iverson, M.A.T. Megan Helen Schumacher, M.A.T.
Chinenye Valerie Omile, M.S.Ed.
Marcie Ann Weeber, M.Ed. Melissa Antonia Jalkio, M.A.T. Emily Jean Shelleman, M.A.T.
Loralin Kay Welch, M.S.Ed.
Samantha Ulani Jampol, M.A.T. Mary Abigail Sherwood, M.A.T.
Misha Kevelle Williams, M.S.Ed.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Hayley Anne Jochum, M.A.T. Kelsey Elaine Shifflett, M.A.T.
EDUCATIONAL Mabry Elyse Kane, M.A.T. Madeline Therese Siraco, M.A.T.
Madison Suzanne Armstrong, M.A.T. Taylor Nicole Kellenberger, M.A.T. Lauren Nicole Skidmore, M.A.T.
LEADERSHIP Meghan Katherine Kelly, M.A.T. Shaye Taylor Smith, M.A.T.
Kori Allison Atkins, M.A.T.
Kaley Dane Aylor, M.A.T. Amanda Georgina Kennedy, M.A.T. Donna Rose Spiteri, M.A.T.
Veronica Baez, M.Ed. Melanie Marie Kisling, M.A.T. Abigail Marie Stengle, M.A.T.
Sienna Elizabeth Bargiel, M.A.T.
Sydney Jayne Barbato Wood, M.Ed. Kaitlyn Marie Kitchen, M.A.T. Sara Faith Stickman, M.A.T.
Julia Kelly Bashore, M.A.T.
Javier Andres Cabezas, M.Ed. Danielle Leann Knopp, M.A.T. Jennifer Nicole Stollar, M.A.T.
Taylor Marie Beckel, M.A.T.
Timothy Aaron Combs, M.Ed. Christina Leigh Kolanowski, M.A.T. Hannah Gray Stuart, M.A.T.
Alyssa Sara Bernard, M.A.T.
Lisa Ann Dittman, M.Ed. Kelsey Alexandra Kraus, M.A.T. Melanie Rose Tafel, M.A.T.
Courtney Marie Beville, M.A.T.
Kathryn Kelsey Gardner, M.Ed. William M. Kuzma, M.A.T. Kayleigh Marie Thagard, M.A.T.
Erin Leigh Bidwell, M.A.T.
Dustin Joel Harris, M.Ed. Sierra Marin Lackey, M.A.T. Dayna Nicole Thomas, M.A.T.
Sydney Lauren Bolyard, M.A.T.
Rachel Koch Henry, M.Ed. Charlotte Delaine Lanier, M.A.T. Anthony John Tito, M.A.T.
Nichole Marie Bona, M.A.T.
Jamie Leigh Yurasits Howie, M.Ed. Christine Dahsle Lee, M.A.T. Shaylee Storm Vargas, M.A.T.
Caitlin Anna Bossert, M.A.T.
Lawyer LaVaughn Johnson, M.Ed. Elizabeth Grace Lesniak, M.A.T. Samantha Faye Vutsinas, M.A.T.
Haylee Marie Boyd, M.A.T.
Emelia Kalisperis Ford, M.Ed. Caroline Monica Leupold, M.A.T. Virginia Erin Waddell, M.A.T.
Andrianna Marie Boykin, M.A.T.
Sherrah Bennett Knight, M.Ed. Emma Carolan Lindsay, M.A.T. Allison Nicole Walls, M.A.T.
Caroline Patricia Browning, M.A.T.
Christopher Michael Leech, M.Ed. Ashley Lauren Maddox, M.A.T. Shannon Rose Walsh, M.A.T.
Meghann Whitney Bugg, M.A.T.
Kristy K. Martin, M.Ed. Jessica Noel Martin, M.A.T. Ashley Payne Walton, M.A.T.
Sherise Danielle Bumbrey, M.A.T.
Jill Hammer Meacham, M.Ed. Jordan Abigail Martin, M.A.T. Abigail Catherine Wann, M.A.T.
Heather Rose Cameron, M.A.T.
Randall Collins Pitts, M.Ed. Corey Emma Mayer, M.A.T. Leeanne Xin Hui Ward, M.A.T.
Natalie Frances Cardulla, M.A.T.
2 0 2 0 M AY C O M M E N C E M E N T 11Kate Sullivan Wilkinson, M.A.T. MIDDLE EDUCATION
Leah Elizabeth Williams, M.A.T.
Allison Joan Winkeler, M.A.T. Loren Nicole Ambrose-Smith, M.A.T.
Grace Amelia Wright, M.A.T. Stephanie Jean Benson, M.A.T.
Michaela Margaret Wuest, M.A.T. William Randall Bloxom, M.A.T.
Catherine Elizabeth York, M.A.T. Connor Nicole Foutz, M.A.T.
Allison Catherine Yost, M.A.T. Brennen Alan Gilbert, M.A.T.
Abigail Phyllis Zwerner, M.A.T. Emily Jo Girard, M.A.T.
Peyton Elizabeth Kilgore, M.A.T.
EQUITY AND CULTURAL Meghan Ashley Osborne, M.A.T.
Daniel Michael Paunovic, M.A.T. College of Health
Alison Marie Sall, M.A.T.
DIVERSITY Eric Steven Rondeau, M.A.T. Alexandria Mae Shafer, M.A.T.
and Behavioral
Benjamin Shay Stahl, M.A.T. Kyle S. Sopelak, M.A.T. Studies
Marijn Wilhelmus Theodorus de Waal, Taylor Royal Williams, M.A.T. Madison Kate Stagner, M.A.T.
M.Ed. Erin Elizabeth Taylor, M.A.T.
Karen Elizabeth Risch Mott, M.Ed. READING EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AND
Emily Elizabeth Toth, M.A.T.
Kayla Elizabeth Schroeder, M.Ed. Shannon Elizabeth Van Tol, M.A.T. MEASUREMENT
Jared Rollin Tschohl, M.Ed. Courtney Abrams, M.Ed. Laura Harris VanDemark, M.A.T.
Mary William Walala, M.Ed. Reva Palmore Allen, M.Ed. Julia Anne Watson, M.A.T. Sarah Kristine Hansen
Tracy Lynn Armstrong, M.Ed. Erin Mackenzie Weate, M.A.T. MacDonald, Ph.D.
Rebecca Lynn Bassett, M.Ed. Kellye Morgan Young, M.A.T. Andrea M. Pope, Ph.D.
Amanda Grover, M.Ed. Thomas Alan Zucker, M.A.T. Derek Carl Sauder, Ph.D.
Emily Fairchild Lam, M.Ed. Glenn Thomas Waterbury, Ph.D.
Jordan Blaire Lam, M.Ed. SPANISH LANGUAGE
Brianna Lavery, M.Ed.
AND CULTURE FOR CLINICAL MENTAL
Lori Kimberlin Leatherman, M.Ed. HEALTH COUNSELING
Carrie Bowen Martell, M.Ed. EDUCATORS
Sarah Katherine Mertens, M.Ed. Ashley Lauren Ahlers, M.A./Ed.S.
Krystal Sharpes Muterspaugh, M.Ed. Jackelyn Y. Benitez, M.Ed.
Elizabeth Morgan Armstrong,
Nancy Bailey Rickabaugh, M.Ed. M.A./Ed.S.
Summerlyn Lotz Thompson, M.Ed. SPECIAL EDUCATION
Carter Grace Bagnall, M.A./Ed.S.
Sarah Elaine Vrhovac, M.Ed. Sarah Ellen Brown, M.A./Ed.S.
Tara Annette Wagoner, M.Ed. Samantha Hope Amey, M.A.T.
Megan Doherty Baird, M.A.T. Laurel Elizabeth Brubaker, M.A./Ed.S.
Terri Lynelle Yoder, M.Ed. Caroline Graham Campbell,
INCLUSIVE EARLY Alan Lee Bolden Jr., M.A.T.
Natalie Kathryn Brady, M.A.T. M.A./Ed.S.
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION
Meredith Grace Browder, M.A.T. Donna V. Garber, M.A./Ed.S.
Ana Karen Carreno, M.A.T. Cassandra Ann Jones, M.A./Ed.S.
Clarice Allison Blackburn, M.A.T. Emma Elizabeth Appleton, M.A.T. Sarah Nicole Kline, M.A./Ed.S.
Dana Margaret Call, M.A.T. Kylie Brianna Billings, M.A.T. Erin Caroline Cassella, M.A.T.
Alison Corinne Crosby, M.A.T. Kathlynn Grace Sergent, M.A./Ed.S.
Kayleigh Anne Cottrell, M.A.T. Kala Dennise Bridgers, M.A.T.
Abby Diane Crawford, M.A.T. Breanna Noel Brown, M.A.T. Sarah Elizabeth Dengler, M.A.T.
COLLEGE STUDENT
Kelly Elizabeth D’Alessandro, M.A.T. John Stenten Budd, M.A.T. Amber Michelle Greve, M.A.T.
Rachel Cherie Gross, M.A.T. PERSONNEL
Elia Rose D’Ermes, M.A.T. Joshua Allen Burnap, M.A.T.
Audrey Helen Dittman, M.A.T. Matthew Ryan Cleary, M.A.T. Colette Renee Holland, M.A.T. ADMINISTRATION
Erika Anne Dodson, M.A.T. Alexander Joseph Collins, M.A.T. Taryn Blatchley Hunter, M.A.T.
Molly Elizabeth Harris, M.A.T. Daniel Justin Deem, M.A.T. Gabrielle Jennings, M.A.T. Julie May Ainsley, M.Ed.
Caitlin Donna Henry, M.A.T. Zachary James Dobrin, M.A.T. Emily Grace Keiser, M.A.T. Collin Patrick Ashley, M.Ed.
Iliana Noelle Ioannides, M.A.T. Corinne Elizabeth Dowell, M.A.T. Abigail Anna Koenig, M.A.T. Nelson Ritter Clevenger III, M.Ed.
Katherine Eleanor Mazary, M.A.T. Elizabeth Ellington Gates, M.A.T. Isaac Logan Krell, M.A.T. Jake Ridgeway Collette Nippins, M.Ed.
Lauren Elizabeth McDonald, M.A.T. Jenna Cassidy Guenther, M.A.T. Zoey Jewel Lee, M.A.T. Keanté Yavon Eppes, M.Ed.
Mariah Rowe Merhige, M.A.T. Thomas Andrew Hindley Jr., M.A.T. Shea Colleen Manship, M.Ed. Michael Anthony Facey Jr., M.Ed.
Sarah Catherine Moomaw, M.A.T. Richard Lewis Holden III, M.A.T. Sarah Michele Pustizzi, M.A.T. Rain Chris Garant, M.Ed.
Kathleen Susan Myers, M.A.T. Emma Anne Holleran, M.A.T. Justin Alexander Russo, M.A.T. Micah Jason Hodges, M.Ed.
Carmen Cecilia Pizzano, M.A.T. Christopher Michael Hughes, M.A.T. Elizabeth Maria Ryan, M.A.T. Sara Beth Hodges, M.Ed.
Nicole Ciana Santoro, M.A.T. Eric Keith Keener, M.A.T. Nicole Ciana Santoro, M.A.T. Emilee Suzanne Jones, M.Ed.
Jean Margaret Grace Stouffer, M.A.T. Sang Min Kim, M.A.T. Cindy Marie Steele May, M.Ed. Adrianne Charisse Pope, M.Ed.
Braden Ray Sutton, M.A.T. Jennifer Marie Kirk, M.A.T. Jennie Nicole Verive, M.Ed. Kimberly Stewart Robinson, M.Ed.
Kaitlyn Faith Tharp, M.A.T. Christopher Matthew Kucik, M.A.T. Cynthia Rosalie Ruff, M.Ed.
Morgan Xin Tucker, M.A.T. Jay Robert Lawler, M.A.T. TEACHING ENGLISH TO Lindsey Eileen Scott, M.Ed.
Brooke Marie Welsh, M.A.T. Andrew Timothy Lough, M.A.T. SPEAKERS OF OTHER Brandi Marion Reynolds
Madeline Elaine Winkeler, M.A.T. Caitlyn Tansey Maginniss, M.A.T. LANGUAGES Summey, M.Ed.
Taylor Day Young, M.A.T. Chris Joe McKinney, M.A.T.
Anastasia Eugenia Yuschak, M.A.T. Kathryn Ann Miller, M.A.T. Ross A. Gulliver, M.A.T.
Margaret Frances Nye, M.A.T.
Kathleen Denise Olifiers, M.A.T.
12 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYCOMBINED-INTEGRATED Megan Kaye Hale, M.S. Jordan Alexander Murrin, M.S. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
CLINICAL AND SCHOOL Morgan Rebecca Halsey, M.S. Alison Campbell Schwartz, M.S.
Anna Catherine Fierro Harrington, Arber Nexhat Shehu, M.S. Catherine Annette Shores, M.O.T.
PSYCHOLOGY
M.S.
Caroline Margaret Haynes, M.S. KINESIOLOGY PSYCHOLOGICAL
Carly Ann Bobal, Psy.D. Elizabeth Leigh Hunley, M.S. SCIENCES
Jessica Catherine Davis, Psy.D. Andrew Richard Allen, M.S.
Stefanie Rose Jacobson, M.S.
Connesia Rebekah Handford, Psy.D. Kendall Grace Clark, M.S.
Jessica Lindholm Kauffman, M.S. Daigo Luis Blanco Murakoshi, M.A.
Alexis Catherine Kenny, Psy.D. Breanna Lynn Davidson, M.S.
Samantha Nicole King, M.S. Emory Christine Bruno, M.A.
Virginia Gallup Larsen, Psy.D. Daniel Duke DeNure, M.A.T.
Sydney Paige Knupp, M.S. Briana Genevieve Craig, M.A.
Ariel Damaris Marrero, Psy.D. Shannon Mackenzie Dodsworth, M.S.
Caitlin Elizabeth Lalor, M.S. Emily Ryan Knox, M.A.
Mariafe Panizo, Psy.D. Zach Andrew Eisenhour, M.A.T.
Elizabeth Michelle Leon Kirtland, M.S. Amanda Grace Powell, M.A.
Erica Beth Pritzker, Psy.D. Victoria Rose El’Azar, M.A.T.
Jessica Janella Lewis, M.S. Sabrena Chandra Samuel, M.A
Abigail Claire Litkenhous, M.S. Collin Andrew Elliott, M.S. Eliana Ansul Segal, M.A.
COMMUNICATION
Carlie Louine Parkinson Madsen, M.S. Matthew Richard Goodman, M.A.T. Taylor Brooke Stanley, M.A.
SCIENCES AND Karin Annette Maloney, M.S. Madeline Renee Hurst, M.A.T. Kathryn Anne Tarnai, M.A.
DISORDERS – DOCTOR Sarah Ann McCaffrey, M.S. Grace Montgomery Macomber, M.A.T. Kathryn Nicole Thompson, M.A.
OF PHILOSOPHY Brooke Elizabeth Morris, M.S. Mikala Sue Maiers, M.S.
Emily Patricia O’Brien, M.S. Jenna Marie McMahon, M.A.T.
Lakshmi Magudilu Srishyla Mary Katherine Philpott, M.S. Nicholas Peter Minichiello, M.S.
Kumar, Ph.D. Kathryn Rose Place, M.S. Jack Thomas Pingley, M.A.T.
Meredith Rose Popernack, M.S. Craig Aaron Rampersad, M.A.T.
COMMUNICATION Natalie Morgan Radford, M.S. Chelsea Robinson, M.S.
SCIENCES AND Rebecca Mari Reid, M.S. Andrew Jacob Stringfellow, M.A.T.
Cassandra Jo Serrata, M.S. Nicholas Taylor Thomas, M.S.
DISORDERS - CLINICAL Emmett Andrew Van Der Snick, M.S.
Madeline Summer Seymour, M.S.
AUDIOLOGY Laura Meredith Sowder, M.S. Mia Margreet VanderToorn, M.A.T.
Cheyenne Rebecca Neblett Taliaferro, Matthew Richard Wolford, M.S.
Paris Atabek, Au.D. M.S.
Abigail Elizabeth Compton, Au.D. Alexandra Gerrish Vadasz, M.S. NURSING – MASTER OF
Julia Elizabeth Dawson, Au.D. Emily Marie Vayo, M.S. SCIENCE IN NURSING
Sara Frances Wagner, Au.D. Jenna Lynn Wade, M.S.
Abbey Kendall Weist, Au.D. Ashley Cloe Watson, M.S. Sarah Kathryn Akers, M.S.N.
Harley James Wheeler, Au.D. Gillian Sage Withers, M.S. Kymber Nicole Jennings Beers, M.S.N.
Chelsea Mae Woodard, M.S. Alexis Michelle Burkett, M.S.N. SCHOOL COUNSELING
COMMUNICATION Sylvia Esperanza Woods, M.S. Heather Lee Codding, M.S.N.
SCIENCES AND Abigail Joyce Croy, M.S.N. Janet Marie Buchheit, M.Ed.
DISORDERS - SPEECH- COUNSELING AND Sarah Dawn Easter, M.S.N. Cedrice Chanel Kenney, M.Ed.
LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SUPERVISION Alexis Ann Fekete, M.S.N. Brynna Kalyn Lokrantz, M.Ed.
Kimberly Dawn Freitas, M.S.N. Lanae Anne Mehegan, M.Ed.
Andrea Christine Bailey, M.S. Matthew Vernon Bukowski, Ph.D. Erin Nicole Frye, M.S.N. Abigail Blair Nichols, M.Ed.
Kayla Marie Baldorado, M.S. Darius Adrian Marquette Green, Ph.D. Tausha Marie Grim, M.S.N. Allison Marie Seabright, M.Ed.
Lauren Nicole Berusch, M.S. Brittany Arielle Williams, Ph.D. Suzanne Marie Jenkins, M.S.N. Kaila Carrie Khouw Spurlock, M.Ed.
Dana Beth Butterfoss, M.S. Karoll C. Kettle, M.S.N. Tyler Wayne Wagner, M.Ed.
HEALTH SCIENCES Ryan Lawson, M.S.N. Emily Anna Whitacre, M.Ed.
Kristine Isabel De Leon, M.S.
Abigail Dowell Budinger, M.S. Amy Lui Peng, M.S.N.
Eppie Mershon Ehlers, M.S. Kristen Ann Byrne, M.S. Bridget Lane Qualkinbush, M.S.N. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Danielle Berenson Fiedler, M.S. Avery Jordan Coleman, M.S. Erika Metzler Sawin, M.S.N.
Caroline Rose Gerlach, M.S. Jewell Anne McRoy, M.S. Lauren Irene Shires, M.S.N. Jacqueline Marie Billy, Ed.S.
Amanda Dawn Shull, M.S.N. Michelle Leigh Bryant, Ed.S.
Kirsten Lee Hatterick Smith, M.S.N. Victoria Hope Bunting, Ed.S.
Cheryl Mae Speier, M.S.N. Katelin Jean Curd, Ed.S.
Katja Gwendolyn Swartz, M.S.N. Stacey Leah Davidson, Ed.S.
Kristen Avery Weaver, M.S.N. Carleigh Alexis Fuhrman, Ed.S.
Rachel M. Willey, M.S.N. Sarah Louise Lanyi, Ed.S.
Ronica Ronee Williams, M.S.N. Aleksa Layne Putnam, Ed.S.
Jessica Nicole Williams-Chase, Ed.S.
NURSING – DOCTOR OF
NURSING PRACTICE
Rebekah Leah Draper, D.N.P.
Patricia Ann Viscardi, D.N.P.
2 0 2 0 M AY C O M M E N C E M E N T 13Scholarly Documents
College of College of
Integrated Science Visual and Doctor of Philosophy Dissertations
and Engineering Performing Arts ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT
COMPUTER SCIENCE MUSIC - DOCTOR OF
Sarah Kristine Hansen MacDonald, Ph.D.
MUSICAL ARTS
Kaleb Colton Beasley, M.S. Part-time Students and Learning Outcomes
Bradley Todd Brown, M.S. Patrick Thomas Bellah, D.M.A. Dissertation Director: Robin D. Anderson, Psy.D.
Jacob Reed Emo, M.S. Yanet Bermudez Ortiz, D.M.A.
John Andrew Freeland, M.S. Andrea M. Pope, Ph.D.
Anthony John Fortuna, D.M.A.
Nicholas Gregory Hawkins, M.S. Susan Deanne Gouthro, D.M.A. Evidence-Informed Programming in Student Affairs:
James Robert Kelchner, M.S. Kyle B. Knappenberger, D.M.A. A Mixed Methods Study Examining Behaviors,
Casey Lee Silver, M.S. Tin Vi La, D.M.A. Perceptions, and Barriers Related to the Use of Theory
Richard Jeffrey Tindell II, M.S. Phillip Michael Marion, D.M.A. and Research in Program Development Dissertation
Jason Michael Troiano, M.S. John Christopher Nye, D.M.A.
Seth Thomas Wright, M.S. Director: Sara J. Finney, Ph.D.
Jeremiah Quedado Padilla, D.M.A.
Bryan Caleb Pickering, D.M.A. Derek Carl Sauder, Ph.D.
James Kellogg Richardson, D.M.A. Can Auxilary Information Improve Rasch Estimation at
Cynthia Lynn Skelley-Wohlschlager,
Small Sample Sizes?
D.M.A.
Dissertation Director: Christine E. DeMars, Ph.D.
MUSIC - MASTER OF Glenn Thomas Waterbury, Ph.D.
MUSIC
RISE and Shine: A Comparison of Item Fit Statistics
Tiffany Anne Chiang, M.M. for the Rasch Model
Anthony Salvatore Cincotta II, M.M. Dissertation Director: Christine E. DeMars, Ph.D.
Andrew Taylor Duncan, M.M.
Cameron Elizabeth Dusman, M.M. COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
Kristin Faith Gavaza, M.M.
Adina C. Harris, M.M. Lakshmi Magudilu Srishyla Kumar, Ph.D.
Colton Thorne Henry, M.M.
John Jefferson Hunt, M.M. Measuring Listening Effort Using Physiological,
Sean Michael Macomber, M.M. Behavioral, and Subjective Methods in Normal
Sarah Jane Moyer, M.M. Hearing Subjects: Effects of Signal to Noise Ratio and
Patrick Michael Oswald, M.M. Presentation Level
Gloria Raimondi, M.M. Dissertation Director: Ayasakanta Rout, Ph.D.
Michael Douglas Richardson, M.M.
College of Science Kathryn Denise Schulz, M.M.
COUNSELING AND SUPERVISION
Jessica Flory Glick Strawderman, M.M.
and Mathematics Alan Ricardo Tunucci, M.M.
Rachel Claire Wallmann, M.M. Darius Adrian Marquette Green, Ph.D.
BIOLOGY Daniel Bartlett Warren, M.M. Undue Police Violence Towards African Americans: A
Zachary Steven Windsor, M.M. Quantitative Analysis of Professional Counselors
Abed-Elrahman Ismail Adawi, M.S. Dissertation Director: Amanda M. Evans, Ph.D.
Ruth Scena Bowers Sword, M.S. STUDIO ART
Cooper Aleksander Brett, M.S.
Jacob Donald James Peters, M.S. Mallory Porter Burrell, M.F.A.
Stanley Eugene Peyton Jr., M.S. Danielle Nicole Romagno, M.F.A.
Morgan Lee Rhodes, M.S.
Sara N. Schoen, M.S.
Ariana Alita Simeone, M.S.
Christine Ann Verdream, M.S.
Madison Ann Ward, M.S.
MATHEMATICS
Melissa Jean Astin, M.Ed.
Eden E. Eliff, M.Ed.
Bethany Anne Kosiorek, M.Ed.
Katrina Elizabeth Schwenke, M.Ed.
Jessica Rose Timmons, M.Ed.
14 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYBrittany Arielle Williams, Ph.D.
The Space Between Black & White: Examining the
Lived Experiences of African American Supervisees in
Cross-Racial Supervisory Relationships
Dissertation Director: A. Renee Staton, Ph.D.
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP STUDIES
Natasha Simone DuMerville, Ph.D. Harley James Wheeler, Au.D.
An Integrated Developmental Model and Measure of Music and Speech Perception in Pre-ligually Deafened
Intercultural Competence Young Listeners with Cochlear Implants – A Preliminary
Dissertation Director: Benjamin S. Selznick, Ph.D. Study Using Sung Speech
Theresa Lynn Koepfler Reimbold, Ph.D. Dissertation Director: Yingjiu Nie, Ph.D.
Conjoined Social Determinants of Volunteerism:
Impacts of Religiosity and National Political Leadership Doctor of Psychology
from a Global Perspective
Dissertation Director: Margaret F. Sloan, Ph.D.
COMBINED-INTEGRATED, CLINICAL AND SCHOOL
Zachary Paul Yoder, Ph.D. PSYCHOLOGY
Influence of Remaining Unmet Financial Need on the
Persistence Behaviors of Students Enrolled at a Small, Carly Ann Bobal, Psy.D.
Private, Liberal Arts Institution Improving Parent-Child Interactions and Generalized
Dissertation Director: Benjamin S. Selznick, Ph.D. Problem-Solving Skills in Families of Children with
ADHD through Adapted Parent Child Interaction
Therapy
Doctor of Audiology Dissertation Director: Trevor F. Stokes, Ph.D.
Jessica Catherine Davis, Psy.D.
COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS -
CLINICAL AUDIOLOGY Psyc 235: Psychology of Adjustment
Dissertation Director: Gregg Henriques, Ph.D.
Paris Atabek, Au.D. Connesia Rebekah Handford, Psy.D.
Effects of Age and Middle Ear Resonance on the Naming the Pain: A Model and Method for
Frequency Tuning of the cVEMP and oVEMP Therapeutically Assessing the Psychological Impact of
Dissertation Director: Erin G. Piker, Ph.D. Racism
Abigail Elizabeth Compton, Au.D. Dissertation Director: Craig N. Shealy, Ph.D.
Speech Understanding and Listening Effort in Noise Alexis Catherine Kenny, Psy.D.
with a New Speech Processing Algorithm Therapeutic Assessment with Couples: An Intervention
Dissertation Director: Ayasakanta Rout, Ph.D. to Enhance Healthy Relational and Marital Practices
Julia Elizabeth Dawson, Au.D. Dissertation Director: Craig N. Shealy, Ph.D.
Envelope Following Response Amplitude and Cochlear Virginia Gallup Larsen, Psy.D.
Traveling Wave Delay Promoting Attention in the Classroom Using the Play,
Dissertation Director: Chris G. Clinard, Ph.D. Learn, and Enjoy Curriculum
Sara Frances Wagner, Au.D. Dissertation Director: Elena A. Savina, Ph.D.
The Impact of Hair Covering Hearing Aid Microphones Ariel Damaris Marrero, Psy.D.
on Directional Performance “I try to weather the storm”: A Qualitative Study of the
Dissertation Director: Ayasakanta Rout, Ph.D. Foster Parent Experience
Abbey Kendall Weist, Au.D. Dissertation Director: Anne L. Stewart, Ph.D.
Induction of Nocebo Effects by Verbal Suggestions Mariafe Panizo, Psy.D.
During the Caloric Test An Interpersonal View of Personality Disorders
Dissertation Director: Erin G. Piker, Ph.D. Dissertation Director: Kenneth L. Critchfield, Ph.D.
2 0 2 0 M AY C O M M E N C E M E N T 15John Christopher Nye, D.M.A.
Recording a Solo Instrumental Album: A Methodology
and Representative Album
Document Director: Christopher J. Carrillo, D.M.A.
Bryan Caleb Pickering, D.M.A.
Survey and Analysis of Undergraduate Music Education
“Percussion Methods” Courses in Relation to Practical
Needs of Music Education in American Public Schools
Document Director: Casey R. Cangelosi, M.M.
Erica Beth Pritzker, Psy.D.
Pragmatic Language and Behavioral and Emotional James Kellogg Richardson, D.M.A.
Functioning – A Systematic Review: Implications for The Songs of C. Armstrong Gibbs
Research and Interprofessional Practice Document Director: Kevin J. McMillan, M.M.
Dissertation Director: Anne L. Stewart, Ph.D. Cynthia Lynn Skelley-Wohlschlager, D.M.A.
Addressing 21st Century Topics in Jake Heggie’s Three
Decembers
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects Document Director: Kevin J. McMillan, M.M.
Rebekah Leah Draper, D.N.P.
Developing Training to Address Neonatal Nurse
Knowledge, Practice, and Perceived Attitude for
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
DNP Project Team Chair: Erica J. Lewis, Ph.D.
Patricia Ann Viscardi, D.N.P.
The Watson Room: Mitigating Compassion Fatigue in
Oncology Nursing
DNP Project Team Chair: Linda J. Hulton, Ph.D.
Doctor of Musical Arts Documents
Patrick Thomas Bellah, D.M.A.
Beethoven’s Influence on Mendelssohn and Beyond
Document Director: Carl P. Donakowski, D.M.A.
Yanet Bermudez Ortiz, D.M.A.
The Origins and Development of The Cuban Danzas
for the Piano in the Works by Manuel Saumell, Ignacio Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions
Cervantes, Ernesto Lecuona, and Gisela Hernandez
Document Director: Eric K. Ruple, D.M.A. Mallory Porter Burrell, M.F.A.
Unearthing Strata and Changing Waters: A Landscape
Susan Deanne Gouthro, D.M.A.
for Today
The Integration of the Interactive Teaching Method
Thesis Director: Lisa M. Tubach, M.F.A.
(ITM) of the Alexander Technique in Vocal Pedagogy
Document Co-Directors: Kevin J. McMillan, M.M. and Danielle Nicole Romagno, M.F.A.
Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy, Ph.D. Re(Canonizing) the Tool: Constructions and Insincerity
Kyle B. Knappenberger, D.M.A. in the Digital Age
Thesis Director: Robert J. Mertens, M.F.A.
Hugo Wolf’s Treponema pallidum Infection and His
Michelangelo Lieder
Document Director: Kevin J. McMillan, M.M.
Phillip Michael Marion, D.M.A.
American Literature for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble
Document Director: Kevin J. Stees, M.M.
16 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYEducational Specialist Graduate Theses Alexandra Jaclyn Kolleda, M.A.
Thesis Director: John J. Butt, Ph.D.
Projects Abed-Elrahman Ismail Adawi, M.S.
Thesis Director: Corey L. Cleland, Ph.D. Kevin Louis Dabney Leaven, M.A.
Ashley Lauren Aylers, M.A./Ed.S. Thesis Director: Lars J. Kristiansen, Ph.D.
Project Director: Lennis G. Echterling, Ph.D. Andrew Richard Allen, M.S.
Elizabeth Morgan Armstrong, M.A./Ed.S. Thesis Director: Christopher J. Womack, Ph.D.
Project Director: Lennis G. Echterling, Ph.D. Kristi D. Aylor, M.A.
Carter Grace Bagnal, M.A./Ed.S. Thesis Director: Michael J. Galgano, Ph.D.
Project Director: A. Renee Staton, Ph.D. Mayah-Peacelynn Bell, M.A.
Jacqueline Marie Billy, Ed.S. Thesis Director: Kathryn D. Hobson, Ph.D.
Project Chair: Deborah Kipps-Vaughan, Psy.D. Ruth Scena Bowers Sword, M.S.
Sarah Ellen Brown, M.A./Ed.S. Thesis Co-Directors: Roshna E. Wunderlich, Ph.D.
Project Director: Amanda M. Evans, Ph.D. and Joshua M. Linder, Ph.D.
Laurel Elizabeth Brubaker, M.A./Ed.S. Cooper Aleksander Brett, M.S.
Project Director: Deborah C. Sturm, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Mark L. Gabriele, Ph.D.
Michelle Leigh Bryant, Ed.S. Alexander Edward Louis Brooks, M.A.
Project Chair: Tiffany C. Hornsby, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Rebecca N. Brannon, Ph.D.
Victoria Hope Bunting, Ed.S. Emory Christine Bruno, M.A.
Project Chair: Tammy D. Gilligan, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Trevor F. Stokes, Ph.D.
Caroline Graham Campbell, M.A./Ed.S. Kristen Ann Byrne, M.S.
Project Director: A. Renee Staton, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Jeremy D. Akers, Ph.D.
Rachel Beth Childers, M.A. Shea Colleen Manship, M.Ed.
Katelin Jean Curd, Ed.S. Thesis Director: Sara M. Snyder, Ph.D.
Project Chair: Tiffany C. Hornsby, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Emily M. Westkaemper, Ph.D.
Kendall Grace Clark, M.S. Jewell Anne McRoy, M.S.
Stacey Leah Davidson, Ed.S. Thesis Director: Jeremy D. Akers, Ph.D.
Project Chair: Tammy D. Gilligan, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Trent A. Hargens, Ph.D.
Samantha Anna Constantine, M.A. David Scott Merrifield II, M.A.
Carleigh Alexis Fuhrman, Ed.S. Thesis Director: Gabrielle M. Lanier, Ph.D.
Project Chair: Ashton D. Trice, Ed.D. Thesis Director: Michael D. Gubser, Ph.D.
Dale Hunter Cook, M.A. Nicholas Peter Minichiello, M.S.
Donna V. Garber, M.A./Ed.S. Thesis Director: Michael J. Saunders, Ph.D.
Project Director: Lennis G. Echterling, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Evan J. Friss, Ph.D.
Briana Genevieve Craig, M.A. Jordan Alexander Murrin, M.S.
Cassandra Ann Jones, M.A./Ed.S. Thesis Director: Jeremy D. Akers, Ph.D.
Project Director: A. Renee Staton, Ph.D. Thesis Director: S. Jeanne Horst, Ph.D.
Breanna Lynn Davidson, M.S. Nikki Lynn Owens, M.S.
Sarah Louise Lanyi, Ed.S. Thesis Director: Emeka A. Anaza, Ph.D.
Project Chair: Tiffany C. Hornsby, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Elizabeth S. Edwards, Ph.D.
Marijn Wilhelmus Theodorus de Waal, M.Ed. Briana Ozalas, M.A.
Sarah Nicole Kline, M.A./Ed.S. Thesis Director: Kathryn D. Hobson, Ph.D.
Project Director: A. Renee Staton, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Stephanie A. Wasta, Ph.D.
Morgan Elizabeth Dumont, M.S. Jacob Donald James Peters, M.S.
Aleksa Layne Putnam, Ed.S. Thesis Director: Heather P. Griscom, Ph.D.
Project Chair: Deborah Kipps-Vaughan, Psy.D. Thesis Director: Joshua R. Pate, Ph.D.
Cameron Elizabeth Dusman, M.M. Stanley Eugene Peyton Jr., M.S.
Kathlynn Grace Sergent, M.A./Ed.S. Thesis Director: Pradeep Vasudevan, Ph.D
Project Director: Amanda M. Evans, Ph.D. Thesis Director: David A. Stringham, Ph.D.
John Bushnell Forsyth, M.A. Allison Leigh Pinello, M.S.
Jessica Nicole Williams-Chase, Ed.S. Thesis Director: David J. Shonk, Ph.D.
Project Chair: Ashton D. Trice, Ed.D. Thesis Director: Phillip D. Dillard, Ph.D.
Erjona Gashi, M.A. Jamie Lee Phlegar, M.A.
Thesis Director: Michael L. Broderick, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Cathryn S. Molloy, Ph.D.
Kayla Mccall Heslin, M.A. Bethany Hope Popelish, M.A.
Thesis Director: Evan J. Friss, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Melissa W. Aleman, Ph.D.
Emily Almena Innes, M.A. Amanda Grace Powell, M.A.
Thesis Director: Steven A. Reich, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Melanie L. Shoup-Knox, Ph.D.
Emily Ryan Knox, M.A. Karen Elizabeth Risch Mott, M.Ed.
Thesis Director: Trevor F. Stokes, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Stephanie A. Wasta, Ph.D.
2 0 2 0 M AY C O M M E N C E M E N T 17Morgan Lee Rhodes, M.S. Eliana Ansul Segal, M.A. Kathryn Anne Tarnai, M.A.
Thesis Director: Dana L. Moseley, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Trevor F. Stokes, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Bernice A. Marcopulos, Ph.D.
Chelsea Robinson, M.S. Johnathan Bryant Seitz, M.A. Richard Jeffery Tindell II, M.S.
Thesis Director: Stephanie P. Kurti, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Steven W. Guerrier, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Xunhua Wang, Ph.D.
Sara N. Schoen, M.S. Arber Nexhat Shehu, M.S. Nicholas Taylor Thomas, M.S.
Thesis Director: David S. McLeod, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Ana L. Dengo, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Nicholas D. Luden, Ph.D.
Kayla Elizabeth Schroeder, M.Ed. Valarie Kristine Shorter, M.A. Kathryn Nicole Thompson, M.A.
Thesis Director: Stephanie A. Wasta, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Steven A. Reich, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Brian C. Leventhal, Ph.D.
Alison Campbell Schwartz, M.S. Casey Lee Silver, M.S. Alan Ricardo Tunucci, M.M.
Thesis Director: Jennifer R. Walsh, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Brett C. Tjaden, Ph.D. Thesis Director: David A. Stringham, Ph.D.
Ariana Alita Simeone, M.S. Emmett Andrew Van Der Snick, M.S.
Thesis Director: Kyle Seifert, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Christopher J. Womack, Ph.D.
Kerry Michelle Smith, M.A. Christine Ann Verdream, M.S.
Thesis Director: Kurt E. Schick, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Christine L. May, Ph.D.
Taylor Brooke Stanley, M.A. Jennie Nicole Verive, M.Ed.
Thesis Director: Jessica G. Irons, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Sara M. Snyder, Ph.D.
William Vaughan Stanley, M.A. Madison Ann Ward, M.S.
Thesis Director: Rebecca N. Brannon, Ph.D. Thesis Director: Susan R. Halsell, Ph.D.
Cindy Marie Steele May, M.Ed. Daniel Bartlett Warren, M.M.
These Director: Sara Snyder, Ph.D Thesis Director: David A Stringham, Ph.D.
Nicholas Tyler Strasser, M.A.
Thesis Director: Michael D. Gubser, Ph.D.
Zelda Nadiya Tackey, M.A.
Thesis Director: Carlos G. Aleman, Ph.D.
Samuel Page Duke Award
In memory of the late Samuel Page Duke, president of James Madison
University 1919-1949, this honor is awarded annually to the members
of the junior class who have the highest scholastic record for
five semesters as a JMU student.
Emma Cristiana Macaluso Emily Br yn Thompson Megan Nicole Vick
Major in Computer Science Major in Biology Major in Nursing
18 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYThe Class of 2020
V ALEDICTORIAN Elizabeth Elia is
an Independent Scholars major
studying Social Justice through Education
S TUDENT SPEAKER Lauren
Springer is graduating with a degree in
Management with a concentration in Human
Policy with a minor in Honors Resources Management, and a minor in
Interdisciplinary Studies. She Criminal Justice. She grew
is from in King George, up in Richmond, Virginia.
Virginia. During her time at During her time at JMU, she
JMU, Elizabeth was involved was an active member of
in the Alternative Break Kappa Alpha Theta. She was
Program, Delta Gamma also the Vice President and
Fraternity, and Cru. She is Treasurer of the American
also a member of Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Association.
Tau, the philosophy honors society, and the She was a 2018 First yeaR Orientation Guide
Honors College, where she served as an and a 2019 Orientation Peer Adviser. Lauren
Honors Teaching Assistant. She spent two took an active role in the Rebound Program
years working for Community Service- as a mentor and shared a video about her
Learning as a Service-Learning Coordinator Rebound story available for viewing on their
and an Alternative Spring Break website. She was honored to have been
Coordinator. Elizabeth served as an chosen for Madison Royal Court this past
Alternative Break leader for three fall. Lauren is most grateful for the constant
Alternative Breaks, a mentor for the Valley love and support she has received from the
Scholars Program, and volunteered with JMU community. She wouldn’t be the person
Explore More Discovery Museum she is today without the unforgettable
throughout her time at JMU. She also experiences she has had at JMU. To her
worked in conjunction with Cru to launch family and friends who have always believed
Greek Ministry on campus. During her senior in her, thank you! After graduation, Lauren
year, she pursued research in Equitable will be moving to Arlington, Virginia and
Education for Newcomer Students for her starting as a Technology Engineer Analyst
Honors Capstone and in conjunction with at Accenture Federal Services.
Harrisonburg High School. Elizabeth has a
passion for Christian ministry, and hopes to
pursue a career in full-time ministry that will
allow her to work with interpersonal
relationships and social justice causes.
2 0 2 0 M AY C O M M E N C E M E N T 19COL L E G E OF
ARTS AND
LETTERS
A lthough we would have
preferred to see you in your
purple gowns on our beloved
The intertwined nature of The
College of Arts and Letters logo
represents the interconnection
Quad, my faculty and I are thrilled and mutual dependence of arts
and letters at James Madison
to share with you this important University.
event in your life and the life of our
university.
Robert Aguirre
DEAN
It is a time when the JMU family– American writer Henry David Thoreau said of
faculty, staff, students, families, and alumni– his time at Walden Pond that he “grew in those
come together to celebrate the accomplishments of our seasons like corn in the night.” We know this has been
graduating students and to reflect on what it means to true for you as well.
join the company of educated people. We also know that you have acquired here another
As Arts and Letters graduates, you have completed hallmark of a JMU education: an ethic of service. You
a course of rigorous study that has prepared you have volunteered in your communities, helped others
well for the challenges of the present and the future. less fortunate, and educated yourselves about the great
Whatever your major, you have honed skills that are in needs in your local surround and the world beyond. With
high demand in our workforce and a bedrock for lives great privilege also comes added responsibility, and you
of meaning and purpose. have embraced this call to action
These include the ability to with creativity and resolve. We
understand a wide variety of know from our alumni that this
information, to sift truth from burden to be a force for positive
falsehood, to express yourself change persists beyond JMU, and
clearly and forcibly, to see we look forward to seeing your
events in historical and cultural great accomplishments in years to
contexts, to work well with come.
others, and to practice empathy This is a time to celebrate
and compassion. More than you, all you have become,
ever, employers count these as and all that lies before you.
superpowers. Congratulations!
You can be confident that
your JMU education serves as a solid foundation not only Robert Aguirre, Ph.D.
for your first job, but for careers to come, some of which Dean
may involve work in fields that have yet to be invented.
I know I speak for the faculty in saying we are proud
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of all that you have become during your time here. The
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