Congratulations to the Class of 2022
Master of Science
Summaya Abdul Razak in Health Promotion Sciences
Tanya Dianne Adler in Health Promotion Sciences
Ahram Ahn in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Jodie T. Allen in Animal Science
Prince Addo Allotey in Statistics
Alex Fernando Alvarez in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Sarah Lynn Anderson in Health Promotion Sciences
Michelle Campbell Andrzejewski in Energy and Environmental Management
Alison Mary Baranovic in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Anthony Joseph Berardo in Athletic Training
Ethan J. Berriault in Energy and Environmental Management
Levon Michael Bigelow Jr. in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Alaina Marie Bisson in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Noah Madison Boland in Energy and Environmental Management
Kristopher Butler in Health Promotion Sciences
Jacob Neil Cabral in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Summer Anne Carlile in Energy and Environmental Management
Francesca Rose Chan in Energy and Environmental Management
Yanyan Chen in Health Promotion Sciences
Nicole C. Dahrouge in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Christina Anne Day in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Gabriella Roby Dodd in Animal Science
Abigail Renee Dunn in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Erin Christine Ermine in Energy and Environmental Management
Anthony Naves Spagnol Faria in Athletic Training
Olivia Michele Ford in Health Promotion Sciences
Erin Catherine Gallacher in Health Promotion Sciences
Harry Steve Georges in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Timothy J. Gilgallon in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Nicole Lynn Glick in Health Promotion Sciences
Kaitlyn Goodridge in Plant Science: Plant Environment
Isabella Anna Gorski in Health Promotion Sciences
Korina Rose Hahn in Health Promotion Sciences
Kelsey Rae Haughey in Energy and Environmental Management
Valeria Natalia Herrera in Health Promotion Sciences
Arthur Nicholas Jacques in Energy and Environmental Management
Jacqueline Johnson in Animal Science
Breanna Fowler Karabeinikoff in Health Promotion Sciences
Rama Kattan in Health Promotion Sciences
Kirsten Hope Krause in Animal Science
Evan Edward Lentz in Plant Science
Jaclyn Faith Lerner in Health Promotion Sciences
Karah Lynne Lewis in Health Promotion Sciences
Jiaxi Liu in Animal Science
Charles Swinton Lovejoy in Energy and Environmental Management
Kyle Jeremiah Mahoney in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Gillian Kara McNeil in Health Care Genetics
Lillian Kate Wehling Michaud in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Ariana Lynn Morasutti in Health Promotion Sciences
Sabit Tashfiq Nasir in Energy and Environmental Management
Tam-Anh Ngoc Nguyen in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Megan Nye in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Kayla Faith O’Connor in Health Promotion Sciences
Dana Purcell in Health Promotion Sciences
Tianna Nicole Román in Energy and Environmental Management
Gabriel Silva Salles in Health Care Genetics
Lauren Beth Sands in Plant Science: Horticulture
Christianne Rose Senechal in Health Care Genetics
Justin Lee Shoshone in Energy and Environmental Management
Ava Alexandra Smith in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Lindsay Spotts in Energy and Environmental Management
Kelsey Marie Stegall-Smith in Energy and Environmental Management
Danielle Nicole Tanzer in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Todd Andrew Thoren in Energy and Environmental Management
Kimberly Ann Toth in Health Care Genetics
Kayla Ann Vargas in Energy and Environmental Management
Yufei Wang in Animal Science
Melissa Addie Wieand in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Leana Catherine Wiebelt in Energy and Environmental Management
Dawn Marguerite Works-Dennis in Energy and Environmental Management
Nicholas Bruce Wyllie in Energy and Environmental Management
Isabelle Smith Zaffetti in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
December 19, 2021
Berihun Tefera Adugna in Applied and Resource Economics
Christopher Tadusz Dziurzynski in Energy and Environmental Management
Holly Michelle Fiorenti in Health Promotion Sciences
Nicole Ann Gonzalez in Animal Science
Thomas Gormbley in Energy and Environmental Management
Michaela Ruth Green in Health Care Genetics
Annika Emma Grewal in Health Care Genetics
Samuel Haiden in Plant Science: Plant Breeding
Caitlin Hargrave in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Melody Anne Kramarz in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Collin Thomas Krzyzaniak in Health Care Genetics
Nicholas Frank Lacafta in Energy and Environmental Management
Tiana Marie Lazo in Energy and Environmental Management
Si Lu in Animal Science
Nichole Lynn Pease in Energy and Environmental Management
Pingxu Qin in Nutritional Science
Lauren Alexandra Roe in Health Promotion Sciences
Aviana Orli Rosen in Health Promotion Sciences
Jorge Luis Sanchez in Energy and Environmental Management
Matthew Walter Schroeder in Health Promotion Sciences
Joshua Wayland Snarski in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Lang Sun in Animal Science
Seth Robert Taylor in Energy and Environmental Management
August 24, 2021
Rachel S. Berkowsky in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Eric Peter Carrano in Health Care Genetics
Kaitlin Rose Ferrero in Applied and Resource Economics
Haley Morgan Gershman in Health Promotion Sciences
Laurie Groshon in Health Promotion Sciences
Adam Haynes in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Rachel Nancy Hope Hildrey in Health Promotion Sciences
Danielle Renee Jordan in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Keiona Mae Khen in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Amanda M. Koss in Health Promotion Sciences
Rachael Elise Massey in Health Care Genetics
Alyssa Hildebrandt McDonnell in Applied and Resource Economics
Alexis Tori Pflieger in Energy and Environmental Management
Junichi Robert Sakaki in Nutritional Science
Twisha Ankur Shah in Health Care Genetics
Lilly M. Tartsinis in Health Promotion Sciences
Sarah Wen Elizabeth Warykas in Nutritional Science
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Thomas Gregory Alwang
Josephine Angers
Ryan Edmund Bogrette
Kristin Sarah Cancelliere
Tyler Clements
Sean Christopher Connolly
Jessica Zixing Decoteau
Olivia Nicole DeLuca
Casey Callaghan Diaz
Kimberly Rose Didsbury
Joshua Wayne Dobratz
Sean Donohue Doenias
Gabriella N. Dombek
Hannah Elise Fields
Kelly Ann Haptas
Alexandra Bonde Jones
Elena Christine
Masiello Michelle Materna
Jessica Wagner McKinney
Thomas Nickel
Michael J. Norell
Micaela Marie Nowacki
Geordan Nunes
Jacob Michael Ober
Jillian O’Connell
Thomas Rigby
Sheena Trivedi
Christine Elizabeth Volz
Sylwia Zambrzycka
Doctor of Philosophy
Liya Anto in Nutritional Science
Major Advisor: Christopher Neal Blesso
Doctoral Dissertation: Investigating the effects of polar lipids derived from diet and gut bacteria on cardiometabolic disease risk factors and gut microbiome
Stephanie Renee Barnes Brown in Animal Science: Food Microbiology and Safety
Major Advisor: Dennis D’Amico
Doctoral Dissertation: Antimicrobial Interventions for the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Cheese and their Impact on Virulence
Hyunjung Chung in Pathobiology: Virology
Major Advisor: Dong-Hun Lee
Doctoral Dissertation: Inferring Evolutionary and Transmission Dynamics of Avian Influenza Viruses using Whole Genome Sequences and Epidemiologic Data
Deepa Ashwarya Kuttappan in Animal Science
Major Advisor: Mary Anne Roshni Amalaradjou
Doctoral Dissertation: Characterizing the Anti-inflammatory Potential of Starter Cultures and Cheese in the Management of IBD
Qianwen Lu in Plant Science: Soil Science
Major Advisor: Haiying Tao
Doctoral Dissertation: Evaluation of traditional and new fertilizer nitrogen practices on raspberry production and soil health
Cora Shields McGehee in Plant Science: Horticulture
Major Advisor: Rosa Raudales
Margaret Chase Morrissey in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Major Advisor: Douglas J. Casa
Doctoral Dissertation: Sex Differences in Physiological Responses to Exercise in the Heat and Heat Acclimation
Kelsey M. Rynkiewicz in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Major Advisor: Stephanie Mazerolle Singe
Doctoral Dissertation: Longitudinal Investigation of Work-Family Conflict and Work-Family Guilt Among Collegiate Athletic Trainers
Junichi Robert Sakaki in Nutritional Science
Major Advisor: Ock K. Chun
Doctoral Dissertation: The role of beverage consumption in the development of obesity and cardiometabolic outcomes in youth
Ankit Kumar Singh in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Major Advisor: Xiusheng Yang
Doctoral Dissertation: A GREENBOX Technology for Urban Crop Production and its Technical Performance
Lang Sun in Animal Science: Food Microbiology and Safety
Major Advisor: Dennis D’Amico
Doctoral Dissertation: Investigating Microbial Community Dynamics in Traditional Cheese Production
Minu Sara Thomas in Nutritional Science
Major Advisor: Maria-Luz Fernandez
Doctoral Dissertation: Egg effects on lipoproteins, oxidative stress, inflammation and gut microbiota in Metabolic syndrome
Huseyin Yer in Plant Science: Horticulture
Major Advisor: Yi Li
Doctoral Dissertation: Characterization of Perennial Ryegrass Mutants for Low Mowing Height and Reduced Mowing Frequency
Ceila Zelman in Plant Science: Plant Environment
Major Advisor: Gerald Berkowitz
Doctoral Dissertation: Extracellular Cues, Calcium and Ion Channels: Plant Pathogen Defense Transduction Pathways
December 19, 2021
Steven Marco Davi in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Major Advisor: Lindsey K. Lepley
Doctoral Dissertation: A Multimodal Approach to Characterizing Changes in the Quadriceps after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Tyler David Gavitt in Pathobiology: Bacteriology
Major Advisor: Steven Michael Szczepanek
Doctoral Dissertation: An Analysis of the Role of Antibody in the Response to Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Vaccinated Mice
Nancy Marek in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air
Major Advisor: John Volin
Doctoral Dissertation: Evaluating the Potential of Unpiloted Aerial Vehicles and Computer Vision Techniques to Map Forest Understory Invasive Plants
Eric Sarpong Owusu in Agricultural and Resource Economics
Major Advisor: Boris E. Bravo-Ureta
Doctoral Dissertation: Three Essays on Agricultural Productivity and Resource Utilization
August 24, 2021
Sulaiman F. Aljasir in Animal Science: Food Microbiology and Safety
Major Advisor: Dennis D’Amico
Doctoral Dissertation: Antimicrobial, Antivirulence and Probiotic Activities of Protective Bacterial Cultures Against Foodborne Pathogens
Cody Butler in Kinesiology: Exercise Science
Major Advisor: Lindsay Distefano
Doctoral Dissertation: Components of Neuromuscular Control on Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury and Cardiovascular Function in the Warfighter
Wan Seok Chang in Agricultural and Resource Economics
Major Advisor: Charles Towe
Doctoral Dissertation: Three Essays on Media Family Planning Messages, Spousal Loss, and Cyberbullying Victimization in East Asia
Zhenshan Chen in Agricultural and Resource Economics
Major Advisor: Charles Towe
Doctoral Dissertation: Individual Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors in a Changing Environment
Lauren M Lamberti Corso in Health Promotion Sciences
Major Advisor: Jeanne Mccaffery
Doctoral Dissertation: Physiologic Predictors of Weight Gain and Change in Cardiometabolic Risk in Young Adults
Carnisha Mariah Gilder in Health Promotion Sciences
Major Advisor: Tricia Leahey
Doctoral Dissertation: Impact of Social Connectedness on Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance
I-Ting Naomi Lin in Pathobiology: Bacteriology
Major Advisors: Steven J. Geary and Xiaohui Zhou
Doctoral Dissertation: A Gatekeeper Protein Contributes to Type 3 Secretion System 2 Function via Interaction with an ATPase in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Arlind Mara in Pathobiology: Bacteriology
Major Advisor: Steven J. Geary
Doctoral Dissertation: Elucidating the Mechanisms of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Vaccine-induced Disease Exacerbation
Xiaohan Sun in Agricultural and Resource Economics
Major Advisor: Tatiana Andreyeva
Doctoral Dissertation: Three Essays on Policy Analysis of Child Well-Being
Jingyi Xue in Nutritional Science
Major Advisor: Yangchao Luo
Doctoral Dissertation: Design and Exploitation of Novel Dendritic Phytoglycogen-based Nanocomplexes for Delivery of Natural Antimicrobial Compounds for Food Safety Applications