TWU Spring 2024 Commencement Program

DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY Candidates
Joel De Jesus Abrego, B.S.
Amy Margaret Alcasabas, B.S.
Cara Elise Pham Armstrong, B.S.
Jordan Gaum Austin, B.S.
Sofia Abdulkarim Bajunaid, B.S.
Mariana Corina Ramirez Barrera, B.E.S.S.
Madison Wall Bates, B.S.
Megan G. Baxter, B.S.
Spencer Cole Bristo, B.S.
Veronica Guadalupe Burrola, B.S.
Jose Canelo, B.S.
Roberto Cruz, B.S.
Cailey Mason Davis, B.S.
Julianne DeBlieux, B.S.
Hien Thao Dinh, B.S.
Nam Thanh Dinh, B.S.
Gilliane Dixon, B.H.S.
Amber Beth Doherty, B.S.
Danielle Drogosch, B.S.
Chloe Alyse Ducote, B.S.
Daniel Chaves Batista Dunlap, B.S.
Carson Quin Eubank, B.S.
Skyler Dawn Friel, B.S.
Allen Ty Fromme, B.S.
Mackenzie Breanne Fullmer, B.S.
Marissa Garcia, B.S.
Zhanna Glancy, B.S., M.S.
Allyson Renee Goldsberry, B.S.
Heather Davis Cruz Guido, B.S.
Emily Shay Harrell, B.S.
Emily Lynn Hedges, B.S.
Emily Brown Hickl, B.S.
Emma Holland, B.S.
Annia Lenay Holmes, B.S.
Kelly Ann Hoover, B.A.
Gretta Sophia Hotz, B.S.
Olivia Linares Hsia, B.A., M.A.T.
Steven Huynh, B.S.
Ji Woo Hwang, B.A.
Michala Elaine Janssen, B.S.
Michael Alexander Jones, B.S.
McKenzie Lea Kidwell, B.S.
Tae Goon Kim, B.S.
Campbell Paige Kutach, B.S.
Christian A. Lozano, B.S.
Thong V Ly, B.S.
Dreanna Michelle McAdams, B.S.
Neha N. Mehta, B.S.
Rachel Jamie Moore, B.E.S.S.
Jacob Allen Morrison, B.S.
Nicole Hollis Nelson, B.S.
Justin Taylor Ngov, B.S.
Claire Nguyen, B.S.
Lauren Christina O’Connell, B.S.
Madeleine Aurora Packer, B.E.S.S.
Paul Anthony Pahudpod, B.S.
Kaci Elizabeth Parks, B.S.
Victoria Mai Pham, B.S.
Deborah Sue Pizarro, B.S.
Natalie Clara Ravlin, B.S.
Alex Rios, B.S.
Meshach Brandon Roberts, B.S., M.S.
Samantha Nichole Roberts, B.S.
Garrett Rountree, B.S.
Samantha Marie Samaniego, B.S.
Jasmine Quinn Schilling, B.S.
Madison Jo Schumacher, B.S.
Allison Elizabeth Seay, B.S.
Shelby Dawn Senek, B.S.
Meghan Porter Skevington, B.S.
Lydia Rose Smith, B.S.
Shelby Jean Smith, B.S.
Hannah Elizabeth Smithwick, B.S.
Suekha Southichack, B.S.
Michaela Grace Spencer, B.S.
Spencer K. Spier, B.A.
Brandon Cole Stanton, B.S.
Victoria Swiber, B.S.
Julia E. Sypek, B.S.
Blessing Ysea Tamez, B.S.
Tatiana R. Thomas, B.S.N.
Madeline Joy Thompson, B.S.
Brooke Trunnelle, B.S.
Rebecca Rea Tudor, B.S.
Haley Vampran, B.S.
Isabel Andrea Velazquez, B.S.
Abigail Grace Villafranco, B.S.
Enrico Miguel D. Vistan, B.S.
Christine Wang, B.A.
Jamie Wang, B.S.
Taylor Grace Watson, B.S.
Haley Marie Watters, B.S.
Courtney Nicole Wells, B.S.
Andres Williams, B.S.
Sarah Madison Wingate, B.S.
Jeremy David Wong, B.S.
Jinkeun Timothy You, B.E.S.S.
Madalyn Rose Zimmerer, B.S.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Candidates
Amanda Brynn Aguirri, B.S.N., M.S.N.,
Major: Nursing Science
Dissertation: Examining Medication Dosage Calculation
Exam Scores in Undergraduate Nursing Students: Simulation
Compared to Classroom Instruction
Cory Aaron Alcon, B.S., D.P.T.,
Chancellor’s Student Research Scholar
Major: Physical Therapy
Dissertation: The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current
Stimulation Plus Pain Neuroscience Education in Patients
with Chronic Low Back Pain and High Pain Catastrophizing –
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Phyliciá Corithea Anderson, B.A., M.A
Major: Literacy, Language, and Culture
Dissertation: We Be Talkin’: Critical Explorations Into How
Black Adolescents Experience A Black Language Book Club
Kelsie Renea Barta, B.S.N., M.S.N.,
Major: Nursing Science
Dissertation: The Development and Validation of an Instrument
Measuring Psychological Need Satisfaction of Lactation
Jace Andrew Brown, B.S., B.S., D.P.T.,
Chancellor’s Student Research Scholar
Major: Physical Therapy
Dissertation: The Effects of Dry Needling on Muscle Blood
Flow of the Infraspinatus in Individuals with Shoulder Pain
Brookelyn Taylor Bush, B.S.W., M.Ed.,
Major: Family Studies
Dissertation: The Impact of Racial Socialization and Family
Stress in African American Homes
LaGaryion Reed Carson, B.S., B.S.N., M.S.N.,
Major: Nursing Science
Dissertation: Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s
Disease: The Lived Experiences of African American Caregivers
H. Scott Clemente, B.A., M.A.,
Major: Sociology
Dissertation: Meditation and Social Predictors of Tolerance
Jason Todd Cravens, B.A., M.S.,
Major: Marriage and Family Therapy
Dissertation: The Quiet Crisis: An Interpretive
Phenomenological Study on Parental Experiences of Youth
Inpatient Treatment
Rinki Dasgupta, B.H., M.S.,
Major: Molecular Biology
Dissertation: Identifying the Modulators of Protein Arginylation
Galen L. Dickey, B.A., M.S.,
Major: Health Studies
Dissertation: Lived Experiences of Low Wage, Working Women
in Texas Without Paid Postpartum Leave
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