2020 Commencement Celebration
Department of Human Development and Family Science
Congratulations to Our Graduates!
Bachelor of Science in Human Development
| Dakota James Abate |
| Shelby Grace Abbott |
| Alexis Breann Abell |
| Taylor Grace Alexander |
| Bailey Marie Allen, Magna Cum Laude |
| Emily Toyo Altman, Summa Cum Laude |
| Emily Diane Angle, Magna Cum Laude |
| Madison Everie Paige Arnesen |
| Daniel Reece Bailey, Cum Laude |
| Jessica Rachel Barttels, Magna Cum Laude |
| Elizabeth Anne Batwinis, Summa Cum Laude |
| Allyson Marie Baugher |
| Jessica Marie Beattie |
| Emily Rose Beatty, Magna Cum Laude |
| Ashleigh Marie Bedwell, Cum Laude |
| Elizabeth Rose Bellville, Magna Cum Laude |
| Rhea Bhatia, Summa Cum Laude |
| Claire Elizabeth Bilodeau, Magna Cum Laude |
| Kristen Leigh Bissell, Magna Cum Laude |
| Jensen Lee Blevins, Magna Cum Laude |
| Jessica Ann Boehling, Magna Cum Laude |
| Cara Mia Boim, Cum Laude |
| Katherine Shea Bowe, Cum Laude |
| Karsyn Leigh Boyer, Summa Cum Laude |
| Jaylen Denaro Bradshaw |
| Keisha Rosalyn Branch, Magna Cum Laude |
| Abigail Ager Brewer, Cum Laude |
| Julie A. Broadway |
| Kendyl Lauren Brooks |
| Jessica Rose Bruno, Cum Laude |
| Hannah Grace Burks, Magna Cum Laude |
| Samantha Grace Burley, Magna Cum Laude |
| Elizabeth Grace Caples, Magna Cum Laude |
| Gabrielle Elise Capozzi |
| Catherine Whitfield Carroll |
| Delaney Mackenzie Carroll |
| Louise A. Castillo |
| Allison Palmer Cedrone-Ricks |
| Bridget Marie Charlton |
| Benjamin Yin Cheng, Magna Cum Laude |
| Brent Mason Clough |
| Laura Ann Coffey, Magna Cum Laude |
| Sarah Rebecca Coleman |
| Emma Louise Collins, Cum Laude |
| Julianne Patricia Conroy |
| Carly Maria Cook, Cum Laude |
| Emily Ann Cooley, Magna Cum Laude |
| Caroline R. Cottrell, Magna Cum Laude |
| Jessie Michelle Crockett |
| Samantha Lynn Culin, Cum Laude |
| Claire Marie Darnell |
| Cassidy Lynn Davis, Magna Cum Laude |
| Katelyn Annette Davis |
| Rebecca Faith Deeter |
| Olivia Devereux, Magna Cum Laude |
| Kendall Alex Dillard |
| Rachel Catherine Dinger |
| Kristina Marie Dixon, Cum Laude |
| Jacinda Akouele Djossou |
| Emily Cathleen Dodge |
| Hana Sabine El-Baba |
| Alexia Ariel Estrada, Cum Laude |
| Mariah Blake Evans |
| Dominique Eryn Fernandez |
| Lily Anna Fernandi, Magna Cum Laude |
| Mackenzie Martha Filla, Summa Cum Laude |
| Grace Lin Finkbeiner, Cum Laude |
| Reginald Wendell Floyd II |
| Cheyenne Aiyana Fortune Deluna |
| Hayley Lynn Fox, Cum Laude |
| Abigail Mary Frech |
| Victoria Elizabeth Freiberg, Summa Cum Laude, Honors Scholar |
| Sophia Marie Frey, Magna Cum Laude |
| Haley Mashay Fugate, Magna Cum Laude |
| Natalie Christine Garcia |
| Morgan Rhianne Gibson, Magna Cum Laude |
| Lauren Bailey Gilbert, Cum Laude |
| Hannah Sinclaire Glasgow, Magna Cum Laude |
| Susan K. Glymph, Magna Cum Laude |
| Alayna Liliana Godfrey, Cum Laude |
| Michaela Leigh Gosting, Summa Cum Laude |
| Morgan Sally Gozalzadeh, Cum Laude |
| Georgiana Greenwald, Cum Laude |
| Courtney Maude Griffiths |
| Kimberlee Barden Grimes, Cum Laude |
| Bailey Madison Grubb, Summa Cum Laude |
| Amanda Leigh Guevara |
| Chloe Zane Hackler, Magna Cum Laude |
| Caitlin Mae Hadjis, Summa Cum Laude |
| Molly Louise Hamilton |
| Leah Joowon Han, Summa Cum Laude |
| Alyssa Mae Faith Harris |
| Ellianna Mae Harris |
| Allison Elizabeth Haynes, Magna Cum Laude |
| Caroline Davis Hearp |
| Alea Jane Heath |
| Adriana Sarah Henson, Cum Laude |
| Madison Ashleigh Hogge, Cum Laude |
| Jenna Ruby Holdaway, Magna Cum Laude |
| Ryan Jacob Huaman |
| Kaitlyn Nicole Hurley, Summa Cum Laude, Honors Scholar |
| Meghan Elizabeth Intermill |
| Phoebe Elizabeth Jackson, Magna Cum Laude |
| Sarah Sebin Jang |
| Morgan Elizabeth Jenkins, Magna Cum Laude |
| Payton Christine Johnson, Magna Cum Laude |
| Semia LaShae Jones |
| Stephanie Elizabeth Jutz |
| Mary Frances Kastelberg, Summa Cum Laude |
| Alexis Hope Keller |
| Katharine Akyung Ki |
| Kate Kim |
| Michael Kim, Magna Cum Laude |
| Jesse Pauline Kleiner, Cum Laude |
| Hanna Kyoko Kobayashi |
| Sarah Marie Koebel, Magna Cum Laude |
| Pavla Kuklova |
| Sydney Susanna Kulok, Summa Cum Laude |
| Natalie Kemp Kulp |
| Melissa Paige Lani, Summa Cum Laude |
| Brian Cleveland LaPrade, Jr. |
| Caitlin Michelle Leary |
| Hannah Jueun Lee |
| Jisoo Lee, Magna Cum Laude |
| Madison Amora Leonard |
| Evelyn Euridice Leyva Flores |
| Annalee Danielle Lowman, Cum Laude |
| Hannah Kelly Lumpkins |
| Paul Patrick Mack |
| Jacqueline D. Marchetti |
| Alyssa McKenzie Marshall, Summa Cum Laude |
| Joeli McKenzie Martin, Magna Cum Laude |
| Brooklyn Shayla Mason |
| Katherine Ann Mastrota, Cum Laude |
| Sara Julia Mathew, Magna Cum Laude |
| Evelyn Armstong Maxwell |
| Jessica Marie McCauley, Summa Cum Laude |
| David Arthur McElroy |
| David Vincent McFadden |
| Kelsey Mae McGregor |
| Lakin Paige McLaughlin, Magna Cum Laude |
| Kennedy Louise McLeod, Summa Cum Laude |
| Sydney Ashton McNally, Cum Laude |
| Marie Therese McNary, Magna Cum Laude |
| Emory Harris McVeigh |
| Jessica Taylor Meeks, Summa Cum Laude |
| Bryanna Janae Menefee |
| Rachel Kathleen Metts, Magna Cum Laude |
| Mary Kathleen Milam, Cum Laude |
| Danielle Reed Moore, Cum Laude |
| Katherine Ann Mumm, Summa Cum Laude |
| Jeffrey Dean Mundy |
| Gabriela Jewel Murphy |
| Korbin Wade Myers |
| Emily Marie Nicely, Cum Laude |
| Caitlyn Elizabeth Nolan, Cum Laude |
| Ceili Moira O’Donnell, Magna Cum Laude |
| Katrina Paek |
| Grace Bickford Parker |
| Kayla Marie Parrish, Cum Laude |
| Alexa Ann Pawela, Summa Cum Laude |
| Shawn Ryan Payne |
| Emily Nicole Peacock, Magna Cum Laude |
| Haley Elyse Pettigrew |
| Cristina Paola Pizzano, Magna Cum Laude |
| Kathryn Marie Plamondon, Cum Laude |
| Jovonn Adere Quillen, Jr. |
| Haley Nicole Ramsey, Cum Laude |
| Caroline Marie Randall |
| Deja Lanay Rasberry-Dickey |
| Kathryn Georgette Ratliff, Cum Laude |
| Dheepthi Ravikumar |
| Kimberly Grace Rector, Cum Laude |
| Logan Nicole Rector |
| Megan Katherine Reilly, Cum Laude |
| Victoria LeeAnn Reinhardt, Magna Cum Laude |
| Stephanie Rebecca Rice, Magna Cum Laude |
| Alexis Lanette Richmond, Summa Cum Laude |
| Alexa Anneli Risseeuw |
| Casey Elizabeth Rizer |
| Brittany Renee Russell, Summa Cum Laude |
| Angela Nichole Sainz |
| Emily Jade Santos, Summa Cum Laude |
| Nieve O'Neill Schimley |
| Olivia Dawn Semones, Magna Cum Laude |
| Sarah Anne Shaver, Magna Cum Laude |
| Skyler Lepaige Shaver |
| Aubrie May Ferraro Shiblie, Cum Laude |
| Eleanor Michelle Siewers |
| Rebekah Ann Skinner |
| Marissa Bridgette Skripko, Cum Laude |
| Katherine Marie Smith, Magna Cum Laude |
| Jenna Shaye Spedden, Summa Cum Laude |
| Danielle Marie Sperry, Summa Cum Laude |
| Heather Brooke Spivey, Summa Cum Laude |
| Ki'ara Rachelle Stanley, Cum Laude |
| Caitlyn Janise Stokes, Cum Laude |
| Rebecca Grace Straley, Summa Cum Laude |
| Lydia Suzanne Straton |
| Rebecca Grace Tallman, Magna Cum Laude |
| Chelsea Sinclair Taylor |
| Elizabeth Kate Taylor |
| Emily Nicole Taylor, Magna Cum Laude |
| Sophia Danielle Textoris, Magna Cum Laude |
| Amanda Grace Thomas |
| Reilly Elizabeth Thompson |
| Michelle Christine Tieman |
| Sabrina Alexis Townsend, Cum Laude |
| Emily Marie Treanor |
| Leah Catherine Trizna |
| Ashley Ann Clemente Uy |
| Mayah Marie Valentin Griffith |
| Madisyn Brieann Van Gorder |
| Carla Alexandra Vaz Alves, Cum Laude |
| Deakin Arthur Volz |
| Jessica Louise Vishneski |
| Juliana Eva Vossenberg, Magna Cum Laude |
| Rebecca Joan Voyack, Magna Cum Laude |
| Madeline Marie Waldron, Cum Laude |
| Joan Abigail Wauhop, Summa Cum Laude |
| Mackenzie Brooke Wheeler |
| William Blake Whetzel |
| Evan Reid Whirley |
| Jordan Nicole White, Magna Cum Laude |
| Amber Scout Williams |
| Mica Tyler Williams |
| Abigail Rose Wilson |
| Lindsey Shea Windhausen, Summa Cum Laude |
| Hayley Alexis Wood, Cum Laude |
| Brenna Nicole Wooldridge, Cum Laude |
| Leigh Sullivan Wrabley |
| Emily Michelle Xystros, Cum Laude |
| Ellie Victoria Yeatts |
| Emma Sohhee You |
| Brianna Michelle Zicafoose, Cum Laude |
Master of Science in Human Development
| Avery Renee Campbell |
| Domenica Holzle Carrese |
| Laura Emily Dowling |
| Masumeh Auguste Farchtchi |
| Kalyn Marie Hendrickson |
| Emily Elizabeth Janes |
| Meredith Lynne Ridgell |
| Jessica Erin Simpson |
| Pamela Beth Sterling |
| Nicola Verster |
| Taylor Michael Wardle |
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development
Emily Ann Gary Dissertation: “Religious Disaffiliation and Family Relationships: A Grounded Theory Study of LGBTQ+ Women’s Experiences” Committee Chair: Erika Grafsky |
Amy Alida Audrey Morgan Dissertation: “The Mediating Effects of Family Resilience Processes in the Context of Paternal Incarceration: A Structural-equation Analysis of the Family Inequality Framework Among Danish Families With School-aged Youth” Committee Chair: Joyce Arditti |
Mary Nedela Dissertation: “Bisexual Relationships: Investigating the Impact of Attitudes Regarding Bisexuality on Relationship Satisfaction Among Female Same-Gender Couples” Committee Co-Chairs: April Few-Demo and Erika Grafsky |
Eunkyung Shin Dissertation: “Predictors of Bystander and Defender Behaviors in Bullying: Maternal Reactions to Child Emotion and Empathy in the United States and South Korea” Committee Chair: Cynthia Smith |
Michael Evan Thomas Dissertation: “Appalachian Church Leaders: An IPA Study to Understand Their Experiences with Substance Misuse” Committee Chair: Erika Grafsky |
Awards and Honors
Dhanya Babu
Lilly Redman
Dean McDonough
Shuqi Yu
Isabella Woods
Amy Morgan
University Ceremony
Virtual Ceremony
Watch HokieBird reveals, tassel turns, and inspirational messages from Hoda Kotb and Nikki Giovanni.
Reading of Undergraduate Names
The names of undergraduates can be heard in the Department of Human Development and Family Science video.
Reading of Graduate Student Names
The names of all master’s and doctoral degree recipients can be heard on the Graduate School page.
A Note on Dual Majors
Students with more than one major may hear their names read in the video of their primary major’s department.
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