University of Pittsburgh
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Fall Graduation Ceremony
Saturday, December 16, 2023, 10 a.m.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum
Link to Livestream
Welcoming Remarks
Anthony Delitto, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Dean, SHRS; Professor, Dept. of Physical Therapy
National Anthem
Ethan Limansky, BA
Master of Arts in Speech Language Pathology, Graduate Student, Class of 2025
Keynote Speaker
Benjamin R. Reynolds, MSPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Healing the Future: Navigating Sustainability, Accessibility, and Resilience in Healthcare
Presentation of Degrees
Department of Community Health Services and Rehabilitation Science
Department of Health Informatics
Department of Occupational Therapy
Department of Physical Therapy
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science
Alma Mater
Mae Cody, BA
Doctor of Physical Therapy, Graduate Student, Class of 2023
Closing Remarks
Anthony Delitto, PhD, PT, FAPTA
(Note: Not all students listed in the program are in attendance)
Department of Community Health Services and Rehabilitation Science
Presented by:
Thomas E. Platt, EdD, NRP
Associate Dean for Academic Partnerships, SHRS; Chair and Professor, Dept. of Community Health Services and Rehabilitation Science
Andrea Hergenroeder, PT, PhD, CCS
Director, Undergraduate Program in Rehabilitation Science; Associate Professor in the Dept. of Community and Health Services and Rehabilitation Science
Amy Evans, MPPM
Senior Academic Advisor, SHRS Center for Advising and Student Success
Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medicine
Madeline Swan
Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Science
Jerry Chen
Vivian Chen
Archana Dasari
Emily DiFonzo
Sabrina Edwards
Minghan Wu
Department of Health Informatics
Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics
Alexis-Grace Martir
Master of Science in Health Informatics
Presented by:
Dilhari DeAlmeida, PhD, RHIA
Vice Chair of Education; Program Director, Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics, and Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Information Management
Bambang Parmanto, PhD
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Health Information Management
Leming Zhou,PhD, DSc
Director and Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Information Management
Sanyukta Sharad Adap
Joel Anderton
Ladonna Boasiako
Stephanie Brandebura
Jenna Cacciatore
Michelle Carter
Alain Chang
Navneet Godwin
Jordan Hilsman
Edwin Kambaga
Megan Klein
Samuel Lin
Milan Lockhart
Akshitha Maddula
Madeline McInerney
Amanda Mortimer
Emely Rodriguez
Ashley Rogalla
Isabel Romanowski
Alyssa Samolyk-Mazzanti
Kevin Shaw
Rebecca Shue-Desensi
Ismaeel Siddiqui
Alexa Singer
Trevor Singh
Susan Ann Sinka-Eiben
Dylan Smith
Latoya Sterling
Sakshi Thakar
Daniel Yarabinec
William Zaenglein
Michael Zanecosky
Department of Occupational Therapy
Doctor of Clinical Science in Occupational Therapy
Presented by:
Pamela Toto, PhD, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA, FGSA
Professor and Director, CScD in Occupational Therapy
Juleen Rodakowski, OTD, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Occupational Therapy
Ketki D. Raina, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Dept. of Occupational Therapy
Hooding by:
Angela Caldwell, PhD, OTR/L, CLT
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Occupational Therapy
Alyson Stover, MOT, JD, OTR/L, BCP
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Occupational Therapy
Marilyn Bader
Annie Borema
Michele Cary
Kathryn Dodds
Emily Haffner
Ieecha Harvey
Rachel Popovich
Sarah Punshon
Lauren White
Department of Physical Therapy
Master of Science in Neuromuscular Physical Therapy
Carmen Wen Shi Lee
Valerie Tan
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Presented by:
Kim Nixon-Cave, PT, PhD, MS, FAPTA
Director and Professor, Hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy, Dept. of Physical Therapy
Kara L Kobal, PT, DPT, DHSc, PCS, ATC
Associate Professor, Dept. of Physical Therapy
David Wert, PhD, PT
Vice Chair of Doctor of Physical Therapy Education and Associate Professor, Dept. of Physical Therapy
Hooding by:
Patrick Sparto, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Dept. of Physical Therapy; Co-Director and Professor, DPT-PhD in Bioengineering
Regan Harrell, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Therapy
Janet Jackson-Coty, PT, DPT
Director of Clinical Education for Hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy program and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Therapy
Chiwon Ahn
Kelly Barry
Jocy Basom
Kassidy Battiste
Gabrielle Bautista-Hofilena
Sneh Bhakta
Claudia Bianchine
Phillip Blough
Abigail Bogovich
Noelle Bonifacio
Alisa Borisovsky
Bridget Bork
Cynthia Brand
Derek Bussey
Holly Carlsmith
Blake Carlton
Emma Cemalovic
Miranda Cerqueira
Mae Cody
Hunter Crawley
Shakari Cunningham
Hayley Cyphers
Jimmy Dao
Vaishwan Dave
Parker Denny
Ngozi Elendu
Josephine Fenn
Emilie Gniewkowski
Natalia Gomez
Julian Gonzalez
Haley Graham
Richard Hayes
Tyler Hettich
Molly Huffman
Robert Hyon
Batool Karim-Delavar
William Keough
Raymond Kinder
Amanda Klein
Kaitlyn Lander
Adrian Largent
Meredith LaRocco
Alyssa Longo
Julia Mangold
Megan Mantsch
Dijana Marcic
Felix Marechal
Carolina Marrero Rodriguez
Katelyn Martini
Alexander Mirth
Julia Morris
Jenny Moy
Amy Nguyen
Tatum O'Brien
Ana Principi
Donald Pubins
Reilly Reed
Sean Repage
Caroline Rizzuto
Ashley Rooney
Heather Ross
George Ruddy
Eric Salomons
Tyler Schwartz
Katrina Scott
Mujtaba Shaikh
Kai Skinner
Melissa Smith
Taylor Topping
Daniella Torres
Trent Vandevort
Georgiana Voiebuna
Casey Weinstein
Brendan Werley
Katelyn Yunaska
Alexis Zamudio-Torres
Sarah Zeni
Ando Zetlyan
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
Presented by:
Susan Graff, MS, PA-C
Director of the Physician Assistant Studies Residential Program, Director of Medical Technology Education, and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physician Assistant Studies
Christina Davis, MPAS, PA-C, MBA
Interim Chair and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physician Assistant Studies
Rosa Fannie, DPAS, MPA, PA-C
Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physician Assistant Studies
Paulos Abebe
Alexandra Antenorcruz
Pedro Bernal
Doulagy Beshay
Emy Beshay
Jordan Birkhimer
Kelly Bisceglia
Lexi Blum
Eva Chen
Amanda Costanza
Lilian De Godoy
Grace Dean
Anna Dieck
Fae Dobrushkin
Casey Domalski
Yassmen El-Kulak
Maura Fagan
Ashley Fleishner
Erin Flores
Joanna George
Deionte Harrilla-Gray
Sara Jepsen
Cecilia Jewell
Kateryna Kocelko
Jenna Kotkevich
Abigail LaMarca
Chloe Zuri Lang
Andrew Lewis
Jia Liu
Valerie Malinowski
Sophia Marcinko
Brooke Marshall
Richelle McGettigan
Samantha McKown
Kellsey Medsger
Meghan Mitchell
Angelika Muter
Leah Myers
Hely Patel
Alyssa Peterson
Anna Picciano
Jenna Porter
Aarti Rana
Amiya Rattley
Gianna Ricci
Claire Riley
Parichehr Sadeghi
Mubarak Sani
Laurel Saunders
Ali Schultz
Andrew Semple
Raquel Serrano
Emma Shultz
Cathy Si
Lindsey Sloan
Sarah Stamey
Taja Thompson
Vina Tran
Oscar Villa
Madison Wessler
Alyssa Zajdel
Sara Zhang
Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies
Presented by:
Mary Allias, EdD, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Director of the Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies Program, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physician Assistant Studies
Christina Davis, MPAS, PA-C, MBA
Interim Chair and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physician Assistant Studies
Rosa Fannie, DPAS, MPA, PA-C
Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physician Assistant Studies
Hooded by:
L. Carlos Gutiérrez, EdD, MMS, PA-C
Vice Chair for Student Success and Associate Professor, Dept. of Physician Assistant Studies
Megan Carrigan
Maura Lyle
Laura Lynch
Morgan McGuigan
Dana Mueller
Jackie Smith-Lyons
Aimee Smith-Pirollo
Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science
Presented by:
Ketki D. Raina, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Dept. of Occupational Therapy
David C. Beck, EdD, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Vice Dean, SHRS; Associate Dean for Interprofessional Studies, SHRS; Chair, Director, and Associate Professor, Dept. of Physician Assistant Studies
Hooded by:
Kevin Conley, PhD, ATC
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, SHRS; Chair and Associate Professor, Dept. of Sports Medicine and Nutrition
Doctor of Philosophy in Sports Medicine and Nutrition
Maria Canino
Committee Chair: Shawn Flanagan, PhD, MHA
Title: Localizing the Neural Consequences After Traumatic Ligamentous Injury
ALUMNI INVITATION
While your graduation from SHRS may signify the culmination of your student experience at the University of Pittsburgh, it also launches your new journey as a Pitt and SHRS alumnus. We welcome you to the SHRS Alumni community, now over 14,192 strong, and invite you to continue your involvement with the school and our academic departments and programs. As an alumnus, you will discover ways to support current students, faculty, the school and university through various networking, giving and volunteer opportunities. We hope you remain active in your Alma Mater and realize a lifetime connection to SHRS and the University of Pittsburgh.
Alma Mater
Alma Mater, wise and glorious
Child of Light and Bride of Truth
Over fate and foe victorious,
Dower’d with eternal youth
Crowned with love of son and daughter,
Thou shalt conquer as of yore.
Dear old Pittsburgh, Alma Mater,
God preserve Thee evermore!
Congratulations and Hail to Pitt!
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