2020 UC Merced Commencement Program

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND ARTS

Sara Elaine Fleszar Psychological Sciences Master of Arts

Jamin Duane Shih Interdisciplinary Humanities Doctor of Philosophy Ravi Ashmit Singh Public Health Doctor of Philosophy

CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES Neama Alamri Interdisciplinary Humanities Doctor of Philosophy Katie Lynn Cantwell Butter eld Sociology Doctor of Philosophy Kathryn Patricia Daniels Sociology Doctor of Philosophy Karen Lisa Deeming Interdisciplinary Humanities Doctor of Philosophy Amrit Pal Deol Interdisciplinary Humanities Doctor of Philosophy Morgan Magnus Fleming Cognitive & Information Sciences Doctor of Philosophy

Brian Pearce Glubok Interdisciplinary Humanities Master of Arts Jacqueline Nga Hua Psychological Sciences Master of Arts Trevor H. Kamena Political Science Master of Arts Eddie Alberto Lucero Political Science Master of Arts Scott Nicolay Interdisciplinary Humanities Master of Arts Vicente Andres Ramirez Public Health Master of Science Marilee Durel Shaw Interdisciplinary Humanities Master of Arts Jamin Duane Shih Interdisciplinary Humanities Master of Arts eresa Marie Spezzano Public Health Master of Science Pub Health Dylan I. Moses Political Science Master of Arts

David Veloz Public Health Doctor of Philosophy Ae sil Woo Political Science Doctor of Philosophy

Nicole Alexandra Zelinsky Psychological Sciences Doctor of Philosophy

CANDIDATES FOR MASTER’S DEGREES

Neama Alamri Interdisciplinary Humanities Master of Arts

Sarah Alnahari Public Health Master of Science

Carmen Kho Psychological Sciences Doctor of Philosophy Kevin Parker Kwan Public Health Doctor of Philosophy Andrea Lopez Public Health Doctor of Philosophy

Harmanpreet Kaur Chauhan Public Health Master of Science

Jung Chen Political Science Master of Arts

Carolina Molina Sociology Doctor of Philosophy Rhea Riegel Interdisciplinary Humanities Doctor of Philosophy

Reagan Dobbs Political Science Master of Arts Adam Hale Fleenor Interdisciplinary Humanities Master of Arts

e commencement ceremony and program are not o cial con rmations of degree information. Academic Honors are not awarded until a er the term in which all requirements are completed. To receive academic honors at graduation, an undergraduate student must achieve a grade point average within the top 2 percent of the student’s school for highest honors (***), the next 4 percent for high honors (**), and the next 10 percent for honors (*). Posthumous degrees are denoted by the following symbol ( ◆ ).