FIFTY-SECOND CONVOCATION
May 18, 2023

PROGRAM

Master of Ceremonies
Eric Lamberg

Academic Procession
Chief Marshal
Kelly Warren

Faculty Marshals
Ann Cuccia
Lisa Komnik

Platform Party

Faculty

Baccalaureate Graduates
Master’s Graduates 
Doctoral Graduates

 

National Anthem Max Ryan Rebhun, '23 Physical Therapy
Welcome Dr. Harold Paz, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and CEO of Stony Brook Medicine
Introduction of Speaker Eric Lamberg, Associate Dean
Keynote Speaker Jonathan Conyers, '17 Respiratory Care

Presentation of Awards
Awards for General Excellence  

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Jeannie Guglielmo, Chair and Clinical Associate Professor
Respiratory Care Lisa M. Endee, Clinical Associate Professor
Applied Health Informatics Rajiv Lajmi, Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor
Athletic Training Kathryn A. Koshansky, Chair and Associate Professor
Medical Molecular Biology Hana Fukuto, Clinical Assistant Professor
Occupational Therapy Sean M. Getty, Clinical Associate Professor
Physician Assistant Education Lynn Timko-Swaim, Clinical Associate Professor
Speech-Language Pathology Renee Fabus, Chair and Associate Professor
Physical Therapy Cheri Gostic, Clinical Associate Professor


Presentation of Degree Candidates 

Stacy Jaffee Gropack, Dean

Clinical Laboratory Sciences Jeannie Guglielmo, Chair and Clinical Associate Professor
Respiratory Care Lisa Johnson, Chair and Clinical Associate Professor
Applied Health Informatics Rajiv Lajmi, Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor
Athletic Training Kathryn A. Koshansky, Chair and Associate Professor
Medical Molecular Biology Gloria Viboud, Program Director and Associate Professor
Occupational Therapy Dale Coffin, Chair and Clinical Associate Professor
Physician Assistant Education Donna Ferrara, Chair and Clinical Associate Professor
Speech-Language Pathology Renee Fabus, Chair and Associate Professor
Physical Therapy Kyle Hewson, Chair and Clinical Associate Professor

Closing Remarks

Stacy Jaffee Gropack, Dean 

Recessional

Guests are asked to remain seated until the platform party, 
faculty and graduates have left the area.


Please turn off all cell phones during the ceremony.


Keynote Speaker: Jonathan Conyers, '17 Respiratory Care

Jonathan Conyers is the author of the high acclaimed memoir I Wasn’t Supposed to Be Here (Legacy Lit, imprint of Hachette) (Pub Date: September 5, 2023). He graduated from Stony Brook University as an EOP student in 2017 and left a huge impact on our campus. He was know as “Mr. Far Beyond” when he attended and his faced towered over Melville Library, our campus buses and in our hospital for years. He left an impact here on campus and was a model student. 

Jonathan Conyers is also the founder of Conyers Media and the host of The Professional Winner Podcast. Jonathan sits on the Board and helps run the Brooklyn Debate League which is a non-profit whose mission is to bring speech and debate to at-risk communities. They are currently filming a documentary with Vice News and have had 14 of their scholars compete at some of the biggest tournaments in the Speech & Debate world. 

Jonathan was featured in a 12-post story on Humans of New York that lead to 1.3 million dollars being raised for his non-profit the Brooklyn Debate League and it was liked by over 1 million people. He has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, The Kelly Clarkson Show and more. 

He also works as a respiratory therapist, specializing in neonates and pediatrics at New York University Langone Hospital and was a champion for our nation through the COVID crisis. 

Jonathan has recently committed to a deal with Elliot Page and Pageboy Production who are in negotiations to bring his exceptional life to the big screen. 

He currently lives in New York City with his wife and three young children.


AWARDS FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE

The faculty of each program is asked to select the student who best typifies those qualities of professional competence and human concern in health care that this school seeks to develop.

THE EDMUND J. MCTERNAN UNDERGRADUATE HONOR AWARDS

The purpose of the Edmund J. McTernan Honor Award is to further the educational mission of the School of Health Professions and is named in memory of the founding Dean of the school, the late Edmund J. McTernan Sr. This year’s recipients were selected based on the criteria put forth by the fund, including academic achievement.


 

Class of 2023 Candidates for Degree

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

 
     

Mayra Estefania Bermeo2
Francisco Ivan Caban
Manijeh Cerullo
Danna Chavez
Isabel Chen3
Jia Rou Chen1
Tony Chen1,4
Christy Cheng2,4
Blanca Asuzena Diaz3
Anya Fang2
Angela Gao

Cathy Synthia Gaspard
Charles Huang
Lauren Britney Chyna Jung2
Priyanka Kaur
Hamed Kidwai
Austin Lau2,4
Claire Elizabeth Lewis
Sandy Lin
Ndeye Maty Ndiaye
Hui Lin Pan2
Rociel Raymundo2

Samiha Sarah2
Katrina Bryce Too1,4
Yvonne Wang
Nina Wang1,4
Jade Wu3
Timothy Daniel Wu2
Ivy You2
Jessie Zeng2
Zirong Zhang3
Dora Zheng3
Lingling Zou3

 

Respiratory Care

 

Lyndsay Autumn Clarke1,4
Catherine Cour
Xiaoqing Deng
Christina Elizabeth Goyes
Xiaoya He
Chi Huen Ho1
Eugene Hsiung
Eva Huang3
Ifrah Imran

Lucy Jiang1,4
Rose Leger
Suzanna Liang1
Anna Liang
James Lin1,4
Xuanyi Liu
Linda Liu
John-Matthew Moschella3

Vivian Qu1,4
Scarlet Alexandra Sanchez
Taimur Sheikh
Vy Ngoc Tran3
William Villatoro3
Xing Ru Xu
Jiayuan Yan
Jane Ye
Zixin Zheng

 

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Applied Health Informatics

 

Isaac Adjei
Wendy Abigail Arias Guanga
Gesun Azad
Regina Chen
Premvadee Dubey
Sarah Duong
Emmanuel Ekwebelem
Jannatul Ferdous
Lorenzo Francisco
Corinne Alexandra Harris
Mengyao Hu

Daniel Philip Janowicz
Saira Jabeen Khwaja
Fauzia Kolia
Wenjin Kuang
Brittany Kusi-Gyabaah
Amy Liu
Stephanie Low
Maria Cristina Lozano-Vargas
Israel Miller
Jenna Mui

Angel Pagan
Thierry Pierre
Cristina Ribeiro
Miles Ryan
Caroline Sanicola
Rima Shah
Briattney Thomas
Tenzin Tsegyal
Alice Wu
Ramon You
Kevin Zhou

 

Athletic Training

 

Michael Joseph Brech
Patrick John Briody
Rakeem John Wilson Chambers
Emma Rose Fasolino4

Gabriella Fernandes4
Aundrea Eliza Knapp
Catherine Lee Ledbetter

Carlos Andres Pulgarin
Patrick Reilly
Brandon Alexander Ross4
William Smith III

 

Medical Molecular Biology

 
Ashley Sara Adler Anum Hadi Amy Ning4
 

 Occupational Therapy

 

Adriana Accetta
Samantha Iliana Acosta
Rebecca Joy Adamo
Fortuna Anannya
Christopher Nelson Bacus
Nissim Balassiano
Rebecca Sarah Becourtney4
Brandon Scott Cancellieri
Megan Lynn Casey4
Joanne Chen
Brianne Zoe Colon
Ariel Samantha Conti
Abigail Conway4
Alexa Ann Crook
Bianca Esposito
Alana Fernandes4
Jenna Catherine Ferrara
Cole Francis

Gabriella Fuentes
Bianca Rose Furci4
Lucas Owen Galliano
Nicole Francesca Garcia
Erika Taylor Givre
Lauren Gayle Grodsky4
Atara Esther Hecht
Julie Ann Hedger
Alexandria Marcella Hutchins
Sarah Yeaseul Hwang
Serena M Johnson
Wan Yao Amanda Ko
Hannah Perkins Kubsch
Rebecca Raye Larkin
Emily Ha Eun Lee
Mahorr D Levi
Julia Patricia Londono

Nicole Malatestinic
Olivia Justine Mangan
Meghan Rose McHugh
Tamara Napoleon
Annalisa Panetta
Alana-Francesca Pajarillo Paz
Francesca Prainito4
Ngarie Emma Rose Ross
Ulises Sanchez
Nikola Atonijo Sangulin
Kirby Jean Schneider
Samantha Coen Scholfield
Lynzie Smith4
Jennifer Joy Melosantos Tiongco4
Ashliane Vazquez
Mikayla Bell Vogt
Kyle Steven Walter
Katie Mary Weafer

 

Physician Assistant

 

Spencer Michael Alvarado4
Remy Alexa Babbush4
David Lee Kay Belnap
Dana Bennett
Marissa Blaine
Shirin Braun
Kimberly Thutram Bui
Monica Claire Burnett4
Ariella Isabel Caminero
Andrew Francesco Capriglione4
Kelly Chen
Caitlyn Nicole Cochran
Nicole Tyler Coma
Lauren Marie Cullen
Ashley Marie Farnan
Diana Femia
Steven Thomas Fischer4
Julie Giles
Alycia Gimler
Madison Hecht4
Kayla Henry-Caltabellotta

Kay Horan
Mya Milannie Hutchins
Giorgia Iannetti
Jessica Janice James
Meghan Ashley James
Shirley Jiang
Mikayla Jenny Konecny
Hayley Michelle Kordisch
Andrew Vinh Le
Lan Anh Le Hoang
Keith John Leonard4
Leah Dawn Lindstrand
Alexandra Therese Lindstrom
Chynna Beverly Liu
Sarah Anne Maloney
Kiana Cheyenne McKen
Cara Ann Montella
Chloe Adele Mullarkey
Sarah Rose Navarra
Tri Dang Tran Nguyen

Shiva Norouzi
Dharana Devi Prasad
Allison Maureen Prem4
Corey Dallas Prezzano
Ciera Reine Rao
Margaret Rita Ray
Julia Rose Reisner4
Lauren Nicole Russo
Nicolas Tyler Schlegel
Ashley Rose Sheng
Kasidy Rose Smith
Olivia Maria Smith
Ryan Hojin Song
Elizabeth Sopira
Jonathan Sorensen
Alexa Jade Sparacio
Danielle Marie Trupiano4
Sebastian Joachim Wernecke
Matthew Davis Williams4
Robin Megan Yee4
Nicole Zito

 

Speech-Language Pathology

 
Wafa Ahmed Almuradi
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Brandow
Ava Lynn Buck
Olivia Rita Castillo
Kiley Rose Cutichio4
Teresa Rose Desantis
Mariama Diallo
Juliacie Dieuvel4
Kelli-Anne Dunn
Victoria Alexa Evans
Olivia Jane Franchi
Lauren Freeze
Maureen Gavin4
Kathleen Anne Johnson
Elizabeth Jane Kutil
Sophia Frances LaCalamita
Laura Leverich
Jocelyn D Marroquin
Ciara Kathleen McMillin
Sara Merzban
Angela Maria Morales4
Nida Qasim
Aksa Qureshi
Ashley Nicole Russo4
Hannah Schmoll
Sharon Leah Spinner
Jocelyn Marie Suarez
Carol Ann Vero
Shannon Marie White
Vayda Marie Wilson4
 


Doctor of Physical Therapy

 
Heather Mandi Abraham
Gabrielle M. Alessi4
Anthony Beyjoun
Nathan Biondi
Joshua Adam Braverman
Sydney Nicole Breitkopf
Ally Paige Bryant
Meghan Rita Burr
Allison Marie Butigian
Jessica Cen
Malvika Chauhan
Junyu Chen
Rachel Chirichella
Shannon Theresa Christ4
Chelsea Paige Cohen
Emily Bristol Connolly
Julie Marie Costigan
Kyle Thomas Crescenzo
Juliette Sophia Cruz
Christina Rose Degianni4
Gabriella DeLuca4
Natalie Noelle Dunn
Stephanie Farfan
Tasnim Faruque
Richard Kyle Fatscher
Joseph Charles Fernandez
Nicholas Sebastian Ferraro
Zachary Leonard Forman
Penelope Joy Fowler
Anthony Geovanny Fuentes
Kristy Gonzalez
Megan Rose Gonzalez
Aidan Thomas Graham
Agata Hanaj
Alexandra Incontro
Mohammed Ashfaqul Islam
Gabrielle Rose Kane
Joseph M Kase
Elizabeth Carolyn Kencel4
Rebecca Margaret Knock
Kayla Catherine Kyff
Corina Noelle Lambraia
Ruben Jeff Leandre Lebrun
Besarta Lekperaj
Laura Lizette Leon
Taylor Leonette4
Andrew Levakov
Dylan Seth Love
Joanna Marsh
Kristie Mauro
Carly McBain
Taylor Mary McTigue4
Dylan Ray Modugno4
Alyssa Mongioi
Lindsay Michelle Mote
Ashtyn Hunter Marie Muzio
Ryan Thomas Olivieri4
Angelica Rosemary Oommen
Alyssa Marie Orrico
Faith Rose Pelle
Joseph Paul Piscopio
Narges Poinda
Ryan Joseph Postiglione
Chloe Ramos
Rebecca Rayappa
Max Ryan Rebhun
Corey Reiner
Francesca Gabrielle Rizzo
Stephanie Roberts
Samantha Dawn Ruocco
Julia Salvatore
Michael Anthony Sanchez Jr.4
Cristina Santos Carvalho
Daniel Sarnicola
Jason Jeong Soo Shin
Jarminder Singh
Gabrielle W Skolnik4
Julian Smith
Lindsay Sullivan
Sabrina Terwilliger
Landon Twine
Jordan Tyler Velez
Eshita Verma
Penelope Alexa Zaverdas4
Rachel Dawn Zimmerman4

1 Summa Cum Laude
2 Magna Cum Laude
3 Cum Laude
4 Alpha Eta

School of Health Professions criteria for Graduation with Honors for undergraduate degree candidates - at least 60 credits with an HSC cumulative grade point average as follows:  Cum Laude 3.6; Magna Cum Laude 3.75; Summa Cum Laude 3.85.  Please note: All honors are based on the current grade point average at the time of publication.  The actual honor awarded may be different as it is based on the FINAL grade point average, determined after finals are completed.  The actual honor will appear on the final transcript and diploma.

In 1982, the School of Health Professions established a chapter of Alpha Eta, the National Honor Society of the Allied Health Professions.  Faculty review student records and nominate those students who have demonstrated high scholastic achievement (a grade point average of at least 3.5 for baccalaureate degree candidates and 3.8 for graduate degree candidates) and dedication to their chosen profession.  This honor is extended to not more than twenty percent of any graduating class.


General Excellence Awards

Applied Health Informatics
Alice Wu

Athletic Training
William Smith III

Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Austin Lau

Medical Molecular Biology
Amy Ning

Occupational Therapy
Alana Fernandes

Physical Therapy
Rachel Dawn Zimmerman

Physician Assistant Education
Andrew Francesco Capriglione

Respiratory Care
Chi Huen Ho

Speech-Language Pathology
Teresa Rose Desantis

Edmund J. McTernan Honor Awards

Applied Health Informatics
Alice Wu

Athletic Training
Patrick Reilly

Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Christy Cheng

Occupational Therapy
Rebecca Joy Adamo
Lynzie Smith

Physical Therapy
Christina Rose Degianni

Physician Assistant Education
Lauren Marie Cullen

Respiratory Care
Suzanna Liang

Speech-Language Pathology
Vayda Marie Wilson

 

Program Awards

Athletic Training

Debbie Whittemore Memorial Award for Academic Excellence
Patrick Reilly

Stuart B. Cherney Outstanding Athletic Training Student Award
Gabriella Fernandes

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Lori R. Brickman Scholarship
Katrina Bryce Too

Occupational Therapy

Community Service Award
Megan Lynn Casey
Alana Fernandes
Erika Tylor Givre
Lauren Gayle Grodsky
Julie Ann Hedger
Mahorr D Levi
Francesca Prainito
Lynzie Smith

Excellence in Fieldwork
Francesca Prainito
Kirby Jean Schneider

Jacqueline Barrera Award for Overcoming Adversity
Jenna Catherine Ferrara

Occupational Therapy in Excellence
Alana-Francesca Pajarillo Paz

Vera Jean Clark Brown Leadership Award
Joanne Chen
Tamara Napoleon
Alana-Francesca Pajarillo Paz

Physical Therapy

Community Service Award
Rebecca Margaret Knock
Dylan Ray Modugno

Distinguished Student Award
Dylan Ray Modugno
Chloe Ramos

Leadership Award
Ashtyn Hunter Marie Muzio
Rachel Dawn Zimmerman

Professional Service Award
Gabrielle M. Alessi
Mohammed Ashfaqul Islam
Jordan Tyler Velez

Physician Assistant

Eva D. Dimitrov, MD, PAHPM Student Scholarship
Ashley Marie Farnan

Guy Cassara Scholarship
Sarah Rose Navarra

Marian Eskow Scholarship
Andrew Francesco Capriglione

National Health Service Corp Scholarship
Kayla Henry-Caltabellotta

Ray of Light Scholarship
Mikayla Jenny Konecny

Respiratory Care

Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Clinical Practice
Lyndsay Autumn Clarke
Suzanna Liang

Award for Excellence in Community/Professional Service
Rose Leger
Scarlet Alexandra Sanchez
Taimur Sheikh
Vy Ngoc Tran

Award for Excellence in Respiratory Care Clinical Practice
Christina Elizabeth Goyes
John-Matthew Moschella
William Villatoro

Speech-Language Pathology

Clinical Development Award
Jocelyn Marie Suarez

Clinical Excellence Award
Ashley Nicole Russo
Vayda Marie Wilson

George E. Fouron Education Legacy Scholarship
Juliacie Dieuvel

Joan Fox Award from Long Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Victoria Alexa Evans

Leadership Award
Angela Maria Morales

Leon Bradley Scholarship
Angela Maria Morales

New York State Area Health Education Center System Award
Juliacie Dieuvel

Overall Development Award
Sophia Frances LaCalamita
Laura Leverich
Aksa Qureshi

Professionalism Award
Mariama Diallo
 

The Henry and Marsha Laufer Scholarship

   Applied Health Informatics    
Premvadee Dubey
Miles Ryan

Athletic Training
Gabriella Fernandes
Patrick Reilly

Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Lauren Britney Chyna Jung
Rociel Raymundo

Occupational Therapy
Rebecca Joy Adamo
Brianne Zoe Colon
Lucas Owen Galliano
Kirby Jean Schneider

Physician Assistant Education
Remy Alexa Babbush
Andrew Francesco Capriglione
Alycia Gimler
Leah Dawn Lindstrand
Sarah Rose Navarra

Respiratory Care
Chi Huen Ho
Vivian Qu
Jiayuan Yan

Speech-Language Pathology
Juliacie Dieuvel
Victoria Alexa Evans
Angela Maria Morales


The Sherrie Glasser Mayrsohn Metro Occupational Therapy Scholarship  
Megan Lynn Casey

The Sherrie Glasser Mayrsohn Metro Physical Therapy Scholarship  
Max Ryan Rebhun

The Sherrie Glasser Mayrsohn Metro Speech Language-Pathology Scholarship  
Juliacie Dieuvel


Honor Societies

  Iota Tau Alpha
Athletic Training
 
Rakeem John Wilson Chambers
Emma Rose Fasolino
Gabriella Fernandes
Aundrea Eliza Knapp
Catherine Lee Ledbetter
Brandon Alexander Ross
William Smith III
  Lambda Beta
Respiratory Care
 
Lyndsay Autumn Clarke
Chi Huen Ho
Lucy Jiang
Suzanna Liang
James Lin
Vivian Qu
William Villatoro
  Lambda Tau
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
 
Jia Rou Chen
Tony Chen
Christy Cheng
Anya Fang
Lauren Britney Chyna Jung
Austin Lau
Samiha Sarah
Katrina Bryce Too
Nina Wang
Jessie Zeng
  Pi Alpha
Physician Assistant
 
Monica Claire Burnett
Caitlyn Nicole Cochran
Alycia Gimler
Kayla Henry-Caltabellotta
Giorgia Iannetti
Mikayla Jenny Konecny
Leah Dawn Lindstrand
Kiana Cheyenne McKen
Danielle Marie Trupiano
  Pi Theta Epsilon
Occupational Therapy
 
Adrianna Accetta
Rebecca Sarah Becourtney
Alexa Ann Crook
Alana Fernandes
Bianca Rose Furci
Lauren Gayle Grodsky
Atara Esther Hecht
Wan Yao Amanda Ko
Olivia Justine Mangan
Samantha Coen Scholfield
Lynzie Smith

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