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D O C T O R O F P H I L O S O P H Y

Hooding andGraduation Ceremony

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CONTENTS

This program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degree information. It contains only those details available at the publication deadline.

History of Northeastern University 3

Program 6

Graduation Speaker 8

Degrees in Course 9

Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Khoury College of Computer Sciences and Bouvé College of Health Sciences

College of Engineering

Bouvé College of Health Sciences

College of Science

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

University Officers 63

Members of the Board of Trustees, Trustees Emeriti, 64 Honorary Trustees, and Corporators Emeriti

Program Notes 67

Alma Mater 68

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A UNIVERSIT Y ENGAGED WITH THE WORLD THE HISTORY OF NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Northeastern University has used its leadership in experiential learning to create a vibrant new model of academic excellence. But like most great institutions of higher learning, Northeastern had modest origins.

At the end of the nineteenth century, immigrants and first-generation Americans constituted more than half of Boston’s population. Chief among the city’s institutions committed to helping these people improve their lives was the Boston YMCA. The YMCA became a place where young men gathered to hear lectures on literature, history, music, and other subjects considered essential to intellectual growth.

In response to the enthusiastic demand for these lectures, the directors of the YMCA organized the “Evening Institute for Young Men” in May 1896. Frank Palmer Speare, a well-known teacher and high-school principal with considerable experience in the public schools, was hired as the institute’s director. Two years later, under Speare’s direction, the YMCA advertised the creation of the “Department of Law of the Boston YMCA,” and on October 3, 1898, Robert Gray Dodge taught the first class. The program, an immediate success, marked the birth of Northeastern University. Speare would later remark, “We started with an eraser and two sticks of chalk.”

When demand for other courses grew, Speare moved to add more programs, and in 1909 the day colleges began instruction. That same year, the Evening Polytechnic School announced “cooperative engineering courses,” in which students would have an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in the workplace—the beginning of Northeastern’s signature cooperative education program.

Decades of expansion The school continued to grow and required more space. In 1922, the College of Business was founded. The university purchased the former home of the Boston Red Sox in 1929, and in 1934 the Boston architectural firm Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson, and Abbott was awarded the contract to design Richards Hall. Using what was to become the campus signature—white brick—Shepley, Bulfinch presented plans for a neoclassical building. Opened in 1938, Richards Hall was the first building to appear on the front quadrangle.

As the campus grew, so did Northeastern’s programs. In 1935, the College of Liberal Arts was added, signaling that Northeastern was on its way to becoming a major university.

When Speare stepped down as president in 1940, he was replaced by Carl Stephens Ell, dean of the College of Engineering. It was under Ell’s leadership that Northeastern first admitted women to full-time day programs.

In the postwar world, Northeastern, like its sister institutions, saw a phenomenal increase in the number of people attending college. The university expanded its programs to accommodate this growing population of increasingly diverse students. In rapid succession, additional programs and colleges were established: College of Education, 1953; University College, 1960; College of Pharmacy, 1962; College of Nursing, 1964; Boston Bouvé College, 1964; College of Criminal Justice, 1967; and College of Computer Science, 1982.

This expansion of programs brought with it a need for more buildings. When Ell retired as president in 1959, he was succeeded by Asa S. Knowles, who accelerated the university’s growth. Suburban properties in Weston, Nahant, and Burlington were acquired. The Boston campus blossomed with new buildings, including various undergraduate dormitories designed to accommodate the increasing number of residential students at what had been primarily a commuter campus.

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Transforming the campus When Knowles retired in 1975, he was succeeded by Kenneth G. Ryder, who had begun his career at Northeastern as a member of the history department and had risen through the ranks to become executive vice president before his election as president. Under his leadership, the university expanded and enriched its programs, particularly in the arts and humanities, and continued to improve its facilities. Plans for the Snell Library were finalized during Ryder’s tenure, and the campus was beautified. During these years, Northeastern also deepened its commitment to Boston and its neighborhoods.

In 1989, Ryder stepped down as the fourth president of the university. He was succeeded by John A. Curry, Northeastern’s executive vice president and its first alumnus to become president. With President Curry in charge, the university embarked on a series of ambitious undertakings, including a new science and engineering research center, a state-of-the-art classroom building, a recreation complex, and several new graduate and undergraduate programs.

To support these new ventures, Curry led Northeastern in a successful fundraising campaign. His years of leadership also featured significant restructuring as the university prepared to enter its second century. In June 1996, after four decades of service, Curry retired from Northeastern. To succeed him, the trustees elected Richard M. Freeland as the university’s sixth president.

Elevating experience A distinguished historian and administrator, President Freeland brought to the university a renewed sense of energy and mission. His programs were designed to support his vision of Northeastern as a national research university that would be student-centered, practice-oriented, and urban. Under Freeland’s leadership, the university made progress toward realizing this vision. Northeastern developed the West Campus with architecturally acclaimed residence halls and research and teaching facilities for the health sciences and computer science; added new spaces to enrich student life on campus; and strengthened the university’s experiential learning programs, including cooperative education, research, service learning, and study abroad.

When Freeland stepped down in 2006, he was succeeded by Joseph E. Aoun, an internationally known linguistics scholar. Northeastern’s seventh president came from the University of Southern California, where he served as dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. President Aoun has developed an academic plan outlining the university’s vision in several areas: experiential learning, global outreach, use-inspired research, urban engagement, and intellectual life. He has greatly expanded global co-op opportunities. He has also aligned the university’s research with three worldwide imperatives— health, security, and sustainability—with a focus on interdisciplinary solutions.

A rising global profile Under Aoun’s leadership, Northeastern started a system of regional campuses designed to be platforms for lifelong learning linked to area economies. The first two campuses opened in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Seattle. Two more campuses followed in 2015, in Silicon Valley and in Toronto. In 2016, he led the development of a new academic plan, Northeastern 2025. The plan is a blueprint for transforming the university into a global university system—featuring networks of learners and innovators—designed to empower people to succeed in this era of unprecedented technological change. Since 2016, the university has taken the first steps toward implementation by expanding the role of the regional campuses to serve as platforms for learning, research, and industry partnerships. Furthering that goal, the university in 2019 opened new locations in San Francisco and Vancouver. Northeastern also acquired a college in London, New College of the Humanities, to offer new learning and research opportunities at both institutions.

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In January 2020, technology entrepreneur David Roux and his wife, Barbara, made an investment in the university to open the Roux Institute in Portland, Maine. It focuses on graduate studies and research in fields such as AI, digital engineering, and advanced life sciences, amplified by industry partnerships. The institute is designed to be a model of how higher education can jumpstart economic development in regions of the country largely bypassed by the innovation economy.

Resilience and momentum Less than two months later, COVID-19 brought the world to a sudden, stunning halt. Campuses around the world emptied and moved online for the rest of the spring. But even as students and faculty grew accustomed to classes on Zoom, Northeastern’s leaders planned for a safe fall reopening. To restart in-person learning safely, the university built a state-of-the-art COVID-19 surveillance testing facility, including a government-certified lab capable of processing more than 5,000 tests per day. It installed cutting-edge online teaching technology in classrooms that seamlessly integrated in-class and remote learners. It reimagined campus life from student clubs to residence halls to dining. And it kept the research enterprise running at its highest capacity. As a result, the university opened on schedule in September and remained open throughout the school year with no COVID-19 outbreaks. All the while, Northeastern maintained its momentum in learning, research, and innovation.

Thanks to the dedication and hard work of our university community, Frank Palmer Speare’s “eraser and two sticks of chalk” have evolved into one of America’s most innovative universities.

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PROGRAM

PresidingDavid Madigan Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Prelude

ProcessionalThe audience is requested to remain seated during the processional of the graduates and faculty. Upon a signal from the Chief Marshal, the audience will rise and remain standing until instructed to be seated.

Music Provided by Eric Berlin, trumpet John Bottomley, tuba Whitacre Hill, horn Greg Spiridopoulos, trombone Richard Watson, trumpet

We kindly ask those in attendance to silence their electronic devices.

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY HOODING AND GRADUATION CEREMONY

MATTHEWS ARENA, HALF AFTER TEN O’ CLOCK

WelcomeThomas Sheahan, Senior Vice Provost for Curriculum and Programs

Opening RemarksDavid Madigan, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Graduation SpeakerWinslow Sargeant, Senior Advisor, Head of Capital Markets, Genaesis

Conferring of DegreesDavid Madigan, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Degree in CourseSara Wadia-Fascetti, Vice Provost of the PhD Network

Announcement of the CandidatesPhil He, Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity

KHOURY COLLEGE OF COMPUTER SCIENCESAlan Mislove, Interim DeanAmal Ahmed, Associate Dean

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGGregory Abowd, DeanWaleed Meleis, Associate Dean

BOUVÉ COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCESCarmen Sceppa, DeanJen Kirwin, Associate Dean

COLLEGE OF SCIENCEHazel Sive, DeanJared Auclair, Associate Dean

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIESUta G. Poiger, DeanThomas Vicino, Associate Dean

RecessionThe audience is requested to remain seated during the recessional. All graduates, guests, and other participants are invited to a reception immediately following the ceremony.

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Graduation SpeakerWinslow Sargeant, PhD

The Honorable Dr. Winslow Sargeant is the senior advisor for globalization and head of capital markets for Genaesis. In this role, Dr. Sargeant syndicates opportunities with unaffiliated third-party capital partners – both domestically and internationally – facilitating optimized valuations and deal structures.

Dr. Sargeant co-founded Aanetcom, a computer-circuit design company, which was acquired by publicly traded PMC-Sierra only three years later for $900M.

As an investor, he has participated in numerous private equity and venture capital funds in both limited and managing partner capacities. In addition to his business and investing experience, he is a Kauffman Fellow, a member of the Presidential Leadership group at Stevens Institute of Technology, a trustee for Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, a trustee at Northeastern University, a trustee for the Morgridge Institute for Research, and founding board member of First Women’s Bank.

Dr. Sargeant was appointed by President Obama as the 6th chief counsel for advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2010 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2011. The chief counsel for advocacy represents the independent voice of small business before the White House, U.S. Congress, and the federal courts. He is the 2021 chairman of the board of International Council for Small Business and has been a strong advocate in helping countries worldwide develop powerful small business infrastructure as well as mentoring businesses directly to accelerate their growth.

Dr. Sargeant received his Bachelor of Science from Northeastern University, Master of Science from Iowa State University, and PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, all in Electrical Engineering.

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY CANDIDATES AND DISSERTATION TITLES

KHOURY COLLEGE OF COMPUTER SCIENCES

In the field of Computer Science

Muhammad Ahmad Bashir, BS, Lahore University of Management Sciences, PakistanDissertation: On the Privacy Implications of Real Time BiddingAdvisor: Christo Wilson

Elín Carstensdóttir, BS, Reykjavik UniversityDissertation: Automated Structural Analysis of Interactive NarrativesAdvisor: Magy Seif El-Nasr

Yaohui Chen, BS, Tongji UniversityDissertation: Defending In-Process Memory Abuse with Mitigation and TestingAdvisor: Long Lu

Albert Felix Cheu, BS, New York UniversityDissertation: Differential Privacy in the Shuffle ModelAdvisor: Jonathan Ullman

Matthew Dippel, BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDissertation: Algorithms for Asymmetrically Constrained Rendezvous on NetworksAdvisor: Ravi Sundaram

Dan Feng, BS, MS, Beijing Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Towards Socially Interactive Agents: Learning Generative Models of Social Interactions via CrowdsourcingAdvisor: Stacy Marsella

Benjamin Lee Greenman, BS, MEng, Cornell UniversityDissertation: Neat and Blended TypesAdvisor: Matthias Felleisen

Yijia Gu, BS, Zhejiang UniversityDissertation: Preserving Numerical Program Properties under Computing UncertaintiesAdvisor: Thomas Wahl

Marcus Christopher Gualtieri, BS, Florida Institute of Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Robotic Pick and Place of Partially Visible and Novel ObjectsAdvisor: Robert Platt

Ariel Theresa Hamlin, BS, Tufts UniversityDissertation: Applications of Doubly Efficient Private Information RetrievalAdvisor: Daniel Wichs

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Xinyu Hua, BS, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityDissertation: Towards Controllable Neural Generation of ArgumentsAdvisor: Lu Wang

Ting Huang, BS, MS, Dalian University of TechnologyDissertation: Statistical Analysis and Design of Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomic Experiments with Isobaric LabelingAdvisor: Olga Vitek

Farnaz Irannejad Bisafar, BS, MS, Amirkabir University of TechnologyDissertation: Catalyzing Youth Civic Engagement Through Innovations in Social ComputingAdvisors: Cody Dunne and Andrea Parker

Matthew Jagielski, BS, University of OregonDissertation: Integrity and Privacy in Adversarial Machine LearningAdvisors: Cristina Nita-Rotaru and Alina Oprea

Shan Jiang, BBA, Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsDissertation: Measuring the Misinformation Ecosystem: Audiences, Platforms, and StorytellersAdvisor: Christo Wilson

Chin Ho Lee, BS, MPhil, Chinese University of Hong KongDissertation: Bounded Independence Plus NoiseAdvisor: Emanuele Viola

Cheng Li, BS, MS, Shandong UniversityDissertation: Reduction Methods for Multi-label ClassificationAdvisor: Javed Aslam

Fangfan Li, BS, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; MS, Duke UniversityDissertation: Understanding and Circumventing Deployed Traffic Differentiation PracticesAdvisor: David Choffnes

Peizun Liu, MS, Tsinghua UniversityDissertation: Resource-Parameterized Program Analysis Using Observation SequencesAdvisor: Thomas Wahl

Ansel Mitchell MacLaughlin, BS, BA, Rhodes CollegeDissertation: Analyzing the Usage of Source Texts in New DocumentsAdvisor: David Smith

Max Stewart New, BA, MS, Northwestern UniversityDissertation: A Semantic Foundation for Sound Gradual TypingAdvisor: Amal Ahmed

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Jingjing Ren, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Measuring Personal Information Exposure in the Mobile and IoT EnvironmentsAdvisor: David Choffnes

Herman Saksono, BEng, Universitas Gadjah MadaDissertation: A Social Cognition Framework for Interpersonal Informatics in FamiliesAdvisors: Andrea Parker and Magy Seif El-Nasr

Jonathan Patrick Schuster, BS, University of Notre DameDissertation: Specification and Verification of Actor Protocols with Finite-State MachinesAdvisor: Olin Shivers

Michail Albert Schwab, BS, University of KonstanzDissertation: Interactivity, Performance, and Collaboration: Scalability Improvements to the Data Visualization EcosystemAdvisor: Michelle Borkin

Ameneh Shamekhi, BS, Sharif University of Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Conversational Agents for Group FacilitationAdvisor: Timothy Bickmore

Vikrant Singhal, BS, University of Southern California; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Differentially Private Statistical EstimationAdvisor: Jonathan Ullman

Justin Reid Slepak, BS, MS, Michigan Technological UniversityDissertation: A Typed Programming LanguageAdvisor: Olin Shivers

Sofia Eleni Spatharioti, Diploma, National Technical University of AthensDissertation: Designing Effective Interfaces for Motivating Engagement in Crowdsourced Image LabelingAdvisor: Seth Cooper

Zhichuang Sun, BS, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; MS, Peking UniversityDissertation: Understanding and Defending Against the Security Threats on Mobile and IoT DevicesAdvisor: Long Lu

Andreas ten Pas, BS, MS, Maastricht UniversityDissertation: Grasp Pose Detection in Open WorldsAdvisor: Robert Platt

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Dina Utami, BE, Gadjah Mada UniversityDissertation: A Computational Framework for Facilitating Intimate Dyadic CommunicationAdvisor: Timothy Bickmore

Giridhari Venkatadri, BTech, MTech, Indian Institute of Technology MadrasDissertation: On the Privacy Implications of Targeted Advertising PlatformsAdvisor: Alan Mislove

Ulrich Benjamin Viereck, MS, Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Learning Visuomotor Controllers in Simulation for Real-World Robotic ManipulationAdvisor: Robert Platt

Bingyu Wang, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Efficiency and Effectiveness in Large-Scale LearningAdvisor: Javed Aslam

Shaobin Xu, BEng, MEng, Tongji UniversityDissertation: Modeling Text Embedded Information CascadesAdvisor: David Smith

Yuyu Xu, BS, Beijing University of Technology; MS, University of Southern CaliforniaDissertation: Towards Agent Negotiators: A Machine Learning Framework forAnalyzing Human Negotiation TacticsAdvisor: Stacy Marsella

Nutchanon Yongsatianchot, BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDissertation: Computational Model of Decision-Making under StressAdvisor: Stacy Marsella

Georgios Zirdelis, Diploma, National Technical University of Athens; MS, University of Athens (MPLA)Dissertation: Programs, Secrets and LatticesAdvisor: Daniel Wichs

In the field of Cybersecurity

Andrea Mambretti, BS, MS, Politecnico di Milano; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Execution Security in the Spectre EraAdvisor: Engin Kirda

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KHOURY COLLEGE OF COMPUTER SCIENCES AND BOUVÉ COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

In the field of Personal Health Informatics

Alex Aslam Ahmed, BS, University of California San DiegoDissertation: Community-based Design of a Voice Training App for Transgender PeopleAdvisor: Matthew Goodwin

Diana Catalina Cumpanasoiu, BS, University of RichmondDissertation: Assessing Affective and Physiological Responses in a Psychiatric Inpatient Sample of Individuals with Autism Spectrum DisordersAdvisor: Matthew Goodwin

Xuan Li, BA, MFA, University of Southern CaliforniaDissertation: Optimized Stress Estimation Using a Data Fusion Approach with Integrated Patient-Centric Stress Management VisualizationsAdvisor: Holly Jimison

Stefan Olafsson, BA, MA, University of IcelandDissertation: A Hybrid Structured-Neural Dialog System for Effective Automated CounselingAdvisor: Timothy Bickmore

Zhe Zhang, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Medical Shared Decision Making with Embodied Conversational AgentsAdvisor: Timothy Bickmore

Shuo Zhou, BS, Tsinghua University; MS, Cornell UniversityDissertation: A Framework for Genetic Risk Communication Using Embodied Conversational AgentsAdvisor: Timothy Bickmore

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

In the field of Bioengineering

Jeffrey Alan Bouffard, BA, Rhode Island CollegeDissertation: Development of a Lab Bioimage Informatics System for Fluorescence Microscopy Data, with Application to Experimental Studies of RhoGAP Regulation of Calcium Signaling and Actomyosin ContractilityAdvisor: Erin Cram

Xuezhu Cai, BS, Zhejiang University; MS, Yale UniversityDissertation: The Application of Multimodal MRI in the Identification of Neurological Biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease and the Understanding of Glymphatic System in the Development of ParkinsonismAdvisor: Craig Ferris

Lauren Frances Cole, BS, Tufts UniversityDissertation: Transcription Factors Regulating Vindoline Biosynthesis in Catharanthus RoseusAdvisor: Carolyn Lee-Parsons

Jessica Erin Fitzgerald, BS, Oral Roberts UniversityDissertation: Optical Sensing Techniques for Detection of Rare Circulating Tumor Cells and Disease MetabolitesAdvisor: Mark Niedre

Ian Chandler Harding, BS, Bucknell UniversityDissertation: Endothelial Mechanotransduction and the Glycocalyx in Atherosclerosis Development and Blood-Brain Barrier RegulationAdvisor: Eno Ebong

Shikhar Mehta, BS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Development of Age Related and Injury Induced Osteoarthritis Models for Evaluation of Therapeutics and Their Delivery SystemsAdvisor: Ambika Bajpayee

Solomon Arko Mensah, BEng, City University of New York, City College of New YorkDissertation: The Role of Endothelial Glycocalyx in Intercellular InteractionsAdvisor: Eno Ebong

Mehrnaz Mojtabavi, BS, Sharif University of Technology; MS, Stony Brook UniversityDissertation: Novel Synthetic and Synthetic/Protein Hybrid Nanopores for Single-Molecule Biosensing Applications and BeyondAdvisor: Meni Wanunu

Seyed Mohammad Siadat, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: On the Mechanobiology of Collagen Growth and RemodelingAdvisor: Jeffrey Ruberti

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Xin Sun, BMed, Chongqing Medical University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Protein Engineering Approaches Towards Respiratory Disease Prevention and Therapeutics: From Lung Cancer to COVID-19Advisor: Jiahe Li

Max Andrew Winkelman, BS, University of Rochester; ME, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDissertation: A Microfluidic Model to Study the Human Neurovascular NicheAdvisor: Guohao Dai

Ian Jeromino Zuzarte, BS, Mumbai University; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: Movement as a Vital Sign in Neonates: Early Movement Monitoring in High-Risk InfantsAdvisor: Dagmar Sternad

In the field of Chemical Engineering

Rubaiyet Abedin, BS, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; MS, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeDissertation: Computational Studies of Mixtures of Hydrofluorocarbons, Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents for Absorption Refrigeration Systems and Absorption Power CycleAdvisor: Francisco Hung

Nicole Joy Bassous, BS, Rutgers UniversityDissertation: Applying Nanotechnology Toward Developing an Integrative Drug Delivery System for Inhibiting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Restoring Mitochondrial Genetic Expression in Eukaryotic Host CellsAdvisor: Thomas Webster

David Ricardo Diaz Vera, BS, Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Study of Primary Sensory Neurons and Schwann Cells Sensitivity to Visible Light Irradiation in Vitro, and Feasibility of a Light Inducible System in Schwann Cells for Neurite Outgrowth Enhancement in VitroAdvisor: Abigail Koppes

Javier Fonseca Garcia, BE, Universidad de Salamanca; Mtech, Universitat Rovira i VirgiliDissertation: Liquid-Liquid Interface Synthesis Method of Unprecedented Metal-Organic Frameworks: Fundamental Theory, New Materials and ApplicationsAdvisor: Sunho Choi

Ming Gao, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Biomedical Applications of NanomaterialsAdvisor: Steve Lustig

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Paria Ghannadian, BS, Sharif University of TechnologyDissertation: A Comprehensive Predictive Model for Protein-Protein Interaction Assessment and Understanding the Interactions Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells with Nanorough Medical DevicesAdvisor: Thomas Webster

Nathan David Harms, BS, Oregon State UniversityDissertation: Improving Detailed Kinetic Models Through Automated Transition State Theory CalculationsAdvisor: Richard West

Weike Hu, BS, Tsinghua UniversityDissertation: Enhanced Biological Cooling with Encapsulated Phase Change NanoparticlesAdvisor: Ming Su

David Medina Cruz, MS, Universitat Rovira i VirgiliDissertation: Microbial Nano-Biofactories: A Nanometric Trojan Horse with Biomedical ApplicationsAdvisor: Thomas Webster

Ebrahim Mostafavi, BE, ME, Tehran UniversityDissertation: Advisor: Thomas Webster

Abhijeet Govind Parvatker, BE, University of Pune; MS, University of ManchesterDissertation: Process Design and Simulation-Based Life Cycle Inventory Modeling for Chemical ManufacturingAdvisor: Matthew Eckelman

Mahboobeh Rezaeeyazdi, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Designing Injectable and Autoclavable Cryogel Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Tissue/Tumor ReconstructionAdvisor: Sidi A. Bencherif

Bahram Saleh, BS, University of TehranDissertation: Treatment of Chronic Wound by Implementing Magnetic Antibacterial Nanoparticles in HydrogelAdvisor: Thomas Webster

Sai Krishna Sirumalla, BTech, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University College of EngineeringDissertation: Graph Neural Networks and High Throughput Quantum Chemistry Workflows for Detailed Kinetic ModelingAdvisor: Richard West

Jonathan R. Soucy, BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDissertation: In Vitro Models of the Cardiac Neuromuscular-Hormonal AxisAdvisor: Ryan Koppes

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Andrew Robert Spencer, BE, Vanderbilt UniversityDissertation: Biofabrication of Cell-laden Peptide-based Hydrogels for Engineering Electroactive TissueAdvisor: Arthur Coury

Tess Torregrosa, BS, Tufts UniversityDissertation: Mechanisms to Investigate the Nervous System: Genetic Engineering with Adeno-Associated VirusesAdvisors: Ryan Koppes and Abigail Koppes

Anh Phong Tran, BS, Tufts UniversityDissertation: Decision Making by Heterogeneous Cell Populations: Immune-Tumor Interactions Under Metronomic Chemotherapy and Distributed Computation in Synthetic BiologyAdvisor: Eduardo Sontag

Andres Antonio Vodopivec, BS, Escuela Superior Politenica del LitoralDissertation: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Hydrophobins and Cellulose Nanomaterials Near Fluid and Solid InterfaceAdvisor: Francisco Hung

Zelong Xie, BS, Jilin Institute of Chemical TechnologyDissertation: Magnesium Oxide Nanomaterial for Carbon Capture and Potential Biomedical ApplicationsAdvisor: Andrew Jones

In the field of Civil Engineering

Zhao Chen, BE, ME, Southeast University - NanjingDissertation: Physics-informed Learning of Complex Systems with Sparse DataAdvisors: Hao Sun and Qi Wang

Hengfang Deng, MS, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDissertation: Large-scale Human Mobility Data Analytics for Urban ResilienceAdvisor: Qi Wang

Tao Jiang, BEng, MEng, Dalian University of TechnologyDissertation: Applying High Throughput Toxicogenomic Approach for CECs Toxicity Evaluation and Risk AssessmentAdvisor: April Gu

Matthew David Joyner, BS, Old Dominion University; MS, George Washington UniversityDissertation: Resilience-Based Performance Evaluation and Design of Buildings for Multiple HazardsAdvisor: Mehrdad Sasani

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Viet Quoc Le, BS, MS, University of Massachusetts LowellDissertation: A Performance-Based Wind Engineering Framework for Vertical Structures Subjected to Nonstationary Wind LoadsAdvisor: Luca Caracoglia

Fariborz Mirzaie, BS, MS, Sharif University of TechnologyDissertation: Effect of Geometric Imperfections on the Buckling Behavior of Slender TubesAdvisor: Andrew Myers

Cassandra Lynn Nickles, BS, Loyola Marymount University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Impacts of the SWOT Mission’s Unique Space-Time Sampling on River Discharge DynamicsAdvisor: Edward Beighley

Hamsa Fathi Nimer, BS, MS, Jordan University of Science and TechnologyDissertation: Effects of Extreme Rainfall Events on Sediment and Contaminants TransportAdvisor: Akram Alshawabkeh

Robert E. Phillips III, BS, MS, University of ToledoDissertation: Occupant Centric Dynamic Modeling of Sustainability Analyses in BuildingsAdvisor: Matthew Eckelman

V V K Theja Putta, Btech, Indian Institute of Technology MadrasDissertation: Evaluating Bicycle Networks: Visualizing and Measuring Low-Stress Connectivity and AccessibilityAdvisor: Peter Furth

Chi Qiao, BS, MS, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityDissertation: Environmental Loadings for Hurricane Offshore Multi-Hazard RiskAdvisor: Andrew Myers

Roozbeh Raoufi, BS, University of Tehran; MS, University of New MexicoDissertation: Estimating Daily Global EvapotranspirationAdvisor: Edward Beighley

Maria Catalina Sevillano Rivera, BS, University of Puerto Rico; MS, Technical University of MadridDissertation: Exploring Microbial Populations in Drinking Water Systems: Application of Metagenomics Towards Characterization of Functional PotentialAdvisor: Ameet Pinto

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Nicholas Brewster Tooker, BS, Montana State University; MS, University of California DavisDissertation: Investigation of the Mechanisms for Optimization and Design of a Side-Stream EBPR Process as a Sustainable Approach for Achieving Stable and Efficient P RemovalAdvisors: April Gu and Annalisa Onnis-Hayden

Yue Wang, BS, Tsinghua University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Leverage of SCOOT Loop Sensor DataAdvisor: Harilaos Koutsopoulos

Yujie Yan, BS, Nanjing University of Science and Technology; MS, Columbia UniversityDissertation: Automated Damage Assessment and Structural Modelling with Laser Scanning and ImagingAdvisor: Jerome Hajjar

Yuwei Zhao, BE, Wuhan UniversityDissertation: In-situ Electrogeneration of H2O2 for the Fenton ReactionAdvisor: Akram Alshawabkeh

In the field of Computer Engineering

Sara H A A Banian, MS, Kuwait UniversityDissertation: Content-Aware Design Assistance Frameworks for Graphic Layout DesignAdvisor: Casper Harteveld

Trinayan Baruah, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Improving the Virtual Memory Efficiency of GPUsAdvisor: David Kaeli

Mahsa Bayati, BS, Amirkabir University of Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Efficient Task Allocation and Data Access with Heterogeneous Computing Using GPUs and Direct Non-volatile StorageAdvisor: Ningfang Mi

Lorenzo Bertizzolo, BS, MS, Polytechnic University of TurinDissertation: Software-Defined Wireless Networking for 5G and Beyond: From Indoor Cells to Non-Terrestrial UAV NetworksAdvisor: Tommaso Melodia

Janki Sharadkumar Bhimani, Btech, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Enhancing Efficiency and Endurance of Flash-Based Storage for Big Data Processing on Cloud and Datacenter InfrastructuresAdvisor: Ningfang Mi

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Carlos Bocanegra Guerra, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Systems Approach to Spectrum Sharing and Multi-antenna Operation for Emerging NetworksAdvisor: Kaushik Chowdhury

Ruizhe Cai, BEng, Dalian University of Technology; MS, Syracuse UniversityDissertation: Ultra-Efficient Deep Learning Framework using Adiabatic Quantum-Flux-Parametron Superconducting Technology: from Algorithms to ImplementationsAdvisor: Yanzhi Wang

Ke Chen, BS, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Behavioral Design of Approximate Arithmetic Systems for Reliable ComputingAdvisor: Fabrizio Lombardi

Yanji Chen, BS, Jilin University; MS, Harbin Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Metrics-based Comparison of OWL and XML for Representing and Querying Cognitive Radio CapabilitiesAdvisor: Mieczyslaw Kokar

Caiwen Ding, BS, Guangxi University; MS, Morehead State UniversityDissertation: Structured Representations in Deep Neural Network Systems: from Algorithms to Hardware ImplementationsAdvisor: Yanzhi Wang

Shi Dong, MS, Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsDissertation: Exploring High Performance Deep Neural Networks on GPUsAdvisor: David Kaeli

Ludovico Ferranti, MS, Sapienza University of RomeDissertation: On the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Strengthen and Assist Cellular NetworksAdvisor: Tommaso Melodia

Xun Gong, BS, Harbin Institute of Technology; MS, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDissertation: Hint-Assisted Scheduling on Modern GPUsAdvisor: David Kaeli

Raffaele Guida, BS, University of Sannio; MS, Sapienza University of RomeDissertation: Remotely Rechargeable Embedded Platforms for Next Generation IoT Systems in Critical EnvironmentsAdvisor: Tommaso Melodia

Mohammad Hossein Hajkazemi, BS, Shahed University; MS, University of VictoriaDissertation: High-performance Translation Layers for Cloud Immutable StorageAdvisor: Peter Desnoyers

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Zhen Hang Jiang, PhD, Princeton UniversityDissertation: Memory-Based Side-Channel Attacks and CountermeasuresAdvisor: Yunsi Fei

Maher Amine Kachmar, BS, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Active Resource Partitioning and Planning for Storage Systems Using Time Series Forecasting and Machine Learning TechniquesAdvisor: David Kaeli

Charu Basant Kalra, BE, Dharmsinh Desai UniversityDissertation: Compiler-based Resilience Prediction and Enhancements for GPU ApplicationsAdvisor: David Kaeli

Kai Li, BEng, MEng, Wuhan UniversityDissertation: Learning with Limited Labeled Data for Object RecognitionAdvisor: Yun Fu

Kunpeng Li, BS, South China University of TechnologyDissertation: Attention Mechanism in Deep Learning for Visual RecognitionAdvisor: Yun Fu

Sheng Lin, BS, Zhejiang University; MS, Syracuse UniversityDissertation: Platform-specific Model Compression for Deep Neural Networks with Joint MethodsAdvisor: Yanzhi Wang

Ning Liu, MS, Syracuse UniversityDissertation: Real-World Applicable Deep Learning Techniques: From Efficient Modeling to Automated Model OptimizationAdvisor: Yanzhi Wang

Shan Lu, BS, Peking University; MS, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of SciencesDissertation: A Method for Identifying Relevant Information Sufficient to Answer Situation Dependent QueriesAdvisor: Mieczyslaw Kokar

Apoorve Mohan, BS, MS, University of DelhiDissertation: Provisioning Strategies for Centralized Bare-Metal ClustersAdvisor: Gene Cooperman

Saoni Mukherjee, MS, Northeastern University; MS, University of Alabama at BirminghamDissertation: A Power Modeling Approach to Protect GPUs from Side Channel AttacksAdvisor: David Kaeli

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Ufuk Muncuk, BS, Firat University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Cognitive RF Energy Harvesting: From Design to ApplicationsAdvisor: Kaushik Chowdhury

Aykut Ozgun Onol, BS, Istanbul Technical University; MS, Sabanci UniversityDissertation: Discovery of Contact-Interaction Trajectories Using Numerical OptimizationAdvisor: Taskin Padir

Fritz Gerald Previlon, BS, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Characterization and Remediation for Soft Error Reliability on GPUAdvisor: David Kaeli

Ao Ren, BS, Dalian University of Technology; MS, Syracuse UniversityDissertation: High-Performance and Energy-Efficient Deep Learning for Resource-Constrained DevicesAdvisor: Yanzhi Wang

Joseph P. Robinson, BS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Towards an Automatic Understanding of Faces in MultimediaAdvisor: Yun Fu

Majid Sabbagh, BS, Isfahan University of Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: The Perils of Shared Computing: A Hardware Security PerspectiveAdvisor: Yunsi Fei

Kunal Sham Sankhe, BE, Mumbai University; MS, International Institute of Information Technology HyderabadDissertation: Overlaying Control Signals over Standard-Compliant Frames: From Energy Harvesting to Deep LearningAdvisor: Kaushik Chowdhury

Vikrant Pankaj Shah, BS, University of Texas at Austin; MS, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Visual Navigation Applications in Low Contrast Environments: Multi Sensor Iceberg MappingAdvisor: Hanumant Singh

Yifan Sun, BS, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; MS, University at BuffaloDissertation: Enabling Collaborative Heterogeneous ComputingAdvisor: David Kaeli

Qu Tang, BS, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Practical Personalized Activity Recognition Systems with Wearable Motion SensorsAdvisor: Stephen Intille

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Zhiqiang Tao, MS, Tianjin UniversityDissertation: Representation Learning with Higher-Level Information Guided ReconstructionAdvisor: Yun Fu

Lichen Wang, BS, Harbin Institute of Technology; MS, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDissertation: Correlation Discovery for Multi-view and Multi-label LearningAdvisor: Yun Fu

Yue Wu, BS, MS, Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsDissertation: Face Recognition by Deep LearningAdvisor: Yun Fu

Kaidi Xu, BS, Sichuan University; MS, University of FloridaDissertation: Towards Better Understanding of Deep Learning RobustnessAdvisor: Xue Lin

Yulun Zhang, BS, Xidian University; MS, Tsinghua UniversityDissertation: Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Image Restoration and SynthesisAdvisor: Yun Fu

Pu Zhao, BS, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityDissertation: Towards Robust Image Classification with Deep Learning and Real-time Inference on MobileAdvisor: Xue Lin

Fan Zhou, BS, Hohai University; MS, Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsDissertation: Transport Protocol Design for End-to-End Data Delivery in Emerging Wireless NetworksAdvisor: Kaushik Chowdhury

In the field of Electrical Engineering

Ehsan Afshari, MS, University of TehranDissertation: Modular and Multiport Universal Power ConvertersAdvisor: Mahshid Amirabadi

Abdulgafor M. Alfares, BS, MS, Marquette University; PhD, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Ćuk-Based Modular DC–DC Converter for Medium-Voltage Direct-Current (MVDC) Grid ApplicationsAdvisor: Mahshid Amirabadi

Setareh Ariafar, BS, MS, University of Tehran; MS, Boston UniversityDissertation: Practical Bayesian Optimization, Tackling Black-box Constraints & Managing Computational BurdenAdvisor: Dana Brooks and Jennifer Dy

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Alican Bozkurt, BS, MS, Bilkent UniversityDissertation: Discriminative and Generative Models for RCM Imaging of the SkinAdvisor: Dana Brooks and Jennifer Dy

Nan Cen, MS, The State University of New York at BuffaloDissertation: Study on Technologies Towards Next Generation of Internet of ThingsAdvisor: Tommaso Melodia

Peng Chang, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Model-Based Manipulation of Linear Flexible ObjectsAdvisor: Taskin Padir

Guofeng Chen, BS, MS, Harbin Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Piezoelectric Micro-Resonators for Low-Power and Low-Cost IoT Communication NodesAdvisor: Matteo Rinaldi

Huaihao Chen, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Integrated RF Devices Based on Magnetoelectric CouplingAdvisor: Nian Sun

Feng Cheng, BS, Tianjin University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Ultrafast All-Optical Manipulation of Magnetization in Hybrid Metal-Ferromagnet Thin FilmsAdvisor: Yongmin Liu

Bilgehan Donmez, BS, University of Missouri; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Topology Error Detection in Power System State EstimationAdvisor: Ali Abur

Shadi Emam, BS, Iran University of Science and Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Methods and Technologies for DiagnosticsAdvisor: Nian Sun

Amirreza Farnoosh, BS, Isfahan University of Technology; MS, University of TehranDissertation: Unsupervised Learning of Low-Dimensional Dynamical Representations from Spatiotemporal DataAdvisor: Sarah Ostadabbas

Seyedali Forouzmand, BS, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad; MS, University of MississippiDissertation: Novel Routes Toward Manipulating Light via Active and Passive MetasurfacesAdvisor: Hossein Mosallaei

Edson Stevens Galagarza Martinez, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Scattering-based Approaches for Physical Layer SecurityAdvisor: Edwin Marengo

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Ya Guo, BS, Xi’an University of Technology; MS, Auburn UniversityDissertation: Power Optimization and Management of PV Grid-Connected Microgrid in Energy MarketAdvisor: Bradley Lehman

Yuan Guo, BS, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; MS, Tsinghua UniversityDissertation: Experimental Design under ComparisonsAdvisor: Stratis Ioannidis

Sarah Hadipour, BS, Shahid Beheshti University; MS, Boston UniversityDissertation: Epileptic Seizure Detection and Prediction Using Machine Learning AlgorithmsAdvisors: Carey Rappaport and Bahram Shafai

Samer A. Haidar, BS, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Chip-Scale Thermoelectric Energy Harvester for Room Temperature ApplicationsAdvisor: Nian Sun

Mo Han, BE, MS, Harbin Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Human Grasp Intent Inference and Multimodal Control in Prosthetic HandsAdvisor: Deniz Erdogmus

Suranga Handagala, MS, University of AkronDissertation: Sub-6 GHz PHY Layer Implementation for Future Wireless Systems Using Software Defined Radio; a Platform and ApplicationsAdvisor: Miriam Leeser

Leili Hayati, MS, Tabriz UniversityDissertation: Ceramic Magnetic Wires at Wireless Communication FrequenciesAdvisor: Fabrizio Lombardi

Mahmoud Ayman Ahmed Ibrahim, BS, MS, Cairo UniversityDissertation: Low-Power Integrated Transceiver Design Techniques for Wireless Medical MonitoringAdvisor: Marvin Onabajo

Samad Jafarzanjani, BS, MS, University of TehranDissertation: Numerical Modeling and Design Optimization of MetamaterialsAdvisor: Hossein Mosallaei

Jithin Jagannath, Btech, University of Kerala; MS, The State University of New York at BuffaloDissertation: Cross-layer Optimized Networking for Next-Generation 5G Ad Hoc NetworksAdvisor: Tommaso Melodia

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Gyunam Jeon, BS, Pennsylvania State University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Standing Wave Oscillator Based Clock Distribution Considering Distributed Capacitance for Process and Temperature CalibrationAdvisor: Yong-Bin Kim

Berkan Kadioglu, BS, Bilkent University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: An Analysis of Algorithms with Discrete Choice ModelsAdvisor: Deniz Erdogmus

Khashayar Kamran, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Optimization of Data-intensive Computing NetworksAdvisor: Edmund Yeh

Masih Khodabandeh, BS, Harbin Institute of Technology; MS, Sharif University of TechnologyDissertation: Single-Stage Universal Capacitive Link ConvertersAdvisor: Mahshid Amirabadi

Jonathan Chanki Kim Jr., BS, Boston UniversityDissertation: Detection of Arc Faults in AC and DC SystemsAdvisor: Bradley Lehman

Aziz Kocanaogullari, BS, MS, Istanbul Technical UniversityDissertation: Active Recursive Bayesian Classification (Querying and Stopping) for Event Related Potential Driven Brain Computer Interface SystemsAdvisor: Deniz Erdogmus

Piotr Karol Kulik, BE, ME, Stevens Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Passive Microwave Devices Based on Magnetic and Non-Magnetic MethodologiesAdvisor: Vincent Harris

Qifan Li, BS, Xi’an Jiaotong University; MEng, National University of SingaporeDissertation: Development of Magneto-Dielectric Composites of Hexagonal Ferrites for Microwave ApplicationsAdvisor: Vincent Harris

Xianfeng Liang, BS, Nanjing UniversityDissertation: RF Magnetoelectric MicrosystemsAdvisor: Nian Sun

Ran Liu, BS, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Proactive Caching under Uncertain PredictionsAdvisor: Edmund Yeh

Wenqian Liu, MS, Columbia UniversityDissertation: Explainable Efficient Models for Computer Vision ApplicationsAdvisor: Octavia Camps

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Yumin Liu, BE, Zhejiang University; ME, Southeast University - NanjingDissertation: Learning from Spatio-Temporal Data with Applications in Climate ScienceAdvisor: Jennifer Dy

Farimah Mapar, BS, Islamic Azad University; MS, Iran University of Science and TechnologyDissertation: Computational Design of a Neuronal Logic Device and Genetic Reprogramming of Human iPSCs to Control Neuronal Identity In VitroAdvisor: Lee Makowski

Armin Moharrer, BS, Amirkabir University of TechnologyDissertation: Leveraging Structural Properties for Large-Scale OptimizationAdvisor: Stratis Ioannidis

Ali Molaei, BS, Iran University of Science and Technology; MS, University of TehranDissertation: Sensing and Imaging Using Multi-dimensionality Coded Compressive MaterialAdvisor: Jose Martinez-Lorenzo

Arthur do Carmo Mouco, BS, Fluminense Federal University; MS, Rio de Janeiro Federal UniversityDissertation: Robust Estimation and Fault Location in 3 Phase AC/DC Power GridsAdvisor: Ali Abur

Khalegh Mozaffari, BS, Islamic Azad University, Kazeroun Branch; MS, University of TabrizDissertation: Soft-Switched High-Frequency AC-Link Families of Partial-Resonance Universal ConvertersAdvisor: Mahshid Amirabadi

Sam Nazari, MSEE, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Robust Intrusion Detection and Resilience in Dynamic NetworksAdvisor: Bahram Shafai

Ahmet Oner, MS, Middle East Technical UniversityDissertation: Improving the Resilience of the Power GridAdvisor: Ali Abur

Sezen Yagmur Onol, BS, Istanbul Technical University; MS, Sabanci UniversityDissertation: EMG-Based Hand Gesture Recognition in Assistive RoboticsAdvisor: Deniz Erdogmus

Ozan Ozdenizci, BS, MS, Sabanci UniversityDissertation: Statistical Feature Learning Methods for Neural Signal ProcessingAdvisor: Deniz Erdogmus

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Pengxiang Ren, BS, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Robust Multi-Area State Estimation for Large Scale Power SystemsAdvisor: Ali Abur

Behnaz Rezaei, MS, Sharif University of TechnologyDissertation: Action Recognition ExplainedAdvisor: Sarah Ostadabbas

Seyedmehdi Sadeghzadeh, MS, University of AkronDissertation: Physical Layer Security in Multi-User Wireless Networks: Impact of Interference and Artificial Noise on Large-Scale AnalysisAdvisor: Masoud Salehi

Mohammad Mahdi Salary Shahrbabaki, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Space-time Photonic MetamaterialsAdvisor: Hossein Mosallaei

Kyung Jin Seo, BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignDissertation: Multifunctional Multilayer Nanomeshes for High-Performance Transparent, Stretchable Neural InterfacesAdvisor: Hui Fang

Mohammadreza Sharif, BS, MS, Sharif University of TechnologyDissertation: Human-in-the-loop Prosthetic Robot Hand Control through Contextual AdaptationAdvisor: Taskin Padir

Neville Sun, BS, Syracuse University; MS, Columbia UniversityDissertation: RF Magnetoelectric Devices for Communication, Sensing, and Power ElectronicsAdvisor: Nian Sun

Dawood Talebi Khanmiri, BS, MS, Iran University of Science and TechnologyDissertation: Overvoltage and Surge Protection in Variable Frequency DrivesAdvisor: Bradley Lehman

Xuefei Tan, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Diffusive in vivo Flow Cytometry of Rare Circulating Cells Detection and EnumerationAdvisor: Mark Niedre

Peng Tian, BE, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Learning from Class and Comparison LabelsAdvisor: Deniz Erdogmus

Ala Tokhmpash, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Fractional Order Derivative in Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing with Specific Application to Seizure DetectionAdvisor: Bahram Shafai

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Yuyi Wei, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Morden Magnetic Materials for Memory and Emi Shielding ApplicationAdvisor: Nian Sun

Chieh T. Wu, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Relating Neural Networks to Kernel Dimension ReductionAdvisor: Jennifer Dy

Jieming Xu, BE, Southeast University - Nanjing; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Systolic Array for Universal Matrix ArithmeticAdvisor: Miriam Leeser

Ilkay Yildiz, BS, Bilkent UniversityDissertation: Spectral Ranking RegressionAdvisor: Deniz Erdogmus

Muhamed Veysi Yildiz, BS, Middle East Technical UniversityDissertation: Interpretable Machine Learning for Retinopathy of PrematurityAdvisor: Deniz Erdogmus

Yao Yu, BS, University of Science and Technology, Beijing; MS, University of PennsylvaniaDissertation: Microelectromechanical Non-reciprocity and Self-interference Cancellation for Full-duplex RadiosAdvisor: Matteo Rinaldi

Yaoshen Yuan, BS, Southeast University; MS, Tufts UniversityDissertation: Enhancements for Monte Carlo Light Modeling Method and Its Applications in Near-infrared-based Brain TechniquesAdvisor: Qianqian Fang

Mohsen Zaeimbashi, BS, Kerman University of Medical Sciences; BS, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences; MS, Sharif University of TechnologyDissertation: Magnetic Brain Neural Stimulation and RecordingAdvisor: Nian Sun

Xinmin Zhang, BS, Hunan University; MS, Zhejiang UniversityDissertation: High-Performance Swinging Bus Photovoltaic Inverter SystemsAdvisors: Mahshid Amirabadi and Bradley Lehman

Yue Zheng, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Modular Plug-and-Play Photovoltaic Subpanel SystemAdvisor: Bradley Lehman

Chenyang Zhu, MS, Northwestern UniversityDissertation: Remote Monitoring of Multiple Ships over Instantaneous Continental-shelf Scale Region with Large-aperture Coherent Hydrophone ArrayAdvisor: Purnima Ratilal

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In the field of Industrial Engineering

Amir Taher Abdollahi Namin, BS, Purdue University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Simulation and Optimization Methods Applied to Assess Sustainability of Emerging Technologies in ManufacturingAdvisor: Jacqueline Isaacs

Murtadha Abdulaziz Aldoukhi, BS, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; MS, California State University NorthridgeDissertation: Different Issues in Designing Closed Loop Supply Chain NetworkAdvisor: Surendra Gupta

Rana Azghandi, BS, Islamic Azad University; MS, University of TehranDissertation: Analytic Models for Effective Planning for Response to Sudden DisruptionsAdvisor: Jacqueline Griffin

Melike Hazal Can, BS, Istanbul Technical University; BA, Anadolu University; MS, Bogazici UniversityDissertation: Predictive Models for Personalized Preoperative Treatment for Breast Cancer PatientsAdvisor: Sagar Kamarthi

Rozhin Doroudi, BS, Isfahan University of Technology; MS, Amirkabir University of TechnologyDissertation: Using Artificial Intelligence to Propose Mitigation Strategies for Disrupted Supply ChainsAdvisor: Ozlem Ergun

Necati Oguz Duman, BS, MS, TOBB University of Economics and TechnologyDissertation: Applications in Shared and Crowdsourced Last-Mile DeliveryAdvisor: Ozlem Ergun

Adel Waleed Fadhel, BS, MS, King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDissertation: Closed-Loop Sustainable Food Supply Chain Management: Design of Network Models for Efficient OperationsAdvisor: Surendra Gupta

Tasnim Ibn Faiz, BS, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; MS, Louisiana State UniversityDissertation: Optimizing Humanitarian Logistics Operations: Decomposition Approaches for Solving Large-Scale Deterministic and Stochastic Vehicle Routing ProblemsAdvisor: Muhammad Noor E Alam

Miaolin Fan, BS, Huazhong Normal University; MS, State University of New York at BinghamtonDissertation: A Network-Based Data Fusion Method for Multi-Modal Physiological SignalsAdvisor: Joe Chou

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Yuanchen Fang, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Degradation Process Modelling by Time Series Chain Graph for Reliability Covariate ModelAdvisor: Nasser Fard

Mahsa GhanbarpourMamaghani, BS, Sharif University of Technology; MS, University of TehranDissertation: Proactive Planning For Slow Onset Weather EventsAdvisor: Ozlem Ergun

Dinghao Ma, BS, Shanghai University; BS, University of Technology Sydney; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Geometric Optimization Approach to the Location and Routing Problem in Modern EconomyAdvisor: Mehdi Behroozi

Ramin Mohammadi, BE, Islamic Azad University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Prediction of 30-Days Unplanned Readmission Following a Hip or Knee Arthroplasty Using Clinical TextsAdvisor: Sagar Kamarthi

Ruilin Ouyang, BS, Zhejiang University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Interpretable Machine Learning and Pattern Mining via Mathematical OptimizationAdvisor: Joe Chou

Aditya Narayana Dattadrya Pandit, BE, N.M.A.M. Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Identification and Prevention of Fraud for Remanufactured Products in Reverse Supply ChainAdvisor: Surendra Gupta

Fatemeh Pouromran, BS, MBA, Sharif University of TechnologyDissertation: Machine Learning for Automated Pain Assessment Using Physiological SignalsAdvisor: Sagar Kamarthi

Shaodi Qian, BS, Sichuan University; MS, Washington University in St. LouisDissertation: Novel Interpretable Learning Frameworks for Dynamical System with ApplicationsAdvisor: Joe Chou

Tina Rezvanian, MBA, Northeastern Illinois UniversityDissertation: Integrating Data-Driven Forecasting and Large-Scale Optimization to Improve Humanitarian Response Planning and PreparednessAdvisor: Ozlem Ergun

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Nurul Mubinah Binti Suhaimi, MS, Northern Illinois UniversityDissertation: Decision Models and Analysis Methods for Dynamic Systems: Applications in Crisis and Healthcare OperationsAdvisor: Jacqueline Griffin

Mohsen Tehrani, BS, Qazvin University; MS, Boston UniversityDissertation: Modeling a Multi-Objective Green Closed Loop Supply Chain for Tire IndustryAdvisor: Surendra Gupta

Kerem Sinan Tuncel, BS, Bilkent University; MS, Bogazici UniversityDissertation: Data Driven Methods for Urban MobilityAdvisor: Harilaos Koutsopoulos

Aybike Ulusan, BS, MS, Sabanci UniversityDissertation: Optimizing Post-Disruption Response and Recovery Operations to Improve Resilience of Critical Infrastructure SystemsAdvisor: Ozlem Ergun

Bo Wang, BS, Beijing Institute of Technology; MA, Columbia UniversityDissertation: Big Data Analytics and Simulation Methodologies for End-to-End Bio-Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Supply Chain Risk ManagementAdvisor: Wei Xie

Li Wang, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Continuous Objective Multimodal Pain Assessment Sensing System (COMPASS)Advisor: Yingzi Lin

Mengkai Xu, BS, China University of Mining and Technology, BeijingDissertation: Dynamic Programming for Replacement Threshold and Inspection Scheme Optimization in Condition-based MaintenanceAdvisor: Sagar Kamarthi

Xu Yang, BS, Sichuan UniversityDissertation: Operation ResearchAdvisor: Emanuel Melachrinodis

Liangchuan Zhou, BS, Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejing University; MS, South Dakota State UniversityDissertation: Market Factors and Price Modeling for Remanufactured Products Across GenerationsAdvisor: Surendra Gupta

In the field of Interdisciplinary Engineering

Amal Bukhari, BS, King Abdul Aziz University; MS, PhD, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Personalized Predictive Model for Heart Failure: Risk of ReadmissionAdvisor: Sagar Kamarthi

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Yichen Deng, BS, Tongji UniversityDissertation: A Computational Approach to Fundamentally Understand Blending Thermodynamics between Polymers and Single-Wall Carbon NanotubesAdvisor: Marilyn Minus

Kate Marie Duffy, BS, Cornell University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Insights in Climate Variability and Impacts on Ecology: Integrating Process Based and Data Driven ModelsAdvisor: Auroop Ganguly

Christian L. Grenier, BS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Polyaniline Screen Printed Electrode Based Biosensor for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in SalivaAdvisor: Ming Wang

Venkata Shashank Konduri, BTech, MTech, Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurDissertation: Understanding the Pattern and Drivers of Vegetation Distribution Using Remote Sensing Data and Machine Learning ApproachesAdvisor: Auroop Ganguly

Sheyda Nazarian, BS, University of TabrizDissertation: Salivary Based Point-of-Care Device: Targeting Diabetes, Cancer and Covid-19 populationAdvisor: Ming Wang

Craig Poulin, BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; MS, University of Wisconsin-MadisonDissertation: Scenario-Based Infrastructure Resilience Analyses: Challenges and OpportunitiesAdvisor: Michael Kane

Clara Romero Santiveri, BS, MS, Universitat Rovira i VirgiliDissertation: High Throughput Cultivation and Isolation of Unculturable Bacteria Using Microfluidic DevicesAdvisor: Edgar Goluch

Lucas Nicol Troup, BS, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Resilient and Future Aware Building Performance SimulationAdvisor: Matthew Eckelman

In the field of Mechanical Engineering

Salman Ali Abbasi, MS, University of South FloridaDissertation: Surface Engineering Assisted Directed Assembly of Electronic DevicesAdvisor: Jacqueline Isaacs

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Nicholas William Candelino, BSME, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Systematic, Well-formulated Control System Design and Modeling Paradigm Based on Perceived System TraitsAdvisor: Nader Jalili

Qiyong Chen, BS, Hefei University of Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: On the Mechanics and Material-Response of Metal Particles in Cold Spray ImpactsAdvisor: Sinan Muftu

Jessica Lynn Faust, BS, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDissertation: Understanding and Tailoring the Interphase in Discontinuous Polymer-Ceramic CompositesAdvisor: Randall Erb

Sen Gao, BE, Beijing University of Science and Technology; MS, Beihang UniversityDissertation: Investigation on the Formation Mechanism, Structure and Optical Properties of Ultra-Narrow Silicon Nanowires by Chemical Vapor EtchingAdvisor: Yung Joon Jung

Mohammad Sadegh Ghiasi, BS, University of Tehran; MS, Sharif University of Technology; PhD, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Mechanobiological Modeling on Bone Fracture HealingAdvisor: Hamid Nayeb-Hashemi

Rachel Esther Horenstein, BS, Boston University; MS, University of Southern CaliforniaDissertation: Mechanisms of Cam Morphology of the Proximal FemurAdvisor: Sandra Shefelbine

Xiao Huang, BS, Beijing Institute of Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Dynamics of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian DropsAdvisor: Mohammad Taslim

Soroush Irandoust, BS, Sharif University of TechnologyDissertation: Bone Adaptation in MandibleAdvisor: Sinan Muftu

Yanhui Jiang, BE, MS, Xian Jiaotong UniversityDissertation: Modeling and Analysis of Spider Orb Webs Under Impact LoadsAdvisor: Hamid Nayeb-Hashemi

Scott Edward Julien, BS, University of Missouri - RollaDissertation: Adhesion and Fracture: From Nanoscale Metallic Islands to Cold-spray CoatingsAdvisor: Kai-tak Wan

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Soroush Kamrava, MS, K. N. Toosi University of Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Application of Adaptable Geometry in Development of Mechanical MetamaterialsAdvisor: Hamid Nayeb-Hashemi

Hyehee Kim, BS, Kyungpook National University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Engineering Porous Polymer Electrolyte for High-performance Solid-state SupercapacitorAdvisor: Yung Joon Jung

Chang Liu, BS, Harbin Institute of Technology China; MS, Northwestern UniversityDissertation: Origami Transformation in Machines at Multiple ScalesAdvisor: Samuel Felton

Ali Mehdizadeh Rahimi, BS, Sharif University of Technology; MS, Amirkabir University of TechnologyDissertation: SLIC (Solvation Layer Interface Condition): Multiscale Modeling of Boundary Condition in Biomolecular ElectrostaticsAdvisor: Safa Jamali

Alolika Mukhopadhyay, MS, Texas State UniversityDissertation: High Performance and Low Cost Sustainable Redox Flow BatteryAdvisor: Hongli Zhu

Sabah Nobakhti, MS, University of SouthamptonDissertation: Multiscale Characteristics of Bone ToughnessAdvisor: Sandra Shefelbine

Chunzhou Pan, BS, Zhejiang University of Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Understanding the UHMR Effect Used to Generate Tough Ceramic-Reinforced PolymersAdvisor: Randall Erb

Kamran Poorbahrami, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Combining Medical Imaging Techniques with Computational Models to Investigate Airflow and Particle Distribution in Asthmatic LungsAdvisors: Michael Allshouse and Jessica Oakes

Ran Ran, BE, Chongqing University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Fundamental Mechanics of Colloids, Bacteria, Membranous Vesicles in the Presence of Intersurface InteractionAdvisors: Sinan Muftu and Kai-tak Wan

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Seyedehyasamin Salamat, BS, Sharif University of Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Study on the Multiscale Mechanisms of Transport in Water Desalination Systems Using Capacitive DeionizationAdvisor: Carlos Hidrovo

Pooyan Tirandazi Khalilabad, BS, Sharif University of Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Microscale Fluids Engineering for Droplet Microfluidics and Drag ReductionAdvisor: Carlos Hidrovo

Maozhen Wang, BS, Oakland UniversityDissertation: Contact-Based Robot Interactions with the EnvironmentAdvisor: Taskin Padir

Ziyu Wang, BS, North China Electric Power University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Laminar Burning Speed, Flame Instability, and Thermodynamic Cycle of Alternative Fuels and Alternative RefrigerantsAdvisor: Hameed Metghalchi

Fan Yang, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Study of Gas Turbine Film CoolingAdvisor: Mohammad Taslim

Robert Zando, BS, Case Western Reserve University; MS, University of MassachusettsDissertation: The Role of Local Orientation and Spatial Positioning on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Ceramic Reinforced Polymer CompositesAdvisor: Randall Erb

Runyang Zhang, BS, Beijing University of Chemical Technology; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Study of Mechanical Response of Particle-Beam ImpactAdvisor: Sinan Muftu

William Zicheng Zhu, BS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Design and Fabrication of Stress Gradient Compensating, Resonant Microelectromechanical Switches for Radio Frequency ApplicationsAdvisor: Nicol McGruer

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BOUVÉ COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

In the field of Biomedical Science

Christopher Alan Francis, BS, University of New HampshireDissertation: Nanoparticle Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Therapy for Wilson’s DiseaseAdvisor: Mansoor Amiji

In the field of Counseling Psychology

Janelle Marie Alabiso, BA, Boston University; MA, Boston CollegeDissertation: Factors that Inhibit or Promote Discussion of Substance Use Between Providers and Their PatientsAdvisor: Rachel Rodgers

Rachel Anne Berry, BA, Davidson College; MA, Wake Forest UniversityDissertation: Longitudinal Relationships Between Fitness Tracking and Disordered Eating in Undergraduate WomenAdvisor: Rachel Rodgers

Jenna Campagna, BA, College of the Holy Cross; MA, Boston CollegeDissertation: Exploring Positive Embodiment as a Protective Factor Against Negative Impacts of Social Media UseAdvisor: Rachel Rodgers

Elizabeth Simone Cook, AB, Princeton University; MS, University of BaltimoreDissertation: Creation of the Internalized Misogynoir Measure: A Qualitative Approach to Designing an Intersectional Tool for Use with Black WomenAdvisor: Tracy Robinson-Wood

Koriann Brousseau Cox, BA, MEd, Seattle UniversityDissertation: Multidimensional Resilience in VeteransAdvisor: Christie Rizzo

Hannah Doucette, BA, University of Massachusetts Amherst; MA, University of Southern MississippiDissertation: Parenting Youth at Risk: Development of a Parent-Focused Dating Violence Prevention ProgramAdvisor: Christie Rizzo

Russell Heyden DuBois, BS, University of California San Diego; MS, Palo Alto UniversityDissertation: Symptom Decoupling as a Process of Change in Acceptance and Mindfulness Based Approaches to Eating Disorders: New Insights from a Network PerspectiveAdvisor: Rachel Rodgers

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Daniel Ian Gittins Stone, BA, University of Massachusetts Boston; MA, Boston Graduate School of PsychoanalysisDissertation: Exploring the Relationship between Interpersonal Connectedness and Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents Involved in the Juvenile Justice SystemAdvisor: Christie Rizzo

Sean Brennan Hallinan, BS, Northeastern University; MS, Suffolk UniversityDissertation: Assessing the Organizational Response to Vicarious Trauma in First Responder and Victim Assistance AgenciesAdvisor: Mariya Shiyko

Joan W. Hanania, MA, EdM, Columbia UniversityDissertation: Parental Influences on Pediatric Chronic PainAdvisor: Jessica Edwards George

Erik Robert Hood, BA, Bates College; MS, Husson UniversityDissertation: Exploring the Role of Self-Regulation in Adolescent Dating Violence Among Juvenile Justice Involved FemalesAdvisor: Christie Rizzo

Alice Sarah Lowy, BA, Kenyon College; MA, Boston UniversityDissertation: Internalization of Beauty Ideals and Eating Pathology in Black and White WomenAdvisor: Rachel Rodgers

Atsushi Matsumoto, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Body Image among Men in Midlife: Test of Integrated Model and Embodied Experience of Changes in Appearance with AgeAdvisors: Rachel Rodgers and William Sanchez

Mariana Emilia Nicholls, BS, Florida State University; MA, Boston UniversityDissertation: The Relationship Between Therapists’ Spanish Language Fluency and Clinical Skill on Treatment Outcomes Among Heavy Drinking Latino/as Enrolled in a Randomized Clinical TrialAdvisor: Jessica Edwards George

Jennifer Lee O’Flynn, BA, University of Connecticut; EdM, Harvard Graduate School of EducationDissertation: Exploring the Role of Multiple Minority Status in Eating Disorder Risk and Help Received Among College StudentsAdvisor: Rachel Rodgers

Tyler Reed Sparkman, BA, MEd, University of OklahomaDissertation: Examining the Relationships Between Sociocultural Variables and Poor Mental Health Among Latino/a Hazardous Drinkers in BostonAdvisor: Christina Lee

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Peter Shea Ward, BA, University of Delaware; MA, Boston CollegeDissertation: Combined Measures Comparing Readiness to Change and Process of Change in Opioid UsersAdvisor: Christina Lee

In the field of Medicinal Chemistry

Austen Brooks Casey, AA, Tri-County Community College; BS, Warren Wilson CollegeDissertation: Delineating the Molecular Determinants for Binding of Novel 2-Aminotetralins at Serotonin G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Investigation of Their Neurotherapeutic Activities in Mouse ModelsAdvisor: Raymond Booth

Dimitris Gazgalis, BS, Case Western Reserve UniversityDissertation: Identification and Targeting of the Allosteric Pathways of Kir3.1/3.X Ion Channels via an In Silico Fragment Based Drug Discovery ApproachAdvisor: Diomedes Logothetis

Chandrashekhar Dilip Honrao, MTech, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and ResearchDissertation: Biotransformation Studies of Cannabinergic Ligands Using LC-MS and Microcoil NMRAdvisor: Alexandros Makriyannis

Christos Iliopoulos Tsoutsouvas,Dissertation: Advisor: Alexandros Makryannis

Lipin Ji, BS, East China University of Science and TechnologyDissertation: Novel Endocannabinoid AnaloguesAdvisor: Alexandros Makriyannis

Khadijah Ahmad Mohammad, MS, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; PharmD, King Abdulaziz UniversityDissertation: Characterization of the α/β-hydrolase Domain 6 (ABHD6) Enzyme as a New Target for Drug DiscoveryAdvisor: Alexandros Makriyannis

Peter Carlton Schaffer, BS, University of Rhode IslandDissertation: Design, Synthesis, and Development of CB1 Receptor Allosteric ModulatorsAdvisor: Ganesh Thakur

In the field of Nursing

Jacqueline Ann Brady, BSN, Simmons University; MEd, Cambridge CollegeDissertation: Experiences of School Nurses Caring for Newly Arrived Immigrant and Refugee ChildrenAdvisor: Lisa Duffy

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Melissa Emily Cyr, BS, University of Maine; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Systems Science Approach to Understand and Address Access Barriers to Rural Dermatology CareAdvisor: James Benneyan

Casey Michael Garvey, BS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: An Exploration of the Influence of Stigma and Trauma in the Illness Representations of Those Veterans Who Decided to Initiate Treatment for Hepatitis C VirusAdvisors: Rachel Jones and Ann Polcari

Christopher James Gill, BA, Saint Anselm College; MS, Wayne State University; MBA, University of IllinoisDissertation: An Exploratory Study of the Association between Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing Scale Scores and Postoperative Pain Experience in Total Knee ArthroplastyAdvisor: Maria Van Pelt

Elizabeth L. Henderson, BSN, Northeastern University; MSN, Boston College; MS, Boston UniversityDissertation: Toward an Understanding of Suicidal Ideation Among Career FirefightersAdvisor: Barbara Guthrie

Evin J. Howard, BS, Brandeis University; BSN, MSN, University of Massachusetts BostonDissertation: Mold Exposure Levels in Northeastern U.S. Schools and Homes: A Quantitative Examination of the Difference in Mold Exposure Levels Between Schools and Homes & the Asthma Prevalence for a Subset of Northeastern U.S. Schools Among Children Ages 4 to 15Advisor: Barbara Guthrie

Susan Schindler Maher, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: New-Onset Delirium Among Elderly Acute Care Orthopedic Trauma Patients: Sleep Disturbance and Nutritional Status as Modifiable Risk FactorsAdvisor: Maria van Pelt

Jessica Linda Wallar, BS, Queen Margaret UniversityDissertation: College Students Motivation to Use Fitness Related Technology to Influence Physical Activity: A Descriptive Qualitative Study with College StudentsAdvisor: Lisa Duffy

In the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Othman Benchama, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Targeting Breast Cancer Promoting Inflammation and Progression via Cannabinoid Receptor Activation and N-Acylethanolamine Acid Amidase (NAAA) InhibitionAdvisor: Alexandros Makryannis

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JuOae Chang, BA, Taylor UniversityDissertation: Kinetics of Pathophysiology of Iron-Related Diseases and Iron-Perturbing Pharmacological AgentsAdvisor: Jonghan Kim

Dongyu Chen, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Role of Protein Corona on Tumor-targeted Delivery of DsiRNA Using Lipid NanoparticlesAdvisor: Mansoor Amiji

Kevin Patrick Craig, BS, University of New HampshireDissertation: Macrophage-Targeted Oligonucleotide Therapeutics to Downregulate Inflammatory Cytokines in Non-Alcoholic SteatohepatitisAdvisor: Mansoor Amiji

Wenjun Di, BS, China Pharmaceutical University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: The Development and Optimization of Fluorescent Sensors for Continuous Monitoring of Physiological Molecules in VivoAdvisor: Heather Clark

Aatman Doshi, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Targeted Delivery of Low-Dose Liposomal STING Agonist to CD103+ Dendritic Cells in Tumor ImmunotherapyAdvisor: Mansoor Amiji

Srujan Kumar Gandham, BPharm, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, PilaniDissertation: Reprogramming Tumor and Extracellular Vesicular (EV) microRNA in Relapsed Ovarian CancerAdvisor: Mansoor Amiji

Ujjwal Chaitanya Joshi, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Hypoxia Sensitive Micellar Nanoparticles for Co-delivery of siRNA and Chemotherapeutics to Solid TumorsAdvisor: Vladimir Torchilin

Yingpeng Liu, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Novel Endocannabinoids and CannabilactonesAdvisor: Alexandros Makriyannis

Rushit Nakul Lodaya, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Self-Emulsifying Adjuvant Systems Containing Alpha-Tocopherol for Subunit VaccinesAdvisor: Mansoor Amiji

Radhika Narayanaswamy, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Targeted Nanopreparations for Cancer TherapyAdvisor: Vladimir Torchilin

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Jiayi Pan, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Poly(amido-amine) Dendrimers-Based Nanomedicine for Combination Therapy with siRNA and Chemotherapeutics to Overcome Multidrug Resistance in CancerAdvisor: Vladimir Torchilin

Dimitrios Nikolaos Pelekoudas, BS, Salem State UniversityDissertation: Biophysical Analysis of the Interaction between Novel Inhibitors and N-Acyl Ethanolamine Acid Amidase (NAAA)Advisor: Spiro Pavlopoulos

In the field of Pharmacology

Lisa Michelle Fleischer, BS, University of Texas at San AntonioDissertation: TAAR1 Acts as a Breast Cancer Inhibiting GeneAdvisor: Diomedes Logothetis

Kirin Gada, MSFS, George Washington University; MBBS, Maharashtra University of Health SciencesDissertation: Modulation of Girk Channels by Protein Kinase C & Its Role in Atrial FibrillationAdvisor: Diomedes Logothetis

Archita Venugopal Menon, Bpharm, University of MumbaiDissertation: Role of Iron in Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity: Potential Risk Factors and Novel TherapiesAdvisor: Mansoor Amiji

Grishma Nitin Pawar, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Trans-nasal Mucosal Delivery of BDNF AntagoNAT Oligonucleotides Using Heterotopic Mucosal Engrafting for Parkinson’s DiseaseAdvisor: Mansoor Amiji

Jimit Girish Raghav, BS, University of Mumbai; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: In Vivo Pharmacology of Cannabinoids: Interaction with Opioids and with Alcohol in Murine ModelsAdvisor: Alexandros Makriyannis

In the field of Population Health

Diego Jose Arguello, BA, University of Colorado Boulder; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Active Workstations to Reduce Workplace Sedentary Behavior: Analyses of the Effects on Physical BehaviorsAdvisor: Dinesh John

Geri Rosen Cramer, RN, BS, Northeastern University; MBA, University of Massachusetts AmherstDissertation: Nonprofit Hospitals Regulatory and Social Requirement for Improving Population HealthAdvisor: Gary Young

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Saloni Dev, BA, Devi Ahilya University; MA, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityDissertation: Mental Health for All: Enhancing Implementation of Mental Health Task Sharing GloballyAdvisor: Alisa Lincoln

Matthew Steven Duprey, PharmD, Wayne State UniversityDissertation: Pharmacoepidemiology of Delirium in Adults Admitted to Acute Care HospitalsAdvisor: John Devlin

Taeko Minegishi, BS, Rutgers University; MS, University of MarylandDissertation: Quantity and Quality of Care in Primary CareAdvisor: Gary Young

Brianne Louise Olivieri Mui, BS, University of Vermont; MPH, City University of New YorkDissertation: HIV in US Nursing HomesAdvisor: Becky Briesacher

Mariana Julia Sarango, BA, Wesleyan University; MPH, Columbia UniversityDissertation: Keeping Our Heads Above Water: Unaffordable Water, Public Health & Equity in the U.S.Advisor: Sharon Harlan

Arielle Ana Jackson Scoglio, BA, University of Massachusetts Boston; MPH, University of Massachusetts AmherstDissertation: Recovery through Connection: Victimization Experiences & Social Connection in U.S. Military Veteran and Civilian SamplesAdvisor: Beth Molnar

In the field of School Psychology

Ruth Kathryn Chaffee, BA, Wesleyan University; MEd, University of Louisville; CAGS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Effects of a Class-wide Positive Peer Reporting Intervention on Middle School Student BehaviorAdvisor: Amy Briesch

Tessa Natanay Hamilton, BA, University of Arizona; MEd, CAS, Harvard University; CAGS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Adolescents’ Self-Determination to Regulate Eating Behaviors: Adaptation and Validation of a Self-Report MeasureAdvisor: Jessica Hoffman

Kristin Concannon Harris, BS, Vanderbilt University; MA, Boston College; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Sequences in Play: A Window into Mental RepresentationAdvisor: Karin Lifter

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Edward Gorsuch Kimble, BA, Pennsylvania State University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Acceptability and Outcomes of a Guided Meditation Intervention for School-Age Second Language LearnersAdvisor: Chieh Li

Genevieve Serenity Krebs, BA, Roberts Wesleyan College; MS/CAGS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Play Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Natural EnvironmentAdvisor: Karin Lifter

Kalyani Krishnan, BA, BEd, MA, Osmaina University; MA, Northwestern University; CAGS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Self-Regulated Learning in English Language LearnersAdvisor: Chieh Li

Ellyn McAllister Schmidt, BA, Wellesley College; MS/CAGS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Supporting Preschool Teachers to Promote Physically Active Play Among Children with Autism Spectrum DisordersAdvisor: Jessica Hoffman

Rachel Tennant, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: An Exploratory Study of Young Bilingual and Monoligual Children’s Play in a Naturalistic SettingAdvisor: Karin Lifter

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

In the field of Biology

Sofia Nicolai Annis, BA, Smith CollegeDissertation: High-resolution Sequencing of Mitochondrial DNAAdvisor: Konstantin Khrapko

JoAnn Buchanan, BA, Russell Sage College; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells Prune Axons in the Developing BrainAdvisor: Joseph Ayers

Perla Gisela Castañeda, BS, University of California, DavisDissertation: G-protein and Protein Kinase A Signaling Networks Control Contractility and Calcium Signaling in the Caenorhabditis Elegans SpermathecaAdvisor: Erin Cram

Zoe Fleischmann, BS, University of TulsaDissertation: Characterization of the Germline mtDNA Bottleneck Using Third Generation Sequencing and Computational ModelingAdvisor: Konstantin KhrapkoCameron Wassim Habib, BS, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDissertation: Role of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Multicellular Development in Bacillus SubtilisAdvisor: Yunrong Chai

Charlotte Alexandra Kelley, BS, University of ConnecticutDissertation: How Do Tissues Fine Tune Actomyosin Contractility: Insights from the C. Elegans SpermathecaAdvisor: Erin Cram

Robert Logan, BS, Fitchburg State University; MS, Brandeis UniversityDissertation: Optimized Levenshtein Distance for Clustering Noisy Third-Generation Sequencing DataAdvisor: Konstantin Khrapko

Alexander M. Lovely, BS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Implementation of Multiplexed Fluorescence in Situ Hybridizatation for Studying Regeneration in the Axolotl SalamanderAdvisor: James Monaghan

Ryan Daniel Miller, BS, BA, Bryant UniversityDissertation: Exploration of Photorhabdus & Xenorhabdus for Novel AntimicrobialsAdvisor: Kim Lewis

Samuel Mortensen, BS, MS, Leibniz Universität HannoverDissertation: Transcriptional Repression of Terpenoid Indole Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Catharanthus RoseusAdvisor: Erin Cram

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Samantha Elizabeth Nicolau, BS, College of CharlestonDissertation: Persisters of Escherichia coli: Mechanisms of Formation and Clinical ImplicationsAdvisor: Kim Lewis

Alicyn Barr Reverdy, BS, Wake Forest UniversityDissertation: A Matter of Life and Death: Understanding Bacillus Subtilis Population Dynamics via Metabolic RegulationAdvisor: Yunrong Chai

Wesley Wong, BS, University of California DavisDissertation: Tissue Repair and Stress Responses of Aged Skin EpidermisAdvisor: Justin Crane

In the field of Chemistry

Amr Salem Ali, BS, MS, Boston UniversityDissertation: Multi-Omics Analysis of Chinese Hamster Ovary Cell-Based Biopharmaceutical Production ProcessesAdvisor: Barry Karger

Krishna Chaitanya Aluri, BPharm, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Therapeutic Strategies for the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) with Mutations in Angiogenin and Superoxide Dismutase 1Advisor: Jeffrey Agar

Kelly Ann Bachovchin, BS, MS, Kean UniversityDissertation: Chemical Modifications for Activity and Property Optimization: Drug Discovery Efforts for Neglected Tropical DiseasesAdvisor: Michael Pollastri

Matthew Glenn Dowgiallo, BS, Le Moyne CollegeDissertation: Combating the Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance: Permeation and Efflux Multiparameter Optimization and A Divergent Total Synthesis of Streptothricin FAdvisor: Roman Manetsch

Conor Michael Gomes, BS, Emmanuel CollegeDissertation: Bridging of Man and Machine: The Design and Fabrication of Next Generation Bio-Hybrid MaterialsAdvisor: Leila Deravi

Amy Blondin Hotchkiss, BS, Bay Path UniversityDissertation: Characterization of ybfE and dinB, Two SOS Regulated Genes Involved in DNA MetabolismAdvisor: Penny Beuning

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Chao Liang, BS, Tongji University; MS, Shanghai Normal UniversityDissertation: De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of Aminosugar Containing Natural ProductsAdvisor: George O’Doherty

Xiaofan Liu, BS, Tianjin UniversityDissertation: De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of Oligosaccharide and Macrolide Natural Product and Application in Stereochemical-Structure Activity Relationship StudyAdvisor: George O’Doherty

Hao Lu, BS, Wuhan University; MS, Stevens Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Merging Nucleic Acids with Synthetic Polymers via Ring-opening Metathesis PolymerizationAdvisor: Ke Zhang

Camille Alexandria Martin, BS, Andrews UniversityDissertation: Sensors, Sunscreens, and Shirts: Design and Characterization of Biomimetic Materials Inspired by CephalopodsAdvisor: Leila Deravi

Cassandra Leigh Martin, BS, University of Massachusetts AmherstDissertation: Regulating Collagen Assembly Dynamics In Vitro: An Investigation from Monomers to FibersAdvisor: Leila Deravi

James P. McIsaac, BS, Bridgewater State UniversityDissertation: Elucidating Replication Fork Dynamics Involving the Alpha Subunit of DNA Polymerase III and Single Stranded DNA Binding Protein in E. coliAdvisor: Penny Beuning

Kevin Ryan Moulton, BS, University of Colorado BoulderDissertation: Novel Strategies for Quantification and Analysis of Protein CrosslinkingAdvisor: Sunny Zhou

Derion Frederick Reid, BS, Winthrop UniverrsityDissertation: Structural and Catalytic Effects of NRas MutantsAdvisor: Carla Mattos

Lydia Armentha Ruffner, BS, Spelman CollegeDissertation: A Functional and Mechanistic Study to Understand the Importance of Enzyme Function and Electrostatics for Pharmaceutical ApplicationsAdvisors: Penny Beuning and Mary Jo Ondrechen

Amissi Sadiki, BS, California State UniversityDissertation: Transglutaminase-mediated Site-specific Bioconjugation of Antibodies and Proteins: Method Development and Applications in Analysis, Imaging and Photo-activationAdvisor: Sunny Zhou

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Richa Sarin, BS, BA, Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityDissertation: Cross-linker Mediated Stabilization of Neurodegenerative Disease-associated ProteinsAdvisor: Jeffrey Agar

Nicholas Daniel Schmitt, BS, University of ConnecticutDissertation: Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry Method Development for Top-Down Protein Fragmentation and Complex Organic Mixture AnalysisAdvisor: Jeffrey Agar

Hannah Rose Stern, BS, DePaul UniversityDissertation: Contribution of Distal Residues in Pol K and DinB to the Extension Step of TLSAdvisor: Penny Beuning

Westley Forester Tear, BS, State University of New York at GeneseoDissertation: Reoptimization of Human Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Neglected Tropical DiseasesAdvisor: Michael Pollastri

Alicia Yvette Volmar, BS, Trinity CollegeDissertation: The Structural Basis of Allosteric Communication Networks of Ras GTPases and Their Oncogenic MutantsAdvisor: Carla Mattos

Samantha Watson, BS, Emmanuel CollegeDissertation: Implementation of Computational Tools to Characterize Proteins of Known and Unknown FunctionAdvisor: Mary Jo Ondrechen

Yingzhao Zhao, BS, University of Massachusetts BostonDissertation: Studies towards the Total Synthesis of Anguidine and Anguidine-like ScaffoldsAdvisor: Roman Manetsch

In the field of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology

Louise Cameron, BS, The University of St AndrewsDissertation: Understanding Patterns of Bivalve Vulnerability and Resilience to Ocean Acidification: Insights from Field Studies, Tank Experiments and Novel Physiological StudiesAdvisors: Jonathan Grabowski and Justin Ries

Erin Louise Cole, BS, Muhlenberg CollegeDissertation: Pathogenic Pressures: The Life and Death Struggle of Termites During Colony FoundationAdvisor: Rebeca Rosengaus

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Micah John Dean, BS, University of Vermont; MS, Cornell UniversityDissertation: Where, When, and Which: The Importance of Heterogeneity in Fishery and Population Processes for Atlantic Cod in the Gulf of MaineAdvisor: Jonathan Grabowski

Courtney Michelle Dunphy, BS, The University of Texas at AustinDissertation: Investigating the Drivers of Microbial Community Dynamics in Caribbean Reef-Building CoralsAdvisor: Tarik Gouhier

Amanda Michelle Dwyer, BA, Lawrence UniversityDissertation: The Role of Zooplankton on Coral Physiology and EcologyAdvisor: Mark Patterson

Stefan Thomas Kaluziak Jr., BS, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Genomics Perspective on the Evolution of Caribbean Acroporid CoralsAdvisor: Steven Vollmer

Sarah Lyn Salois, BS, Eastern Connecticut State UniversityDissertation: Disentangling the Effects of Ecological and Environmental Processes on the Spatial Structure of MetacommunitiesAdvisor: Tarik Gouhier

Forest Richmond Schenck, BA, Macalester CollegeDissertation: The Effects of Intraspecific Identity and Diversity on Eelgrass, Zostera Marina, Disease Resistance and Restoration SuccessAdvisor: Randall Hughes

Jessica Lin Torossian, BFA, New York University; BS, University of Massachusetts BostonDissertation: Seasonal Temperature Stress, Biotic Interactions and Their Effects on Blue Mussel Physiology in the Gulf of MaineAdvisor: Brian Helmuth

Diana Lynn Townsend, BS, Maine Maritime AcademyDissertation: Disentangling the Drivers of Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity in Marine MetacommunitiesAdvisor: Tarik Gouhier

Andrea Unzueta Martinez, BS, University of Hawaii at ManoaDissertation: Oyster-Associated Microbial Community Assembly, Transmission, and Response to StressAdvisor: Jennifer Bowen

Sara Dell Williams, BS, College of William and MaryDissertation: Corals Are More Than the Sum of Their Colonies: A Network Science Perspective on the Role of Coral Complexity and Its Consequences for Coral Reef HealthAdvisor: Mark Patterson

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Mallarie Elizabeth Yeager, BS, University of North Florida; MS, San Diego State UniversityDissertation: The Stability and Functioning of Multitrophic CommunitiesAdvisors: Tarik Gouhier and Randall Hughes

In the field of Marine and Environmental Sciences

Christina Jean Codden, BA, Saint Catherine UniversityDissertation: Dissolved Organic Carbon Dynamics in a Salt Marsh CreekAdvisor: Aron Stubbins

In the field of Mathematics

Jonier Amaral Antunes, BS, MS, Fed University Rio Grande do SulDissertation: Evolutionary Graph Processes with Reshuffling and Promotion of CooperationAdvisor: Gabor Lippner

Whitney Benjamin Drazen, BA, University of Rochester; MA, City College of New YorkDissertation: Quantum Walks and Fractional RevivalAdvisor: Gabor Lippner

Zhuang He, BS, Peking University; MS, The Ohio State UniversityDissertation: Birational Geometry of Blow-Ups of Toric Varieties and Projective Spaces Along Points and LinesAdvisor: Ana-Maria Castravet

Yucheng Liu, BS, MS, Zhejiang UniversityDissertation: Stability Conditions on Higher Dimensional Algebraic VarietiesAdvisor: Alina Marian

Mikhail Mironov, BS, MS, National Research University Higher School of EconomicsDissertation: Lefschetz Exceptional Collections in Sk-equivariant Categories of (Pn)kAdvisor: Gabor Lippner

Aleksei Pakharev, BS, National Research University Higher School of EconomicsDissertation: Affine Lie Algebras in Deligne’s CategoriesAdvisor: Valerio Toledano Laredo

Saif Sultan, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Spatial Asymptotic Expansion of the Euler EquationAdvisor: Peter Topalov

Boris Tsvelikhovskiy, MS, National Research University Higher School of EconomicsDissertation: On Categories O of Quiver Varieties Overlying the Bouquet GraphsAdvisor: Gordana Todorov

Lei Yang, BS, University of Science and Technology of China; MS, ALGANTDissertation: Birational Geometry of Linear Blow-ups of Projective SpacesAdvisor: Gordana Todoro

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In the field of Network Science

Michael Foley, BS, MS, University of VermontDissertation: The Network Dynamics of Intragroup ConflictAdvisor: Christoph Riedl

Brennan James Klein, BA, Swarthmore CollegeDissertation: Constructing, Comparing, and Reconstructing NetworksAdvisor: Alessandro Vespignani

Carolina Elna Sofia Mattsson, BA, BS, Lehigh UniversityDissertation: Financial Transactions and Networks of Monetary FlowAdvisor: David Lazer

Ronald Edward Robertson, BA, University of California San DiegoDissertation: An Interdisciplinary Examination of Partisanship in Web SearchAdvisor: Christo Wilson

Sarah R. Shugars, BA, Clark University; MA, Emerson CollegeDissertation: Reasoning Together: Network Methods for Political Talk and Normative ReasoningAdvisor: David Lazer

Matthew David Simonson, BA, Williams CollegeDissertation: The Hidden Power of Interethnic TiesAdvisor: David Lazer

Diego Leonardo Torres Navarrete, BS, Pontifical Catholic University of PeruDissertation: Spectral Aspects of Mining Complex Networks: Geometry, Topology, and DynamicsAdvisor: Tina Eliassi-Rad

Xindi Wang, BEng, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaDissertation: Social Systems and Machine Learning: From Book Publishing to FairnessAdvisor: Albert-László Barabási

Chia-Hung Yang, BS, National Tsing Hua UniversityDissertation: Network Thinking Applied to Modeling Biological Evolution: From Gene Regulatory Circuits to the Transition Space of GenotypesAdvisor: Samuel Scarpino

In the field of Physics

Amin Abou Ibrahim, BS, Lebanese University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Testing Supersymmetry at Future High Energy Colliders, in Dark Matter and High Precision ExperimentsAdvisor: Pran Nath

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Asher Ameli, BS, Tehran University; MS, Islamic Azad UniversityDissertation: Network Medicine Approaches to Diagnostics and TherapeuticsAdvisor: Alain Karma

Prasad Bandarkar, BTech, MTech, Indian Institute of Technology BombayDissertation: Biomolecular Flexibility in Confined Spaces - A Study of tRNA and Protein Translocation Through Nano-PoresAdvisor: Paul Whitford

Jonathan Edward Carifio, BS, MS, Tufts University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Examining the String Landscape Using Data Science and Network TechniquesAdvisor: Brent Nelson

Chad Wells Freer, BS, Embry Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDissertation: The Hunt for Physics Beyond the Standard Model: Dark Matter, Invisible Higgs Boson Decays, Large Extra Dimensions and Unparticles in pp Collisions at √ s = 13 TeVAdvisor: Darien Wood

Zachariah Boston Hennighausen, BS, United States Coast Guard AcademyDissertation: Probing and Manipulating the Interlayer Coupling in 2D StructuresAdvisor: Swastik Kar

Apichart Hortiangtham, BS, Mahidol University; MS, University of SurreyDissertation: Measurements of the Production of a W Boson in Association with Jets and the Search for Higgs Pair Production in the bbZ(ll)Z( jj) Decay Channel with the CMS Detector at the LHCAdvisor: Emanuela Barberis

Alexander Robert Hyde, BS, University of VirginiaDissertation: Development and Characterization of RF-Driven Plasma and UV Light SourcesAdvisor: Oleg Batishchev

Eric Michael Kercher, BS, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Methods in Photodynamic TherapyAdvisor: Bryan Spring

Longhai Lai, BS, Peking University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Phase-Field Modeling of Crystalline Nanostructures Formed by Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth and Liquid Metal DealloyingAdvisor: Alain Karma

Christopher Adrian Lane, BS, Clarkson University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Modeling Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy of Correlated Materials, 2D Thin Films and their HeterostructuresAdvisor: Arun Bansil

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Ryan Thomas Lang, BS, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDissertation: Multiplexed in Vivo Imaging and Analysis Methods for Optical Imaging Biopsy of CancerAdvisor: Bryan Spring

Alexei Dmitrievich Matyushov, BS, BA, Arizona State UniversityDissertation: Radio-Frequency NEMS Magnetoelectric SensorsAdvisor: Nian Sun

Gustavo Salinas de Souza, BS, University of São Paulo; MS, University of CampinasDissertation: Axions and Dark Sectors from String TheoryAdvisor: Brent Nelson

Bedanga B. Sapkota, MS, University of MemphisDissertation: Bioinspired Materials Composed of Atomically-thin Nanosheets and Their AssembliesAdvisor: Meni Wanunu

Jiahua Tian, BS, Nanjing UniversityDissertation: F-theory on Singular Spaces and Semi-Realistic Model BuildingAdvisor: James Halverson

Liam Timms, BS, Dickinson CollegeDissertation: Preclinical Applications and Clinical Translation of the QUTE-CE MRA TechniqueAdvisor: Srinivas Sridhar

Ivan Voitalov, BS, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityDissertation: Theory and Applications of Latent Network GeometryAdvisor: Dmitri Krioukov

Tanvi Wamorkar, BS, MS, Phyiscs University of DelhiDissertation: Search for Exotic Decays of the Higgs Boson Using Photons with the Compact Muon Solenoid ExperimentAdvisor: Toyoko Orimoto

Shih-Luen Wang, BS, MS, National Taiwan UniversityDissertation: Tools for Automated Reconstruction of Neural Circuits from Optical Microscopy ImagesAdvisor: Armen Stepanyants

Andrew Lloyd Wisecarver, BS, Birmingham-Southern College; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Measurement of the Strong Coupling Constant Using Differential Cross Sections of the W Boson Produced in Association with Jets with the CMS Detector at the LHCAdvisor: Emanuela Barberis

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Chi Zhang, BS, Lanzhou UniversityDissertation: Associative Learning in Cortical and Artificial Neural NetworksAdvisor: Armen Stepanyants

Mingwang Zhong, BS, Jilin UniversityDissertation: Theoretical Modeling of Triggered Activity in Cardiac ArrhythmiasAdvisor: Alain Karma

In the field of Psychology

Tiffany Diana Arango, BS, Long Island University; MA, City University of New YorkDissertation: Oculomotor and Functional Characteristics in Bilateral Central Vision LossAdvisor: Peter Bex

Nicole Joy Betz, BS, MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Anthropic Thinking About Global Climate ChangeAdvisor: John Coley

Fredrick Tuongquang Duong, BA, University of North Texas; MA, New York UniversityDissertation: Gratitude and the Greater GoodAdvisor: David DeSteno

Kelsea Rian Gildawie, BS, Simmons University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Alterations in Structural and Neuroimmune Development Following Early Life Adversity: Impacts on Behavioral DysfunctionAdvisor: Heather Brenhouse

Jingyi He, BS, Shaanxi Normal UniversityDissertation: Equiluminance and Form-Color InteractionsAdvisor: Rhea Eskew

Katherine Anne Hoemann, BA, Northwestern University; MA, Bangor UniversityDissertation: Emotional Granularity: Definition, Measurement, and Relationship to Cardiovascular PhysiologyAdvisor: Lisa Feldman Barrett

Mason Ryan Jenkins, BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDissertation: The Influences of Controllability and Causal Status on Counterfactual Thinking and Associated AffectAdvisor: Nancy Kim

Susan Samaia Latiff, BS, Suffolk University; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Effects of Generating Risk ExplanationsAdvisor: Nancy Kim

Jessica Shalini Leffers, BA, Goucher College; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: The Downstream Consequences of Racial EssentialismAdvisor: John Coley

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Kathryn Lynn Ossenfort, BA, Binghamton University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: The Role of Arousal in Age-Related Positivity Effects in AttentionAdvisor: Derek Isaacowitz

Dylan Rose, BA, Boston University; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Eye Movement Biometrics Using Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Deep LearningAdvisor: Peter Bex

Tatsuya Theodore Shigeta, BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MS, Illinois State UniversityDissertation: The Differential Influence of Physical Fitness and Physical Activity on Cognitive Control: A Test of Potential Biological Markers of Underlying Neural MechanismsAdvisor: Charles Hillman

Michael Wang, BA, Rutgers UniversityDissertation: Social Effectiveness: From Goals to OutcomesAdvisor: Judith Hall

Daniel Robert Westfall, BA, University of Northeastern Colorado; MS, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignDissertation: The Role of Cortical Morphometry of Functional Connectivity Networks in Understanding the Associations Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and CognitionAdvisor: Charles Hillman

Yian Xu, BA, JM, Peking University; EdM, Harvard UniversityDissertation: Cultural and Experiential Impacts on Psychological Essentialism: Predictors and Consequences in Real Life ContextsAdvisor: John Coley

Jiahe Zhang, BA, Columbia UniversityDissertation: Preserved Brain Connectivity in the Default Mode and Salience Networks Contributes to Youthful Memory in SuperagingAdvisor: Lisa Barrett

Yingzhao Zhou, BA, Henan Normal University; MA, University of DelawareDissertation: The Inverse Frequency Effect in Syntactic PrimingAdvisor: Neal Pearlmutter

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COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

In the field of Criminology and Justice Policy

Emma Elizabeth Fridel, BS, BA, Duke University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Comparison of the Individual-, Community-, and State-level Correlates of Homicide and Mass MurderAdvisor: James Alan Fox

Eileen Marie Kirk, BA, Smith College; MPA, Suffolk UniversityDissertation: Community (Dis)investment: Criminological Consequences of Housing PolicyAdvisor: Kevin Drakulich

Stuti Subbaiah Kokkalera, BA, LLB, Gujarat National Law University; LLM, Georgetown UniversityDissertation: Affording a Meaningful Opportunity of Release: Legal Representation of Juvenile LifersAdvisor: Simon Singer

Katharina Neissl, BS, MS, Johannes Kepler UniversitätDissertation: Contextualizing the Political Economy of Juvenile Court Decision-Making: Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and the Significance of PlaceAdvisor: Simon Singer

Todd Francis Prough, BA, Lycoming College; MA, Anna Maria CollegeDissertation: Target Hardening in Pharmacies: A Test of Situational Crime PreventionAdvisor: Jack McDevitt

Beck Michael Strah, BA, University of Alaska Anchorage; MA, Seattle UniversityDissertation: Masculinity Behind Bars: Exploring the Causal Relationships Between Hypermasculinity, Masculine Gender Role Stress, and Maladaptive Prison BehaviorsAdvisor: Natasha Frost

Sema A. Taheri, BS, MA, Loyola University ChicagoDissertation: Understanding the Development of Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Criminal Justice: A Phenomenological StudyAdvisor: Brandon Welsh

Ieke de Vries, MA, Utrecht UniversityDissertation: Crime, Place, and Networks. The Case of Illicit Massage BusinessesAdvisor: Amy Farrell

Andrea Beth Wexler, BS, Brandeis University; MA, Massachusetts School of Professional PsychologyDissertation: The Sex Offender Registry: Examining Offender Perspectives, and the Consequences and Correlates of Failing to Register as a Sex OffenderAdvisor: Carlos Cuevas

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In the field of Economics

Robert Joseph Bradley, BA, BS, Bridgewater State University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Three Essays in Empirical Industrial OrganizationAdvisor: James Dana

Carlos Casso Dominguez, MA, Universitat de BarcelonaDissertation: Three Essays on Industrial OrganizationAdvisor: James Dana

Mark Gooley, BS, University of Connecticut; MBA, Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern UniversityDissertation: Understanding and Improving Mortgage ChoiceAdvisor: Alicia Modestino

Jiapei Guo, BA, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; MPA, University of Pittsburgh; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Three Essays in Colleges Sex Ratios and Occupational RestrictionsAdvisor: Mindy Marks

Wenting Liao, BS, Dalian University of Technology; MS, Northwestern UniversityDissertation: Essays in Empirical Macroeconomics and FinanceAdvisor: Jun MaTuan M. Nguyen, BA, University of New HampshireDissertation: Essays in Marketing and Applied MicroeconomicsAdvisor: James Dana

Richeng Piao, MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Three Essays on the Industrial OrganizationAdvisor: James Dana

He Wang, BA, MA, Jilin University; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: The Impact of Economic Incentives on Health Outcomes and the Quality of Health CareAdvisor: James Dana

Shuang Wang, BA, Xiamen Univesity; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Three Essays on the Impact of Competition and Certification Programs on Price and Service Quality in Airlines and Online MarketsAdvisor: James Dana

In the field of English

Paul Robert Babin, BA, Wheaton College; MA, Clark UniversityDissertation: Precarious Maps, Elusive Spaces: Mapping Practices in Early Modern Cartography and DramaAdvisor: Erika Boeckeler

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William Francis Bond, BA, University of Oxford; MA, Syracuse UniversityDissertation: Daemonic Allure: Material Experiences in Nineteenth-Century American PoetryAdvisor: Theo Davis

Arsalan ul Haq, BArch, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture; MA, Dartmouth CollegeDissertation: Graphic Acts: Narrative Desire and Design in Comics and ArchitectureAdvisor: Hillary Chute

Matthew Charles Hitchcock, BA, Millersville University; MA, University of Massachusetts BostonDissertation: Commemorative Objects: Rhetorical Genre Studies, Annotation, and the Family PhotographAdvisor: Ellen Cushman

Cara Marta Messina, BA, MA, St. John’s UniversityDissertation: The Critical Fan Toolkit: Fanfiction Genres, Ideologies, and PedagogiesAdvisor: Mya Poe

Jonathan Edward Osborne, BA, MA, Tulane UniversityDissertation: Difference within Difference: A Study of Modern Black Conservative RhetoricAdvisor: Ellen Cushman

Gregory Palermo, BA, The State University of New York College at Geneseo; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Re-Landscaping Digital Scholarship: A Computational Analysis of Citations in Digital Humanities and Writing StudiesAdvisor: Neal Lerner

William Reed Quinn, BA, University of Arkansas; MA, University of TulsaDissertation: Pauses in Production: Reader Activities in Magazine Culture, 1893-1922Advisor: Carla Kaplan

Eric Peter Sepenoski, BA, Emmanuel College; MFA, Emerson CollegeDissertation: Land Claims and Community Literacies of the North ForkAdvisor: Ellen Cushman

In the field of History

Matthew J. Bowser, BPhil, University of Pittsburgh; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Misdirected Rage: The Anti-Immigrant Response to Co-Colonialism and Capitalism in Late Colonial Burma and the Origins of Burmese Islamophobia, 1930-1947Advisor: Heather Streets-Salter

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Jack Anthony Gronau, BA, Saint Michael’s College; MA, State University of New York at AlbanyDissertation: French Women’s Civil Society Activism: Civic and Political Struggles in Imperial France, 1897-1945Advisor: Heather Streets-Salter

Shaunna Lorraine Harrington, BA, Binghamton University; MA, Boston UniversityDissertation: The American Colonial Education Project: Race, Citizenship & Schools in the Philippines, 1901-1916Advisor: Gretchen Heefner

Thanasis Kinias, BA, MA, Arizona State UniversityDissertation: Imperial White Space: Race and the Spatial Imaginary in the British Empire, c. 1860-1918Advisor: Heather Streets-Salter

Elizabeth Ruth Lehr, BS, Syracuse University; MA, Simmons University; MA, University of Massachusetts DartmouthDissertation: Seeking Sovereignty: Colonial Ambitions and Colonial Control in French Congo, 1880-1905Advisor: Laura Frader

James David Parker, BA, MA, University of SheffieldDissertation: The Fluidity of Late Colonial Development: Water Management, State Building, and Rural Resistance in Kenya 1938-63Advisor: Heather Streets-Salter

Simon Andrew Purdue, BA, MA, University College DublinDissertation: Intersectional Hate: The Politics of Race and Gender on the Global Extreme-Right 1969-2009Advisor: Gretchen Heefner

James WJ Robinson, BA, MLA, Temple UniversityDissertation: Strikes and Strikeouts: Building an Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Working Class Sports Culture from below in the United States, 1918-1950Advisor: Heather Streets-Salter

William Whitworth, BA, University College London; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: A Nation of Pacifists: How Protest Movements Reframed International Perceptions of GermanyAdvisor: Timothy Brown

In the field of Law and Public Policy

Hao-En Kao, BSW, MA, National Taiwan University; MPP, Arizona State UniversityDissertation: Municipal-Level Implementation of Open Government Data in the United StatesAdvisor: Daniel O’Brien

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Sahar Mirzaee, BS, Tehran University; MS, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Assessing Urban Resilience Using Network Science and Data MiningAdvisor: Matthias Ruth

Sima Mousavi, BS, Alameh University; MS, Beheshti UniversityDissertation: Regimes’ Behavior, Natural resources and Laws: A Case Study of Norway, Nigeria, and VenezuelaAdvisor: Alan Matthews-Clayton

William Comstock Walker III, BA, MCPD, University of Southern MaineDissertation: Technology Governance Paradigms vs. The AnthropoceneAdvisor: Chris Bosso

In the field of Law, Policy and Science

Joshua Ariel Laufer, BA, Oberlin College; MA, Tufts UniversityDissertation: Resilience Through Electric Microgrid Policy: Drivers, Democracy, and LearningAdvisor: Joan Fitzgerald

In the field of Political Science

Kendall Lyons Bailey, BA, MA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityDissertation: Nationalization of Gubernatorial Elections: The Impact of National and State Factors on Gubernatorial Vote ChoiceAdvisor: Costas Panagopoulos

Zeynep Balcioglu, BA, Bogazici University; MA, King’s College LondonDissertation: Stretching the Limits of Authority: Why Do Local Governments Provide for Refugees?Advisor: Daniel Aldrich

Anna Ulrika Bonnier, BS, BSocSc, MS, MSocSc, Uppsala UniversityDissertation: The Link Between Trafficking in Persons and Corruption: Connecting the Dots Between Public Officials and Organized CrimeAdvisor: Mai’a K. Davis Cross

Ioana Gabriela Hulbert, BA, University of New EnglandDissertation: Of Monsters and Men: The Political Implications of DehumanizationAdvisor: Amilcar Antonio Barreto

Dylan Solomon Maguire, BA, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; MA, Boston UniversityDissertation: Strategic Partnerships: The Impact of Ideology on Militia Engagement with External State SupportAdvisor: John Portz

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Jaclyn Northrup, BS, MS, University of Southern MississippiDissertation: U.S. Senatorial Campaigns and Legislative Promise KeepingAdvisor: Michael Tolley

Maria Robson, BA, University of Toronto; MSS, University of CalgaryDissertation: Beyond Borders: How Public and Private Actors Institutionalize Intelligence CooperationAdvisor: Mai’a K. Davis Cross

In the field of Sociology

Edgar Orlando Benitez Salcedo, BA, Icesi UniversityDissertation: Microcredit and Repayment in Colombia: Gender, Governmentality and Relational WorkAdvisor: Liza Weinstein

Stephanie Elizabeth Clark, BA, MA, University of Texas at El PasoDissertation: Environment, Health, and Clinical Practice: Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge of Environmental Determinants of Health in TexasAdvisor: Phil Brown

Lauren Contorno, BA, Illinois Wesleyan UniversityDissertation: Power, Agency, and Equity in Decarbonization: A Multi-scalar Analysis of Just Transition PoliticsAdvisor: Phil Brown

Elicia Mayuri Cousins, BA, Carleton CollegeDissertation: Reproducing Invisibility: Contested Narratives About Radiation Health Effects After FukushimaAdvisor: Phil Brown

Baran Karsak, BA, Bogazici University; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Peasant Entrepreneurs in the Global Cultural Economy of Superfoods: The Case of Turkish Avocado GrowersAdvisor: Alan Klein

Samuel Maron, BS, University of Vermont; MS, Antioch University New England; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Imagining Legacy: Development, Resistance, and Image-Making in Boston and Los Angeles’s Olympic BidsAdvisor: Liza Weinstein

Miguel Angel Montalva Barba, BA, MA, California State University, Los AngelesDissertation: Narratives of GentrificationAdvisor: Silvia Dominguez

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Behice Pehlivan, BS, MA, Sabancı University; MA, Central European UniversityDissertation: The Uneasy New Middle Class: Millennial Housing Consumption in IstanbulAdvisor: Liza Weinstein

Mollie Elizabeth Pepper, BA, Sarah Lawrence College; MA, Tufts University; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Women’s Invisible Labor in Peacebuilding: Gender, Ethnicity and Power in Transitioning MyanmarAdvisor: Kathrin Zippel

Camille Petersen, BA, University of South Florida; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: The “Oldest City” Narrative: Colorblind Settler Racism and Historical Storytelling in St Augustine, FloridaAdvisor: Liza Weinstein

Jeffrey Sternberg, BA, Michigan State University; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Urban Prospecting: The New Trajectories of Labor and the Making of the Digital NomadAdvisor: Liza Weinstein

Liana Renée Tuller, AB, Harvard University; MPP, Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentDissertation: Understanding Psychology and Collective Trauma Related to Neighborhood ViolenceAdvisor: Gordana Rabrenovic

Lourdes Annette Vera, BA, Barnard College at Columbia University; MA, City University of New York Brooklyn College; MA, Northeastern UniversityDissertation: Environmental Data Justice in Action: Civically Valid Air Monitoring near Oil and Gas Extraction on the Eagle Ford Shale PlayAdvisor: Sara Wylie

This program is for ceremonial purposes only and is not to be considered an official confirmation of degree information. It

reflects only those details available at the publication deadline.

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UNIVERSITY OFFICERS

Joseph E. Aoun, PresidentDavid Madigan, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic AffairsMichael Armini, Senior Vice President for External AffairsKenneth W. Henderson, Chancellor and Senior Vice President for LearningDiane N. MacGillivray, Senior Vice President for University AdvancementRalph C. Martin II, Senior Vice President and General CounselThomas Nedell, Senior Vice President for Finance and Treasurer

UNIVERSITY MARSHALSJeffery A. Born, Chief Marshal

Stefano Basagni

Christopher Bosso

Luca Caracoglia

Chris Cesario

Martin Dias

Amy Farrell

Charles Fountain

David Kaeli

Dan Kennedy

Jay Mulki

Mary Jo Ondrechen

Mary-Susan Potts-Santone

Heather Streets-Salter

Annemarie Sullivan

Thomas Vicino

Ronald J. Willey

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TRUSTEES EMERITI, HONORARY TRUSTEES, AND CORPORATORS EMERITI 2021–2022

Richard A. D’Amore, Chair

Edward G. Galante, Vice Chair

Alan S. McKim, Vice Chair

Officers Emeritae/i

Neal F. Finnegan, Chair Emeritus

Henry J. Nasella, Chair Emeritus

Sy Sternberg, Chair Emeritus

George D. Behrakis, Vice Chair Emeritus

George W. Chamillard, Vice Chair Emeritus

Richard P. Chapman, Vice Chair Emeritus

H. Patricia Hanna, Vice Chair Emerita

Robert C. Marini, Vice Chair Emeritus

Katherine S. McHugh, Vice Chair Emerita

Richard C. Ockerbloom, Vice Chair Emeritus

Carole J. Shapazian, Vice Chair Emerita

Jean C. Tempel, Vice Chair Emerita

Alan D. Tobin, Vice Chair Emeritus

Members of the Board of Trustees

Jeffrey S. Bornstein

Subodh M. Chanrai

Jeffrey J. Clarke

William J. Conley

Richard A. D’Amore

Susan S. Deitch

Deborah Dunsire

Spencer T. Fung

Edward G. Galante

Sir Lucian Grainge

David L. House

Frances N. Janis

Chaitanya Kanojia

Amin J. Khoury

Venetia G. Kontogouris

William A. Lowell

Todd M. Manganaro

Alan S. McKim  

Anita Nassar

James J. Pallotta

John V. Pulichino

Marcy L. Reed

Winslow Sargeant

Jeannine P. Sargent

Ronald L. Sargent

Maha Shair

Melina Travlos

Jean-Pascal Tricoire

Joseph M. Tucci

Christopher A. Viehbacher

Christophe P. Weber

Michael J. Zamkow

Ex-Officio

Joseph E. Aoun

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Trustees Emeriti

Barbara C. Alleyne

George D. Behrakis

Margot Botsford

Frederick Brodsky

Frederick L. Brown

Peter B. Cameron

George W. Chamillard

Richard P. Chapman, Jr.

William J. Cotter

John J. Cullinane

Harry T. Daniels

Edmond J. English

Neal F. Finnegan

W. Kevin Fitzgerald

H. Patricia Hanna

Arnold S. Hiatt

William S. Howard

J. Philip Johnston

Richard G. Lesser

Diane H. Lupean

Anthony R. Manganaro

Robert C. Marini

Roger M. Marino

Katherine S. McHugh

Lloyd J. Mullin

Henry J. Nasella

Kathryn M. Nicholson

Richard C. Ockerbloom

Arthur A. Pappas

Ronald L. Rossetti

Carole J. Shapazian

Robert J. Shillman

Janet M. Smith

Sy Sternberg

Stephen J. Sweeney

Jean C. Tempel

Alan D. Tobin

Catherine A. White

Arthur W. Zafiropoulo

Ellen M. Zane

Honorary Trustees

Scott M. Black

Charles K. Gifford

Kuntoro Mangkusubroto

Lucille R. Zanghi

Corporators Emeriti

Salah Al Wazzan

Quincy L. Allen

Samuel Altschuler

Tarek Yousef As’ad

Robert J. Awkward

Vincent F. Barletta

Richard L. Bready

John F. Burke Jr.

William P. Casey

Lawrence G. Cetrulo

Nassib G. Chamoun

William D. Chin

Steven J. Cody

Daniel T. Condon

Timothy J. Connelly

Joseph J. Cronin Jr.

Robert L. Culver

Edward G. Culverwell

Richard J. DeAgazio

Kevin A. DeNuccio

Robin W. Devereux

Robert E. DiCenso

Priscilla H. Douglas

Adriane J. Dudley

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Gary C. Dunton

Michael J. Egan

Douglas M. Epstein

Joseph D. Feaster Jr.

Louise Firth Campbell

Lisa D. Foster

Francis A. Gicca

Gary R. Gregg

Nancy E. B. Haynes

Charles C. Hewitt III

Roderick Ireland

Karen Tay Koh

Mark Alan Krentzman

Joseph C. Lawler III

Mary Kay Leonard

M Benjamin Lipman

George A. MacConnell

Susan Blackston Major

Paul V. McDonough

Thomas P. McDonough

Kathleen McFeeters

Susan A. Morelli

Francis E. Murphy

James Q. Nolan Jr.

Peter J. Ogren

Lawrence A. O’Rourke

Leonard C. Perham

Valerie W. Perlowitz

Steven Picheny

John E. Pritchard

Eugene M. Reppucci Jr.

Rhondella D. Richardson

Patrick A. Rivelli Sr.

David J. Ryan

George P. Sakellaris

Richard A. Schoenfeld

Peter J. Smail

Shelley Stewart Jr.

Gordon O. Thompson

Alexander L. Thorndike

James R. Turner Jr.

Mark L. Vachon

Laurie B. Werner

E. Leo Whitworth Jr.

Donald K. Williams Jr.

Donald L. Williams

Akira Yamamura

Richard R. Yuse

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PROGRAM NOTES HISTORICAL NOTES ON ACADEMIC DRESS

Academic dress appears to have originated at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge more than 600 years ago, and, to this day, the most colorful gowns in the world are those worn at Oxford functions. European institutions show great diversity in their academic costume, since each adopted or initiated its own dress.

In contrast, American colleges and universities follow a single system of academic apparel. In 1894, a group of leading American educators met to draft guidelines on apparel. Known as the Intercollegiate Code, these guidelines were adopted the following year and amended slightly in 1932.

The distinctions set up by the Intercollegiate Code are simple. Gowns for the bachelor’s degree are to be fashioned from “worsted stuff” with a yoke, pleated front, and intricate shirring across the shoulders and back. Worn closed, the bachelor’s gown is distinguished primarily by its long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown has the same yoke effect and long, crescent-shaped sleeves; it may be worn open or closed.

The doctor’s gown, which may also be worn open or closed, has velvet panels draped around the neck. Three horizontal velvet bars are stitched on full bell-shaped sleeves. This velvet trimming may be black or in the color that indicates the field of study to which the degree refers.

Northeastern University’s distinctive doctoral gown is crimson with black velvet panels and sleeve bars. The crimson cap, or mortarboard, bears a gold metallic tassel. In accordance with academic custom, recipients of the doctor’s degree, members of the university’s governing boards, and government officials in the procession are entitled to wear the official regalia.

The bachelor’s and master’s hoods have a similar shape, while the doctor’s hood has a rounded base. The length of the hood indicates the level of academic achievement, with the doctor’s hood being longest; the width of the border distinguishes the degree, with the doctor’s being widest. The color of the border indicates the field of study; the lining color indicates the institution conferring the degree.

At Northeastern, where only the master’s and doctor’s hoods are worn, a black chevron on a crimson background is used for the lining.

When colors were first assigned to signify a particular field of study, historical associations were retained as much as possible. For example, white, for arts, refers back to the white fur edging of the Oxford hood; red, for theology, to the traditional color of the church; and green, for medicine, to the color of herbs.

The tassel on the mortarboard may be black or in a color that indicates the graduate’s major field of study.

The College Flags used in the commencement ceremonies will be presented to the commencement audience by the class marshal, the highest-ranking student in the college.

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Oh, Alma Mater, here we throng,

And sing your praises strong;

Your children gather far and near

And seek your blessings, dear;

Fair memories we cherish now

And will forevermore.

Come, let us raise our voices strong,

Northeastern, we adore.

ALMA MATER

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