Welcome to the

Department of Child and Adolescent Studies

2020 Celebration of Student

Achievement

Dr. Kate Bono Department Chair

Child and Adolescent Studies Department Awards

Kimberly Perkins Award for Dedication to Academic Excellence Presenters: Mrs. Nancy Perkins Recipient: Diamond Byrd Georgia Rosen Service to Department and University Award Presenter: Dr. Michelle Ramos Recipient: Zitlaly Cruz-Roman

Robert B. McLaren Award in Children’s Moral Development Presenter: Dr. Janna Kim Recipient: Tiana Boller Judith V. Ramirez Early Childhood Education Award Presenter: Dr. Christa Greenfader Recipient: Madeline Espinoza

Dedication to Children, Adolescents and Families Presenter: Dr. Sasha Zeedyk Recipient: Alondra Sanchez

Dedication to Children, Adolescents and Families in International Contexts Presenter: Dr. Claudia G. Pineda Recipient: Melanie Ascencio

Outstanding Junior Student Award Presenter: Prof. Diana Robles Nichols Recipient: Presley Moffett

James Gilmore Outstanding Senior Award Presenter: Prof. Diana Robles Nichols Recipient: Tiana Boller

Child and Adolescent Development Majors

Graduating with Honors

Presentation of Honors Medallions: Dr. Ioakim Boutakidis

Summa Cum Laude

Sharon Aguirre Taylor Boren

Nikki Campagna Jenna Chapton

Marianne Escalante Nancy Espana

Ashia Gharavi Tegan Lam

Hannah Landis Sarah Litschewski Madeline Martinez

Carrie Miller Brenda Navarro Amber Parker Jennifer Raff

Adriana Ratzlaff Amber Taurman-Miller

Magna Cum Laude

Madison Banker

Andrea Barrientos Shayna Barry Irma Bautista Emily Bodkin Nanedi Coons

Kyra Cummings Lea Garay

Gloria Garcia Haley George

Christina Gillespie

Diamond Hebdon Stacie Hutchison Shirley Huynh Lyndy Jensen Hannah Keller

Katherine Lantow Norma Mancha Vianey Marquez Delaney Moeller Sarah Preston

Anabella Rangel-Sanchez

Belen Raya Dawn Ritter

Jessica Rubio Kate Ryan

Jacquelyne Saldana Margaret Sfakianakis

Alyson Shipp Aileen Uribe

Martha Villalba Hoyos Sheila Walsh Jessie Zhao

Cum Laude

Kaitlynn Amaral Melanie Ascencio

Monica Ballesteros Vedah Faith Berekoff Christopher Berglund

Tiana Boller Jasmine Bonilla Taylor Bowling

Christina Brewer Adriana Buelna

Theresa Bui Madison Buss Diamond Byrd Sarah Carranco

Samantha Castillo Mayra Castrejon

Soyun Cho Denise Contreras

Kirsten Davis Karissa Delgado Jordan Dodge Jordan Elliott

Bryce Espinoza Shiloh Farien

Brenda Farrera Elizabeth Fernandez

Alexandra Glenn Julia Gomez

Pamela Gonzalez Carrie Hacker Dahlia Hamdi

Emily Hamman Hannah Hartwig

Gina Hasbun Lindsey Henson Sarah Johnson Brytani Jones

Rebecca Jurgewicz Alicia Kuhn

Christina Lara Danica Larsen

John Logie Amanda Lopez Joselyn Macias

Jamie Mandarich Grecel Mares

Lillian Martinez Gloria Martinez

Natividad Martinez Michelle Mendez

Sarah Meyers Patricia Moya

Alejandra Navarro-Yellen Summer Nguyen

Julie Nguyen Dianne Nguyen Rachel Oliver

Audri Ortiz Amy Oshima Alexis Padilla Diana Pelaez Brian Prado

Ammy Quinones Bianka Ramirez

Mercie Ramirez Valenzuela Diana Reyes

Lauren Robertson Mia Rodriguez

Geanna Rodriguez Ciera Salgado Madison Smith Lindsay Smith Anallely Sotelo

Letty Suon Connie Tang Sierra Tinley Bonnie Tran

Samantha Tula Colleen Valdez

Maria Del Socorro Vazquez Laura Vega

Jennifer Villicana Jisu Yang Suixin Yu

Alex Zanabria

Cum Laude--GPA 3.5 to 3.74 Magna Cum Laude--GPA 3.75 to 3.89 Summa Cum Laude--GPA 3.9 to 4.0

Program Director: Kathleen Herbst Jumpstart Faculty: Prof. Sarah Shawesh

Jumpstart Student Team Leaders

Lourdilind Almendras Daisy Gomez

Claudia Hurtado Ashlyn Kawano Joselyn Macias

Brittany McNair Alejandra Solares Bautista

2019-2020 Corps Members

Samantha Alvarado Nathaly Blanco

Samantha Bowen Jessica Briceno

Rebekah Caldona Karina Camacho

Isabel Cruz Emily Da Silva

Devanhi Dominguez Patricia Espinoza

Erin Evans

Vanessa Flores Julie Gakere Janely Garcia Gillian Gilman

Estefany Jimenez Maria del Pilar Lorenzo

Huiling Lu Melissa Isabel Manzanares

Naylea Mercado Colleen Najiba Mirza

Dyland Nguyen Kemdi Nwosu

Sonia Ocampo Teresa Rico Dawn Ritter

Kristine Runnberg Nathaly Sanchez

Rose Sanchez Melissa Tapia

Tony Tran Jenny Ngoc Vuu Rebecca Zamora Britney Wangko

Faculty Advisors:

Drs. Claudia G. Pineda and Michelle Ramos

CASSA Board Members 2019-2020 Academic Year Executive President Jennifer Garcia Vice-President Jade Lee Information Manager Kayleigh Fisher Events and Activities Manager Melanie Ascencio Membership Manager Alexis Flores Community Projects Managers Kayleigh Fisher Destiny Juarez Finance Manager Edward Reyna Professional/Career Development Manager Briana Gonzalez I.C.C. Representative Sabrina Flores

CASSA Graduation Cords & Sashes

Karina Alfajora Alma Arana

Mikey Arredondo Melanie Ascencio

Kiezel Bascos Tiana Boller

Diamond Byrd Nikki Campagna

Kristen Cobb Kayleigh Fisher

Alexis Flores Sabrina Flores

Jordain Galdamez Jennifer Garcia Darlene Juarez

Daniel Juarez Melissa Kremer

Alicia Kuhn Eileen Lee Jade Lee

Jairo Leon Amanda Lopez

Samantha Madrid Elizabeth Magdaleno

Norma Mancha Lilian Martinez

Chelsea Michaliszyn Kimberly Michel Samantha Morton Katherine Nguyen Dyandra Pough

Claudia Ramos Daniella Rivera Ashley Rocha Cierra Salgado Sierra San Jose

Sofia Selerino-Eulogio Connie Tang

Amber Taurman-Miller Samantha Tula

Christopher Valdivia Cesar Valencia

Rebecca Vasconez Daniel Watson Jennifer Wyer Chantal You

Peer Mentors

Presenters: Dr. Nathalie Carrick and Prof. Diana Robles Nichols

CHHD Peer Mentor Program

Fall 2019

Sidney Alvarez Caroline Birchfield

Taylor Coppa Madai Gil Valle Dahlia Hamdi Alicia Kuhn John Logie

Diana Monroy Ji Eun Park

Colleen Valdez Alexis Valazquez Daniel Watson

Spring 2020 Leila Bernstein

Tiana Boller Diamond Byrd

Advanced Mentors

Yajaira Cruz Martalinda Leiva

Chelsea Michaliszyn Karyssa Pedroza

CAS Department Peer Advisors

Melanie Ascencio

Tiana Boller

Zitlaly Cruz-Roman Brisa Lavalle

Research Assistants

Presenter: Drs. Jason Baker and Rachel Fenning

Fall 2019

Emily Jane Allen Jenna Chapton

Marianne Escalante Julia Gutekunst

Nadia Masri Madison Miller

Brittany O’Boyle Belen Raya

Ryan Receno Dallas Sullivan Colleen Valdez

Jessie Zhao

Spring 2020

Donovan Alanes Emily Jane Allen Jenna Chapton Sarah Fabian

Julia Gutekunst Arielle Gutierrez

Hannah Hernandez Joshua Le

Nadia Masri Lissette Munguia

Jackeline Orendain

Belen Raya Kristen Schnirch Dallas Sullivan Colleen Valdez Jeff Vasquez

Jennifer Wyer

Course Assistants

Presenter: Dr. Joyce Lin

Fall 2019

CAS 300

Erica Barajas

CAS 301 Bronte Brewer Madai Gil Valle

Ji Eun "Jenny" Kim Jorge Sanchez

Vianey Marquez

CAS 394 Irma Bautista

Alli Gilden Diana Reyes

CAS International

Practicums Melanie Ascencio Jennifer Garcia Claudia Hurtado

CAS 325B Andrea Barrientos

Dahlia Hamdi Sabrina Reyes

CAS 360

Maribel Saucedo Monica Saucedo-Guerra

UNIV 100

Vianey Marquez

Spring 2020

CAS 300 Ashley Yang

CAS 301

Danielle Diflorio Mee kyoung "Angelique"

Kim Martalinda Leiva

Cheryl Loyd Vianey Marquez

Maria Ramos Olivia Taitano

CAS 201 Irene Kim

Alisa Petalver

CAS 312 Vianey Marquez

CAS 325B

Rachel Blocker

CAS 327 Alberto Gaona Vazquez

Kaylean Thompson

CAS 360 Elizabeth Magdaleno

Lissette Munguia

CAS 490T Rachel Blocker

Kimberly Robles Garcia

CAS International Practicums

Melanie Ascencio Parker Kalmen

The Dean’s List of Scholars

Presenter: Dr. Michelle Ramos

Dean’s List Spring 2019

Roxanne Abrahimzadeh Jocelyn Aguilar Sharon Aguirre

Aleyna Aliyazicioglu Julia Alvarado

Kaitlynn Amaral Jessica Anguiano Rebekah Ankeny Melissa Anticona

Liana Arnot Katelyn Ascencio Melanie Ascencio

Jessica Avalos Teresa Avila

Glensy Azanon Aylin Baez Romero Stephanie Baker Micaela Balcaza

Monica Ballesteros Madison Banker Juana Barcenas Sharon Barnes

Andrea Barrientos Samantha Barton

Irma Bautista Lilyan Benavides

Leila Bernstein Amanda Blunk Emily Blunk

Brittany Bochesa Tiana Boller Emily Bodkin

Taylor Bowling Lauren Brehm Bronte Brewer

Victoria Brinoccoli Haley Brown

Tiffany Brundahl Madison Buss Diamond Byrd

Sydney Caamano Rebekah Samuelle Caldona

Karina Camacho Nikki Campagna Jessica Carbajal Selina Carbajal

Sarah Carr Emily Carrillo Jordan Carter

Samantha Castillo Alondra Castro Denisse Castro

Jenna Chapton Isabel Chavez

Amy Chen Nong Chen

Johannah Choi Ria Chow

Shanna Chung Kristi Clark

Denise Contreras Monica Contreras

Nanedi Coons Taylor Coppa

Juliana Corrales Regina Cortez

Courtney Costello Clarissa Covarrubias

Marilena Cristea Valeria Cruz Anaya

Kyra Cummings Lisa Davila

Courtney Davis Julia Davis

Melissa De La Cruz Edna De Leon Ivon De Luna

Karissa Delgado

Ashleigh Mae Denolo Guadalupe Diaz

Vanessa Dominguez Megan Duffy

Jordan Elliott Brooke Elsasser Lacey Escarro

Bryce Espinoza Brooke Evans

Ashton Faragalli Shiloh Farien Ramla Faris

Brenda Farrera Luvia Favela

Danielle Feehan Kaitlyn Ferreira Evelyn Flores

Kaitlyn Gandara Esmeralda Garcia Miranda Gawlik Susan Geiger Haley George

Christina Gillespie Alexandra Glenn

Julia Gomez Bryan Gonzales

Melissa Gonzalez Shantae Graham

Bridget Gross Krystel Guillen Julia Gutekunst

Alondra Gutierrez Carrie Hacker Rachel Hall

Dahlia Hamdi Emily Hamman

Michael Haroun Danielle Harrison Diamond Hebdon Clarice Hemenway Lindsey Henson

Jennifer Hermosillo Zepeda Alexis Hernandez

Zitlali Hernandez Pluma Alexis Hightower

Ashlyn Hill Katy Hoong

Roksana Hoque Penelope Hoshide

Starr Hudson Christine Huynh Shirley Huynh

Caroline Idsvoog Lyndy Jensen

Jennifer Johnston Rebecca Jurgewicz

Kristen Kaeser Nicole Kang Sarah Kelly

Hayley Kennedy Shayna Khachadoorian

Bridget Kim Clara Kim

Eunice Kim Mee Kyoung Kim

Min Seop Kim Seung Yi Kim

Katelyn Knupfer Barbara Kogut Alicia Kuhn Christy Lam Justin Lam

Tegan Lam Hannah Landis

Katherine Lantow Brisa Lavalle Esther Lee

Martalinda Leiva Wendi Leos

Jonathan Lew Elizabeth Liem

Sarah Litschewski Sasha Llamas

Michelle Loberia John Logie

Amanda Lopez Mirian Lopez Mary Lupovici

Tatiana Lupu-Cacacho Christina Macias Joselyn Macias Karlee Maddox

Elizabeth Magdaleno Lauren Mai

Mildred Maldonado Hannah Maloney Norma Mancha

Jamie Mandarich Amber Manes Lizbeth Manzo

Vianey Marquez Alexandria Martello

Lillian Martinez Madeline Martinez

Kayla Medrano Shivani Mehta Jennifer Mejia

Marilyn Melchor

Raneem Melhem Isaac Menefee-Libey Krystal Michalski Kimberly Michel

Carrie Miller Keila Minjarez

Gabriela Mireles Garcia Danielle Mitchell Presley Moffett

Jesus Mora Fernanda Morales

Ashlee Moreno Marissa Mortenson

Micah Munet Samantha Munoz

Alexandria Muraoka Anna Murphy Hayley Naquin

Julia Narey Karina Nava

Maria Nava Aleman Ginelie Navarrete Brenda Navarro

Alejandra Navarro-Yellen Alina Nguyen

Dianne Nguyen Ha Nguyen

Jillian Nguyen Julie Nguyen

Summer Nguyen Tracy Nguyen Rebecca No

Ashlee Nunez Brittany O'Boyle Sonia Ocampo Ruby Olivares

Megan O'Malley Jackeline Orendain

Lizbeth Orozco Pahola Ortega Briana Ortiz Amy Oshima

Samantha Owens Ji Eun Park

Rebecca Peckfelder Antonia Pettis Kelly Pham

Michelle Pham Alexia Pina

Briana Pockett Ashley Pollock Arianna Ponce

Alrea Jasmine Pontanares Katie Pulido

Katherine Quesada Jennifer Raff

Brittany Ramirez Lorena Ramirez Yuritzy Ramirez

Perla Ramos Belen Raya

Giselle Raygoza Sukaina Raza

Carrie Renteria Diana Reyes

Maria Reyna-Ramirez Nicole Richcreek Emily Riseling Dawn Ritter Wendy Rivas

Kimberly Robles Garcia Chanelle Romero

Madalyn Rose Brandon Roth Jessica Rubio

Alicia Ruiz Stacy Ruiz Kate Ryan Kylee Saito Star Salazar

Reyna Saldivar Ciera Salgado

Hector Salgado Maranda Samaan

Marina Samaniego Ani Samoniantz Kimberly Sams

Alondra Sanchez Charlene Mae Santos

Victoria Savare Cheyenne Savela

Eden Schat Brooke Schooler Yesenia Sevilla

Anna Shin Alyson Shipp Olivia Smart Jenna Smith

Lindsay Smith Madison Smith Shannon Smith Annabel Solorio Ericka Soriano Hope Spires Stacy Stooks

Bree Ann Stringham Letty Suon

Melissa Tafolla

Olivia Taitano Connie Tang Nancy Tang

Alexis Thomason Kaylean Thompson

Sierra Tinley Lynelle Reshnee Tisoy

Bonnie Tran Catherine Tran

Trang Tran Elizabeth Travers

Edward Trinh Whitney Trinh Leah Trybulski

Victoria Tuchman Madeline Tucker Samantha Tula

Laura Turney Aileen Uribe

Colleen Valdez Leslie Valdivia

Casey Van Petten Audrey Vasquez Crystal Vasquez Irene Vazquez Nancy Vazquez

Laura Vega Ana Venegas Melissa Viana

Martha Villalba Hoyos Priscilla Villar

Vanessa Villasenor Claudia Villasenor Arellano

Jennifer Villicana

Lucina Vincent Leslie Vu

Sheila Walsh Daniel Watson Rachel Watts

Kaylin Wubbena Nancy Yanez

Jisu Yang Chantal You

Joanne Young Joanna Zada Alex Zanabria Jose Zarate

Carina Zeferino Jessie Zhao

Dean’s List Fall 2019

Roxanne Abrahimzadeh Stephanie Aguilar Sharon Aguirre Jasmin Agustin Donovan Alanes

Aleyna Aliyazicioglu Callie Altman

Christian Alvarez Sidney Alvarez

Kaitlynn Amaral Emily Andrade

Melissa Anticona Briana Antonio Emily Archuleta Melanie Ascencio

Jessica Avalos

Jocelyn Avalos Jacqueline Avila Amanda Axton Citlali Ayala Donna Ball

Alejandra Barragan Miranda Barrera Sydney Barrett

Andrea Barrientos Nicole Barrios Irma Bautista

Vedah Faith Berekoff Leila Bernstein Allyson Blanco Emily Blunk Emily Bodkin

Taylor Boren Chelsie Brenchley

Bronte Brewer Christina Brewer

Haley Brown Theresa Bui

Natalie Caamano Rebekah Samuelle Caldona

Camille Caldwell Chanel Caldwell Karina Camacho Viola Campos

Baillie Carberry Nohemi Carrillo Kyleigh Carter

Mayra Castrejon

Isabel Catano Janeth Cazares

Stephanie Cerda-Mejia Kimberly Chapin Jenna Chapton Michelle Chavez

Amy Chen Soyun Cho Ria Chow

Jamie Chung Kelly Chung

Shanna Chung Noelle Clewley

Cassandra Condon Nicole Conneally Monica Contreras

Nanedi Coons Taylor Coppa

Alexus Cordova Jeannete Coronel Juliana Corrales Amanda Costell

Clarissa Covarrubias Tyra Covarrubias Brianna Cuamani Juanita Cuevas Kyra Cummings Emily Da Silva

Kelly Dao Julia Davis

Kirsten Davis Amanda Dawson

Ivon De Luna Esmeralda Debora Flores

Rosanna Delgadillo Karissa Delgado

Ashleigh Mae Denolo Samantha Diaz

Diana Dinh Taylor Drorbaugh Mercedes Duarte

Vicky Duong Yoana Duran Fatima Elias

Jordan Elliott Alicia Escalante

Marianne Escalante Nancy Espana Diana Espinosa Bryce Espinoza

Kareen Espinoza Evelyn Esquivel-Escamilla

Edith Facundo Brenda Farrera Luvia Favela

Marlayna Feltenberg Kayleigh Fisher

Diana Flores Evelyn Flores Jasmin Flores Vanesa Flores Mychal Gabb

Jocelyne Galdamez Kaitlyn Gandara

Erika Garcia Haley George Ashia Gharavi Madai Gil Valle

Christina Gillespie Alexis Gomez Julia Gomez

Bryan Gonzales

Joseline Gonzalez Lauren Gonzalez

Valeria Gonzalez-Cruz Emily Gorney Josilyn Grant

Julia Gutekunst Alondra Gutierrez Amanda Guzman

Dahlia Hamdi Alexis Hansbury Isabelle Harkavy Hannah Hartwig

Gina Hasbun Breelyn Heath

Diamond Hebdon Jessica Hernandez Rafael Hernandez

Emma Hertz Taylor Hirano Kaitlyn Holt Katy Hoong Katrina Hui

Claudia Hurtado Jennifer Hurtado Christine Huynh Shirley Huynh

Eric Hwang Larissa Ionescu Sandra Irigoyen

Peri Ito Lyndy Jensen

Alejandra Jimenez Garcia Sarah Johnson Samantha Jovel Christine Kim Eunice Kim

Geena Kim Mee kyoung Kim

Seung Yi Kim Caitlyn King

Chase Kittleson Alicia Kuhn

Rebecca Lahr Colleen Lam Tegan Lam

Hannah Landis Dolly Lazaro

Jacqueline Ledezma Eileen Lee

Caroline Leyba Maria Leyva Xiaojing Li

Elizabeth Liem Alexandra Lopez Amanda Lopez Mirian Lopez Cheryl Loyd Huiling Lu Julie Luong

Christina Macias Joselyn Macias

Elizabeth Mackelrath Maria Madrigal

Kalynn Maldonado Heather Malick Norma Mancha

Emily Mancinelli Jamie Mandarich Lizbeth Manzo Grecel Mares

Vianey Marquez Daisy Martinez

Dayanna Martinez Gloria Martinez Lillian Martinez

Madeline Martinez Leslie Mayo

Emma McComb Yuridia McDonough

Sarah McQuater Kayla Medrano Shivani Mehta

Telma Mendoza Ramirez Monica Mercado

Chelsea Michaliszyn Krystal Michalski

Carrie Miller Delaney Moeller Presley Moffett Jacelyn Monge

Veronica Monsisvais Julianna Morales

Micah Munet Samantha Munoz Stephany Najera Hayley Naquin

Ginelie Navarrete Bianca Navarro Brenda Navarro Odalis Navarro

Alejandra Navarro-Yellen Kimberly Navas Cherie Nguyen

Christina Nguyen Dianne Nguyen Julie Nguyen Tasha Nguyen Tien Nguyen

Leigh Notti Ashlee Nunez Audrey Nunez

Anais Nungaray Sonia Ocampo Mikayla Ogas Ha Yeon Oh

Rachel Oliver Hilda Ornelas Nancy Orozco

Bethany Ortega Amy Oshima

Alejandra Padilla Tianshu Pan Ji Eun Park

Amber Parker Matthew Patricia Brianna Payan

Regina Paz Navarro Rebecca Peckfelder

Diana Pelaez Jacqueline Perez

Jaime Perez Alisa Petalver Chloe Petrucci

Kelly Pham Alexia Pina

Diana Pineda Cecelia Place Sarah Preston

Madelyn Prince Katie Pulido

Alejandra Quijada Jennifer Raff

Bianka Ramirez Mercie Ramirez Valenzuela

Ricarda Ramirez-Wences Belen Raya

Ryan Receno Carrie Renteria Cesar Resendiz

Diana Reyes Danielle Rhee

Jennifer Rivera Rodriguez Kelsey Robbins Lillian Robbins Sydney Roberts April Robledo

Kimberly Robles Garcia Geanna Rodriguez

Mia Rodriguez Natalie Rodriguez Virginia Rodriguez

Douglas Roh Madalyn Rose Jessica Rubio

Alicia Ruiz Nicole Ruiz Carlee Russo Kate Ryan

Sophia Sable Kylee Saito

Ciera Salgado Hector Salgado Patricia Sam

Maranda Samaan Bianca Sanchez Camille Sanchez

Joanna Sanchez Jorge Sanchez

Kaybee Sanchez Brianna Sandore

Evan Schaid Kathryn Schwab

Margaret Sfakianakis Sofia Silva

Amy Simpson Kendra Sims

Madison Smith Alejandra Solares Bautista

Asusena Soto Flores Hope Spires Letty Suon

Haley Swoboda Olivia Taitano Megan Teeling

Faith Tesch Kimberly Thibodeaux

Alexis Thomason Sierra Tinley

Desiree Torres Bonnie Tran Kathy Tran Shanee Tran Trang Tran

Elizabeth Travers Edward Trinh Whitney Trinh Amie Truong

Victoria Tuchman

Samantha Tula Samantha Ulloa Sandoval

Aileen Uribe Judith Valadez Colleen Valdez Daysi Valdez

Natalie Van Nyhuis Elissa Vargas

Max Vasabhuti Jasmine Vasquez Violet Vasquez Mayra Vazquez

Guadalupe Villasenor Jennifer Villicana

Neftali Vital Christine Vo Madison Vos

Jennifer Wallace Sheila Walsh Daniel Watson Jannel Wyant Ashley Yang Holly Ybarra

Zhi Yin Chantal You Suixin Yu

Priscilla Zaldivar Jose Zarate Ana Zarco

Carina Zeferino Ana Zermeno Jessie Zhao

Closing Remarks: Dr. Kate Bono