Y s� chool of public health

commencementMay 18, 2020

class of 2020

program Congratulatory Remarks

Sten H. Vermund, M.D., Ph.D. Dean of Public Health

Class SpeakerHelen Meethong Moore , M.P.H., 2020

Commencement AddressElizabeth H. Bradley, Ph.D.President, Vassar College

Presentation of Student Awards

Dean VermundDean’s Prize for Outstanding M.P.H. Thesis

Wilbur G. Downs, M.D., M.P.H. Outstanding Thesis Prize in International Health

Henry J. (Sam) Chauncey Jr. Inspiration Award

Lowell Levin Award for Excellence in Global Health

Award for Outstanding Contributions in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Presentation of Teaching AwardsDean Vermund

Teaching Fellow Award

Distinguished Student Mentoring Award

Distinquished Teaching Award — “Teacher of the Year”

Presentation of Candidates

ClosingDean Vermund

Faculty MarshalLeslie Curry, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Student MarshalHua Qi Li, M.P.H., 2020

Banner BearerJosemari Feliciano, M.P.H., 2020

commencement speaker

Elizabeth H. Bradley, Ph.D.President, Vassar College

Elizabeth H. Bradley, PhD has served as President of Vassar College since July 2017. Prior to this position, she was on the faculty at Yale for more than twenty years, and was most recently the Brady-Johnson Professor of Grand Strategy and Faculty Director of the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute. Bradley’s research has focused on quality of hospital care and large-scale health system strengthening efforts within the US and abroad including in China, India, Ethiopia, Liberia, Ghana, Rwanda, and the United Kingdom. She has also published in the area of organizational leadership and change, with focus on higher education and the liberal arts. Bradley has published more nearly 320 peer-reviewed papers and has co-authored three books including The American Healthcare Paradox: Why Spending More Is Getting Us Less. She is the 2018 recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017. She is a member of the Council of Foreign Affairs.

Bradley graduated phi beta kappa from Harvard in economics magna cum laude, earned an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a PhD in health economics from Yale University. Bradley grew up in New Britain, Connecticut and is married to her husband John with whom she has three adult children.

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH ADVANCED PROFESIONAL PROGRAMAlejandro Abello Ryan Scott Alexander Oliver William Armstrong-Scott Leslie Asanga Amira Awadalla Faith Danielle Crittenden Shadrack Osei Frimpong Noah Ghossein Rogeh Habashi Caitlin Elizabeth Hansen Anjum Susan John Ja Kyung Lee Wendy Leung Judith Mary Mccartney Michael John Naso Oluwatosin Oluwafunke Onibokun Christopher Darren Wilson Colin Raymond Young Zeyun Zhou

BIOSTATISTICSAnna Marie Aiuppa Yu Bo Ariel Chao Gong Chen Yiziying Chen Yike Dong Josemari Tam Feliciano Wenting Gao Shu Huang Shihan Jin Jing Jing Haoyu Liu Darius Jake Roy IIPeiyuan Sun Xiyu Wei Tong Wei Yuntian Xia Xiaomeng Zhang Hao Zheng Xiaping Zheng Kevin Zheng

CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGYNafeesa Ammar Abuwala Andrew Jake Arakaki Halbert Bai Isabella Sofia Berglund-Brown Kevin Casey Kayla Erin Dwyer Alexandra Rose Edmundson Marissa Elliott Diana Estefania Estrada Alamo Xiaosong Gao Saranya Govindaraju Connor Ashton Graham Yi Jin Jonica Yu Kao Hijab Khan Aman Khanuja School of ManagementRachel Vania Lee Hua Qi Li Qingying Luo* Duane Killian K Madziva Shelby Heath Meckstroth Reed Gudeman Mszar Ngoc Tram Nguyen Sydney Paige Pryor Shireen Roy Ria Pankaj Rungta Anthony James Russell Kewei Shi* Julie Kate Sklar Catherine Sarah Martin Stratton Shiying You Nkandu Yumbe

Parmida Zarei Ruochen Zhang

*Degree awarded prior to May 2019 Italics indicates joint degree with another school or department at Yale University.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCESMenglan Chen* Qizheng Chen* Sarah Eileen Esenther Momoko Ishii Tsz Wai Kun Danh Lai Elizabeth Ziying Lin Truc Thien Ly Bethany Sanchez Chloe Kittrell Stewart Melpomene Maria Vasiliou Ningjing Wang Haiqing Yu

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MICROBIAL DISEASESEmma Allen Salma Alghunimi Almidani Alyssa Kay Amick Anumita Bajpai Anna Dawn Baker Tessa Carter Anthony Chui Mckenzie A Colt Maria Alexandra Correa Chandra Couzens Nirvana Kimberly Dominguez Singh Elizabeth Edgerley Taylor Alyse Eisenstein Alissa Haas Christina Ann Harden Aaron Hentoff Amber Leigh James Yeonji Jeon Demerise Jean Johnston Christopher Robert Jossart Chaney Christine Kalinich Lauren Kim Harry Hyunteh Kim Casey Morgan Luc Adam Joseph Moore Olivia Lior Nusbaum Christina Elizabeth Parisi Oscar Norberto Perales Pooja Praful Rana Noora Reffat Steven Susana-Castillo Huan Wei Claire Joyce Thomas Young

HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENTUzma Amin Sungeun Bae Shruthi Balasuryan School of ManagementDavid Baugham Devaki Belwalkar Chase Michael Byerly School of ManagementMaria Paula Caruso David Chen School of ManagementWilliam Cheung Dominique Desroches Nicolas Flinn Girard Tal Gurevich Karen Hsu School of ManagementNitya Kanuri School of ManagementAlexandra Knopf Mengxian Liu Rico Leonardo Lizbinski Yves Sebastian Lorda Dumont

School of Management

Lisa P Michaels Jeremy T Pincus School of ManagementJingyi Qi Gustavo Roman School of ManagementMaria Camila Serna Nathan Andrew Shekita School of ManagementAyushi Shrivastava School of ManagementDouglas Robert Spivak Tori Tan Yichuan Wang Quan Yuan Zhuoyun Yuan Mahrukh Zahid Qian Hui Zhao

School of Management

HEALTH POLICYMoid Ali Rachel Christine Besse Christian Bradley Joy Chen Casey Jia Chyi Chu Geralyn Theresa Csizmar Salihah Ama Dick Leila Ensha Sacha Hauc Tiffany Ning Hu Akshatha Kiran Rachel Kornbluh Emily Leonard Joel Andrew Lugones Helen Meethong Moore Ohvia Muraleetharan Yamini Narayan Ndubisi Obiora Okeke School of ManagementEmily Bunker Peterson Zacharia Matthew Postle Taara Vyas Prasad Mariam A Qazilbash Danielle Grace Raso Diana Socorro Sanchez Yosha Singh Ruochen Sun Leah Sussman Dillon Tjiptamustika Caroline Anne Wadman

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESNoureen Ahmed Rachel Michele Brase Chelsea Victoria Brett Antonia Emilyn Caba Julia Rose Donald Nükte Goc Madelyn Margaret Good Alexandra Lee Grimaldi Shannon Han Tyler D. Harvey Jackson Higginbottom Jennifer Helen Ibarra Haja Iye Kamara Jessica Kung Leung Francesca Maviglia Whitney Morgan Menary Emily Helen Miron Ashley Rose Moore Krishna K Naik Elizabeth Marie Raiff James Jeff Richey Rebecca Goldstein Schapiro Dominic Delaney Schnabel Alyssa Schneider Karen Teekadai Singh

Ryan Andrew Sutherland Bethelehem Getachew Teshome Trang Tran Tanya Yajnik Sera Yoo

master of scienceAwarded by the Graduate School of Arts and SciencesJiachen Chen Qile Dai Javier Alfonso GarridoYueyi Li Keyi Long Wenhan Lu Xin Ma Guanquan Meng Zehua Pan Shuang Song Ziyi Tang Wei Tian Yao Tong Yukai Wang Yuxuan Wang Junfan Zhang Ning Zhang Xiaojing Zhu Miremad Moafi Madani Yuwen Qiu*

doctor of philosophyAwarded by the Graduate School of Arts and ScienceVictoria Chen* Michael Cohen Jeannia Fu Mo Li Renee Mehra Xiaochen Wang

student awards Dean’s Prize for Outstanding M.P.H. Thesis

Awarded by the faculty to students for exceptional scholarly achievement on the M.P.H. thesis.

Ryan Andrew Sutherland, M.P.H., 2020

Wilbur G. Downs, M.D., M.P.H. Outstanding Thesis Prize in International Health

Awarded by the faculty to a student for exceptional scholarly achievement on an internationally-focused M.P.H. thesis.

Shannon Han, M.P.H., 2020

Henry J. (Sam) Chauncey Jr. Inspiration Award

Awarded by alumni of the Health Management Program to a student who exemplifies Mr. Chauncey’s ideals of innovation, integrity, leadership and community service.

Tal Gurevich, M.P.H., 2020

Lowell Levin Award for Excellence in Global Health Awarded to a student who has demonstrated a commitment to health promotion and global health.

Shadrack Osei Frimpong, M.P.H., 2020

Award for Outstanding Contributions in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awarded to students for their impactful dedication to improving the livelihood and wellbeing of diverse communities.

Helen Meethong Moore , M.P.H., 2020 Bethelehem Getachew Teshome, M.P.H., 2020

Teaching AwardsTeaching Fellow Award

Awarded by the graduating class and faculty to an Y.S.P.H. Ph.D. student who demonstrates outstanding performance as a teaching fellow and promise as a future teacher.

Alexandra Rose Edmundson, M.P.H., 2020

Distinguished Student Mentoring Award Awarded by the graduating class to a faculty member who demonstrates quality academic and thesis mentoring.

Nathan Grubaugh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)

Distinguished Teaching Award — “Teacher of the Year” Awarded by the graduating class to a faculty member who demonstrates outstanding teaching in the field.

Marney White, Ph.D., M.S..

Associate Professor of Public Health (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

Photography: Michael Marsland, Yale University Photographer, © Yale University

The School of Public Health at Yale University provides leadership to protect and improve the health of the public. Through innovative education, research, policy analysis and practice that draws upon interdisciplinary scholarship from across the graduate and professional programs at Yale, the school serves local, national and international communities with its knowledge and expertise. We foster health equity, social justice and respectful discourse to enrich our teaching and scholarship, as well as empower the communities that we serve.