Spring 2018 doctoral and terminal degrees
The following list is based on information gathered from the Banner database. Given the number of graduates and evolving status of many prospective graduates' degree status, mistakes and omissions may have occurred. Being listed or not here has no bearing on a student's official graduation status.
Graduate Programs
- Natasha Aguilar
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Nalin Andersen
PHD Nanoscience & Microsystems Engineering
"Spectro-electrochemical Platforms for Dynamic Analyses of Catalytic Cascade Systems" - Sumant Avasarala
PHD Engineering
"Physical and Chemical Interactions Affecting U and V Transport from Mine Wastes" - Firas Ayoub
PHD Engineering
"Antennas for W/V Band Applications" - Amryn Ayres
Doctor of Physical Therapy - William Barnes
PHD Philosophy
"Liberal Cynicism, Its Dangers, and a Cure" - Clark Bearsmith
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Abigail Beene
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Grant Bleier
PHD Chemistry
"Systematic Size Control in the Synthesis of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles" - Kelsey Bourbeau
PHD Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Science
"Effects Of Home-based High-intensity Interval Training Versus Continuous Walking On Cognition In Overweight And Obese Women" - Sophia Bowers
PHD Organization, Information & Learning Sciences
"Mindfulness in the workplace: Mindful self-regulation" - Terisse Brocato
PHD Engineering
"Mathematical Modeling for the use of predicting chemotherapy and nanoparticle treatment efficacy in breast cancer" - Sarah Buddenborg
PHD Biology
"Schistosomiasis in the wild: a transcriptomics perspective on interactions between field-derived Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Schistosoma mansoni" - Ashley Bunting
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Andrea Caruana
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Gregory Chambers
PHD Engineering
"Development of a Positron-Emitting Surrogate Microsphere for Image-Based Dosimetry in Yttrium-90 Radioembolization Therapy" - Asael Checketts
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Yu Chen
PHD Language, Literacy, & Sociocultural Studies
"A Case Study Of Two Taiwanese College Students With Hearing Loss Navigating Their University¿¿¿ English As A Foreign Language Requirement" - Zachary Chenoweth
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Jesse Chenven
PHD Multicultural Teaching & Child Education
"Perceptions Of Career And Technical Education (cte) Teachers On Indicators Of Teaching Quality" - William Clinger
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Kent Coombs
PHD Biomedical Sciences
"Designing Synthetic Environments to Control Valvular Interstitial Cells In Vitro" - Ninnat Dangniam
PHD Physics
"Quantum Phase Space Representations and Their Negativities" - David Decker
PHD Earth & Planetary Sciences
"New Geochemical and Isotopic Approaches to Shallow Crust Landform Evolution" - Elizabeth Dickson
PHD Nursing
""Sexual Health Education in New Mexico Public Secondary Schools"" - Prashant Dogra
PHD Biomedical Sciences
"Mathematical Modeling of Nanoparticle Biodistribution" - Yuka Doherty
PHD Sociology
"Boundaries of Citizenship: Gendered and Racialized Reproduction and Motherhood in Contemporary Japan" - Christopher Edwards
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Chris Ellefson
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Christopher Erwin
PHD Economics
"Transitions from Higher Education to the Labor Market: Merit Aid, Time to Degree Signals, and Major Choice" - Andrew Ferdinand
PHD Physics
"Studies of Light Generation with Four-Wave Mixing in a Cold Atomic Ensemble" - Erika Gendron
PHD Biology
"Evolutionary ecology of host-parasite relationships: Role of host ecology, phylogeny, and demographics in shaping parasite evolution." - Aimee Georgina
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Mohammadreza Ghasemkhani
PHD Optical Science & Engineering
"Cavity-Enhanced Optical Refrigeration and Spectroscopy" - Aaron Goldstein
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Joan Green
PHD Special Education
"Exploration of the Qualities and Interactions of Post-Secondary Faculty Identified as Exemplary by Students with Support Services" - Lara Gunderson
PHD Anthropology
"Relanzamiento of Nicaragua's Christian Base Communities: Forging New Models of Church and Society for the Twenty-First Century" - Marian Hamilton
PHD Anthropology
"Reconstructing Landscape Use Patterns with Strontium Isotopes" - Christina Hanson
PHD Nanoscience & Microsystems Engineering
"From Flasks to Applications: Design and Optimization of Giant Quantum Dots using Traditional and Automated Synthetic Methods" - Miles Harvey
PHD Language, Literacy, & Sociocultural Studies
"Using Video Games and Virtual Reality as Classroom Literature: Thoughts, Experiences, and Learning with 8th Grade Middle School Students" - Charles Hayes
PHD Biology
"Rodent Responses to Drought in the Southwestern United States: Resource Utilization Strategies and Effects to Keystone Resources" - Mustafa Hersi
PHD Language, Literacy, & Sociocultural Studies
"Teachers Professional Identity Construction: A narrative Inquiry of Non-native English Speaking Teachers in Saudi Arabia" - Ryan Hotchkiss
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Robert Hoy
PHD Educational Psychology
"Emotion and Metacognitive Monitoring: The Role of Emotions in the Development of Learning Beliefs." - He Huang
PHD Chemistry
"Development Of New Useful Methods For Aldehyde Synthesis And Its Application In Synthesis" - Ruslan Hummatov
PHD Physics
"Gamma-Ray Metallic Magnetic Calorimeters with NbTa Passive Persistence Switches and Electroformed Au Absorbers" - Anastasia Ierides
PHD Physics
"Vibrational Relaxation Theory for Systems Embedded in Microscopically Specified Reservoirs" - Annikka Jensen
PHD Biomedical Sciences
"Shape and Surface Chemistry Dictate Cellular Internalization Pathways of Silica Nanoparticles" - Kelly Jones
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Melina Juarez
PHD Political Science
"Queering Latinidad: Latinx Politics Beyond Nativity" - Ralph Kelly
PHD Engineering
"Density And Velocity Measurement Of Ari And Arii Using Laser Induced Fluorescense (lif) In A Large-scale Helicon Plasma" - Ryan Kettler
PHD Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Science
"Predictors In Finishing Position Of Ncaa Division Ii Schools In The Learfield Sports-nacda Directors Cup: Culture Type As A Potential Mediator" - Jason Kimble
PHD Biology
"Comparison of Bacterial and Archaeal Communities in the Subsurface versus Surface: Implications for Nitrogen Cycling" - Jeffrey Knockel
PHD Computer Science
"Measuring Decentralization of Chinese Censorship in Three Industry Segments" - Philip Lafreniere
PHD Engineering
"Development Of A Novel Framework For The Application Of Signature Based Safeguards (sbs) To Pyroprocessing" - Brandon Lampe
PHD Engineering
"Experimental Investigation and Constitutive Model of Thermo-Poro-Mechanical Deformation of Granular Salt Under Hydrostatic Compression" - Nicholas Larkin
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Yolanda Ledesma Silva
PHD Latin American Studies
"Knowledge sharing as a means for capacity building in international non-governmental organizations in Ecuador" - Rachel Levitt
PHD American Studies
"(Dis)Appearing Subjects: Managing Violence Through the Discourse of Bullying" - Jonathan Lewis
PHD Earth & Planetary Sciences
"Microtextural Studies of Feldspar in Ordinary Chondrites" - Yamhilette Licon Munoz
PHD Biomedical Sciences
"V-ATPase roles in Prostate Cancer" - Amy Link
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Ayesha Livingston
PHD Educational Psychology
"How Brief Motivational Interventions Impact Math Beliefs in Preservice Teachers" - Brian MacKie-Mason
PHD Engineering
"Novel Algorithms for Ultra Scale Electromagnetic Problems in the Supercomputing Era" - Tristan Malin
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Reiner Martens
PHD Organization, Information & Learning Sciences
"An analysis of the relationship between leadership style and lean expressed through respect, proactivity, and innovative work behavior" - Juan Martinez
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Rebeca Martinez Gomez
PHD Linguistics
"Fresa Style in Mexico: Sociolinguistic Stereotypes and the Variability of Social Meanings" - Abdulaziz Masoud
PHD Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Science
"The Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate on Acute Kidney Injury Markers During Physical Work in the Heat" - Margaret McConville
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Cl Nail
PHD Anthropology
"The Structural Violence of Maya Sacrifice: A Case Study of Ritualized Human Sacrifice at Midnight Terror Cave, Belize" - Thy Ngo
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Han Nguyen
PHD Chemistry
"Bioinformatics- and phylogenetics-guided approaches to understanding sequence-function relationships of type II polyketide biosynthetic gene clusters" - Michael O'Donnell
PHD Economics
"Three Essays on Understanding Municipal Water Demand in the Western United States" - Sangita Paudel
PHD Chemistry
"Excited State Processes in Radical Elaborated Platinum Donor-Acceptor Complexes" - Martha Ofelia Perez Clark
PHD Computer Science
"Automated Development of Semantic Data Models Using Scientific Publications" - Hamed Pourbeyram Kaleibar
PHD Optical Science & Engineering
"Novel Nonlinear and Quantum Devices Based on Multimode Optical Fibers" - Justin Reale
PHD Biology
"Evaluating the effects of catastrophic wildfire on water quality, whole-stream metabolism and fish communities" - Kelly Redmond
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Thomas Render
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Myra Roberts
PHD Communication
"(Lie)alectics and the Discursive Dequeerification of Political Spaces Based on Religious Freedoms: A Critical Rhetorical Analysis of the Mormon and Gay Website" - Sephira Ryman
PHD Psychology
"Neurocognitive markers of cognitive control in schizophrenia and functional outcomes" - Daniel Sandoval
PHD Engineering
"Patient Specific Radiation Doses From Projection Radiography Images: Improving The Accuracy Of Low Dose Radiation Calculations" - Aditi Sarkar
PHD Economics
"The Economic Impact Of Oil And Gas Production In The Permian Basin" - Tim Schroeder
EDD Educational Leadership
"Exploring the Variability in Institutional Characteristics Related to Meeting Various National STEM Baccalaureate Agendas" - Kritika Sen Chakraborty
PHD Economics
"Essays on human capital, labor, and gender" - Molly Sher
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Sheryl Singerling
PHD Earth & Planetary Sciences
"Primary pristine and altered iron sulfides in CM and CR carbonaceous chondrites: Insights into nebular and parent body processes" - Elena Stein
PHD Psychology
"Validation of the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment Among Diverse Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder" - Chance Strenth
PHD Psychology
"The Effect of sublingual Testosterone on Ischemic Pain Sensitivity." - Megan Striedel
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Daniel Tarango
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Mohammad Tayarani
PHD Engineering
"Achieving Public Health and Climate Change Goals: What do we Need to Know about Transportation System?" - Rajani Thapa Magar
PHD Chemistry
"Syntheses and Characterization of photoactive ruthenium and iron polypyridyl complexes" - David Weirich
PHD Mathematics - Robert Zayas
PHD Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Science
"Examination Of The Impact Interscholastic Athletics Has On Participating Student-athletes From The Perspective Of The High School Principal, Athletic Director And School Counselor" - Kayla Zehr
PHD Biomedical Sciences
"Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Impact on Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Responses and Vascular Function" - Catherine Zemlick
PHD Engineering
"Modeling the Interdependencies of Energy and Water in New Mexico: Historic Drivers, Hydrologic Impacts, and Energy Requirements" - Bojun Zhang
PHD Biomedical Sciences
"Cholesterol regulation of pulmonary endothelial calcium entry following chronic hypoxia" - Xu Zhang
PHD Computer Science
"Next Generation TCP/IP Side Channels" - Xuechen Zhu
PHD Chemistry
"An integrated approach to studying and engineering bacterial type II polyketide core structure biosynthesis"
College of Nursing
- Melissa Cole
DNP Nursing - Nancye Cole
DNP Nursing - Louise Crozier
DNP Nursing - Kathleen Davis
DNP Nursing - George Dresden
DNP Nursing - Annabelle Gerhardt
DNP Nursing - Ryan Harris
DNP Nursing - Brenda Holley
DNP Nursing - Charles Silveri
DNP Nursing - Aaron Skiles
DNP Nursing - Doris Tinagero
DNP Nursing - Monica Vickery
DNP Nursing - Jacqueline Wuellner
DNP Nursing
College of Pharmacy
- Joaquin Acosta
Doctor of Pharmacy - Alauna Aguilar
Doctor of Pharmacy - David Archuleta
Doctor of Pharmacy - Feliz Archuleta
Doctor of Pharmacy - Alexa Argyres
Doctor of Pharmacy - Yasmine Awad
Doctor of Pharmacy - Ferriell Bartlett
Doctor of Pharmacy - Jordan Barton
Doctor of Pharmacy - Megan Bass
Doctor of Pharmacy - Matthew Begay-Bruno
Doctor of Pharmacy - Jason Boberg
Doctor of Pharmacy - Teofilo Borunda Duque
Doctor of Pharmacy - Joshua Brannan
Doctor of Pharmacy - Jaron Cadena
Doctor of Pharmacy - Melinda Chappell
Doctor of Pharmacy - Alejandra Chavez
Doctor of Pharmacy - Hal Clark
Doctor of Pharmacy - Kevin Collier
Doctor of Pharmacy - Meghan Cullen
Doctor of Pharmacy - Colton Dant
Doctor of Pharmacy - Phillip Davis
Doctor of Pharmacy - Princely-Roy Dikuba
Doctor of Pharmacy - Connor Doolittle
Doctor of Pharmacy - Morgan Duval
Doctor of Pharmacy - Amre Elmaoued
Doctor of Pharmacy - Joseph Estrada
Doctor of Pharmacy - Dayna Fletcher
Doctor of Pharmacy - Eric Garcia
Doctor of Pharmacy - Daniel Goldberg
Doctor of Pharmacy - Gabriel Gomez
Doctor of Pharmacy - Brittany Haggard
Doctor of Pharmacy - Rachel Hartwig
Doctor of Pharmacy - Amanda Herrera
Doctor of Pharmacy - Samantha Housey-Calico
Doctor of Pharmacy - Robert Howard
Doctor of Pharmacy - Angela Huang
Doctor of Pharmacy - Gail Hunt
Doctor of Pharmacy - Tuyet Huynh
Doctor of Pharmacy - David Johnson
Doctor of Pharmacy - Cody Ko
Doctor of Pharmacy - Fernando Lara Hernandez
Doctor of Pharmacy - Cherice Laughlin
Doctor of Pharmacy - Priscilla Le
Doctor of Pharmacy - Jessica Lewis-Gonzalez
Doctor of Pharmacy - Mo Li
Doctor of Pharmacy - Daniel Loya Venzor
Doctor of Pharmacy - Alyssa Lujan
Doctor of Pharmacy - Grevelyn Kristine Mantohac
Doctor of Pharmacy - Megan Martinez
Doctor of Pharmacy - Shane Martinez
Doctor of Pharmacy - Shaun Nalamlieng
Doctor of Pharmacy - Thao Nelson
Doctor of Pharmacy - Huyen Nguyen
Doctor of Pharmacy - Henry Ofori
Doctor of Pharmacy - Jesus Olivas
Doctor of Pharmacy - Michael Padilla
Doctor of Pharmacy - Lindsey Pearce
Doctor of Pharmacy - Crysta Peterson
Doctor of Pharmacy - Tai Phan
Doctor of Pharmacy - Hanako Pitera
Doctor of Pharmacy - Yazmin Quijano-Gonzalez
Doctor of Pharmacy - Mohannad Rashid
Doctor of Pharmacy - Alexa Riccobene
Doctor of Pharmacy - Sarah Rosenthal
Doctor of Pharmacy - Cristina Saiz
Doctor of Pharmacy - Mary Salazar
Doctor of Pharmacy - Priscilla Sanchez
Doctor of Pharmacy - Kayla Sanchez Newell
Doctor of Pharmacy - Adam Sandoval
Doctor of Pharmacy - Danielle Schavz
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pete Sedillo
Doctor of Pharmacy - Cora Seidler
Doctor of Pharmacy - Jeffrey Stewart
Doctor of Pharmacy - Ian Taylor
Doctor of Pharmacy - Herman Trujillo
Doctor of Pharmacy - Leah Wagner
Doctor of Pharmacy - William Wehner
Doctor of Pharmacy - Rutger Weinkauf
Doctor of Pharmacy
School of Law
- Garrett Adcock
Juris Doctor - Chelsea Allen
Juris Doctor - Marwan Alsaidi
Juris Doctor - Devon Aragon Martinez
Juris Doctor - Andre Archuleta
Juris Doctor - Liliana Benitez De Luna
Juris Doctor - Shane Briley
Juris Doctor - Anne Rothrock Burke Kirby
Juris Doctor - Erin Chavez
Juris Doctor - Daniel D'Addio
Juris Doctor - Kirsten Dick
Juris Doctor - Sean Distor
Juris Doctor - Lauren Dixon
Juris Doctor - Sean Dolan
Juris Doctor - David Domingos
Juris Doctor - Brwyn Downing
Juris Doctor - Samantha Drum
Juris Doctor - Kyle Duffy
Juris Doctor - Brittany Edwards
Juris Doctor - Jane Elliott
Juris Doctor - Michael Freebairn
Juris Doctor - Eduardo Garcia
Juris Doctor - Valeria Garcia
Juris Doctor - Julio Garcia-Carrillo
Juris Doctor - Ellen Geske
Juris Doctor - Logan Glasenapp
Juris Doctor - Bryan Gonzalez
Juris Doctor - Alison Goodwin
Juris Doctor - Lindsey Goodwin
Juris Doctor - Salvador Guardiola
Juris Doctor - Matthew Hasler
Juris Doctor - Nichole Henry
Juris Doctor - Ramon Hernandez
Juris Doctor - Skylar Hindi Hubbard
Juris Doctor - Brendon Hischar
Juris Doctor - Kaela Holmen
Juris Doctor - Christine Jablonsky
Juris Doctor - James Johnson
Juris Doctor - Lauren Kedge
Juris Doctor - Peter Kelton
Juris Doctor - Margaret Kennedy
Juris Doctor - Marissa Koskovich
Juris Doctor - Alicia Leger
Juris Doctor - Cara Lynch
Juris Doctor - Marion Maillard
Juris Doctor - Austin Megli
Juris Doctor - Alyssa Mercado
Juris Doctor - Amanda Miera
Juris Doctor - Anthony Montoya
Juris Doctor - Jesse Montoya
Juris Doctor - Lenaya Montoya
Juris Doctor - Lucia Moran
Juris Doctor - John Morseau
Juris Doctor - Lalita Moskowitz
Juris Doctor - Cari Neill
Juris Doctor - Nicholas Nunez
Juris Doctor - Richard Ohlfs
Juris Doctor - Nadine Padilla
Juris Doctor - Jaclyn Page
Juris Doctor - Jessica Perez
Juris Doctor - Elizabeth Perkins
Juris Doctor - Timothy Piatt
Juris Doctor - John Pierce
Juris Doctor - Michael Platero
Juris Doctor - Christopher Pommier
Juris Doctor - Alyssa Quijano
Juris Doctor - Liisa Rettedal
Juris Doctor - Jonathan Riedel
Juris Doctor - Bayard Roberts IV
Juris Doctor - Mark Rosebrough
Juris Doctor - Noell Sauer
Juris Doctor - Selena Sauer
Juris Doctor - Allison Schumacher Smithkier
Juris Doctor - Kacey Schurr
Juris Doctor - Marcus Sedillo
Juris Doctor - Gregory Smithkier
Juris Doctor - Ramon Soto
Juris Doctor - James Stevens
Juris Doctor - Joseph Thiel
Juris Doctor - Keri Thiel
Juris Doctor - Diana Torres Valverde
Juris Doctor - Mary Volner
Juris Doctor - Christal Weatherly
Juris Doctor - Lauren Wilber
Juris Doctor - Chad Willis
Juris Doctor - Jasmine Yepa
Juris Doctor
School of Medicine
- Cyrus Abbasi
Doctor of Medicine - Crystal Avila-Schroeder
Doctor of Medicine - Quinn Bailey
Doctor of Medicine - Matthew Batliner
Doctor of Medicine - Rhys Brooks
Doctor of Medicine - Hallie Brown
Doctor of Medicine - Raquel Burbank
Doctor of Medicine - Ashlee Candelaria
Doctor of Medicine - Lilliam Clinger
Doctor of Medicine - Darian Dhawan
Doctor of Medicine - Jason DuBroff
Doctor of Medicine - Matthew Endrizzi
Doctor of Medicine - Jesus Enriquez
Doctor of Medicine - Katharine Epler
Doctor of Medicine - Oscar Estrada Munoz
Doctor of Medicine - Gregory Fahl
Doctor of Medicine - Caroline Fiser
Doctor of Medicine - Nathaniel Fox
Doctor of Medicine - Christian Garcia
Doctor of Medicine - Francesca Garcia
Doctor of Medicine - Mary Geeze-Corley
Doctor of Medicine - Gareth Gilna
Doctor of Medicine - Samantha Goggin
Doctor of Medicine - Janae Gonzales
Doctor of Medicine - Gavin Gorrell
Doctor of Medicine - Shuhong Guo
Doctor of Medicine - Tyler Hamilton
Doctor of Medicine - Amber Higgins
Doctor of Medicine - Mary Irving
Doctor of Medicine - Jeremiah Johnson
Doctor of Medicine - James Jung
Doctor of Medicine - Lance Kelly
Doctor of Medicine - Bennett King
Doctor of Medicine - Kisa King
Doctor of Medicine - Tenzin Kunsang
Doctor of Medicine - Theresa Kurtz
Doctor of Medicine - Dukens LaBaze
Doctor of Medicine - Jimmy Le
Doctor of Medicine - Nicholas Levin
Doctor of Medicine - Michael Louie
Doctor of Medicine - Luke Lovro
Doctor of Medicine - Leah Lucero
Doctor of Medicine - Melissa Martinez
Doctor of Medicine - Krystle McCarson
Doctor of Medicine - Alison McGough-Maduena
Doctor of Medicine - Brittany Mead
Doctor of Medicine - Gina Miller
Doctor of Medicine - Jonathan Miller
Doctor of Medicine - Sarah Miller
Doctor of Medicine - Susan Mirabal
Doctor of Medicine - Sowmiya Murali
Doctor of Medicine - Mara Nydes
Doctor of Medicine - Jacqueline O'Neill
Doctor of Medicine - Justin Ocksrider
Doctor of Medicine - Katherine Ogawa Douglas
Doctor of Medicine - Marques Pena
Doctor of Medicine - Jennifer Perry
Doctor of Medicine - Tom Pollard
Doctor of Medicine - Amanda Provencio
Doctor of Medicine - Yousuf Qaseem
Doctor of Medicine - Lisa Richardson
Doctor of Medicine - Jessie Rogers
Doctor of Medicine - Luis Roldan
Doctor of Medicine - Marquette Rose
Doctor of Medicine - Scott Rossol
Doctor of Medicine - Stephen Sanchez
Doctor of Medicine - Michelle Sandoval
Doctor of Medicine - Tyler Seybert
Doctor of Medicine - Bryant Shuey
Doctor of Medicine - Chris Shukla
Doctor of Medicine - Krystian Solis
Doctor of Medicine - Matthew Solomon
Doctor of Medicine - Ivo Teneng
Doctor of Medicine - Jonathan Thoma
Doctor of Medicine - Jeffrey Trujillo
Doctor of Medicine - Tenzin Tsewang
Doctor of Medicine - Karissa Vasquez
Doctor of Medicine - Theodore Weatherwax
Doctor of Medicine - Katy Welch
Doctor of Medicine - Michael Wentzel
Doctor of Medicine - James Winer
Doctor of Medicine - Peter Yeo
Doctor of Medicine - Yana Zemkova
Doctor of Medicine - Zhong Zheng
Doctor of Medicine