UAMS Graduates 864 Health Care Professionals
| Degrees or certificates were awarded to 864 graduates of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school May 18 during a commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
Degrees or certificates were presented to 165 in the College of Medicine, 229 in the College of Nursing, 111 in the College of Pharmacy, 64 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, 271 in the College of Health Professions, and 30 in the Graduate School.
UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, presented the Chancellor’s Award to Gilda Malone Underwood, president of the Schmieding Foundation Inc. in Springdale.
The award is presented to a person whose service to UAMS is deserving of special recognition. Previous recipients include Sam M. Dixon, former U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers, Jack Stephens, Willard and Pat Walker and the namesake and founder of the Schmieding Foundation, Lawrence Schmieding.
As president of the Schmieding Foundation, Underwood has been a champion for UAMS and the state of Arkansas. She has dedicated her time and energy to causes that were important to its founder. As a result of her diligent efforts, health care centers in Northwest Arkansas have transformed from an inspired vision to a reality, making a tremendous difference in the lives of seniors, children and their families.
John Spollen, M.D., and Kristie Hadden, Ph.D., were the recipients of the Chancellor’s Teaching Awards, a program established in 2004 to recognize excellence in teaching among UAMS faculty.
Hadden was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Society and Health Education Excellence. The award recognizes the design and implementation of courses or activities that advance the topics of society and health. It can be through areas of cultural awareness, health care economics, health equity, health literacy, health systems, interprofessional education, collaborative practice, public and population health, patient- and family-centered care or educational scholarship.
Hadden joined UAMS in 2012 and is an associate professor in the College of Medicine. She is the director of the UAMS Center for Health Literacy, a multi-disciplinary home for research, consultation and practice on the subject that has garnered national awards for its work. In seven years, she has taught health literacy to more than 2,000 UAMS students through interprofessional education exposure workshops and guest lectures.
In 2016, Hadden and the center received a four-year, $2.9 million National Institutes of Health grant to test the effectiveness of health literacy-informed diabetes education at UAMS regional campuses. She previously received a Society of Public Health Educators award and the UAMS Graduate School Achievement Award.
Spollen was the recipient of the Award for Teaching Excellence. It recognizes direct teaching, mentoring or educational scholarship between a faculty member and any learner. It can be in all settings, including the classroom, online, clinic or laboratory.
Spollen is a professor and vice chair for education in the College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. Over more than two decades at UAMS, he has led curriculum and other program improvements that contributed to improved test scores for medical students.
He has twice received the Chancellor’s Award for Education (2007, 2009) and has been the recipient of the Red or Gold Sash teaching award in the college for 11 consecutive years. He’s also been named the best resident teacher in the department four times, received the college’s Educational Innovation Award (2006) and its Master Teacher Award (2012).
During commencement, degrees and certificates conferred include the doctor of philosophy, doctor of medicine, doctor of pharmacy, doctor of nursing practice, master of science, master of nursing science, bachelor of science in nursing, master of public health, doctor of public health, master of health administration, postbaccalaureate certificate in public health and a variety of degrees in allied health disciplines including certificates, associate and bachelor of science degrees, postbaccalaureate certificates, master of communication sciences and disorders, master of genetic counseling, master of physician assistant studies, doctor of audiology and doctor of physical therapy.
The following are graduates of the five UAMS colleges and graduate school who authorized the release of their name and hometown. Graduates are divided by college and hometown unless otherwise noted.
The following graduates received their Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.
Alma
Alexandra Wise-Ehlers
Batesville
William Henry
Beebe
William Brockway
Benton
Tyler Fugere
Jordan Nett
Bentonville
Rumyar Ardakani
Jane Elizabeth Hanna
Bono
Dylan Barnett
Brinkley
Ralynn Brann
Bryant
Blake Davidson
Mary Nance
Connor Rayburn
Cabot
Kyle Camp
Anthony Cardillo
Cave City
John Coates
Charleston
Bethany Verkamp
Conway
Andrea McMahon
Ethan McMoran
Taylor Quattlebaum
Abigail Southard
Crossett
Gregory Rives
DeWitt
Hayden Leibrock
Dumas
Aakash Rana
El Dorado
Joseph Askew
Fayetteville
Jessica Koster
William McComas
Samantha Puckett
Megan Scarbrough
Blake St. Clair
Vasupradha Suresh Kumar
Fort Smith
Emily Askew
Matthew Bridges
Caroline Chen
Colleen Flanagan
Annsley Garner
Richard Gean
Nawar Hudefi
Kara Phillips
Phillip Cowan
Fountain Lake
Mason Qualls
Gravette
Aaron Roberts
Greenwood
Jordyn Cleavenger
Harrison
Rachel Pruett
Heber Springs
Lucas Fair
Helena
Kori Mansfield
Hot Springs
Kyle Guillory
Ashley Hickman
Dorothy Patterson
Karina Sanders
Madeline Sparling
Marc Stanley
Paige Onyuru
Todd Turner
Jacksonville
Chelsea Tyson
Jonesboro
Jeffrey Lynch
Taylor Trussell
Judsonia
Julia Davis
Kirby
Abigail Wilhite
Little Rock
Graham Campbell
Adam Crane
Ashley Ederle
David Fitzgerald
Brian Garland
Jessica Giordano
Anna Gladfelter
James Henry
Catherine Hilton
Joseph Keith
Graham McCracken
Meet Modi
Bethany Morrison
Samia Nawaz
Kristen O’Connell
Sasha Ridgell
Alexa Robbins
Jesal Shah
Zia Siddiqui
Emily Simon
Thomas Spradley
Kathryn Stephens
Joshua Wilkes
Chase Wingfield
John Wolfe
Richard Wyatt
Magnolia
Miki Lindsey
Manila
Jared Burks
Marion
Dustin Walter
Maynard
Ryan Waddell
Mena
Kisha Fair
Monticello
Zachary Crossett
Mountain Home
Jacob Bolt
Mountain View
Hayley Varela
North Little Rock
Todd Brinkley
Ethan Guffey
Kemmian Johnson
Paragould
Alexandria Dunn
Pine Bluff
Zachary Beggs
John Bridgforth
Anum Rasheed
Sarah Theriot
Redfield
Allison Jackson
Rogers
Cody Baker
Matthew Denefe
Michael Elkins
Lawrence Hoyt
Anna Nguyen
Karl Sonntag
Cale White
Russellville
Emily Enderlin
Virgil Massey
Sandra Pruitt
Emily Reams
Searcy
Austin Armstrong
Joseph Cline
Sherwood
Seth Justice
Springdale
Kristen Daugherty
Dallas Johnson
Rachel White
Star City
Thomas Binns
Joe Brown
Stuttgart
Ashley Glover
Rachael Goodwin
Texarkana
Paige Johnson
Ryan Strebeck
Van Buren
Taylor Needham
Vilonia
Sarah Martin
Alex Sanders
West Memphis
Jacquelyn Bailey
White Hall
Edouard Oudin
OUT OF STATE
Fullerton, California
Mai-anh Vuong-Dac
Jacksonville, Florida
Margaret Oliver
Weston, Florida
Daniel Escobar
Parsons, Kansas
Dalton Hoose
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Arunprasad Gunasekaran
Shreveport, Louisiana
Joel Ubeda
Boxford, Massachusetts
Brendan Moore
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Alexandra Bader
Lawson, Missouri
Dawn Harter
St. Charles, Missouri
Conner Gessert
St. Louis, Missouri
Caitlin Wellborn
Hamilton, Ohio
Chatondra Williams
Checotah, Oklahoma
Heath Mitchell
Memphis, Tennessee
Scott Boop
New Boston, Texas
Timothy Harris
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Christine Rutlen
The following graduates received either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), a Master of Science in Nursing (M.N.Sc.) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) degree.
Ashdown
Emily Barton
Batesville
Katelyn Lewis
Melinda Ford
Brooke Sitkowski
Bearden
Robert Pennington
Benton
Lindsey Bourne
Emily Chastain
Barbara Cole
Lindsay Carlisle
Stephanie-Denise Hester
Jessie Stuckey
Megan Brown
Amy Bucks
Anna Clay
Nikki Killingsworth
Rebecca Nehus
Taylor Robinson
Sara Traylor
Bentonville
Vanida Harmon
Jessica Fowler
Claudia Heredia-Colin
Maria Turner
Brookland
Virginia Robins
Bryant
Lakan Agustin
Katelynn Davidson
Katelyn Foreman
Taylor Huckaby
Ellen Staton
Alexandria Taylor
Kayla Yount
Cabot
Stephanie Long
Samantha Correll
Sarah Hockenberry
Linda Rudisill
Camden
Tori LaDuke
Jan Scantling
Carlisle
Debbie Laws
Cave City
Nancy Mitchell
Cave Springs
Lyndsey Whitaker
Charleston
Tania Barham
Clinton
Aaron Freeman
Conway
Sarah Atkins
Brandy Smith
Anna Adams
Heather Bound
Austin Brown
Tara Gardner
Hailey Meriweather
Madelyn Roper
Taylor Schrekenhofer
Amanda Ussery
Brandi Green
Dardanelle
Leslie Hudgeons
De Queen
Sarah Krudwig
East End
Daniel Smith
El Dorado
Casey Wilson
Casey Pritchard
Sanequa Thompson
Gabriela Wilson
England
Jenna Davis
Fayetteville
Jennifer Breathitt
Gildah Wilson
Layne Killian
Sophie McDade
Fordyce
Questeara Sledge
Forrest City
Haley Wilson
Fouke
Austin Brookings
Gentry
Andrea Murphy
Abbey Shields
Greenbrier
Morgan Wilkerson
Gurdon
Anna Steed
Hamburg
Lizbeth Herrera
Hazen
Brenon Williams
Hope
Bradley Smith
Hot Springs
Miranda Edgar
Caroline Tingquist
Megan Hayes
Kara McIntosh
Dayle Randle
Sarah Sands
Jacksonville
Jasmine Brown
Jonesboro
Kristy Adams
Lake Village
Tredijah Sykes
Little Rock
Stephanie Rogers
Taneicie Sabb
Abigail Connerly
Katherine England
Anna Plyler
Ellen Ward
Mary Kathryn DiGiacomo
Allison Lord
Lauren Eldridge
Laura Mayfield
Steven Bosch
Patrick Dunlap
Phuong Gip
Sydney Harris
Kathryn King
Hannah Lawson
Danica Little
Julie Marcks
Anna Marlar
Sean Moore
Randolph Nace
Lockesburg
Kenzie Tatta
Lonoke
Sarah Beeler
Haiden Jeter
Amanda Sexton
Magnolia
Angela Sharp
Malvern
Kendra Wilson
Maumelle
Brittany Scheuerman
Edwin Strange
Mayflower
Michele Honeycutt
Brandis Wheat
Mena
Andrew Dugan
Leslie Foster
Rita Miller
Monette
Leah Gathright
Monticello
Elizabeth Echols
Murfreesboro
Sarah Bean
Kerbie Posey
Naylor
Traci Altman
Newport
Rachel McCrary
North Little Rock
Latoya Young
Kayla Nevala
Sadie Blackwell
Dalith Bessemepseayuk
Ashton Green
Brandon Reed
Rafael Rios
Isammar Santiago-Toledo
Paragould
Rebecca Ward
Pea Ridge
Codi Hawkins
Perryville
Bonnie Anderson
Prescott
Elizabeth Ferguson
Rogers
Rebecca Lopez
Kimberlee Rush
Searcy
Victoria Bane
Kayla Dudley
Stephanie Rice
Sheridan
Olivia Reed
Sherwood
Taylor Steele
Michaela Hall
Kaylie Medford
Springdale
Gregory Forrester
Jigna Patel
Jonathan Van Houten
Stuttgart
Kimberly Sims
Texarkana
Summer Brackett
Hannah Buster
Charles McCool
Brooke Thornton
Ward
Jenifer Loar
White Hall
Caeley Stewart
OUT OF STATE
Redding, Connecticut
Victoria Every
Sharon Springs, Kansas
Danielle Campbell
Bastrop, Louisiana
LaDana Morrison
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Chelsea Marquis
Springfield, Missouri
Camille Vollmar
Greensboro, North Carolina
Katherine Simkins
Dayton, Tennessee
Kyla Hale
Gilmer, Texas
Amber Walker
New Boston, Texas
Rebecca Meadows
Texarkana, Texas
Lauren Hadaway
Lakin McAdams
UAMS College of Health Professions
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene
Tiffany Hogue – Benton
Jennifer McNutt – Conway
Aariana Sanders – Jacksonville
Associate of Science in Health Information Technology
Chelsea Couperthwaite – Springdale
Brooke Davis – Conway
Mary Hauk-Harris – Carlisle
Pamela Johnson – Little Rock
Tonya Rafferty – Little Rock
Jasmine Ray – El Dorado
Judith Young – Conway
Associate of Science in Medical Radiography
Juan Acosta – Springdale
Thomas Boles – Greenbrier
Miranda Campbell – Huntsville
Kaitlyn DeGraff – West Fork
Alethia Dunemn – Fayetteville
Andrea Espinoza Carter – Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Nicole Glass – Beebe
Diana Gutierrez – Santa Maria, California
Sha’Renee Hall – Strong
Lauren Hughes – Bryant
Zachary Johnson – Salt Lake City, Utah
Megan Lewis – Jacksonville
Courtney Miller – Rogers
Darryl Moore – Camden
Joshua Moore – Bay
Matthew Norwood – Bryant
Taylor Perry – Springdale
Bradley Persons – White Hall
Sean Thomason – Mineral Springs
Hope Weathers – Cabot
Jordan Williams – Bryant
Associate of Science in Surgical Technology
Kaitlyn Carson – Austin
Portia Cunningham – North Little Rock
Shelbi Holden – Strafford, Missouri
LaQuista Kinney – Little Rock
Stephanie Parins – Bryant
Sarah Richey – Bauxite
Stephanie Vicente – Mabelvale
Bachelor of Science in Cardio Respiratory Care
Natasha Allen – Little Rock
Elisandra Bueno – Fort Smith
Brittany Coleman – Little Rock
Britney Farmer – Little Rock
Chaley Hallum – Brinkley
Haley Hawthorne – Lamar
Bailey Lessenberry – Bella Vista
Harold Lynch – New Orleans, Louisiana
Tiffany Thai – Wynne
Raleigh Thomas – Little Rock
Haylie Worthington – Beebe
Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology
Kaci Chapman – Georgetown, Texas
Chelsea Grasser – Conway
Hanna Hathorn – Little Rock
Taylor Jackson – Cedar Hill, Texas
Mamie Jennings – Pine Bluff
Makenzie Pierce – Hamburg
Sydney Reed – Pine Bluff
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Kristen Aldridge-Knowles – Cabot
Faith Apodaca – Hot Springs
Jocelyne Benitez – Conway
Tracie Cash – Cabot
Heather Clemons – Benton
Stacy Cooper – Benton
Julia Culpepper – East End
Trinity Dial – Texarkana, Texas
Amy Griffin – Benton
Maria Haley – Ward
Madison Hall – Damascus
Maria Hindman – Fort Smith
Addyson Hipps – Russellville
Martha Kinley – Little Rock
Radacey McCutchen – Harrison
Kirby McLeane – Camden
Lesly Ramos – Little Rock
Holly Rega – Conway
Estefania Rodriguez – Hot Springs
Kelsey Smith – Wynne
Aryn Stanfield – Hot Springs
Ashtyn Sturch – Alexander
Bethany Thomas – Arkadelphia
Adriane Vaughn-Dunn – El Dorado
Jessica Williams – Hot Springs
Bachelor of Science Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Mary Corbitt – Beebe
Lauren Gibbert – Texarkana, Texas
Michelle Godwin – Bismarck
Lacie Hulse – Fordyce
Maranda Jenkins – Strong
Dana Moore – Cabot
Lauren Rutland – Atlanta, Texas
Amanda Sowle – San Antonio, Texas
Amy Swayze – Bauxite
Natalie Williams – Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Sciences
James Pinkston – Calico Rock
Bachelor of Science in Health Information Administration
Cassandra Garman – Wrightsville
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences
Hannah Brown – Wilson Township
Lori Burdick – Rogers
Lauren Grogan – North Little Rock
Evan Johnson – Harrison
Bailey Perlinger – Benton
Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Science
Jada Branch – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Kaylin Carmony – Texarkana, Texas
Jessica Cook – Kilgore, Texas
Alecia Cornelison – Subiaco
Thomas Cunningham – Enid, Oklahoma
Joshua Meelkop – Tyler, Texas
Mark Rima – Hot Springs
Kattelyn Smith – Benton
Tiffany Vernor – Springdale
Bachelor of Science in Ophthalmic Medical Technology
Alicia Bratten – Searcy
Cornesha Day – Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences
Kayla Brink – Springdale
Stephanie Chamblee – Greenville, Mississippi
Ashley Cotroneo – Cabot
Bailee McNickol – Benton
Kari Ray – Cabot
Haley Siegrist – St. Paul
Sydney Smith – Sherwood
Jeremy Thompson – Benton
Lane Walsh – Springdale
Postbaccalaureate Certificate of Auditory Based Intervention
Merideth Birginske – Russellville
Erica Gardner – Little Rock
Ashley Wake – Benton
Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Dietetics and Nutrition
Claudia Bergen – Boiling Springs, South Carolina
Lillian Cheak – Bryant
Lauren Ince – Nashville
Jennifer Perry – Hot Springs
Lexi Sampson – Flower Mound, Texas
Andrea Smith – Auburn, Alabama
Timothy Steen – Fayetteville
Megan Welker – Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Lauren Brown – Little Rock
Robin Brown – Little Rock
Susan Contois – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Katie Crawford – Danville
Olivia Dalton – Little Rock
Laura Farrell – Fort Smith
Olivia Fritsche – Greenwood
Ashley Gershner – Rogers
Reagan Graham – Little Rock
Taylor Gregory – Hot Springs
Emily Hemphill – Austin, Texas
Alyssa Hissong – Overland Park, Kansas
David Holt – Maumelle
Casey Jenkins – Little Rock
Tommye Jones – Fayetteville
Jarret Keller – Owensville, Missouri
Lindsay Lawrence – Valley Springs
Rickey Lawson – Henryetta, Oklahoma
Kerry Mackey – Nassau, Bahamas
Lakyn Phillips – Magazine
Madison Schlenger, Fayetteville
Johnathon Schmidt – Wynne
Amity Sparkman – Nixa, Missouri
Candace Stringer – El Dorado
Kallie Sullivan – Prairie Grove
Cryselda Trevino – Wylie, Texas
Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorder
Megan Alkire – Bryant
Brianna Beall – Houston, Texas
Merideth Birginske – Russellville
Kristina Eubanks – Hensley
Lindsey Fink – Little Rock
Brooke Fisher – Alamo, Tennessee
Talyn Floerchinger – Lonoke
Janell Hendren – Bentonville
Anna Hill – Little Rock
Elizabeth Kratz – Poyen
Deshannon McAllister – Little Rock
Joy McDonald – Hendersonville, North Carolina
Lorenn McJunkins – Nashville
Danny McNeely – Jefferson, Texas
Alexa Milam – Little Rock
Kristina Nierstheimer – Little Rock
Emily Pankey – Fort Smith
Kelsea Sherrick – Maumelle
Ashley Wake – Benton
Master of Science in Genetic Counseling
Jennifer Campbell – Jonesboro
Charly Harris – Perry, Georgia
Brittney Meays – Columbus, Nebraska
Lauren Mills – San Antonio, Texas
Harrison Moore – Little Rock
Alise Murray – Abilene, Kansas
Doctor of Audiology
Haley Barnes – Benton
Erica Gardner – Little Rock
Meryl Gyger – Russellville, Kentucky
Hsin-Wei Huang – Taipei, Taiwan
Tia McDonald – Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Meredith Olmstead – North Little Rock
Breanne Witherspoon – Alma
Desiree Wood – Fort Worth, Texas
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Luci Brooks – Fayetteville
Kayla Copeland – Greenbrier
Chelsey Cotten – Olla, Louisiana
Georgia Cox – Batesville
Andrew Cozart – Fayetteville
Katelyn Davis – Little Rock
Liza Eppley – Rogers
Catherine Fletcher – Alexander
Ryan Freeman – Springdale
Riley Harris – Springdale
Kyler Offenbacker – Springdale
Kelsea Sanford – Mandeville, Louisiana
Joshua Sirkis – Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Monica Taylor – Springdale
Jonathan Vaughn – Fayetteville
David Vlaich – St. Louis, Missouri
Jordan Wiley – Cedarville
The following graduates received their Doctorate of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
Alma
Joshua Goodner
Lacy Patterson
Arkadelphia
Erica Avila
Batesville
Helen Cummins
Bella Vista
Nicholas Graham
Benton
Jennifer Belz
Chad Dawson
Michael Sutton
Kristin Swann
Bentonville
Charis Coates
Booneville
Taylor Shultz
Ricky Wirt
Bryant
Callie Bench
Jesse Pruitt
Camden
Jennifer Bounds
Sarah Burleson
Clarendon
Marco Middleton
Conway
Lauren Crisp
Kacey Hight
Tyler Walsh
Lydia Wyatt
Megan Yingling
Corning
Steven Cato
De Queen
Coleman McRae
Dumas
Brannon Hill
El Dorado
Kelsey Wells
Fayetteville
Khusbu Bhikha
Fort Smith
Sara Cox
Ahmed Salem
Binh Tran
Glenwood
Kyle Harvey
Hot Springs
Ruth Backes
Brittanie Kling
Erica Miller
Joshua Proffit
Domonique Wadley
Jacksonville
Earl Morris
Jonesboro
Bridget Calaway
Cassidy Tippitt
Christina Wilson
Lake Village
Courtney Keller
Little Rock
Caleb McClain
Sarah Pearce
Michael Rogers
Erica Turk
Sarah Quattlebaum
Lonoke
Jessalyn Tackett
Magnolia
Katherine McClatchy
Maumelle
Whitney Furr
Andrew San Juan
McGehee
Ting Ting Liang
Monticelllo
Jennie Thomasson
North Little Rock
Janice Baker
Karah Bogoslavsky
Jessica Tankersley
Ozark
Jackson Wimberly
Pangburn
Amy McCosh
Paragould
Robert Blue
Molly Copeland
Payton Snodgrass
Emily Wilson
Pine Bluff
Cameron Beene
Rogers
Falon Lacey
Nicole Scott
Rose Bud
Madisyn Strain
Russellville
Amber Wilcox
Sheridan
Caemeron Bitzer
Star City
Allison Brunson
Ashley Norton
Van Buren
Yen Le
Kathryn Osburn
Warren
Taylor Ashcraft
West Memphis
Andrew Nichols
White Hall
Lauren Cannon
OUT OF STATE
Florence, Alabama
Holly Martin
Cottonwood, Arizona
Raymond Chavez
Carmel, Indiana
Benjamin McLinn
Belle Rose, Louisiana
Seth Daigle
Bossier City, Louisiana
Alexander Rothenberger
Neosho, Missouri
David Sigars
Nixa, Montana
Andrew Gott
New York City, New York
Abu Rinku
Owasso, Oklahoma
Sage Hendrickson
Flower Mound, Texas
Matthew Blaha
Plano, Texas
Kevin Chien
Texarkana, Texas
Richard Smith
Sarah Smith
Suamico, Wisconsin
Brittany Forseth
INTERNATIONAL
Katowice, Poland
Oktawia Ficek
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Analytics
Jessica Boswell – Mountain View
Shemikia Ford – Magnolia
Patrice Moody – Dumas
Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Public Health
Ebony Duren – Little Rock
Master of Health Administration
Lorenzo Baldwin – Allen, Texas
Cara Cox – Alexander
Arthur Davies – Sherman, Texas
Tyler Easley – Springdale
Mariah Fletcher – Cabot
John Hunton – Little Rock
Roy Hurst – Spa City
Sarah Merlos – North Little Rock
Katherine Montgomery – Hot Springs
Elizabeth Necessary – Rogers
Grace Parham – Little Rock
Callie Parks – Fort Smith
Kelsey Shaw – El Paso
Jessica Stahulak – Oak Lawn, Illinois
Jared Stone – Little Rock
Master of Public Health
Erica Avila – Arkadelphia
Meghan Ayers – Dallas, Texas
Jessica Besancon – Benton
Ebony Cotton – Grapevine
Courtney Del Donno – North Little Rock
Laura Gocio – Little Rock
Tori Johnson – Little Rock
Sydney Lewis – Batesville
Jason Lochmann – Pine Bluff
Rachel Lovell – Springdale
Earl Morris – Jacksonville
Monisha Murugadass – Chennai, India
Mason Qualls – Fountain Lake
Camille Richoux – Camden
Christine Rutlen – Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Dimple Shah – Paragould
Jessica Stone – Marmaduke
Jessica Turner – Bryant
Doctor of Public Health
Micheal Knox – Hot Springs
Ashley McNatt – Little Rock
Doctor of Philosophy Health Promotion and Prevention Research
Mary Allison – Little Rock
Nakita Lovelady – Lexa
Doctor of Philosophy Health Systems and Services Research
Mir Ali – Little Rock
Clare Brown – Batesville
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Graduate Certificate Biomedical Informatics
Amy Jones – Little Rock
Graduate Certificate Clinical and Translational Sciences
Jennifer Rumpel – Burr Ridge, Illinois
Graduate Certificate Regulatory Sciences
Saki Fukuda – Yokohama, Japan
Master of Science
Rose Cooper – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Parth Desai – Fort Smith
Dina Elsayed – Little Rock
Carmen Shaw – Little Rock
Niaz Siddiqui – Little Rock
Sabrina Spencer – Allen, Texas
Doctor of Philosophy
Julie Anderson – Hot Springs
Brittany Beasley – Sherwood
Chris Bolden – Natchez, Mississippi
Frederico Kiffer – Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Arundhati Gupta – Kolkata, India
Laura Hays – Benton
Samantha McClenahan – Bismarck
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