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UAMS Graduates 936 Health Care Professionals
| LITTLE ROCK – Degrees and certificates were conferred to 936 graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school today. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, no commencement ceremony was held; however, the various colleges held independent virtual commemorations this month.
Degrees were awarded to 177 in the College of Medicine, 218 in the College of Nursing, 105 in the College of Pharmacy, 72 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, 302 in the College of Health Professions and 62 in the Graduate School.
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, master of science in healthcare analytics and a variety of degrees in allied health disciplines including certificates, bachelor of science degrees, postbaccalaureate certificates, master of communication sciences and disorders, 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.
Arkadelphia
Jace Bradshaw
Bald Knob
Cordell Crisp
Batesville
Christopher Elms
Beebe
Annlee-Taylor Glass-Hicks
Benton
Jonathan Gardner
Alaina Smith
Bentonville
Kelsey Parks
Bigelow
Catherine Thomas
Cabot
Hayden Elliott
Roger Gillum
Ahmed Stivers
Calamine
Lane Gay
Charleston
Hamilton Newhart
Cherokee Village
Karam Sra
Conway
Morgan Bridgforth
Charles Hunter
Jacob Linna
Austin Morgan
Madison Morris
Tyler Thompson
Bryce Woods
Crossett
Mason Harper
Dardanelle
Morgan Gongola
Hunter Ramey
Des Arc
Joshua Walls
DeWitt
Carole Jennings
East End
Brittany Flippo
El Dorado
Gelina Buslig
Matthew Cordell
Victoria Davis
Laney Sideroff
Forrest Woods
Fayetteville
Mohammed Soliman
Jessica White
Flippin
Alexis Mallett
Fordyce
Michael Richardson
Fort Smith
Mouad Abdulrahim
Christina Chapman
Melissa Eckes
Caitlin Hirsh
Michelle Huynh
Spencer McClure
Jordan Spencer
Courtney Wright
Hannah Yasin
Jesse Young
Garner
Jared Gowen
Glenwood
William Buck
Greenwood
Riley George
Cameron Parsley
Harrison
Samuel Patton
Katie Stahler
Hensley
Joseph Koon II
Hermitage
Dustin Brown
Hot Springs
Jackson Arnold
Hayden Dunn
Adam Larey
Melissa Plumley
Huntsville
Rachel Goff
Hunter Vines
Jonesboro
Jacob Carter
Lillie Pitts
Reid Shelton
Lake Village
Einnod Williams
Little Rock
Muhammad Abu-Rmaileh
Adam Angel
Nicholas Baltz
Sarah Beckwith
John Block
Autumn Brown
Katherine Caid
Arhita Dasgupta
Parker Davidson
Amanda Ederle
Joshua Estes
Sara Frankowski
Vikram Gondhalekar
Daniel Griffin
Heather Hirsch
Ryan MacLeod
Joel McGowan
Mary Moore
Rachel Moore
Dmitry Nedosekin
Patrick O’Brien
Danica Angela Ordonez
Merry Peckham
David Polk
Christopher Randall
Emily Reiners
Jennifer Saccente
Bradley Stone
Emily Tharp
Victor Ventrano
Bryce Wall
Wesley White
Jonathan Williamson
Magnolia
Anjali Patel
Maumelle
Moriah Hollaway
Sehrish Sardar
Allison Schneider
Mountain View
Kaitlynn Butler
North Little Rock
Olivia Brasher
Karl Goshen
Justin Klucher
Jackson Massanelli
Osceola
Jaskiran Kaur
Oshawa
Jordyn Wolfe
Paragould
Brandi Mize
Jacob Smith
Pea Ridge
Tyler Estes
Pine Bluff
George Bloom II
Pocahontas
Kevin Thomas
Rogers
Nadia Khan
Pratheepa Ravikumar
Tyler Rose
Russellville
Johnathan Marasco
Humaira Saleem
Alex Smith
Searcy
Micah Clay
Brianna Klucher
Sherwood
Zachary Reiners
Siloam Springs
Catherine Scarbrough
Shelby Webb
Star City
Jackson Haynes
Van Buren
Skye Heckman
Rachel Mayo
Wheatley
Jasmine McKissick
White Hall
Courtney Hunter
OUT OF STATE
Dana Point, California
Victoria Ly
Cape Coral, Florida
Stephen Menefee
Conyers, Georgia
John Norton
Bloomington, Illinois
Adam Neuhouser
Palos Park, Illinois
William Christy
Raceland, Louisiana
Jeanne Rabalais
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Mary Andrews
Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Ansley Scott
Columbia, Missouri
Amy Scott
Doniphan, Missouri
Austin Ivy
Joplin, Missouri
Griffin Sonaty
Springfield, Missouri
Connor Wilson
Garner, North Carolina
Matthew Madujibeya
Jacksonville, North Carolina
C’Asia James
Hanover, New Hampshire
Gregory Corwin
Altus, Oklahoma
Alexander Rivas
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nathan Klammer
Knoxville, Tennessee
Katelyn Ragland
Frisco, Texas
Blake Wiggins
Houston, Texas
James Mazzo
Richmond, Texas
Evan Laman
Rockwall, Texas
Spencer Taylor
The following graduates received either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Master of Science in Nursing (MNSc.) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
Adona
Emily West
Arkadelphia
Yuliya Riddle
Batesville
Rachel Branstetter
Lindsey Reynolds
Chelsea Wiles
Bauxite
Tania Acevedo
Beebe
Dixie Chism
Brianna Winkle
Benton
Cassidy Brashears
Ashlie Dintleman
Gisele Hardy
Kadi Harris
Morgan McClain
Kelli Smith
Bryant
Rachel Chappell
Madison Dunnahoo
Tayler Harmon
Priscilla Joiner
Sarah Kuhn
Jennifer Rawls
Joanna Rostad-Hall
Cabot
Christina Allen-Doyle
Kelsey Drees
Bethany Knowles
Laken Koonce
Chloe Long
Lauren McCluskey
Hannah Montgomery
Calico Rock
Kelsey Fry
Clinton
Courtney Oleson
Conway
Jordan Amerson
Cassidy Angerman
Jacquelyn Benitez
Alisha McCool
Magdalena Navarro
Alesha Rabb
Krista Tressner
Dermott
Shakeylla Allen
DeWitt
Kenzie Bullock
Sarah Dillion
Chastiti Lepine
East End
Jordan Moore
Jordan Olson
Elaine
Stephanie Glenn
England
Meghan Cooley
Dantrel Drayer
Fayetteville
Sherri Hawley
Joshua McKinnon
Bethany McKnight
Emily Oakhill
Forrest City
Lisa Hull
Fort Smith
Tiffany Diaz
Lauren Moss
Miranda Adamson
Genoa
Samuel Mason
Gravette
Halle Webb
Greenbrier
Haylie Day
Alexis Rackley
Guy
Kelsey Stacy
Hackett
Robert Cluck
Hampton
Madeline Harvey
Harrison
Vanessa Allen
Kyla Grant
Hazen
Alexandria Vail
Heber Springs
Lawson Hamilton
Hannah Thomas
Hope
Sabrina Maxfield
Hot Springs
Shannon Kalkwarf
Jacksonville
Lakendra Ready
Courtney Scarbrough
Little Rock
Maeghan Arnold
Jalesia Austin
Kaleigh Byrne
Susan Campbell
Joan Carder
Sara Chastain
Mary Davidson
Ann Estes
Randi Ferguson
Tonya Frazier
Anna Frost
Emily Haynes
Sarah Henry
Hayley Houston
Danielle Jenkins
Kaitlin Karney
Shankar Kathiresan
Simone Milton
Taylor Moll
Ana Reyes-Guerrero
Katherine Rivas
Alexander Rottman
Brook Scalzo
Lindsey Wyerick
Lonoke
Joan Tackett
Magnolia
Patrice Heard
Marion
Justin Goucher
Maumelle
Lauren Hart
Diane Wood
Mayflower
Taylor Fugatt
Monticello
Tyler Simpson
Morrilton
Mikayla Lemley
Mountain Home
Annelise Baker
Christie Keller
Naylor
Terry Prowse
North Little Rock
Kelley Burlsworth
Casey Heffington
Dawnre Nooner
Alysha Petroff
Jacob Sandefur
Bethany Walker
Paragould
Lori Black
Pine Bluff
Teresa Dukes-Scott
Elizabeth Hartz
Pleasant Grove
Stacy Morris
Rison
Lily House
Russellville
Angela Cromer
Scotland
Katherine Dunham
Searcy
Courtney Drain
Heather Holden
Tiffany Morgan
Jericho Scott
Sherwood
Natalie Crace
Sidney
Kendra Byrd
Springdale
Stephanie Mendoza
Diana Torres
Star City
Mallori Hartsfield
Texarkana
Cynthia Durham
Vilonia
Carrie Wyatt
Waldo
Tara Almand
West Memphis
Tylachea Boyce
Wynne
Sydnie Mohr
OUT OF STATE
Fairbanks, Alaska
Katrina Cuellar
Nampa, Idaho
Hannah Weaver
Mandeville, Louisiana
Amanda Autin
Monroe, Louisiana
Julianna Malone
Cincinnati, Ohio
Paige Reid
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Alaina Hall
Jenks, Oklahoma
Kayla Moody
Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
Hannah Madans
Nashville, Tennessee
Katherine Rolfe
Atlanta, Texas
Zoe Allen
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jennifer Thompson
Steven’s Point, Wisconsin
Andrea Worden
UAMS College of Health Professions
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Bachelor of Science in Cardio Respiratory Care
Amber Ashburn – Hot Springs
Robert Haynes Jr. – Booneville
Frida Ruiz Rivera – Bryant
Kyra Sanders – Pine Bluff
Courtney Tedder – Bentonville
Ashley Thompson – Gurdon
Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology
Anna Bell – Conway
Ashton Gray – Little Rock
Kellie Hough – Little Rock
Brenda Rosales – Fort Smith
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Abigayle Childress – Conway
Montana Cox – Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
Shelby Cross – Benton
Alexis Downing – Pine Bluff
Alexandra Eudaly – Searcy
Salena Greer – Searcy
Jason Harper – Walnut Ridge
Suzanna Haygood – El Dorado
Jessica Henderson – Prescott
Karli Herron – Hot Springs
Matilyn Jamison – Nashville
Regan Keesee – Bryant
Jackie Majors – Little Rock
Lindsey Martin – Jacksonville
Christa Morrison – Alexander
Olivia New – Cabot
Katie Richardson – DeWitt
Kayla Robinson – Maumelle
Aariana Sanders – Jacksonville
Erin Self – Lake Village
Katlyn Walker – Little Rock
Madelyn Ward – White Hall
Mary Addison Watson – Simms, Texas
Madison Wortsmith – Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Amber Briggler – Conway
Molly Ely – Princeville, Illinois
Kayte Flachs – Kalamazoo, Michigan
Shelby Graves – Sheridan
Natalie Jones – Benton
Courtney Phelps – Strong
Callie Smith – North Little Rock
Victoria Watson – Sherwood
Madison Yeager – Bentonville
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Brittany Ashe – Lowell, Indiana
Mahmud Barre – Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Abigail Beard – Bearden
Kyle Bergeron – Belle Chasse, Louisiana
Kelsey Campbell – Miami, Oklahoma
Venessa Campos – El Paso, Texas
Noor Dowllow – Moorhead, Minnesota
Payten Frunzi – Mountain Home
Sandra Galaviz – El Paso, Texas
Mariah Garcia Morrow – Cabot
Mary Hailey – Jackson, Tennessee
Marcus Jackson – San Bernardino, California
Capitolah Jennings – Tazewell, Tennessee
Joan Kanguru – Benton
Fiona Kelly – Riverside, California
Annette Landherr – Detroit, Michigan
Kimberly Lawrence – Hot Springs
Sara Lee – Mantador, North Dakota
Stephanie McCormick – Union, South Carolina
Arianna Peret – Hot Springs
Kissel Rivera – Houston, Texas
Oleta Roberts – Atkins
Malissa Ross – Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Krystal Royce – Harrison
David Savino – Portsmouth, Virginia
Misty Schoolfield – New Hope, Alabama
Sheay Sczerba – Clinton, Mississippi
Jessica Stiles – Hot Springs
Jeffery Stone – Hot Springs
Alton Sutterfield – Shirley
Kiriana Uluiviti – Piqua, Ohio
Gabriela Wasilewski – Carpentersville, Illinois
Wei Xu – Lemoore, California
Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Science
Yesenia Altamirano – Glenwood
Cayla Bartels – Sherwood
Hailey Bromley – Hensley
Payton Jones – Sherwood
Haley Ketcher – Stilwell, Oklahoma
Ira Koonce – Blytheville
Amber McGee – Alexander
Lindsey Ratterree – Greenwood
Chandler Starling – Jonesboro
Giovanni Valdez – Glenwood
Mallory Wilcox – Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences
Kayla Ashenberger – Searcy
LaToya Barker – Pine Bluff
Casie Bickley – De Queen
Kali Bigelow – Jacksonville
Alexis Downum – El Dorado
Mackenzie Garner – Bella Vista
Kaylin Gist – Searcy
Morgan Hadley – Hope
Ericka Hatsell – Heber Springs
Madison Hill – Fort Smith
Rhandi Holley – Cassville, Missouri
Kyla Kindle – Fayetteville
Patrick Lamb – Nashville
Katrina Malat – Lonoke
Kaitlin McAfee – Rogers
Richard McClain – Rogers
Haley McMillan – Bentonville
Adam Meade – Gravette
Emma Moseley – Benton
Emily Mueller – Ashdown
Laura Naumann – Bryant
Tammy Oakes – Centerton
Elizabeth Oest – Kensett
KaLynn Peterson – Greenbrier
Brooklyn Pike – Ozark
Sarah Pinyan – Little Rock
Karlee Post – Texarkana, Texas
Michaela Presley – Bigelow
Kennedy Ratliff – Rison
Lauren Ritchey – Lincoln
Mauricio Roman – Rogers
Jacqueline Saxton – Little Rock
Brandi Schaefers – Conway
Angela Smith – Bentonville
Ashlyn Smith – Beebe
Lydia Tilley – Mena
Lauren Trotter – Atlanta, Texas
Cora Watson – Fayetteville
Faith Young – Hazen
Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Dietetics and Nutrition
Desirae Bedgood – Tallulah, Louisiana
Faith Burroughs – Greenbrier
Margaret Campbell – Bismarck
Elizabeth Cate – Little Rock
Selena Garcia – Conway
Michelle Henderson – England
Shauna Horner – Mena
Victoria Leverington – Claremore, Oklahoma
Nichole Lucas – Manchester, Iowa
Eric Siebenmorgen – Morrison Bluff
KayLee Warren – Newburgh, Indiana
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Amane Ali – Shreveport, Louisiana
Gabriel Arredondo Arriola – Guatemala City, Guatemala
Hannah Breau – Little Rock
Alexandra De La O – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Taylor Dycus – England
Jerry Green – Glenwood
Rachel Griffin – Little Rock
Gregory Hau – Baraboo, Wisconsin
Alayna Holdsworth – Pearl River, Louisiana
Jamie Hunter – Miami, Florida
Lindsay Hutchins – El Dorado
Cassie Kaufman – Rogers
Abby Kordsmeier – Conway
Bria Mays – Jonesville, Louisiana
Maggie McNamara – Harrisburg
Catherine Milwee – Mobile, Alabama
Lacey Newell – Gravette
Nicole Oulela – Garland, Texas
Priya Patel – Ashdown
Brittany Pint – Flower Mound, Texas
Jordan Reddick – Jonesboro
Katherine Shuster – Flower Mound, Texas
Garrett Soileau – Ruston, Louisiana
Maison Stice – Batesville
Allison Teague – Bentonville
Benjamin Winn – Fayetteville
Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Angela Anderson – Arkadelphia
Ruth Barnice – Van Buren
Joyce Bobo – Black Springs
Saira Khan – Russellville
Emily Leger – North Little Rock
Lauren Lentz – East End
Jessica Mahoney – New Iberia, Louisiana
Jamie Mann – Little Rock
Sarah McCarley – Bryant
Amber Melvin – Little Rock
Jeneanne Seldura – Anaheim, California
Jessica Swatzel – Little Rock
Mary Winkelman – Little Rock
Janet Young – Little Rock
Master of Science in Genetic Counseling
Jamiri Brown – Patterson, Louisiana
Elizabeth Fincher – Hope
Jacob Ginter – Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Erin Hediger – St. Charles, Missouri
Elizabeth Rothrock – Springdale
Brayden West – Brandon, Mississippi
Doctor of Audiology
Sian Halvorsen – Corinth, Texas
Mary Hefley – Russellville
Danielle Petersen – Pleasant Plains
Lei Ross – Cabot
Katie Seever – Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Jordan Thomas – Cabot
Clayton Whitfield – Nashville, Tennessee
Taylor Williams – Bauxite
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Abbey Belote – Springfield, Missouri
Bassel Chaaban – Dallas, Texas
Tawny Chan – Corona, California
Thalia Chan – Corona, California
Emily Deitchler – Eureka Springs
Amanda Didawick – Arlington, Virginia
Olivia Hanson – Fort Smith
Avery Hurst – Dallas, Texas
Kara Iribarren – Prairie Grove
Megan James – Fayetteville
Kelsey Kempson – Fayetteville
Loren Krzysko – Barrington, Illinois
Giau Pham – Fort Smith
Sarah Ramey – Little Rock
Kitrick Russell – Kansas City, Missouri
Travis Sovronec – Laguna Hills, California
Kate Tarver – Germantown, Tennessee
Logan Wallace – Batesville
The following graduates received their Doctorate of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
Alexander
Joshua Lowery
Alma
Alyssa Outhay
Altus
Allyson Flaherty
Ashdown
Marissa Johnston
Bearden
Jessica Regalado
Benton
Caylin Carson
Nichole Edwards
Uyen Phan
Bentonville
Gabriella Nepomuceno
Bismarck
Jessica Hardage
Shannon Hardage
Booneville
Wade Weaver
Bryant
Skyler McKissock
Cabot
Matthew Anglin
Matthew Calhoun
Marlee James
Camden
Kennedy Richard
Carlisle
Ryan Sage
Clinton
Sarah Emison
Conway
Nicole Moix
Nancy Murphy
James Murphy Jr.
Abby Richards
Cotton Plant
Shakeena Johnson
Dardanelle
Cassidy Holt
England
Trenton Cheek
Evening Shade
Mollie Wolfe
Farmington
Justin Beeks
Fayetteville
Kera Flippo
Haodi Ruan
Zachariah Vaughn
Fort Smith
Austin Lovelady
Alexander Phan
Gray Stanton
Greenbrier
Amanda Lawson
Gurdon
Sarah Kuhn
Harrisburg
Hayley Hervey
Harrison
Halley Green
Hickory Plains
Samuel Bell
Highland
Domonick Esparza
Hot Springs
Kristen Lovelady
Jacksonville
Stacey Grandison
Aliyah Strong
Leachville
Brittany Butterfield
Little Rock
Samuel Bonney
Patrick Gurley
Hayley Harrington
Crystal Lavey
Ian McVinney
Seth Wilson
Magnolia
Laura Bolt
Mayflower
Kaylee Wilcox
McGehee
Peyton Cashion
Mena
Maddison Schuller
Mountain Home
Kendl Fischer
Nashville
Zachary Tollett
Pine Bluff
Jennifer Moore
Quitman
McKinlie Ingram
Sheridan
Katelynn Callaway
Sarah Covert
Sherwood
Trung Dang
Springdale
Natalie Irvin
Anna James
Tiffany Withrow
Star City
Tyler Towers
Texarkana
Paul Ward
Woodlawn
Hannah Black
OUT OF STATE
Springfield, Illinois
Jacqueline Dodwell
West Monroe, Louisiana
Allison Jolley
Brandon, Mississippi
Arthur Shaw
Grove, Oklahoma
Kayla Schapp
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Joanna Rish
Allen, Texas
Ember Fenton
Denton, Texas
Jack Finney
Garland, Texas
Ngan Duong
Redwater, Texas
Whitney Lumpkin
Texarkana, Texas
Kathryn Barfield
Austin Sewell
Union Grove, Wisconsin
Madeline Neubauer
INTERNATIONAL
Freeport, Bahamas
Byron Johnson II
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Certificate in Environmental and Occupational Health
John Schofield – Little Rock
Master of Health Administration
Aesha Abazid – Chattanooga, Tennessee
Erica Armstrong – Benton
Rimsha Chowhan – Louisville, Kentucky
Caroline Knetzer – Springfield, Missouri
Celina Nail – Cabot
Kingsley Nwabeke – Houston, Texas
Samuel Ogles – North Little Rock
Sophie Overton – Fayetteville
Madison Owens – Green Forest
Master of Public Health
Victor Alexander – Hot Springs
Sharaka Browley – Stuttgart
Autumn Brown – Little Rock
Niki Carter – Hazen
William Christy – Palos Park, Illinois
Catherine Clark – Grand Blanc, Michigan
Portiaca Crawford – Osceola
Annlee-Taylor Glass-Hicks – Beebe
Jared Gowen – Garner
Myca Grant – Beebe
Gina Gulley – Malvern
Skye Heckman – Van Buren
Heather Hirsch – Little Rock
Caitlin Hirsh – Fort Smith
Moriah Hollaway – Maumelle
Catherine Jensen – Plano, Texas
Marissa Johnston – Ashdown
Victoria Ly – Dana Point, California
Jasmine McKissick – Wheatley
Robert Morris – Jacksonville
John Norton – Conyers, Georgia
Alyssa Outhay – Alma
Asher Parvu – Fort Smith
Stephanie Powell – Stamps
Hunter Ramey – Dardanelle
Pratheepa Ravikumar – Rogers
Michael Ruckle – Conway
Ava Rumph – Little Rock
Catherine Scarbrough – Siloam Springs
Stacy Schriver – Subiaco
Ansley Scott – Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Jacob Smith – Paragould
Patricia Takam – Oak Park, Illinois
Kevin Thomas – Pocahontas
Blessing Ugwumba – Enugu, Nigeria
Jessica White – Fayetteville
Einnod Williams – Lake Village
Connor Wilson – Springfield, Missouri
Jesse Young – Fort Smith
Madeleine Young – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Master of Science in Healthcare Data Analytics
William Watson – Conway
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Certificate in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
Ashley Pike – LaVista, Nebraska
Certificate in Regulatory Sciences
Laura Ewing – Maynard
Kiara Fairman – Las Vegas, Nevada
Taylor Hammonds – Kansas City, Missouri
Astha Malhotra – Little Rock
Ana Perez – Delmar, New York
Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Astha Malhotra – Little Rock
Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics
Adrian Williams – Gravel Ridge
Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition
Lauren Ince – Nashville
Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Sciences
Watfa Ahmed – Little Rock
Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
Jakeira Davis – Beaumont, Texas
Bernice Nounamo – Russellville
Rebecca Ring – Little Rock
Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dustyn Barnette – Monticello
Megan Reed – Malvern
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Informatics
Visanu Wanchai – Little Rock
Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Elizabeth Cleveland – Conway
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
Andrea Edwards – White Hall
Laura Ewing – Maynard
Rebekah Langston – Harrison
Ryan MacLeod – Little Rock
Tiffany Miles – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
John Sherrill – Jonesboro
Kathryn Woods – Atlanta, Georgia
Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology
Shana Owens – Red Oak, Texas
Joseph Rom – Leesburg, Virginia
Doctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences
Darla Cathcart – Conway
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science
Margie Qualls – Maumelle
Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences
David Mery – Poughkeepsie, New York
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