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2025 Midyear Commencement Exercises
Alma Mater
“Blue and Gold”
Composed by Robert Rosen, BS, ’16
Where minds are filled with wonder, and hearts are full of pride, There stands our Alma Mater, so radiant a shine.
Nurturing thy scholars, like parents raise their young. Dear Hofstra, we are grateful, and thus we thank thee for ...
Inspiring us, and guiding us through all the great unknown. Oh hail the blue and gold!
Unrivaled motivation, invaluable and true.
Selfless with thy knowledge, and vision to pursue. Through all the lands we journey, thou shall remain our home, Dear Hofstra, we are grateful, and thus we thank thee for ...
Inspiring us, and guiding us through all the great unknown. Oh hail the blue and gold!
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The
History of Hofstra
In September 1935, Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of New York University opened its doors as a coeducational commuter college in a three-story, white-shingled home with 19 faculty, 159 day students, and 621 evening students. Today, Hofstra University is an institution of international reach and reputation with over 10,000 students, more than 151,000 alumni, 375 top-ranked undergraduate and graduate program options, and schools of law, medicine, and nursing.
The history of Hofstra is defined by the pioneering spirit of those first professors and students, whose vision and perseverance are the foundation upon which the University continues to grow and thrive.
But long before Hofstra was founded, indeed before there was “Long Island,” the Indigenous peoples called this region Sewanhacky, Wamponomon, and Paumanake – sacred territory inhabited by the Carnarsie, Rockaway, Matinecock, Merricks, Massapequa, Nissequoge, Secatoag, Seatauket, Patchoag, Corchaug, Shinnecock, Manhasset, and Montauk. Each tribe had its own territory, whose boundaries were respected by the others, and all inhabitants were united in their shared desire for peace. The land that surrounds us is part of Hofstra’s history, and we want to protect that legacy and honor the Indigenous peoples who have made untold contributions to our region.
By the early part of the 20th century, the land where Hofstra sits was mostly estates and farms, bisected by Fulton Avenue, a tree-lined thoroughfare that led to the heart of Hempstead. In 1903, lumber magnate William Hofstra and his wife, Kate, purchased 15 acres of land, where they built their family home, now known as Hofstra Hall. The home was dubbed “The Netherlands” in recognition of William Hofstra’s Dutch ancestry. When William Hofstra died in 1932, he left his estate in his wife’s hands. Kate Hofstra died just over a year later, and she specified that the bulk of the estate and property was to be used for charitable, scientific, or humanitarian purposes, to be named in honor of William. This set the stage for the launch of Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of New York University. By 1939, Hofstra College had established itself as an independent institution of higher education.
From the mid-1940s to late-1960s, enrollment mushroomed and 13 new academic buildings, including the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, named for Hofstra’s president at the time, were constructed. During this period, the annual Shakespeare Festival, performed on Hofstra’s historically accurate replica of the Bard’s Globe Stage, began.
The University’s growth continued as Hofstra became one of the first universities to be fully accessible to individuals with physical disabilities, years before a federal law was enacted. And the University’s program to provide highly motivated students with access to higher education, called NOAH, became a model for a similar New York state program.
Hofstra became Long Island’s first private university in 1963. Two years later, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the commencement address.
By 1970, when the School of Law welcomed its first class, Hofstra was a residential campus, with six towers, a student center, and the Unispan pedestrian bridge rising above Hempstead Turnpike.
By the 1980s, Hofstra was hosting more than 500 cultural events annually, including art shows, film festivals, seminars, concerts, drama and dance programs, and national and international conferences. During this period, the campus grounds, blanketed with trees and blooming with thousands of tulips every spring, won official recognition as an arboretum from the prestigious American Public Gardens Association. Today, the campus is landscaped with more than 12,000 evergreen and deciduous trees representing 625 species and varieties, and dotted with 75 outdoor sculptures that are part of the permanent collection of the Hofstra University Museum of Art.
In 1982, Hofstra’s distinction as a center for presidential study began with a conference that brought together government officials, journalists, and historians to examine the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The University has since hosted presidential conferences on every president from FDR to Barack Obama. This scholarly tradition led directly to the establishment of the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency and, eventually, to Hofstra becoming the only university in the nation to host three consecutive U.S. presidential debates (2008, 2012, and 2016). Two Hofstra presidential debates rank among the top 10 most watched in television history. These events drew thousands of international media to campus, provided extraordinary civic engagement opportunities for students, and solidified Hofstra’s reputation as a university dedicated to the study of the politics and policy of the presidency. In all, seven U.S. presidents have visited Hofstra’s campus: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.
As the 20th century ended, the University opened Breslin Hall, a building dedicated to classrooms; established the School of Communication; named the School of Business for alumnus, chair emeritus of the Hofstra Board of Trustees, and former NASDAQ Chairman and CEO Frank G. Zarb; and welcomed among its commencement speakers, Long Island native Billy Joel.
In 2011 and 2015, respectively, Hofstra and Northwell Health launched the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, both dedicated to training the next generation of healthcare providers with a new model focused on community-based care.
The creation of the School of Health Sciences (formerly the School of Health Professions and Human Services), the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs followed. Meanwhile, the School of Law was named for law alumnus Maurice A. Deane (1926-2020), former Endo Laboratories executive who served as chair emeritus of the Hofstra Board of Trustees. The School of Communication was named for Pantone Matching System inventor, Hofstra alumnus, and trustee emeritus Lawrence Herbert.
Modern buildings were constructed for the medical school and the Zarb School of Business. The Leo A. Guthart Hall for Innovation and Discovery is a high-tech wonder that includes a behavioral research in business lab, an enhanced business incubator, and Hofstra’s Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art Cybersecurity Innovation and Research Center trains students to detect and defend against cybercrime and created partnerships among industry, government, and education to analyze threats and strengthen network security.
In July 2021, Honors College was named for retiring Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz and his wife, Nancy, to recognize their decades of service to the University.
In August 2021, Hofstra welcomed Susan Poser as its ninth president and first woman to lead the University. President Poser immediately announced the launch of a campaign to engage the entire campus community in a conversation about Hofstra’s future – a future that articulates pathways for students from college to career and builds on Hofstra’s strong foundation of faculty research and scholarship. A year later, in July 2022, Dr. Charles Riordan joined the University as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
Hofstra continues to invest heavily in growing the scholarly and research enterprise of the University, as well as in programs that encourage civic engagement and community service, including The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, Center for Civic Engagement, and Center for “Race,” Culture and Social Justice.
Our schools continue to innovate across the curriculum with new programs, including the nation’s first Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) that leads to a combined Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. We continue to offer award-winning programs such as our student-run radio station, WRHU-88.7 FM, which is a five-time Marconi Award winner. In 2021, WRHU became the first student-run radio station to receive the World Radio Day Award from the Academy of Radio Arts and Sciences of America. In 2022, the Herbert School forged a partnership with WABC-TV and became home to its Long Island news bureau.
In fall 2023, the University opened the Science & Innovation Center. This 75,000-square-foot building provides modern laboratories and collaborative spaces for the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies and the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science. With this state-of-the-art facility, Hofstra provides students with a dynamic STEM education that will shape the next generation of scientists, engineers, and healthcare professionals.
As Hofstra approaches its centennial year in 2035, President Susan Poser engaged faculty, administrators, students, alumni, and the Board of Trustees in a collaborative process to examine Hofstra’s strengths and ambitions and create a strategic plan for its future. Hofstra 100, unveiled at the start of the fall 2024 semester, sets forth four primary goals that leverage Hofstra’s distinctive strengths: interdisciplinary and new academic programs, community engagement, student success, and organizational agility.
Hofstra achieved two key milestones in spring 2025, including distinction as an R2 research institution. The R2 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education highlights Hofstra’s extraordinary faculty, the expansion of doctoral programs, and a commitment to scholarly excellence and innovation that benefits society. Additionally, Hofstra revealed a refreshed brand identity, including updated institutional and athletics logos that honor the University’s heritage and capture the future we envision under the Hofstra 100 strategic plan.
Hofstra’s commitment to our community is evident in all we do, from programs such as Hempstead for Hofstra/Hofstra for Hempstead, which provides scholarships for local students, to our medical-legal partnership with the Deane School of Law, Northwell Health, and the New York State Bar Association, which provides much-needed legal services and medical care to community members across Long Island and New York City, regardless of the ability to pay.
Much has changed since those first students and faculty arrived, but Hofstra’s core values are enduring. Eighty-six years ago, when Hofstra separated from New York University, members of the first graduating class were given a choice. They could receive their degrees from NYU, or from Hofstra.
They chose Hofstra. Hofstra Pride. Then, now, and forever.
Commencement Notes
The Flag
The Hofstra flag, bearing the seal of the University, was presented to Hofstra on April 19, 1940, by Dr. Alexander Loudon, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, in the name of Her Majesty, Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands. The seal is derived from the coat of arms of the House of Orange-Nassau. The motto, “Je maintiendray,” means “I stand steadfast.”
The Ceremonial Mace
The ceremonial mace, carried by the grand marshal in the academic procession, was given to Hofstra by Halsted Billings Vander Poel, son of former trustee W. Halsted Vander Poel.
The mace is made of silver with a shaft of ebony. Its design is based upon one of the oldest maces of Yale University, dating from the time of Queen Anne. Engraved upon the head is the Hofstra seal. Around the upper portion of the haft appears the quotation from the Book of Proverbs: “The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.”
The history of the mace in ceremonies begins in the 13th century when ceremonial maces were borne by the sergeant at arms, a royal bodyguard established in France by Phillip II and in England by Richard I. When used in our commencement exercises, its presence symbolizes the authority by which commencement is held and under which degrees are granted.
The Marshals’ Scapulars
The marshals in the academic procession wear specially designed scapulars of their offices. The scapulars draw their basic characteristics from the official seal of the University. Each is designed against a background of silver thread, laid with gold lace and embroidered threads of red, blue, and green, the colors of the Hofstra seal.
The scapular of the grand marshal carries the University seal in full color as the breastplate. The breastplates of the other marshals are linked with other significant sections of the seal. The badges of the trustee and guest marshal, faculty marshal, and graduate marshal carry four, three, or two tassels of gold, in order of rank, while the scapulars of the highest rank, grand marshal, and the baccalaureate marshal are without tassels. Assistant marshals carry batons.
This is the unofficial program of the 2025 midyear commencement exercises. Degrees and honors will be awarded only upon successful completion of all requirements. This program is based on information available at the time of printing, and changes may occur based on pending outcomes. The official program will be archived in August 2026.
Academic Heraldry
The wearing of caps, gowns, and hoods at college and university functions dates to the Middle Ages, when they were first worn by monks and students for warmth in the damp and drafty 12th-century castles and halls of learning. Through the years, their styles and colors have come to represent certain specific meanings.
Gowns for the bachelor’s degree have a semistiff yoke, long pleated front, and intricate shirring across the shoulders and back. The bachelor’s gown is worn closed and is distinguished primarily by its long pointed sleeves.
The gown for the master’s degree has the same yoke effect as that of the bachelor’s, but is designed so that it may be worn open or closed. The back of the sleeve is oblong and cut square, with the front part carrying a cutaway arc.
Gowns for the doctoral degree may also be worn open or closed. They have long velvet panels down the front and three velvet bars on the bell-shaped sleeves. This velvet trimming may be either black or the color distinctive of the field of learning to which the degree pertains.
Members of the Hofstra University Board of Trustees wear academic robes and caps in the distinctive colors of the University. A small, embroidered replica of the seal of the University is worn on each lapel.
It is the hood that gives color and definitive meaning to the academic costume. The hood is of varying sizes for master’s and doctoral degrees and of material to match the gown. It is lined with the color or colors of the institution conferring the degree. The hood is bordered with velvet of the proper width and color to indicate the field of learning.*
Business Drab
Communication .............................................. Crimson
Education ....................................................... Light Blue
Engineering and Applied Science .................. Orange
Health Sciences Sage Green
Law ................................................................. Purple
Liberal Arts and Sciences............................... White
Medicine ........................................................ Green
Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies ....... Apricot
Philosophy...................................................... Dark Blue
Midyear 2025 graduates are wearing blue academic attire bearing the Hofstra University seal. Graduates may keep their custom-made attire.
*The colors above represent Hofstra University degree-granting schools and colleges. It is also acceptable for PhD graduates to receive dark blue academic regalia regardless of school or college.
The Gonfalons
Of the 14 gonfalons, three of the fishtail ensigns plus the Hofstra seal were first presented in University ceremonies during the dedication of the Hofstra Library in 1967. The gonfalon for the Maurice A. Deane School of Law was added in 1970, followed by the Hofstra University Libraries gonfalon in 1993, The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication gonfalon in 1996, the Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College gonfalon in 2001, the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell gonfalon in 2009, and the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Health Sciences gonfalons, both dedicated in 2013. The gonfalons of the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies; Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs; School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; and School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts were dedicated in 2015.
The history of the ceremonial use of gonfalons seems lost in antiquity. Probably best remembered is their appearance at the head of the parades of the Crusades where they presented the coats of arms of legion commanders. The gonfalons of Hofstra carry the seals of the colleges and schools of the University.
The seal of Hofstra is worked in threads of gold, silver, red, blue, and green against a background of white silk, derived from the great seal of the House of Orange-Nassau, and is at the center of the stage. (See note under “The Flag,” on page 8.)
The gonfalons are displayed from left to right.
The gonfalon of Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences carries the seal of the province of Friesland, the original home of the Hofstra family. The fishtail below the seal has the colors of Hofstra, blue and gold, at the left and right, and the colors of the college, white for arts and gold for sciences, through the center.
The gonfalon of the School of Education carries the seal of the province of Groningen. The colors of Hofstra, blue and gold, trim the gonfalon, while the light blue of education is the center color.
The gonfalon of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business carries the seal of the province of Gelderland. The University colors of blue and gold trim the gonfalon, with the traditional “drab” filling the center stripe of the fishtail.
The gonfalon of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law carries the seal of Noord Brabant province, is trimmed in the University colors of blue and gold, and carries a band of purple through the center to indicate law.
The gonfalon of the Hofstra University Libraries carries the seal of the province of Rotterdam. University colors of blue and gold trim the gonfalon. The center area carries the colors of the Hofstra colleges and schools and is overlaid with a band of lemon yellow, representing the discipline of library science.
The gonfalon of The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication carries the seal of the province of Arnhem. The University colors of blue and gold trim a center panel of crimson representing communication.
The gonfalon of the Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College adapts the seal of the Frisian town of Tytsjerksteradiel. The gonfalon design uses the University colors in a traditional woven heraldic pattern representing the interrelationship of disciplines in Rabinowitz Honors College.
The gonfalon of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell carries an emblem representing the “staff of Asclepius,” the traditional symbol of medicine. It is trimmed in green to represent the discipline of medicine, and carries bands of the University’s and Northwell Health’s colors.
The gonfalon of the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science carries the seal of the House of Orange-Nassau coat of arms. University colors of blue and gold trim the gonfalon. The orange center represents the degrees conferred by the school.
The gonfalon of the School of Health Sciences carries the seal of the province of Overijssel. The University colors of blue and gold trim the center panel of sage green, representing health sciences.
The gonfalon of the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies carries an emblem of a shield and flame to represent the professions of nursing and physician assistant studies. It is trimmed in purple to represent leadership, and carries the colors of blue, orange, red, and yellow to represent collaboration, humanism, courage, and innovation. The flame breaking through the shield embodies the break from the traditional model of education.
The gonfalon of the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs is derived from the Dutch city of The Hague, the seat of government of the Netherlands and the seat of the United Nations International Court of Justice. The words “vrede” and “recht” translate into “peace” and “justice,” the cornerstones of the Kalikow School. The center of the gonfalon includes the three branches of the U.S. government, with the crown being replaced by people, symbolizing a government “by the people.” The gonfalon was created by Peter S. Kalikow, a proud alumnus of Hofstra University.
The gonfalon of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics displays symbols within a shield that represent the atom, symbolizing the natural sciences; pi (π), symbolizing mathematics; and two lions, symbolizing Hofstra pride. The colors represented in the gonfalon symbolize pure reason (white), growth (green), clarity (black), and order (purple), along with the University’s traditional blue and gold.
The gonfalon of the School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts displays symbols within a shield that represent the key to learning, symbolizing humanities; eye and primary colors, symbolizing the visual arts; masks of comedy and tragedy placed on a musical scale, symbolizing performing arts; and lions, representing Hofstra pride. The colors represented in the fishtail symbolize the array of disciplines incorporated in the school, along with the University’s traditional blue and gold.
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Honorary Degree Recipient
John D’Angelo, MD
President and CEO, Northwell Health Professor of Emergency Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
A physician first and foremost, Dr. John D’Angelo leads with compassion. With 30 years of practical experience, he continues to transform healthcare operations as president and CEO of Northwell Health, the Northeast’s largest non-for-profit health system.
Dr. D’Angelo oversees a complex network of 28 hospitals, over 1,000 outpatient facilities, and 104,000 employees, including 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians, with an operating budget of $22.6 billion. Northwell cares for more than 3 million people annually in the New York metropolitan area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and western Connecticut.
He was previously the executive vice president and president for Northwell Health’s Central Market, which includes North Shore University Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Cohen Children’s Medical Center, LIJ Forest Hills Hospital, LIJ Valley Stream Hospital, and Zucker Hillside Hospital, as well as Northwell’s 260+ ambulatory locations within the Nassau/Queens area.
Dr. D’Angelo led Northwell’s operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic as operations chief for the system command center and was later appointed chief of integrated operations. Previously, as senior vice president and executive director of Northwell Health’s Emergency Medicine Service Line, he oversaw the clinical and operational performance of Northwell’s emergency departments, observation units, and a growing network of urgent care centers, serving nearly 1.5 million patients annually.
As an emergency medicine physician, Dr. D’Angelo has a keen understanding of clinical care delivery, quality, process improvement, and operations management. He has spearheaded numerous Northwell initiatives, including the health system’s efforts to reduce sepsis, which earned the National Quality Forum/Joint Commission John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality, and the opening of Manhattan’s first freestanding emergency department, Lenox Health Greenwich Village.
A leader in data transparency and access, Dr. D’Angelo co-led the creation of Real-Time Actionable Data, enhancing operational data visibility for leaders and frontline staff across Northwell. This digital reporting tool earned top honors at the health system’s 2019 Innovation Challenge Made for Big Ideas Showcase.
Dr. D’Angelo served as chair for the Northwell Health Physician Partners Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2019 to 2022. He is a professor of emergency medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Raised in the Bronx and on Long Island, Dr. D’Angelo earned his medical degree from Stony Brook University, SUNY, and subsequently completed a residency in emergency medicine at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania. He started his career as an attending at Holyoke Hospital in Massachusetts and transitioned to an attending physician at Northwell Health’s Glen Cove Hospital in 2000; he was appointed chair of Glen Cove’s Emergency Department in 2005. He was medical director to numerous EMS agencies throughout his career and served in the United States Army Reserve from 2001 to 2011.
Order of Exercises
Baccalaureate, Graduate, and Law Commencement
Friday, December 19, 2025, at 1 p.m.
David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, North Campus
Presiding
Susan Poser, JD, PhD
President, Hofstra University Program
Processional, the audience standing
Pomp and Circumstance, No. 1, Sir Edward Elgar
The Hofstra University Commencement Band
David Soto, MM, Conductor
Director of Bands and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music
School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Master of Ceremonies
Charles G. Riordan, PhD
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Hofstra University
Invocation, the audience standing
Rabbi Dave Siegel, MA, MPA
Executive Director, Hofstra Hillel
Member, University Board of Chaplains, Hofstra University Interfaith Center
National Anthem and Alma Mater, the audience standing
National Anthem led by Aidan Schroh, Class of 2025
Alma Mater led by The Hofstra Vocal Ensemble
David Soto, MM, Guest Conductor
Accompanied by The Hofstra University Commencement Band
Welcome and Commentary
President Poser
Conferring of Honorary Degree
John D’Angelo, MD
President and CEO, Northwell Health
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
Presented by Donald M. Schaeffer, JD
Immediate Past Chair, Hofstra University Board of Trustees
Citation and Conferring of Degree by President Poser
Remarks
Dr. John D’Angelo
Recognition of Outstanding Senior Scholars
President Poser
Award Recipients
Matthew Kirill Adarichev, Class of 2025 Public Policy and Public Service and Economics
Kaitlyn Paige DeStefano, Class of 2025 Psychology, Minors in Human Services and Criminology
Samantha Michele Horowitz, Class of 2025 Pre-Medical Studies, Minor in Psychology
Zuhair Ishraq, Class of 2025 Biology
Afia Kapadwala, Class of 2025 Drama and Psychology
Kushmeet Kaur, Class of 2025 Biology, Minors in Chemistry and Neuroscience
Aliza Fatima Kazmi, Class of 2025 Psychology and English
Quinn Caitlin Murphy, Class of 2025 Mathematics
Emily Vishwani Surujlall, Class of 2025 Early Childhood and Childhood Education
Recognition of the 2025 H. Alan Robinson Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Recipient
Provost Riordan
Award Recipient
Janice Lu, PhD
Department of Psychology
Dissertation: Exploring the Efficacy of a New Adaptation to Parent Child Interaction Therapy: Video Feedback Parent Child Interaction Therapy (VF-PCIT)
Advisor: Phyllis Ohr, PhD
Presentation of Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
Provost Riordan
Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees
President Poser
Parade and Recognition of Baccalaureate Degree Recipients
Presentation of Candidates for Master’s Degrees and Advanced Certificates
Provost Riordan
Conferring of Master’s Degrees and Advanced Certificates
President Poser
Parade and Recognition of Master’s Degree and Advanced Certificate Recipients
Presentation of Candidates for Juris Doctor Degrees
Maurice A. Deane School of Law
Jenny Roberts, JD
Dean and Professor of Law
Maurice A. Deane School of Law
Conferring of Juris Doctor Degrees
President Poser
Parade and Hooding of Juris Doctor Degree Recipients
Hooding by
Kevin McElroy, JD
Professor of Legal Writing
Maurice A. Deane School of Law
Presentation of Candidates for Master of Laws, Master of Arts, and Advanced Certificate
Maurice A. Deane School of Law
Jenny Roberts, JD
Dean and Professor of Law
Maurice A. Deane School of Law
Conferring of Master of Laws, Master of Arts, and Advanced Certificate
President Poser
Parade and Recognition of Master of Laws, Master of Arts, and Advanced Certificate Recipients
Presentation of Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies
Dean, Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies
Conferring of Doctoral Degrees
President Poser
Parade and Hooding of Doctoral Degree Recipients
Introductions by
Tanyka Smith, PhD, FNP-C
Assistant Professor of Graduate Nursing
Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies
Presentation of Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
School of Education
Amy J. Catalano, EdD
Interim Dean, School of Education
Professor of Teaching, Learning and Technology
School of Education
Conferring of Doctoral Degrees
President Poser
Parade and Hooding of Doctoral Degree Recipients
Introductions by
Stacy L. Zalewski, MSEd
Senior Associate Dean, School of Education
Presentation of Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Eva D. Badowska, PhD
Dean, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Professor of English, School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Conferring of Doctoral Degrees
President Poser
Parade and Hooding of Doctoral Degree Recipients
Introductions by
Kristin M. Weingartner, PhD
Vice Dean, Strategic Initiatives, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Professor of Psychology, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Closing Remarks
Provost Riordan
Recessional, the audience standing
Sine Nomine, Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Hofstra University Commencement Band
The audience is requested to remain in place until the academic procession has withdrawn.
Following commencement, all graduates, guests, faculty, and members of the platform party are invited to attend a reception at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center, North Campus.
Marshals for the Academic Procession
Grand Marshal
Jessica R. Santangelo, PhD Professor of Biology School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Faculty Marshal
Kelly McMasters, MFA
Associate Professor of English School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Graduate Marshal
Hafiz Asif, PhD
Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics
Frank G. Zarb School of Business
Baccalaureate Marshal
Joseph Bartolotta, PhD
Associate Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Baccalaureate Degrees
FRANK G. ZARB
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Bachelor of Business Administration
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Kaitlyn Marie Berger
Aniya Simone Claxton
Muhammed Colak
Gloria A. Das
Christopher Yervant Demirjian
Theodore Kieth Gadsden
Nicholas William Grieco
Sean Patrick Henderson
Matthew Joseph Macioch
Dylan C. Malik
Sean James Mullen
Peter Itunnu Oyedapo
Daniel Poplawski
Serena Sajumon
Sara Essam Tadres
Gabriel Villanueva Pacheco
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
James Peter Abbene
Shekinah Jenna Abraham
** Eric Agosto
Tabitha Jade Anderson
Alexandra Aronov
Ajay R. Ballie
Owen Thomas Barnett
Jackelyn Roxana Benitez Villatoro
Aaron Canese
Gabriella M. Capparelli
Malia S. Casiano
Jiaxin Chen
Elizabeth Rose Chester
Sean Chester
Patrick Dagher
Celest N. Dell
Evenson Gethro Fabien
Anshdeep Ghotra
Melissa Marie Giambanco
Rolman Misael Guardado
Justin Scott Guevara
Pablo Hempelmann-Perez
Philip Albert Holdorf
Andrew Knudsen
Andrew Kurian
Karli Langer
** Ryan Michael L’Eplattenier
Kyle J. Loeber
Alexandros Mantikas
Matthew Materazo
Anthony Mollica
Victoria Monroy
Sean Michael Munnelly Jr.
Rohan Nambiar
Alexander William Nasser
Kyra Nelson-Swearing
Felipe Ochoa
Thomas C. Parkes
Madison Phyllis Parris
Raj Patel
Filip Piatek
Kevin Pillaga Quiroz
Melissa Portillo
Danielle Kathleen Puglia
Hunter Rainey
Robert Raminfard
Dilan Rockensies
Walid Roberto Salameh
Adib Masud Sharar
Amari Emanuel Spleen
Aleksandr Sukhodoev
Sebastian Surprenant
Violetta Maria Szuper
Joseph Pio Tarantino
Victoria Tercy
KC Morgan Tillis
Serop Alexander Tirakian
Edward Alexis Uzhca
Vincent Xia-Wu
Nicholas Yika Cuadra
Yongqi Yue
Alejandro Zurita
January 31, 2026, Degree Participants
Zihang Shao
David T. Stander
Alexander Z. Win
FRED DEMATTEIS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Bachelor of Engineering
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidate
Raymond John Spinelli
Bachelor of Science
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Marko Josip Drazic
Matthew Joseph Weiss
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Khalid Hassan AlQahtani
Cedric D. Berrouet
Kerryn Bethia Blades
Kenron Blair
Raham A. Butt
James Michael Cahill
Katie Lynn Cameron
David Isaac Clarke
Shaun Avery Onochie Clarke
Jessie Hope Corbett
Joseph Matthew Corsi
Vincent Disponzio
Joseph Christopher Dominguez
John W. Doyle
Joseph R. Gusmano
Anthony Hazarian
Parsa Jafaripour
Joseph Thomas Kelley
Shreya Kembhavi
Matthew Klass
Ramiz Latif
Amada Lázaro Sobrino
Anthony Lee
Amabel S. Loiseau
Patrick Adam Masiewicz
Nathaniel D. McQuiston
Samantha Alexis Medina
Kassandra Melendez
Daniel Pachnicki
Rachel Pontillo
Justine P. Prasad
Ibraheem Fisal Rahman
Sarah Veronica Samanez
Urbashi Sanyal
Christopher Mark Szynwald
Kevin C. Tjon
Albert S. Vathapally
Anthony William Ventura
Addison Jack Whitman
Caleb Austin Williams-Anderson
Bachelor of Arts
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Alon Alkelai
Thomas Frank Catania
Ethan Reed Copp
Thomas Lee Joseph Gossman
Katherine Sarah Jijo
Christopher J. Marcellus
Michael Carl Wies-Damm
HOFSTRA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs
Bachelor of Science
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Christian Joseph Finnegan
Prisha Srivastava
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
David Marin
Connor Fox Nelson
Bachelor of Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Francesca Failla
Taylor Jonathan Giles
Hayley Yael Goldstein
Sydney Tru Greenlaw
** Maxim Krasnov
John Douglas Lisella
Diana Mancebo Pujols
Joshua Ebenezer Omolola
Conor Kevin Sullivan
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
** Matthew Kirill Adarichev
Roger Akiki Jr.
Casey Alanna Bender
Nya Brooks
Dylan Raj Budhu
Kayla Cadet
Thomas J. Callahan
Jake Cohen
** Melissa Rachel Contreras
Kaelin Crowell
Lia S. Davis
** Jacqueline Nicole Evola
Luke Edward Gruppuso
Nicole Guzman
Fiona Cyleste Horvath
Nicholas Joseph Matthew Isaacs
Lindsey Nicole Joseph
Ryan Christian Klausz
Charlotte Cecilia LaMagna
* Ari Mandel
** Dinara Moodley
Annabell Nestler
Stephen Edward Odom
Kyle O’Neal-Beedles
** Alondra Padilla
** Adallis R. Pantry
Caterina Isabella Sagliocca
** Samantha Shapiro
Rayna Walia
Polly Watson
Le Shaunda Joy Williams
Joshua Wolk
January 31, 2026, Degree Participant
Jaden Elijah Daniyan
School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts
Bachelor of Science
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Fabrizio Gastello
Matthew Graham
Christian Scala
Bachelor of Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Armani J. Carden
Sky Sienna Hume
Bryce E. Jenkins
Jameson MacNamee
Samuel Malkiewicz
Olivia Rose Medford
Peter John Pistone
Anaya Rashael Taylor
Alyssa Helen Zimmermann
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Angelina Campos Dumancela
Katheryn Autumn Carter
** Joseph A. Cuccio
Olivia Jane Field
Lucy Flynn
Alec Goff
Jackson Louis Gundlach
** Hailey C.S. Hayward
Robert Samuel Hoffman
** Afia Kapadwala
** Christine A. Lazar
Jeremiah Fred McLeod
Noah Ophelia Kaitlyn Morris
Geralyn Kate Pasqualone
** Joshua Henry Platte
Michelle Rosenfeld
Morgan Sapienza
Arielle Geneen Sonnenberg
Shoshana Taylor
** Emily Annelise Ventura
January 31, 2026, Degree Participant
Aidan-Grey Chico Soliven
Bachelor of Fine Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipient
Jordan S. Busby
January 31, 2026, Degree Participant
Portia Layton Strautman
School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Bachelor of Science
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Grace Kathleen Armet
Briana Contreras
Alexandra Danielle Hascall
Meredith Pressman
Anna Waitword
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Brianna Appanna
Leylanis Chanele Barbot
Ravesh Bechu
Jordan Bielecky
Dylan Raj Budhu
Ida Juliet Cann
Ameer Carvan
Malena Angela Chacon
William Cheung
Amedea Wendy Cipriano
Michael A. D’Amato
Luke Richard Gagen
Mohini Haque
Jessica Hayley Hermann
Samantha Michele Horowitz
Zuhair Ishraq
Kushmeet Kaur
Siya Amit Kulkarni
Weiqi Li
Edison Liu
Sandhya Scarlet LoGalbo
Quinn Caitlin Murphy
Resa Brianna Nelson
Rahul Aithal Parampalli
Taran S. Parmar
Laura Pérez Revilla
Ansley Hayden Robinson
Ashley Sharma
Sarah Hema Shivsankar
Avery E. Spicer
Brennen Andrew Steinborn
Samantha Szabo
Joel Thomson
Sinchana Venkatesh
Nicholas Xhindolli
Bachelor of Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Funmilayo Favour Adeshina
Alexandra Elizabeth Arciniega
Fritz Pierre Antoine Cameau
Fredy Garcia
Allyson Rose Herrington
Yashwinder Kaur
Raleigh Kriegel
Sydney Taylor Nadel
Zachary Noel
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Aleena Ali
Skye Amber Caban
Faica Jude Celestin
Katelynn Cetra
Elton Cheung
Elisa De Castro
Kaitlyn Paige DeStefano
Hafsa Bilqis Fatima
** Sharai Elizabeth Gil
Lawrence Guy Goddard
Evelyn Hernandez-Veliz
Aselle Izbay
Jayme Kaufer
** Aliza Fatima Kazmi
Victoria Erin Naomi Keane
Kevin Kim
Jason Adam Kosciukiewicz
Alexander Kropp
Chaebin Lee
Anna D. Lipovac
Daniel Fabrizzio Morales
Kirsten J. Palmer
Maria Angela Papatsos
Jane Alessandra Pape-Laucella
Sabrina Piekarski
Genevia Aurelie Pierre
Marissa Anne Pihl
Sarah Purschke
Kaylah Rivera
Vanessa Rizvanovic
Grace Caroline Ryan
Elaine Sam
Taylor Rose Sanders
Gabriella Marie Schmidt
Kulraj Singh
Bryan Sosa
Charrei Sung
Kevin D. Tecusan
Hannah Sunil Thomas
HOFSTRA NORTHWELL SCHOOL OF NURSING AND PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT STUDIES
Bachelor of Science
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Morgan Rose Bennett
Tanner Joseph Bucher
Julia Rayne D’Andrea
Rida Sheikh Karim
Sarah Asim Khan
Isabelle Anne Lagasse
THE LAWRENCE HERBERT SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
Bachelor of Science
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Molly Maguschak
Nathaniel Taylor
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Thomas James Crotty
Christopher Linney
Daniel J. Wolff
Bachelor of Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Andrew Allegrini
Aidan Browne
Dominic John Camera
Alyssa Lenae De La Torre
Patrick James Dennis
Alexander Antonio Ferreira
Noah Fields
Michaud Fonrose Jr.
Lorraine Almetia Griffin
Morgan E. Hodgins
Arcangelo Gustavo Iurato
Melanie Marie Medina
Vishva Kirat Mehta
Karoline G. Otavalo
Michael Palumbo
Cameron Jay Trotter
Michael John Ventrice
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Qingxuan Bao
Zoe Lirit Boray
Sophia Christina Campbell
Julia Grace Capitelli
Frankie DiCalogero
Luke James Hopta
Jessica E. LeMay
Dean Rosa
January 31, 2026, Degree Participants
Harry F. Lockwood
Catherine Mary Roth
Bachelor of Fine Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Patrick Thomas Christopher
Christopher John Mezza
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Connor James Knapp
Cole Plastaras
Sibusiso Madingadinga Sithole
Andrew Scott Taub
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Education
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidate
Aidan Dylan Schroh
Bachelor of Science
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipient
Corina Maria Castillo
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Nicole Francesca Bianchi
Luchianna Maria Cardello
Alyssa Marie Fernandez
Evangelina Gatanas
Joey Kylie Jeacoma
Wareesha Khan
Nicole Marie Mennella
Amanda Marie Milana
Amber Nikolic
Yaritza Romero
Emily Vishwani Surujlall
Danielle Jessica Walsh
January 31, 2026, Degree Participants
Joanna Gibbs
Christina Maria Greenwood
Gianna Vario
Bachelor of Arts
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
** Mia Andonelos
Joshua Michael Wolk
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Bachelor of Science
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Teresa Michelle Acosta Nuñez
Andrew Michael Ammazzalorso
Jasmine Nicole Garmon
Jillian Haxton
Rida Nasir
Nia Jacqueline Adhiambo Ojuro
Shikha Dharmesh Patel
Damini Darshana Ram
Stasha Roskowski
Erin Scarry
Roshan Varughese
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Daniel Junhyung Cho
Marisa Dambach
Marlee Ruth Dotts
Nico Fiorello
Eileen Elizabeth Gomez
Lesli Diana Hernandez
Areeba Irfan
Emily Kalika
** Allan P. Kaufman
Jenna Paige LaPersonerie
Jonathan Shiv Mangra
Tierney McDermott
Suraiyah Mohammed
Jacqueline M. Olszewski
Christiana Lucia Paolillo
Jesus Eduardo Ramos Dominguenz
Rana Shahzad Raza
Gianna Rae Ross
Wise Sayedi
Dylan Jay Serralta
Zane Siegel
Zunaira Tariq
Erik Christopher Umanzor
Elaine Yeung
Bachelor of Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipient
Gabriella C. Marte
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Sasha Gabrielle Browne
Lorraine Thomas
* Dual-Major Degree Recipient, Candidate, or Participant in the School of Education
** Degree Recipient, Candidate, or Participant with Two or More Majors
Graduate Degrees
FRANK G. ZARB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Master of Business Administration
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Khavi Mukheet Ahmed
Jarrod K. Allen
Sadia Arshad
Mary Bianca Becker
Rebecca Felicia Bertuccio
Natasha C. Beyde
Martin Joseph Brown
Shakira J. Daley
Andrew James Diaz
Sean Michael Drennan
Hillary Paige Drexler
Albert John Fenoy
Troye Lancelot Hammond
Allison Heath
Meng Hsiang-Chi
Júlia Leão
Justin P. Lynskey
Shalin Das Madan
Nicholas Mahan
Melissa McNally
Nicole Elise Mormile
Simona Vasilica Proteasa
William Edward Reed
Melissa Lyn Robinson
Liuke Sun
Merin Mary Thomas
Maureen Wright
Deimy Fernanda Zuniga Santamaria
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Benjamin Abelido
Shawn Abraham
Sine Akten
Wanda Almonte-Williams
Cheryl Ann Alonzo
Joseph A. Altomare
Avery Atkinson
Amir Baig
Nicholas Paul Bauccio
Darlene Carole Belotte
Darius Jamal Benjamin
Shenelle Biggs
Luke Robert Blasi
Rocio Bolivar
Dena Borgia
Michael Bosi
Christian Bouchereau
Charell D. Brinkley
Grace Rae Cergol
Samge T. Chacko
Purinut Chumpolkanjana
Andrea M. Cordova
Zachary Nicholas Dahl
Janibell De La Rosa Suarez
Jeffrey John Denecke Jr.
Malini Deonarine
Kayla Grace Dixon
Aashana Himanshubhai Doshi
John Dubanos
Yashdeep Singh Duggal
Joshua Benjamin Engel
Amanda Lyn Evangelista
Fiona Star François
Nicholas Anthony Franzini
Brianna Galan
Hannah Dawn Geller
Maxine Leah Gilder
Sofiya Grottano
Zepei Gu
KwiHyang Jessica Ha
Layla Hakimzadeh
Kerri Hamilton
Victoria Marie Haniffy
Karishma Natasha Hardeen
Xuhui Huang
Soyoun Im
Jennifer Elizabeth Itty
Lynda Jahn
Laura Marie Jens-Smith
Xiaowei Jin
Jerry Jose
Mariha Karim
Amanda Lynn Kaufman
Sean Kearney
Julia Kinalis
Jacqueline Kleinman
Anne Dalgish Koestner
Yu-Lin Ku
John Anthony Kuehn
Bogum Kwon
Andrew Lazzara
Lauren Elizabeth Lettieri
Anthony T. Livio
Wendy Lu
Karen Ma
Muinat Adefuyi Maliki
Anthony L. Medaglia Jr.
Amanda Brittany Mohabir
Thomas Monaco
Anthony Francesco Montalbano
Colleen M. Morgan
Fairooz Musaliar
Vishnu Dharmaraj Nair
Katherine Pandaliano
Keny Ghanshyam Patel
Aneesa Persaud
Emily Plevritis
Aman Poddar
Kay Franz Raton
Ariana Jean Rebello
Kerlene Therese Richards
Peter Rodriguez
Carly Morgan Rosen
Andrew Krishna Sahadeo
Muhammad Sahibzada
Stephanie Lissette Salinas
Mohamed Samai
Lina V. Sanchez
Vishv Shaileshbhai Satasiya
Charmi K. Shah
Dhruvi Devangbhai Shah
Heta Sanjay Shah
Colin J. Shashaty
Aishwary Shukla
Julie Nesha Singh
Joseph Skidmore
Lauren Sheri Sparber
Avery Stevenson
Daniel Strongin
Lisa Ann Thomas
Shantile Thomas
Stephen M. Thomas
Dwijay Supreeth Reddy Topudurthi
Sthefany Torres
John Pasquale Tucci
Angel Daniel Vera
Vishal Verma
Christa Viscuse
Brooke Walker
Jung Wan
Jia Wang
Michael John Wieber
Mark Anthony Williams
Ryan Williams
Meicheng Wu
Ryan John Zgombic
Master of Science
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Mezhgan Khan Abbasi
Mokshita Sanjaykumar Bagadiya
Gourishi Bhutda
Jared Brietstein
Daniel Burko
Chandra Sekhar Chittapragada
Tranay A. Coleman
Fikret Djaroulla-Zade
Junyu Fan
Karel C. Griffith
Saranaaz Ameera Hamid
Jumanah Mirza
Samantha Jane Kanganis
Connor Kelly
Omar Khairzada
Yung-Chun Lee
Haohui Long
Adrianna Katarzyna Losiak
Karim Natalia Madueno
Mercy Sujan Mailaram
Marissa Nicole Martin
Liam Austin Murphy
Jonathan Joseph Orozco
Pratham Patel
Tanya Kaushikkumar Patel
Thomas Quit
Amena Shareef
Iten Hany Soliman
Thomas G. Starzecki
Peter St. John Wright
Advanced Certificate
August 31, 2025, Certificate Recipients
Justin A. Hoyle
Daniel Bruce Pelosi
December 31, 2025, Certificate Candidate
Dominique Marcella Whitehead
FRED DEMATTEIS
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Master of Science
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipient
Berzhan Shababi Shad
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Kanwarpartap Singh Brar
Jorge Carpio
Eboseremen Anthony Eromosele
Kenneth Michael Gavino
Kevin Gawrinauth
Eduardo Grant
Malika Hall
Aum Jaysukhbhai Hirpara
Chuxiao Hou
Devarshi Rakeshkumar Jani
Sree Reethika Kasanagottu
Ashley Lashenick
Junyu Li
Paulo E. Macías
Krishna Chaitanya Mannava
Jeshuah Martin
Rahul Babu Menon
Tarannum Mithila
Jaynam Maheshbhai Panchal
Dhruv Kamleshbhai Patel
Priyanka Maulik Patel
Megh Raval
Jainil Manish Shah
Altaf Shaik
Iurii Umnov
Yash Verma
Yunfei Xu
Yao Zhang
HOFSTRA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts
Master of Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipient
Jacqueline de Vos
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Rachel Anne Iannarelli
Kayla Redfern
Virginia Abigail Rivas Mejía de Roode
School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Master of Science
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Juliette Yvonne Alfarone
Michael Alfonso Biscardi
Sara DiMaggio
Olivia Rose Galante
Marina Drea Karahalios
Julia Marie Masler
Priyanka Ketan Patel
Shoshana Rockoff
India Camille Thomas
Doctor of Philosophy
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Mariana Garcia
Dissertation: Pet to Threat: Perceptions of Latinas in the Workplace
Advisor: Nicholas Salter, PhD
Ayla Nicole Gioia
Dissertation: Therapists’ Adaptations to Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders: A Vignette Study
Advisor: Erin Reilly, PhD
Marianna Graziosi
Dissertation: Assessing the Efficacy of an ACT Intervention for Young Breast Cancer Survivors at “Re-entry” on Vitality and Fear of Recurrence: A Mixed-Method Design
Advisor: Joseph Scardapane, PhD
Anne Fraiman Kipke
Dissertation: Confronting Cognitions: Examining the Relative Efficacy of Cognitive Restructuring vs. Cognitive Defusion When Treating Adolescents with Social Anxiety
Advisor: Phyllis Ohr, PhD
Arielle Leigh Klopsis
Dissertation: Effects of Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Psychological Flexibility, Uncontrolled Eating, and Hedonic Hunger
Advisor: Joseph Scardapane, PhD
Zhi Luo
Dissertation: From Time Perspective to Action: How Time Perspective Influences Job Search through Self-Efficacy
Advisor: Nicholas Salter, PhD
Faigy Mandelbaum
Dissertation: Childhood Trauma, Loneliness, Social Support, and PTSD/C-PTSD in Lone and Non-lone Soldiers During the IsraelHamas War
Advisor: Erin Reilly, PhD
Emily Martinez-Lares
Dissertation: Navigating the Workplace: Examining Code-Switching and Cultural Values Among Latinas
Advisor: Nicholas Salter, PhD
Glenn Mitchell Mazzone
Dissertation: Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Adults: The Impact of Negative Posttraumatic Cognitions
Advisor: Mitchell Schare, PhD
Caitlin Rose Morales
Dissertation: Exploring Food Insecurity and Eating Disorder Symptomatology in University Students
Advisor: Erin Reilly, PhD
Whitney Marie Muscat
Dissertation: The Relationship Between Future Episodic Thinking, Future Self-Continuity, Symptom Severity, and Real-World Functioning in Schizophrenia Inpatients
Advisor: Mark Serper, PhD
Minh Luan Nguyen
Dissertation: Development and Initial Validation of a Psychometric Tool to Assess Moral Incongruence in Pornography Viewing
Advisor: Charles Dill, PhD
Haleema Sadia
Dissertation: Burnout Under Narcissistic
Supervision: The Moderating Roles of Flourishing and Perceived Organizational Support
Advisor: Nicholas Salter, PhD
Arielle Deenna Snow
Dissertation: The Effects of “The Fine Art of Effective Ignoring” Bootcamp on Child’s Attention Seeking Behavior
Advisor: Phyllis Ohr, PhD
Crystal Tylishia Turner
Dissertation: The Creative Employee: When Freedom Leaves, So Will They. The Moderating Effect of Perceptions of Job Autonomy on Turnover Intentions for Creative Individuals
Advisor: Evelyn Rogers, PhD
Julia Michelle Weisman
Dissertation: Engaging Fathers in Telehealth PCIT Utilizing Group Didactics and Support to Promote Feasibility, Acceptability, and Positive Outcomes
Advisor: Phyllis Ohr, PhD
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates Oyindamola Mayowa Adebo
Dissertation: She’s a Black Woman Too: Abusive Supervision in the Context of Black Female Supervisor-Subordinate Dyad Advisor: Myia Williams, PhD
Chardae Henry
Dissertation: From Home to Work: Examining How Parental and Marital Roles Enrich Women’s Workplace Skills
Advisor: Nicholas Salter, PhD
Rida Zahra Mirza
Dissertation: Impact of LinkedIn Usage on Job Satisfaction, Emotional Well-Being and Turnover Intention: The Role of Moderators and Mediators
Advisor: Daniel Meltzer, PhD
Sana Shad
Dissertation: The Impact of Attachment Style and Early Maladaptive Schemas and Their Influence on an Individual's and Partner’s Perception of Relationship Satisfaction
Advisor: William Sanderson, PhD
Doctor of Psychology
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Allison Bauer
Dissertation: Good Grief: Examining a Positive Bereavement Intervention to Enhance Healing from Loss of a Loved One
Advisor: Jeffrey Froh, PhD
Gabrielle Calabrese
Dissertation: Cultivating Connections: Creating and Validating the Construction of the Quality Relationships Development Scale
Advisor: Jeffrey Froh, PhD
Eliana Jean Korn
Dissertation: The Difference in SocialEmotional Development Between PreCOVID19 Lockdown and Post-COVID19 Lockdown in Preschool Children
Advisor: Sergei Tsytsarev, PhD
Justine Alexis Mahler
Dissertation: Parental Perspectives on Child Adjustment Following Divorce: A Foundational Study to Inform Strengths-Based Interventions
Advisor: Paul Meller, PhD
Jessica T. Ortsman
Dissertation: The Interaction Among SelfCompassion, Assertiveness, and Dimensions of Workplace Stress in Healthcare Professionals: Analyzing the Relationships Advisor: Paul Meller, PhD
Ayanna Spurlock Shackelton
Dissertation: Flourishing While Black: An Exploration of Flourishing, Belonging and Depressive Symptomatology in Young Black Male College Students
Advisor: Jeffrey Froh, PhD
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Denzil Roger Charles
Dissertation: Relationships Among Racial Trauma, Academic Success, Microaggressions, and Disenfranchisement
Advisor: Paul Meller, PhD
Kane Atticus Tajnai
Dissertation: Retrospective Analysis of Autism Through the Lens of Late Diagnosis Advisor: Kimberly Gilbert, PhD
HOFSTRA NORTHWELL SCHOOL OF NURSING AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES
Master of Science
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Susanna Abraham
Lauren Kate Algerio
Samantha Anderer
Isabella Araujo
Unaysah Musa Badat
Victoria Baiardi
Melwin Tom Benny
Charlotte Michelle Bohn
Kirsten Lily Brunner
Grace Catherine Buttiglione
Ashleigh Elizabeth Capozzi
Hannah Danielle Causin
Tiffany Chen
Skylar Nicole Christian
Matthew L. Chu
Julia Cichonczyk
Sean Christopher Cruess
Olivia Anna Cwalinski
Anja Dell’Oso
Jessica Lynn Delton
Melissa DeMarco
Karishma Tara Deonandan
Allison Lynn DePaulis
Gabriella DiPasquale
Antonio Franco DiVanna
Richard Do
Shira Fellus
Emily Nicole Franco
Livia Fay Futterman
Lyndsay Annmarie Gabriele
Ledner Jason Giron
Ashley Elizabeth Hammond
Nathan Hebert
Justine Joanne Kieltyka
Kelly Kim
Bryce Knopp
Naomi Kovoor
Lia Elizabeth Larson
Rachel Ae Jin Lee
Derek Louis Lekhwani
Amanda Margaretha Luyber
Remington Mahlum
Melissa Masotto
Mackenzie Olivia Mavros
Kate Kennedy Mostow
Elona Nacaj
Kaitlyn Brooke Olson
Emily D. Persaud
Emily Pfeuffer
Ariana Maria Saccone
Diana Jeanne Scagluso
Tiara Leigh Sietas
Lucas Skolkin
Emily Lillian Soffer
Jaclyn Terri Spector
Daria Szymczyk
Shabina Tammi
Erin Elizabeth Thornhill
Livia Kyra Man Truong
Shawn Abraham Uthup
Alexandra Catherine Vaccaro
Christie Van Florcke
Erika Elizabeth Velazquez
Mckenna Dean Williams
Jocelyn Yanyuet Wong
Advanced Certificate
August 31, 2025, Certificate Recipients
Ambar Estivalia Arancibia Dieterich
Stephanie Esperance
Holly Lynn Musetti
December 31, 2025, Certificate Candidates
Judy Auguste
Gabriella Bereczky
Schamona Genus
Jasmin Maghsoudlou
Gaelle Hubert Morris
Nicole Ann Natale
Ashley Nicole Phillip
Christina Marie Yusko
Magdalena Anna Zavala
Doctor of Nursing Practice
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Adrian Richard Anderson
Project Brief: Mindfulness Matters: A Study on Burnout Reduction Among CRNA Students Advisor: Michael Rawley, DNP, CRNA
Christy Capo-Dimattina
Project Brief: The Effectiveness of SimulationBased Learning in Enhancing the Confidence and Knowledge of Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetists Regarding Obstetric Hemorrhage Advisor: Kyle Beuttenmuller, DNP, RN, CRNA
Alpha J. Chen
Project Brief: Exploring Opioid-Free Anesthesia: Pre and Post Survey Evaluation of Knowledge, Perception, Willingness to Use & Barriers to Implementation.
Advisor: Sandi Shroyer, DNP, RN, CRNA
Gabrielle Cohen
Project Brief: Evaluating the Efficacy of an Educational Program for Nasal High-Flow Oxygen Therapy
Project Brief: Mindfulness Matters: A Study on Burnout Reduction Among CRNA Students Advisor: Michael Rawley, DNP, CRNA
Danielle Coscia
Project Brief: Enhancing Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetist Self-Efficacy and Confidence in Intraoperative Bispectral Index
Monitoring
Advisor: Gloria Chan, DNP, CRNA
Lindsay Paige Davis
Project Brief: Impact of PowerPoint Education on CRNA’s and RRNA’s Willingness to Integrate Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring into Anesthetic Practice: A Preand Post-Education Analysis
Project Brief: Bridging the Curriculum Gap: A Still-Frame Image-Based Educational Intervention Enhances Gastric Ultrasound Interpretation Among AGACNP/CRNA/DNP Students
Advisor: Michael Cogan, DNP, CRNA
Ariel Fernando Dominguez
Project Brief: Bridging the Curriculum Gap: A Still-Frame Image-Based Educational Intervention Enhances Gastric Ultrasound Interpretation Among AGACNP/CRNA/DNP Students
Advisor: Michael Cogan, DNP, CRNA
Pierre Andre Junior Elmera
Project Brief: Evaluating the Efficacy of an Educational Program for Nasal High-Flow Oxygen Therapy
Project Brief: Mindfulness Matters: A Study on Burnout Reduction Among CRNA Students Advisor: Michael Rawley, DNP, CRNA
Nicholas Joseph Garguilo
Project Brief: Enhancing Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetist Self-Efficacy and Confidence in Intraoperative Bispectral Index
Monitoring
Advisor: Gloria Chan, DNP, CRNA
Joseph John Giaccio
Project Brief: Exploring Opioid-Free
Anesthesia: Pre and Post Survey Evaluation of Knowledge, Perception, Willingness to Use & Barriers to Implementation
Advisor: Sandi Shroyer, DNP, RN, CRNA
Javier Gonzalez
Project Brief: Does the Implementation of an Experiential Learning Module Based on the Stanford Emergency Manual Cognitive Aide for Malignant Hyperthermia Increase Confidence in MH Treatment and Management Amongst RRNA Students as Compared?
Advisor: Ginamarie Martucciello, DNP, CRNA
Laura Elizabeth Gonzalez
Project Brief: Impact of PowerPoint Education on CRNA’s and RRNA’s Willingness to Integrate Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring into Anesthetic Practice: A Preand Post-Education Analysis
Project Brief: The Effectiveness of SimulationBased Learning in Enhancing the Confidence and Knowledge of Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetists Regarding Obstetric Hemorrhage
Advisor: Kyle Beuttenmuller, DNP, RN, CRNA
Samantha Marie Jean-Louis
Project Brief: Mindfulness Matters: A Study on Burnout Reduction Among CRNA Students
Advisor: Michael Rawley, DNP, CRNA
Catherine Jopp
Project Brief: The Effectiveness of SimulationBased Learning in Enhancing the Confidence and Knowledge of Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetists Regarding Obstetric Hemorrhage
Advisor: Kyle Beuttenmuller, DNP, RN, CRNA
Navdeep Kaur
Project Brief: Does the Implementation of an Experiential Learning Module Based on the Stanford Emergency Manual Cognitive Aide for Malignant Hyperthermia Increase Confidence in MH Treatment and Management Amongst RRNA Students as Compared?
Advisor: Ginamarie Martucciello, DNP, CRNA
Peter Elias Kotsovolos
Project Brief: Exploring Opioid-Free Anesthesia: Pre and Post Survey Evaluation of Knowledge, Perception, Willingness to Use & Barriers to Implementation
Advisor: Sandi Shroyer, DNP, RN, CRNA
Christian Paolo Pa As Leparto
Project Brief: Enhancing Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetist Self-Efficacy and Confidence in Intraoperative Bispectral Index
Monitoring
Advisor: Gloria Chan, DNP, CRNA
Matthew Mikalonis
Project Brief: Bridging the Curriculum Gap: A Still-Frame Image-Based Educational Intervention Enhances Gastric Ultrasound Interpretation Among AGACNP/CRNA/DNP
Students
Advisor: Michael Cogan, DNP, CRNA
Shannen Moore
Project Brief: Bridging the Curriculum Gap: A Still-Frame Image-Based Educational Intervention Enhances Gastric Ultrasound Interpretation Among AGACNP/CRNA/DNP Students
Advisor:Michael Cogan, DNP, CRNA
Andrew James Outcault
Project Brief: Evaluating the Efficacy of an Educational Program for Nasal High-Flow Oxygen Therapy
Project Brief: Impact of PowerPoint Education on CRNA’s and RRNA’s Willingness to Integrate Non- Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring into Anesthetic Practice: A Preand Post-Education Analysis
Project Brief: Enhancing Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetist Self-Efficacy and Confidence in Intraoperative Bispectral Index Monitoring
Advisor: Gloria Chan, DNP, CRNA
Angela Stanley
Project Brief: Exploring Opioid-Free
Anesthesia: Pre and Post Survey Evaluation of Knowledge, Perception, Willingness to Use & Barriers to Implementation
Advisor: Sandi Shroyer, DNP, RN, CRNA
Aimee Teresa Thomas
Project Brief: RRNA Confidence in Management of Intraoperative Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis: The Influence of Experiential Learning Module Training With a Cognitive Aide
Advisor: Ginamarie Martucciello, DNP, CRNA
Gregory James Wallick
Project Brief: The Effectiveness of SimulationBased Learning in Enhancing the Confidence and Knowledge of Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetists Regarding Obstetric Hemorrhage
Advisor: Kyle Beuttenmuller, DNP, RN, CRNA
Philip Yeung
Project Brief: RRNA Confidence in Management of Intraoperative Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis: The Influence of Experiential Learning Module Training With a Cognitive Aide
Advisor: Ginamarie Martucciello, DNP, CRNA
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Aanze Maria Abraham
Project Brief: The Impact of a Mindfulness Practice Educational Intervention on Nursing Resilience
Project Brief: Improving Dyspnea Identification and Assessment in End-of-Life, Non-ICU Patients Who are Unable to Report: The Respiratory Distress Observation Scale (RDOS)
Advisor: Tanyka Smith, PhD, FNP-C
Laura Danielle Traunfeld
Project Brief: Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Cancer Survivorship Education Module for Inpatient Oncology Nurses
Advisor: Amy Smith, DNP, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC
Alexander Trost
Project Brief: The Impact of a Mindfulness Practice Educational Intervention on Nursing Resilience
Project Brief: Improving Dyspnea Identification and Assessment in End-of-Life, Non-ICU Patients Who are Unable to Report: The Respiratory Distress Observation Scale (RDOS)
Advisor: Tanyka Smith, PhD, FNP-C
Christine Yau
Project Brief: Staff Education on Diabetes Distress and Screening in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Advisor: Mary Lemp, DNP, APRN-BC
THE LAWRENCE HERBERT SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
Master of Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipient
Tyler Juliet Regan Senecharles
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Mashiat Azmi
Jillian Lyn Bloomberg
Mitchell Lawrence Cohen
Ryan Conway
Isabella Dazza
Sefora Xiomara Lopez
Matthew Page
Hollyann Rose Preisel
Angel Oscar Ravelo
Eddy Sanchez
Alexandra Schoemmell
Loredana N. Spena
Ryan James Toohill
Carly Reese Travers
Niema S. Washington
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Master of Science in Education
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Jordyn Paige Byrne
Efrain Citle Palestino
Julia Clarke
Elena Marie Danielo
Jacob Tyler Fine
Juliana Gentile
Meredith Elise Halperin
Jessica Heide
Sara Joan Krotz
Sandra Lakotta
Angelique Lari
Jaclyn Olivia Leitermann
Brianna Antonietta Morse
Cong Peng
Julia C. Rathje
Ashley Adrianna Pinho Resende
Liana Scala
Sophia Rose Sgueglia
Jennifer J. Spinks
Jessica L. Witkiewicz
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Adam Scott Aledort
Malkia Samantha Benoit
Julianna Theresa Caruana
Stephen Gino DeRocchis
Nicolette Diaks
Jason Fauser
Sarah Frances Gemunder
Nalia Greene
Nicole A. Haralambous
Richard Hickis
Danielle Arielle Johnson
Haley Johnson
Brianna LaFontaine
Jessica Lynn Limardo
Cellestine S. Mabeya
Ashlyn Maloney
Michelle Manfredi
Gianna Margarita
Tessa Elizabeth McCain
Priyanka Mehta
Patrick J. Milano
Amanda Dominique Miller
Francesca Lydia Olivo
Nicholas Joseph Pascarella
Rebecca Lynn Pisano
Taneisha Providence
Karlie Rizzi
Alexis C. Roberts
Brittany Marie Romanoff
Brianna Schauder
Dana Schwab
Christine Elizabeth Scudero
Gina Louise Senato
Szufan L. Shih
Troy Joseph Sica
Amanda Spielberger
Taylor L. Stefanidis
Lauren Jade Steinberger
Rebecca Marie Sutton
Rebecca Whalen
Catherine Whitlow
Master of Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Xin Yi Chen
Dominick Pursino
Cori J. Sternstein
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidate
Sofia Elizabeth Sanchez
Master of Science
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Brett Daniel Allison
Paige M. Brockmann
Emily Desmond
Matersley Gene
Leslie Michelle Gulkis
Jessica P. Heldt
Helen Leon
Ross R. McFarland
Julianna Okpych
Emma Lily Rubino
Bishta Wali
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Natalia Becker
Matthew Conversano
Mark Corrie
Julia Nicole Dreyfus
Ileana Fernandez
Francesco Paul Geraci
Daniel G. Hickey
Frederick Hudson
Jessica Marie Richardson
Brendan Rolla
Donatella Tocco
Kia L. Wright
January 31, 2026, Degree Participants
Zane Lipson
Dominick Piccirillo
Advanced Certificate
August 31, 2025, Certificate Recipients
Rebecca Ashley Campbell
Ja’Keel Maurice Daniels
Sukhjit Kaur Dhaliwal
Kahlia Michael-Larcher
Gabrielle Pucci
Cori J. Sternstein
Rebecca A. Sussman
Doctor of Education
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipient
Nancy A. Bayat
Dissertation: Ways of Thinking, Knowing, and Creating: Collaborative Language, Inquiry, and Multimodal Design in a Kindergarten Classroom
Advisor: Theresa McGinnis, PhD
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Stephanie M. Dobbins
Dissertation: Secondary Teachers’ Locus of Control and Stereotypes of Adolescents
Advisor: Judith Kaufman, PhD
Aileen Marie Monks
Dissertation: U.S. and Foreign-born ELLs: How an ENL Student’s Generational Status Might Influence Academic and Linguistic Achievement
Advisor: Tatiana Gordon, EdD
Cristina De Domenico Pizzichillo
Dissertation: Mainstream Teachers’ Perceptions of Their English Language Learners’ Academic Attainment and Their Own Preparedness to Teach This Population
Advisor: Tatiana Gordon, EdD
Doctor of Philosophy
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Becky Dasom Kim
Dissertation: (Mis)Diagnosing English Language Learners with Learning Disabilities: How Does Appropriate Academic Intervention Impact Student Progress in Language Comprehension and Language Acquisition for English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities?
Advisor: Alan Flurkey, PhD
Meagan Del Priore
Dissertation: Illuminating Refuge: Language, Power, and Refugeehood in a Selection of Contemporary Children’s Literature - A Critical Content Discourse Analysis
Advisor: Theresa McGinnis, PhD
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Master of Science in Education
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipient
Hannah Jade Jean
Master
of Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Olivia Grace Baeza
Sabrina Carracino
Autumn Decker
Ayesha Dickerson
Sara Aida Dominguez
Marie-Constance R. Elizee
Stephanie Furnari
Alyssa L. Kenney
Rachel Mandelbaum
Amber Zoe Massey
Cynthia Jane Osman
Madeline Plotnick Simanowitz
Alexis Johanna Redden
Leila Tamara Yehudit Sassouni
Rebecca Shaktman
Alyssa Marie Vero
Esther Adina Wolf
Angel Yankson
Arianna Zarro
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Melody Abend
Merissa Rachel Berman
Kelcie Elizabeth Birsner
Alondra Caceres Benavides
Alexandra Chruma
Julianna Elizabeth Civello
Lauren Czeczotka
Miles Donald Dievert
Bridget Doherty
Jaclyn Amanda Drew
Danielle Hope DuBois
Olivia Marilyn Eden
Nathalie Nicole Escobar
Kayla Ann Fosbeck
Stephanie Marie Hallahan
Ciedah Faith Catherine Hosten
Haylee Karp-Kazanowitz
Nicole Marie Kennedy
Mia Ashley Kreiss
Olivia Faith Limeri
Gina M. McKiernan
Hayden Sidney Meisner
Jenna Nicole Miller
Ryan Francis Muccini
Brianna Nicole Nobles
Walter G. Palacios
Leigh Richards
Abby Cyd Rosenberg
Emma Savelli
Melissa Nicole Schoenig
Evan Rose Silvera
Taylor Morgan White
Christopher Wukovits
January 31, 2026, Degree Participants
Emily Blaine Lampasone
Angelica Rose Miller
Master of Health Administration
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Katherine Brioso
Kevin Thomas Monahan
Regina Mulakandova
Samantha Christina Napoleon
Jessica Leigh Travaglia
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Mir Faiq Ali
Jennifer Dorothy Aquino
Perihan El Shanawany
Jing Feng
Soumya Samir Keshwani
Lourdine Locimple
Fatou Mbye
Jasmin Sierra McCoy
Cheryl Margaret Monter
Alyssa Ranee Parks
Krinaben Ravi Patel
Parth N. Patel
Domenico Mario Recine Jr.
Mary Jane Richardson
Gurleen Sandals
Rebecca Yadush
January 31, 2026, Degree Participant
Tiffany R. Patterson
Master of Public Health
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Jenna Marie Battaglia
Eufrosina Ramota Castillo
Simryn Desai
Danee Mukeshbhai Patel
Liora Sarah Rouhani
Anna Severina
Parth Ajaykumar Shah
Master of Science
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Sean P. Kane
Caitlin Mahland
Erika Lauren Serrago
Treasure Jade Breana Walker
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Maryam Yasser Abdelhadi
Emily Alter
Nikhitha Arati Mangala
Azqa Muhammad Azhar
Nadeen Baumy
Fabiola Belizaire
Mayah Deaneen Bess-Timmons
Ashley Celenia Bradford
Tianzhou Cao
Mansi Shantibhai Chothani
Ramisa Maliyat Chowdhury
Teresa Colletti
Alexandra Marie Paige DiGiovanni
Jillian Fager
Natalia Ruth Gerena
Sowmya Goli
Justin Joshua Griffith
Sabrina Maria Concetta Ingrassia
Shirin Isaac
Shruti Pritam Kelkar
Nonhlanhla Mpho B. Kusane
Erica Lampman
Jordyn Nicole Leva
Zihui Liang
Nicolette Macchio
Ramosesane Mathodi
Kerry McHugh
Khushi Tushar Mehta
Kate Meltsin-Santana
Sean Mittelmann
Gamaelle Grace Nassar
Hector Alejandro Nunez
Maureen Rebecca O’Callaghan
Archana Oggu
Steve Ogilvie Jr.
Shoshana Orenstein
Dennis Ortiz
Tanvi Manojkumar Patel
Jennifer Sheehan
Jenna Somma
Manasi Khodabhai Suthar
Rachel Taravella
Jill Margarette Trefry
Samantha Nan Tryon
Bryan Valdivia
Advanced Certificate
August 31, 2025, Certificate Recipients
Tessa Karikas
Hailey Tyla Tarkin
December 31, 2025, Certificate Candidates
Jenna Nicole Miller
Andrew Todd Pearlman
MAURICE A. DEANE SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Jacqueline Maeve Meuser
Alexa Kateri Molloy
Daniel Elijah Ott
Rushil R. Oza
Robert S. Paul II
Sarah Chana Rahmani
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Stephanie Pearl Abla
Jeremyah A. Jones
Maximillian Aleksandr Kostyashkin
Megan Larkin-Livingston
Nicole S. Mark
Rachel C. Midey
Maria Shaikh
Master of Laws
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Bakary M.Y. Kanteh
Nguzochukwu Ogbodo
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Harmanjeet Kaur
Tai-Jung Lee
Jennifer Rivers
Minal Zafar
Master of Arts
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Ciaran Duignan
Ty-Risha Jones-Thomas
Cynthia LaRocca
Gianna Pizzichillo
Karen Margarette Reid
Elena J. Sasu
Aleksander Shalshin
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Catherine Cansino Chua
Nora Grace Jarvis
Sumaaya Mohamed
Fariha Fatima Shareef
Renee Stein
Ronald A. Tomo
Advanced Certificate
December 31, 2025, Certificate Candidate
Mable Annie Mathew
Academic Honors
Some undergraduate students are identified as Latin Honors recipients and candidates. They have earned this distinction by maintaining a high grade point average and by completing the requirements for University honors. Latin Honors are conferred upon students who have achieved the following grade point averages:
summa cum laude 3.85
magna cum laude 3.75
cum laude 3.60
Dean’s List honors are awarded each semester to students who earn a 3.5 or higher grade point average.
Provost’s Scholars are full-time students who achieve a 4.0 grade point average in a given semester.
At its own award ceremony, the Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College confers designations of: Graduate with Distinction (30 honors credits with departmental honors, 3.6+ GPA); Graduate (30 honors credits, 3.4+ GPA); Associate (18 honors credits, 3.4+ GPA); and Graduate with Recognition (24 honors credits to include transfer honors credits, 3.4+ GPA).
Students earning Departmental Honors or High Honors have performed substantial individual research in the field of their major, under close faculty supervision, on a topic of their special interest, and have defended their research or thesis before a departmental committee.
Latin Honors
The following students graduated August 31, 2025, or will graduate December 31, 2025, or January 31, 2026. Degree candidates and recipients with a final grade point average of 3.6 or higher qualify for Latin Honors.
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Grace Kathleen Armet
Morgan Rose Bennett
Kaitlyn Marie Berger
Tanner Joseph Bucher
Julia Rayne D’Andrea
Alexander Antonio Ferreira
Noah Fields
Pre-Medical Studies
summa cum laude
Physician Assistant Studies magna cum laude
Marketing summa cum laude
Physician Assistant Studies cum laude
Physician Assistant Studies magna cum laude
Film Studies and Production cum laude
Television Production and Studies summa cum laude
Taylor Jonathan Giles Philosophy cum laude
Sky Sienna Hume
Arcangelo Gustavo Iurato
Maxim Krasnov
Isabelle Anne Lagasse
Molly Maguschak
Olivia Rose Medford
Christopher John Mezza
Serena Sajumon
Nathaniel Taylor
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Matthew Kirill Adarichev
Eric Agosto
Aleena Ali
Alon Alkelai
Khalid Hassan AlQahtani
Tabitha Jade Anderson
Music Business cum laude
Journalism magna cum laude
Political Science cum laude
Physician Assistant Studies summa cum laude
Video/Television magna cum laude
Art summa cum laude
Filmmaking cum laude
Management summa cum laude
Sports Media cum laude
Public Policy and Public Service summa cum laude
Information Systems cum laude
Psychology cum laude
Computer Science cum laude
Industrial Engineering cum laude
Marketing magna cum laude
Brianna Appanna Biology summa cum laude
Alexandra Aronov
Ajay R. Ballie
Qingxuan Bao
Leylanis Chanele Barbot
Ravesh Bechu
Business Analytics summa cum laude
Management cum laude
Journalism summa cum laude
Psychology cum laude
Biology summa cum laude
Jordan Bielecky Biology cum laude
Zoe Lirit Boray
Television Production and Studies summa cum laude
Nya Brooks Political Science cum laude
Sasha Gabrielle Browne
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences magna cum laude
Dylan Raj Budhu Religion and Contemporary Issues cum laude
Raham A. Butt
Computer Science and Cybersecurity cum laude
James Michael Cahill Civil Engineering summa cum laude
Sophia Christina Campbell
Television Production and Studies cum laude
Ida Juliet Cann Environmental Resources magna cum laude
Julia Grace Capitelli Journalism summa cum laude
Gabriella M. Capparelli Marketing magna cum laude
Ameer Carvan Chemistry summa cum laude
Elizabeth Rose Chester
Sean Chester
Marketing cum laude
Business Analytics cum laude
William Cheung Chemistry cum laude
Daniel Junhyung Cho Health Science cum laude
Amedea Wendy Cipriano Biology summa cum laude
Jake Cohen Political Science summa cum laude
Melissa Rachel Contreras Criminology magna cum laude
Jessie Hope Corbett
Electrical Engineering magna cum laude
Kaelin Crowell Criminology cum laude
Joseph A. Cuccio Japanese cum laude
Marisa Dambach
Exercise Physiology cum laude
Elisa De Castro Psychology cum laude
Kaitlyn Paige DeStefano
Vincent Disponzio
Hafsa Bilqis Fatima
Psychology summa cum laude
Industrial Engineering cum laude
Psychology magna cum laude
Alyssa Marie Fernandez
Olivia Jane Field
Lucy Flynn
Luke Richard Gagen
Mohini Haque
Samantha Michele Horowitz
Zuhair Ishraq
Emily Kalika
Afia Kapadwala
Kushmeet Kaur
Aliza Fatima Kazmi
Victoria Erin Naomi Keane
Wareesha Khan
Matthew Klass
Connor James Knapp
Alexander Kropp
Siya Amit Kulkarni
Andrew Kurian
Charlotte Cecilia LaMagna
Amada Lázaro Sobrino
Weiqi Li
Jonathan Shiv Mangra
Alexandros Mantikas
Matthew Materazo
Nathaniel D. McQuiston
Nicole Marie Mennella
Dinara Moodley
Quinn Caitlin Murphy
Alexander William Nasser
Resa Brianna Nelson
Kyra Nelson-Swearing
Annabell Nestler
Rahul Aithal Parampalli
Thomas C. Parkes
Laura Pérez Revilla
Justine P. Prasad
Ibraheem Fisal Rahman
Robert Raminfard
Rana Shahzad Raza
Gianna Rae Ross
Sarah Veronica Samanez
Early Childhood and Childhood Education cum laude
Art cum laude
Music Business cum laude
Biology magna cum laude
Biology cum laude
Pre-Medical Studies
summa cum laude
Biology summa cum laude
Community Health cum laude
Drama summa cum laude
Biology summa cum laude
Psychology summa cum laude
Psychology summa cum laude
Early Childhood and Childhood Education magna cum laude
Electrical Engineering summa cum laude
Writing for the Screen cum laude
Psychology magna cum laude
Pre-Medical Studies summa cum laude
Information Systems summa cum laude
Public Policy and Public Service cum laude
Industrial Engineering cum laude
Mathematics cum laude
Community Health cum laude
Management magna cum laude
Business Analytics cum laude
Mechanical Engineering summa cum laude
Physical Education and Health cum laude
Anthropology magna cum laude
Mathematics summa cum laude
Entrepreneurship cum laude
Biology summa cum laude
Business Analytics cum laude
Pre-Health Studies cum laude
Biology magna cum laude
Business Analytics cum laude
Neuroscience summa cum laude
Computer Science and Mathematics magna cum laude
Mechanical Engineering cum laude
Accounting summa cum laude
Health Science magna cum laude
Community Health summa cum laude
Industrial Engineering magna cum laude
Taylor Rose Sanders Psychology cum laude
Aidan Dylan Schroh
Ashley Sharma
Music Education summa cum laude
Neuroscience cum laude
Sarah Hema Shivsankar Neuroscience summa cum laude
Arielle Geneen Sonnenberg Linguistics magna cum laude
Avery E. Spicer Neuroscience cum laude
Raymond John Spinelli
Charrei Sung
Engineering Science summa cum laude
Psychology summa cum laude
Emily Vishwani Surujlall Early Childhood and Childhood Education summa cum laude
Samantha Szabo Biology cum laude
Christopher Mark Szynwald
Computer Engineering cum laude
Victoria Tercy Marketing cum laude
Lorraine Thomas
Joel Thomson
Edward Alexis Uzhca
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences summa cum laude
Pre-Medical Studies summa cum laude
Finance magna cum laude
Sinchana Venkatesh Biology cum laude
Danielle Jessica Walsh
Physical Education and Health cum laude
Nicholas Xhindolli Biology summa cum laude
Nicholas Yika Cuadra
January 31, 2026, Degree Participants
Christina Maria Greenwood
Gianna Vario
Accounting cum laude
Early Childhood and Childhood Education cum laude
Early Childhood and Childhood Education magna cum laude
Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College
At its own award ceremony, the Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College confers designations of: Graduate with Distinction (30 honors credits with departmental honors, 3.6+ GPA); Graduate (30 honors credits, 3.4+ GPA); Associate (18 honors credits, 3.4+ GPA); and Graduate with Recognition (24 honors credits to include transfer honors credits, 3.4+ GPA).
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
RABINOWITZ HONORS COLLEGE GRADUATE
Melanie Marie Medina
RABINOWITZ HONORS COLLEGE ASSOCIATES
Kaitlyn Marie Berger
Allyson Rose Herrington
Sky Sienna Hume
Rida Nasir
Karoline G. Otavalo
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
RABINOWITZ HONORS COLLEGE GRADUATE WITH DISTINCTION CANDIDATES
Brianna Appanna
Dylan Raj Budhu
Luke Richard Gagen
Mohini Haque
Kushmeet Kaur
Victoria Erin Naomi Keane
Dinara Moodley
Resa Brianna Nelson
Laura Pérez Revilla
Ashley Sharma
Samantha Szabo
RABINOWITZ HONORS COLLEGE GRADUATE CANDIDATES
Hafsa Bilqis Fatima
Lindsey Nicole Joseph
Aliza Fatima Kazmi
Arielle Geneen Sonnenberg
Charrei Sung
RABINOWITZ HONORS COLLEGE ASSOCIATE CANDIDATES
Matthew Kirill Adarichev
Tabitha Jade Anderson
Ajay R. Ballie
Qingxuan Bao
Leylanis Chanele Barbot
Ravesh Bechu
Nya Brooks
Ida Juliet Cann
Ameer Carvan
Elizabeth Rose Chester
Amedea Wendy Cipriano
Joseph A. Cuccio
Philip Albert Holdorf
Parsa Jafaripour
Katherine Sarah Jijo
Emily Kalika
Afia Kapadwala
Andrew Kurian
Stephen Edward Odom
Rahul Aithal Parampalli
Sarah Hema Shivsankar
Raymond John Spinelli
Christopher Mark Szynwald
Joel Thomson
RABINOWITZ HONORS COLLEGE GRADUATE WITH RECOGNITION CANDIDATE
Rana Shahzad Raza
January 31, 2026, Degree Participant
RABINOWITZ HONORS COLLEGE GRADUATE PARTICIPANT
Catherine Mary Roth
Departmental Honors
Students earning Departmental Honors or High Honors have performed substantial individual research in the field of their major, under close faculty supervision, on a topic of their special interest, and have defended their research or thesis before a departmental committee.
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Prisha Srivastava – honors
HEALTH SCIENCE
Rida Nasir – honors
MANAGEMENT
Serena Sajumon – honors
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Karoline G. Otavalo – high honors
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
ANTHROPOLOGY
Dinara Moodley – honors
BIOLOGY
Brianna Appanna – honors
Ravesh Bechu – honors
Jordan Bielecky – honors
Amedea Wendy Cipriano – honors
Luke Richard Gagen – honors
Mohini Haque – honors
Zuhair Ishraq – honors
Kushmeet Kaur – honors
Resa Brianna Nelson – honors
Rahul Aithal Parampalli – honors
Samantha Szabo – honors
Sinchana Venkatesh – honors
CREATIVE WRITING
Joseph A. Cuccio – honors
ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Raymond John Spinelli – honors
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Nathaniel D. McQuiston – honors
NEUROSCIENCE
Laura Pérez Revilla – honors
Ashley Sharma – honors
Sarah Hema Shivsankar – honors
PRE-MEDICAL STUDIES
Joel Thomson – honors
PSYCHOLOGY
Kaitlyn Paige DeStefano – honors
Afia Kapadwala – honors
Victoria Erin Naomi Keane – honors
RELIGION AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Dylan Raj Budhu – high honors
Outstanding Senior Scholars
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Matthew Kirill Adarichev
Kaitlyn Paige DeStefano
Samantha Michele Horowitz
Zuhair Ishraq
Afia Kapadwala
Kushmeet Kaur
Aliza Fatima Kazmi
Quinn Caitlin Murphy
Emily Vishwani Surujlall
Master’s Degrees With Distinction
Master’s degrees with distinction are conferred upon students who have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.75.
August 31, 2025, Degree Recipients
Jarrod K. Allen
Brett Daniel Allison
Sadia Arshad
Olivia Grace Baeza
Rebecca Felicia Bertuccio
Natasha C. Beyde
Katherine Brioso
Paige M. Brockmann
Martin Joseph Brown
Jordyn Paige Byrne
Sabrina Carracino
Xin Yi Chen
Efrain Citle Palestino
Julia Clarke
Shakira J. Daley
Elena Marie Danielo
Jacqueline de Vos
Autumn Decker
Emily Desmond
Andrew James Diaz
Sean Michael Drennan
Hillary Paige Drexler
Marie-Constance R. Elizee
Albert John Fenoy
December 31, 2025, Degree Candidates
Mezhgan Khan Abbasi
Benjamin Abelido
Melody Abend
Shawn Abraham
Sine Akten
Adam Scott Aledort
Mir Faiq Ali
Cheryl Ann Alonzo
Mashiat Azmi
Victoria Baiardi
Amir Baig
Jenna Marie Battaglia
Nicholas Paul Bauccio
Nadeen Baumy
Natalia Becker
Melwin Tom Benny
Malkia Samantha Benoit
Shenelle Biggs
Kelcie Elizabeth Birsner
Jillian Lyn Bloomberg
Dena Borgia
Michael Bosi
Christian Bouchereau
Kanwarpartap Singh Brar
Jared Brietstein
Charell D. Brinkley
Daniel Burko
Julianna Theresa Caruana
Eufrosina Ramota Castillo
Hannah Danielle Causin
Samge T. Chacko
Mansi Shantibhai Chothani
Ramisa Maliyat Chowdhury
Stephanie Furnari
Juliana Gentile
Leslie Michelle Gulkis
Allison Heath
Jessica Heide
Jessica P. Heldt
Hannah Jade Jean
Sean P. Kane
Sara Joan Krotz
Sandra Lakotta
Angelique Lari
Jaclyn Olivia Leitermann
Helen Leon
Shalin Das Madan
Nicholas Mahan
Rachel Mandelbaum
Amber Zoe Massey
Ross R. McFarland
Melissa McNally
Meng Hsiang-Chi
Kevin Thomas Monahan
Nicole Elise Mormile
Brianna Antonietta Morse
Samantha Christina Napoleon
Alexandra Chruma
Julia Cichonczyk
Julianna Elizabeth Civello
Teresa Colletti
Ryan Conway
Andrea M. Cordova
Mark Corrie
Maggie Mae Maginnis Cristiano
Sean Christopher Cruess
Olivia Anna Cwalinski
Lauren Czeczotka
Zachary Nicholas Dahl
Isabella Dazza
Janibell De La Rosa Suarez
Jessica Lynn Delton
Melissa DeMarco
Jeffrey John Denecke Jr.
Malini Deonarine
Allison Lynn DePaulis
Stephen Gino DeRocchis
Simryn Desai
Nicolette Diaks
Miles Donald Dievert
Gabriella DiPasquale
Antonio Franco DiVanna
Kayla Grace Dixon
Bridget Doherty
Jaclyn Amanda Drew
Julia Nicole Dreyfus
Danielle Hope DuBois
Yashdeep Singh Duggal
Olivia Marilyn Eden
Perihan El Shanawany
Julianna Okpych
Cynthia Jane Osman
Cong Peng
Madeline Plotnick Simanowitz
Dominick Pursino
Julia C. Rathje
Alexis Johanna Redden
William Edward Reed
Ashley Adrianna Pinho Resende
Melissa Lyn Robinson
Emma Lily Rubino
Leila Tamara Yehudit Sassouni
Sophia Rose Sgueglia
Jennifer J. Spinks
Cori J. Sternstein
Merin Mary Thomas
Jessica Leigh Travaglia
Alyssa Marie Vero
Bishta Wali
Jessica L. Witkiewicz
Esther Adina Wolf
Maureen Wright
Angel Yankson
Arianna Zarro
Joshua Benjamin Engel
Nathalie Nicole Escobar
Amanda Lyn Evangelista
Jillian Fager
Junyu Fan
Jason Fauser
Shira Fellus
Jing Feng
Ileana Fernandez
Camilla Brynn Fontini
Nicholas Anthony Franzini
Livia Fay Futterman
Lyndsay Annmarie Gabriele
Brianna Galan
Kevin Gawrinauth
Sarah Frances Gemunder
Matersley Gene
Francesco Paul Geraci
Maxine Leah Gilder
Nalia Greene
Sofiya Grottano
KwiHyang Jessica Ha
Layla Hakimzadeh
Stephanie Marie Hallahan
Kerri Hamilton
Victoria Marie Haniffy
Nicole A. Haralambous
Karishma Natasha Hardeen
Nathan Hebert
Daniel G. Hickey
Richard Hickis
Ciedah Faith Catherine Hosten
Xuhui Huang
Rachel Anne Iannarelli
Soyoun Im
Shirin Isaac
Jennifer Elizabeth Itty
Lynda Jahn
Laura Marie Jens-Smith
Haley Johnson
Jerry Jose
Samantha Jane Kanganis
Haylee Karp-Kazanowitz
Sree Reethika Kasanagottu
Amanda Lynn Kaufman
Sean Kearney
Shruti Pritam Kelkar
Connor Kelly
Omar Khairzada
Kelly Kim
Julia Kinalis
Anne Dalgish Koestner
Mia Ashley Kreiss
John Anthony Kuehn
Nonhlanhla Mpho B. Kusane
Brianna LaFontaine
Ashley Lashenick
Derek Louis Lekhwani
Lauren Elizabeth Lettieri
Junyu Li
Zihui Liang
Jessica Lynn Limardo
Anthony T. Livio
Haohui Long
Sefora Xiomara Lopez
Adrianna Katarzyna Losiak
Wendy Lu
Amanda Margaretha Luyber
Karen Ma
Cellestine S. Mabeya
Nicolette Macchio
Paulo E. Macías
Remington Mahlum
Mercy Sujan Mailaram
Muinat Adefuyi Maliki
Ashlyn Maloney
Michelle Manfredi
Gianna Margarita
Julia Marie Masler
Mackenzie Olivia Mavros
Fatou Mbye
Tessa Elizabeth McCain
Kerry McHugh
Gina M. McKiernan
Anthony L. Medaglia Jr.
Priyanka Mehta
Hayden Sidney Meisner
Patrick J. Milano
January 31, 2026, Degree Participants
Emily Blaine Lampasone
Zane Lipson
Angelica Rose Miller
Tiffany R. Patterson
Dominick Piccirillo
Amanda Dominique Miller
Jenna Nicole Miller
Sean Mittelmann
Amanda Brittany Mohabir
Anthony Francesco Montalbano
Cheryl Margaret Monter
Colleen M. Morgan
Kate Kennedy Mostow
Liam Austin Murphy
Fairooz Musaliar
Vishnu Dharmaraj Nair
Gamaelle Grace Nassar
Brianna Nicole Nobles
Maureen Rebecca O’Callaghan
Archana Oggu
Francesca Lydia Olivo
Kaitlyn Brooke Olson
Shoshana Orenstein
Jonathan Joseph Orozco
Dennis Ortiz
Matthew Page
Katherine Pandaliano
Nicholas Joseph Pascarella
Danee Mukeshbhai Patel
Dhruv Kamleshbhai Patel
Krinaben Ravi Patel
Parth N. Patel
Tanvi Manojkumar Patel
Tanya Kaushikkumar Patel
Emily Pfeuffer
Rebecca Lynn Pisano
Emily Plevritis
Aman Poddar
Hollyann Rose Preisel
Taneisha Providence
Thomas Quit
Kay Franz Raton
Ariana Jean Rebello
Domenico Mario Recine Jr.
Kayla Redfern
Kerlene Therese Richards
Leigh Richards
Jessica Marie Richardson
Mary Jane Richardson
Karlie Rizzi
Alexis C. Roberts
Peter Rodriguez
Brendan Rolla
Brittany Marie Romanoff
Carly Morgan Rosen
Liora Sarah Rouhani
Ariana Maria Saccone
Andrew Krishna Sahadeo
Stephanie Lissette Salinas
Eddy Sanchez
Lina V. Sanchez
Sofia Elizabeth Sanchez
Gurleen Sandals
Emma Savelli
Brianna Schauder
Alexandra Schoemmell
Dana Schwab
Christine Elizabeth Scudero
Gina Louise Senato
Anna Severina
Charmi K. Shah
Heta Sanjay Shah
Parth Ajaykumar Shah
Colin J. Shashaty
Szufan L. Shih
Aishwary Shukla
Troy Joseph Sica
Tiara Leigh Sietas
Evan Rose Silvera
Joseph Skidmore
Emily Lillian Soffer
Iten Hany Soliman
Lauren Sheri Sparber
Jaclyn Terri Spector
Loredana N. Spena
Taylor L. Stefanidis
Lauren Jade Steinberger
Daniel Strongin
Manasi Khodabhai Suthar
Rebecca Marie Sutton
Lisa Ann Thomas
Shantile Thomas
Stephen M. Thomas
Donatella Tocco
Ryan James Toohill
Sthefany Torres
Livia Kyra Man Truong
John Pasquale Tucci
Iurii Umnov
Alexandra Catherine Vaccaro
Angel Daniel Vera
Vishal Verma
Christa Viscuse
Brooke Walker
Jung Wan
Rebecca Whalen
Taylor Morgan White
Catherine Whitlow
Mckenna Dean Williams
Jocelyn Yanyuet Wong
Christopher Wukovits
Rebecca Yadush
Ryan John Zgombic
Honor Societies at Hofstra University
ALPHA ALPHA NU, at-large chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
ALPHA EPSILON DELTA , national premedical honor society
ALPHA KAPPA DELTA , national sociology honor society
ALPHA MU ALPHA , national honor society in marketing
ALPHA PSI OMEGA , national drama honor society
ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA , national honor society for nontraditional adult students
ALPHA UPSILON ALPHA , Alpha Delta Alpha Chapter, honor society of the International Literacy Association
BETA ALPHA PSI, national honor society for financial information professionals
BETA BETA BETA , national biological honor society
BETA GAMMA SIGMA , honor society serving collegiate schools of business accredited by AACSB International
CHI SIGMA IOTA INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, international academic and professional counseling honor society
DELTA ALPHA PI (DAP), international honor society for students with disabilities
DELTA DELTA EPSILON INTERNATIONAL FORENSIC SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY, Beta Zeta Chapter, international honor society dedicated to recognizing and encouraging excellence in the forensic sciences
DELTA OMEGA , Delta Kappa Chapter, national public health honor society
ETA SIGMA GAMMA , Gamma Pi Chapter, national professional health education honor society
GAMMA KAPPA ALPHA , national Italian honor society
GAMMA THETA UPSILON, Mu Kappa Chapter, international geography honor society
IEEE-ETA KAPPA NU, Lambda Xi Chapter, international honor society dedicated to encouraging and recognizing excellence in the IEEE-designated fields of interest
JAPANESE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, national honor society for students studying Japanese
KAPPA DELTA PI, Theta Beta Chapter, international honor society in education
LAMBDA ALPHA , national collegiate honor society for anthropology
LAMBDA PI ETA , National Communication Association honor society
OMICRON DELTA EPSILON, international economics honor society
PHI ALPHA THETA , international history honor society
PHI BETA KAPPA , oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honor society in the United States
PHI DELTA KAPPA INTERNATIONAL , professional education honor society
PHI ETA SIGMA , national freshman honor society
PHI SIGMA TAU, national philosophy honor society
PI DELTA PHI, national French honor society
PI KAPPA LAMBDA , national music honor society
PI MU EPSILON, national mathematics honor society
PI SIGMA ALPHA , national political science honor society
PSI CHI, national psychology honor society
SIGMA DELTA PI, national collegiate Hispanic honor society
SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON, national honor society for earth sciences
SIGMA PI, Hofstra University speech honor society
SIGMA PI SIGMA , national physics honor society
SIGMA TAU DELTA , international English honor society
SOCIETY FOR COLLEGIATE JOURNALISTS, Pi Delta Epsilon Chapter, national honor society for meritorious work on campus media
UPSILON PHI DELTA , honor society of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration
UPSILON PI EPSILON, international honor society for computing and information disciplines
Hofstra University Senior Administration
Susan Poser, JD, PhD
President
Charles G. Riordan, PhD
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Timothy Doyle, EMBA
Senior Vice President for Financial Affairs and Treasurer
Jessica L. Eads, MA, MSEd
Senior Vice President for Student Enrollment, Engagement, and Success
Jason King, JD
Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Rick Cole Jr., EdM
Vice President and Director of Athletics
Terry Coniglio, MBA
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Cornell L. Craig, EdD
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion
Denise Cunningham, MA
Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer
Jean Peden Christodoulou, EdD
Vice President for Administration and Chief of Staff; Interim Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Chanda Washington, MBA
Associate to the President for Government and Community Affairs
Jesse Webster, BA
Chief Information Officer for Information Technology Services
Hofstra University Academic Deans
DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA/NORTHWELL
David Battinelli, MD, Deborah and Lawrence Smith Dean
FRANK G. ZARB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Janet A. Lenaghan, DPS, Dean and Walter H. “Bud” Miller Distinguished Professor in Business
FRED DEMATTEIS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Sina Y. Rabbany, PhD, Dean and Jean Nerken Distinguished Professor of Engineering
HOFSTRA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Eva D. Badowska, PhD, Dean
HOFSTRA NORTHWELL SCHOOL OF NURSING AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES
Kristy Loewenstein, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, Dean
JOAN AND DONALD E. AXINN LIBRARY
Lorrie A. McAllister, MLIS, MA, Dean
THE LAWRENCE HERBERT SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
Mark Lukasiewicz, BA, Dean
MAURICE A. DEANE SCHOOL OF LAW
Jenny Roberts, JD, Dean
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Amy J. Catalano, EdD, Interim Dean
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Reginald J. Alston, PhD, Dean
STUART AND NANCY RABINOWITZ HONORS COLLEGE
Warren G. Frisina, PhD, Dean
Trustees of Hofstra University
As of December 2025
OFFICERS
Michael Roberge,* Chair
Kathryn V. Marinello,* Vice Chair
Martha S. Pope, Vice Chair
David S. Mack,* Secretary
Susan Poser, President
Donald M. Schaeffer, Immediate Past Chair
MEMBERS
Tracey E. Ant*
Alan J. Bernon*
Kenneth Brodlieb
Susan Catalano
Frederick E. Davis, Jr.*
Michael DeDomenico*
Michael P. Delaney*
Craig Dempster*
Peter S. Kalikow*
Arthur J. Kremer
Diana E. Lake*
Kurt A. Lambert*
Stella Mendes*
Janis M. Meyer*
Marilyn B. Monter*
Samuel Ramos*
Debra A. Sandler*
Jason M. Savarese*
Michael Seiman*
Leonard H. Shapiro
Joseph Sparacio*
Edward G. Watson*
DELEGATES
Paul Fritz, Speaker of the Faculty
Christopher Eliot, Chair, University Senate Executive Committee
Kathleen Wallace, Chair, University Senate Planning and Budget Committee
Heather Cohen,* President, Alumni Organization
Evelyn Quail, President, Student Government Association
DaeJa Young, Vice President, Student Government Association
Wilbur Breslin, Trustee Emeritus
John J. Conefry, Jr., Chair Emeritus
Leo A. Guthart, Chair Emeritus
Lawrence Herbert,* Trustee Emeritus
Frank G. Zarb,* Chair Emeritus
*Hofstra alumni
Dear Graduate,
Your journey at Hofstra University has prepared you for both the challenges and the possibilities to come. May the knowledge gained and the values embraced here continue to guide your future endeavors.
You now join a distinguished community of alumni whose achievements strengthen the University’s legacy. As you embark on your next chapter, may you carry with you the values of discovery, community, creativity, belonging, and integrity that have long defined this institution. And remember, wherever life takes you, Hofstra will always be your home.
