On June 7, 2019, the U of A community celebrated the academic achievements of its 2019 Spring graduates from the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the School of Public Health. Each has toiled and excelled in their field, and we'd like to take this opportunity to say congrats - well done, everyone!
During the ceremony, Institute of International Education president Allan Goodman received an honorary degree. Goodman expressed his personal gratitude for Canadian medicine and his professional gratitude for the U of A's leadership in offering a safe haven for threatened researchers around the world through the IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund. He ended with two words he first saw on a building next to the Canadian Embassy in Washington in 1980: "Thanks, Canada."
" It's not about me, it's about what we can do together. It's what we can do as educators, as alumni, to make it possible for more students to be reconnected, more scholars to be rescued."
- Allan Goodman
Congratulations to this year's graduates!
Doctor of Philosophy
Ruqayyah Jassim Almizraq, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Saudi Arabia
Matthew Nicholas Anderson-Baron, Cell Biology, Edmonton
Scott Allen Campbell, Pharmacology, Quebec
Zhuozhi Dai, Medical Sciences-Shantou in Biomedical Engineering, China
Ashley Noelle Dalrymple, Neuroscience, Wetaskiwin
Carissa Chan Escober Doran, Experimental Medicine in Medicine, United States
Erin Garside, Biochemistry, Edmonton
Wenjing He, Surgery, China
Xiaohua Huang, Medicine, China
Yung-Hsing Huang, Molecular Pathology in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, British Columbia
Sara Japoni, Medical Sciences - Medical Genetics, Calgary
Lionel Dylan Jensen, Virology in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, British Columbia
Shara Khan, Pharmacology, Bangladesh
Benjamin Michael Kostiuk, Bacteriology in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Edmonton
Manoj Kumar Malik, Psychiatry, India
Rebecca Jean Mercier, Cell Biology, Edmonton
Sara Ibrahim Omar, Cancer Sciences in Oncology, Edmonton
Vrajeshkumar Kiranbhai Pandya, Biochemistry, India
Kevin Michael Perrott, Biomedical Sciences in Biomedical Engineering, Edmonton
Katherine Ann Pohlman, Medical Sciences - Paediatrics, United States
Bijal Rawal, Physiology, India
Anthony John Francis Reardon, Medical Sciences - Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Ontario
Amanda Nicolle Scott, Immunology in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Edmonton
Jyoti Singh, Physiology, India
Florence Jean Slomp, Experimental Medicine in Medicine, Edmonton
Marcie Jayne Smigorowsky, Medicine, Edmonton
Amirali Toossi, Neuroscience, Iran
Saurabh Vashishtha, Experimental Medicine in Medicine, India
Sereana Yumeng Wan, Biochemistry, Edmonton
Zuoqiao Wu, Immunology in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, China
Yanna Xiao, Virology in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, China
Somaya Aly Mohamed Zahran, Medicine, Edmonton
Master of Science
Nader Saber Aboelnazar, Surgery, Calgary
Noureen Ramzan Ali, Medical Sciences - Paediatrics, Pakistan
Parisa Badihi Najafabadi, Biomedical Engineering, Calgary
Quinn Alyson Boser, Biomedical Engineering, Red Deer
Nathan Joel Brandwein, Physiology, Edmonton
Hebert Sebastian Caballero, Neuroscience, Edmonton
Ana Catuneanu, Pharmacology, Edmonton
Iulia Craciun, Neuroscience, Sherwood Park
Sayeed Alexander Devraj-Kizuk, Neuroscience, Lethbridge
Kelsea Michelle Drall, Medical Sciences - Paediatrics, Calgary
Ian George Michael Gault, Analytical and Environmental Toxicology in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Edmonton
Jeremy Charles Hall, Biomedical Engineering, St Paul
Betty Jepchirchir Kipkeu, Biopreservation in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Kenya
Han Hyung Lee, Physiology, Edmonton
Brayden Daniel Lyons, Experimental Surgery in Surgery, Westlock
Laine Riki Lysyk, Biochemistry, Lamont
Brittany Alexis Matenchuk, Medical Sciences - Paediatrics, Edmonton
Cara McLean, Medical Sciences - Obstetrics and Gynecology, British Columbia
Allison Megan McNamara, Cancer Sciences in Oncology, Edmonton
Kenwick Jiu Lam Ng, Biomedical Engineering, Calgary
Thien-Kim Nguyen-Phuoc, Medical Sciences - Medical Genetics, Calgary
Rabia Otman Salem Njie, Medical Sciences - Dentistry, Libya
Sonia Rawat, Medical Sciences - Paediatrics, Edmonton
Andrej Jordon Roczkowsky, Pharmacology, Edmonton
Ulyss Karl Roesner, Cell Biology, United States
Emmanuella Afua Frempomaa Takyi, Neuroscience, Calgary
Anyeld Maria Ubeda, Biomedical Sciences in Biomedical Engineering, Nicaragua
Ian James Vander Meulen, Analytical and Environmental Toxicology in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Edmonton
Stepheny Carneiro de Campos Zani, Physiology, Brazil
Doctor of Medicine
Arezoo Ahmadzadeh, Edmonton
Marya Hafza Aman, Edmonton
Courtney Bailey, Edmonton
Alexandra Andrea Elisabeth Bain, Edmonton
Jasmin Bal, Edmonton
Bo Bao, Edmonton
Jeffrey Austin Bennett, Edmonton
Jonathan David Markson Besney, Edmonton
Michael Daniel Bildersheim, Brooks
Natalia Magdalena Binczyk, Edmonton
Reid Thomas Bokenfohr, Sturgeon County
Savanna Ruth Thomas Boutin, Edmonton
Darby Trent Brox, Edmonton
Asha Emily Alys Cadrin, Cold Lake
Kevan Walter Cave, Edmonton
Stefan Ceklic, Calgary
Daniel Brent Chambers, St Albert
Milton Mau-Hin Chan, Edmonton
Swati Dinesh Chavda, Edmonton
Monica Chawla, Calgary
Ryan Justin Choo, Calgary
Christopher Aaron Christensen, Edmonton
Amy Elizabeth Cook, Quebec
Wade Luis Coutinho, Edmonton
Renee Allison Crawley, Red Deer
Jennifer Rae Croden, Edmonton
Ghazal Danesh, Edmonton
Meshach David, Edmonton
Marie Clare DeCock, Pincher Creek
Kathleen Elisabeth Degner, Edmonton
Carol Anne Dennison, British Columbia
Shashwat Atulbhai Desai, Edmonton
Elsa Kaley Donaldson, Slave Lake
Anson Dong, Edmonton
Mark William Drew, Cardston
Daniel James Durham, St Albert
Rebecca Ann Entz, Edmonton
Kate Ellen Faulder, Edmonton
Derek Wesley Fehr, Saskatchewan
Brian Ficiur, Bow Island
Gregory Gardner Frick, Lethbridge
Chaitanya Gandhi, Edmonton
Ahmed Hassan Gargoum, Edmonton
Hillary Jane Gazie, Edmonton
Mustafa Rizwan Ghani, Edmonton
Katherine Anne Girgulis, Calgary
Atoosa Golfar, Edmonton
Damanjit Singh Goondi, Edmonton
Jeffrey Grab, Calgary
Jamie Roy Gregg, Edmonton
John Samuel Gunawan, Spruce Grove
Finola Mei Hwa Hackett, Edmonton
Ali Marwan Hajar, Edmonton
Tyler William Ralph Halverson, Ontario
Namrata Hansraj, Edmonton
Xiao Tian He, Calgary
Sarah June Henschke, Medicine Hat
Jonathan Adam Hesje, Edmonton
Emma Pauline Hjartarson, Edmonton
Kai Lauchlan Homer, Okotoks
De Sheng Hong, Edmonton
Krista Chanelle Ingram, Grande Prairie
Monique Tunisia Jarrett, Calgary
Evan Wayne Johnson, Whitecourt
Levi Alexander Johnston, Edmonton
Danielle Debra Kabatoff, Strathmore
Shehzadali Kassam, Edmonton
Anne Kemp, Calgary
Jaasmit Khurana, Edmonton
Jacob Alan Knowles, Edmonton
Joshua Preston Koegler, Lethbridge
Ivanna Pauline Kruhlak, Edmonton
Nathalie Mae Kupfer, Canmore
Nicole Katherine Labine, Northwest Territories
Asha Mohini Lal, Edmonton
Alexander Stuart Laurie, Calgary
Andy Le, Edmonton
Kristina Dawn Lea, Edmonton
Caitlin Michelle Lee, Edmonton
Matthew Dahoon Lee, Calgary
Colton Royal Lewis, Westlock
Shuai Li, Edmonton
Brodie David Lipon, Calgary
Chaocheng Liu, Quebec
Yunan Liu, Edmonton
Chantal Krista Loeppky, Calgary
Fangshi Lu, British Columbia
Kailie Luan, Edmonton
Tania Luthra, Calgary
Cary Ma, Edmonton
Yasamin Mahjoub, Calgary
Udaybir Singh Mann, Edmonton
Caitlin Alexandra Marchak, Edmonton
Ashlee Eleanor Matkin, Edmonton
Julie Anne McSweeney, Calgary
Kenji Andrew Miner, Edmonton
Ahmed Mourad, Calgary
Karl Patrik Gerard Keith Narvacan, Philippines
Ayesha Aliya Nazarali, Edmonton
Safia Aliya Nazarali, Edmonton
Taylor Rae Nelson, High Level
Amy Kathleen Norquay, Manitoba
Kinjal Patel, Edmonton
Christine Ellen Patterson, Calgary
Stephanie Nicole Pilieci, Edmonton
Paulina Catherine Podgorny, Calgary
Katherine Eve Pohoreski, Sherwood Park
Kristin Pon, Calgary
Kirsten Megan Anastasia Puznak, Edmonton
Fatemeh Ramazani, Iran
Shauna Hisaye Ohashi Regan, Edmonton
Graeme Timothy Rinholm, Medicine Hat
Nicole Amanda Roshko, Redwater
Alexandra Roston, British Columbia
Jordan Alissa Lynn Rycroft, Sexsmith
Umair Sajid, Calgary
Zia Saleh, Edmonton
Anton Savin, Edmonton
Francesca Beverly Seal, Edmonton
Christina Dawn Shaw, Tofield
Rory Harry Shott, Edmonton
Nikita-Kiran Singh, Red Deer
Radhika Singh, Edmonton
Matthew Louis Siray, Millarville
Carter Hugh Vaughan Smith, Saskatchewan
Justin David Smith, Strathmore
Mahabba Smoka, Edmonton
Taesuk Daniel Song, Edmonton
Jeremy Shong Chye Soo, Edmonton
Bailey Marie Sorochan, Sherwood Park
Kieran James Daniel Steer, Edmonton
John Allan Storwick, Calgary
Samuel Duy Su, Edmonton
Dou Lin Sun, Calgary
Vivian Szeto, Ontario
David Guy Tetrault, Red Deer
Kaitlin Nicole Thomas, Okotoks
Evelina Tijunelyte, Edmonton
Paxton Tsz Yeung Ting, British Columbia
Isabella Bao An Huynh Tu, Fort McMurray
Joshua Leigh Urquhart, Edmonton
Patrick Cullen Vallance, Calgary
Tessa Faith Van Tol, British Columbia
Amy Leigh Varner, Edmonton
Kevin Kane Williams Verhoeff, Ardrossan
Andree Eve Vincent, Edmonton
Miranda Mengyuan Wan, Calgary
Betty Houjiazi Wang, China
Cathy Kaixi Wang, British Columbia
Tianqi Wang, Edmonton
Zhuofan Wang, Edmonton
Jamieson George Ward, Edmonton
Peter James Warrington, Olds
Jennifer Michelle Weekes, Pincher Creek
Cara Hennette Weessies, Edmonton
Nicolaus Timothy Johan Weishaupt, Edmonton
Henry William Courchene Wiebe, Edmonton
Lynn Brandon Williams, Cardston
Zing-Wae Wong, Edmonton
Carly Yim, Calgary
Jenny Ji Young Yoon, Edmonton
Michelle Anne Young, Edmonton
Aran Oktay Yukseloglu, Cochrane
Katherine Anne Yurkiw, Edmonton
Qinya Zhang, Edmonton
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Nourelhoda Mohamed Abdelmaged, Edmonton
Kevin Ofori Amaniampong, Calgary
Tanushi Ambekar, Edmonton
Shahed Bayestehtarat, Chestermere
Navdeep Singh Bharj, Manitoba
Richa Bhatnagar, India
Jeremy Ryan Brandelli, Calgary
Suraj Mansukh Chavda, Edmonton
Christopher Wang-Ling Chiu, Calgary
Nicholas Paul Churchill, Edmonton
Stephen James Dalla Lana, British Columbia
Brandon Dwayne Earl, Coutts
Emily Meaghan Ervin, Edmonton
Connor Alexander Grimes, Edmonton
Steven Guo, Calgary
Andrew Nguyen Hoang, Calgary
Joohi Jain, Ontario
Nirupa Jensen, Edmonton
Hamey Lee, Edmonton
Jared Morgan Lehne, Sherwood Park
Bryan Lim, Calgary
Travis William MacLean, Edson
Saher Abdalla Mohamed, Edmonton
Dharminder Singh Panesar, Edmonton
Divyakshi Hemang Patel, India
Taylor Rose Penner, Red Deer
Brenda Pham, Edmonton
Nafisa Pirbhai, Calgary
Meenu Sapra, Edmonton
Cari Ji Hyun Shin, Edmonton
Ramandeep Kaur Sidhu, British Columbia
Malcolm William Edward Sereda Slater, Edmonton
Lindsey Miyoko Sunada, Calgary
Anshika Taneja, British Columbia
Zachary Sien Yi Teoh, Edmonton
Feifei Tian, Edmonton
Danielle Dianne Whitfield, Medicine Hat
Casey Linus Wong, Edmonton
Adam Woods, Grande Prairie
Ai Lin Yu, Edmonton
Bachelor of Medical Science
Alycia Nicole Amatto, Lethbridge
Anish Arora, Calgary
Shuo Chen, China
Avery Gien Crocker, Bindloss
Victor Do, Edmonton
Davida Alexis Alandra Fong-Leboeuf, Calgary
Spencer Jay Holst, Taber
Bridget Jessie Marie Hooper, Sherwood Park
Geraldine Hui Ying Huynh, Edmonton
Ethan Jarom Kutanzi, Lethbridge
Asha Mohini Lal, Edmonton
Matthew Dahoon Lee, Calgary
Felicity Liu, Edmonton
Jingyi Ma, Edmonton
Keon Tin Long Ma, Calgary
Robin Abraham Manaloor, Camrose
Breanna Marie McSweeney, Calgary
Retha Taurek Moghrabi, Lac La Biche
Adam James Mullan, Edmonton
Vivian Van Nguyen, Edmonton
Dan Yang Ni, Calgary
Bradley Allan Rutherford, St Albert
Almuntaserbella Mohammed Sawalha, Edmonton
Hammad Ahmed Shaikh, Edmonton
Kieran James Daniel Steer, Edmonton
Elle Eve Surgent, Edmonton
Bryce James Thomsen, Camrose
Julianna Kristine Zenke, Sherwood Park
Yiming Zhu, Edmonton
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Denise Elline Sapitan Alano, Edmonton
Christine Ann Austerman, Okotoks
Natalie Jean Bunten, British Columbia
Kes Alexandria Carson, Fort Saskatchewan
Elijah Mau Shum Chan, Edmonton
Sebastian Coll Bota, Edmonton
Steven Van Dang, Edmonton
Robyn Nadine Dickner, Edmonton
Amaka Amie Dinakanna, Edmonton
Kaltrina Doberdolani, Grande Prairie
Donald Grynoch, Edmonton
Angela Heather Jantz, Edmonton
YiChang Jiang, China
Gloria Oh In Kwon, Lacombe
Antonio Alessio Mancuso, Edmonton
Alyssa Christine Anne Marusyn, Beaumont
Cheryl Anne McConachie, Edmonton
Harley Sinclaire Grace McMurdo, St Albert
Alicia Rose O'Brien, Edmonton
Vince Roi Rule Padaoil, Calgary
Precious Phiri, British Columbia
Judith Eun Rho, Edmonton
Sebastian Robitaille, British Columbia
Nicole Erica Schwabe, Medicine Hat
Ki Hoon Seo, Edmonton
Brenna Michelle Sledz, Edmonton
Johanna Michelle Thayer, Edmonton
Michelle To, Edmonton
Linh Nhat Vinh, Edmonton
Guang Wei Xu, Edmonton
Bachelor of Science Dental Hygiene Specialization
Tristyn Shirene Bandura, Sherwood Park
Emily Barlow, Quebec
Jorja Amber Brunen-Ahrens, Edmonton
Tessa Alexandra Cameron, Lacombe
Melissa Diep, Edmonton
Lacey-Jay Dunham, Calgary
Celina Renee Ellingwood, Calgary
Jamie Louise Foisy, British Columbia
Melissa Mae Hiron, Edmonton
Aviva Joy-anne Kirkpatrick, Edmonton
Amber Karina Lundberg, British Columbia
Amy Nadine Meister, Edmonton
Jules Loan Metcalfe, St Albert
Jessy Diem Nguyen, Edmonton
Michaela Kathleen Ostlund, Calgary
Kirsten Shirley Patry, Spirit River
Alora Jean Pedersen, Red Deer
Samiha Farhin Rahman, Edmonton
Carolynn Ilene Riemann, Calgary
Megan Michelle Rolfe, Airdrie
Bretton Patricia Schmidt, Huxley
Kayla Michelle Shannon, Sherwood Park
Quinlan Renae So, Edmonton
Nicole Ann Stevens, Nova Scotia
Taylor Kimiko Tanigami, Brooks
Kristina Dawn Tinworth, Grande Prairie
Joanna Le Tran, Edmonton
Lisa Nhung Tran, Edmonton
Ye Wan, Edmonton
Chantel Wong, Edmonton
Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy
Regan Melissa Clarke, Grande Prairie
Gabrielle Marie Guitard, New Brunswick
Tianna Rae Hedge, Spruce Grove
Jayna Lynn Mazurin, Red Deer
Teryn Emma Oswald Nelson, Edmonton
Valerie Kathleen Phillips, Calgary
Kathy Yueying Song, Airdrie
Felicia Ying Tam, Edmonton
Doctor of Philosophy
Hayford Mawuli Avedzi, Public Health, Ghana
Michelle Ann Gordy, Public Health, United States
Nicole Naadu Ofosu, Epidemiology in Public Health, Ghana
Rachel Joyce Lian Prowse, Health Promotion and Socio-behavioural
Master of Science
Megan Sarah Beaudry, Environmental Health Sciences in Public Health,
United States
Rebecca Anne Clark, Epidemiology in Public Health, Ontario
Joshua David Hathaway, Epidemiology in Public Health, Edmonton
Mackenzie Ireland Philpot Moir, Health Policy Research in Public Health,
Ontario
Master of Public Health
Kristy Ann Baron, Health Promotion in Public Health, Edmonton
Reagan Mary Bartel, Global Health in Public Health, Edmonton
Jacqueline Rae Burt, Epidemiology in Public Health, Calgary
Hilton Timothy Chan, Health Promotion in Public Health, Calgary
Tung Chang, Applied Biostatistics in Public Health, British Columbia
Njuacha George Ebesoh, Environmental and Occupational Health in Public Health, Cameroon
Juanita Lorraine Gnanapragasam, Health Promotion in Public Health, Edmonton
Jill Kristine Dorothy Harms, Health Promotion in Public Health, Lethbridge
Keepa Karmacharya, Health Policy and Management in Public Health, Edmonton
Himatjit Kaur, Health Policy and Management in Public Health, Edmonton
Natasha Marianne Grace Lifeso, Epidemiology in Public Health, Edmonton
Mila Jane Luchak, Health Promotion in Public Health, Sherwood Park
Hollyn Gisele Maloney, Global Health in Public Health, Calgary
Aparna Sanjeev Munshi, Health Promotion in Public Health, Edmonton
Faith Ongoro, Environmental and Occupational Health in Public Health, Edmonton
Adrianna Nadine Paiero, Epidemiology in Public Health, British Columbia
Jade Ouimet Park, Global Health in Public Health, Edmonton
Jillian Corrie Spring Peters, Global Health in Public Health, Nova Scotia
Ceileann Laura Regan, Health Promotion in Public Health, Calgary
Kelsey Elizabeth Robertson, Global Health in Public Health, Calgary
Kelly Laurel Saper, Health Promotion in Public Health, Edmonton
Laryssa Sawchuk, Health Promotion in Public Health, Manitoba
Vamini Kumari Selvanandan, Health Promotion in Public Health, Banff
Staci Aviva Silverman, Health Policy and Management in Public Health, Edmonton
Carlos Eduardo Solarte, Epidemiology in Public Health, Edmonton
Aleksandra Tymczak, Food Safety in Public Health, Edmonton
Punarjot Singh Vasdev, Health Policy and Management in Public Health, Ontario
Anna Voeuk, Global Health in Public Health, Edmonton
Emma Kathleen Walsh, Health Promotion in Public Health, Ontario
Sateen Rose Werner, Health Promotion in Public Health, Edmonton
Sarah Youssef, Health Promotion in Public Health, Edmonton
Meicun Zou, Applied Biostatistics in Public Health, British Columbia
Leanne Zubowski, Global Health in Public Health, Ontario