ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY,

UNIVERSITY DOWNTOWN PHOENIX CAMPUS

Barrett, the Honors College

BARRETT DOWNTOWN SPRING 2011 GRADUATES
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication

MINOR: MUSIC
Amy Fleishans

THESIS TITLE: Social Media Campaign for the International Double Reed Society
THESIS DIRECTOR: Dawn Gilpin, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: Provost’s Scholarship
AWARDS: Outstanding Cronkite Undergraduate, Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List,
1st place Zenith Awards for public relations feature story
CLUBS: President of Downtown Dance Team, Public Relations Student Society of America at
ASU social media manager
Future Plans: Agency Coordinator at R&R Partners, a national PR firm
BEST EXPERIENCE: Great American Cities

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication

Lauren Gambino
*Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass
Communications
THESIS TITLE: THE ROLE OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING IN THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM
THESIS DIRECTOR: RICK RODRIGUEZ, WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS
COMMUNICATION
SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVOST’S SCHOLORSIHP, DIABLOS SCHOLARSHIP
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Hearst Award for in-depth reporting
recipient, News21 Fellow
Service Activities: Tempe Sister Cities
CLUBS: Cronkite News Service
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication

*Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass
Communications
Colton Shone

MINOR: French
THESIS TITLE: Silent Voices: Natives in the TV Newsroom
THESIS DIRECTOR: Bill Silcock, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: President’s Scholarship, Hearst Foundation Scholarship, John Bayliss
Broadcasting Foundation Scholarship, Arizona Broadcaster’s Association Scholarship, Scripps
Howard Foundation Scholarship
AWARDS: Outstanding Cronkite Undergraduate, Cum Laude
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Edward R. Murrow Award, Associated Press Awards, Hearst
Broadcasting Champion Award, Society of Professional Journalism
FUTURE PLANS: Law School

MAJOR: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

Channing Turner

*Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications
THESIS TITLE: Undocumented Students and the DREAM Act
THESIS DIRECTOR: SERENA CARPENTER, WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS
COMMUNICATION
SCHOLARSHIPS: PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP, SRP SCHOLARSIHP AWARDEE
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONORS SOCIETIES: Phi Kappa Phi
CLUBS: Sun Devil Mock Trial
FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program for Juris Doctorate
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Barrett, the Honors College

BARRETT DOWNTOWN SPRING 2011 GRADUATES
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication

Tessa Muggeridge

*Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications

THESIS TITLE: Creating a Culture of Collaboration Within Student Media at ASU
THESIS DIRECTOR: Jason Manning, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVOST’S SCHOLARSHIP
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS: Published in The Washington Post and The Arizona Republic
CLUBS: Executive Editor of The State Press, State Press Magazine and statepress.com, National
News21 Fellow
FUTURE PLANS: Fellow at The Sunlight Foundation

MAJOR: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

O’Keefe Zelman
MINOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE
THESIS TITLE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VOTER TURNOUT AND MOBILIZATION IN ARIZONA’S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
THESIS DIRECTOR: MIKI KITTILSON, SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICS AND GLOBAL STUDIES

Rudi
SCHOLARSHIPS: LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, NADINE AND ED CARSON LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHP, CHRISTINE K. WILKINSON AWARD,
ROSS RICE AWARD
AWARDS: Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Sun Devil Star Award
CLUBS: Undergraduate Student Government, Kappa Alpha Theta, Devils’ Advocates
FUTURE PLANS: Working with Teach For America

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication

MINOR: SPANISH FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS
Maria Polletta

THESIS TITLE: High Value, Low Maintenance: Creating a Nonprofit Website

with Maximum Usability
THESIS DIRECTOR: Retha Hill, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR, TALECRIS CORPORATE SCHOLARSHIP, ASU STUDY ABROAD SCHOLAR-
SHIP
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Articles published in The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Capitol
Times, The Daily Territorial, The Sierra Vista Herald, The State Press, and more
CLUBS: Nonfiction Editor of LUX Undergraduate Creative Review, Coder and Test Administra-
tor for Project LEE bilingual research study, Member of Society of Professional Journalists
FUTURE PLANS: Pulliam Reporting Fellow at The Arizona Republic

MAJOR: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

MINOR: FRENCH
THESIS TITLE: ASU STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION VIDEOS
Gitzel Puente

THESIS DIRECTOR: Dr. Mariana Bahtchevanova, School of International Letters and Culture
SCHOLARSHIPS: PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP, GEORGE AND JOANN K. JONES JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP,
CHRSTINE ENDOWMENT, MARIA ELENA SALINAS SCHOLARSHIP FOR SPANISH NEWS REPORTING, ARIZONA
LATINOMEDIA ASSOCIATION GRANT
AWARDS: Dean’s List
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Published in Cronkite Journal and ASU information magazine
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITES : Residence Hall Association, National Association of Hispanic
Journalists ASU Chapter, Cronkite Village Peer Mentor
FUTURE PLANS: Videographer for a high school leadership program for summer 2011
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Barrett, the Honors College

BARRETT DOWNTOWN SPRING 2011 GRADUATES
CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communications
*Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications
Minor: Philosophy
Tara burns

THESIS TITLE: Darfur Genocide Debate: Accuracy of the New York Times Coverage
THESIS DIRECTOR: Joseph Russomanno, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass
Communication
SCHOLARSHIP: NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLAR
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: National Society of Collegiate Scholars
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Arizona Republic and The State Press
COMMUNITY SERVICE: The Sakako Project, Talent Match BEST EXPERIENCE: Study Abroad China
FUTURE PLANS: Will attend Northwestern University School of Law

Saman Golestan
MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication
MINOR: Political Science
THESIS TITLE: ASU4Food: Fighting Hunger in America
THESIS DIRECTOR: John Eaton, Department of Marketing
SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVOST’S SCHOLARSHIP
AWARDS: Cum Laude
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: ASU4Food
CLUBS: President of ASU4Food, Sun Devil Mock Trial Team Captain
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School for Law

MAJOR: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

*Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications
Taryn Hale

THESIS TITLE: STORIES IN A STORM

THESIS DIRECTOR: MARK LODATO, WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
SCHOLARSHIPS: PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP, MISS RODEO AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP, MISS RODEO ARIZONA
SCHOLARSHIP
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Bronze Telly Award for producing the documentary
“Healing Reins”,
Fourth place in the Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Competition
CLUBS: Miss Rodeo Arizona 2009, Cowgirls Historical Foundation
FUTURE PLANS: Employment

MAJOR: JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION, POLITICAL SCIENCE

THESIS TITLE: CREATING A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION WITHIN STUDENT MEDIA AT ASU
Adam Sneed

THESIS DIRECTOR: JASON MANNING, WALTER CRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS
COMMUNICATION
SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVOST’S SCHOLARSHIP
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: Phi Betta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
CLUBS: Editor in Chief of The State Press
FUTURE PLANS: Will work as a research associate at the New America Foundation
Alyson Zepeda

MAJOR: Journalism and Mass Communication

*Completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications
THESIS TITLE: Multimedia Use in Arizona Newspaper Association Publications: Challenges and Solutions
THESIS DIRECTOR: Dan Gilmore, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
SCHOLARSHIPS: National Hispanic Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar
AWARDS: Dean’s List
FUTURE PLANS: Employment
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Barrett, the Honors College

BARRETT DOWNTOWN SPRING 2011 GRADUATES

COLLEGE OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS

MAJOR: Nonprofit Leadership and Management
MINOR: Communication, Sociology
Justin Hoffman

THESIS TITLE: Social Media & Nonprofit Sector

THESIS DIRECTOR: Gordon Shockley, School of Community Resources and Development
SCHOLARSHIPS: Leadership Scholarship, Chris Spinella Leadership Scholarship, Unit Scholarship,
American Humanics Alumni Award
AWARDS: Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List
CLUBS: American Humanics President, ASU Student Foundation Vice-president, Circle K International,
Delta Lambda Phi Co-Founder and Vice-President, Vice-President of Finance, Leadership Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Key Club International Intern, Miracle League Intern, Congressional tern
with Congressman Ed Pastor
FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program

MAJOR: NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Joseph Pettinato
CERTIFICATE: NONPROFIT YOUTH/HUMAN SERVICE LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT
THESIS TITLE: SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NONPROFIT SECTOR
THESIS DIRECTOR: GORDON SHOCKLEY, SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
SCHOLARSHIPS: LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PRGORAM
AWARDS: Magna Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Presented at the West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference
CLUBS: Senator, Associated Students of Arizona State Downtown, President, ASU
Downtown Young Democrats, Vice President of Operations, ASU American Humanics
FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program for Law at Michigan State University
Esdras Rivera

MAJOR: Criminal Justice and Criminology

MINOR: Communication Studies, Pre-law
THESIS TITLE: Developing Social Controls: The Technology of Policing
THESIS DIRECTOR: Travis Pratt, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key International Honor Society
FUTURE PLANS: Law School
Angela Beiler

MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY

THESIS TITLE: THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC COMMITMENT ON STUDENT FACEBOOK USAGE
THESIS DIRECTOR: STEPHEN LEWIS, SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY
AWARDS: Provost's Scholarship, Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List
CLUBS: Undergraduate Student Government- West Vice President, College Republicans
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School

MAJOR: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY

Rachel Miles

THESIS TITLE: CUTTING AWAY THE STEREOTYPES: AN EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG WOMEN, CRIMINALITY
AND AUTOPSY
THESIS DIRECTOR: RAMSEY ERIC RAMSEY, BARRETT, THE HONORS COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIPS: NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLAR
AWARDS: Dean’s List, Sun Devil Star Award
CLUBS: Barrett Residential Community
FUTURE PLANS: Professional Program
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Barrett, the Honors College

BARRETT DOWNTOWN SPRING 2011 GRADUATES
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH INNOVATION

KELSEY TRIPOLI
MAJOR: Nursing
THESIS TITLE: Unique Health Care Needs of Pregnant Homeless Women
THESIS DIRECTOR: Kay Jarrell, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
SCHOLARSHIPS: Provost’s Scholarship, Tempe Diablos Scholarship, Banner Arizona Scholar
AWARDS: Cum Laude
FUTURE PLANS: Employment as a Registered Nurse at Banner Health

MAJOR: HEALTH SCIENCES

Alina Barlow

THESIS TITLE: Modified Cationic Beta-Cyclodextrin Polymers as Delivery Agents for Small interfering
RNA
THESIS DIRECTOR: David Madar, Department of Applied Sciences and mathematics
SCHOLARSHIPS: Provost’s Scholarship
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List
CLUBS: President of the Pre-Health Club at ASU Polytechnic
COMMUNITY SERVICE: VIDA Volunteer Travel
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School in Applied Biological Science at ASU

MAJOR: NURSING

Mario Hernandez
THESIS TITLE: The Use of Evidence-Based Practice in Nurse Anesthetist in Arizona
THESIS DIRECTOR: SUSAN STILLWELL, COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH INNOVATION
SCHOLARSHIPS: PROVOST’S SCHOLARSHIP, BANNER NURSE SCHOLAR
AWARDS: Cum Laude, Dean’s List
HONOR SOCIETIES: Golden Key International Honour Society,
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
FUTURE PLANS: Graduate School for a Doctorate in Nursing Practice
and employment as a registered Nurse at Banner Hospital

MAJOR: Nursing
Meghan Mills

THESIS TITLE: Psychosocial Interventions for Adolescents with Epilepsy: Improving Mental Health
Outcomes
THESIS DIRECTOR: Bernadette Melnyk, Dean of College of Nursing and Health Innovation
SCHOLARSHIPS: DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP, KEY CLUB VOLUNTEER SCHOLARSHIP
AWARDS: Outstanding Graduate for the College of Nursing and Health Innovation
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Various projects with the College Council of Nursing Students and ASU
Student Nurses Association
FUTURE PLANS: Attending the Doctorate in Nursing Practice Program specializing in Child-Family
Psychiatric Nursing in the fall here at ASU

MAJOR: NURSING
THESIS TITLE: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Traumatic Brain Injury
Ana Lujan

THESIS DIRECTOR: MAUREEN CAMPESINO, COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH INNOVATION

SCHOLARSHIPS: LOS DIABLOS LATINO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLAR, DON AND SYBIL HARRINGTON SCHOLAR
AWARDS: Magna Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Presented the Short Term Educational Program for
Underrepresented Persons Research Symposium
CLUBS: Student Nurses Association
FUTURE PLANS: Medical School