Commencement Reception 2020

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Undergraduate May/August 2020 Communication Graduates

Dylan Abate - Communication and Political Science with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Jackson Adams - English and Communication

David Adams Jr - Communication

Kyra Adinaro - Communication

Malek Al-Shammary - Communication

Melanie Amato - Communication and Sociology

Carolina Amigo - Communication and Individualized (Arts)

Congyang An - Communication with minor in Analytics

Alexis Angelini - English and Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Carlie Annecchino - Communication

Ginikachi Anosike - Communication with minor in Digital Arts

Elena Arias-Camison - Communication with minor in Spanish

Madeleine Aseltine - Communication and Individualized (Arts) 2nd with minor in Health Care Mgmt & Ins Studies

Kofi Asiedu - Communication

Ashley Aspinall - Communication

Aner Bajraktarevic - Communication

Kyle Baldwin - Communication

Sydney Barnwell - Communication and Political Science

Greta Barry - Communication

James Bauman - Communication with minor in Economics

Kristen Belisario - Communication with minor in Environmental Studies

Natalie Bennett - Communication

Katherine Blaine - Communication

Marco Bonilla - Communication

Sarah Bookbinder - Communication with minor in Studio Art

Liam Borner – Communication

Ayanna Boyd - Communication

Fiona Brock - Communication

Sarah Brodeur - Communication with minor in Business Fundamentals

Cassidy Brown - Communication

David Caisse - Communication

Jennifer Canapetti - Communication

Maina Carey - Communication

Madilyn Caruso - Communication and Journalism

Yoseiris Castro - Communication

Karina Castro - Communication with minor in Political Science

Natalie Chadwick - Communication

Sowon Chung - Economics and Communication

Gabriella Cipriano - Communication

Alexandra Clayton - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Elinor Cohen - Communication

Anna Coleman - Communication and Individualized (Arts)

Micah Collins - Communication

Daniel Connolly - Communication with minor in History and American Studies

Michael Conway - Communication

Kevin Cormier - Communication with minor in English

Samantha Cosme - Communication

Elizabeth Coulombe - Communication

Heidi Covino – Communication

Kelly Cranston - Communication with minor in Psychological Sciences

Noah Cucuzzella - Communication with minor in European Studies

Caitlin Daleb - Communication

Crystal Dangerfield - Communication

Jakim Dease - Communication with minor in Africana Studies

Gabriella Debenedictis - Communication and Journalism

Sean Del Gallo - Communication

Jacqueline Demuyt - Communication with minor in Global Studies

Justin Dicanio - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Katelyn Donahue - Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Samara Dowe - Communication and Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Natasha Downes - Communication with minor in Psychological Sciences

Danielle Dupuis - Communication with minor in Human Development and Family Sciences

Jessica Dusik - Communication with minor in Psychological Sciences

Matthew Elias - Communication

Brooke Fay - Communication with minor in Entrepreneurship

Aurora Fenili - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Melina Fernandez - Communication

Talib Fisher - Communication

Beatrice Folchi - Philosophy and Communication

Kristen Foster - Communication with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

Anna Freeda - Psychological Sciences and Communication

Jennifer Friedman - Communication with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

Lucca Frieri - Communication

Malaika Gaburungyi - Communication

Julia Gaffey - Communication

Kaitlyn Gage - Economics and Communication

Eric Gallichio - Communication

Jacob Gannon - Communication with minor in Film Studies

Austin Gao - Psychological Sciences and Communication

Samantha Garcia - Human Dev & Family Sciences and Communication

Austin Garson - Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Sarah Gellman - Communication

Nish Ghetia - Communication with minor in Business Fundamentals

Maya Glenbovitch - Psychological Sciences and Communication

Lewis Glynn - Communication

Megan Go - Psychological Sciences and Communication with minor in Global Studies

Samuel Gold - Communication with minor in Analytics

Maxwell Goldstein - Communication

Lukas Gorski - Communication with minor in History

Kaitlyn Graboski - Communication with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

Kaylee Graef - Communication with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

Hannah Graham - Communication

Eric Grzegorski - Economics and Communication

Kacper Haase - Communication

Katerina Hasiotis - Communication

Joseph Havriliak - Communication

Yusheng He - Communication

Stephen Hessel - Communication

Tamir Hornesby - Communication

Xiaoyue Hu - Communication

Syed Hussain - Communication

Connor Huydic - Communication

Mikayla Iacovelli - Communication

Andre Ifill - Communication

Michael Ikechukwu - Communication

Gabrielle Jablon - Communication with minor in Chinese

Sean Janos - Communication and Journalism

Remi Jiang - Communication

Peiyun Jiang - Communication

Yixun Jiang - Communication

Jeremy Karew - Communication and Political Science

Manavi Katechia - Psychological Sciences and Communication with minor in Health Care Mgmt & Ins Studies

Jack Kavovit - Communication

Drew-Asia Keating - Communication

Dacotah Keating-Byrne - Communication

Morgan Keyt - Communication and Human Rights

Sonika Komal - Communication

Griffin Kopsick - Communication

Elizabeth Kowalsky - Communication

Alexandros Kyriakides - Communication

Max Laabs - Communication

Lucas Ladestro - Communication with minor in History

Gabrielle Latorre - Communication

Olivia Levine - Communication and Spanish

Yuqi Li - Communication

Tyrique Lindo - Communication

Daniel Linehan - Economics and Communication

Ruwei Liu - Communication

Bianca Lombardo - Communication with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

Abigail Lucas - Communication

Colleen Lule - Communication with minor in Spanish and English

Jennifer Luo - Communication

Yuhan Ma - Communication with minor in Film Studies

Brandon Macey - Communication

Annelise Mackiewicz - Communication

Netayah Maddox - Communication

Christopher Maddox - Communication and Individualized (Arts)

Armani Maldonado - Communication with minor in Digital Arts

Olivia Mansfield - Communication

Nicholas Maou - Communication with minor in Analytics

Teresa Marchitto - Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Devon Marcoux - Communication

Anthony Marrone - Communication

James Mas - Communication with minor in Psychological Sciences

Joseph Massaro - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Patrice McInnis - Communication

Collette McKenley - Communication

Ryan Mcmahon - Communication

Evan Melara - Communication with minor in Accounting

Olivia Miles - Communication

Luke Molinaro - Communication

Jack Molitor - Communication

Andrew Moontri - Communication with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

Colton Morris - Communication with minor in English

Mary Morton - Communication

Maggie Mulshine - Communication

Dylan Muniz - Communication

Elizabeth Murray - Communication

Elizabeth Murtagh - Communication

Logan Muskus - Communication

Shay Nakahira - Communication

Shreya Narahari - Communication and Economics

Sarah Negron - Communication with minor in Political Science

Anne-Sophie Neumeister - Communication with minor in Economics

Quynh Nguyen - Communication with minor in Digital Arts

William Nicol - Communication with minor in Computer Science

Mikaela O'Brien - Communication

Kathryn Odonnell - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Amanda Oliveira - Communication

Emily Olrik - Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Carter Orce - Communication and Spanish

Nicolas Osorio - Communication with minor in Entrepreneurship

Gilbert Owens - Communication

Josue Pagan Jr - Communication

Kimon Pagounes - Economics and Communication

Ethan Palermo - Communication

Alexandria Palmer - Communication

Nathan Panzer - Communication

Natalia Paskevicz - Communication with minor in Anthropology

Isabella Pattacini - Communication with minor in Psychological Sciences and Human Dev and Family Sciences

Luis Paulino Jr. - Communication

Sabrina Paz - Communication

Sidney Peralta - Communication with minor in Entrepreneurship

Brett Perry - Communication

Anthony Pezzo Jr - Communication

Guilherme Pinto - Communication

Dominic Piscitelli - Communication

Richardson Presmy - Communication with minor in Sociology

Nicole Prorokovic - Communication

Xiaoyu Qiang - Communication

Kate Quinn - Communication

Alanna Readel - Communication with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

Amanda Reino - Communication with minor in Busn Management and Marketing

Johyna Riley - Communication

Michael Riley - Communication

Thalia Rivera - Sociology and Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Jacob Rizick - Communication with minor in Psychological Sciences

Amanda Rizza - Communication with minor in Psychological Sciences

Jared Roberts - Communication

Vanice Rodriguez - Communication and Individualized (Arts) with minor in History

Lily Roeller - Communication and Sociology with minor in Psychological Sciences

Sophia Roman - Communication

Gabrielle Rotar-Crowe - Communication and Anthropology

Jean Samedi - Communication with minor in Studio Art

Roderick Samuda - Communication

Tyquan Samuel - Communication

Brenna Sarantides - Communication

Angelica Sargent - Communication

Jack Savage - Communication

Regan Schiappa - Economics and Communication

Colleen Schulken - Communication

Zeqing Shao - Psychological Sciences and Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Olivia Shapiro - Communication

Leah Sheltry - Communication with minor in Global Studies

William Sherman - Communication

Carly Sikorski - Communication with minor in Business Fundamentals

Shelly Silver - Communication

Leona Sim - Communication

Taylor Smart - English and Communication

Malik Snead - Communication

Raven Soumpholphakdy - Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Shea Spellman - Communication with minor in Entrepreneurship

Nicholas St. Jacques - Psychological Sciences and Communication

Dylan Stevens - Communication

Colin Stewart - Communication

Jillian Stipak - Communication

Amanda Stucki - Communication

Julianne Sullivan - Communication with minor in Psychological Sciences

Melanie Teardo - Communication

Vishrutha Teepireddy - Communication with minor in Sociology

Maxwell Tempkin - Communication

Sabrina Tessitore - Communication

Kimberly Testoni - Communication with minor in India Studies

Riley Thompson - Communication

Cameron Tracy - Economics and Communication

Michelle Veliz - Individualized and Communication

Talia Venezia - Communication and Psychological Sciences

Christian Vital - Communication

Mia Vitti - Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Subi Vogli - Communication

Kaitlyn Wallace - Communication

Steven Warshavsky - Communication

Alexander Weeden - Communication

Marshauna Williams - Communication with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

Chieyon Williams - Communication with minor in Anthropology

Joshua Winkel - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Benjamin Wojcik - Communication

Ivan Wong - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Emily Woodrow - Communication with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

Yi Xue - Communication

Mason Yancey - Communication

Elizabeth Yi - Psychological Sciences and Communication

Estelle Yorgensen - Communication with minor in Political Science

Dean Zacchio - Communication

Sara Zambelli - Political Science and Communication

Yuhang Zhang - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Zifan Zhang - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Winfield Zhou - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Yuchen Zhou - Communication

Zhaoteng Zhu - Communication with minor in Accounting

Jingya Zhu - Sociology and Communication

Zihan Zhuang - Communication with minor in Digital Arts

Undergraduate December 2019 Communication Graduates

ALYSSA AZZARA - Communication

YUANYUAN CAO - Journalism and Communication

BRENDEN CARONE - Communication

BRYCE CAWLEY - Communication with minor in Digital Marketing and Analytics

CHRISTINA CESSARIO - Communication

BOYU CHEN - Communication

CASSANDRA DELIANE - Communication with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

JENNA DEMICCO - Communication

ANA DOCARMO - Communication

SASHA FAIZAL - Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies

ISABELLE FAZZINA - Communication with minor in Political Science

MARGARET HADDAD - Communication

SANDRA JAFFEE - Communication

ABRAHAM JAUREGUI - Communication

JUSTIN LAURENT - Communication

ROBERT LEROY - Communication

QINJIE LIU - Communication with minor in Film Studies

CAMILLE LOGIUDICE - Communication

BRIAN MACHADOJR - Communication

JAKE MOISE - Communication and History

MIGUEL MORALES - Communication

VANESSA OCHOA - Communication

CONNOR OHARA - Communication

CASSIDY OLEAR - Communication with minor in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies and English

WILLIAM OLSEN - Communication

MATTHEW ORTIZ - Communication

ANTHONY PALMER - Communication

ISABELLE PALMER - Communication

SOPHIA PELLETIER - Communication and Journalism as a Second with minor in History

KIERA ROBINSON - Communication

JACOB RUDOLPH - Communication and Political Science

SHIRA TALL - Communication and Human Rights with minor in Human Dev and Family Sciences

JASON TRABISH - Communication

RAVEN VAZ - Communication with minor in Film Studies

JOHANNA VICENTY - Communication with minor in Sociology

MEGAN WILLIAMS - Communication and Journalism

DONOVAN WILLIAMS - Communication

SEAN WILLIS - Communication

Undergraduate Communication Honors Graduates

Connor Huydic

Sara Zambelli

Madeleine Aseltine

Carolina Amigo

Undergraduate Communication Scholars

These COMM students are graduating with top GPA’s and an excellent academic record.

Peiyun Jiang

Brenna Sarantides

Nick St. Jacques

Connor Huydic

Zeqing Shao

Sowon Chung

Jeremy Karew

Yuhang Zhang

Kate Quinn

Sara Zambelli

Taylor Smart

Sarah Brodeur

Beatrice Folchi

Samara Dowe

Griffin Kopsick

Leah Sheltry

Shay Nakahira

Yuqi Li

Lily Roeller

Kathryn O'Donnell

Jingya Zhu

Zifan Zhang

Olivia Levine

Gabriella Debenedictis

Luke Molinaro

Colleen Lule

Mel Teardo

Morgan Keyt

Madeleine Aseltine

Steven Warshavsky

Kat Blaine

Kimberly Testoni

Evan Melara

Xiaoyue Hu

Zhaoteng Zhu

Micah Collins

Dean Zacchio

Alanna Readel

Megan Go

Riley Thompson

Olivia Shapiro

Undergraduate Communication Research Distinction

Shout-outs to the following for their work on research in communication

Olivia Shapiro
for her help designing survey research with Dr. Amanda Denes.

Sophia Pelletier
for contributing to design, data collection, and analysis with doctoral student Ryan Allred.

Madeleine Aseltine
for doing a fantastic project as part of Dr. Leslie Snyder’s graduate-level Health Communication course. 

Communication Graduate Student Milestones

These MA students successfully completed their comprehensive exams this year:

Ashley Brannan 

Jamel Catoe 

Louvins Pierre

These PhD students successfully completed their methods exams this year:

Ryan Allred

Maria DelGreco

Matthew Morse

Preeti Srinivsan

Alyce Viens

Anna Young

These PhD students successfully completed their theory exams this year:

Ryan Allred

Maria DelGreco

Matthew Morse

Aditi Rao

Preeti Srinivsan

Alyce Viens

Anna Young

These PhD students successfully defended their dissertations this year:

Kara McGillicuddy

Brenda Rourke

 

Communication Graduate Student Publications

These graduate students published their research work in scholarly books and journals this year:

Ryan Allred

Ye Chen

Amanda Colletti

Maria DelGreco

Christine Gilbert

Brett Graham

Emily Hutter

Irene Lee

Brittny LoPresti

Alexandra Merceron

Ambyre Ponivas

Alyce Viens

Dane Warner

Kara Winkler

Xiaowen Xu

 

 

2020 Martin Horn Scholarship Recipient: Peiyun Jiang

Peiyun will be graduating in May 2020--two semesters early--and she has achieved the highest GPA thus far of her 2020 graduating class.  In her coursework, she conducted research on the WeChat platform, popular in China. Even while working extremely hard as a student, Peiyun also managed to do volunteer work and secure summer internships--including one at the Hunan Broadcasting System. While at UConn, she served as a peer mentor with the UConn Academic Achievement Center, helping students on academic probation with their academic recovery and engagement plans.  She plans to continue to graduate school in Communication. Peiyun's determination, ambition, pursuit of excellence in her academics, and her contributions to the field of communication is why she stood out to the selection committee members as a top candidate.

 

2020 Martin Horn Scholarship Recipient: Morgan Keyt

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Morgan impressed the selection committee not only with her academic performance, but also with her very impressive extra-curricular accomplishments. As a Human Rights Minor, Morgan has long list of volunteer work demonstrating her strong commitment to use her Communication knowledge and skills to make a meaningful impact, not only in her local community (Toys for Tots, America Reads, Media Voices for Children), but also on a global scale, with her work on Operation Rhino, a non-profit foundation that she started and continues to run at UConn: http://www.operation-rhino.com/#/. We couldn't have found a more powerful and humble ambassador of the Communication Department's ongoing mission to share our knowledge and research with the larger community.

COMM Alumni Networking Event – May 15

Email Joel for the Zoom link: jose.nebres@uconn.edu

Check Out the Exclusive COMM Class of 2020 T-shirt!

All orders have been shipped!

Featuring a design by Elizabeth Hannabach and Jiageng Xu.

Stay in Touch!

The department is always interested in staying in touch with our alumni. In fact, we'll be sending out a new edition of The Communicator, our alumni newsletter, very soon! To be sure to get it, go to the UConn Foundation's website to keep your contact information updated. Stay connected with us on LinkedIn, and let us know where you land with our Alumni Information form. We wish you all the best!