Peter Frinchaboy, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Astronomy 
College of Science & Engineering 
 
Peter Frinchaboy joined TCU in 2009 to strengthen the astrophysics track and launch an innovative research program focused on observational astronomy. Today, his TCU laboratory is recognized internationally, and colleagues say his groundbreaking research of the Milky Way star clusters contain vital clues to the basic organization and evolution of our galaxy. He is well-known for his role in planning and executing the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which allows the study of detailed abundances throughout the Milky Way for the first time. He was recently appointed project scientist of the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer project.  
 
"It is a joy to explore and share answers to some of history’s greatest questions about the universe with support from students and colleagues from TCU and around the world. It is an honor to be recognized for work that advances science as it provides impactful student experiences for undergraduate and graduate students at TCU."

 

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Hanan Hammad, Ph.D., Professor of History and Director of Middle East Studies 
AddRan College of Liberal Arts 
 
Hanan Hammad has developed a national and international reputation through her scholarship on the history of gender and sexuality in the Middle East. Her book, Industrial Sexuality: Gender, Urbanization, and Social Transformation in Egypt, won five national awards. Hammad has received prestigious international fellowships and the honor of presenting keynote and public talks in numerous universities, including Chicago, Duke, Cambridge, Leiden and NYU.
 
"This award confirms TCU’s commitment for high-quality research and scholarship in the framework of the teacher-scholar model. Thanks to scholars who frequently use my publications in their graduate seminars, I currently serve as a committee member for several students inside and outside TCU, including students at the University of Texas at Austin, Duke and Swarthmore College." 

 

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Tee Tyler, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social Work 
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences 
 
Tee Tyler’s qualitative research methods explore the experiences of parents of transgender children to provide understanding and shed light on the challenges they face and the support they need. His research is a significant resource, cited 157 times in scholarly publications to date. Tyler embodies the TCU teacher-scholar model by collaborating with students and re-purposing his research for educational content. His current publications include 13 student co-authors, and his presentations include 40 student co-presenters.

"My research agenda is to prepare health care providers to affirm and serve LGBTQ children and their parents. Imagine an initial assessment meeting between a healthcare provider and an LGBTQ child and their parent. The parent asks the provider to address their concerns regarding their child’s identity disclosure. Is the healthcare provider effectively trained and prepared to address the child-parent dyad in a manner that affirms the LGBTQ child and supports their parent?"

Jan Lacina, Ph.D., Professor and Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Research and Strategic Partnership
College of Education 
 
Jan Lacina helps education students appreciate and understand the complexities of reading and writing to better teach it in their future classrooms. Lacina introduces undergraduate students to complex societal issues through the children’s literature course, mentors graduate students through the Warren Fellowship and influences the work of classroom teachers as a journal editor and through the TCU Summer Literacy Institute. She designed the Critical Literacy in Children’s Literature class, now the most popular class in the College of Education.

"I value the lessons from my grandfather about the beauty of language, culture and people, which influence my desire to mentor students. I also teach award-winning literature from around the world that include refugees and immigrants as protagonists, so students can see themselves in books, as well as see windows into the lives of diverse characters."

 

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Jacqueline Lambiase, Ph.D., Professor of Strategic Communication 
Bob Schieffer College of Communication 
 
Jacqueline Lambiase teaches introductory courses, upper-level courses and special topics courses on issues such as public relations and advocacy, as well as public communication and diversity, equity and inclusion. The latter led to TCU’s Portrait Project, a project to honor diverse TCU stakeholders through portraiture. Lambiase created and directs the Certified Public Communicators Program, which provides communication professionals with professional development for meeting the demands of their positions.

"Students bring knowledge with them to the classroom, and my job is to activate that knowledge, to create a desire within them for more, and to provide a hospitable space in which they may share this knowledge. I also want to be sure that students are always aware of the power of the images and words that they create and of their roles in building new media products responsibly and ethically."

 

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Katie Lauve-Moon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social Work 
Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Katie Lauve-Moon introduces students to the social work profession and teaches upper-division classes for majors, minors and graduate students centered on social justice and DEI, especially gender issues. She works to create learning environments where students are comfortable being their authentic selves as she explores critical social issues with humanity and compassion and to build trust with her students through meaningful relationships and lays the groundwork for meaningful education.

“Teaching is about partnering with students as they process new perspectives and ideas, engage each other in challenging conversations and begin evolving as unique, effective change-makers. We discuss controversial topics in my courses, so it is important that students feel encouraged and free to express their opinions without judgment." 

College of Education – Leslie Ekpe

College of Science& Engineering – Maddie Jacobs

Neeley School of Business – Pedro Zendron

AddRan College of Liberal Arts – Nataly Dickson

Bob Schieffer College of Communication – Logan Gibbs

Bob Schieffer College of Communication – Maria Belen Navarro

College of Education – Kelcia Righton

College of Fine Arts – Diego Torres

College of Science & Engineering – Maegyn Grubbs

Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences – Daryl Campbell-Pierre

AddRan College of Liberal Arts – Cecilia Hill

Bob Schieffer College of Communication – Bre Prater

College of Education – Ihsan Ghazal

College of Fine Arts – Paige Jackson

College of Science & Engineering – Thomas Sease

AddRan College of Liberal Arts – Angela Mack

College of Science & Engineering – Sarah Jennings

Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences – Sandy Manoushagian

AddRan College of Liberal Arts – Kara Dixon Vuic

Bob Schieffer College of Communication – Paul Schrodt

College of Education – Molly Weinburgh

College of Fine Arts – Joe Eckert

College of Science & Engineering – Cathy Cox

Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies	Julieta Martinez
Criminology & Criminal Justice	Rachel Baniewicz
Economics	Amelia Boatwright
Economics	Madeline Felice Neufeld
English	Adrienne Stallings
Geography	Carson Nicola
History	Holly Harris
Modern Languages	Samantha Ritz
Philosophy	Ulrika Shragge
Political Science	Amelia Boatwright
Political Science	Lisa Ann Johnson
Sociology & Anthropology	Maya Miller
Sociology & Anthropology	Olivia Egloff
Spanish & Hispanic Studies	Molly Nagel
Women and Gender Studies	Amanda Peterson

Communications Studies	Brylee Brandt
Communication Studies	Dezirae Rodriguez
Film, TV and Digital Media	Violet Camille Comer
Strategic Communication	Belle Lofye
Strategic Communication	Brock Gilliland

Teaching and Learning Sciences	Julia Lewis
Counseling, Societal Change and Inquiry	Haylee Chiariello

Classical & Contemporary Dance	Lyvia Baldner
Fashion Merchandising	Molly Nagel
School of Music	Aubrey Bosse
School of Music	Maxwell Healy
School of Art	Juliet Gillis
Theatre	Taylor Bockrath

Biology	Meenal Cascella
Biology	Lilly Wilson
Biology	Evan Burchfiel
Computer Science	Chirayu Jain
Engineering	David de Oliveira
Environmental & Sustainability Sciences	Morgan Washington
Geological Sciences	Brooke Newell
Mathematics	Brandon Isensee
Nutritional Sciences	Maggie Mullen
Physics & Astronomy	Emilie Burnham
Physics & Astronomy	Gretel Stokes
Psychology	Kate Lindig
Psychology	Mariana Nguyen
Psychology	Cassidy Snyder

Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders	Kate Moseley
Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders	Cassidy McCormick
Kinesiology	Diego Rivera
Kinesiology	Ryan Gall
Social Work	Karin Lee
Undergraduate Nursing	Kendyll Gromko
Undergraduate Nursing	Mandy Mitchell
Undergraduate Nursing	Lauren Smith
Undergraduate Nursing	Caroline Mahowald

Accounting	Madeline Blair
Accounting	Anna Grace Powell
Finance	Caleb Hough
Finance	Trinity Troutman
Finance	Teny Noordermeer
Finance	Drue Walker
Finance	Anna Sundvold
Finance	Conor Hartman
Finance	Chandler Quave
Information Systems & Supply Chain Management	Amanda Varni
Information Systems & Supply Chain Management	Cooper Curtin
Management and Leadership	Savanna Simmank
Entrepreneurship and Innovation	Cole Markley
Marketing	Emily Dillon

Name	Major	Faculty Mentor	Title of Presentation
Jordan Crupper	Psychology	Dr. Tracy Centanni	The Effects of a taVNS On Language Retention in College-Aged Students
Freddy Garcia	Education & Spanish	Dr. Steve Przymus	Linguistic Landscape
Jasmin Gonzalez	Education	Dr. Pablo Montes	The Impact of College-Aged Advisors on College Pursuing Students
Victoria Holmes	Psychology & Sociology	Dr. Amina Zarrugh	W.O.K.E. American: Analyzing the Framing Effect of Political Social Media from a Terror Management Perspective
Julieta Martinez Gonzalez	Political Science & Comparative Race & Ethnic Studies	Dr. Luis Romero	(Un)Healthy Migrants?: An Analysis of Media Coverage on Title 42
Kassandra Mascorro	Speech-Language Pathology	Dr. Jean Rivera Perez	The Use of Computer Training to Improve Spanish Phonetic Transcription and Dialectal Knowledge
Jose (Andy) Mendez	BIS Supply Chain Management	Dr. Stacy Landreth Grau	Digital Transformation in DFW's Business Post-Covid Era
Diego Rivera	Movement Science	Dr. Adam King	The Effect of Differential Training on a Standing Broad Jump
Dezirae Rodriguez	Communications	Dr. Britney Gilmore	Applying Co-Cultural Theory to the Interactions of the Deaf Community and Sign Language Interpreters
Joceline Rojas	Psychology	Dr. Uma Tauber	How Does Access to Notes and Text During a Test Influence Students' Preparation?
Somiari Tobin	Comparative Race & Ethnic Studies	Dr. Brandon Manning	Opening the Flood Gates: Illuminating Men of Color Experiences with Hurricane Katrina
Mariana Zollinger	Biology	Dr. Giridhar Akkaraju	Understanding the Structure and Function of Protein Kinase C-Esilon Using Site-Directed Mutagenesis
Josephine (Josie) Murillo	Psychology	Dr. Danica Knight	Examination of Relationships Among Sexual Exploitation, Sex, and Aces Among Youth in the Legal System

TCU’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter also bestows the annual James W. Newcomer Senior Scholar in Liberal Studies award, honoring the senior initiate who best exemplifies a commitment to excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and to the society’s motto, “Love of learning is the guide of life.”

Amelia Boatwright, Economics and Political Science

Juniors:

Benafield III, Robert Bryan (Biology & English)

Borlay, Breann Decontee (English & Sociology)

Dugger, Olivia Claire (Geography & Italian)

Harmon, Tessa Jacklyn (Philosophy & POSC)

Johnson, Ella Julia (POSC & Religion)

Marrin, Isabella Alexandria (POSC & Spanish)

Martin, Hayes Thomas (Biology)

Milligan, Madison Elizabeth (Psychology & Spanish & Writing)

Pham, Huynh Bao Khanh (Mathematics)

Smith, Emily Jo (Psychology)

 

Seniors:

Baniewicz, Rachel M (Psychology & Criminal Justice)

Christopherson, Peter Thomas (POSC & History)

Clark, Avery Grace (Psychology)

Cring, Kathleen Grace (Psychology)

Cunningham, Catherine Rylee (POSC & English)

Evans, Coleton Bradley (Music)

Fruend III, Robert Allen (Biology & POSC & Economics)

Jamison, Nena Mai (Computer Science & Religion)

Leon, Jacqueline T (Biology & Spanish)

Lucido, Anthony Justin (History)

Miller, Maya Olivia (Anthropology & Geography)

Mulloy, Bridget Claire (POSC)

Nguyen, Thi Hue Truc (Accounting & Economics)

Nichols, Anna Mackenzie (Biology)

Raines, Nicole Ruth (Psychology)

Reiter, Wyatt Philip (English & POSC)

Ritz, Samantha A (Childhood Development & French)

Russell, Ashley (Mathematics)

Schock, Gabriella Villaflor (Psychology)

Smoke, Benjamin Hodges (Religion, Spanish, Anthropology)

Strelow, Caledonia Juliet (POSC)

Villatoro, Sophia N (Psychology)

Washington, Morgan Elise (Environmental Science & POSC)

 

Graduated:

Holton, Elizabeth C (POSC & French)

Simons, Kathryn McGilley (Mathematics)