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Commencement Program 2012, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

1 | Message from the President

3 | 2012 Events of Commencement

5 | The Academic Procession

7 | Significance of Academic Regalia

9 The Good Samaritan

10 | University History Highlights

12 | Loma Linda University Song - "Healing Love"

13 | The Speakers

24 | The University Honorees

36 | The School Honorees

54 | The Program

• School of Medicine, 55
• School of Pharmacy, 72
• School of Dentistry, 79
• School of Science and Technology/School of Behavioral Health and School of Religion, 97
• School of Nursing, 109
• School of Allied Health Professions - Physical Therapy, 117
• School of …

Today - May 4, 2012, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Construction projects impact LLU and LLUMC campuses
-- Public health doctoral nutrition students launches breastfeeding education program in Cameroon
-- School of Nursing opens its doors to alumni during reunion weekend
-- Loma Linda researchers detail method to quantify muscle damage
-- Public health alumna recognized for 'Good Morning America' appearances
-- MBA students compete in Southern California college bowl
-- LLU nutrition researcher featured on 'NBC Latino' show
-- School of Nursing brunch celebrates friends and donors
-- Nurses invited to visit booth celebrating RN pediatric residency program
-- Civil War medicine exhibit headlined with …

Biomass Assisted Synthesis Of Antibacterial Gold Nanoparticles And Commentary On Its Future Potential And Applications In Medicine, Chad Willis

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Xylose is a natural monosaccharide found in biomass such as straw, pecan shells, cottonseed hulls, and corncobs. Using this monosaccharide, we report the green synthesis and characterization of biocompatible, biodegradable xylose encapsulated gold nanoparticles (Xyl-GNPs) with potential antibacterial activity. GNPs were synthesized using the bioreduction property of xylose on the chloroaurate anions in an aqueous solution at room temperature and at atmospheric pressure. The characterization of synthesized GNPs was examined by UV-vis spectroscopy; transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Results indicate that the particles were stable; near spherical in shape with an …

Adjusting For Confounding By Neighborhood Using A Proportional Odds Model And Complex Survey Data, Babette A. Brumback, Amy B. Dailey, Hao W. Zheng

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

In social epidemiology, an individual's neighborhood is considered to be an important determinant of health behaviors, mediators, and outcomes. Consequently, when investigating health disparities, researchers may wish to adjust for confounding by unmeasured neighborhood factors, such as local availability of health facilities or cultural predispositions. With a simple random sample and a binary outcome, a conditional logistic regression analysis that treats individuals within a neighborhood as a matched set is a natural method to use. The authors present a generalization of this method for ordinal outcomes and complex sampling designs. The method is based on a proportional odds model and …

Today - April 11, 2012, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Nineteenth annual Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Foundation gala raises crucial funds for lifesaving equipment
-- Healthy People empowers conference attendees to promote healthful living
-- Women in Medicine luncheon spotlights achievements of four notable physicians
-- LLUMC CEO listed among 'top-100 health system CEOs' by Becker's Hospital Review
-- Chinese visitors return from the road to share what they saw
-- Student associations sponsor Path(ology) of Love Valentine's Day event
-- School of Nursing professor and LLU Medical Center selected for study
-- LLUMC ophthalmologist uses YouTube to educate eye surgeons around the world

Today - March 16, 2012, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- School of Medicine Annual Postgraduate Convention brings alumni and other health professionals to campus
-- Board of Trustees names Richard Rawson new CEO for Murrieta campus
-- LLU researcher surprised with honorary professorship in Peru
-- Lawrence D. Longo, MD, received honorary doctorate at Tenth World Congress of Perinatal Medicine in Uruguay
-- Dentistry student serves in Haiti
-- Pharmacy professor invited to serve on National Cancer Institute taskforce
-- Founders Plaza dedication presentation
-- Nichol Hall vegetable garden connects students with food
-- Big Air Kids Fair fills the air over Loma Linda University Children's …

Alumni Journal - Volume 83, Number 1, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features:
10 | New Directions - The executive director shares her vision for the Alumni Association
12 | APC 2012 | March 1-5 - A preview of homecoming weekend
20 | Kevin Ganis ’14 in Guyana - A student tells about his mission elective
24 | Cover Story: Gilbert Burnham ’68 - An alumni profile of a humanitarian scholar

News:
6 | School of Medicine News
30 | Alumni Activities
32 | In Memoriam

Regulars:
4 | Editorial
5 | The President’s Page
8 | The Dean’s Page
38 | Placement Ads

Today - February 24, 2012, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- U.S. health administrator to keynote Healthy People: aging healthfully through lifestyle
-- Prostate cancer survivor at Loma Linda University Medical Center tells of Holocaust
-- Alumni Student Convention 2012 dedication service held February 10
-- Spirit Stores raise $52,305 for LLU Children's Hospital child life services

Today - February 10, 2012, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- LLUMC and LLU officials address American Health Care Congress
-- School of Behavioral Health organizes
-- Dentistry class of 2013 adopts Honduras
-- School of Pharmacy professor awarded grant to study dopamine neurons
-- School of Dentistry directs pilot program for special needs kids
-- School of Dentistry celebrates SCADA table clinic winners
-- Social work students collect art supplies for Patton State Hospital patients
-- Richard W. Weismeyer wins posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Adventist Communicators
-- New Americans: dentistry faculty from Iraq becomes U.S. citizens
-- Revelations from the road: Chinese …

Today - January 27, 2012, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- New program trains Haitians to heal their injured
-- Cameroon experience shapes nutrition students
-- Senior vice president for human resources named for Loma Linda University educational and health care entities
-- Lyndon Edwards appointed new vice president for LLUMC-East Campus
-- LLU alumnus receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
-- School of Public Health reenergizes its research strategy
-- Allied health staff spread holiday cheer through giving tree
-- Why giving back just makes sense to the Wiessemans
-- Innerweave: New beginnings
-- Pharmacy professor elected fellow of American Heart Association …

Information Fusion And Quantum Logic In Family Medicine, F. Matthew Mihelic

Faculty Publications

A time-tested model for information fusion and analysis is provided by Family Medicine. Family Medicine is a discipline that operates in the realms of botJ1 technical and social sciences to analyze massive amounts of information from mulriple sources in order to make decisions that bring about tJie integration and coordination of interdisciplinary interventions involving scientific, psychological, and social aspects of medical care. This generalist function serves to lower the organizational entropy of complex systems and thereby improve efficiency while reducing ilie risk of catastrophic failure. Simply bringing a group of specialists together in one place does not bring about the …

Hyponatremia In The 2009 161-Km Western States Endurance Run, Martin D. Hoffman, Kristin J. Stuempfle, Ian R. Rogers, Louise B. Weschler, Tamara Hew-Butler

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Purpose:To determine the incidence of exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH), the associated biochemical measurements and risk factors for EAH, and whether there is an association between postrace blood sodium concentration ([Na⁺]) and changes in body mass among participants in the 2009 Western States Endurance Run, a 161-km mountain trail run.

Methods: Change in body mass, postrace [Na⁺], and blood creatine phosphokinase (CPK) concentration, and selected runner characteristics were evaluated among consenting competitors.

Results: Of the 47 study participants, 14 (30%) had EAH as defined by a postrace [Na⁺] /L. Postrace [Na^{+ …}

A Storybook For Children With Celiac Disease, Heather A. Hope

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this research project was to create a children's story cookbook that addresses the dietary adaptions to avoid gluten and wheat for children diagnosed with celiac. Children's literature has a need for a cookbook that will have recipes appealing to children and have pictures that will make the recipes/ food more visually attractive. The book also included child friendly directions so that a parent can assist a child in preparing the food. The story cookbook also told the story of a young child who has celiac, who is learning to eat differently and to adapt to her disease. …

Human Semen Can Be Air-Dried Prior To Testing For Sperm Dna Fragmentation With The Halosperm® G2 Kit, Kailin Yap, Phillip Matson

Research outputs 2012

Objective: To explore a method of semen storage prior to assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation. Methods: This study examined a simplified alternative of air-drying semen on a microscope slide and reconstituting in seminal plasma prior to assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation using the halosperm® G2 kit. Results: It showed that semen could be air-dried and stored overnight at room temperature with no detrimental effect on DNA quality. A significant correlation between results existed for 20 semen samples both air-dried and snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen (r=0.982, P=0.000). A mean difference between the results of only −1.98% confirmed the effectiveness of air-drying …

Today - December 16, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Thanksharing inspirational program draws close to 1,000 from surrounding communities
-- Loma Linda summit encourages community planning around health
-- Prayer in a School of Pharmacy classroom
-- LLU Children's Hospital receives grant from The UPS Foundation
-- Naomi Florea receives Spiritual Life Service award
-- Sterile processing saves lives every day
-- Ribbon cut for School of Dentistry's dental hygiene program in Palm Desert
-- 5+5+0=10: School of Pharmacy celebrates 550th white coat student
-- Enrollment soars in School of Allied Health Professions
-- Respiratory care team wins national championship
-- Student's South Sudan experience …

Alumni Journal - Volume 82, Number 4, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features:
10 | A Life Well Lived - A look at the work of Dr. Heath Rowsell '54
16 | Todd Westra Takes Charge - Dr. Todd Westra '96 manages operations at the new Ontario Vineyard Medical Center
18 | Scheer Memorial Hospital - Celebrating 50 years of service in Nepal

News:
5 | New Executive Director
7 | School of Medicine News
28 | Alumni Activities
30 | In Memoriam

Regulars:
4 | Editorial
6 | The President's Page
9 | The Dean's Page
32 | They Walked These Halls
36 | Placement Ads

Supplemental Fish Oil Decreases Urinary Excretion Of A Marker Of Bone Resorption In Healthy Adults, Eric E. Noreen, Josef Brandauer, Megan H. Macnabb

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Incorporation of fish oil (FO) into the diet of rodents has been shown to result in positive changes in bone health. Currently it is poorly understood if FO has the same effects on bone health in humans. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of supplemental FO on levels of urinary N-terminal cross-linked telopeptide (NTx), which is a marker of bone breakdown, and how this is related to the morning levels of salivary cortisol and urinary excretion of interleukin 6 (IL-6).

Methods: A total of twenty-eight females and twelve males(35 ± 13yrs; 69.1 ± 14.1kg; 29.4 …

Today - October 28, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Mission globe dedication following annual Loma Linda University convocation ceremony
-- School of Pharmacy grant may have ended - but outreach continues
-- Upcoming summit to encourage community planning around health
-- Occupational therapy professor fills textbook void by writing her own
-- Four School of Public Health faculty summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2011
-- From student to pharmacist to preceptor to corporate manager
-- Family Fun Day encourages exercise for 200 community children and adults
-- Allied health recycling program helps Haitian orphans
-- The hidden war of child welfare
-- 'Emotional Health & Wellness' …

Celebrating A Legacy Of Mission, Loma Linda University

Scope

In this issue . . .

2 | Answering the call to serve
For more than a century, medical missionaries from Loma Linda University have served humanity in distant locales

4 | On the front lines in Africa
A young family serves at a remote hospital in Central Africa’s Tchad

8 | Pediatrician to a nation
Loma Linda alumna cares for the children of Laos— with her own hands and those pediatricians she helps to educate

13 | ‘Honey, let’s move to Africa’
A Loma Linda alumna and her husband consider Malamulo Hospital

16 | Breakthrough in breast cancer treatment …

Today - September 30, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University Medical Center delegation called to the White House to share ideas on health outcomes
-- Mahmoud Torabinejad, most cited endodontic journal author
-- Camp Good Grief special victims program helps adolescents refocus and rebuild after a murder or suicide in the family
-- First 15 dental hygienists graduate from joint LLU/SRRSH program in China
-- Contrary to earlier findings, excess body fat in elderly decreases life expectancy
-- Students invite community to help Horn of Africa by attending forum fundraiser
-- Safety coordinators learn about disasters
-- Innerweave: The Wholeness Story
-- Drayson …

Worksite Weight Loss Intervention Utilizing Monetary Incentives And Contingency Management For Overweight And Obese Employees At Risk For Type 2 Diabetes, Santina A. Galbo

Master's Theses

Abstract:

Purpose: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of a financial incentive on weight loss and diabetes risk score (DRS) following a tailored National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) weight loss intervention among adults who are overweight/obese and who are at risk for type 2 diabetes. An additional aim to evaluate changes in weight loss self-efficacy (WLSE), exercise self-efficacy (ESE), healthy eating score (HES) and movement through the stages of change (SOC) from pre to post intervention.

Design: Four long-term care facilities, from one corporation, were randomly assigned to either an Incentivized Program (IP) or a Non-Incentivized Program (NIP). …

Alumni Journal - Volume 82, Number 3, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features:
4 | Guest Editorial - LLUSM '11 President's Remarks
5 | The 10,000th Graduate of LLUSM
6 | A New Era of Service
10 | LLUSM Class of 2011
25 | LLUSM Master's/PhD Graduates
26 | School of Medicine Honorees

Departments:
28 | Alumni Fund
29 | You Say This
30 | AA President's Page
31 | Dean's Page
32 | Perpetual Members
36 | Placements

Today - August 26, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University Medical Center ranked No. 1 among Inland Empire hospitals
-- Twenty-seven LLUMC physicians included among U.S. News & World Report's Top Doctors
-- LLU advancement administrator receives Milton Trailblazer Award
-- Loma Linda University named among top 15 institutions for conferring degrees to minority students
-- Loma Linda University pharmacy residency program: a course of growth
-- Don Roth, General Conference representative, passes away
-- Innerweave: The Wholeness Story
-- Public health professor elected to nonprofit board of directors
-- Nutrition professor elected executive leader of California Dietetics Association
-- Loma Linda University …

Supporting School Wellness Policices Through Game On! Implementation In 13 High-Need Connecticut Schools, Sarah M. Bourque

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Exercise Intensity As A Determinant Of Exercise Induced Hypoalgesia, Karen Y. Wonders, Daniel G. Drury

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to examine pain perception during and following two separate 30-min bouts of exercise above and below the Lactate Threshold (LT). Pain Threshold (PT) and Pain Intensity (PI) were monitored during (15 and 30 min) and after exercise (15 and 30 min into recovery) using a Cold Pressor Test (CPT) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain of the non-dominant hand. Significant differences in PT scores were found both during and after exercise conditions. Post hoc analysis revealed significant differences in PT scores at 30 min of exercise (P=0.024, P=0.02) and 15 min of recovery …

The Mechanism Of Tumorigenesis In The Immortalized Human Pancreatic Cell Lines: Cell Culture Models Of Human Pancreatic Cancer, Zhe Chang

Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)

The mechanism of tumorigenesis in the immortalized human pancreatic cell lines: cell culture models of human pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most lethal cancer in the world. The most common genetic lesions identified in PDAC include activation of K-ras (90%) and Her2 (70%), loss of p16 (95%) and p14 (40%), inactivation p53 (50-75%) and Smad4 (55%). However, the role of these signature gene alterations in PDAC is still not well understood, especially, how these genetic lesions individually or in combination contribute mechanistically to human pancreatic oncogenesis is still elusive. Moreover, a cell culture transformation model with sequential …

The Development And Implementation Of An Anthropomorphic Head Phantom For The Assessment Of Proton Therapy Treatment Procedures, Paige A. Summers

Dissertations and Theses (Open Access)

Proton therapy has become an increasingly more common method of radiation therapy, with the dose sparing to distal tissue making it an appealing option, particularly for treatment of brain tumors. This study sought to develop a head phantom for the Radiological Physics Center (RPC), the first to be used for credentialing of institutions wishing to participate in clinical trials involving brain tumor treatment of proton therapy. It was hypothesized that a head phantom could be created for the evaluation of proton therapy treatment procedures (treatment simulation, planning, and delivery) to assure agreement between the measured dose and calculated dose within …

Today - June 24, 2011, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University School of Medicine graduates record 10,000th medical student
-- Emmy Awards names Loma Linda TV show best in region
-- Loma Linda University bestows honorary doctorate to Lowell Cooper
-- Big changes to accompany new management agreement at Loma Linda Market
-- Allied health students support cystic fibrosis walk
-- Board of Trustees Report
-- Innerweave: The Wholeness Story
-- Association of American Medical Colleges report gives Loma Linda University School of Medicine high marks among national medical schools
-- Student research reveals poor-quality sleep may interfere with stroke recovery
-- GHI-sponsored trip …

Alumni Journal - Volume 82, Number 2, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features:
5 | Homecoming 2011
8 | Gold Anniversary Class
10 | Silver Anniversary Class
20 | Alumnus of the Year
24 | LLUSM Proton Report

Departments:
4 | From the Editor
36 | The Alumni Fund
37 | AA President's Page
38 | Dean's Page
39 | You Say This
40 | Holding Fund
41 | Placements

Commencement Program 2011, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

1 | Message from the President

3 | 2011 Events of Commencement

4 | The Academic Procession

6 | Significance of Academic Regalia

8 | The Good Samaritan

9 | University History Highlights

11 | Loma Linda University Song - "Healing Love"

12 | The Speakers

20 | The University Honorees

32 | The School Honorees

53 | The Programs

• School of Medicine, 54
• School of Pharmacy, 74
• School of Dentistry, 80
• School of Science and Technology and School of Religion, 96
• School of Nursing, 111
• School of Allied Health Professions - Physical Therapy, 121
• School of Allied Health …