2019 (G7)
Clem Aeppli
caeppli@g.harvard.eduDoctoral Student in Sociology
Research Interests: Wealth & income inequality; work & organizations; capitalism; race & racial inequality; social theory Clem Aeppli is a PhD student in Sociology. He studies how the organization of work affects inequality and instability. His projects...
Daniel Alain Evrard
danielevrard@g.harvard.eduDoctoral Student in Sociology
Research Interests: Political Economy; Urban Sociology; Economic Geography; Social Impacts of Economic and Climatic Change; Poverty and Inequality; Work, Labor Markets and the Labor Process; Social Theory; Comparative Sociology. Daniel Alain Evrard is a...
Saúl Ramírez
Doctoral Student in Sociology
Research Interests: Crime and Punishment; Immigration; Inequality and Stratification; Poverty; Qualitative Methods; Race and Ethnicity; Social Policy; Sociology of Law Saúl Ramírez is a PhD student in Sociology. He graduated with a B.A. from the...
Nefara Riesch
nriesch@g.harvard.eduDoctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy
Research Interests: Criminal justice policy, policing, quantitative methods Nefara Riesch is a PhD student in Sociology and Social Policy. Her work examines policing and criminal legal system policy. Prior to her doctoral studies, Nefara worked in policy...
Mari Sanchez
mjsanchez@g.harvard.eduDoctoral Student in Sociology
Research Interests: Race & Ethnic Relations; Immigration; Inequality & Stratification; Social Movements; Cultural Sociology Mari Sanchez is a Doctoral Student in Sociology. Mari is broadly interested in how societies manage and make sense of growing...
Kyle Waldman
kylewaldman@g.harvard.eduDoctoral Student in Sociology
Research Interests: International Migration & Immigrant Integration; Social Demography; Disparities in Health; Urban & Social Policy; Work, Welfare, & Poverty; Quantitative Methods Kyle Waldman is a Doctoral Student in Sociology. Kyle was born in Los...
Brian Xiao
bxiao@g.harvard.eduDoctoral Student in Sociology
Research Interests: social demography, families, wealth, population health, quantitative methods, survey methods Brian Xiao (pictured right) is a PhD candidate in Sociology and Doctoral Trainee in Demography and Population Sciences at the Harvard Center...
Zehra Yildirim
fyildirim@g.harvard.eduDoctoral Student in Sociology
Research Interests: Demography, fertility, migration, gender, and social stratification Zehra Yildirim is a doctoral student in sociology. Her research interests include demography, fertility, migration, gender, and social stratification. In graduate...
Michael Zanger-Tishler
michael_zangertishler@g.harvard.eduDoctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy
(Sociology & Social Policy) Ph.D. Date: Spring 2026 (Expected) Dissertation Title: Data and Knowledge of the Criminal Legal System in a Comparative Perspective Dissertation Committee: Robert Sampson and Ellis Monk (Co-Chairs); Joscha Legewie, Magda...
Shira Zilberstein
szilberstein@fas.harvard.eduDoctoral Student in Sociology
Research Interests: culture, organizations, science and technology studies, political-economy, theory, qualitative and mixed methods Shira Zilberstein is a PhD candidate in sociology at Harvard University and a fellow in the Science and Technology Studies...
