# 2019 (G7) ## expand\_more [### Clem Aeppli ](/people/clem-aeppli) Doctoral 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... ![Clem Aeppli](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Clem%20Aeppli.jpg?itok=n-A9z3fP) [### Daniel Alain Evrard ](/people/daniel-alain-evrard) Doctoral 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... ![D A Evrard](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/evrard_d_a_01.jpg?itok=h5qAtC4z) [### Saúl Ramírez ](/people/sa%C3%BAl-ram%C3%ADrez)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... ![Saúl Ramírez](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/ramirez_saul_july_2019.jpg?itok=98hjSZeS) [### Nefara Riesch ](/people/nefara-riesch) Doctoral 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... ![Nefara Riesch](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/riesch_photo_sociology_website.jpg?itok=2T9-oVvl) [### Mari Sanchez ](/people/mari-sanchez) Doctoral 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... ![Mari Sanchez](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/sanchez_mari.jpg?itok=OtjM5tjB) [### Kyle Waldman ](/people/kyle-waldman) Doctoral 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... ![Kyle Waldman](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/waldman_kyle.jpg?itok=YNHmCsaO) [### Brian Xiao ](/people/brian-xiao) Doctoral 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... ![Brain Xiao and Dave the cate](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Brian%20Ziao.jpg?itok=tERwlo3C) [### Zehra Yildirim ](/people/zehra-yildirim) Doctoral 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... ![Zehra Yildirim](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/yildirim_zehra_june_2019.jpg?itok=Jy-z3e8P) [### Michael Zanger-Tishler ](/people/michael-zanger-tishler) [michael\_zangertishler@g.harvard.edu](mailto:michael_zangertishler@g.harvard.edu)Doctoral 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... ![Michael Zanger-Tishler](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Zanger-Tishler_Michael_0.png?itok=_uNxuxJJ) [### Shira Zilberstein ](/people/shira-zilberstein) Doctoral 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... ![shira zilberstein](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/zilberstein.jpeg?itok=UvqJKlE7)