Government Organization

(Sociology, May 2021)
Thesis Title: In Loco Parentis?: The Boundary Work of Campus Police
Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Michèle Lamont, Robert J. Sampson, and Joscha Legewie
Initial Position: Presidential Management Fellow/Grant Management...

(Sociology & Social Policy, November 2019)
Thesis Title: How Social Adversity and Opioid Prescription Intersect with the Criminal Justice System and Recent Mortality in the United States
Committee: Robert J. Sampson (Chair), Jason Beckfield, and Alexandra A...

(Sociology, May 2018)
Thesis Title: Ambiguous Ideals: Expertise and Morality in an Innovation Supercluster
Committee: Michèle Lamont (Chair), Frank Dobbin, and Robin Ely (Harvard Business School)
Initial Placement: Senior Social Science Analyst, U.S...

(Sociology, November 2012)
Thesis Title: The Achievement Gap, Revisited: An Empirical Assessment of What We Can Learn from East Asian Education
Committee: Mary C. Brinton (Chair), Peter V. Marsden, and Jason Beckfield
Initial Placement: Strategic Data...

(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2015)
Thesis Title: Start, Start Again: The College Pathways of Economically-Vulnerable Mothers
Committee: Mary C. Waters (Co-chair), Mary C. Brinton (Co-chair), and Kathryn Edin (Johns Hopkins University)
Initial Placement...

(Sociology, June 2003)
Thesis Title: Direct Democracy and Political Tactics: How Ballot Initiatives Increase the Competitive Dynamism of the Political Process
Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), David John Frank, Kenneth Andrews
Initial Placement: Assistant...

(Sociology, March 2007)
Thesis Title: From Captains Courageous to Captain Underpants: Children's Books as a Cultural Field in the Twentieth Century
Committee: Jason Kaufman (chair), Martin K. Whyte, Maria Tatar (Department of Germanic Languages and...

(Sociology, June 2008)
Thesis Title: How Mothers Matter: The Influence of Maternal Labor Force Participation on Familial Social Capital, Education-Related Spending for Children, and Children’s Participation in Cultural and Educational Activities
Committee...

(Sociology & Social Policy, June 2009)
Thesis Title: Financial Jitters: Trends in Income Changes among Working-Age Adults
Committee: Christopher Jencks (chair), Christopher Winship, William Julius Wilson
Initial Placement: Research Manager, Economic...

(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2010)
Thesis Title: Women’s Hiring in Context: Structural Opportunities for Discretionary Hiring
Committee: Christopher Winship (chair), Frank Dobbin, and Kathryn Edin
Initial Placement: Senior Analyst (2010-12) and Associate...