# Culture ## 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) [### Joa Alexander ](/people/joa-alexander) Doctoral Student in Organizational Behavior Research Interests: Organizational Change, Leadership, Innovation, Institutions, Organizations, Nonmarket Strategy, Networks Joa Alexander is a doctoral student in the Organizational Behavior program jointly offered by Harvard Business School and the... ![Joa Alexander headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Alexander_Joa_photo.png?itok=XadGKwjh) [### Silvan Daniel Baier ](/people/silvan-daniel-baier) Doctoral Student in Organizational Behavior Research Interests: Computational Social Science, Knowledge, Networks, Organizations, Sociology of Science Silvan Baier is a PhD student in Organizational Behavior at Harvard Business School and the Department of Sociology at Harvard University. He... ![Silvan Baier](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/baier_silvan_photo.jpg?itok=d3byWNQ9) [### Emma Bedell Bogler ](/people/emma-bedell-bogler) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Cultural sociology, social network analysis, media studies, computational text analysis, political sociology, inequality, economic sociology Emma Bedell Bogler is a PhD student in Sociology at Harvard University. Originally from... ![Emma Bedell Bogler](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bogler_emma.jpg?itok=fDsXAH93) [### Hannah Castner ](/people/hannah-castner) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Education, cultural sociology, political sociology, stratification and inequality, computational and interview methods Hannah Castner is a PhD student in sociology and a Presidential Scholar at Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate... ![Hannah Castner](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/castner_hannah_photo.jpg?itok=e5URSKFu) [### Rui Chen ](/people/rui-chen) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Political sociology, digital media, Chinese studies, computational methods\ Rui Chen is a Doctoral Student in Sociology. Rui is interested in the conceptual differences across entities, specifically the patterns of ideological... ![Harvard](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/harvard-logo-jpg-180_0.jpg?itok=xweZvOQp) [### Jane Choi ](/people/jane-c-choi) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Culture, ethnicity/race/nation, migration, class, inequality, Asia and Asian America, qualitative methods. Jane Choi is a PhD student in Sociology. In her research, she examines what is taken to constitute "authentic" ethnic, racial... ![jane choi_headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/jane%20choi_2026%20.jpeg?itok=zemznGhV) [### Marissa Combs ](/people/marissa-combs) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Education Reform, Organizational and Economic Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Accountability and Governance, Research Practice Partnerships, Research Methods Marissa Combs is a PhD student in Sociology, a PIER Fellow at the Center for... ![Marissa Combs headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-02/Marissa.linderstudio-HarvardCERP-mf-0122-web_PIER%20%284%29.jpg?itok=svc8l3mJ) [### Clayton Covington ](/people/clayton-covington) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Organizations, Political Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Sexuality, Social Movements, Globalization, Comparative & Historical Sociology, Law, Empire, Nationalism, Latin America and the Caribbean Clayton Covington is a PhD Student in... ![Clayton Covington](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/covington_clayton.jpg?itok=as4DsoSl) [### Jingyun Dai ](/people/jingyun-dai) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: culture; class and gender inequalities; higher education; intersectionality, mixed methods Jingyun Dai is a PhD candidate in sociology. Jingyun studies cultural processes and class and gender inequalities in the context of elite higher... ![jingyun dai](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/jingyun_photo.jpg?itok=GE6Tb2Qz) [### Kseniya Dzhala ](/people/kseniya-dzhala) Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy Research Interests: Housing, Culture, Social Movements, Social Policy, Relational Inequality, Qualitative Methods Kseniya Dzhala is a doctoral student in Sociology and Social Policy and a Stone PhD Scholar. She received her Bachelor's degree in Sociology... ![Kseniya Dzhala](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/Dzhala%20Kseniya%20headshot.jpg?itok=5s4i18jI) [### Major Eason ](/people/major-eason) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Environmental Inequality, Residential Segregation, Stratification, Social Movements, Demography, Mixed Methods Major Eason is a PhD student in Sociology. His research interests are broadly centered around environmental justice and... ![Major Eason](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/eason_major_photo.jpeg?itok=toXINxbe)