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Doctor of Philosophy Degrees - November 1999 through May 2019
Stefan Beljean
stefan.beljean@mwi.uni-heidelberg.de (Sociology, November 2019) Thesis Title: The Pressures of Status Reproduction: Upper-Middle-Class Youth and the Transition to Higher Education in Germany and the United States Committee: Michèle Lamont (Chair), Jason Beckfield, Jal Mehta, and Michael...
Yanhua Z. Bird
ybird@bu.edu (Organizational Behavior, May 2020) Thesis Title: Social Evaluation Dynamics in Global Platform Markets Committee: Julie Battilana (Chair), Ya-Wen Lei, Michael W. Toffel, and Christopher Marquis (Cornell University Initial Placement: Assistant Professor...
Stefan Dimitriadis
stefan.dimitriadis@rotman.utoronto.ca (Organizational Behavior, November 2019) Thesis Title: Entrepreneurship and the Institutional Environment of Developing Markets: Three Studies about Entrepreneurship in Togo Committee: Julie Battilana (Chair), Metin Sengul, Rembrand M. Koning, and Peter V...
Kelley Ty Fong
kelley.fong@uci.edu (Sociology & Social Policy, May 2020) Thesis Title: Essays on Child Protective Services Reporting Committee: Bruce Western (Co-Chair), Jocelyn Viterna (Co-Chair), and William Julius Wilson Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, School of...
Blythe Katelyn George
blythegeorge@ucmerced.edu (Sociology & Social Policy, March 2020) Thesis Title: Tribal Lands, Tribal Men, and Tribal Responsibilities: World Renewal Fathers with Criminal Records and Their Perceptions of Work and Fatherhood On- and Off-Reservation Committee: William Julius Wilson...
Nina Gheihman
ninagheihman@berkeley.edu (Sociology, May 2020) Thesis Title: Veganized: How Cultural Entrepreneurs Transformed a Fringe Movement Committee: Michèle Lamont (Chair), Bart Bonikowski, and Vanina Leschziner (University of Toronto) Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Researcher at the...
Leroy Gonsalves
lgons@bu.edu (Organizational Behavior, May 2020) Thesis Title: Contentious Practices and Reputational Threat Committee: Julie Battilana (Co-Chair), Frank Dobbin (Co-Chair), Alexandra A. Killewald, and András Tilcsik (Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto)...
Gru Han
gruhan33@gmail.com (Sociology, March 2020) Thesis Title: Government Regulation and Economic Globalization: The Diffusion of Antitrust Law and Merger Control and Its Influence on Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Committee: Frank Dobbin (Chair), Alexandra A. Killewald...
Charlotte Lloyd
charlottelloyd@abtassoc.com (Sociology, November 2019) Thesis Title: Managing Indigeneity, Cultivating Citizens: Reconciliation Action Plans in Australian Organizations Committee: Jocelyn Viterna (Chair), Bart Bonikowski, and Michèle Lamont Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow in...
Robert Allen Manduca
rmanduca@umich.edu (Sociology & Social Policy, May 2020) Thesis Title: Social Structure, Space, and the Dynamics of Income Inequality Committee: Robert J. Sampson (Chair), Mario Luis Small, and Jason Beckfield Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University...
Margot C. Moinester
mmoinester@wustl.edu (Sociology, May 2020) Thesis Title: Growth and Inequality in American Immigration Enforcement Committee: Alexandra A. Killewald (Co-Chair), Mary C. Waters (Co-Chair), and Jason Beckfield Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Washington...
Jared Nathan Schachner
jschachn@usc.edu (Sociology & Social Policy, May 2020) Thesis Title: Contextual Selection and Intergenerational Reproduction Committee: Robert J. Sampson (Chair), Alexandra A. Killewald, and Christopher Jencks Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Scholar/Mansueto Fellow...
Alicia DeSantola
aliciads@uw.edu (Organizational Behavior, May 2019) Thesis Title: The Dynamics of New Venture Development: Scaling and Entrepreneurial Teams Committee: Ranjay Gulati (Chair), Frank Dobbin, Rory McDonald, and Laura Huang Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University...
Alexandra Feldberg
afeldberg@hbs.edu (Organizational Behavior, May 2019) Thesis Title: Butchers, Bakers, and Barcharts: Gender and Knowledge in a Grocery Chain Committee: Kathleen L. McGinn (Chair), Michael L. Tushman, Frank Dobbin, and Peter V. Marsden Initial Placement: Assistant Professor...
Anny Tazio Fenton
Annyt_fenton@dfci.harvard.edu (Sociology, May 2019) Thesis Title: Sex and the Pediatrician’s Office: Using the HPV Vaccine to Explore How Sexuality Shapes Healthcare Experiences and Medical Decision Making Committee: Jason Beckfield (Chair), Alexandra A. Killewald, and Tey Meadow...
Elizabeth Hansen
elizabeth_hansen@hks.harvard.edu (Organizational Behavior, May 2019) Thesis Title: Institutional Leadership, Innovation, and Organizational Change During Technical Transitions: A Study of Digital Transformation in Public Radio Committee: Michael L. Tushman (Chair), Leslie Perlow, Julie...
Hope Harvey
hope.harvey@uky.edu (Sociology & Social Policy, November 2018) Thesis Title: Experiences of Doubling-up among American Families with Children Committee: Alexandra A. Killewald (Co-Chair), Devah Pager (Co-Chair), Mario L. Small, and Kathryn Edin Initial Placement...
Barbara Kiviat
bkiviat@stanford.edu (Sociology & Social Policy, May 2019) Thesis Title: Prediction and the Moral Order: Contesting Fairness in Consumer Data Capitalism Committee: Frank Dobbin (Chair), Jason Beckfield, and Mario L. Small Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of...
Carly Renee Knight
carly.knight@nyu.edu (Sociology, November 2018) Thesis Title: Creatures of the State: Corporate Personification During the Rise of Big Business Committee: Frank Dobbin (Chair), Jason Beckfield, Bart Bonikowski, and Greta Krippner Initial Placement: Assistant Professor...
Katherine Ann Morris
katherinemorris@fb.com (Sociology, May 2019) Thesis Title: More than a Helping Hand: Personal Network Structure and Functional, Cognitive, and Emotional Health Committee: Jason Beckfield (Chair), Alexandra A. Killewald, and Lisa Berkman Initial Placement: Research Scientist...
Ekédi Mpondo-Dika
empondo@berkeley.edu (Sociology, March 2019) Thesis Title: Adversity, Ambivalence, and Mental Health: The Emotional Costs of Severe Deprivation Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Matthew Desmond, and Patricia Fernandez-Kelly Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research...
Jasmin Aviva Sandelson
jas2499@columbia.edu (Sociology, May 2019) Thesis Title: Looking Out: Hope, Help, and Friendship Between Poor, Teenaged Girls Committee: Matthew Desmond (Co-Chair), Michèle Lamont (Co-Chair), and Mary C. Waters Position: Independent Writer; MFA student at New York University...
Daniel Wu
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2019) Thesis Title: The Process of Building, Sustaining, and Using Cross-occupational Collaborations Committee: Jason Beckfield (Chair), Mario L. Small, and Katherine Stovel Initial Placement: Privacy Counsel and Legal...
Monica Clarice Bell
monica.bell@yale.edu (Sociology & Social Policy, May 2018) Thesis Title: Essays on Policing, Legal Estrangement & Urban Marginality Committee: Bruce Western (Chair), Michèle Lamont, Robert J. Sampson, and Matthew Desmond (Princeton) Initial Placement: Associate Professor...
Brielle Eileen Bryan
briellebryan@rice.edu (Sociology & Social Policy, May 2018) Thesis Title: Criminal Justice, Self-Sufficiency, and the Life Course: An Examination of Income, Support and Housing Trajectories After Incarceration and Conviction Committee: Bruce Western (Chair), Alexandra A...
Matthew Kevin Clair
mclair@stanford.edu (Sociology, May 2018) Thesis Title: Privilege and Punishment: Unequal Experiences of Criminal Justice Committee: Michèle Lamont (Co-Chair), Devah Pager (Co-Chair), Lawrence D. Bobo, Bart Bonikowski, and Bruce Western Initial Placement: Quattrone Center...
Katie Miyagi Derzon
ivy-yard-dean@fas.harvard.edu (Sociology, May 2018) Thesis Title: Collateral Consequences: How Increased Incarceration Rates Transform Parenting and Partnership in Low-income Boston Neighborhoods Committee: Jocelyn Viterna (Chair), Mary C. Waters, and Kathryn Edin (Princeton) Initial...
Mazen Elfakhani
(Sociology, November 2017) Thesis Title: The Emergence of the On-Demand Economy and its Significance for Workers Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Orlando Patterson, and William Julius Wilson Initial Placement: Associate at McKinsey & Company, Dubai...
Carl E. Gershenson
carleg@princeton.edu (Sociology, May 2018) Thesis Title: The Social and Political Origins of the American Business Corporation, 1787-1861 Committee: Frank Dobbin (Chair), Jason Beckfield, and Daniel Carpenter Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of...
Anshul Kumar
akumar@mghihp.edu (Sociology, May 2018) Thesis Title: Innovating in Education: NGO Interventions in New Delhi Government Schools Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Katherine Merseth, and Orlando Patterson Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Health...
Dong-Ju Lee
dong-ju.lee@mq.edu.au (Sociology, May 2018) Thesis Title: Treaties, Networks, and the Institutionalization of Reproductive Policies in the World, 1919-2014 Committee: Frank Dobbin (Chair), Mary C. Brinton, and Jason Beckfield Initial Placement: University Tutor, Macquarie...
Christy Ley
leyc@gao.gov (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...
Jundai Liu
ljundai@umich.edu (Sociology, May 2018) Thesis Title: Communal Organization and Civic Solidarity: Political Participation in Guarding Rural Collective Land Rights in Contemporary China Committee: Martin K. Whyte (Chair), Mary C. Brinton, and Elizabeth J. Perry Initial...
Ryann Manning
ryann.manning@rotman.utoronto.ca (Organizational Behavior, November 2017) Thesis Title: Organizing for Resilience: Mobilization by Sierra Leonean Diaspora Communities in Response to the 2014-2015 Ebola Crisis Committee: Michèle Lamont (Co-Chair), Kathleen L. McGinn (Co-Chair), Julie...
Eunsil Oh
eoh26@wisc.edu (Sociology, May 2018) Thesis Title: Defining Female Achievement: Gender, Class, and Work in Contemporary Korea Committee: Mary C. Brinton (Chair), Alexandra A. Killewald, Paul Y. Chang, and Jocelyn Viterna Initial Placement: Lecturer on Sociology...
Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2016-17
Asad L. Asad
asadasad@stanford.edu (Sociology, May 2017) Thesis Title: Reconsidering Immigrant Illegality: How Immigrants Perceive the Risk of Immigration Law and Enforcement Committee: Mary C. Waters (Chair), Filiz Garip, Mario L. Small, and William Julius Wilson Initial Placement...
Curtis Kwinyen Chan
curtis.chan@bc.edu (Organizational Behavior, May 2017) Thesis Title: A Double-Edged Sword of Organizational Culture: The Emergence of Unanticipated Consequences to Managerial Cultural Efforts Committee: Michel Anteby (Co-Chair), Leslie A. Perlow (Co-Chair), Frank Dobbin...
Caitlin Daniel
(Sociology, May 2017) Thesis Title: Economic and Cultural Influences on Parents’ Food Decisions Committee: Michèle Lamont (Chair), Jason Beckfield, Christopher Wildeman, Kathryn Edin, and Mark C. Pachucki Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow...
Vince Feng
(Sociology, May 2017) Thesis Title: A Sociocultural Paradigm for Pricing: How Status, Cognitive Authority, and Professional Culture Qualify Market Values Committee: Frank Dobbin (Chair), Peter V. Marsden, and Christopher Marquis Current Position: Co...
Nicole Arlette Hirsch
nicole.a.hirsch@gmail.com (Sociology, May 2017) Thesis Title: Advocacy and Anti-Racism: How Institutions Shape Organizational Responses to Racially Biased Policing in France and the United States Committee: Michèle Lamont (Chair), Lawrence D. Bobo, Tamara Kay, Patrick Simon, and...
David Myers Hureau
dhureau@albany.edu (Sociology & Social Policy, November 2016) Thesis Title: Essays Exploring Urban Violence Committee: Robert J. Sampson (Co-Chair), Bruce Western (Co-Chair), and Matthew Desmond Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, School of Criminal...
Theodore S. Leenman
tleenman@harderco.com (Sociology, May 2017) Thesis Title: Reconceiving Risk: Relational Understandings of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and the Down-Low Committee: Jason Beckfield (Chair), Michèle Lamont, and Tey Meadow Initial Placement: Harvard College Fellow, Department of...
Jonathan Jan Benjamin Mijs
mijs@bu.edu (Sociology, May 2017) Thesis Title: Institutions as Inferential Spaces: How People Learn About Inequality Committee: Jason Beckfield (Chair), Lawrence D. Bobo, and Devah Pager Initial Placement: Assistant Professorial Research Fellow in Ethnicity, Race...
Kristin L. Perkins
kristin.perkins@georgetown.edu (Sociology & Social Policy, May 2017) Thesis Title: Household Instability during Childhood and Young Adult Outcomes Committee: Robert J. Sampson (Chair), Kathryn Edin (Johns Hopkins University), Alexandra A. Killewald, and Bruce Western Initial Placement...
Jessica Danielle Tollette
jtollette@poverty-action.org (Sociology, May 2017) Thesis Title: Noticeably Invisible: Race, Intergroup Relations, and Immigrant Integration in Madrid Committee: Mary C. Waters (Chair), Lawrence D. Bobo, and Filiz Garip First Placement: Academic Director of the Bachelor in Behavior...
Phoenix Chi Wang
(Sociology, May 2017) Thesis Title: Discretion, Cognition, and Embodiment in Process: Days and Nights with 911 Dispatchers Committee: Michèle Lamont (Co-Chair), Bart Bonikowski (Co-Chair), Matthew Desmond, and Jeffrey J. Sallaz (Arizona) Current Position...
Holly Wood
(Sociology, May 2017) Thesis Title: Courting Trouble: A Qualitative Examination of Sexual Inequality in Partnering Practice Committee: Jocelyn Viterna (Chair), Christopher Jencks, Kathryn Edin, and Elizabeth A. Armstrong
Jackelyn Hwang
(Sociology & Social Policy, November 2015) Thesis Title: Gentrification, Race, and Immigration in the Changing American City Committee: Robert J. Sampson (Chair), William Julius Wilson, Mary C. Waters, and Alexandra A. Killewald Initial Placement...
Anthony Abraham Jack
(Sociology, May 2016) Thesis Title: Same Folks, Different Strokes: Class, Culture, and the "New" Diversity at Elite Colleges and Universities Committee: William Julius Wilson (Chair), Michèle Lamont, Robert J. Sampson, and Mary C. Waters Initial Placement...
Joseph Carney Krupnick
(Sociology, May 2016) Thesis Title: You Go, I Go: Searching for Strength and Self in the American Gym Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Orlando Patterson, and Matthew Desmond Current Position: Founder, The Krupnick Approach, Test Preparation and...
Jeremy Levine
(Sociology, May 2016) Thesis Title: Slow Train Coming: Power, Politics, and Redevelopment Planning in an American City Committee: William Julius Wilson (Co-Chair), Christopher Winship (Co-Chair), Robert J. Sampson, and Jocelyn Viterna Initial Placement...
Kimberly Elizabeth Pernell
(Sociology, May 2016) Thesis Title: The Causes of the Divergent Development of Banking Regulation in the U.S., Canada, and Spain Committee: Frank Dobbin (Chair), Michèle Lamont, Jason Beckfield, and David Scharfstein (Harvard Business School) Initial...
Jessica Tayloe Simes
(Sociology, May 2016) Thesis Title: Essays on Place and Punishment in America Committee: Bruce Western (Chair), Matthew Desmond, Devah Pager, and Robert J. Sampson Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Boston University
Queenie X. Zhu
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2016) Thesis Title: (Hiding) in Plain Sight: How Class Matters Differently Among Low-Income Students in Suburban Schools Committee: Mary C. Waters (Co-Chair), Kathryn Edin (Co-Chair), Christopher Jencks, William Julius...
Jovonne Juanita Bickerstaff
jbickerstaff@ACLS.org (Sociology, May 2015) Thesis Title: Together, Close, Resilient: Essays on Emotion Work Among Black Couples Committee: Orlando Patterson (Chair), Mary C. Brinton, Christopher Winship, and Jason Beckfield Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Associate for the ...
Anmol Chaddha
(Sociology & Social Policy, March 2015) Thesis Title: The Welfare Functions of Credit and Debt in an Era of Rising Inequality Committee: William Julius Wilson (Chair), Lawrence D. Bobo, Bruce Western, and Jason Beckfield Initial Placement: Hutchins Fellow...
Nicole M. Deterding
(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...
Ethan Fosse
(Sociology, May 2015) Thesis Title: Cultural Continuity and the Rise of the Millennials: Generational Trends in Politics, Religion, and Economic Values Committee: Orlando Patterson (Chair), Christopher Winship, and Jason Beckfield Initial Placement...
Maocan Guo
(Sociology, May 2015) Thesis Title: Towards a General Theory of Education-based Inequality and Mobility: Who Wins and Loses under China's Educational Expansion, 1981-2010 Committee: Martin K. Whyte (Chair), Christopher Winship, and Jason Beckfield
Erin Latrice Henry
(Organizational Behavior, May 2015) Thesis Title: Facilitative Boundary Leadership: Enabling Collaboration in Complex, Multi-Organizational Work Committee: Amy C. Edmondson (Chair), Julie Battilana, and Filiz Garip Initial Placement: Senior Director...
Danilo Mandić
(Sociology, May 2015) Thesis Title: Separatists, Gangsters and Other Statesmen: The State, Secession and Organized Crime in Serbia and Georgia, 1989-2012 Committee: Mary C. Waters (Chair), Orlando Patterson, and Bart Bonikowski Initial Placement: Lecturer...
Christopher Michael Muller
muller@fas.harvard.edu (Sociology, November 2014) Thesis Title: Historical Origins of Racial Inequality in Incarceration in the United States Committee: Bruce Western (Chair), Christopher Winship, Orlando Patterson, and Robert J. Sampson Initial Placement: Assistant Professor...
Faaiza Rashid
(Organizational Behavior, March 2015) Thesis Title: Mutual Accountability and Its Influence on Team Performance Committee: Amy C. Edmondson (Chair), Robin J. Ely, and Filiz Garip
Alvaro Agustín Santana Acuña
(Sociology, November 2014) Thesis Title: The Making of a National Cadastre (1763-1807): State Uniformization, Nature Valuation, and Organizational Change in France Committee: Michèle Lamont (Chair), Filiz Garip, Philip Gorski (Sociology, Yale University)...
Tracey L. Shollenberger
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2015) Thesis Title: Essays on Schools, Crime, and Punishment Committee: Bruce Western (Chair), Christopher Jencks (Harvard Kennedy School), and Alexandra Killewald Initial Placement: Senior Research Associate, Urban...
Benjamin Curran Sosnaud
(Sociology, May 2015) Thesis Title: Life Chances: Infant Mortality, Institutions, and Inequality in the United States Committee: Jason Beckfield (Chair), Bruce Western, and Christopher Jencks (Harvard Kennedy School) Initial Placement: Harvard College...
Deirdre Bloome
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2014) Thesis Title: Essays on Economic Mobility and Inequality in the United States Committee: Bruce Western (Chair), Christopher Jencks, William Julius Wilson, and Jason Beckfield Initial Placement: Assistant professor of...
Burak Eskici
(Sociology, May 2014) Thesis Title: Institutional and Cultural Roots of Industrial Development in Modern Turkey Committee: Orlando Patterson (Chair), Filiz Garip, and Jason Beckfield Initial Placement: Harvard College Fellow, Department of Sociology...
Sara Sternberg Greene
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2014) Thesis Title: Essays in Access to Civil Justice Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Jason Beckfield, and Kathryn Edin Initial Placement: Associate Professor of Law, Duke Law School Greene received her BA in 2002...
Dong-Kyun (DK) Im
dongkyunim@snu.ac.kr (Sociology, March 2014) Thesis Title: Attitudes and Beliefs about Distributive Justice in China Committee: Martin K. Whyte (Chair), Christopher Winship, Jason Beckfield, and Bart Bonikowski Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Urban...
Matthew Kaliner
(Sociology, March 2014) Thesis Title: Art, Crime, and the Image of the City Committee: Robert J. Sampson (Chair), William Julius Wilson, and Christopher Winship Initial Placement: Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University Current Position: Lecturer in...
Joyce Liu
(Sociology, November 2013) Thesis Title: Expertise Diversification and the Transformation of the Field of Contemporary Chinese Art: 1979-2012 Committee: Michèle Lamont (Chair), Frank Dobbin, Martin K. Whyte, and Claude Rosental
Eva Rosen
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2014) Thesis Title: The Rise of the Horizontal Ghetto: Poverty in a Post-public Housing Era Committee: Mary C. Waters (Chair), Matthew Desmond, Kathryn Edin, Michele Lamont, and William Julius Wilson Initial Placement...
Geniece Crawford
(Sociology, May 2013) Thesis Title: Motherhood on the Outside: Reintegration and Moral Meaning Making among Ex-Offender Mothers Committee: Kathryn Edin (Chair), Christopher Winship, and Bruce Western Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology and...
Katherine Jessica Drake Czehut
(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...
Megan M. Holland
(Sociology, May 2013) Thesis Title: Unequal Playing Fields, Same Game: The College Application Process for Students at Diverse High Schools Committee: Kathryn Edin (Chair), William Julius Wilson, Mary C. Brinton, and Jal Mehta (HGSE) Initial Placement...
Ji Wook Jung
(Sociology, November 2012) Thesis Title: Shareholder Value and Workforce Downsizing, 1981-2006 Committee: Frank Dobbin (Chair), Peter V. Marsden, and Christopher Marquis (HBS) Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, National...
Cassi L. Pittman Claytor
(Sociology & Social Policy, November 2012) Thesis Title: Race, Social Context, and Consumption: How Race Structures the Consumption Preferences and Practices of Middle and Working-Class Blacks Committee: William Julius Wilson (Chair), Michèle Lamont...
Rupert Russell
(Sociology, May 2013) Thesis Title: Dying of Encouragement: From Pitch to Production in Hollywood Committee: Orlando Patterson (Chair), Christopher Winship, and Jason Beckfield Current Position: Writer and Film Director Rupert Russell is a writer and...
Vaughn Tan
(Organizational Behavior, May 2013) Thesis Title: Intentional Ambiguity Committee: Amy Edmondson (Co-chair, HBS), Christopher Winship (Co-chair), and Jeffrey Polzer (HBS) Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Department of...
Chana Tova Teeger
(Sociology, May 2013) Thesis Title: Teaching Transformations: History Education and Race Relations in Post-Apartheid South Africa Committee: Mary C. Waters (Chair), William Julius Wilson, Jocelyn Viterna, and Bart Bonikowski Initial Placement: National...
András Tilcsik
(Organizational Behavior, November 2012) Thesis Title: Remembrance of Things Past: Individual Imprinting in Organizations Committee: Frank Dobbin (Chair), Peter V. Marsden, and Christopher Marquis Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Strategic...
Joshua Wakeham
(Sociology, November 2012) Thesis Title: Managing in the Face of Ambiguity and Uncertainty: The Problems of Interpretation and Coordination in Juvenile Justice Organizations Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Michèle Lamont, Orlando Patterson, and...
Weihua An
(Sociology, November 2011) Thesis Title: Peer Effects on Adolescent Smoking and Social Network-Based Interventions Committee: Christopher Winship (Co-chair), Martin K. Whyte (Co-chair), and A. James O’Malley Initial Placement: Assistant Professor...
Victor Tan Chen
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2012) Thesis Title: Meritless: Unemployed Autoworkers, the Social Safety Net, and the Culture of Meritocracy in America and Canada Committee: William Julius Wilson (Chair), Katherine S. Newman, and Bruce Western Initial...
Oana Monica Dan
(Sociology, May 2012) Thesis Title: Public Opinion, National Party Positions and the European Commission: Contours of the Public Sphere in the European Union Committee: Jason Beckfield (Chair), Michèle Lamont, and Vivien Schmidt (Boston University)...
Nathan Edward Fosse
(Sociology, May 2012) Thesis Title: When Tomorrow is Never Promised: Drug Use, Sexual Health, and Beliefs Toward the Future Among Low-Income Emerging Adults Committee: Michèle Lamont (chair), Kathryn Edin, and William Julius Wilson Initial Placement...
Andreea Daniela Gorbatâi
(Organizational Behavior, May 2012) Thesis Title: Social Structure and Mechanisms of Collective Production: Evidence from Wikipedia Committee: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski (Chair), Peter V. Marsden, J. Richard Hackman, and Toby E. Stuart Initial Placement...
Patrick Hamm
(Sociology, May 2012) Thesis Title: Food Production during the Transition to Capitalism: A Comparative Political Economy of Russia and China Committee: Martin K. Whyte (Chair), Jason Beckfield, and Ivan Szelenyi (Yale University) Initial Placement...
Kevin Michael Lewis
(Sociology, May 2012) Thesis Title: Stratification in the Early Stages of Mate Choice Committee: Peter V. Marsden (Chair), Jocelyn Viterna, Martin K. Whyte, and Michèle Lamont Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of...
Eun Mi Mun
(Sociology, November 2011) Thesis Title: The Organizational Reproduction of Gender Inequality: The Equal Employment Opportunity Law and Women’s Employment in Japan, 1986-2009 Committee: Mary C. Brinton (Chair), Jason Beckfield, Frank Dobbin, and Peter V...
Ann Lauren Owens
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2012) Thesis Title: The New Geography of Subsidized Housing: Implications for Urban Poverty Committee: Robert J. Sampson and Christopher Jencks (Co-chairs), William Julius Wilson, and Kathryn Edin Initial Placement...
Sanjay Pinto
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2012) Ph.D. Date: May 2012 Thesis Title: Nations and Occupations: Towards a New Political Economy of Work Committee: Jason Beckfield (chair), Torben Iversen, Bruce Western, Ben Schneider Initial Placement: Postdoctoral...
Erin Marie Reid
(Organizational Behavior, May 2012) Thesis Title: Men and the Ideal Worker Image Committee: Robin J. Ely (Chair), Peter V. Marsden, and Michel Anteby Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Organizational Behavior, Boston University School of Management...
Sameer B. Srivastava
sameersriv@berkeley.edu (Organizational Behavior, May 2012) Thesis Title: Social Capital Activation during Times of Organizational Change Committee: Peter V. Marsden (Co-Chair), Toby E. Stuart (Co-Chair), Frank Dobbin, J. Richard Hackman, and Roberto M. Fernandez (MIT) Initial...
John Almandoz
(Organizational Behavior, March 2011) Thesis Title: The Invisible Hand and the Good of Communities: The Influence of Institutional Logics on the Founding Teams of Local Banks Committee: Christopher Marquis (Chair), Christopher Winship, Jeffrey Polzer, and...
Christopher Andrew Bail
(Sociology, May 2011) Thesis Title: Terrified: Fringe Movements, Emotions, and Islam, 2001-2008 Committee: Michèle Lamont (Chair), Orlando Patterson, Jocelyn Viterna, Mary C. Waters, and William Julius Wilson Initial Placement: Robert Wood Johnson...
Jeffrey Steven Denis
(Sociology, May 2011) Thesis Title: Canadian Apartheid: Boundaries and Bridges in Aboriginal-White Relations Committee: William Julius Wilson (Chair), Mary C. Waters, Michèle Lamont, Lawrence D. Bobo, and Frederic Wien (Dalhousie University) Initial...
Crystal Marie Fleming
(Sociology, May 2011) Thesis Title: Imagining French Atlantic Slavery: A Comparison of Mnemonic Entrepreneurs and Antillean Migrants in Metropolitan France (1980-2010) Committee: Michèle Lamont (Chair), Orlando Patterson, Christopher Winship, and Mary...
Corina Graif
(Sociology, May 2011) Thesis Title: Mobility in Isolation: Neighborhood Effects, Spatial Embeddedness, and Inequality in the Migration Pathways of the Urban Poor Committee: Robert Sampson (Chair), Mary C. Waters, Christopher Winship, Peter Marsden, and...
Seth Donal Hannah
(Sociology, May 2011) Thesis Title: Clinical Care in Environments of Hyperdiversity: Race, Culture, and Ethnicity in a Post Pentad World Committee: Mary-Jo Delvecchio Good (Chair), Christopher Winship, and David Laurence Ager Initial Placement: Lecturer...
Onoso Ikphemi Imoagene
(Sociology, May 2011) Thesis Title: The Second Generation in the U.S. and U.K.: Identity Work Among Adults of Nigerian Descent Committee : Mary C. Waters (Chair), Christopher Winship, and Orlando Patterson Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of...
Simone Ispa-Landa
(Sociology, May 2011) Thesis Title: The Wealth of Our Neighbors: School Racial Integration as a Gendered Process Committee : Orlando Patterson (Chair), Robert J. Sampson, William Julius Wilson, and Christopher Winship Initial Placement: Post Doctoral...
Alison Denton Jones
(Sociology, November 2010) Thesis Title: A Modern Religion?: The State, The People, and the Remaking of Buddhism in Urban China Today Committee : Martin K. Whyte (Chair), Christopher Winship, and Nancy T. Ammerman (Boston University) Initial Placement...
Soohan Kim
(Sociology, May 2011) Thesis Title: Corporate Restructurings and Racial and Gender Inequality at Work, 1980-2002 Committee : Frank Dobbin (Chair), Peter V. Marsden, and Mary C. Brinton Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, School of Technology, UNIST...
Charles Edward Loeffler
(Sociology, May 2011) Thesis Title: Estimating the Effects of Imprisonment on the Life-Course Committee: Robert J. Sampson (Chair), Christopher Winship, and Bruce Western Current Position: Jerry Lee Assistant Professor of Criminology, Department of...
Amanda Ruth Merryman
(Organizational Behavior, May 2011) Thesis Title: Mutiny in the Workplace: When Leaders Are Challenged From Within Committee: Joshua Margolis (Chair), Amy C. Edmondson, Peter V. Marsden, and Christopher Winship Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of...
Katherine N. Gan
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2010) Thesis T itle: 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...
Mark Pachucki
(Sociology, May 2010) Thesis Title: A ‘Taste’ for Tastes: Social Influence, Food Choice, and Health Behaviors in a Social Network Committee: Nicholas A. Christakis (chair), Michèle Lamont, and Filiz Garip Initial Placement: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...
Sabrina Pendergrass
(Sociology, May 2010) Thesis Title: Making Moves: Place, Culture, and Stratification in African American Reverse Migration to the Urban South Committee: Michèle Lamont (chair), William Julius Wilson, and Prudence Carter Initial Placement: Provost's...
Graziella Moraes Dias da Silva
(Sociology, May 2010) Thesis Title: Re-making Class, Race, and Nation: Black Professionals in Brazil and South Africa Committee: Michèle Lamont (chair), William Julius Wilson, Prudence Carter, and Edward Telles Initial Placement: Post-doctoral Research...
Laura Tach
(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2010) Thesis Title: Beyond Concentrated Poverty: The Social and Temporal Dynamics of Mixed-Income Neighborhoods Committee: Christopher Jencks (chair), Kathryn Edin, and Robert J. Sampson Initial Placement: Robert Wood...
Matthew Gerard Baggetta
(Sociology, June 2009) Thesis Title: Civic Development in Apolitical Associations Committee: Robert J. Sampson (chair), Christopher Winship, and Marshall Ganz Initial Placement: Harvard College Fellow and Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University Current...
Lydia N. Bean
(Sociology, June 2009) Thesis Title: The Politics of Evangelical Identity in the United States and Canada Committee: Robert Sampson (chair), Jason Kaufman, Theda Skocpol, and Nancy Ammerman Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Baylor...
Allison Ruth Binns
(Sociology, November 2008) Thesis Title: An Examination of the Effects of Organizational Justice on Work Behavior after Salary Negotiation and Arbitration Committee: Peter V. Marsden (chair), Christopher Winship, Max Bazerman, and Lawrence Lucchino, Esq...
Stacey Jean Bosick
(Sociology, June 2009) Thesis Title: Crime and the Transition to Adulthood: A Person-Centered Analysis of At-Risk Boys Coming of Age in 1940s Boston, 1970s London, and 1990s Pittsburgh Committee: Robert J. Sampson (chair), Mary C. Waters, and John H. Laub...
Jesse William Bradford
(Sociology & Social Policy, March 2009) Thesis Title: American/Muslims: Reactive Solidarity, Identity Politics and Social Identity Formation in the Aftermath of September 11th Committee: Mary C. Waters (chair), Christopher Winship, and Katherine S. Newman...
Diane Gregorio
(Organizational Behavior) Thesis Title: Compassion for the Stigmatized: Understanding Altruistic Responses towards Marginalized Individuals Committee: Amy C. Edmondson (co-chair), Robin J. Ely (co-chair), and Wendy Berry Mendes. Current Position: Life...
Sarah Caitlin Halpern-Meekin
(Sociology & Social Policy, June 2009) Thesis Title: A Relationship Legacy: The Intergenerational Transmission of Marriage and Divorce Committee: Kathryn Edin (chair), William Julius Wilson, and Martin K. Whyte Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow...
Chunping Han
(Sociology, June 2009) Thesis Title: Rural-Urban Cleavages in Perceptions of Inequality in Contemporary China Committee: Martin K. Whyte (chair), Christopher Winship, and Christopher Jencks Initial Placement: Assistant professor, Sociology & Anthropology...
Richard Mora
(Sociology & Social Policy, June 2009) Thesis Title: Masculine Aspirations: Latino Adolescent Boys and Collective Hegemonic Masculinity Committee: William Julius Wilson (chair), Kathryn Edin, and Ann A. Ferguson Initial Placement: Assistant Professor...
Bikila Tajh Ochoa
(Sociology & Social Policy, June 2009) Thesis Title: “We're Just Trying to Teach Them to be Human Beings in an Unjust World”: Choice, Individual Responsibility, and Conflict in a Juvenile Re-entry Program Committee: William Julius Wilson (chair), Robert J...
Maria Guadalupe Rendon
(Sociology & Social Policy, June 2009) Thesis Title: Second Generation Optimism and the Reproduction of a Working Class: The Case of Mexican-Americans in High Poverty Neighborhoods Committee: Mary C. Waters (chair), Robert J. Sampson, William Julius...
Lauren Audrie Rivera
(Sociology, June 2009) Thesis Title: Hiring and Inequality in Elite Professional Service Firms Committee: Michèle Lamont (chair), Frank Dobbin, and Mary C. Brinton Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Management & Organizations, Kellogg School of...
Marya Hill-Popper Besharov
(Organizational Behavior, June 2008) Thesis Title: Mission Goes Corporate: Employee Behavior in a Mission-Driven Business Committee: Peter V. Marsden (chair), J. Richard Hackman, Kathleen L. McGinn Current Placement: Associate Professor of Organizational...
Stephanie Howling Cacace
(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...
Peter Dewan
(Sociology, June 2008) Thesis Title: The Health Effects of Relative Status Committee: Nicholas A. Christakis (chair), Christopher Winship, Peter V. Marsden Current Position: Principal Consultant, 88 Analytics Dr. Peter DeWan, PhD. is the VP of Research &...
Luisa L. Heredia
(Sociology, June 2008) Thesis Title: Faith in Action: The Catholic Church and the Immigrant Rights Movement, 1980-2007 Committee: Mary C. Waters (chair), William Julius Wilson, and Jennifer Hochschild Initial Placement: Post Doctoral Fellow, University of...
Elisabeth Jacobs
(Sociology, June 2008) Thesis Title: Family Economic Insecurity in the United States Committee: Christopher Jencks (chair), Theda Skocpol, William Julius Wilson, Katherine Newman Initial Placement: American Sociological Association Congressional Fellow...
Jee Young Kim
(Sociology, June 2008) Thesis Title: Governance Beyond Borders: Anti-Sweatshop Regulation in Vietnam's Fashion and Footwear Industries Committee: Martin K. Whyte (chair), Frank Dobbin, Regina Abrami Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Sociology...
Therese Leung
(Sociology, June 2008) Thesis Title: Add Water and Oil, then Stir: The Incompatibility of Work and Family Committee: Mary Brinton (chair), Annemette Sorensen, Kathryn Edin Initial Placement: Labor Policy Advisor for the U.S. House of Representatives...
Dongxiao Liu
(Sociology, November 2007) Thesis Title: How World Conferences Matter: International Political Participation and Organizational Changes in the Chinese and Indian Women’s Movements Committee: Theda Skocpol (chair), Martin K. Whyte, Kenneth Andrews Current...
Paromita Sanyal
(Sociology, June 2008) Thesis Title: Credit, Capital, or Coalition?: Microfinance and Women’s Agency Committee: Martin K. Whyte (Chair), Mary C. Brinton, and Martha Chen Current Placement: Associate Professor of Sociology, Florida State University...
Patrick Sharkey
(Sociology & Social Policy, November 2007) Thesis Title: The Enduring Inequality of Race and Place: Racial Inequality in the Neighborhood Environment over the Life Course and across Generations Committee: Robert J. Sampson (Chair); William Julius Wilson...
Christopher Wimer
(Sociology & Social Policy, November 2007) Thesis Title: Successful Childrearing in Diverse Neighborhood Environments: Understanding the Role of Secure, Stable Employment Committee: Robert J. Sampson (chair), William Julius Wilson, Annemette Sorensen...
Felix Veit Elwert
(Sociology, March 2007) Thesis Title: Cohabitation, Divorce, and the Trial Marriage Hypothesis Committee: Christopher Winship, Nicholas A. Christakis, Martin K. Whyte Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison...
Cybelle Fox
(Sociology & Social Policy, June 2007) Thesis Title: The Boundaries of Social Citizenship: Race, Immigration and the American Welfare State, 1900-1950 Committee: Lawrence Bobo, William Julius Wilson, Jennifer Hochschild, Theda Skocpol Initial Placement...
Jason Gabler
(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...
June Kim Han
(Sociology, June 2007) Thesis Title: Becoming South Asian: An Examination of Identity, Intergroup Relations, and Responses to 9/11 Committee: Mary C. Waters (chair), William Julius Wilson, Vivian Louie, Nazli Kibria
Suk ki Kong
(Sociology, March 2007) Thesis Title: Transnational Mobilization to Empower Local Activism: A Comparison of the Korean Human Rights and Environmental Movements Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), Kenneth Andy Andrews, Sanjeev Khagram Initial Placement...
Chaeyoon Lim
(Sociology, June 2007) Thesis Title: Networks, Mobilization, and Citizen Participation in Politics Committee: Peter V. Marsden (chair), Jason Kaufman, Marshall Ganz, Kenneth T. Andrews Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Saguaro Seminar: Civic...
Alexandra Marin
(Sociology, June 2007) Thesis Title: Social Capital as Process: The Network Sources of Latent, Available, and Accessed Job Information Committee: Peter V. Marsden (chair), David R. Gibson, Robert M. Fernandez Initial Placement: Assistant Professor...
Helen B. Marrow
(Sociology & Social Policy, June 2007) Thesis Title: Southern Becoming: Immigrant Incorporation and Race Relations in the Rural U.S. South Committee: Mary C. Waters (Chair), Jennifer L. Hochschild, William J. Wilson Initial Placement: Lecturer, Committee...
Shelley McDonough Kimelberg
(Sociology, June 2007) Thesis Title: Risky Business: An Examination of Firm Location Decisions and Their Implications for Inner Cities Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Katherine Newman, Christopher Jencks Current Position: Director, Social Sciences...
Jal Mehta
(Sociology & Social Policy, November 2006) Thesis Title: The Transformation of American Educational Policy, 1980-2001: Ideas and the Rise of Accountability Politics Committee: Christopher Jencks (chair), Theda Skocpol, Christopher Winship, Jennifer...
Paul Myers
(Organizational Behavior, June 2007) Thesis Title: Strategic and Operational Autonomy in the Governance of Multiparty Ventures Committee: Rosabeth Moss Kanter (chair), Robin J. Ely, Peter V. Marsden Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Management...
Katharina Pick
(Organizational Behavior, June 2007) Thesis Title: Around the Boardroom Table: Interactional Aspects of Governance Committee: Jay W. Lorsch (chair), Peter V. Marsden, Joshua D. Margolis, Jeffrey T. Polzer First Placement: Post Doctoral Fellow, Harvard...
Patricia Ann Banks
(Sociology, June 2006) Thesis Title: Art, Identity, and the New Black Middle-Class: How Elite Blacks Construct their Identity Through the Consumption of Visual Art Committee: Lawrence D. Bobo (chair), Michèle Lamont, and William Julius Wilson Position...
Andrew Clarkwest
(Sociology and Social Policy, November 2005) Thesis Title: Change and Continuity in African American Marital Disruption from Reconstruction to the Present Committee: Orlando Patterson (Chair), Christopher Jencks, David Ellwood Initial Placement: NICHD...
Matissa Nicole Hollister
(Sociology & Social Policy, March 2006) Thesis Title: Careers in a Changing Economy: Occupations and Intergenerational Mobility Among Two Cohorts of the National Longitudinal Surveys Initial Placement: Assistant professor of Sociology, Dartmouth College...
Won Yong (Jerry) Kim
(Organizational Behavior, June 2006) Thesis Title: Network of Audiences: FDA Review Time and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry, 1990-2004 Committee: Peter V. Marsden (Chair), Joel Podolny, Daniel Carpenter, Lee Fleming Current Position: Assistant...
Elizabeth Lingo
(Organizational Behavior, November 2005) Thesis Title: Negotiations and Lovesongs: A Theory of Nexus Work in Market-Based Cultural Industry Projects Committee: Kathleen L. McGinn (Chair), Joel M. Podolny, Deborah M. Kolb, Siobhan O'Mahony Current Position...
Freda B. Lynn
(Sociology, March 2006) Thesis Title: Quality Uncertainty and Professional Status: A Study of Mathematicians and Economists Committee: Peter V. Marsden (Chair), Annemette Sørensen, Joel Podolny, and David Gibson Initial Placement: Post-doctoral fellow...
Wendy Roth
(Sociology & Social Policy, June 2006) Thesis Title: Caribbean Race and American Dreams: How Migration Shapes Dominicans Committee: Mary C. Waters (Chair), Prudence Carter, Peggy Levitt, and Kathy Newman Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology...
Natasha Warikoo
(Sociology, November 2005) Thesis Title: The Cultural Worlds of Second Generation Teenagers in London and New York City Committee: Mary C. Waters (chair), Michele Lamont, and Prudence Carter Initial Placement: Lecturer in U.S. Studies, Institute for the...
Michael Beers
(Organizational Behavior, June 2005) Thesis Title: When Strangers Dance: Social Capital and the Gender Earnings Gap in Elite Workers Committee: Barbara Reskin (Chair), Robin J. Ely, Rakesh Khurana, George P. Baker Current Position: Assistant Teaching...
Joyce Nathalie Davis
(Sociology, March 2005) Thesis Title: Race at Work: Contingent Identity Theory and the Role of Organizational Context Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Joel Podolny, David Thomas
Linda Eling-Lee
(Organizational Behavior, June 2005) Thesis Title: Conspicuous Consumption: A Theory on Producers' Quality Ideals Committee: Joel Podolny (chair), Peter V. Marsden, Kathleen L. McGinn Current Position: Managing Director, Global Head of Research, MSCI...
David Harding
(Sociology & Social Policy, June 2005) Thesis Title: Why Neighborhoods Matter: Structural and Cultural Influences on Adolescents in Poor Communities Committee: Christopher Jencks (chair), Katherine Newman, Christopher Winship, Robert J. Sampson Initial...
Thomas R. Jimenez
(Sociology, June 2005) Thesis Title: Replenished Identities: Mexican Americans, Mexican Immigrants, and Ethnic Identity Committee: Mary C. Waters (Chair), Katherine Newman, and Lawrence D. Bobo Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of...
Susan Crawford Sullivan
(Sociology, June 2005) Thesis Title: Faith and Poverty: Personal Religiosity and Organized Religion in the Lives of Low-Income Urban Mothers Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), Christopher Winship, Brent Coffin Initial Position: Associate Professor of...
Christopher Wheat
(Organizational Behavior, June 2005) Thesis Title: Modeling the Structure of Social Organization Committee: Joel Podolny (chair), Peter V. Marsden, Nitin Nohria Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of...
David Laurence Ager
(Organizational Behavior, June 2004) Thesis Title: Getting to Know You, Getting to Know all About You -- Or Not! How Boundaries, Belongingness, and Toxic Emotions Impede Interaction and and Coordination: A Study of Post-Acquisition Integration at a...
Katherine Kang-Ning Chen
(Sociology, June 2004) Thesis Title: The Burning Man Organization Grows Up: Blending Bureaucratic and Alternative Structures Committee: Peter V. Marsden (chair), J. Richard Hackman, David John Frank Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Derek Bok...
Xiaojiang Hu
(Sociology, June 2004) Thesis Title: The Little Shops of Lhasa: Migrant Businesses and the Formation of Markets in a Transitional Economy Committee: Martin K. Whyte (Chair), Mary C. Waters, Ezra F. Vogel, Libby Schweber Initial Placement: Postdoctoral...
Peter Constantine Moskos
(Sociology, June 2004) Thesis Title: Police in the 'Hood': Drug Laws, Police Discretion, and Arresting African-Americans Committee: Orlando Patterson (Chair), John Van Maanen, Christopher Winship Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Law...
Gesemia Nelson
(Sociology, June 2004) Thesis Title: Buffers Against Uncertainty: Material Hardship and Poverty Committee: Katherine Newman (chair), Peter V. Marsden, Mariko Chang, Christopher Jencks Initial Placement: Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University Current...
Lisa Haueisen Rohrer
(Organizational Behavior, November 2004) Thesis Title: Mergers in Professional Service Firms: A Large-Scale Analysis of How Law Firm Mergers Shape Attorney Careers and the Use and Retention of Human Capital Committee: George P. Baker, III (Chair), Rakesh...
Daniyal Mohammad Zuberi
(Sociology & Social Policy, June 2004) Thesis Title: Differences Matter: The Impact of Social Policy on the Working Poor in Canada and the U.S. Committee: Katherine Newman (chair), Mary C. Waters, William Julius Wilson, and Jeffrey Reitz Initial Placement...
Irene Bloemraad
(Sociology, June 2003) Thesis Title: Achieving Full Citizenship: An Institutional Approach to the Political Incorporation of Immigrants and Refugees in the United States and Canada Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), Mary C. Waters, Lawrence D. Bobo...
Bayliss Camp
(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...
James R. Detert
(Organizational Behavior, June 2003) Thesis Title: To Speak or Not to Speak: The Multi-Level Leadership Influences on Voice and Silence in Organizations Committee: Peter Marsden (Chair), Chris Argyris, Michael Beer, Amy Edmondson Initial Placement...
Gabriella Gonzalez
(Sociology, November 2002) Thesis Title: Status Attainment Patterns of Latino and Asian Immigrant Students Committee: Christopher Winship (chair), Orlando Patterson, George Borjas (Kennedy School of Government) Current Position: Senior Social Scientist...
Gina Hewes
(Sociology, June 2003) Thesis Title: Black-White Differences in the Gender Wage Ratio Committee: Annemette Sørensen (Chair), Christopher Winship, Mariko Chang Current Position: Research Assistant, Center for Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins...
Celeste Watkins
(Sociology, June 2003) Thesis Title: The Incomplete Revolution: Constraints on Reform in Welfare Bureaucracies Committee: Katherine Newman (Chair), William Julius Wilson, Barbara Reskin Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Northwestern University...
Andargachew Zelleke
(Organizational Behavior, June 2003) Thesis Title: Freedom and Constraint: The Design of Governance and Leadership Structures in British and American Firms Committee: Jay Lorsch (Chair), Orlando Patterson, Nitin Nohria Initial Placement: Lecturer, The...
Susan Alexandra Dumais
(Sociology, June 2002) Thesis Title: The Educational Pathways of White Working-Class Students Committee: Stanley Lieberson (chair), Mariko Chang, Peter V. Marsden, Burton Singer, Aage Sørensen Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Louisiana State...
Paula Ann Frederick
(Sociology, June 2002) Thesis Title: Sexing the Nation: State Regulation of Prostitution and Homosexuality in Britain and the Netherlands in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), Mary C. Waters, David John Frank Current...
Angela Ann Gonzales
(Sociology, June 2002) Thesis Title: American Indian Identity Matters: The Politics of Identity and the Political Economy of Ethnic Boundaries Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Lawrence D. Bobo, David John Frank, Duane Champagne (UCLA) Initial...
Elizabeth Hollis Gorman
(Sociology, November 2001) Thesis Title: Gender and Organizational Selection Decisions: Evidence from Law Firms Committee: Peter V. Marsden and Barbara Reskin (co-chairs), David John Frank Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Virginia...
Martine Haas
(Organizational Behavior, June 2002) Thesis Title: Acting on What Others Know: Distributed Knowledge and Team Performance Committee: J. Richard Hackman (Chair), Nitin Nohria, Morten Hansen, Peter V. Marsden Initial Placement: Cornell University, Assistant...
Ziad Wael Munson
(Sociology, March 2002) Thesis Title: Becoming an Activist: Believers, Sympathizers, and Mobilization in the American Pro-Life Movement Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), Kenneth Andrews, Katherine Newman, Robert Wuthnow Initial Placement: Assistant...
Julia Sass Rubin
(Organizational Behavior, June 2002) Thesis Title: Organizations on the Institutional Cusp: The Origins and Behaviors of Community Development Venture Capital Funds Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), Louis Barnes, Jeffrey Bradach, M. Ventresca Initial...
Ruth Naomi Turley
(Sociology, November 2001) Thesis Title: Neighborhood Effects on Children: Mechanisms, Interactions, and Relative Deprivation Committee: Christopher Jencks (Chair), Katherine Newman, Christopher Winship Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University...
Noam Wasserman
(Organizational Behavior, June 2002) Thesis Title: Venture Capitalist as Entrepreneur: Characteristics and Dynamics Within Venture Capital Firms Committee: Nitin Nohria (chair), George Baker, Paul Gompers, Peter V. Marsden Initial Placement: Associate...
Shyon Baumann
(Sociology, June 2001) Thesis Title: From Entertainment to Art: The Social History of Film in the United States Committee: Stanley Lieberson (Chair), Peter V. Marsden, Gwendolyn Dordick, Aage B. Sørensen Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University...
Judith Marie Dror
(Sociology, November 2000) Thesis Title: Reforming Religion: The Politics of the Protestant Reformation and Reform Judaism Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), Kenneth T. Andrews, Jason Kaufman, Douglas McAdam Initial Placement: Research Associate, Harvard...
Marshall Ganz
(Sociology, November 2000) Thesis Title: Five Smooth Stones: Strategic Capacity in the Unionization of California Agriculture Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), Kenneth T. Andrews, J. Richard Hackman, Mark H. Moore Initial Placement: Assistant Professor...
Monica McDermott
(Sociology, June 2001) Thesis Title: A Darker Shade of Pale: The Influence of Local Context and Racial Identity on White Racial Attitudes Committee: Mary C. Waters (Chair), Christopher Winship, Lawrence D. Bobo, Katherine Newman Initial Placement...
Nana Oishi
(Sociology, June 2001) Thesis Title: Women on the Move: Globalization, State Policies, and Labor Migration in Asia Committee: Ezra Vogel (Chair), Mary C. Waters, Barbara Reskin Initial Placement: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Comparative...
Mario Luis Small
(Sociology, June 2001) Thesis Title: How Neighborhoods Matter: Community Participation and Social Isolation in a Puerto Rican Housing Project Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), William Julius Wilson, Katherine Newman Initial Placement: Assistant...
Joseph Frederick Swingle
(Sociology, March 2001) Thesis Title: Children in Flux: An Empirical Study of American Children Living with Neither Parent in the 20th Century Committee: Christopher Jencks (Chair), Christopher Winship, Peter V. Marsden Current Position: Senior Lecturer...
Dana Beth Weinberg
(Sociology, November 2000) Thesis Title: Why Are the Nurses Crying?: Restructuring, Power, and Control in an American Hospital Committee: Mary Jo DelVecchio Good (Chair), Barbara Reskin, Benjamin C. Amick III, and Jody Hoffer Gittel Initial Placement...
Michael Peter Biggs
(Sociology, June 2000) Thesis Title: The Rise and Decline of a Mass Movement: American Workers and the Strike Wave of 1886 Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), Kenneth Andrews, Sven Beckert Initial Placement: Lecturer in Sociology, Oxford University Current...
Devonne Crystal Byndloss
(Sociology, November 1999) Thesis Title: Resistance, Confrontation, and Accommodation in Two Urban School Districts: Black-Led Reform Efforts in the 1960s and 1980s Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), Mary C. Waters, Kenneth Andrews Initial Placement: Post...
Karen Jung Won Chai
(Sociology, June 2000) Thesis Title: Protestant-Catholic-Buddhist: Korean-Americans and Religious Adaptation in Greater Boston Committee: Mary Waters (chair), Peter V. Marsden, Diana Eck Initial Placement: Post-doc in Sociology, Rice University Current...
Leslie Gwen Cintron
(Sociology, June 2000) Thesis Title: Preserving National Culture: The National Trust and the Framing of British National Heritage, 1895-2000 Committee: Stanley Lieberson (chair), Victoria Alexander, Mary C. Waters Initial Placement: Research Associate...
Marion Fourcade-Gourinchas
(Sociology, June 2000) Thesis Title: The National Trajectories of Economic Knowledge: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Great Britain, and France Committee: Orlando Patterson (Chair), Theda Skocpol, Libby Schweber Initial Placement...
Michael Jeremy Handel
(Sociology, June 2000) Thesis Title: Models of Economic Organization and the New Inequality in the United States Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Christopher Jencks, Lee Rainwater, and Michael Piore Initial Placement: Assistant Professor...
Elisabeth Brooke Harrington
(Sociology, November 1999) Thesis Title: Dollars for Difference: The "Diversity Premium" in Investing Organizations Committee: Peter V. Marsden (Chair), David John Frank, Lotte Bailyn Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy...
Karyn Renita Lacy
(Sociology, June 2000) Thesis Title: Negotiating Black Identities: The Construction and Use of Social Boundaries Among Middle-Class Black Suburbanites Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Mary C. Waters, Lawrence D. Bobo, Gwendolyn Dordick Initial...
Huey-fen Lu
(Sociology, June 2000) Thesis Title: Family Types and Marital Power: A Field Study in Taiwan Committee: Ezra Vogel (Chair), Mary C. Waters, Yasemin Soysal Current Position: Assistant Professor, Institute of Social Work, Tzu Chi University, Hualien City...
Omar Maurice McRoberts
(Sociology, June 2000) Thesis Title: Saving Four Corners: Religion and Revitalization in an Inner City Neighborhood Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), William Julius Wilson, Nancy Ammerman Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, University of Chicago...
Stephen Lawrence Morgan
(Sociology, June 2000) Thesis Title: Educational Attainment and the Bayesian Dynamics of Expectation Formation Committee: Christopher Winship (Chair), Aage Sorensen, Christopher Jencks, Richard J. Murnane Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Cornell...
Rudolf Martin Rizman
(Sociology, June 2000) Thesis Title: Uncertain Path: The Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation in Slovenia Committee: Ezra Vogel (Chair), Theda Skocpol, Roman Szporluk Initial Placement: Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Current...
