# Previous Graduate Degrees Awarded View more recent [Graduate Degrees Awarded](/pages/graduate-degrees-awarded). ## Doctor of Philosophy Degrees - November 1999 through May 2019 Open all sections Close all sections ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2019-20 expand\_more [### Stefan Beljean ](/people/stefan-beljean-1) (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... ![Stefan Beljean](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/beljean_stefan_0.jpg?itok=bywlvxWo) [### Yanhua Z. Bird ](/people/yanhua-zhou) (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... ![Yanhua Bird](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bird_yanhua_01.jpg?itok=5ZGh_1mN) [### Stefan Dimitriadis ](/people/stefan-dimitriadis-0) (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... ![dimitriadis_stefan_updated.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/dimitriadis_stefan_updated.jpg?itok=WmuyUkTD) [### Kelley Ty Fong ](/people/kelley-fong) (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... ![fong_kelley.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/fong_kelley.jpg?itok=h3WyvoEy) [### Blythe Katelyn George ](/people/blythe-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... ![Blythe George](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/george_blythe_0.jpg?itok=K1GANXWd) [### Nina Gheihman ](/people/nina-gheihman) (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... ![gheihman_nina.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/gheihman_nina.jpg?itok=zUubqBPJ) [### Leroy Gonsalves ](/people/leroy-gonsalves) (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)... ![Leroy Gonsalves](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/gonsalves_leroy_may_2019.jpg?itok=6lAHOqpJ) [### Gru Han ](/people/gru-han-1) (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... ![Gru Han](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/han_gru_photo.jpg?itok=6DQQrobW) [### Charlotte Lloyd ](/people/charlotte-j-lloyd) (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... ![Charlotte Lloyd](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/lloyd_charlotte_0.jpg?itok=B1YEmGAn) [### Robert Allen Manduca ](/people/robert-manduca) (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... ![Robert Manduca](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/manduca_robert_january_2019.jpg?itok=FaScl0YT) [### Margot C. Moinester ](/people/margot-moinester) (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... ![moinester_margot.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/moinester_margot.jpg?itok=FbPy5B62) [### Jared Nathan Schachner ](/people/jared-schachner) (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... ![Jared Schachner](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/schachner_jared_1_31_19_1.jpg?itok=W6_y8Vv4) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2018-19 expand\_more [### Alicia DeSantola ](/people/alicia-desantola-0) (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... ![desantola_alicia.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/desantola_alicia.jpg?itok=0dqxRb-y) [### Alexandra Feldberg ](/people/alexandra-feldberg-0) (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... ![Alexandra Feldberg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/feldberg_alexandra.jpeg?itok=yhXosXeG) [### Anny Tazio Fenton ](/people/anny-tazio-fenton-0) [Annyt\_fenton@dfci.harvard.edu](mailto: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... ![Anny Fenton](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/fenton_anny_0.jpg?itok=DkdDgK95) [### Elizabeth Hansen ](/people/elizabeth-hansen) [elizabeth\_hansen@hks.harvard.edu](mailto: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... ![Elizabeth Hansen](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/hansen_elizabeth_01.jpg?itok=L0s1Eccs) [### Hope Harvey ](/people/hope-harvey) (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... ![Hope Harvey](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/harvey_hope_june_2017.jpg?itok=vsTHvclc) [### Barbara Kiviat ](/people/barbara-kiviat-0) (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... ![kiviat_barbara_0.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/kiviat_barbara_0.jpg?itok=_kDsHQoH) [### Carly Renee Knight ](/people/carly-r-knight) (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... ![Carly Knight](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/knight_carly_01.jpg?itok=JfCgG4cd) [### Katherine Ann Morris ](/people/katherine-morris-0) (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... ![Katherine Morris](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/morris_katherine_2.jpg?itok=RQdsKZSQ) [### Ekédi Mpondo-Dika ](/people/ek%C3%A9di-mpondo-dika) (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... ![Ekedi Mpondo-Dika](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/mpondo_dika_ekedi.jpg?itok=GADl-4lC) [### Jasmin Aviva Sandelson ](/people/jasmin-sandelson-0) (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... ![Jasmin Sandelson](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/sandelson_jasmin.jpg?itok=ZUDsDU1U) [### Daniel Wu ](/people/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... ![Daniel Wu](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/wu_daniel.jpg?itok=kIi3neUO) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2017-18 expand\_more [### Monica Clarice Bell ](/people/monica-clarice-bell) (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... ![Bell Monica](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bell_monica_01.jpg?itok=t4s5lVt6) [### Brielle Eileen Bryan ](/people/brielle-eileen-bryan) (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... person [### Matthew Kevin Clair ](/people/matthew-kevin-clair) (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... person [### Katie Miyagi Derzon ](/people/katie-miyagi-derzon) (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... person [### Mazen Elfakhani ](/people/mazen-elfakhani-0) (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... person [### Carl E. Gershenson ](/people/carl-e-gershenson) (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... person [### Anshul Kumar ](/people/anshul-kumar-1) (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... person [### Dong-Ju Lee ](/people/dong-ju-lee-0) (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... person [### Christy Ley ](/people/christy-ley-0) (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... person [### Jundai Liu ](/people/jundai-liu) (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... person [### Ryann Manning ](/people/ryann-manning-0) (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... person [### Eunsil Oh ](/people/eunsil-oh) (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... ![oh_eunsil_photo_01.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/oh_eunsil_photo_01.jpg?itok=5hEYyclU) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2016-17 expand\_more ## Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2016-17 [### Asad L. Asad ](/people/asad-l-asad-0) (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... person [### Curtis Kwinyen Chan ](/people/curtis-chan-0) (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... person [### Caitlin Daniel ](/people/caitlin-daniel-0) (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... person [### Vince Feng ](/people/vince-feng-0) (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... person [### Nicole Arlette Hirsch ](/people/nicole-arlette-hirsch) (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... person [### David Myers Hureau ](/people/david-hureau-0) (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... person [### Theodore S. Leenman ](/people/theodore-s-leenman-0) (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... person [### Jonathan Jan Benjamin Mijs ](/people/jonathan-jan-benjamin-mijs-0) (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... ![Jonathan Mijs](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/jonathan_mijs_alumni_photo.jpg?itok=ZokCMURS) [### Kristin L. Perkins ](/people/kristin-perkins) (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... ![Kristin Perkins](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/perkins_kristin_01.jpg?itok=sViqdGsV) [### Jessica Danielle Tollette ](/people/jessica-danielle-tollette) (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... ![Jessica Tollette](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/jessica_tollette_alumni_photo.jpg?itok=NpM0Cn0R) [### Phoenix Chi Wang ](/people/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... person [### Holly Wood ](/people/holly-wood-0) (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 person ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2015-16 expand\_more [### Jackelyn Hwang ](/people/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... ![Jackelyn Hwang](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/hwang_jackelyn.jpg?itok=IXByMlR4) [### Anthony Abraham Jack ](/people/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... person [### Joseph Carney Krupnick ](/people/joseph-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... person [### Jeremy Levine ](/people/jeremy-r-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... person [### Kimberly Elizabeth Pernell ](/people/kim-pernell-gallagher) (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... person [### Jessica Tayloe Simes ](/people/jessica-t-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 person [### Queenie X. Zhu ](/people/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... person ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2014-15 expand\_more [### Jovonne Juanita Bickerstaff ](/people/jovonne-j-bickerstaff) (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 ​... ![bickerstaff](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/jovonne-bickerstaff.jpg?itok=qEtBE2Ha) [### Anmol Chaddha ](/people/anmol-chaddha-0) (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... ![chaddha](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/chaddha.png?itok=hNn3Fgql) [### Nicole M. Deterding ](/people/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... ![deterding](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/deterding_nicole.jpg?itok=Dbd0DaDM) [### Ethan Fosse ](/people/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... ![ethan](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/fosse_ethan.jpg?itok=pGHte6uH) [### Maocan Guo ](/people/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 person [### Erin Latrice Henry ](/people/erin-l-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... ![henryerin](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/henry_erin.jpeg?itok=EKxjymo0) [### Danilo Mandić ](/people/danilo-mandic) (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... ![mandic](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/mandic.jpg?itok=rHXKz6fn) [### Christopher Michael Muller ](/people/christopher-michael-muller) (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... ![muller](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/muller_christopher.png?itok=qea2E0oS) [### Faaiza Rashid ](/people/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 person [### Alvaro Agustín Santana Acuña ](/people/alvaro-santana-acu%C3%B1a-0) (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)... ![alvaro](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/alvarosantanaacuna.jpg?itok=8LYzOanq) [### Tracey L. Shollenberger ](/people/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... ![tracey](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/tracey.jpeg?itok=88X4_Ilm) [### Benjamin Curran Sosnaud ](/people/benjamin-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... person ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2013-14 expand\_more [### Deirdre Bloome ](/people/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... ![bloome](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bloome_dierdra.jpg?itok=Wya0qd2U) [### Burak Eskici ](/people/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... ![burak](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/eskici_burak.jpeg?itok=UH-Jad0h) [### Sara Sternberg Greene ](/people/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... ![sarag2](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/greene_sara_02.jpg?itok=bPDMGS5Z) [### Dong-Kyun (DK) Im ](/people/dong-kyun-dk-im) (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... ![im](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/im_dk.jpg?itok=Gl4kIH3u) [### Matthew Kaliner ](/people/matthew-kaliner-0) (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... ![kaliner](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/kaliner_matthew.jpg?itok=-S6F7lGg) [### Joyce Liu ](/people/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 person [### Eva Rosen ](/people/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... ![rosen](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/rosen_eva.jpeg?itok=pCJQ_7ry) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2012-13 expand\_more [### Geniece Crawford ](/people/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... ![crawford](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/crawford.jpeg?itok=zJYeVlTl) [### Katherine Jessica Drake Czehut ](/people/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... ![czehut](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/czehut_kate.jpeg?itok=V-tGm_Kw) [### Megan M. Holland ](/people/megan-m-holland-0) (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... ![holland](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/holland_meghan.jpeg?itok=5aCk5Avj) [### Ji Wook Jung ](/people/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... ![jung](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/jung_jiwook.jpg?itok=mIuhoVX3) [### Cassi L. Pittman Claytor ](/people/cassi-l-pittman) (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... ![pittman](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/pittman.jpg?itok=rvCEHpDz) [### Rupert Russell ](/people/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... ![russell](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/russell_rupert.jpeg?itok=17Nrdq2H) [### Vaughn Tan ](/people/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... ![Tan](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/tan_vaugh.jpg?itok=-y8sJOKC) [### Chana Tova Teeger ](/na-teeger-0) (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... ![teeger](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/teeger_chana.jpg?itok=ZXdZ4hza) [### András Tilcsik ](/people/andr%C3%A1s-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... ![tilcsik](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/tilcsik_andras.jpeg?itok=6EDJ_dep) [### Joshua Wakeham ](/people/joshua-wakeham-0) (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... ![wakeham](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/wakeham_jashua.jpg?itok=5tHWB78v) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2011-12 expand\_more [### Weihua An ](/people/weihua) (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... ![Weihua](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/an-weihua.jpg?itok=hkarpTzv) [### Victor Tan Chen ](/people/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... ![chen](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/chen_victor.jpg?itok=GGkAytfz) [### Oana Monica Dan ](/people/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)... ![oana](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/oana_dan.jpeg?itok=8V11eEKB) [### Nathan Edward Fosse ](/people/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... ![nathan](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/fosse_nathan.jpg?itok=t5GQjp-5) [### Andreea Daniela Gorbatâi ](/people/andreea-daniela-gorbat%C3%A2i) (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... ![gorbatai](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/gorbatai.jpg?itok=VoWyXXWQ) [### Patrick Hamm ](/people/patrick-hamm-0) (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... ![Patrick Hamm](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/hamm_patrick_alumni_photo.jpg?itok=DHli3NsW) [### Kevin Michael Lewis ](/people/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... ![Lewis](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/lewis_kevin.jpg?itok=pnHdbCpY) [### Eun Mi Mun ](/people/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... ![Mun](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/mun_eunmi.jpg?itok=O_WHOSXs) [### Ann Lauren Owens ](/people/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... ![owens](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/owens_ann.jpg?itok=aqqtyRcU) [### Sanjay Pinto ](/people/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... ![pinto](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/pinto_sanjay.jpg?itok=6d8rd56W) [### Erin Marie Reid ](/people/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... ![reid](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/erin-reid.jpg?itok=-kohga6v) [### Sameer B. Srivastava ](/people/sameer-srivastava) (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... ![Sameer Srivastava](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/srivastava_sameer_photo.png?itok=wq1mmFNF) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2010-11 expand\_more [### John Almandoz ](/people/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... ![almandoz](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/john-almandoz.jpg?itok=Hpt0AOLM) [### Christopher Andrew Bail ](/people/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... ![bail](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bail_chris.jpg?itok=GHbPdouk) [### Jeffrey Steven Denis ](/people/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... ![Denis](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/denis_jeffrey.jpeg?itok=ab0G4aWz) [### Crystal Marie Fleming ](/people/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... ![fleming](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/fleming_crystal.jpg?itok=isfvkzuD) [### Corina Graif ](/people/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... ![graif](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/graif.png?itok=tRgCu-Jv) [### Seth Donal Hannah ](/people/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... ![hannah](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/seth_hannah.jpeg?itok=agnozxpn) [### Onoso Ikphemi Imoagene ](/people/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... ![onoso](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/onoso_imoagene.jpeg?itok=3bfTjQU7) [### Simone Ispa-Landa ](/people/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... ![simone](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/simone_ispa-landa.jpg?itok=kak8If2K) [### Alison Denton Jones ](/people/alison-denton-jones-0) (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... ![jones](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/jones_alison.jpg?itok=Rf_yhXak) [### Soohan Kim ](/people/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... ![soohan](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/sohan_kim.jpg?itok=5Q5D4Ys9) [### Charles Edward Loeffler ](/people/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... ![loeffler](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/charles_loeffler.jpg?itok=50ZxxibG) [### Amanda Ruth Merryman ](/people/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... ![merryman](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/merryman_amanda.jpg?itok=5BmIlDDl) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2009-10 expand\_more [### Katherine N. Gan ](/people/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... ![Gan](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/gan_katie.jpeg?itok=uPFhA3yH) [### Mark Pachucki ](/people/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... ![pachuki](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/pachuki_mark.jpg?itok=tj8DSUFj) [### Sabrina Pendergrass ](/people/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... ![pendergrass](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/pendergrass_sabrina.jpeg?itok=BggHsUzi) [### Graziella Moraes Dias da Silva ](/people/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... ![graziella](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/graziella_moraes_silva.jpg?itok=2ttrs-yV) [### Laura Tach ](/people/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... ![tach](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/tach_laura.jpg?itok=BnXCemES) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2008-09 expand\_more [### Matthew Gerard Baggetta ](/people/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... ![baggetta](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/baggetta_matthew.jpg?itok=ypp8B-Tx) [### Lydia N. Bean ](/people/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... ![bean](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bean_lydia.png?itok=jBztwF7a) [### Allison Ruth Binns ](/people/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... ![binns](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/binns_allison.jpg?itok=jA5rqSH7) [### Stacey Jean Bosick ](/people/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... ![bosick](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bosick_stacey.jpg?itok=pFBrlwS2) [### Jesse William Bradford ](/people/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... ![bradford](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bradford_jesse.jpeg?itok=fHlGIUrJ) [### Diane Gregorio ](/people/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... ![gregorio](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/gregorio_diane.jpeg?itok=a_ey0wza) [### Sarah Caitlin Halpern-Meekin ](/people/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... ![meekin](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/sarah-halpern-meekin.jpg?itok=W6_oJCJl) [### Chunping Han ](/people/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... ![han](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/han_chunping.jpg?itok=m0Mvm2tf) [### Richard Mora ](/people/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... ![mora](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/mora_richard.jpg?itok=xCHLv-gX) [### Bikila Tajh Ochoa ](/people/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... person [### Maria Guadalupe Rendon ](/people/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... ![rendon](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/rendon_maria.jpg?itok=FZbzb57c) [### Lauren Audrie Rivera ](/people/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... ![rivera](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/rivera_lauren.jpg?itok=9syPFGpT) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2007-08 expand\_more [### Marya Hill-Popper Besharov ](/people/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... ![besharov](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/besharov_marya.jpg?itok=aw9RkJCG) [### Stephanie Howling Cacace ](/people/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... person [### Peter Dewan ](/people/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 &... ![dewan](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/dewan_peter.jpeg?itok=zaBKZeKp) [### Luisa L. Heredia ](/people/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... ![Heredia](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/heredia_luisa.jpeg?itok=7K-YFPoe) [### Elisabeth Jacobs ](/people/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... ![jacobs](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/elisabeth-jacobs.png?itok=5tKb2sZW) [### Jee Young Kim ](/people/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... person [### Therese Leung ](/people/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... ![leung](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/leung_therese.jpg?itok=kEr_SlS-) [### Dongxiao Liu ](/people/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... ![liu](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/liu_dongxiao.jpg?itok=7-q2Axvn) [### Paromita Sanyal ](/people/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... ![sanyal](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/sanyal_paromita.jpg?itok=U9oVgFyq) [### Patrick Sharkey ](/people/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... ![sharkey](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/sharkey_pat.png?itok=HVwlmvxB) [### Christopher Wimer ](/people/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... ![wimer](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/wimer_chris.jpg?itok=e6m76n3u) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2006-07 expand\_more [### Felix Veit Elwert ](/people/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... ![felix](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/elwert_felix.jpg?itok=Mx5W5Tpt) [### Cybelle Fox ](/people/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... ![fox](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/fox_cybelle.jpg?itok=gh9ch9fg) [### Jason Gabler ](/people/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... ![gabler](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/gabler_jay.jpg?itok=8CA1ktiu) [### June Kim Han ](/people/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 person [### Suk ki Kong ](/people/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... person [### Chaeyoon Lim ](/people/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... ![lim](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/lim_chaeyoon.jpeg?itok=VopmaXqm) [### Alexandra Marin ](/people/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... ![marin](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/marin_alexandra.jpg?itok=HfadKG0o) [### Helen B. Marrow ](/people/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... ![marrow](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/marrow_helen.jpg?itok=zsSW1Hsk) [### Shelley McDonough Kimelberg ](/people/shelly-mcdonough) (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... ![kimmelberg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/kimelberg_shelly.jpg?itok=LOBf37Ml) [### Jal Mehta ](/people/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... ![mehta](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/mehta_jal.jpg?itok=GCaaQjb_) [### Paul Myers ](/people/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... ![myers1](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/myers_paul_01.jpeg?itok=wYnVfKoI) [### Katharina Pick ](/people/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... ![pick](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/pick_katharina.jpg?itok=Q-X2hPKg) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2005-06 expand\_more [### Patricia Ann Banks ](/people/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... ![banks](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/banks_patricia.jpg?itok=5Wba-UB4) [### Andrew Clarkwest ](/people/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... ![Clarkwest](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/clarkwest_andrew.jpeg?itok=2e385UnL) [### Matissa Nicole Hollister ](/people/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... ![hollister](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/hollister_matissa.jpg?itok=RAxwl1jM) [### Won Yong (Jerry) Kim ](/people/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... ![jerrykim](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/kim_jerry.jpg?itok=zDcPr42X) [### Elizabeth Lingo ](/people/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... ![Lingo](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/lingo_elizabeth.jpg?itok=I0FV6t6t) [### Freda B. Lynn ](/people/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... ![Lynn](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/lynn_freda.jpg?itok=Z0kNMbnv) [### Wendy Roth ](/people/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... ![roth](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/roth_wendy.jpg?itok=dwb3CEpX) [### Natasha Warikoo ](/people/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... ![Natasha Warikoo](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/warikoo_natasha.jpg?itok=HQIrgZ3g) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2004-05 expand\_more [### Michael Beers ](/people/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... ![beers](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/beers_michael.jpg?itok=yrTxQm15) [### Joyce Nathalie Davis ](/people/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 person [### Linda Eling-Lee ](/people/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... ![linda](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/lee_linda-eling.jpeg?itok=sWkerZel) [### David Harding ](/people/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... ![hardin](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/harding_david_1.jpg?itok=yy4VoRl8) [### Thomas R. Jimenez ](/people/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... ![jimenez](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/tomas.jimenez.jpg?itok=rnabRZYS) [### Susan Crawford Sullivan ](/people/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... ![sullivan](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/sullivan_susan.jpg?itok=zLSRVTwd) [### Christopher Wheat ](/people/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... ![wheat](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/wheat_chrisopher.jpeg?itok=HUf6_0-e) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2003-04 expand\_more [### David Laurence Ager ](/people/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... ![ager](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/ager_david.jpg?itok=rYenQptB) [### Katherine Kang-Ning Chen ](/people/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... ![chen](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/katherine-chen.jpg?itok=uo-Ym8oF) [### Xiaojiang Hu ](/people/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... ![hu](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/hu_xiaojiang.jpg?itok=twz0i57Y) [### Peter Constantine Moskos ](/people/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... ![moskos](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/moskos_peter.jpeg?itok=tN9w08iQ) [### Gesemia Nelson ](/people/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... ![nelson](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/nelson_gesemia.jpg?itok=z-uHY5H5) [### Lisa Haueisen Rohrer ](/people/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... ![rohrer](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/rohrer_lisa.jpg?itok=5HdW9B1C) [### Daniyal Mohammad Zuberi ](/people/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... ![zuberi](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/zuberi_daniya.jpg?itok=xRzvYH9h) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2002-03 expand\_more [### Irene Bloemraad ](/people/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... ![irene](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bloemraad_irene.png?itok=NfDFCcfV) [### Bayliss Camp ](/people/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... ![Bayliss](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bayliss_camp.jpg?itok=vKVwMSOU) [### James R. Detert ](/people/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... ![Detert](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/detert_jim.jpg?itok=nESv5NY5) [### Gabriella Gonzalez ](/people/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... ![Gonzalez](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/gonzalez_gab.jpeg?itok=6XFJkmSr) [### Gina Hewes ](/people/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... person [### Celeste Watkins ](/people/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... ![celeste](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/watkins_hayes_celeste.jpg?itok=d16xsYO0) [### Andargachew Zelleke ](/people/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... ![zelleke](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/zelleke_andy.jpg?itok=j95hOhKt) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2001-02 expand\_more [### Susan Alexandra Dumais ](/people/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... ![Dumais](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/dumais_susan.jpg?itok=td9tHj2e) [### Paula Ann Frederick ](/people/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... person [### Angela Ann Gonzales ](/people/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... ![Gonzales](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/gonzales_ann.jpg?itok=WDFC183u) [### Elizabeth Hollis Gorman ](/people/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... ![Gorman](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/gorman_elizabeth.jpg?itok=cM6O9kzP) [### Martine Haas ](/people/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... ![Haas](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/haas_martine.jpg?itok=iVtbWlRw) [### Ziad Wael Munson ](/people/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... ![Munson](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/munson_ziad.jpg?itok=E0Bu7wzb) [### Julia Sass Rubin ](/people/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... ![Julia Sass Rubin](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/Rubin-23-600.jpg?itok=Ipa95Apt) [### Ruth Naomi Turley ](/people/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... ![Turley](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/ruth-turley.jpg?itok=yoLAaxlv) [### Noam Wasserman ](/people/naom-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... ![Wasserman](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/wasserman_noam.jpg?itok=9K-hB2PI) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 2000-01 expand\_more [### Shyon Baumann ](/people/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... ![Shyon](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/shyon-baumann.jpg?itok=sk9go0LT) [### Judith Marie Dror ](/people/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... ![Judith](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/dror_kumar_judith.jpeg?itok=_h9UfS1n) [### Marshall Ganz ](/people/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... ![Marshall](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/ganz_marshall.jpg?itok=mC9YJZRn) [### Monica McDermott ](/people/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... ![Monica](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/mcdermott_monica.png?itok=inJo2uEE) [### Nana Oishi ](/people/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... ![Nana](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/oishi_nana.jpg?itok=G30R6582) [### Mario Luis Small ](/people/mario-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... ![Mario](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/mario_small.jpeg?itok=SPCbvcrg) [### Joseph Frederick Swingle ](/people/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... ![JoeSwingle](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/joe_swingle.jpg?itok=94MNwQX9) [### Dana Beth Weinberg ](/people/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... ![Weinberg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/weinberg_dana.jpg?itok=PrTrWA8A) ### Graduate Degrees Awarded - 1999-00 expand\_more [### Michael Peter Biggs ](/people/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... ![Biggs](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/michael_biggs.jpg?itok=vzEq2JqF) [### Devonne Crystal Byndloss ](/people/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... ![Byndloss](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/byndloss_c_2907_large.jpg?itok=g04Y_4CJ) [### Karen Jung Won Chai ](/people/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... ![Chai Kim](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/karen_chai.jpeg?itok=Lz2fuW8k) [### Leslie Gwen Cintron ](/people/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... ![Cintron](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/cintron_leslie.jpeg?itok=URj9qItr) [### Marion Fourcade-Gourinchas ](/people/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... ![Fourcade](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/fourcade.jpg?itok=4DKjLAjA) [### Michael Jeremy Handel ](/people/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... ![Handel](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/handel_michael.jpg?itok=XifbixY7) [### Elisabeth Brooke Harrington ](/people/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... ![Harrington](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/harrington_brooke.jpg?itok=xuIl87MY) [### Karyn Renita Lacy ](/people/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... ![Lacy](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/lacy_karen.jpg?itok=sKUf-Jhj) [### Huey-fen Lu ](/people/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... person [### Omar Maurice McRoberts ](/people/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... ![McRoberts](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/mcroberts_omar.jpg?itok=FuSMm6Hc) [### Stephen Lawrence Morgan ](/people/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... ![Morgan](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/morgan_stephen.jpg?itok=g8VdvAo7) [### Rudolf Martin Rizman ](/people/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... ![Rizman](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/rizman_rudi.jpg?itok=MhmdlzSx)