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 Placement: Resident Dean of First-Year Students, Ivy Yard, Harvard College

Alicia DeSantola

(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 of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business... Read more about Alicia DeSantola

adesantola@hbs.edu

Stefan Dimitriadis

(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. Marsden
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, The Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Stefan Dimitriadis's website

sdimitriadis@hbs.edu

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, United Arab Emirates

Alexandra Feldberg

(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 of Business Administration, Organizational Behavior Unit, Harvard Business School

Alexandra Feldberg's website

afeldberg@hbs.edu

Anny Tazio Fenton

(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
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Portland, ME

Anny Fenton's website

afenton@fas.harvard.edu

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 Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis

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