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 Behavior, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University... Read more about Marya Hill-Popper Besharov

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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: Mary Brinton (chair), Annemette Sorensen, Christopher Winship
Current Placement: Social Studies Teacher, Wellesley High School

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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

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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 California Riverside; Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow of Latino Studies, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University
Current Position: The Joanne Woodward Chair in Public Policy, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York

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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 (with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension/Senator Kennedy)
Current Position: Senior Director for Family Economic Security at the Center for Equitable Growth
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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, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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, Committee on Education and Labor
Current Position: Director of External Affairs, MDRC
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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 Placement: Assistant Professor, Sociology, Texas A & M University... Read more about Dongxiao Liu

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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

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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, and Christopher Winship
Currrent Position: Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
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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
Initial Placement: Stanford University, Post Doctoral Fellow
Current Position: Co-Director, Center on Poverty and Social Policy, Columbia University
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Department of Sociology

2007-08