#  Ekédi Mpondo-Dika 

 

 



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 email <empondo@berkeley.edu> 

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 (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 Associate, Department of Sociology, Princeton University  
*Current Position:* [Postdoctoral Scholar, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley; Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley (effective Fall 2024)](https://sociology.berkeley.edu/three-scholars-join-faculty-berkeley-sociology)



 

 

 





 

 

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