#  Elena Ayala-Hurtado 

 

 



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(Sociology)  
*Ph.D. Date:* May 2024  
*Dissertation Title:* "This Isn’t Quite What I Expected:" Insecurity Among Young College Graduates in the United States and Spain  
*Dissertation Committee:* Michèle Lamont (Chair), Alexandra A. Killewald (University of Michigan), Bart Bonikowski (New York University), Christina Ciocca Eller, and Juan Díez Medrano (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)  
*Research/Teaching Interests:* work and occupations; economic life; higher education; cultural sociology; inequality; transition to adulthood; comparative sociology; qualitative methods; mixed methods  
*Elena Ayala-Hurtado's website:* <https://www.elenaayalahurtado.com>



 

 

 





 

 

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