Doctor of Philosophy

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 post-doctoral fellow at the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan
Current Position: Senior Associate, Abt Associates

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Jacqueline Olga Cooke-Rivers

Lecturer on Sociology

(African & African-American Studies/Sociology, November 2014)
Thesis Title: On the Nature of Cultural Capital: The Reinforcing Influence of Non-Elite Forms
Committee: William Julius Wilson (Chair), Lawrence D. Bobo, Orlando Patterson, and Christopher Winship
Initial Placement: Executive Director, Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies; Lecturer in African & African-American Studies, Harvard University... Read more about Jacqueline Olga Cooke-Rivers

jrivers@fas.harvard.edu

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 Criminal Justice, Department of Sociology, Wingate University, Wingate, NC... Read more about Geniece Crawford

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Allison P. Daminger

(Sociology & Social Policy, May 2022)
Thesis Title: Thinking Gender: The Cognitive Dimension of Household Labor
Committee: Alexandra A. Killewald (Co-Chair), Jocelyn Viterna (Co-Chair), Michèle Lamont, and Kathleen Gerson (New York University)
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison... Read more about Allison P. Daminger

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Caitlin Daniel

(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, Nutrition Policy Institute/Visiting Scholar, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, University of California, Berkeley

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

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

ivy-yard-dean@fas.harvard.edu

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

aliciads@uw.edu

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: National Poverty Fellow, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Current Position: Social Science Research Analyst, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services... Read more about Nicole M. Deterding

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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: Assistant Professor of Management, Pennsylvania State University
Current Position: Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
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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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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 of Strategic Management, The Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

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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 Business School
Current Position: Project Manager and Senior Technical Writer, Wells Fargo

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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

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, Private Equity International

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Department of Sociology