# Staff [### Maxine Baker ](/people/maxine-baker) [maxine\_baker@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:maxine_baker@fas.harvard.edu)Faculty Assistant Responsibilities: Faculty Assistant to Professor Lawrence D. Bobo, Joscha Legewie, and Christopher Muller Schedule: Monday - Friday 9:00-5:00pm ![Maxine Baker](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/mbphotoheadshot.jpeg?itok=EKocgzeS) [### Odette Binder ](/people/odette-binder) Operations and Event Coordinator Responsibilities: Manages the front office and coordinates departmental events. Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9AM-5PM ![Odette Binder](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/binder_odette.jpg?itok=zXZDF1Ep) [### Nancy Branco ](/people/nancy-branco) Finance and Sponsored Research Administrator Responsibilities: Finance and Sponsored Research Schedule: Monday - Thursday 7:30AM - 4PM, Friday 7:30AM - 12:30PM Nancy Branco is responsible for managing all aspects of financial/grant administration for the Department of Sociology. ![nbranco_web.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/nbranco_web.jpg?itok=S-wrYViL) [### Emily Fairchild ](/people/emily-fairchild) Lecturer on Sociology Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies Research interests: Gender, Identity, Research methods, Inclusion and belonging in higher education Dr. Fairchild is Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies. She was previously Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at New College of... ![Emily Fairchild Photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/fairchild_july22_headshot.jpg?itok=CzYFCrK7) [### Jessica Gauchel ](/people/jessica-gauchel) she/her/hers Director of Administration and Operations Responsibilities: Overall administrative, financial, IT, and operations management; human resources; faculty services; Sociology space; member of the WJH administrative committee that determines needs and priorities for shared building resources. Schedule... ![Jessica M. Gauchel](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/jgauchel_1_0.jpg?itok=ze-Z0aPP) [### Ann Lau ](/people/ann-lau) [ann\_lau@harvard.edu](mailto:ann_lau@harvard.edu)Finance Associate Responsibilities: Financial transactions, temp payroll, workshop budgets, term billing Schedule: Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM ![Ann Lau](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/lau_ann.jpg?itok=x6DuIaPg) [### Sandra Llewellyn ](/people/sandra-llewellyn) Faculty Assistant Responsibilities: Faculty Assistant to Professors Joscha Legewie, Ellis Monk, Jocelyn Viterna, Xiang Zhou Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM ![Sandra Llewellyn](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/31646782.jpg?itok=UETuv48f) [### Jessica Matteson ](/people/jessica-matteson) She/her/hers Graduate Program Coordinator Responsibilities: Graduate Records; Admissions; Financial Aid; Fellowships; Degree Process; Teaching Fellow Allocation and Appointment Process. Schedule (Fall 2024): Mondays,10AM - 6PM (remote) Tuesdays, 10AM - 6PM (on campus) Wednesdays, 10AM - 6PM... ![jmatteson_006x.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/jmatteson_006x.jpg?itok=EZk2siCb) [### Micah Meyers ](/people/micah-meyers) [micah\_meyers@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:micah_meyers@fas.harvard.edu)Faculty Assistant Responsibilities: Faculty Assistant to Professors Michèle Lamont, Ya-Wen Lei, David Pedulla, and Robert Sampson. Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM person [### Khue Nguyen ](/people/khue-nguyen) [khue\_nguyen@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:khue_nguyen@fas.harvard.edu)Coordinator of Academic Affairs Responsibilities: Supports the work of the department chair; tenure-track and senior faculty searches; non-ladder faculty searches; faculty promotion reviews; faculty and visiting scholar appointments. ![Khue Nguyen](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/kn_photo.jpg?itok=KmGKbirw) [### Rebecca Russell ](/people/rebecca-russell) Undergraduate Advising and Program Administrator Responsibilities: Undergraduate program management; undergraduate advising; department curriculum and course catalog Rebecca Russell manages the undergraduate program in Sociology. She is responsible for ensuring that undergraduate concentrators are in... ![Rebecca Russell's profile picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/profile-pic-rr_01.jpg?itok=wpLWY6TT) [### Michael Van Unen ](/people/michael-van-unen) Manager of Faculty Services Responsibilities: Supervises department Faculty Assistants, Operations and Event Coordinator, and all front desk positions; manages support for tenure-track faculty; coordinates administrative support resources for all department faculty; manages... ![Portrait of Michael Van Unen](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-05/vanunen.jpg?itok=oqPi-2ZN) [### Bethany Varrichio ](/people/bethany-varrichio) [bethany\_varrichio@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:bethany_varrichio@fas.harvard.edu)Faculty Assistant, Social Science Administrative Support Group Responsibilities: Faculty Assistant to Professors Christina Ciocca Eller, Christina Cross, Sam Donahue, Dahlia Showalter, and Adaner Usmani. ![varrichio.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/varrichio.jpg?itok=r_0MM_zx) [### Jess Viator ](/people/jess-viator) Faculty Assistant Responsibilities: Faculty Assistant to Professors Jason Beckfield, Frank Dobbin, Orlando Patterson, and Mary C. Waters. ![Jess Viator](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/viator.jpg?itok=K1Zl__Z5)