#  Race, Ethnicity and Immigration 

 



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  [### Clem Aeppli

 ](/people/clem-aeppli) <caeppli@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Wealth &amp; income inequality; work &amp; organizations; capitalism; race &amp; racial inequality; social theory Clem Aeppli is a PhD student in Sociology. He studies how the organization of work affects inequality and instability. His projects... 

 

 

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   [### Francisca Afantchao Biakou

 ](/people/francisca-afantchao-biakou) <franciscaafantchaobiakou@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology &amp; Social Policy

 

 

 Research Interests: race, gender, work, social reproduction, historical sociology, black feminisms, quantitative methods Francisca Afantchao Biakou is a PhD student in sociology and social policy, and a Presidential Scholar at Harvard University. Using... 

 

 

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   [### Bernadette Blashill

 ](/people/bernadette-blashill) <bblashill@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Care and Caregiving, Cultural and Political Sociology, Law and Society, Mental Health, Social Policy Bernadette Blashill is a doctoral student in Sociology at Harvard University. Her research investigates why and how people care for... 

 

 

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   [### Jane Choi

 ](/people/jane-c-choi) <janechoi@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Culture, ethnicity/race/nation, migration, class, inequality, Asia and Asian America, qualitative methods. Jane Choi is a PhD student in Sociology. In her research, she examines what is taken to constitute "authentic" ethnic, racial... 

 

 

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   [### Clayton Covington

 ](/people/clayton-covington) <claytoncovington@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Organizations, Political Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Sexuality, Social Movements, Globalization, Comparative &amp; Historical Sociology, Law, Empire, Nationalism, Latin America and the Caribbean Clayton Covington is a PhD Student in... 

 

 

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   [### Hannah Craig

 ](/people/hannah-craig) <hcraig@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Crime and Punishment, Political Sociology, Organizational Efficiency, Bureaucratic Discretion, Public Policy, Public Opinion Hannah Craig is a PhD student in Sociology at Harvard. Originally from the metro Detroit area, she received... 

 

 

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   [### Nino José Cricco Doldan

 ](/people/nino-cricco) <ncricco@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Immigration, Inequality and Stratification, Family, Labor Markets, Social Demography, Quantitative Methods Nino José Cricco is a PhD student in Sociology. His research interests include immigration, economic inequality, and family... 

 

 

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   [### Kseniya Dzhala

 ](/people/kseniya-dzhala) <kdzhala@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology &amp; Social Policy

 

 

 Research Interests: Housing, Culture, Social Movements, Social Policy, Relational Inequality, Qualitative Methods Kseniya Dzhala is a doctoral student in Sociology and Social Policy and a Stone PhD Scholar. She received her Bachelor's degree in Sociology... 

 

 

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   [### Major Eason

 ](/people/major-eason) <majoreason@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Environmental Inequality, Residential Segregation, Stratification, Social Movements, Demography, Mixed Methods Major Eason is a PhD student in Sociology. His research interests are broadly centered around environmental justice and... 

 

 

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   [### Emma Fromont

 ](/people/emma-fromont) <emmafromont@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Assimilation &amp; Integration Theories, Ethnographic Methods, Identity Formation, Immigration in the US and in Europe, Race &amp; Ethnicity, Racial Formation Emma Fromont is a PhD student in Sociology. She is interested in identity formation... 

 

 

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   [### Alexandra Gibbons

 ](/people/alexandra-gibbons) <agibbons@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Crime and Punishment; Community and Urban Sociology; Race and Ethnicity; Immigration; Class; Inequality; Quantitative Methods Alexandra (Alex) Gibbons is a PhD student in Sociology and a Presidential Scholar in the Graduate School of... 

 

 

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   [### Meylin Alesandra Gonzales Huamán

 ](/people/meylin-allesandra-gonzales-huaman) <mgonzaleshuaman@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Social stratification and inequality, race and ethnicity, political agency, marginalization and social movements Meylin Gonzales Huamán is a doctoral student in Sociology. She has experience with qualitative research for policy and... 

 

 

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