(Sociology, June 2003)
Thesis Title: Direct Democracy and Political Tactics: How Ballot Initiatives Increase the Competitive Dynamism of the Political Process
Committee: Theda Skocpol (Chair), David John Frank, Kenneth Andrews
Initial Placement: Assistant...
Research Interests: inter-organizational relationships, ecosystems, cross-sector collaboration, organizational design, organizational learning and adaptation, technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, institutions, movements, emerging markets...
(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
(Sociology, May 2017)
Thesis Title: Courting Trouble: A Qualitative Examination of Sexual Inequality in Partnering Practice
Committee: Jocelyn Viterna (Chair), Christopher Jencks, Kathryn Edin, and Elizabeth A. Armstrong
(Sociology, June 2000)
Thesis Title: Organizational Boundaries in Transformation: China's Book Publishing Industry Under Economic Reform
Committee: Peter V. Marsden and Ezra Vogel (co-chairs), Libby Schweber
(Sociology, June 2007)
Thesis Title: Becoming South Asian: An Examination of Identity, Intergroup Relations, and Responses to 9/11
Committee: Mary C. Waters (chair), William Julius Wilson, Vivian Louie, Nazli Kibria
(Sociology, May 2016)
Thesis Title: Essays on Place and Punishment in America
Committee: Bruce Western (Chair), Matthew Desmond, Devah Pager, and Robert J. Sampson
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Boston University
(Sociology, November 2023)
Thesis Title: Becoming Part of the City? Place Identity and Inter-group Boundaries in Urbanizing China
Committee: Michèle Lamont (Chair), Martin K. Whyte, and Ya-Wen Lei
