# Sociology & Social Policy ## expand\_more [### Francisca Afantchao Biakou ](/people/francisca-afantchao-biakou) Doctoral Student in Sociology & 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... ![Fran Afantchao Biakou](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Afantchao%20Biakou_Francisca.jpg?itok=Gcx05JWn) [### David Arbeláez ](/people/david-arbelaez) Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy Research Interests: Inequality, intergenerational mobility, organizations, higher education David Arbeláez is a PhD student in the Sociology and Social Policy PhD program at Harvard University. He is generally interested in income and wealth outcomes as... ![David Arbelaez](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/arbeleaz_david_photo.jpg?itok=QiOwspoV) [### Kseniya Dzhala ](/people/kseniya-dzhala) Doctoral Student in Sociology & 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... ![Kseniya Dzhala](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/Dzhala%20Kseniya%20headshot.jpg?itok=5s4i18jI) [### Nicholas Forster-Benson ](/people/nicholas-forster-benson) Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy Research interests: Political economy, markets and inequality, finance and financialization, quantitative methods Nicholas (Nicc) Forster-Benson is a doctoral student in Sociology and Social Policy. Broadly, his research investigates how various market... ![Nicholas Forster-Benson](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Forster-Benson_Nicholas.jpg?itok=xcIf7HZp) [### Andrew Byrne Keefe ](/people/andrew-andy-keefe) Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy Research Interests: Inequality; Sociology of Punishment; Criminal Law and Procedure; Political Economy; Comparative-Historical Sociology; Social Theory. Andrew Keefe is a PhD candidate in sociology and social policy and a third-year law student at Harvard... ![Andrew Byrne Keefe](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/keefeandrew2023resize.jpg?itok=VjgKFKft) [### Evan Cliff MacKay ](/people/evan-cliff-mackay) Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy Research Interests: Inequality and Social Policy; Civic participation and good government; Crime, deviance, restoration, and punishment; Social stratification; Race and Ethnicity; Gender; Discrimination; Geography; Poverty; Quantitative Methods Evan... ![Evan Mackay](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/photo_cropped_evan_mackay_bricks.jpg?itok=T6clfu5-) [### Siri Neerchal ](/people/siri-neerchal) Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy Research Interests: economic sociology, public policy, work, health, survey methods, quantitative methods, experimental methods, computational methods, mixed methods Siri Neerchal is a Doctoral Student in Sociology and Social Policy at Harvard University... ![Siri Neerchal](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/neerchal_siri.jpg?itok=GYBK3DfF) [### Dylan Nguyen ](/people/dylan-nguyen) Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy Research Interests: Spatial Inequality, Urban & Community Sociology, Organizations, Race and Ethnicity, Housing, Inequality & Stratification Dylan Nguyen is a doctoral student in Sociology and Social Policy. Broadly interested in spatial inequality, their... ![Dylan Nguyen](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/Nguyen_Dylan_photo.jpg?itok=zhyTQZ8G) [### Charlotte O'Herron ](/people/charlotte-oherron) Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy Research Interests: Labor market inequality; culture; organizations, quantitative methods; qualitative methods; economic sociology Charlotte O’Herron is a Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy. Her research addresses the mechanisms behind labor... ![Charlotte O'Herron](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/oherron_charlotte_photo.jpg?itok=-hMEVGqL) [### Nefara Riesch ](/people/nefara-riesch) Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy Research Interests: Criminal justice policy, policing, quantitative methods Nefara Riesch is a PhD student in Sociology and Social Policy. Her work examines policing and criminal legal system policy. Prior to her doctoral studies, Nefara worked in policy... ![Nefara Riesch](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/riesch_photo_sociology_website.jpg?itok=2T9-oVvl) [### Jessica Urzúa ](/people/jessica-urzua) Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy Research Interests: labor, education, inequality, mobility, social policy Jessica Urzúa is a PhD student in Sociology and Social Policy. She is interested in studying how power and social structure in labor markets affect economic inequality, and how... ![Jessica Urzúa](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/urzua_jessica_photo.jpg?itok=5exu145K) [### Michael Zanger-Tishler ](/people/michael-zanger-tishler) [michael\_zangertishler@g.harvard.edu](mailto:michael_zangertishler@g.harvard.edu)Doctoral Student in Sociology & Social Policy (Sociology & Social Policy) Ph.D. Date: Spring 2026 (Expected) Dissertation Title: Data and Knowledge of the Criminal Legal System in a Comparative Perspective Dissertation Committee: Robert Sampson and Ellis Monk (Co-Chairs); Joscha Legewie, Magda... ![Michael Zanger-Tishler](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Zanger-Tishler_Michael_0.png?itok=_uNxuxJJ)