# Sociology ## expand\_more [### Clem Aeppli ](/people/clem-aeppli) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Wealth & income inequality; work & organizations; capitalism; race & 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... ![Clem Aeppli](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Clem%20Aeppli.jpg?itok=n-A9z3fP) [### Bernadette Blashill ](/people/bernadette-blashill) 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... ![Blashill headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/Blashil%20headshot.jpg?itok=myoqXTWj) [### Emma Bedell Bogler ](/people/emma-bedell-bogler) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Cultural sociology, social network analysis, media studies, computational text analysis, political sociology, inequality, economic sociology Emma Bedell Bogler is a PhD student in Sociology at Harvard University. Originally from... ![Emma Bedell Bogler](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/bogler_emma.jpg?itok=fDsXAH93) [### Matthew Brooke ](/people/matthew-brooke) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Political sociology, historical sociology, social movements, political parties, media. Matthew Brooke is a Doctoral candidate in Sociology. Matthew's dissertation investigates why the Republican Party and right-wing media have become... ![Matthew Brooke](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/brooke_matt.jpg?itok=3if80pqg) [### Matt Carson ](/people/matt-carson) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: organized labor & social movements, urban sociology, gentrification, political economy, neoliberalization, mass incarceration & police violence, historical methods, quantitative methods Matt Carson is a PhD student in Sociology at... ![Matt Carson](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Carson_Matt_photo.jpg?itok=dkM2yVN6) [### Hannah Castner ](/people/hannah-castner) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Education, cultural sociology, political sociology, stratification and inequality, computational and interview methods Hannah Castner is a PhD student in sociology and a Presidential Scholar at Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate... ![Hannah Castner](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/castner_hannah_photo.jpg?itok=e5URSKFu) [### Minjin Chae ](/people/minjin-chae) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Family, Gender, Work and Employment, Organization Minjin Chae is a Doctoral Student in Sociology. She is interested in identifying the opportunities and risks brought by ongoing labor market transformation (e.g., automation) for... ![Minjin Chae](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/chae_minjin_photo.jpg?itok=6QAZUlIx) [### Jen-Chen Chao ](/people/jen-chen-chao) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research interests: Economic Inequality, Social Stratification, Education, Gender and Work, Quantitative Methods, Organization, Social Demography Jen-Chen Chao is a PhD student in Sociology at Harvard University and a Doctoral Trainee at the Center for... ![Jen Chen Chao](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-09/jenchenchao.png?itok=OQGLT9la) [### Rui Chen ](/people/rui-chen) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Political sociology, digital media, Chinese studies, computational methods\ Rui Chen is a Doctoral Student in Sociology. Rui is interested in the conceptual differences across entities, specifically the patterns of ideological... ![Harvard](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/harvard-logo-jpg-180_0.jpg?itok=xweZvOQp) [### Jane Choi ](/people/jane-c-choi) 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... ![jane choi_headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/jane%20choi_2026%20.jpeg?itok=zemznGhV) [### Marissa Combs ](/people/marissa-combs) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Education Reform, Organizational and Economic Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Accountability and Governance, Research Practice Partnerships, Research Methods Marissa Combs is a PhD student in Sociology, a PIER Fellow at the Center for... ![Marissa Combs headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-02/Marissa.linderstudio-HarvardCERP-mf-0122-web_PIER%20%284%29.jpg?itok=svc8l3mJ) [### Clayton Covington ](/people/clayton-covington) Doctoral Student in Sociology Research Interests: Organizations, Political Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Sexuality, Social Movements, Globalization, Comparative & Historical Sociology, Law, Empire, Nationalism, Latin America and the Caribbean Clayton Covington is a PhD Student in... ![Clayton Covington](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/covington_clayton.jpg?itok=as4DsoSl) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [4](?page=3 "Go to page 4") - [5](?page=4 "Go to page 5") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page")