Comprehensive List of Placements

Ellen L. Compernolle
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2017)

Dissertation: "Spouses Crossing Borders: Husbands? International Migration and the Marital Relationship." Chair: William G. Axinn.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Affiliate, Center for Health and the Social Sciences, University of Chicago (2018–2019)
Subsequent Placement: Research Scientist, NORC at the University of Chicago (2019-2022)
Current position: Senior Research Scientist, NORC at the University of Chicago (2023–)

Danielle Czarnecki
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2017)

Dissertation: "Modern Crosses: How Christian Women Navigate Gender, Religion, and Assisted Reproductive Technologies." Co-chairs: Renee R. Anspach & Karin A. Martin.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University (2018-2020)
Subsequent Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, Ohio Policy Evaluation Network (OPEN), University of Cinccinnati (2020-2022)
Current Position: Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve Univeristy, Cleveland, OH (2022–)

Elizabeth J. Ela
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2018)

Dissertation: "I Should Be Pregnant So Many Times By Now: Risk Perception, Numeracy, and Young Women's Contraceptive Use." Chair: Jennifer S. Barber.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Texas Policy Evaluation Project, University of Texas at Austin (2018-2021)
Current Position: Social Science Research Analyst, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington, DC (2021–)

Meagan Michelle Elliott
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2018)

Dissertation: "Imagined Boundaries: Discordant Narratives of Place and Displacement in Contemporary Detroit." Co-chairs: Geneviève Zubrzycki & Robert S. Jansen.
Initial Placement: Chief Parks Planner, General Services Department, City of Detroit, MI (2014–)
Current Position: Deputy CFO, Development and Grants, City of Detroit, MI (2022–); CEO, Belle Isle Conservatory (2024–)

Drew M. Foster
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2017)

Dissertation: "Being Sick Online: Exchanges of Medical Knowledge on the Internet." Chair: Geneviève Zubrzycki.
Initial Placement: User Experience Researcher, Cox Automotive Inc., Burlington, VT (2017–2018)
Current Position: User Experience Researcher, Meta, Seattle, WA (2018–)

Heidi M. Gansen
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2018)

Dissertation: "Building Blocks of Difference: How Inequalities are (Re)Produced through Disciplinary Practices and Interactions in Preschool." Chair: Karin A. Martin.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University (2018-2021)
Current Position: Education Research Scientist, U.S. Department of Education (2021–)

Charity M. Hoffman
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2018)

Dissertation: "The 21st Century Mother: How New Moms Navigate Work, Family and the Struggle to Have it All." Co-chairs: Karin A. Martin & Katie E. Richards-Schuster (Social Work). 
Initial Placement: Research Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan (2018-2021)
Current Position: Qualitative Research Specialist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan (2021–)

Lucie Kalousová
(Ph.D., Sociology and Health Services Organization and Policy, Fall 2017)

Dissertation: "Durable Disparity: The Emergence and Entrenchment of the Great American Smoking Gap." Co-chairs: Sarah A. Burgard & Scott L. Greer (Public Health).
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford (2017–2019); Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of California, Riverside (2019-2022)
Current position: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2022–)

Anh P. Nguyen
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2018)

Dissertation: "The Determinants and Consequences of Solitary Confinement: Risk Factor, Future Criminal Justice Involvement, and Mortality." Co-chairs: Jeffrey D. Morenoff & David J. Harding (University of California, Berkeley).
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado (2018-2021)
Subsequent Placement: Scientific Research Associate, Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado (2021-2023)
Current Position: Research Investigator, Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado (2023–)

Richard M. Rodems
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2018)

Dissertation: "Hidden Hardship: Three Essays on Poverty and Material Welfare in the United States." Co-chairs: Fabian T. Pfeffer & H. Luke Schaefer (Social Work).
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan (2018-2021)
Subsequent Placement: Research Manager, Case Western Reserve University (2021-2022)
Current Position: User Researcher, Spotify (2022–)

Matthew B. Sullivan
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2018)

Dissertation: "The Expansion of Science Policy in the United States in Three Cases: rDNA Research, The Human Genome Project, and the National Nanotechnology Initiative." Co-chairs: Renee R. Anspach & Sandra R. Levitsky.
Initial Placement: Lecturer and Director of the Sociology Opportunities for Undergraduate Leaders (SOUL) Program, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan (2018–)

Jessica P. Wiederspan
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Fall 2017)

Dissertation: "How Bad Does It Have to Get?' How the Ideology of the American Dream Persists in an Era of Economic Insecurity." Co-chairs: Alford A. Young, Jr. & Sandra K. Danziger (Social Work).
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Researcher, Basic Income Study, Y Combinator Research, San Francisco, CA (2018)
Current Position: Senior Qualitative Researcher, Guaranteed Income Study at OpenResearch (2018–)

Elizabeth L. Young
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2018)

Dissertation: "Guardians of Religion: Islam, Nation, and Democratization in Post-Revolution Tunisia." Chair: Geneviève Zubrzycki.
Initial Placement: Research Director, British High Commission and Wasafiri Consulting (2017-2019)
Subsequent Placement: Lecturer, Tilburg University, Amsterdam (2021-2022)
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Tilburg University, Amsterdam (2022–)

Jay W. Borchert
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2016)

Dissertation: "Prisoners, Prison Executives, and Correctional Officers: Three Explorations into the US Prison Experience During the Era of Mass Incarceration." Co-chairs: Jeffrey D. Morenoff & David J. Harding (University of California, Berkeley).
Initial Placement: Emerging Diversity Scholar, National Center for Institutional Diversity, University of Michigan (2016-n.d.)
Current Position: Co-Founder and Director, Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network (2016–)

José Henrique Bortoluci
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2016)

Dissertation: "Architectures of the People: Material and Cultural Politics of Housing in São Paulo, 1950-1995." Chair: George Steinmetz.
Initial Placement: Professor, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil (2015–)

Mathieu Hikaru Desan
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2016)

Dissertation: "Order, Authority, Nation: Neo-Socialism and the Fascist Destiny of an Anti-Fascist Discourse." Chair: George Steinmetz.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder (2016–)

Claire W. Herbert
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2016)

Dissertation: "Property Rights in the Context of Urban Decline: Informality, Temporality, and Inequality." Chair: Sandra R. Levitsky.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Drexel University (2016–2019)
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Oregon (2019–)

Daniel Hirschman
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2015)

Dissertation: "Inventing the Economy: Or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the GDP." Chair: Greta R. Krippner.
Initial Placement: Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan (2016)
Subsequent Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Brown University (2016-2022)
Current Position: Associate Professor of Sociology, Cornell University (2023–)

Camilo Arturo Leslie
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2015)

Dissertation: "Trustworthiness and Jurisdiction in the Stanford Financial Group Fraud." Co-chairs: Margaret R. Somers & George Steinmetz.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy, State University of New York at Buffalo (2015–2017)
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Tulane University (2017–)

Erica C. Morrell
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Summer 2016)

Dissertation: "Cultivating Local Food: Knowledge, Power, and (Trans)Formations in American Policy and Society." Co-chairs: Sandra R. Levitsky & Shobita Parthasarathy (Public Policy).
Initial Placement: Mellon C3 Postdoctoral Fellow, Middlebury College (2016–2018)
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Sociology, St. Lawrence University (2018–)

Joshua Mound
(Ph.D., History and Sociology, Winter 2016)

Dissertation: "Inflated Hopes, Taxing Times: Fiscal Crisis, the Pocketbook Squeeze, and the Roots of the Tax Revolt." Co-chairs: Anthony S. Chen (Northwestern University) & Matthew D. Lassiter (History).
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Smith Institute for Political Economy, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (2016–2017)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia (2017–)

Christopher E. Near
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2016)

Dissertation: "Bridging the Income-Parenting Gap: Three Papers on the Interrelationships of Household Income, Parenting Resources, and Child Outcomes." Co-chairs: Sarah A. Burgard & Yu Xie.
Initial Placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Policy Analysis, Cornell University (2016–2018)
Subsequent Placement: Lecturer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Northern Arizona University (2018-2020)
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Northern State Univeristy, Aberdeen, SD (2020–)

Karen A. Reardon
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2016)

Dissertation: "Examining the Critical Role of Social Capital in Entrepreneurship: A Qualitative Study of Emerging Nonprofit Organizations." Co-chairs: Renee R. Anspach & David J. Harding (University of California, Berkeley).
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Management and Leadership, School of Business, La Salle University (2012–2018)
Current Position: Associate Professor of Management and Leadership, School of Business, La Salle University (2018–)

J. Lotus Seeley
(Ph.D., Women’s Studies and Sociology, Winter 2016)

Dissertation: "Repairing Computers and (Re)producing Hierarchy: An Ethnography of Support Work and Status." Chair: Elizabeth A. Armstrong.
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Florida Atlantic University (2016-2022)
Current Position: Associate Professor of Sociology, Graduate Program Director, Florida Atlantic Univeristy, Boca Raton, FL (2022–)

Maria V. Wathen
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2016)

Dissertation: "Civic Culture Frameworks, Volunteerism, NGOs, & Glocalization: Implications for Social Services in Russia." Co-chairs: Barbara A. Anderson & Mary C. Ruffolo (Social Work).
Initial Placement: Assistant Professor of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago (2016-2022)
Current Position: Associate Professor of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago (2022–)

Ann V. Bell
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2012)

Dissertation: "Conceiving Infertility: How Social Class Shapes Infertile Experiences." Co-chairs: Karin A. Martin & Renee R. Anspach.
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Delaware (2012–2018)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies, Director Of Graduate Studies, University of Delaware (2018–)

Rosalyn Denise Campbell
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Winter 2012)

Dissertation: "When Money Isn't the Issue: Socio-Cultural Factors in Help-Seeking among Black Americans with Depression." Co-chairs: Renee R. Anspach & Robert J. Taylor (Social Work).
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Psychiatric Research Center, Dartmouth College (2012)
Current Position: Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Georgia (2020–)
Rosalyn Denise Campbell’s website: http://www.rosalyndenisecampbell.com/

Alfred W. DeFreece, Jr.
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2011)

Dissertation: "Black Visions through Colorblind Frames: Opposition in the Obama Era - A Discursive Exploration of Black Urban Adolescent Ideology." Chair: Alford A. Young, Jr.
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Roosevelt University (2010–2015)
Current position: Full-time Instructor, Department of Sociology, Oakland Community College (2015–)

David Flores
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2012)

Dissertation: "Political Soldiers: Sources of Iraq War Veteran Support and Opposition to War." Chair: Howard A. Kimeldorf.
Initial placement: Presidential Management Fellow, Research Social Scientist, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Albuquerque, NM (2012–2014)
Current position: Research Social Scientist, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO (2014–)

Margaret M. Gough
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2012)

Dissertation: "Consequences of Family Events: Three Papers on Family Change and Subsequent Outcomes." Chair: Yu Xie.
Initial placement: ASA and NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, Harvard University (2012–2014)
Subsequent placement: Associate Professor of Sociology (Health), University of La Verne (2014–)
Margaret M. Gough’s website: https://sites.google.com/site/margaretmgough/

Yoonsun Han
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2012)

Dissertation: "Mental Health and Health-Risk Behaviors in Adolescence: An Examination of Social Relationships." Co-chairs: Yu Xie & Andrew C. Grogan-Kaylor (Social Work).
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Human Development & Family Sciences and Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin (n.d.)
Current position: Professor of Social Welfare, Population Research Center, Seoul National Univeristy, Seoul, South Korea (n.d.)

Laura E. Hirshfield
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2011)

Dissertation: "Authority, Expertise, and Impression Management: Gendered Professionalization of Chemists in the Academy." Chair: Karin A. Martin.
Initial placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, New College of Florida (2010–2013)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Medical Education and Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago (2013–)
Laura E. Hirshfield’s website: https://www.laurahirshfield.com/

Kristen Hopewell
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2012)

Dissertation: "Shifting Power: The Rise of Brazil, India and China at the WTO." Chair: Jeffery M. Paige.
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia (2012–2014)
Current position: Professor, Canada Research Chair in Global Policy, School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (2023-)
Kristen Hopewell’s website: https://sites.google.com/view/kristenhopewell/

David J. Hutson
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2012)

Dissertation: "Training Bodies, Building Status: Health, Physical Capital, and the Negotiation of Difference in the U.S. Fitness Industry." Chair: Karin A. Martin.
Initial placement: Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Deptartment of Sociology, Ripon College (2012–2014)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Penn State University-Abington (2015-2021)
Current placement: Associate Professor of Sociology, Penn State University-Abington (2021–)
David J. Hutson's website: http://www.davidjhutson.com/

Sun Jae Hwan
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2012)

Dissertation: "Socioeconomic Polarization and Personal Well-Being under Neoliberal Restructuring: Implications of South Korea after the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis." Chair: Yu Xie.
Initial placement: Research Fellow, Institute for Social Development Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (2012–2013)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (2016–)

Katherine E. King
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2011)

Dissertation: "Biological, Psychosocial, and Social Capital Implications of the Neighborhood Built Environment." Co-chairs: James S. House & Jeffrey D. Morenoff.
Initial placement: NIA Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University (2011–2012)
Current position: Director of Data Science, Fidelity Investments, Marietta, GA (2021–)

Frédérique Laubépin
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2012)

Dissertation: "Experiments in Punishment: Explaining Differences in the Scope of Penal Sanctioning in the American States." Chair: Jeffrey D. Morenoff.
Initial placement: Instructional Learning Senior, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), University of Michigan (2012–2015)
Current position: Instructional Designe, School of Public Health, University of Michigan (2015–)

Byung Ho Lee
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2011)

Dissertation: "Forging the Imperial Nation: Imperialism, Nationalism, and Ethnic Boundaries in China's Longue Duree." Co-chairs: Barbara A. Anderson & James Z. Lee (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology).
Initial placement: Visiting Scholar, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2011–2013)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea (2018–)

Alwyn Lim
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2012)

Dissertation: "The Global Expansion of Corporate Social Responsibility: Emergence, Diffusion, and Reception of Global Corporate Governance Frameworks." Co-chairs: Mark S. Mizruchi & Kiyoteru Tsutsui.
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California (2012–2017)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Singapore Management University (2017-2022)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology, Singapore Management University (2022–)

David Diego Torres
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2012)

Dissertation: "Condition for Effective Knowledge Acquisition." Chair: David J. Harding.
Initial placement: ASA and NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University (2012–2014)
Subsequent placement: Research Specialist, Department of Research and Accountability, Houston Independent School District, TX (2015–)
Current position: Senior Analyst, Lone Star College, Houston, TX (2020–)

Jessica J. B. Wyse
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2011)

Dissertation: "Race, Gender and the Administration of Justice in a Community Corrections System." Co-chairs: Jeffrey D. Morenoff & David E. Thacher (Public Policy).
Initial placement: NIA Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan (2011–2013)
Current position: Research Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University and Portland State University (OHSU-PSU) (2017–)

Jennifer Eckerman Yarger
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2011)

Dissertation: "Three Essays Examining Social Determinants of Fertility Attitudes and Behavior: Evidence from Longitudinal Studies." Co-chairs: Jennifer S. Barber & Mary E. Corcoran (Public Policy)
Initial placement: Project Director, Bixby Center for Reproductive Health and the Philip R. Lee Institute of Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco (2011–)
Subsequent placement: Associate Researcher, Univeristy of California - San Franciso, CA (2021–)

Avi Astor
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2011)

Dissertation: "Mobilizing against Mosques: The Origins of Opposition to Islamic Centers of Worship in Spain." Co-chairs: Howard A. Kimeldorf & Margaret R. Somers.
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Catalonia (2011–2013)
Current position: Associate Professor, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (n.d.)

Mandi Bane
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2011)

Dissertation: "Social Change in the Neoliberal Era: The Indigenous Movement in Saquisili, Ecuador." Chair: Jeffery M. Paige
Initial placement: Research Analyst, Department of Public Health, Los Angeles County, CA (2011–)

Helena Buhr
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: "Network Dynamics in Small Business Financing: Institutional Changes and Transformations of Inter-organizational Relations." Chair: Jason Owen-Smith.
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Researcher, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (2010-2011)
Current position: Senior Product Director, Growth, Monzo Bank, London (2023–)

Lulu Chen
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2011)

Dissertation: "Three Essays on the Economic Integration of Foreign-educated Immigrants: A Test of Classical Assimilation." Chair: Yu Xie.
Initial placement: Statistician, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC (2012–).
Subsequent placement: Senior Research Analyst, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Washington, DC (2021-2022)
Current placement: Interdisciplinary Science Analyst, National Science Foundation (2023–)

Eric R. Eide
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2011)

Dissertation: "Industrial Upgrading in India's Information Technology Enabled Service Industry." Chair: Jeffery M. Paige.
Initial placement: Innovation and Technology Analyst, Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, DC (2011–2013)
Current position: Managing Director , Alliance for Southern California Innovation, Los Angeles (2022–)

Melissa Forbes
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Climate Change ‘Resolution:’ Dynamics of Shareholder Engagement Between U.S. Firms and Investors." Co-chairs: Mark S. Mizruchi & Barry G. Rabe (Public Policy).
Initial placement: Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Risk Management and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC (2010-2012)
Subsequent position: Section Chief, National Preparedness Assessment Division (NPAD), National Preparedness Directorate (NPD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC (2012-2015)
Current position: Assistant Administrator, Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC (2022–)

Alice B. Gates
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2011)

Dissertation: “Narrowing the Citizenship Gap for Undocumented Immigrants: A Case Study of the Mid-Michigan Worker Center." Co-chairs: Margaret R. Somers & Lawrence S. Root (Social Work).
Initial placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Portland (2011–2013)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Work, University of Portland (2013–2017)
Current position: Associate Professor, Departments of Sociology and Social Work, University of Portland (2017–)

Alexandra Gerber
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2011)

Dissertation: "Being Polish/Becoming European: Gender and The Limits of Diffusion in Polish Accession to the European Union." Co-chairs: Geneviève Zubrzycki & Michael D. Kennedy (Brown University)
Initial placement: Analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC (n.d.)
Current position: Deputy National Intelligence Officer, Office of Director of National Intelligence, Washington, DC (2021–)

Megan E. Gilster
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Fall 2010

Dissertation: “Neighborhood Activism in Context: Three Studies of the Neighborhood Antecedents and Individual Effects of Participation in Neighborhood Activism." Co-chairs: Jeffrey D. Morenoff & Michael S. Spencer (Social Work).
Initial placement: Associate Professor, University of Iowa School of Social Work, IA (2022–)

Lloyd D. Grieger
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Three Essays Examining the Behavioral and Socioeconomic Transition to Adulthood in the United States and Africa: Evidence from Longitudinal Studies." Co-chairs: Yu Xie & Sheldon H. Danziger (Public Policy)
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Research on Inequalities and the Life Course, Yale University (2010–2012)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology and Global Affairs, Yale University (2012–)
Lloyd D. Grieger’s website: https://campuspress.yale.edu/lloydgrieger/

Sarah Lee Jirek
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2011)

Dissertation: “Posttraumatic Growth in the Lives of Young Adult Trauma Survivors: Relationships with Cumulative Adversity, Narrative." Co-chairs: Karin A. Martin & Daniel G. Saunders (Social Work).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tampa (2011–2014)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology, Westmont College (2017–)

Maria S. Johnson
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Through a Daughter’s Eyes: Understanding the Influences of Black Fathers on Their Daughters." Co-chairs: Alford A. Young, Jr. & Sheldon H. Danziger (Public Policy).
Initial placement: Program Director and Research Fellow, Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies, University of Michigan (2010–2012)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Delaware (2014–2019).
Current position: Founder and Chairperson, Black Women and Girls Fund, Baltimore, MD (2019–)
Maria S. Johnson’s website: https://drmariajohnson.com/

Tiffany D. Joseph
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2011)

Dissertation: “Race and Making American in Brazil: How Brazilian Return Migrants Negotiate Race in the US and Brazil." Co-chairs: Sarah A. Burgard & Alford A. Young, Jr.
Initial placement: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar, Harvard University (2011–2013).
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook (2013–2018)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology, Northeastern University (2018–)
Tiffany D. Joseph's website: https://www.tiffanydjoseph.com/

Jin-Yeon Kang
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2011)

Dissertation: “Nation, State, and People: Colonialism and the Formation of Divided Nation-States in Korea." Chair: Howard A. Kimeldorf.
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (n.d.)
Current placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea (n.d.)

Rebecca A. Karb
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Neighborhood Social and Physical Environments and Health: Examining Sources." Co-chairs: Jeffrey D. Morenoff & Andrew C. Grogan-Kaylor (Social Work).
Initial placement: M.D. Program, Medical School, Harvard University (2010–2014)
Current placement: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University (2018–)

Michelle Kelso
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Recognizing the Roma: A Study of the Holocaust as Viewed in Romania." Co-chairs: Renee R. Anspach & Michael D. Kennedy (Brown University).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Director, Human Services & Social Justice, George Washington University (2010–)

Alexandra A. Killewald
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Winter 2011)

Dissertation: “What Money Buys and Family Costs: Three Papers on the Work-Family Intersection." Co-chairs: Yu Xie & Sheldon H. Danziger (Public Policy).
Initial placement: Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Cambridge, MA (2011–2012)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Harvard University (2012–2015)
Current position: Professor of Sociology, Director of the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID), University of Michigan (2023–)

Cynthia F. Link
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Husbands Wives and In-Laws: Family Dynamics and Childbearing Behavior in Nepal." Chair: William G. Axinn.
Initial placement: Senior Project Researcher, Harris Interactive Inc., New York City (2010–2012)
Current position: Owner, Link Research & Insights, New York City (2017–)

Zakiya Luna
(Ph.D., Women’s Studies and Sociology, Summer 2011)

Dissertation: “Domesticating Human Rights: Possibilities and Ambiguities in the Emerging Reproductive Justice Movement." Co-chairs: Margaret R. Somers & Elizabeth R. Cole (Women’s Studies).
Initial placement: Mellon Sawyer Seminar Postdoctoral Fellow, Departments of Gender & Women’s Studies and Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2011–2012)
Current placement: Associate Professor of Sociology, Dean's Distinguished Professorial Scholar, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (2021–)
Zakiya Luna’s website: http://www.zakiyaluna.com/

Margaret Ann Murphy
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Medicalization of Birth: The Social Construction of Cesarean Section. A Qualitative Analysis." Chair: Renee R. Anspach.
Initial placement: Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Oakland University (2008–2011)
Current position: Research Area Specialist, Medical School, University of Michigan (2011–)

Daniela Pineda
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “A Federal Intervention to Improve Latino College Participation: Evidence from the Title V Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program." Co-chairs: Alford A. Young, Jr. & Sheldon H. Danziger (Public Policy).
Initial placement: Research Analyst, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Washington, DC (2010–2012)
Current position: Social and Economic Justice Research Collaborative Lead, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (n.d.)

Meeta Sainju Pradhan
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2011)

Dissertation: “Social Exclusion and Social Change: Access To, and Influence of, Community-Based Collective Action Programs in Nepal." Chair: William G. Axinn.
Initial placement: Development Consultant, Various Contracts, Kathmandu, Nepal (2011–2013)
Current position: Senior Fellow, The Mountain Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal (2018–)

Besnik Pula
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2011)

Dissertation: “State, Law, and Revolution: Agrarian Power and the National State in Albania, 1850-1945." Chair: George Steinmetz.
Initial placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, State University of New York at Binghamton (2011-12)
Subsequent placement: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for the Study of Social Organization, Princeton University (2012-2014)
Current placement: Associate Professor of Political Science, Virginia Tech (n.d.)

Christopher N. J. Roberts
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Exploring Fractures within Human Rights: An Empirical Study of Resistance." Co-chairs: Margaret R. Somers & Susan E. Waltz (Public Policy).
Initial placement: Associate Professor of Law, University of Minnesota (2011–)
Christopher N. J. Robert’s website: https://www.christophernjroberts.com

Daniel J. Ross
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Captive Audience?: Strategies for Getting Food and Physical Activity in Two Detroit Neighborhoods." Chair: Renee R. Anspach.
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences (Sociology), Chattanooga State Community College (2011–2016)
Current position: Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences (Sociology), Winston-Salem State University (2017–)

Karen E. Ross
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Charter Schools and Segregation: The Cases of Michigan and North Carolina." Co-chairs: Alford A. Young, Jr. & David K. Cohen (Public Policy).

Sadia Saeed
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2010)

Dissertation: “Politics of Exclusion: Muslim Nationalism State Formation and Legal Representations of the Ahmadiyya Community in Pakistan." Chair: George Steinmetz.
Initial placement: Jerome Hall Postdoctoral Fellow, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University (2010–2011)
Subsequent placement: ACLS New Faculty Fellow and Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, Yale University (2011-2013)
Current placement: Associate Professor of Sociology, University of San Francisco (n.d.)

K Scherrer
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2011)

Dissertation: “The Intergenerational Family Relationships of Grandparents and GLBQ Grandchildren." Co-chairs: Karin A. Martin & Ruth E. Dunkle (Social Work).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Social Work, Rutgers University (2011–2014)
Subsequent position: Associate Professor of Social Work, Metropolitan State University of Denver (2016-2022)
Current position: Professor of Social Work, Metropolitan State University of Denver (2023–)

Jonathan L. Zelner

(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Winter 2011)

Dissertation: “Integrating Social and Biological Processed to Understand the Origins and Dynamics of Gastrointestinal Illness Outbreaks." Co-chairs: James S. House & Joseph N. Eisenberg (Public Policy).
Initial placement: NIH Research and Policy for Infection Disease Dynamics (RAPIDD) Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University (2011–2014)
Current placement: Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan (n.d.)

Barış Büyükokutan
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2010)

Dissertation: "Dynamics of Politicization in the Twentieth-Century U.S. Poetry Field." Chair: George Steinmetz.
Initial placement: Instructor, Department of Sociology, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey (2010–2011)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey (2011–2017)
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey (2017–)

Haijing Dai
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2010)

Dissertation: "Social Capital in the "New Socialist Countryside": Guanxi Community Solidarity and Resistance in Two Post-Socialist Chinese Townships." Co-chairs: Ching Kwan Lee (UCLA) & Barry N. Checkoway (Social Work)
Initial placement: Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2010–2016)
Current position: Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2016–)

Amie Emens Conley
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2010)

Dissertation: "Three Essays on the Intergenerational Transmission of Family Attitudes and Behaviors." Chair: Jennifer S. Barber.
Initial placement: Senior Research Analyst, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago (2009–2012)
Current position: Senior Research Director, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago (2013–)

Lisa C. Fein
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2009)

Dissertation: "Negotiating Integration in a Nationalizing State: Contested Boundaries of Belonging in Estonia." Co-chairs: Barbara A. Anderson & Michael D. Kennedy (Brown University).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Westminster College (2009–2016)
Current position: Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Program in Organizational Studies, University of Michigan (2018–)

Pilar S. Horner
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Winter 2010)

Dissertation: "Labor Control and Worker Identity Meaning Making: The Culture of Motherhood and Education." Co-chairs: Pamela J. Smock & Karen M. Staller (Social Work).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University (2009–2016)
Current position: Associate Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University (2016–)

Heejin Jun
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2010)

Dissertation: "Formation of the Modern Literary Field: Intersection of Gender and Coloniality in Korean History." Chair: Fatma Müge Göçek.
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Brain Korea 21 Program, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (n.d.)

Emily A. Kazyak
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2010)

Dissertation: "The Space and Place of Sexuality: How Rural Lesbians and Gays Narrate Identity." Chair: Karin A. Martin.
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women’s & Gender Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2010–2017)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology and Women’s & Gender Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2017–)
Emily A. Kazyak’s website: https://www.emilykazyak.com/

Colter M. Mitchell
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2009)

Dissertation: "Three Essays on Worldviews, Autonomy and the Family in Nepal." Chair: Arland Thornton.
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Research on Child Wellbeing and Office of Population Research, Princeton University (2009–2012)
Current position: Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan (n.d.)

Emily Joy Nicklett
(Ph.D., Sociology and Health Services Organization & Policy, Summer 2010)

Dissertation: "Diabetes Health and Disability Pathways: Racial/Ethnic Socioeconomic and Gender Disparities." Co-chairs: Renee R. Anspach & Jersey Liang (Public Health).
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins University (2010–2011)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan (2011–2017); Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan (2017-2020)
Current position: Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Texas at San Antonio (2020–)

Kristin S. Seefeldt
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Summer 2010)

Dissertation: "Three Essays on Women, Low-wage Work, and Economic Well-being." Co-chairs: Pamela J. Smock & Sheldon H. Danziger (Public Policy).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Public Health and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University (2010–2012)
Current position: Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan (2018–)
Kristin S. Seefeldt's website: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~kseef/

Jeannie S. Thrall
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2010)

Dissertation: "Strategic Parenting: Making the Middle Class through Distinction and Discipline." Co-chairs: George Steinmetz & Karin A. Martin.

Nathalie E. Williams
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2009)

Dissertation: "Living with Conflict: The Effect of Community Organizations, Economic Assets, and Mass Media Consumption on Migration during Armed Conflict." Chair: William G. Axinn.
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Scholar, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2009–2012)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Studies, University of Washington (2012–2016)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology and International Studies, University of Washington (2016–)

Erica Ryu Wong
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2009)

Dissertation: "Can Religion Trump Race? Interracial Friendship in Protestant Churches." Chair: Mark S. Mizruchi.
Initial placement: Survey Manager, Centre for Longitudinal Research, University College London (n.d.)

Jennifer A. Ailshire
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2009)

Dissertation: "The Social Determinants of Obesity." Co-chairs: James S. House & Jeffrey D. Morenoff.
Initial placement: NIA Postdoctoral Fellow, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California (2009–2012)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Gerontology and Sociology, University of Southern California (2014–)
Jennifer A. Ailshire’s website: http://jenniferailshire.com/

Michael D. M. Bader
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2009)

Dissertation: "Spatial and Temporal Contexts of Neighborhood Environments in Metropolitan Chicago." Chair: Jeffrey D. Morenoff.
Initial placement: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar, University of Pennsylvania (2009–2011)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, American University (2011–2018)
Current placement:  Associate Professor, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (n.d.)
Michael D.M. Bader's Website:  https://mikebader.net/

Jessica Charbeneau
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2009)

Dissertation: "Enactments of Whiteness in Pedagogical Practice: Reproducing and Transforming White Hegemony in the University Classroom." Chair: Mark A. Chesler.

Andrew J. Clarno
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2009)

Dissertation: "The Empire’s New Walls: Sovereignty, Neo-Liberalism, and the Production of Space in Post-Apartheid South Africa and Post-Oslo Palestine/Israel." Co-chairs: George Steinmetz & Fatma Müge Göçek.
Initial placement: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago (2008–2011).
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago (2011–2017)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago (2017–)

Claire Laurier Decoteau
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2008)

Dissertation: "Bio-Politics of HIV/AIDS in Post-Apartheid South Africa Part 1 & 2." Chair: George Steinmetz.
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago (2008–2014)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago (2014–)

Kathryn Bondy Fessler
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2008)

Dissertation: "Reclaiming a Spoiled Maternal Identity: Young Mother’s Experiences and Rejection of Stigma." Chair: Mark A. Chesler.
Initial placement: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Michigan (n.d.)
Current position: Medical Director, The Corner Health Center, Ypsilanti, MI (n.d.)

Amy C. Hammock
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2009)

Dissertation: "Everybody's so Different and yet Everybody has this Common Bond: Identity Construction, Exploration, and Negotiation among Adolescents in Two Youth Development Programs." Co-chairs: Karin A. Martin & Mieko Yoshihama (Social Work).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Social Welfare, State University of New York at Stony Brook (2009–2021)
Current position: Associate Professor of Social Welfare, Stony Brook Univeristy, New York City, NY (2021–)

Debra Hevenstone
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2008)

Dissertation: "Labor Market Inequality and Atypical Employment." Co-chairs: Yu Xie & Carl P. Simon (Public Policy).
Initial placement: Research Economist, Policy Studies Institute, University of Westminster, London, UK (2009–2011)
Current position: Lecturer, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland (2017–)

Katherine Pavelka Luke
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2009)

Dissertation: "Gender, Heterosexuality, Sexual Violence and Identity among Heavy-Drinking White and Asian American College Students." Co-chairs: Karin A. Martin & Beth Glover Reed (Social Work).
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Addiction Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan (2009)
In Memory of Katherine Luke: Katherine Pavelka Luke (1974-2009) entered University of Michigan’s Joint Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Social Work and Sociology in 2003 with a BA in Women and Gender Studies and Psychology and a minor in sociology from Macalester College, and an MSW and MA in Public Affairs from the University of Minnesota. While at UM she earned a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies. She was active in graduate student life including starting student workshops in Sociology, holding offices in Social Work’s Doctoral Student Organization and participating in the Graduate Employees’ Organization. She won multiple awards and research grants to study gender, race, and sexual violence. Katherine completed her Ph.D. in August of 2009 and was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer shortly after. Katherine passed away on September 12, 2009. Survivors include her husband, Michael Pryplesh, and young children Nicky and Ali.

Christina Mendoza
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2009)

Dissertation: "Crossing Borders: Women, Migration, and Domestic Work at the Texas-Mexico Divide." Co-chairs: Sonya O. Rose & Jayati Lal (Institute for Research on Women and Gender).
Current position: Instructor, Department of Sociology, Chabot College (2012–)

Rachel Meyer
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2008)

Dissertation: "Perpetual Struggle: Sources of Working Class Identity and Activism in Collective Action." Chair: Howard A. Kimeldorf.
Initial placement: Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard College Writing Program, Harvard University (2008–2009)
Current position: Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Harvard University (2009–)
Rachel Meyer’s website: https://scholar.harvard.edu/rachelmeyer

Carla A. Pfeffer
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2009)

Dissertation: "Trans(Formative) Relationships: What We Learn About Identities, Bodies, Work and Families from Women Partners of Trans Men." Co-chairs: Karin A. Martin & Esther Newton (Women’s Studies).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Purdue University North Central (2009–2015).
Subsequent placement: Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's & Gender Studies, University of South Carolina (2017-2021)
Current placement: Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of the Consortium for Sexual and Gender Minority Health, Michigan State University (2021–)
Carla A. Pfeffer’s website: http://carlapfeffer.com/

Hirohisa Saito
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2009)

Dissertation: "Intimations of Cosmopolitanism: The Education of Japanese Youth in a Global World." Co-chairs: Michael D. Kennedy & Julia Adams (Yale University).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (2009–2014)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology, Singapore Management University (n.d.)

Tanya L. Saunders
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2008)

Dissertation: "The Cuban Remix: Rethinking Culture and Political Participation in Contemporary Cuba Parts 1 & 2." Co-chairs: Sonya O. Rose & Alford A. Young, Jr.
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lehigh University (2008–2009).
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Lehigh University (2009–2013)
Current position: Associate Professor, Univeristy of Maryland, Baltimore, MD (n.d.)
Tanya L. Saunders’s website: http://drsaunders.squarespace.com/

Michelle J. Sternthal
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2008)

Dissertation: "The Social Determinants of Health Disparities: The Role of Social and Temporal Contexts." Co-chairs: Jeffrey D. Morenoff & Sheldon H. Danziger (Public Policy).
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Public Health, Harvard University (2008–2010)
Current position: Managing Director of Advocacy and Policy, Roosevelt Institute, Washington, DC (2019–)

Barbara C. Thomas
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Fall 2008)

Dissertation: "The Childhood Shows the Man, as Morning Shows the Day (Milton, 1671): Three Essays on Childhood Maltreatment, Current Social Relationships and Physical Health." Co-chairs: Renee R. Anspach & Ruth E. Dunkle (Social Work).

Haiyan Zhu
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2008)

Dissertation: "Three Essays on Health, Aging and the Family in Contemporary China." Chair: Yu Xie.
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Virginia Tech (2009–2018)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology, Virginia Tech (2018–)

Mucahit Bilici
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2008)

Dissertation: "Finding Mecca in America: American Muslims and Cultural Citizenship." Chair: Fatma Müge Göçek.
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, John Jay College, City University of New York (2008–2015)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology, John Jay College, City University of New York (2015–)

Anne Bowers
(Ph.D., Sociology and Business Administration, Summer 2008)

         Dissertation: "The Creation and Performance of Classification Schemes: Rating Systems in United States Broker-Dealers 1993-2000.." Co-chairs: Mark S. Mizruchi & Gautam Ahuja (Business Administration).
        Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (2008–2015)
        Current position: Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (2015–)

Sarah R Brauner-Otto
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2007)

Dissertation: "Health Services, Schools, Attitudes, and Contraceptive Use." Chair: William G. Axinn.
Initial placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2007–2009)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Mississippi State University (2009–2013)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology, McGill University (2017–)

David S. Dobbie
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Summer 2008)

Dissertation: "More Than the Sum of Their Parts? Labor-Community Coalitions in the Rust Belt." Co-chairs: Howard A. Kimeldorf & Michael S. Reisch (Social Work).
Current position: Assistant to the President, AFT Michigan, Detroit, MI (n.d.)

Emily Greenman
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Fall 2007)

Dissertation: "Intersecting Inequalities: Four Essays on Race, Immigration, and Gender in the Contemporary United States." Co-chairs: Yu Xie & Mary E. Corcoran (Public Policy).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University (2007–2015)
Current position: Administrator, Pennsylvania State University Federal Statistical Research Data Center, U.S. Census Bureau, State College, PA (2015–)

Susan M. Lee-Rife
(Ph.D., Sociology, Summer 2008)

Dissertation: "Household Disruption and Sexual Victimization Among Young South Africans." Co-chairs: Pamela J. Smock & David L. Featherman.
Initial placement: Portfolio Leader and Social Demographer, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Washington, DC (2008–2011)
Current position: Manager, Data Strategy Team/Principal Data Strategist, Department of Integrated Data & Analytics, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN (2022–)

Jennifer E. Lerner
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2007)

Dissertation: "Making Sense of the Critical Curriculum." Co-chairs: Howard A. Kimeldorf & Julia Adams (Yale University).
Initial placement: Associate Professor of Sociology, North Virginia Community College (2008–2012)
Current position: Senior Director for the Professional & Adult Education Forum, Education Administration Programs, Washington, DC (2021–)

Ronald L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy
(Ph.D., Public Policy and Sociology, Winter 2008)

Dissertation: "Educational Inequality in an Affluent Setting: An Exploration of Resources and Opportunity." Co-chairs: Alford A. Young, Jr. & David K. Cohen (Public Policy).
Initial placement: Assistant Professor of Sociology and Black Studies, City College of New York (2007–2014)
Current position: Associate Professor of Sociology of Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University (2018–)
Ronald L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy’s website: http://professorlewismccoy.com/

Tasleem Juana Padamsee
(Ph.D., Sociology, Fall 2007)

Dissertation: "Infusing health into the welfare state: HIV/AIDS policy making in the United States and the United Kingdom." Co-chairs: Renee R. Anspach & Julia Adams (Yale University).
Initial placement: Adjunct Instructor, Sociology Department, Ohio Wesleyan University (2008–2009)
Subsequent placement: Assistant Professor of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University (2015–)

Blyden B. Potts
(Ph.D., Sociology, Winter 2008)

Dissertation: "The Relational Bases of Lifestyle Similarity and Clustering of Local Populations." Chair: Mark S. Mizruchi
Initial placement: Instructor, Department of Sociology, Millersville University (2008)
Current position: Independent Contractor, Endleofan, Shippensburg, PA (n.d.)

David H. Sommerfeld
(Ph.D., Social Work and Sociology, Fall 2007)

Dissertation: "Environmental Influences on Local Nonprofit and For-Profit Market Structure: A National Study of the Nursing Home Industry." Co-chairs: Mark S. Mizruchi & David J. Tucker (Social Work).
Current position: Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego (n.d.)