Recent Graduates and Job 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)
Current position: User Experience Researcher, Meta, Evanston, IL (2022–)

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–
Danielle Czarnecki’s website: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/dczarnecki/

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)
Subsequent Placement: 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–)

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–)

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 (effective 2019)
Current position: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2022-)
Lucie Kalousová’s website: https://www.luciekalousova.com/

Anh P. Nguyem
(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, Cleveland, OH (2021-2022)
Current position: User Researcher, Spotify, Cleveland, OH (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, Basic Income Study at OpenResearch, Des Moines, IA (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: Assistant Professor of Sociology and Law & Society, Manhattan College (2022–)

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: Lecturer, Contemporary Brazilian History Research and Documentation Center (CPDOC), Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), 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–)
Mathieu Hikaru Desan’s website: https://www.mathieudesan.com/

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–)
Claire W. Herbert’s website: https://claireherbertphd.com/

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 placement: Associate Professor of Sociology, Cornell University (2023–)
Daniel Hirschman’s website: http://danhirschman.com/

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)
Subsequent placement: 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)
Subsequent placement: 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–)
Joshua Mound’s website: https://josh-mound.squarespace.com/

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)
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–)
Subsequent placement: 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–)

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)

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.)