Doctoral Students

Sociology PhD Candidate

Taylor joined the sociology PhD program in Fall 2017. Traversing the boundaries of urban, rural, and environmental sociology, his work primarily examines the relationships between energy system governance, infrastructure development, and urbanization…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Tibrine joined the PhD program in the Fall of 2016. Prior to entering the program, Tibrine worked as lead paralegal with the Medical-Legal Partnership Boston, where she advocated on behalf of low-income individuals with medically-complex conditions a…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Ezgi joined the Department of Sociology in the Fall of 2015. She primarily works in the areas of migration and urban sociology with a particular focus on Europe. Her dissertation research explores the changing patterns of migrant settlement in contem…

Sociology PhD Student

Allison Donine Deese is a fourth-year PhD student and member of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI). Allison received an en-route MA in Sociology from Northeastern University and a BA in Environmental Policy from Pitze…

Sociology PhD Student

Paige joined Northeastern’s Sociology Department in the Fall of 2023. She holds a B.A. in Sociology and Psychology along with a minor in Spanish from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Additionally, she completed a M.A. in Sociology from the Uni…

Sociology PhD Student

Miranda joined Northeastern’s Department of Sociology & Anthropology in Fall 2021. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and French Language & Culture and a certificate in French to English Translation from American University. She has condu…

Sociology PhD Student

Danielle (Maestas) Duran is a second-year PhD student and a member of the Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) in the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice. Danielle’s current research falls at the intersection of food, hea…

Sociology PhD Student

Tiffani joined Northeastern’s Sociology Department in the Fall of 2021. She holds a B.S in Psychology, minor in Biology and an M.A in Sociology from Texas State University. Her research broadly focuses on medical sociology and the sociology of mental…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Sociology PhD Student

Julisa (JJ) Fernandez-Rivera joined the Sociology PhD program in the Fall of 2023. She completed her BA in Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso. She then obtained her MA in Philosophy also at the University of Texas at El P…

Sociology PhD Student

JD joined Northeastern’s Sociology Ph.D. program in 2022 after working in issue advocacy for several years. He is interested in the effectiveness of social movement organizations and coalitions, particularly at the intersection of racial identity, po…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Isabel joined Northeastern’s Sociology Department in the fall of 2017. She holds a B.A in Global Studies, minor in Spanish, and certificate in Geographic Information Systems from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She has cond…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Rebekah entered the program in 2016 after working in global public health for several years. She is interested in the ways the concept of health is socially constructed and policed, both within the public sphere via social movements and in medical in…

Sociology PhD Student

Kevin entered the Sociology PhD program in Fall 2018 with a Graduate Certificate in Research Methods and a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Montclair State University. His main research interests focus on the migration patterns of first and second …

Sociology PhD Student

Jamie Hanna is a fourth-year PhD student in the Sociology Department and a member of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI). Jamie completed her BA in Law, Politics, and Society and Sociology at Drake University in Des Mo…

Sociology PhD Student

Xena Itzkowitz is a fourth-year PhD student and member of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSHERI). Xena received her BA in International Studies and Environmental Studies from American University, her MA in International R…

Sociology PhD Student

Chetna entered the Sociology PhD program in the Fall of 2021. She holds an M.A in International Relations from The University of Chicago, an M.A in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University and a B.A. in Economics (with honors) from Universi…

Sociology PhD Student

Merrily (she/her) is a second-year Sociology Ph.D. student in the Sociology and Anthropology department. She completed her BA in Sociology & Psychology with a minor in Women & Gender Studies at Stony Brook University in New York. Following gr…

Sociology PhD Student

Morgan Lindenschmidt is a first-year PhD student. She received her BA in Sociology with a minor in Gender Studies from the University of Southern Maine. Her research focuses on the functional role of sexual violence in working-class communities and t…

Sociology PhD Student

Virginia Martinez is a second-year Sociology Ph.D. student. Virginia received her BS in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Salem State University, where she graduated summa cum laude and as a Commonwealth Honors Scholar. Her honors thesis utilized …

Sociology PhD Candidate

Yana joined Northeastern’s Sociology Department in the fall of 2019. She is originally from Central Asia and completed her undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science at the American University in Bulgaria. Currently, she is studyi…

Sociology PhD Student

Titilayo Odedele is a graduate of Boston College, where she received her BA in Sociology, and Northeastern University, where she received her MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Her research interests include the sociology of law, historical soci…

Sociology PhD Student

Camila Santos Pereira (she/her) is a teacher and a social scientist. She holds a BA and a Licentiate degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and a master’s degree in Education from the State University of Rio de Jan…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Grace Poudrier is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Northeastern University and a researcher at the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute. She studies mechanisms of knowledge production, ignorance, an…

Sociology PhD Student

Vic Say (she/her) joined the Sociology PhD program in the fall of 2023 and is a member of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI). Vic received her Bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in Environmental Studies from Br…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Milan started his doctoral studies in the sociology program in the Fall of 2018. His research focuses on micro-politics in foreign-owned manufacturing plants in Serbia and the ideological significance of contemporary industrial workplaces. He is usi…

Sociology PhD Student

Shavaun Sutton is a fourth-year doctoral student. She holds a master’s in public health in Community Health Sciences from SUNY Downstate School of Public Health. She strives to promote equity via the analysis of nuanced narratives and lived experienc…

Sociology PhD Student

Vibhustuti Thapa (she/they) joined the Sociology PhD program in the Fall of 2022. Tuti has a BA in Psychology from Colby-Sawyer College and an MA in Liberal Studies with a concentration on Globalization Studies from Dartmouth College. She is interest…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Elisabeth Wilder is a PhD Candidate in Sociology whose research centers on environmental health and justice. Her dissertation critically examines industry and community-based visions and discourses of water justice and sustainability in the United St…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Shunan joined the Sociology PhD program in Fall 2018. She is interested in highly mobile professions and how gender and social networks shape the mobility of these global nomadic workers. She aims to unpack how this group of professions changes organ…

Sociology PhD Student

Anna Zhang is a fourth-year Sociology PhD student in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Anna completed her BA in History and Sociology with a minor in East Asian Studies at Simmons University in Boston, MA. She is primarily interested in A…