Doctoral Students

Sociology PhD Candidate

Allison D. Deese is a doctoral candidate in the Sociology department at Northeastern University and a member of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI). Her research examines how community-based organizations adapt to cum…

Sociology PhD Candidate

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

Emily DiBartolo joined Northeastern’s Sociology department in the Fall of 2025. She holds a B.A. in Sociology and Dance from Bates College. Her research broadly focuses on medical sociology, exploring how social identity shapes patient experiences an…

Sociology PhD Candidate

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 Candidate

Danielle Duran joined Northeastern in 2022. She holds an MA in Sociology from the University of Colorado Denver, a BA in Sociology from the University of New Mexico, and an AAS in Exercise Science from the Santa Fe Community College. Her expertise s…

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 Candidate

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 Student

Emily Haberlack (she/her) is a second-year Sociology PhD student in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Northeastern University and a researcher at the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute in The PFAS Lab. She earned a…

Sociology PhD Student

Yuntong joined the Sociology PhD program in the Fall of 2023. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from the Beijing University of Technology. She then completed an M.S. in Management Finance from Durham University and an M.A. in Sociology from Boston Univer…

Sociology PhD Student

Jamie Hanna is a sixth-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 Moi…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Chetna entered the PhD program in Fall of 2021. She has previously received Masters degrees in International Relations and Politics from the University of Chicago and Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a Bachelors in Economics from University of Delhi….

Sociology PhD Student

Merrily (she/her) is a fourth-year Sociology Ph.D. student. She holds a BA in Psychology & Sociology with a minor in Women and Gender Studies and earned an en-route MA in Sociology at Northeastern. Merrily joined the Sociology & Anthropology …

Sociology PhD Student

Morgan Lindenschmidt is a third-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

L. Virginia Martínez (she/her/ella) is a fourth-year Sociology PhD student. Virginia received her BS in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Salem State and earned an en-route MA in Sociology from Northeastern. Her work is at the intersection of race…

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 Candidate

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 and MA in Sociology. Her dissertation investigates the relationship …

Sociology PhD Student

Camila Pereira holds a BA and a teaching degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, as well as a master’s degree in Education from the State University of Rio de Janeiro. …

Sociology PhD Student

Jasmine joined Northeastern University in the Fall of 2024. She holds a B.A. in Sociology and Justice Studies from the University of New Hampshire. Her research focuses on religion, mental health, policy, crime, and race and ethnicity. Previously her…

Sociology PhD Student

Vic Say joined the Sociology PhD program in the fall of 2023 and is a member of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI) in the PFAS Project Lab. Broadly, Vic examines the nexus of environmental health and refugee migration…

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 Candidate

Vibhustuti Thapa (she/they) is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Northeastern University. They joined the program in the Fall of 2022 with a BA in Psychology from Colby-Sawyer College and an MA in Liberal Studies (con…

Sociology PhD Student

Damla joined Northeastern University’s Sociology Department in Fall 2025. She holds a B.A. in Sociology with a double major in Political Science and Public Administration, an M.A. in Sociology from Ankara University, Türkiye, and an MBA from Fitchbur…

Sociology PhD Student

Kamryn joined Northeastern University in the fall of 2024, bringing a B.A. in psychology and an M.A. in sociology from her prior institution, Texas State University. Her research focuses mainly on the sociology of religion, race and ethnicity, and po…

Sociology PhD Candidate

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 Student

Jiaao joined the Sociology PhD program in the fall of 2024. He holds a B.S. in Psychology from Chung Yuan Christian University and an M.S. in Psychology from the University of Birmingham. His research interest primarily focus on how social relationsh…