Doctoral Students

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 D. Deese is a doctoral student 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 cumul…

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 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 Student

Danielle Duran is a third-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, health, and po…

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 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 Student

Emily Haberlack (she/her) is a first-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 an…

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 fifth-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 Student

Xena Itzkowitz is a fifth-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 Re…

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 third-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 d…

Sociology PhD Student

Morgan Lindenschmidt is a second-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 …

Sociology PhD Student

L. Virginia Martínez (she/her/ella) is a third-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. 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 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 intersection of environmental justice and refugee h…

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

Shavaun Sutton is a fifth-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 experience…

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 Student

Kamryn joined Northeastern University in the Fall of 2024. She holds a B.A. in psychology and an M.A. in sociology from Texas State University. Her research focuses on religion, social psychology, political sociology, and race and ethnicity. Previous…

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

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…

Sociology PhD Candidate

Anna Zhang is a fifth-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 As…