Elizabeth Williams
Sociology, PhD
Graduated in 2016
Armed with a Master’s in Urban Sociology, Elizabeth Williams was looking for a doctoral program affiliated with policy-based research centers. She found her home at The Dukakis Center in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs with its vast research affiliations and innovative faculty network. Elizabeth’s PhD in Sociology gave her the resources and skills for a fulfilling career in transportation equity.
“It’s funny, because we’re often on calls, and we realize at some point that every single person on the call is a Northeastern person, either across MassDOT or the T. Northeastern casts a wide net. You have a built-in network because you went to Northeastern. It’s your students, your co-workers, [and] also your professors and other colleagues that you’ve worked with.”