Kiersten Hasenour: On Thursday, January 30, 2025, Kiersten successfully defended her dissertation titled “Gendered Associations: How Congruity Shapes Expectations, Perceptions, and Decision-making in Interaction”.
Committee Members: Lynn Smith-Lovin, Ashley Harrell, Craig Rawlings, Stephen Vaisey
Elizabeth Johnson: On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Elizabeth successfully defended her dissertation titled “Sexual Harassment, Gender Harassment, and Workplace Aggression in the Church: Comparing the Experiences of
Mennonite and Episcopal Clergywomen”.
Committee Members: Mark Chaves, Nancy Ammerman, Jen'nan Read, Jessi Streib
Warren Lowell: On Friday, March 28, 2025, Warren successfully defended his dissertation titled “Essays on Housing Insecurity, Real Estate, and Urban Inequality”.
Committee Members: Anna Gassman-Pines, Lisa Kiester, Lisa Gennetian, Jessi Streib
Imari Smith: On Wednesday, July 12, 2024, Imari successfully defended her dissertation titled “Applications of Latent Class Analysis to Discrimination and Health Studies”.
Committee Members: Tyson Brown, William Darity, Jr., Lisa Gennetian, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Christopher Bail, Scott Lynch
Gabriel Varela: On Thursday, March 27, 2025, Gabriel successfully defended his dissertation titled “Three Papers on the Relational Foundations of Self-Diagnosis: Social Influence, Medical Authority and Implications”.
Committee Members: James Moody, Craig Rawlings, Martin Ruef, Lynn Smith-Lovin
Ruth Wygle: On Thursday, July 11, 2024, Ruth successfully defended her dissertation titled “Folsom Jail Blues: Understanding the Practice of Jail Leasing and its Effects”.
Committee Members: Christopher Wildeman, Scott Lynch, Tyson Brown, Hedwig Lee