Summer '24 | Spring '25 Ph.D. Awardees

  

 

Headshot of Kiersten Hasenour against flower backdrop

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

 

 

 

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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

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

 

 

 

Portrait of Imari Smith

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

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

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