People Type: Graduate Students

Biography Interest Areas Urban and community sociology, spatial methods, demography

Biography Interest Areas Sociology of valuation, economic sociology, status hierarchies, labor markets. My research sits at the intersection of the sociology of valuation and status hierarchies. I am interested in how hierarchies are structured and transformed when the standards used to evaluate worth change. Previous degrees BA in Sociology, Boğaziçi University, 2024

Biography Interest Areas economic sociology, cultural sociology, work, precarity, moral discourses, gender

Biography Interest Areas Agri-food systems, Environmental Sociology, Political Sociology, Comparative-Historical Sociology, Science and Technology

Biography Interest Areas Economic Sociology, Environmental Sociology, Urban Sociology, Culture, Mixed Methods

Biography Interest Areas Housing; Poverty and Inequality; Race and Ethnicity; Social Movements; Rural Sociology Previous Degrees M.S., University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Sociology M.A., New York University, Department of Africana Studies B.A., University of Washington, Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Publications Gaede, Erin, and Pamela Oliver. 2026. “Racial Politics and News Media Coverage of Black Resistance …

Biography Jimin Gim (she/her) is a PhD student in Sociology who studies inequality, work–family dynamics, caregiving and carework. Her research examines how childcare is understood, (de)valued, and distributed across multiple actors. She has also been involved in equity- and care-focused initiatives at UW–Madison, including the Sociology Department’s BIPOC Recruitment and Retention Committee and the UW Ethics of Care …

Biography Interest Areas Medical Sociology, Culture, Mixed Methods, Demography and Ecology More Information Curriculum Vitae

Additional Information Curriculum Vitae Biography My research lies at the intersection of labor sociology, political sociology, and the sociology of economic change. I seek to contribute to two broad theoretical agendas: first, identifying workers’ power resources and understanding how they relate to the structural features of different industries; and second, examining the consequences of workers’ …