People Type: PhD Job Market Candidates

Biography Date Ph.D. Expected Spring 2026 Interest Areas Demography and Ecology; Aging and the Life Course; Social Stratification; Medical Sociology Advisor(s) Michal Engelman and Katherine Curtis Dissertation Title “The Place-Based Origins of Cognitive Disparities in Old Age” More Information Curriculum Vitae Personal Website

Biography Date Ph.D. Expected May 2027 Interest Areas Crime, Deviance, and Social Control; Social Stratification; Immigration; Gender Advisor Michael Light Dissertation Title “Criminal Justice Contact, Labor Markets, and Economic Mobility” More Information Curriculum Vitae Personal Website

Biography Date Ph.D. Received Spring 2026 Interest Areas Political Sociology;  Community and Urban Sociology; Comparative-Historical Sociology; Polarization; Urban Governance Advisors Mustafa Emirbayer Dissertation Title “Fig Leave and Fortress: Nonpartisan Politics in a Polarized Time” More Information Curriculum Vitae Personal Website