Christopher Cameron
Cornell email ID: cjc73
IGERT Fellow
Education: BA, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Sociology)
Committee Members: Michael Macy (Chair), Douglas Heckathorn, Jon Kleinberg
Academic interests: Social Networks, Economic Sociology and Social Simulation
Youngjoo Cha
Cornell email ID: yc328
Education: BA, Yonsei University, Korea (Sociology and English Literature); MA, Yonsei University, Korea (Sociology)
Committee: Kim Weeden (Chair), Shelley Correll, Steve Morgan, Beth Hirsh
Teaching assistantships: Evaluating Statistical Evidence (SOC 301), Sociology 506 (Research Methods II)
Research assistantships: Steve Morgan (earnings and wealth inequality), Kim Weeden (micro class), Beth Hirsh (employment discrimination)
Academic interests: Gender, work, social inequality, labor markets, organizations, quantitative methods
Nicolas Eilbaum
Cornell email ID: ne29
Education: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina (Economics and Sociology)
Committee: Richard Swedberg (Chair), Mabel Berezin, Michael Jones-Correa
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Introduction to Economic Sociology (SOC 105), Advanced Economic Sociology (SOC 395), Classical Sociology (SOC 375), Politics and Culture (SOC 248), and Social Problems of Contemporary Society (SOC 207)
Academic interests: International Migration, Economic Sociology, The Classics, and Latin America
Laura R. Ford
Cornell email ID: lrf23
Education: BA, Pacific Union College (Liberal Studies); J.D., Tulane University Law School (Law); LL.M., University of Washington Law School (Intellectual Property Law and Policy); M.P.A., Columbia University (Policy & Applied Economics)
Committee: Richard Swedberg (Chair), Mabel Berezin, Steve Morgan
Teaching Assistantships: Classical Theory, Economic Sociology, Controversies in Inequality
Academic interests: Economic Sociology, Sociology of Law, Theory, Causal Inference and Methods
Miles Garrett
Cornell email ID: mag98
Education: BA, University of Kansas (Physics and Philosophy); MA, Cornell University (Sociology)
Committee: Victor Nee (Chair), Doug Heckathorn, Ben Cornwell
Academic interests: Economic sociology, entrepreneurship, innovation, and executive leadership
Michael Genkin
Cornell email ID: mg324
Education: BA, University at Albany - SUNY (Sociology, Philosophy)
Committee: Richard Swedberg (Chair), Edward Lawler, Shelley Correll, Mabel Berezin
Academic interests: Political Sociology, Social Psychology, Sociology of Science, Theory
Scott Golder
Cornell email ID: sag262
Education: AB, Harvard College (Linguistics); MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Media Arts and Sciences)
Academic Interests: Social Networks, Organizations, Sociology of Information and Communication Technologies, Economic Sociology
Diana Hernandez
Cornell email ID: dh244
Education: BA, Hunter College, CUNY - New York, NY (Sociology); MA, Cornell University (Sociology)
Committee: David Harris (Chair), Steve Morgan, Maureen Waller, Gary Evans
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Race in the United States (GOVT 210), Latinos in the United States (SOC 265)
Research assistantships: Michael Jones Correa (Latino National Survey)
Academic interests: Poverty, Social Inequality, Sociology of the Family, Social Policy, Race and Ethnicity, Urban Sociology, Qualitative Methods
Emily Hoagland
Cornell email ID: emh54
Education: BA, Vassar College (Science and Technology Studies)
Academic interests: Inequality, Gender, Social Movements
Matthew D. Hoffberg
Cornell email ID: mdh54
Education: BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Economics and Philosophy)
Committee: Michael Macy (Chair), Ed Lawler, David Strang, Sandra Spataro (Johnson School of Business)
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Economic Sociology (SOC 105), Drugs and Society (SOC 246), Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Group Solidarity (SOC 311)
Academic interests: Economic Sociology, Social Psychology, Organizations
Mark Jacobs
Cornell email ID: mdj4
Education: BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Applied Math); MBA, University of Chicago (International Business and Finance); MS, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan (Social Sciences)
Committee: Victor Nee (Chair)
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101)
Academic interests: Economic Sociology, Organizations, Historical Institutionalism in Sociology, and Chinese Development
Ecehan Koc
Cornell email ID: ek96
Education: BA, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey (Political Science and International Relations, Sociology)
Committee: Sidney Tarrow (Chair), Mabel Berezin, David Strang
Teaching assistantships: Social Inequality, Controversies about Inequality, Politics and Culture, Gender Inequality, Introduction to Sociology
Academic interests: Social movements, Race and Ethnicity, Political Sociology, Cultural Sociology
Erin Lentz
Cornell email ID: ECL4
Education: BA, Cornell University (Economics); MS, Cornell University (Applied Economics and Management)
Academic interests: Economic sociology, social inequality in developing countries
Bart Liguori
Cornell email ID: bjl33
Education: BS, Lehigh (Molecular Biology), MA, Lehigh (Sociology)
Committee: Steve Morgan (Chair), David Harris, John Sipple
Teaching: Introduction to Statistics (SOC 301), Education Inequality and Public Policy (SOC 357), Topics in Inequality (SOC 222), Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Latino Studies (LSP 201)
Academic interests: Inequality, Race and Ethnicity, Economic Sociology
Li Ma
Cornell email ID: lm259
Education: BA, Wuhan University of Technology in China (English Literature and Economics); MSc, Oxford University (Sociology)
Committee: Victor Nee (Chair), Richard Swedberg, David Strang
Teaching assistantships: Social Problems, Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Introduction to Statistics
Academic Interests: Economic Sociology, China's Transition, Inequality, Education, Organizations
Christin L. Munsch
Cornell email ID: clm73
Education: BA, University of Virginia (English Language and Literature; Minor: Studies in Women and Gender); MS, Virginia Commonwealth University (Sociology)
Committee: Shelley Correll (Chair), Beth Hirsh, Ed Lawler, Lindy Williams
Courses Taught: Negotiations (NBA 6660), Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Sociology of Sex and Gender (SOC 333)
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Sociology of Gender (SOC 270), Evaluating Statistical Evidence (SOC 301), Inequality in the Workplace (SOC 362), Utopia in Theory and Practice (SOC 115)
Research assistantships: Shelley Correll (ADVANCE grant)
Academic Interests: Gender, Social Psychology, Violence, Group Processes, Inequality, Work
Noona Oh
Cornell email ID: nqo2
Education: BA, University of Georgia (Sociology); BAJ, University of Georgia (Newspapers)
Academic interests: Social Networks, Social Movements, Organizations
Defne Over
Cornell email ID: do237
Education: BA, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey (Sociology); MA, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany (Social Sciences)
Academic Interests: Political Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Social Movements
In Paik
Cornell email ID: iyp2
Education: BA, University of Chicago (Sociology); MA, Teachers College, Columbia University (Higher Education Administration)
Committee: Sarah Soule (Chair), Shelley Correll, David Harris
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101); Design and Measurement (SOC 303)
Research assistantships: Shelley Correll, "Getting a Job: Is There a Motherhood Penalty?"
Academic interests: Race, Gender, Discrimination, Higher Education, Social Movements, Social Psychology
Jung Mee Park
Cornell email ID: jmp243
Education: BA, University of Pennsylvania (Sociology and History); MA, Columbia University (Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences)
Academic interests: Organizational Research, Sociology of Culture, Political Sociology
Patrick Park
Cornell email ID: pp286
Education: BA, Yonsei University, Korea (Sociology/Chinese Literature)
Academic interests: Social Networks, Cyber Communities, Economic Sociology, Agent-Based Modeling
Kelly L. Patterson
Cornell email ID: klp38
Education: BA, The Citadel (Business and Modern Languages); MBA, Ohio State
Committee: David Strang (Chair), Pamela Tolbert
Teaching assistantships: Social Networks (SOC 304); Organizational Behavior (ILROB 170/1)
Research assistantships: David Strang (cyber-tools project), Martine Haas (higher education)
Academic interests: Organizations, Economic Sociology, Social Networks, Historical Sociology
Jared L. Peifer
Cornell email ID: jlp77
Education: BA, Temple University (Economics and Sociology)
Committee: Richard Swedberg (Chair), David Strang, Sarah A. Soule, Elaine Howard Ecklund
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Classical Theory (SOC 375), Analyzing Statistical Evidence (SOC 301), Social Inequality (SOC 208), Statistical Methods II (SOC 506), Data Management Practicum
Academic interests: Economic Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Cultural Sociology, Organizations
Jason Perelshteyn
Cornell email ID: jbp27
Education: BS, Pennsylvania State University (Sociology)
Committee: Stephen Morgan (Chair), Shelley Correll, Richard Swedberg
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101); Design & Measurement (SOC 303); Social Policy (SOC 326/526)
Academic interests: Social Psychology, Inequality, Economic Sociology
Erik Schmidt
Cornell email ID: eps23
Education: BA, UCLA (Sociology)
Academic interests: Economic Sociology, Organizations, Historical Sociology, Social Networks
Yongren Shi
Cornell email ID: ys334
Education: B.Eng., Huazhong University of Sci. and Tech. (Mechanical Engineering); M.Eng., Huazhong University of Sci. and Tech. (Industrial Engineering)
Academic interests: Social Dynamics, Agent Based Modeling, Online Social Networks
Kyle Siler
Cornell email ID: kss46
Education: BA, University of Calgary (Sociology); MA, McMaster University (Sociology)
Committee: David Strang (Chair), Sarah Soule, Pamela Tolbert, Stephen Hilgartner
Academic interests: Organizations, Social Networks, Sociology of Science, Economic Sociology
Michael "Trey" Spiller III
Cornell email ID: mws24
Education: BS, Midwestern State University (Sociology); MA, Cornell University (Sociology)
Committee: Steve Morgan, Doug Heckathorn, Kim Weeden
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Introduction to Organizations (SOC 215), Evaluating Statistical Evidence (SOC 301)
Research assistantships: Kim Weeden, Doug Heckathorn (3-City Unregulated Work Study, Aging Artists Study)
Academic interests: Education, Inequality, Social Networks, Quantitative Methodology
Jessica Houston Su
Cornell email ID: jhs298
Education: BA, Dartmouth College (Sociology)
Research assistantships: Rachel Dunifon (Nonstandard Work Schedules and Child Development)
Academic Interests: Inequality, Poverty, Social Policy
Chan S. Suh
Cornell email ID: cs683
Education: BA, Yonsei University, Korea (Economics); MA, Yonsei University, Korea (Sociology)
Academic interests: Political Sociology, Social Movements, Quantitative Methods
Catherine (Cate) Taylor
Cornell email ID: cjt23
Education: BA, Smith College (Economics); MA, Cornell University (Human Development)
Committee members: Shelley Correll (Chair), Elaine Wethington, Ed Lawler
Courses taught: Gender Beliefs and Current Policy Issues (SOC 100)
Teaching assistantships: Gender - Meanings and Practice (SOC 270), Introduction to Human Development (HD 101 - head TA)
Research assistantships: Kim Weeden (Gender in Academia), Shelley J. Correll (Gender and Education), Karl J. Pillemer (Employee Turnover), Elaine Wethington (Stress), Rachel Dunifon (Public Policy and Child Welfare)
Academic interests: Sociology of Gender, Social Inequality, Social Psychology, Sociology of Education, Stress and Mental Health in the Workplace
Emily S. Taylor Poppe
Cornell email ID: est45
Education: BA, Duke University (Public Policy and Spanish); JD, Northwestern University
Academic interests: Sociology of Law, Inequality, Methods
Sarah Thébaud
Cornell email ID: set29
Education: BA, California Lutheran University (Economics and Sociology); MA, Cornell University (Sociology)
Committee: Shelley Correll and Kim Weeden (Co-Chairs), Richard Swedberg
Teaching assistantships: Problems in Contemporary Society (SOC 207), Controversies about Inequality (SOC 222)
Research assistantships: Shelley Correll (gender inequality in academic science), Kim Weeden (stratification, voting, & gender inequality in academic science)
Academic interests: Gender Inequality, Economic Sociology, Social Psychology, Work and Labor Markets, Comparative Sociology, Social Stratification, Organizations
Jennifer Todd
Cornell email ID: jjt24
Education: BA, Cornell University (Sociology)
Committee: Stephen L. Morgan (Chair), Shelley Correll, Kim Weeden
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Drugs and Society (SOC 246), Controversies About Inequality (SOC 222)
Research assistantships: Stephen L. Morgan (social closure and educational achievement)
Academic Interests: Stratification, Education, Race/Ethnicity, Organizations
Yujun Wang
Cornell email ID: yw78
Education: BA, Renmin University of China (Sociology); MA, Cornell University (Sociology)
Committee: Victor Nee (Chair), David Harris, Daniel Lichter, James Booth
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC101), Evaluating Statistical Evidence (SOC301), Research Methods II (SOC 506)
Research assistantships: Victor Nee
Academic interests: Economic Sociology, Interracial Marriage, Social Stratification, Inequality, Methodology, Market Transition in China
Elizabeth Warburton
Cornell email ID: erw34
Education: BA, UC San Diego (Political Science); MSc, London School of Economics (International Relations)
Committee: Richard Swedberg (chair), David Strang, Mabel Berezin
Teaching Assistantships: Negotiations; Managing and Leading Organizations
Research Assistantships: Sarah Soule
Academic interests: Economic Sociology, Organizations, Social Movements
Cyprian Wejnert
Cornell email ID: cw79
Education: BS, Cornell University (Biometry and Statistics); MA, Cornell University (Sociology)
Committee: Douglas Heckathorn (Chair), Steve Morgan, Michael Macy, Richard Swedberg
Teaching assistantships: Politics and Culture (SOC 248)
Research assistantships: Douglas Heckathorn - Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV Cooperative Agreement Program (SATH-CAP)
Academic interests: Social Networks, Social Norms, Rational Choice Theory, Methodology, Hidden Populations, HIV/AIDS, Sociology of Education
C. Erik Williams
Cornell email ID: cew36
Education: BA, Baylor University (University Scholar)
Committee: Shelley Correll (Chair), Kim Weeden
Teaching Assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101); Politics and Culture (SOC 248); Evaluating Statistical Evidence (SOC 301)
Academic interests: Social Psychology, Sociology of Gender and Sexualities, Public Health
Chris Yenkey
Cornell email ID: cby2
Education: BA, University of Texas-Austin (Economics)
Committee: Richard Swedberg (chair), Victor Nee, David Strang
Teaching assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Introduction to Economic Sociology (SOC 105), Research Design and Measurement (SOC 303)
Research assistantships: Victor Nee "The Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Birth of Chinese Capitalism"
Academic interests: Economic sociology, institutional theory, market regulation, capital market development, development of modern market institutions in traditional social environments
Alexa Yesukevich
Cornell email ID: apy3
Education: BA, Mount Holyoke College (Critical Social Thought); MA, Brandeis University (Politics)
Committee: Sidney Tarrow (Chair), Shelley Correll, Sarah Soule
Courses Taught: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101)
Teaching Assistantships: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), Drugs and Society (SOC 246), Politics and Culture (SOC 248/GOVT 363), Gender: Meanings and Practice (SOC/FGSS 270)
Research Assistantships: Mabel Berezin, Sarah Soule
Academic interests: Social Movements and Gender
Ningxi Zhang
Cornell email ID: nz28