Femi Afolabi defended both comp exams this year. The first is titled, "The Urban Paradox: Structured Ethno-Urban Embedding and Progressive Values in Africa," while the second is titled, "The Trap of Purity: Nigerian Pidgin and the Decolonization of Linguistic Essentialism."
Tom Corcoran is a recipient of the Graduate School's Summer 2026 Dissertation Completion Fellowship.
Helene Grogan defended her dissertation prospectus, "Categorization, Closure, and Claims-Making: Epistemic and Relational Inequalities in the Construction of Autism Expertise."
Seo-Yeon Lim defended her second comp exam, titled "Anxious Networks: Peer Contagion and Relational Dynamics of Anxiety in Law School."
Shuyin Liu is a recipient of the Graduate School's Summer 2026 Dissertation Completion Fellowship.
Eliana Mercedes is the recipient of the 2026-2027 Charles Mark Scholarship in Global Sociology.
Mabrouka M'Barek is the recipient of the 2026 Andersen Graduate Enrichment Award for Research on Inequality.
Esther Moraes has defended her dissertation, "Reproductive Governance and Development Actors: Abortion Discourse and Policy in India."
Reyna Orellana defended her second comp exam on the Sociology of the Family.
Katie Reynolds is a recipient of the Graduate School's Summer 2026 Dissertation Completion Fellowship.
Kalani Scheffler defended his MA thesis, titled "Dedos de Las Corrientes Submarinas': Environmental Agency and State Visions of Ecology and Labour in Perú, 1970-1978."
Jiajia Wei defended her first comp, titled "Ties that Fade: Multiplexity and the Racial Gap in Friendship Persistence."
Aaron Yates defended his dissertation, titled "Haunting Silences: Du Boisian Reflections on the Development of American Sociology."