Ph.D. Job Candidates

The Department of Sociology is pleased to present its current job market candidates. The candidates' dissertation titles, supervisors, and webpages with links to their CVs can be found below. For any questions concerning the students or for further assistance in contacting prospective candidates, please contact the Department at (512) 232-6300 or the candidates directly.

Isabel H. M. Brooks, Ph.D. 2024
Dissertation: "Too Darn Hot and Dry: Understanding the Impacts of Weather Pattern Change on Dimensions of Fertility Preferences and Contraceptive Use in Sahelian West Africa"
Supervisor(s): Abigail Weitzman

Chloe J Craig, Ph.D. 2025
Dissertation: "Motherhood and Incarceration: Changing Trends of Carceral Inequality"
Supervisor(s): Becky Pettit, Sarah Brayne, Abigail Weitzman, Kristin Turney

Andrew Cutrone, Ph.D. 2025
Dissertation: "The Subject of Abolition: Black Social Theory and Accomplice Work"
Supervisor(s): Simone Browne

Upasana Garnaik, Ph.D., 2025
Dissertation: "Between the Home and the Law: Indian Women's Experiences in Family Disputes"
Supervisor(s): Sharmila Rudrappa, Daniel Fridman

Chen Liang, Ph.D. 2025
Dissertation Title: "Organizing Asian Americans’ Political Participation in a Southern Metropolis"
Supervisor(s): Sharmila Rudrappa, Harel Shapira

Carolyn E. Waldrep, Ph.D. 2025
Dissertation: “Collaboration and Technology: How Innovation in Law Firm Organization Supports Women Attorneys”
Supervisor(s): Jennifer Glass

More information will be posted as available.