Commencement 2016
Ph.D. Recipients Gustav Brown w as h ooded by Professor Rogers Brubabaker. His dissertation title was "Islamization and Religious Pluralism in Democratizing Indonesia.” Gustav accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at the National University of Singapore's Asia Research Institute.
Matthew Curry w as hooded by Professor Jennie Brand. His dissertation title was "The Great Recession and the Effects of Higher Education.” Matthew accepted a researcher position at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
Liz Kofman w as h ooded by Professor Jennie Brand.Her dissertation title was "The Hidden Social Costs of Precarious Employment: Parental Co-Residence, Marriage Timing, and Political Participation during Young Adulthood in the United States." Liz is a Sociologist at Unitive, a software start-up that helps companies limit unconscious bias in hiring.
Laura Loeb w as h ooded by Professor Steven Clayman. Her dissertation title was “Talk Show Talk: The Practices of Interviewing on Daytime and Late-Night.” Laura will be moving to Washington, DC next year.
Chase Wesley Raymond w as hooded by Professor Steven Clayman. His dissertation title was "Intersubjectivity, Progressivity, and Accountability in Interaction: Studies in Turn Design.” Chase moved to Colorado to take a position as Assistant Professor in the Departments of Linguistics and Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he is also a core faculty member in the interdisciplinary Program in Culture, Language, and Social Practice (CLASP). Pat Reilly w as h ooded by Pr ofessor Gabriel Rossman. His dissertation title was “Navigating Careers in Cultural Production Industries: The Case of Stand-Up Comedy.” Pat is currently teaching undergrad courses 168 (Organizations and Society) & 188A (Careers in Sociology) here at UCLA.
Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer was hooded by Professor Abigail Saguy. His dissertation title was “The Culture of Knowledge: Constructing ‘Expertise’ in Legal Debates on Marriage and Kinship for Same-Sex Couples in France and the United States.” In Fall 2016, he began his new tenure-track post as an Assistant Professor in American Studies at the Université Bordeaux Montaigne, a French public research university in Bordeaux.