New PhDs and master’s graduates heading to universities, government, and industry – and the students, staff, and faculty the department honored this spring…
Recent Graduates (Summer 2025 – Spring 2026)
Summer 2025
- Mo Woods, PhD – Social Science Research Specialist, Ohio Department of Youth Services
- Marquianna Griffin, PhD – Research Associate, The Policing Project, New York University School of Law
- Yue Chu, PhD – Postdoc with Samuel Clark in Sociology
- Sam Mitchell, PhD – Assistant Director of Faculty Programs and Services, Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University
- Melissa Rodriguez, PhD
Autumn 2025
- Chloe Dunston, PhD – Research and Program Development Specialist, It’s On Us
- Rebecca Shankman, PhD – Director of Applied Research and Evaluation, Black Onyx Management, Inc.
Spring 2026
- Huda Jabbar, PhD – Senior Reporting Analyst, University of Chicago
- Luca Badolato, PhD – Postdoctoral Researcher in Demography, University of Oxford
- Havana Mohr-Ramirez, MA
- Jierui Li, MA
- Brayden Dawson, MA
- Danielle Amezcua, MA
- Hyunji Lim, MA
Spring 2026 Award Winners
Undergraduate Student Awards
Lumley Scholarship: Ella Reveal and Mackenzie Jones
Garber Scott Fellowship: Rylee Cole, Sydni Wasserman, Reem Kadimi-Skalli, Saidah Ddamba, Mar’Kia Williams
Outstanding Sociology Senior: Merafe Endalew
Outstanding Criminology Senior: Soleil Du Bois
Faculty and Staff Awards
Outstanding Staff: Susan Van Pelt
Outstanding Faculty Award: Fangqi Wen
Outstanding Lecturer: Bradley Montgomery
Graduate Student Awards
Outstanding Graduate Teaching: Nahrissa Rush
Outstanding Second Year Paper: Mei Yu Kuo
Outstanding PhD Award: Luca Badolato
Elizabeth Menaghan Award: Chelsea Chen
Graduate Student Research Funding Awards
Silverman Research Award: Rui Cao, Sinem Esengen, Anna Jacob, Taylor June, Adrijana Miladinovic, Katie Mueller
Summer Methods Awards: Andrea Constant, Xiaoyi (Crispy) Cui, Hyunji Lim, June Postalakis
SGSA Awards
Most Supportive Faculty Member: Mike Vuolo
Most Supportive Staff Member: Karissa Wess
Outstanding Graduate Student TA: Rui Cao
Outstanding Independent Instructor: Nahrissa Rush
Most Supportive Graduate Student: Akanne Torres Beltran
Outstanding Department Service: Taylor June