GRADUATE STUDENTS	SPECIALTY AREA	DISSERTATION TOPIC	ADVISOR
Emanuel Boussios Graduation Date: 8/2008	Criminology/Delinquency, Peace, War, World Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Criminal Justice, Political Sociology	Public Opinion and War: Attitudes Towards War in the United States from 1950-2008	Stephen Cole
Monique Centrone	Sociology of Technology/Science of Technology Studies, Cultural Theory	Using a combination of empirical and qualitative analyses, the dissertation explores cultural and institutional aspects of how the biotechnology industry developed within the global arena.	Michael Schwartz
Lauren Joseph	Gender, Sexuality, Social Movements, Ethnography Qualitative Methods, Race/Ethnicity, Social Inequalities	The Production of Pride: Institutionalization and Gay Pride Organizations	Javier Auyero and Michael Schwartz as co-advisor
Rachel Kalish	Sexuality, Gender, Family	A mixed methods examination of collegiate sexual behaviors in encounters termed "hook ups," "dates," and "relationships."	Michael Kimmel
Matthew Mahler	Cultural Sociology, Political Sociology, Research Methods, Theory	The dissertation, Homo Politicus: On Politics and Passions, examines the culture of professional politics and looks at how political agents are inculcated with the categories, capacities and passions for political life through their daily routines and rituals.	Javier Auyero
David Roelfs	Organizational Soc., Economic Soc., Medical Soc., Statistical Methods	Longitudinal organizational analysis of the spread and selective failure of shopping centers in the US, 1920-2009	Michael Schwartz
Eran Shor	Political Soc., Global Soc., Human Rights, Terrorism & Counterterrorism, Research Methods, Environmental Soc., Gender/Sexuality, Soc. of Sport, Media Studies, Soc. of Health, Medical Soc., Ethnic Relations	Terrorism and Counterterrorism: A Cross-National Time Series Analysis	Michael Schwartz
Tyson Smith Graduation Date: 5/2009	Culture, Soc. of Health & Medicine, Media, Gender	Fighting for Recognition: Identity and the Attraction to Performing Violence	Michael Kimmel