Sociology concentrators pursue diverse careers that draw upon the ideas and concepts they discussed and debated over their four years of undergraduate study. The rigorous analytical skills and the ability for critical thinking, which they developed through their course work, has prepared them to address real world challenges that range from wrestling with major organizational problems, to figuring out how to better serve and educate the country’s children, to addressing important social issues such as HIV/AIDS.
Through the following profiles we would like to introduce you to some of the many extraordinary alumnae and alumni of Harvard’s undergraduate program in Sociology and their plans upon graduation.
Yifan Chen, '21
Analyst
Education Resource Strategies
Jaide Talmadge, '21
Equal Opportunity Specialist
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Naomi Rafal, '20
Fundraising
Center for Effective Philanthropy
Kate Gehling, '19
JD Candidate
University of Chicago
Research Analyst
Center for Effective Philanthropy
Louis Leblanc, '19
Management Consulting
Communication Media Advisors
Ngozi Musa, '19
Beauty Marketer
L'Oreal
Stephanie Wu, '19
MD Candidate, Icahn School of Medicine
Mount Sinai
Kirsi Anselmi-Stith, '18
MedServ Fellow
Wilmington, NC
Katy Dolan, '18
Special Assistant to the CEO
Cue Ball Capital
Sarah Rahman, '18
MD Candidate
Case Western Reserve University
Carolina Ribeiro, '18
Business Analyst
McKinsey and Company
Nabig Chaudhry, '17
LinkedIn - Business Leadership Program
Harvard Business School
Colin Criss, '17
Washington University (St. Louis)
MFA program, Poetry
Rachael Stein, '17
Boston Consulting Group
Itzel Vasquez-Rodriguez, '17
California Assembly Fellowship, 2019-20
Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry
Mi Do Choi, '17
Bain and Company
William Gardner, '17
Fellow, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
University of Washington in Seattle
Kamaria Lee, '16
M.D. Candidate, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Research Assistant, University of Michigan Cancer Surveillance and
Outcomes Research Team and Harvard University Department of
Sociology, Ann Arbor, MI
Rugsit Kanan, '16
Schwarzman Scholars
Vanessa C. Rodriguez, '16
Investment Management Paralegal
Ropes & Gray LLP
Eliza Flint, '15
Equity Trading
Morgan Stanley
Ian Lundberg, '15
Phd Candidate in Sociology
Princeton
Christopher Cleveland, '14
District Management Council
Boston
Lauren Perry, '14
Teach for America
San Antonio
Francesca Smith, '14
Education Program Coordinator
Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion
Boston's South End
Jennifer Zhu, '14
Health Systems Quality Improvement Coordinator
UN Development Programme's Millennium Villages Project
Uganda
Catherine Sheils, '13
MD Candidate, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY
Ellie Hylton, '13
JD, Duke University School of Law
Account Executive
The Nielsen Company, LA
Victoria Harman, '12
PhD Candidate, Sociology of Education
Stanford
Keri Hartman, '12
Fulbright Student Scholarship
and English Teaching Assistant
Austrian Ministry of Education and Culture
Vienna
Marissa Reichel, '12
Trial Preparation Assistant
New York District Attorney's Office
Shadman Zaman, '12
JD Candidate
Columbia Law School
New York
Katie Gunn, '11
Senior Consultant
Partner (2022)
Oliver Wyman
New York
Jason Shah, '11
Founder, Do.com
San Francisco
Jeff Aguero, '06
Lead - Local Sales, Marketing, Events
Square
San Francisco