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Current Fordham Sociology Graduate Students
(2009-10)

Melissa Alvarenga
Program: M.A.
Research Interests: Immigration, Race and Ethnicity, Social Movements, Transnational Identities, the Latino Experience
Education: B.A. in Communication Studies and English, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Contactalvarenga.fordham@gmail.com

Grigoris Argeros
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Race and Ethnicity, Immigration, Urban Sociology, Residential Segregation, Social Demography
Education:  B.A. and M.A. in Sociology, Queens College, CUNY
Contactargeros@fordham.edu

Brian Arthur
Program: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Race and the Law
Education: M.A., University of Glasgow; J.D., New York University School of Law
Contactbrianart@bronxdefenders.org

Adriane Bilous
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Sociology of Religion, Political Sociology, Social Theory, Faith-based Social Movements
Education:  B.A.H., Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; M.A., University of Chicago
Contact:  bilous@fordham.edu

María Cabán
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Race and Ethnicity, Mental Health, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness and Housing
Education:  B.A. in Sociology, Cornell University; M.A. in Sociology, Fordham University
Contact:  mc755@columbia.edu

Gina M. Dandrow
Program:  M.A.
Research Interests:  Cultural Production, Social Solidarity, Sociology of Art and Culture, Urban Sociology
Education:  B.A. in Sociology and Art, College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
Contact:  dandrow@fordham.edu

Chuck Davis
Program: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Identity Negotiation, Islamic Studies, West African History, Cultures and Peoples, Ricoeurian Philosophy
Education: B.A., Nyack College; M.A., Alliance Theological Seminary; M.Div., Alliance Theological Seminary
Contact:  Bamako24@yahoo.com

Daniel M. Durkin
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  HIV/AIDS, Southern Africa, Modernization, Development, Globalization, Political Sociology
Education:  B.A. in History and Political Science, College of the Holy Cross; M.A. in International Political Economy and Development, Fordham University
Contact:  N/A

Kacy R. Ellis
Program:  M.A.
Research Interests:  Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Culture
Education:  B.A. in Sociology and History, Baylor University
Contact:  bkaellis@fordham.edu

Keith Alan Howey
Program: M.A.
Research Interests: Social Support and Identity of Homeless Veterans
Education: B.A. in Political Science and Sociology, Rutgers University
Contact:  howey@fordham.edu

Charles Johnson
Program: Ph.D.
Research Interests: Race and Ethnicity (Environmental Justice, Inequality), Sociology of Religion (The Black Church)
Education: B.S., Morehouse College; M.Div., Emory University; M.A., Clark Atlanta University
Contact:  charlesjohnson97@gmail.com

Ruben A. Kennedy
Program:  M.A.
Research Interests:  Race and Ethnicity
Education:  B.A. in Sociology and African Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY
Contact:  rkennedy@fordham.edu

Stephanie Laudone
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Race Relations, Sociology of Culture, Identity
Education:  B.A. in Psychology, Eastern Connecticut State University; M.A. in Sociology, Fordham University
Contact:  N/A

René Manenti
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Migration
Education:  M.A. in Sociology and Theology, Fordham University
Contact:  manenti@fordham.edu

Michael Miyawaki
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Race and Ethnicity, Identity, Intermarriage, Latinos, Mixed Race People
Education:  B.A. in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania; M.A. in Sociology, Fordham University
Contact:  miyawaki@fordham.edu

Dinorah Nieves
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Social Psychology, Critical Race Feminism
Education:  B.A. in Sociology, State University of New York at Purchase College; M.A. in Communications, Fordham University, Mediator Certification, Westchester Mediation Center, New York; Life Coach Certification, Martha Beck Incorporated
Contact:  Dinorah_Nieves@hotmail.com

Judith A. Perez
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Urban Sociology, Race and Ethnicity
Education:  B.A., Canisius College, M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; Advanced Certification in Latin American and Latino Studies, Fordham University
Contact:  judithperez@fordham.edu

Tia Noelle Pratt
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Sociology of Religion, American Catholicism, Black Catholics, Identity Studies
Education:  B.S. in Sociology, Chestnut Hill College; M.A. in Sociology, Fordham University
Contacttpratt@fordham.edu

Nicole Scully
Program:  M.A.
Research Interests:  Identity
Education:  B.A. in Mathematics and Philosophy, Fordham University
Contactnscully@fordham.edu

Blake Sisk
Program:  M.A.
Research Interests:  Immigration, Race and Ethnicity, Delinquency and Risk Behaviors, Urban Sociology
Education:  B.A., Wheaton College
Contact:  dsisk@fordham.edu

Andrew Tiedt
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Social Demography, Aging
Education:  B.A., Earlham College; M.A., Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
Contact:  tiedt@fordham.edu

Trinidad Valle
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Media Studies, Sociology of Culture, Latin America
Education:  B.A. in Sociology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; M.S. in Public Policy and Administration, London School of Economics and Political Science
Contact:  valle@fordham.edu

Katia Yurguis
Program:  Ph.D.
Research Interests:  Sociology of Religion, Ethnography, Social Theory, Migration, the Expatriate Experience, Identity
Education:  B.A. in Anthropology, Cornell University; M.A. in Anthropology, New School
Contact:  yurguis@fordham.edu

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