Predoctoral Fellow Henri received his B.A. from Sciences Po Paris, majoring in Economics and Sociology. After doing an exchange at MIT, he worked as a Technical Associate at MIT Sloan studying the challenges facing digital platforms that design labor markets. Henri is broadly interested in how social inequalities are mediated through the labor market and how different cultural assumptions and values work to shape their outcomes. He is excited to work as a predoctoral fellow at the Shift Project, as it presents an opportunity to put the “sociological imagination” to work in a policy setting. Contact: henrijackson@hks.harvard.edu
Predoctoral Fellow Kevin received a B.A. in Public Policy from the University of Michigan in 2024. There, he contributed to research on low-income families and the impacts of COVID-era social programs. Kevin currently works as a predoctoral fellow at Shift. Contact: kbruey@umich.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow Gonçalo is a Post-Doctoral researcher at the Shift Project. Gonçalo’s research centers on the intersection of urban, labor, and public economics, with a focus on market power and public policy to address it. Prior to joining the Shift Project, Gonçalo was a graduate student at the CUNY Graduate Center and a Dissertation Scholar at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Email: gcosta@hks.harvard.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow Rebecca Wolfe is a Post-Doctoral researcher at the Shift Project. Rebecca’s research with the Shift Project centers on features of supportive or toxic workplaces for young workers, the role of retail and food service workers in neighborhoods and communities, and qualitative methods. Previously, Rebecca was a graduate student at the University of California, San Francisco and served as a graduate student researcher with the Shift Project. Email: rwolfe@hks.harvard.edu Publications June 4th, 2021 Inequalities At Work And The Toll Of COVID-19 Rebecca Wolfe, Kristen Harknett, Daniel Schneider Workplaces shape risk for exposure to COVID-19 through on-site safety practices,...
Postdoctoral Fellow Tyler Woods earned his BA in Sociology (magna cum laude with Distinction in Research and Creative Works) from Rice University and his AM and PhD in Sociology from Harvard University. He is interested in job quality, dignity, and well-being in the U.S. service sector, and his research has appeared in journals such as Work and Occupations, SSM-Mental Health, and RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. Prior to graduate school, Tyler worked as a research analyst at the Urban Institute’s Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population, where he conducted research on the social and economic well-being of low-income working families. Email:...
Data Analyst Connor Williams received a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2017, with a Concentration in Analysis and Research. Prior to joining The Shift Project, Connor was a researcher at the National Council on Crime and Delinquency in Oakland, CA. Email: cwilliams@hks.harvard.edu Publications
Reaserch Project Manager Alessandra Soto received an M.A. in Sociology from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 2012 and an M.A in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University in 2017. Prior to joining The Shift Project, Alessandra worked for the Inter-American Development Bank and for the Center for Intercultural Education and Development at Georgetown University. Email: asotomario@hks.harvard.edu
Predoctoral Fellow Lizzy received a B.A. in statistics and sociology from Rice University in 2023. Her thesis examined the association between bicycle crashes and the built environment. Lizzy currently works as a predoctoral fellow at Shift. Contact: ekuhlman@hks.harvard.edu Publications May 15th, 2024 Compliance and the Complaint Gap: Labor Standards Violations in the California Service Sector Daniel Schneider, Kristen Harknett, Elizabeth Kuhlman, David Weil This report aims to illuminate the state of compliance with California’s core labor standards and the opportunities and barriers to… October 10th, 2023 Most Hourly Workers at Large Service Sector Firms Still Lack Paid Sick Leave Elizabeth...
