Tom Wooten

Tom Wooten is a Harvard College Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University (effective Fall 2022). He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University, awarded in May 2022. His doctoral thesis, Precarious Mobility: Trying and Failing to Get Ahead in the 21st Century, was supervised by Mary C. Waters (Chair), Jocelyn Viterna, and Mario Luis Small (Columbia University).

Research interests focus on social stratification, inequality, and mobility dynamics, informed by his thesis examining barriers to upward mobility in contemporary society. His work intersects with labor markets, social networks, and policy implications.

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