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Current Worker Institute Student Fellows

  • Chiugo Anyama (Project: Research into Low-Wage and Precarious Work in New York State)
  • Hudson Athas (Project: Tracking Changes in Organizer Background Over Time)
  • Anna Baquedano (Project: Children in Their Families' Economies: Calls for and against child labor within the working class, 1880-1930)
  • Lucca Caregnato (Project: Recycling at Work)
  • Sandy Chen (Project: Financialization and the Future of Care Work: Private Equity, Job Quality, and Worker Wellbeing in Veterinary Clinics)
  • Atakan Deviren (Project: The History of University Student Codes of Conduct: Origins, Changes, and Implementation)
  • Samantha Fernandez (Project: Justice in Motion)
  • Brayden Handweger (Project: Evaluating Tripartite Sectoral Standards Setting for Gig and Informal Immigrant Workers in U.S. Cities)
  • Paton Honerkamp (Project: ILR's Labor Action Tracker)
  • Jack Huber (Project: The History of University Student Codes of Conduct: Origins, Changes, and Implementation)
  • Zahed Kachhi (Project: Financialization and the Future of Care Work: Private Equity, Job Quality, and Worker Wellbeing in Veterinary Clinics)
  • Ian Kim (Project: Boundaries of Work in Consumer-Directed Care)
  • Jacin Ku (Project: Research into Low-Wage and Precarious Work in New York State)
  • Jonathan Lam (Project: Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement)
  • Olivia Lee (Project: Evaluating Tripartite Sectoral Standards Setting for Gig and Informal Immigrant Workers in U.S. Cities)
  • Valencia Massaro (Project: Worker Institute Student Activities, Public Engagement and Communications)
  • Santiago McKinn (Project: Worker Institute Student Activities, Public Engagement and Communications)
  • Bernie Pereda (Project: Justice in Motion)
  • Grace Reuben (Project: History of the Tompkins Cortland Labor Coalition)
  • Brian Ryu (Project: Better Jobs for Workers with Criminal Records)
  • Hal Stokes (Project: History of the Tompkins Cortland Labor Coalition)
  • Adriana Vink (Project: ILR's Labor Action Tracker)
  • Nick Wilson (Project: Tracking Changes in Organizer Background Over Time)
  • Fiona Yin (Project: Boundaries of Work in Consumer-Directed Care)
2026 Worker Institute student fellows and faculty advisors
Photo: Rachel Philipson

Previous Worker Institute Student Fellows

Fall 2019 Student Fellows
  • Laura Barrera ’20 (Project: The Politics of Outsourcing IT work in the US, Germany, and Norway)
  • Umit Naz Deryaoglu ’20 (Project: The Politics of Outsourcing IT work in the US, Germany, and Norway)
  • Katrina Ferreira ’20 (Project: The Politics of Outsourcing IT work in the US, Germany, and Norway)
  • David Leynov ’21 (Project: The Politics of Outsourcing IT work in the US, Germany, and Norway)
  • Raphael Gendler '21 (Project: Impacts of the Gig-economy and New Technologies on Workers and Communities)
  • Stella Linardi ’22 (Project: Impacts of the Gig-economy and New Technologies on Workers and Communities)
  • Samantha Lustig ’21 (Project: Impacts of the Gig-economy and New Technologies on Workers and Communities)
  • Parsa Salsali ’22 (Project: Impacts of the Gig-economy and New Technologies on Workers and Communities)
  • Stacey Blansky ’20 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Gabriela Burgos ’22 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Ashni Verma ’21 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Angela He ’21 (Project: Hiring Platforms and Wearable Technologies in the Workplace)
  • Juliette Raymond ’21 (Project: Hiring Platforms and Wearable Technologies in the Workplace)
  • Dolores Eslava ’21 (Project: Immigration Status and the Nature of Work)
  • Valerie Parra ’20 (Project: Immigration Status and the Nature of Work)
  • Tyler Rodriguez ’21 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Kataryna Restrepo ’21 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Hayli Bazan ’20 (Project: Research to support the Tompkins County living wage)
  • Andrew Kohler ’20 (Project: Research to support the Tompkins County living wage)
  • Ian Lam ’20 (Project: Research to support the Tompkins County living wage)
  • Nidhi Dontula ’20 (Project: “Men at Work” (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Angela Uribe ’20 (Project: “Men at Work” (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Delaney Ho ’21 (Project: Raising the Profile of Workers’ Rights)
  • Aida Shipley ’20 (Project: Who Controls Working Conditions in Fast Food Franchising?)
  • Michael Snyder ’20 (Project: Immigrant Labor Under Trump)
  • Michelle Goldberg ’21 (Project: Alt Labor as a Catalyst for Doctrinal Innovation)
  • Emma LoMastro ’20 (Project: Alt Labor as a Catalyst for Doctrinal Innovation)
  • Gena Koyn ’21 (Project: Employment and a Cornell Anchor Mission)
  • Eric Lewis ’21 (Project: Employment and a Cornell Anchor Mission)
  • Colin Benedict ’21 (Project: The Right to Work in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
  • Alexandra Bixler ’21 (Project: The Right to Work in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
  • Teresa Oh ’20 (Project: The Right to Work in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
  • Rrita Osmani ’20 (Project: The Right to Work in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
  • Sarah Rim ’21 (Project: The Right to Work in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
  • Niamh Short ’21 (Project: The Right to Work in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Fall 2018 Student Fellows
  • Hayli Bazan (Project: Research to support the Tompkins County living wage)
  • Kyra Butler (Project: Labor Roundtable)
  • Hannah Cho  (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Clady Corona (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Delaney Ho  (Project: Raising the Profile of Workers’ Rights)
  • Nidhi Dontula (Project: “Men at Work” (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Christopher Ioannou (Project: Who Controls Working Conditions in Fast Food Franchising?)
  • Lillian Kahris (Project: Research on the treatment of Working Women in Literaturee)
  • Daniel Kirchner (Project: Labor Roundtable)
  • Ian Lam (Project: Research to support the Tompkins County living wage)
  • Hannah Lorenc  (Project: Research to support the Tompkins County living wage)
  • Tyler Rodriguez (Project: Staten Island Worker Center Research)
  • Aida Shipley (Project: Who Controls Working Conditions in Fast Food Franchising?)
  • Gavhriel Short (Project: Research on the treatment of Working Women in Literature)
  • Michael Snyder (Project: Immigrant Labor Under Trump)
  • Olivia St Amand (Project:  Who Controls Working Conditions in Fast Food Franchising?)
  • Angela Uribe  (Project: "Men at Work” (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)

Spring 2018 Student Fellows
  • Caro Achar ’18 (Project: Who Controls Working Conditions in Fast Food Franchising?)
  • Andrew Cartwright ’19 (Project: Health Hazard Manual for Cosmetologists, Hairdressers, Beauticians and Barbers)
  • Hannah Cho ’19 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Clady Corona ’19 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Amanda Cort ’19 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate:  A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Gabe Diamond ’18 (Project: New York Arts and Entertainment Worker Resource Center)
  • Nidhi Dontula ’20 (Project: "Men at Work" (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities among the Working Class)
  • Deandra Fike ’18 (Project: Who Controls Working Conditiions in Fast Food Franchising?)
  • Odalis Flores ’19 (Project: Day Laborers' Research and Education Project in NYC)
  • Devon Gilliams ’18 (Project: Mobilizing against Inequality:  A Case Study Research Approach to Immigrant Workers and the Labor Movement)
  • Julie Green ’19 (Project: Global Supply Chains)
  • Michael Hall ’19 (Project: Performance Management and Stress in Call Centers)
  • Christopher Iannou ’19 (Project: Who Controls Working Conditions in Fast Food Franchising?)
  • Alex Ma ’18 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Michael Snyder ’20 (Project:  ransnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Angela Uribe ’20 (Project: "Men at Work" (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities among the Working Class)
  • Vivian Vazquez ’18 (Project: Immigration Status and the Nature of Work)
  • Michelle Zhao ’19 (Project: Mobilizing against Inequality:  A Case Study Research Approach to Immigrant Workers and the Labor Movement)

Fall 2017 Student Fellows
  • Caro Achar ’18  (Project: Who Controls Working Conditions in Fast Food Franchising?)
  • Andrew Cartwright ’19 (Project: Health Hazard Manual for Cosmetologists, Hairdressers, Beauticians and Barbers)
  • Hannah Cho ’19 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Clady Corona ’19 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Amanda Cort ’19 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate:  A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Gabe Diamond ’18 (Project: New York Arts and Entertainment Worker Resource Center)
  • Xavier Eddy ’19 (Project: Labor Roundtable)
  • Devon Gilliams ’18 (Project: Mobilizing against Inequality:  A Case Study Research Approach to Immigrant Workers and the Labor Movement)
  • Deandra Fike ’18 (Project: Who Controls Working Conditions in Fast Food Franchising?)
  • Odalis Flores ’19 (Project: Day Laborers' Research and Education Project in NYC)
  • Julie Green ’19 (Project: Global Supply Chains)
  • Michael Hall ’19 (Project: Performance Management and Stress in Call Centers)
  • Aimee La France ’20 (Project: "Men at Work" (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Gabriella Lifsec ’19 (Project: Mobilizing against Inequality:  A Case Study Research Approach to Immigrant Workers and the Labor Movement)
  • Alex Ma ’18 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate:  A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Laura Martinez ’19 (Project: Who Funds Worker Centers?)
  • Erik Rivas ’20 (Project: Labor Roundtable)
  • Samantha Romero ’19 (Project: Who Funds Worker Centers?)
  • Michael Snyder ’20 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Angela Uribe ’20 (Project: "Men at Work" (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Vivien Vazquez ’18 (Project: Immigration Status and the Nature of Work)
  • Michelle Zhao ’19 (Project: Mobilizing against Inequality:  A Case Study Research Approach to Immigrant Workers and the Labor Movement)

Spring 2017 Student Fellows
  • Caro Achar ’18 (Project: Funding Trends among Non-traditional Worker Organizations (Worker Centers))
  • Sean Alventosa ’19 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Hannah Cho ’19 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Clady Corona ’19 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Amanda Cort ’19 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Katy Habr ’18 (Project: Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains)
  • Candice Johnson ’17 (Project: Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains)
  • Taylor Keating ’17 (Project: Immigrant Workers Website: A Resource Portal for Organizing Immigrant Workers)
  • Rachel Kessler ’17 (Project: Arts & Entertainment)
  • Erin Killian ’17 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Jonathan Kim ’17 (Project: Funding Trends among Non-traditional Worker Organizations (Worker Centers))
  • Julia Krupski ’17 (Project: “Men at Work” (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Gabriella Lifsec ’19 (Project: Immigrant Workers Website: A Resource Portal for Organizing Immigrant Workers)
  • Alex Ma ’18 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Marc Masson ’17 (Project: Global Supply Chains)
  • Nathan Maynard ’19 (Project: “Men at Work” (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Angie Estevez Prada ’17 (Project: “Men at Work” (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Amy Saz (Master of Public Administration) (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Stasia Skalbania ’17 (Project: The Right to Refuse Work in the Face of Threats to Health or Safety)
  • Chad Stephenson ’17 (Project: Local 2300 Oral History)
  • Albaro Tutasig ’17 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Vivian Vazquez ’18 (Project: Immigration Status and the Nature of Work)
  • Alexandra Wagner ’17 (Project: Immigrant Workers Website: A Resource Portal for Organizing Immigrant Workers)
  • Zakiya Williams Wells ’17 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Alison Woody ’17 (Project: The Right to Refuse Work in the Face of Threats to Health or Safety)
  • Anne Zhang ’17 (Project: Day Laborers’ Research and Education Project in NYC)
  • Lulu Zheng ’17 (Project: “Men at Work” (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)

Fall 2016 Student Fellows
  • Sean Alventosa ’18 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Hannah Cho (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Amanda Cort ’19 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Xavier Eddy (Project: Labor Roundtable)
  • Angie Estevez Prada ’17 (Project: “Men at Work” [and Family]: Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Katy Habr ’18 (Project: Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains)
  • Emily Harrington ’17 (Project: Union Communications Services Project)
  • Candice Johnson ’17 (Project: Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains)
  • Rachel Kessler (Project: Arts & Entertainment)
  • Erin Killian ’17 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Jonathan Kim (Project: Funding Trends among Non-traditional Worker Organizations [Worker Centers])
  • Alexandra Klein (Project: Labor Roundtable)
  • Julia Krupski ’17 (Project: “Men at Work” [and Family]: Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Gabriella Lifsec (Project: Immigrant Workers Website: A Resource Portal for Organizing Immigrant Workers)
  • Alex Ma  ’18 (Project: Labor Leading on Climate: A Climate Jobs Program for New York State)
  • Marc Masson ’17 (Project: Global Supply Chains)
  • Nathan Maynard ’19 (Project: “Men at Work” [and Family]: Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)
  • Stasia Skalbania ’17 (Project: The Right to Refuse Work in the Face of Threats to Health or Safety)
  • Chad Stephenson (Project: Local 2300 Oral History)
  • Sherry Tanious ’17 (Project: Global Supply Chains)
  • Albaro Tutasig ’17 (Project: Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights)
  • Vivian Vazquez (Project: Immigration Status and the Nature of Work)
  • Alexandra Wagner (Project: Immigrant Workers Website: A Resource Portal for Organizing Immigrant Workers)
  • Alison Woody ’17 (Project: The Right to Refuse Work in the Face of Threats to Health or Safety)
  • Anne Zhang ’17 (Project: Day Laborers’ Research and Education Project in NYC)
  • Lulu Zheng ’17 (Project: “Men at Work” [and Family]: Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class)

Fall 2015 Student Fellows
  • Adam Davis, Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains
  • Albaro Tutasig, Navigating the Bureaucracy, Searching for Justice: The Promise and Failure of Workplace Protections in the United States
  • Alex Klein, Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains
  • Alex Chakrin, Labor Leading on Climate
  • Alexa Salazar, How Does Immigration Status Affect Legal Mobilization and Labor Outcomes?
  • Allison Consodine, Labor Roundtable
  • Ben Hollander, Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains
  • Breanna Ross, Young Workers & The Labor Movement
  • Chris Alter, Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains
  • Damian O'Sullivan, How do Unions’ Administrative Policies Impact Organizational Outcomes?
  • Gideon Teitel, A Multi-industry Study of Hours and Scheduling Issues for Low-Wage Worker
  • Jack Nobel, Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains
  • Jonathan Kim, Who Funds Worker Centers?
  • Juan Guevara, How Does Immigration Status Affect Legal Mobilization and Labor Outcomes?, “Men at Work” (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class
  • Julia Krupski, “Men at Work” (and Family): Caregiving Responsibilities Among the Working Class
  • Kelly McClure, Immigrant Workers Website: A Resource Portal for Organizing Immigrant Workers
  • Krassimira Hernandez, How do Unions’ Administrative Policies Impact Organizational Outcomes?
  • Lisa Leibfried, Young Workers & The Labor Movement
  • Maha Ghandour, Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains
  • Mellissa Chang, Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains
  • Michael Mintz, Unions and Inequality: An Analysis of First and Second Collective Bargaining Gains
  • Michael Iadevaia, Race, Gender, Class & Organizing
  • Michael Ferrer, Labor Roundtable
  • Paul Ahrens, Young Workers & The Labor Movement

Summer 2014 Student Fellows
  • Andrew Crook, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy
  • Benjamin Schneid, Harry Van Arsdale Internship
  • Emily Miller, Precarious Workers Research Network
  • Jake Barnes, Young Workers and the Labor Movement
  • Lawrence Goun, Worker's Justice Project
  • Maura Moosnick, Immigrants and the Labor Movement
  • Raquel Gonoretzky, Discrimination in the Restaurant Industry, a project affiliated with the Worker Institute
  • Roselby Sosa, Emerging Women Leaders in Local Unions and Nontraditional Worker Organizations
  • Talia Brecher, Workers' Justice Project
  • Thomas Erikson, Harry Van Arsdale Internship
  • Victor Riomana, Workers' Justice Project
  • Wes Turner, Young Workers and the Labor Movement

Spring 2014 Student Fellows
  • Keanu Baker-Stryker, Unions and Inequality
  • Molly Beckhardt, Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety, a project affiliated with the Worker Institute
  • Garen Bostanian, Labor Law Clinic
  • Alexander Chakrin, Project Sandy: Labor, Environment and Sustainable Development
  • Neha Dutta, Research for the non-profit organization Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC-U)
  • Ben Hollander, Unions and Inequality
  • Karen Li, Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety, a project affiliated with the Worker Institute
  • Emily Miller, Precarious Workers Research Network
  • Blair Mitchell, Young Workers and the Labor Movement
  • Simisola Obatusin, Labor Law Clinic
  • Susan Porter, Young Workers and the Labor Movement
  • Geoffrey Rosenthal, Precarious Workers Initiative
  • Andrew Soluk, Young Workers and the Labor Movement
  • Yuri Villatoro, Precarious Workers Project, specifically the Day Laborers Project and the Mobilizing against Inequality website
  • Luise Yang, Precarious Worker and Citizenship in China

Summer 2013 Student Fellows
  • Laura Carver
  • Zach Cunningham
  • Savannah Norton
  • Susan Porter