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Andrew C Cohen is a cultural economic sociologist, currently working in the strategy department at Phenomenon, a marketing firm based in Los Angeles, CA, that does consulting, communications, design, and product and services innovations. At Phenomenon, Andy has brought a sociological approach to brands like American Express, Neustar, Intuit, and others. Prior to Phenomenon, Andy had worked at several other agencies, working on clients as diverse as PayPal, Hotels.com, Infiniti, BestBuy, Dreyer’s/Edy’s Ice cream, and more. Using cultural and economic sociological concepts like narratives, binaries and codes, and relational work, Andy investigates culture and meaning-making practices as they relate to consumption as a way to inform brand strategy.
Andy graduated summa cum laude from Fontbonne University (St. Louis, MO) in 2011 with a BA in Advertising and Applied Sociology. At Yale Universtiy, he earned his MA in sociology in 2014 and his Ph.D. in sociology in 2017. His dissertation uses the lens of cultural and economic sociology to investigate the production of advertising, drawing on ethnographic research conducted across four different U.S. advertising agencies.
Andy has recently published articles in Consumption Markets & Culture as well as Theory & Society (with co-author and fellow CCS alumnus Shai Dromi). His work also appears in The Encyclopedia of Economics and Society (eds. Frederick F. Wherry & Juliet B. Schor) and the Journal of Applied Social Sciences.
Andrew Cohen ~ CV
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Carolyn Ly-Donovan is an organizational and cultural sociologist who is part of the Vega Factor team. Vega Factor improves how people work by transforming organizations through a scientifically-grounded and scalable approach to cultural change. At the core of this work is a deep understanding that culture powerfully shapes workplace experiences.
Carolyn has researched and published work on organizational dynamics with emphasis on organizational design and group-centered cultural processes. Her B.A. (summa cum laude Hunter College, City University of New York), M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. (Yale University) are in sociology. She is experienced in mixed qualitative methodology including ethnography, interviewing, content analysis, and historical research.
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Abby J. Stivers is a cultural sociologist who works as an Engagement Manager at The Beacon Group located in Portland, Maine. The Beacon Group focuses on providing market research and growth strategies to Fortune 500 companies in Healthcare, Technology, Industrials, and Defense. At Beacon Abby has found the opportunity to conduct applied qualitative research about innovative products in healthcare and technology. Abby brings a deep theoretical knowledge of economic sociology and behavioral economics to her work with clients.
Abby graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2008 with a degree in International Relations. In 2020 she earned a PhD in sociology from the State University of New York at Albany. Her dissertation focused on the relational effects of student loan debts and the cultural implications of a more financialized economy.
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