Alumni

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Aaron Bekemeyer

PhD Candidate in History

Aaron BekemeyerThe Labor of Law Enforcement: Police Work and Political Economy in the United States after World War II

Aaron studies the history of American capitalism in the 20th century.  His dissertation examines the police union movement in the United States after World War II, exploring how police officers have organized to shape the labor movement, the carceral state, and American political economy since the 1960s. 

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Balraj Gill

The Politics of Confinement: Indigenous Homelands, Imperial Duress, and Incarceration in the Deep North Borderlands

Balraj's interests include 19th-century U.S. history, slavery and capitalism, class formation, women’s history, and the history of universities. She is part of the Harvard and Slavery Research Project, which seeks to uncover and raise awareness about the historical relationship between Harvard and slavery. 

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Benjamin Levin

Associate Professor of Law, University of Colorado Boulder
Benjamin Levin studies criminal law and its collateral consequences. His current research examines the criminal justice reform movement and its relationship to... Read more about Benjamin Levin
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Shaun Nichols

Assistant Professor of History, Boise State University
Shaun S. Nichols is an Assistant Professor of History at Boise State University, where his research and teaching center on the history of capitalism, labor,... Read more about Shaun Nichols