Margaret is a PhD candidate in sociology at UC Berkeley studying the legitimization of expertise. She has taught as a Graduate Student Instructor for four semesters and developed and delivered pedagogical training across UC Berkeley. Her chapter "The Power of Silence: Anxiety and Autonomy in TA Labor" appears in the group's special issue of Work and Occupations. For publications, CV, and other research projects, see here. 

Thomas is a graduate student in sociology at UC Berkeley. He has worked as a graduate student instructor (GSI) and graduate student researcher (GSR) for several semesters. His research interests include the sociology of labor, environmental sociology, and collective action. You can access his personal site here. 

Justin Germain is a PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of California, Berkeley conducting research on creativity within flexible capitalism and its relationship with higher education.

Natalie is a PhD student in sociology at UC Berkeley and has worked as a teaching assistant for five semesters. She recently published "Professor-in-Training: Status Control of the Teaching Assistant" in Work and Occupations. 

Elizabeth Torres Carpio is a Ph.D. student in Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research looks at the implications of structural inequalities in organizational behavior, the labor process, and collective action. 

Michael Burawoy has studied labor for many years in different countries. He is the author of several books, including Manufacturing Consent and The Politics of Production. Most recently he has been studying his own workplace at Berkeley where he was co-chair and secretary of the Berkeley Faculty Association, 2015-2021.