Sociology and Anthropology
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The Department of Sociology and Anthropology welcomes you. We are committed to excellent teaching and research on social and cultural issues that shape the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and elsewhere, past and present. We are proud of the accomplishments of our students, and we are committed to work to apply social science to the goals of the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region and its people.
Programs
Bachelor of Arts
Certificate
Minor
Chair
Howard Campbell
Contact Information: hcampbel@utep.edu; 915-747-7356
Education: Ph D, University of Wisconsin
Professor
Howard Campbell
Contact Information: hcampbel@utep.edu; 915-747-7356
Education: Ph D, University of Wisconsin
Josiah Heyman
Contact Information: jmheyman@utep.edu; 915-747-8745
Education: BA, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph D, City University of New York
Maria Morales
Contact Information: mcmorales@utep.edu; 915-747-6838
Education: Ph D, Texas A&M University
Denis O'Hearn
Contact Information: daohearn@utep.edu; 915-747-6593
Education: Ph D, University of Michigan
Associate Professor
Angela Frederick
Contact Information: ahfrederick2@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, UT Austin
Carina Heckert
Contact Information: checkert@utep.edu; 915-747-6528
Education: BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; MA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; MA, Southern Methodist University; Ph D, Southern Methodist University
Ophra Leyser-Whalen
Contact Information: oleyserwhalen@utep.edu; 915-747-6587
Education: Ph D, University of Kansas
Aurelia Murga
Contact Information: almurga@utep.edu; 915-747-7343
Education: BA, Texas A&M International University; MA, Texas A&M International University; Ph D, Texas A&M University
Jeremy Slack
Contact Information: jmslack@utep.edu; 915-747-6530
Education: BA, The University of Arizona; MA, The University of Arizona; MA, University of Arizona; Ph D, The University of Arizona,; Ph D, The University of Arizona
Assistant Professor
Bilge O'Hearn Firat
Contact Information: bohearn@utep.edu; 915-747-6526
Education: BS, Middle East Technical University; MA, State University of New York at Binghamton; Ph D, Binghamton University
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Olga Lauter
Contact Information: olauter@utep.edu;
Education: MA, Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University; Ph D, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
Elisabeth Sommer
Contact Information: ewsommer@utep.edu; 915-747-8316
Education: Ph D, University of Virginia
Silvia Torezani
Contact Information: satorezani@utep.edu; 915-747-6829
Education: Ph D, University of Western Australia
Senior Lecturer
Roderick Callaway
Contact Information: recallaway@utep.edu; 915-747-6525
Education: MA, University of Texas at El Paso
Professor of Instruction
Victor Vazquez
Contact Information: vmvazquezro@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Old Main Bldg. Room 108
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79968
Phone: 915.747.5740
Email: soci@utep.edu