Angie Henderson
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University
Telephone: (970) 351-2195
E-mail: angela.henderson@unco.edu
Office: Candelaria 2016
Dr. Henderson’s interests include Family, Gender, and Sociology of Sport. She has authored several articles in national and international journals on perceptions of female athletes and issues facing women in sport administration, as well as issues facing women in their roles as mothers. Her most recent work focuses on mothers’ Foucauldian surveillance of themselves and other moms, as well as the effects of such behavior on well-being. Dr. Henderson is also the Coordinator of the Teaching Assistant Program in the Sociology Department.
COURSES TAUGHT
- SOC 100 Principles of Sociology
- SOC 120 Introduction to Family Studies
- SOC 237 Sociology of Minorities
- SOC 247 Social Deviance
- SOC 295 Contemporary Social Issues
- SOC 471 Sociology of Aging
- SOC 379 The Community
- SOC 375 Sociology of Health and Illness
- SOC 395 Sociology of Sport
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
- Family
- Gender
- Sport
- Aging
PUBLICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATION
- Member, American Sociological Association.
- Member, Gerontological Society of America.
- Member, Southwestern Social Science Association.
- Member, Pacific Sociological Association.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2010-2011 Named Outstanding Professor, Delta Zeta Sorority, University of Northern Colorado.
- 2010-2011 Named Faculty Member of the Game, Women’s Basketball (Nominated by Brittany Fernandez), University of Northern Colorado.
- 2010-2011 Named Outstanding Faculty, Nominated by First Year Scholar Jake Neel.
- 2008-2009 Named “Most Inspiring Faculty Woman” at the University of Northern Colorado.
- 2005-2006 Named Outstanding Faculty, Texas Tech University College of Arts & Sciences.
