Angie Henderson

Contact Information

Education

Ph.D. in Sociology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

B.A. in Media Studies and Sociology, University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Professional/Academic Experience

• 08/2023-present: Director of the Social Research Lab, University of Northern Colorado
• 08/2017-present: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, Professor of Sociology
• 07/2013-06/2014: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, Department Chair & Associate Professor of Sociology
• 08/2012-07/2017: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, Associate Professor of Sociology
• 08/2007-07/2012: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, Assistant Professor of Sociology

Research/Areas of Interest

• Commercial Sexual Exploitation
• Family
• Gender

Publications/Creative Works

Books:

Allen, K. R., & Henderson, A. C. (in press). Family Theories: Foundations & Applications. Malden, MA: Wiley.

Book Reviews:

Henderson, A.C. 2013. The Tender Cut: Inside the Hidden World of Self-Injury. Social Science Journal, volume 50 (2), 274-275.

Book Chapters:

Allen, Katherine, Angie Henderson and Michelle Murray. 2019. “Theoretical Approaches to Grandparenting.”  In Grandparenting: Influences on the dynamics of family relationships. (Bert Hayslip, Jr. & Christine A. Fruhauf).  New York, NY: Springer.

 Angie Henderson, Christine Ingoldsby & Mark Shuey.  2017. “The Hierarchy Within Women’s Sports: NARPs, No-Bow Lesbos and Horizontal Violence.”  in Women in Sports: Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles.  Adrienne Milner & Jomills Henry Braddock II.  ABC-CLIO Publishers.

Henderson, A.C.  2013.  “Defining Caregiving Relationships: Using Intergenerational Ambivalence Theory to Explain Burden Among Racial and Ethnic Groups” in More Than Blood: Today’s Reality and Tomorrow’s Vision of Family.  Sherilyn Marrow & Dennis A.V. Leoutsakas.  Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

Juried Manuscripts:

Allen, Katherine R. & Angie Henderson. 2018. Writing a Family Theories Textbook: A Pedagogical Praxis.  Invited Commentary, Journal of Family Theory & Review. DOI: 10.1111/jftr.12292

 Guyer, Lauren & Angie Henderson. 2019. Human Trafficking & Sporting Events.  In Global Crime: An Encyclopedia of Cyber Theft, Drug Smuggling, Human Trafficking, Weapon Sales, and Other Illegal Activities.  Edited by Philip Reichel.

 Angie Henderson, Sandra Harmon & Harmony Newman. 2016. The Price Mothers Pay, Even When They Are Not Buying It: Mental Health Consequences of Idealized Motherhood. Sex Roles: An International Journal of Research, 74: 512-526. doi:10.1007/s11199-015-0534-5

Murdock, Jennifer, Molly Strear, Michael Jenkins-Guarnieri, and Henderson, A. C. 2014. Collegiate Athletes and Career Identity. Sport, Education and Society, DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2014.924920

Newman, Harmony D. and Angie C.Henderson.  2014. "The Modern Mystique: Organizational Enforcement of Hegemonic Motherhood" Sociological Inquiry,84(3), 472-491.

Henderson, A. C. and Jennifer Murdock.  2012. "Getting Students Beyond Ideologies: Using Heterosexist Guided Imagery in the Classroom." Innovations in Higher Education, volume 37, number 3.

Honors and Awards

• 2016       Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Northern Colorado.
• 2016       Named Faculty Member of the Game, Men’s Basketball (Dually Nominated by Spencer Mathis & Jeremy Verhagen), University of Northern Colorado.
• 2014       Nominated for the Engaged Scholar Award by Dr. Kyle Anne Nelson.
• 2014       Named an Outstanding Supportive Faculty, GLBTA Resource Office.
• 2012       Named “Patriotic Employer” by Dominique Keys.  Awarded by the National Guard and Reserves.
• 2013       Named Outstanding Faculty, Center for Human Enrichment.
• 2013       Named Outstanding Faculty, Nominated by First Year Scholar.
• 2011       Named Outstanding Professor, Delta Zeta Sorority, University of Northern Colorado.
• 2011       Named Faculty Member of the Game, Women’s Basketball (Nominated by Brittany Fernandez), University of Northern Colorado.
• 2011       Named Outstanding Faculty, Nominated by First Year Scholar Jake Neel.
• 2009       Named “Most Inspiring Faculty Woman” at the University of Northern Colorado.

About

Dr. Angie Henderson started as an Assistant Professor of Sociology at UNCO in 2007. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, 4 book chapters, and two co-authored textbooks. Dr. Henderson regularly teaches courses on social theory, sociological practice, sex trafficking and global perspectives of prostitution at the University of Northern Colorado. As part of her research, she has interviewed over 100 survivors of sexual exploitation and gathered data on sex buyers at both diversion programs and at point of arrest. She has most recently presented results of this work at the United Nations’ Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice in Vienna, Austria in May 2023. In her spare time, Angie loves reading, hiking, boating, bird watching, and going to the theater and music concerts. She is married to her partner Shaun and has three hilarious, smart kiddos: Owen, Cameron and Cora.

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