Anthropology & Sociology at UTEP

09/02/2026

🎉 Exciting News UTEP Anthropology!

We’re proud to share a newly published study featuring Dr. Wong and UTEP Anthropology alumni Noelle Alarcon and Luis Bustamante, who participated in a 2025 Study Abroad field school in South Africa.

The project brought students and researchers together to conduct experimental archaeology, analyze their findings, and co-author a peer-reviewed publication. For many of the students , this is their first peer-reviewed article!

📖 Read the article in Southern African Field Archaeology:
https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/safa/article/view/4983

Congratulations to Dr. Wong, Noelle, Luis, and the entire research team! 👏🌍

08/10/2026

Congratulations to our PhD student, Johnathan Cereceres, for receiving the 2026 ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant! This outstanding accomplishment is a reflection of his hard work, perseverance, and commitment to research. We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition and wish him continued success in his doctoral studies

08/04/2026

Gender, Health, and Medicine

01) Cross-listed as:

WS 3394 CRN 18363
SOCI 3341 CRN 18682

02) Meeting Schedule:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30-2:50 PM

03) Instructor:
Brianna Trejo, MA, MLS

04) We will:
- Analyze the historical development of medicine and healthcare in relation to gender
- Explain how social, political, economic, and culture forces have shaped the development and delivery of healthcare in the United States

07/13/2026

Congratulations to Cecili Chadwick!

She is now ABD! She successfully defended her dissertation proposal titled, “Biopower on the Border: Military Populations, Civilian Health Centers, and Access to Sexual and Reproductive Care in Texas.” Her committee members are Dr. Ophra Leyser-Whalen (Chair), Dr. Carina Heckert, Dr. Angela Frederick, and Dr. Caitlyn Gerdts, Ibis Reproductive Health.

06/22/2026

We are very proud that Felipe Martinez received a research/study Fulbright for Peru.

06/11/2026

On her awards for her New Book
Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster (NYU Press 2025) https://nyupress.org/9781479828135/disabled-power/

2026 Eliot Freidson Outstanding Publication Award, given by the Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association.

2026 Donald W. Light Book Award for Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology, given by the Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association.

2026 Outstanding Publication in the Sociology of Disability Award, given by the Disability in Society Section of the American Sociological Association.

06/11/2026

Congratulations to Johnathan Cereceres on receiving the American Sociological Association Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants!

https://www.asanet.org/academic-professional-resources/asa-grants-and-fellowships/asa-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grants-asa-ddrig/2026-ddrig-recipients/

https://www.asanet.org/academic-professional-resources/asa-grants-and-fellowships/asa-doctoral-dissertation-research-improvement-grants-asa-ddrig/

06/09/2026

06/02/2026

Congrats to Dr. Angela Frederick! Her book has just won the Eliot Friedson Outstanding Publication Award from the ASA Medical Sociology Section.

05/20/2026

Enroll in the exciting Fall 2026 elective Culture of the Caribbean with Dr. Victor Vazquez! 🌴🌎

Discover the history, culture, politics, music, and societies of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic through an engaging anthropological perspective. Enjoy cool lectures, documentaries, podcasts, films, and audiovisual analysis while exploring the richness and diversity of Caribbean life and traditions.

Don’t miss this unique and culturally enriching course!