Dr. Angela Frederick
Angela Frederick is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Sociology & Anthropology Department at UTEP. Dr. Frederick is a medical sociologist with expertise in qualitative research methods. Her work spans the areas of disability, environmental sociology, gender and family, and Hispanic/Latine college students’ paths into health fields. Frederick earned her doctorate in sociology from The University of Texas at Austin in 2012.
In her new book, Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster (NYU Press 2025), Frederick examines the impact of Winter Storm Uri and the 2021 Texas power crisis on people with disabilities and chronic health conditions.
https://nyupress.org/9781479828135/disabled-power/
Frederick has received the following awards in recognition of Disabled Power:
- 2026 Eliot Freidson Publication Award. American Sociological Association, Medical Sociology Section
- 2026 Donald W. Light Book Award for Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology. American Sociological Association, Medical Sociology Section
- 2026 Section on the Sociology of Body & Embodiment Book Award. American Sociological Association
- 2026 Outstanding Publication Award in the Sociology of Disability. American Sociological Association, Disability in Society Section
- 2026 Allan Clive Service & Spirit Memorial Award. National Hurricane Conference
Contact Information
Email: ahfrederick2@utep.edu
Phone: 1-915-747-7320
Fax: 1-915-747-5505
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