Alexander A. Hernandez

Co-Director, Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
Instructional Associate Professor
- Contact
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- aahernandez@tamu.edu
- LASB 376
- Professional Links
- Leadership Position
- Coordinator of Graduate Instruction
- Degree From
- Ph.D. Boston College
- Institution
- Texas A&M University
- Department
- Department of Sociology
- Office Hours
- Calendly Link
- Pronouns
- he/him/his
Research Interests
- Science, Technology and Knowledge
- Sociology of Work
- Aging and the Life Course
- Sociological Pedagogy
Courses Taught at Texas A&M
- SOCI 205: Introduction to Sociology
- SOCI 210: Sociology of Tech and Science
- SOCI 314: Social Problems
- SOCI 408: Death and Dying
Bio
Professor Hernandez discusses the Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program in sociology that we host at Texas A&M. This program provides top undergraduates from around the country the opportunity to actively participate in the creation of knowledge. With the help of world-class faculty, students are provided all of the instruction and tools needed to examine the world around around them and contribute to the field.
Representative Publications
- Bingham, S. and Hernandez, A.A. 2009. “Laughing matters: The stand-up comedian as social observer, teacher, and conduit of the sociological imagination.” Teaching Sociology 37(4): 335-352