Notable Achievements

Assistant Professor of Sociology Amanda Hernandez and environmental studies graduate Sarah Ventimiglia ’24 traveled to Chicago to present at the Association for the Sociology of Religion Annual Meeting. Sarah presented their faculty/student collaborative research “Hashtag ChristianGirl: The White Commodified Self on TikTok.” Amanda’s 2024 book, Intersectional Identities of Christian Women in the U.S.: Faith, Race, and Feminism, was the subject of an “Author Meets Critic” book panel.

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Expertise

gender, feminism, sexism, religion, US Christianity, whiteness, race & ethnicity 

Education 

Ph.D., Sociology, Baylor University 

M.A., Sociology, Baylor University

B.A., Women’s Studies, The University of Texas at San Antonio 

A.A., Liberal Arts, San Antonio College 


In the News

  • Meet Our World-Class Faculty: Amanda Hernandez

    A conversation with Assistant Professor of Sociology Amanda Hernandez.