FACULTY PROFILES

Denis A. O'Hearn

Dean
College of Liberal Arts

Professor
Sociology and Anthropology

Office Building: Old Main
Office Room: 310
Phone: (915) 747-6593
Email: daohearn@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in Sociology, University of Michigan (1988)

Publications

2023 Report of the International Peace Delegation on the İmralı Island Prison and the situation of Abdullah Öcalan (2023), Denis A. O'Hearn, .
Bōmei-teki kūkan no rikai ni mukete ― shihon shugi, sōgo fujo, busshitsu seikatsu Journal of the Ohara Institute for Social Research 170 (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.
Migration, Racism and Labor Exploitation in the World-System Routledge (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.
“Operationalizing the resource frontier: Russian Fur Hunting and Racialized Migration in the Aleutian Islands” Routledge (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.

Presentations

Efficient Colonialism: the Transition from Russian to U.S. Forced Labor in the Pribylov Islands (2024), Volume University of Coimbra, Portugal, Denis A. O'Hearn.
Mass Imprisonment and Migrant Detention (2024), Volume University of Lisbon, Portugal, Denis A. O'Hearn.
Mass imprisonment and solitary imprisonment: how did this happen? (2024), Volume University of Lisbon, Portugal, Denis A. O'Hearn.
Turkey and Imprisonment: The Environment (2024), Volume Frankfurt, Germany, Denis A. O'Hearn.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2026	SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory	24829	Syllabus
Spring 2026	SOCI 6398 - Dissertation I	24628
Spring 2026	SOCI 6399 - Dissertation II	24638
Spring 2026	ANTH 3379 - Independent Study	23006
Spring 2026	SOCI 4390 - Independent Study	23009
Spring 2026	SOCI 5390 - Individual Studies	23010
Spring 2026	ANTH 4303 - Internship in Anthropology	23005
Spring 2026	SOCI 4303 - Internship in Sociology	23007
Spring 2026	SOCI 5396 - Non-Thesis Project I	23017
Spring 2026	SOCI 5397 - Non-Thesis Project II	23022
Spring 2026	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	20879	Syllabus
Spring 2026	SOCI 6389 - Supervised Research	24618
Spring 2026	SOCI 5398 - Thesis I	23023
Spring 2026	SOCI 5399 - Thesis II	22919

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory	17462	Syllabus
Fall 2025	SOCI 4390 - Independent Study	11993
Fall 2025	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	17460	Syllabus
Spring 2025	SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory	25513
Spring 2025	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	20943
Spring 2024	SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory	26743	Syllabus
Fall 2023	SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory	16740	Syllabus Additional File
Fall 2023	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	16148	Syllabus Additional File
Spring 2023	NAIS 2300 - Intro to Indigenous Studies	27113	Syllabus
Spring 2023	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	21124	Syllabus
Spring 2023	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	26031	Syllabus
Spring 2023	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	25838	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory	17462	Evaluation
Spring 2025	SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory	25513	Evaluation
Spring 2025	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	20943	Evaluation
Spring 2024	SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory	26743	Evaluation
Fall 2023	SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory	16740	Evaluation
Spring 2023	NAIS 2300 - Intro to Indigenous Studies	27113	Evaluation
Spring 2023	SOCI 5328 - Social Theory	21124	Evaluation
Spring 2023	SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics	26031	Evaluation
Spring 2023	ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology	25838	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in Sociology, University of Michigan (1988)

Publications

2023 Report of the International Peace Delegation on the İmralı Island Prison and the situation of Abdullah Öcalan (2023), Denis A. O'Hearn, .
Bōmei-teki kūkan no rikai ni mukete ― shihon shugi, sōgo fujo, busshitsu seikatsu Journal of the Ohara Institute for Social Research 170 (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.
Migration, Racism and Labor Exploitation in the World-System Routledge (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.
“Operationalizing the resource frontier: Russian Fur Hunting and Racialized Migration in the Aleutian Islands” Routledge (in press), Denis A. O'Hearn.

Presentations

Efficient Colonialism: the Transition from Russian to U.S. Forced Labor in the Pribylov Islands (2024), Volume University of Coimbra, Portugal, Denis A. O'Hearn.
Mass Imprisonment and Migrant Detention (2024), Volume University of Lisbon, Portugal, Denis A. O'Hearn.
Mass imprisonment and solitary imprisonment: how did this happen? (2024), Volume University of Lisbon, Portugal, Denis A. O'Hearn.
Turkey and Imprisonment: The Environment (2024), Volume Frankfurt, Germany, Denis A. O'Hearn.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory

Section

24829

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 6398 - Dissertation I

Section

24628

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

24638

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ANTH 3379 - Independent Study

Section

23006

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 4390 - Independent Study

Section

23009

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 5390 - Individual Studies

Section

23010

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ANTH 4303 - Internship in Anthropology

Section

23005

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 4303 - Internship in Sociology

Section

23007

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 5396 - Non-Thesis Project I

Section

23017

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 5397 - Non-Thesis Project II

Section

23022

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

20879

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 6389 - Supervised Research

Section

24618

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 5398 - Thesis I

Section

23023

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

SOCI 5399 - Thesis II

Section

22919

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory

Section

17462

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SOCI 4390 - Independent Study

Section

11993

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

17460

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory

Section

25513

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

20943

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory

Section

26743

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory

Section

16740

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

16148

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Spring 2023

Course

NAIS 2300 - Intro to Indigenous Studies

Section

27113

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

21124

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

Section

26031

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology

Section

25838

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory

Section

17462

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory

Section

25513

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

20943

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

SOCI 6329 - Contemporary Theory

Section

26743

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

SOCI 6328 - Classical Theory

Section

16740

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

NAIS 2300 - Intro to Indigenous Studies

Section

27113

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOCI 5328 - Social Theory

Section

21124

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SOCI 3341 - Special Undergraduate Topics

Section

26031

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

ANTH 4370 - Studies in Anthropology

Section

25838

Evaluation

Denis A. O'Hearn

Bio

Education

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Grants

Courses

Course Evaluations