Areas of Expertise

Chicanx/Latinx students in higher education; Doctoral (Ph.D.) education; College choice; Undergraduate student research and mentorship; Mexican/Latin American migration; Chicanas/Latinas in academia

Select Publications

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Ramirez, E. (Ed.). Latinx migration and the U.S.-Mexico Border: An Anthology. Cognella Publishers. Preliminary edition.

Ramirez, E. (2018). “Navigating positive and hostile department climates: Experiences of Latino(a) doctoral students.” In A. Standlee (Ed.), On the borders of the academy: Challenges and strategies for first generation graduate students and faculty. Syracuse University Press.

Ramirez, E. (2017) “Unequal socialization: Interrogating the Chicano/Latino(a) doctoral education experience.” Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 10(1), 25-38.

Ramirez, E. (2014). “¿Qué estoy haciendo aqui? (What am I doing here?): Chicanos/Latinos(as) navigating challenges and inequalities during their first year of graduate school.” Equity & Excellence in Education, 47(2), 167-186.

Reese, E., Ramirez, E., & Estrada-Correa, V. (2013) “The politics of welfare inclusion: Explaining state variation in legal immigrants’ welfare rights.” Sociological Perspectives,56(1), 97-130.

Ramirez, E. (2013). “Examining Latinos/as’ graduate school choice process: An intersectionality perspective.”  Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 12(1), 23-36.

Ramirez, E. (2011) “‘No one taught me the steps’: Latinos’ experiences applying to graduate school.” Journal of Latinos and Education, 10(3), 204-222.

Barajas, M., & Ramirez, E.  (2007). “Beyond home/host dichotomies: A comparative examination of gender relations in a transnational Mexican community.” Sociological Perspectives, 50(3), 367-392.

Reese, E. & Ramirez, E. (2002). “The new ethnic politics of welfare: Struggles over legal immigrants’ rights to welfare in California.” Journal of Poverty, 8(3), 29-62.

Select Presentations

“Advancing Chicanx/Latinx Studies in CA Colleges and Universities.” Presented at the annual meeting of the California Sociological Association.

“Surviving and Thriving in the Job Market as an Ethnic Studies and Interdisciplinary Scholar.” Professional development workshop sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities. Presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association.

“Unequal Socialization: Interrogating the Chicano/Latino(a) Doctoral Education Experience.” Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies.

“Analyzing the Campus Racial Climate: Perceptions of Latino Doctoral Students.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

“An Examination of Successful Pathways and Challenges for Mentoring Across Race/Ethnicity and Gender in Higher Education: Mentoring for Faculty of Color and Women with Implications for Chicana/o Faculty.”  Panel presentation at the annual meeting of the Northern California NACCS FOCO Conference.

“Transnationalism, Mexican Communities & the Shaping of Perceptions of Gender Equality & Inequality Across Borders.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association. 

“Nativism, Immigrants’ Rights, and the Politics of U.S. Welfare Retrenchment: Explaining State-Level Restorations of Public Assistance to Legal Immigrants.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.

“Union, Trabajo y Patriotismo: The Evolution of Trabajadores Unidos as Labor Union and Mutualista." Presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies.

Professional Associations

American Sociological Association (ASA)

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

California Sociological Association (CSA)              

National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS)

Pacific Sociological Association (PSA)