Johnny Carlos Ramirez

About Johnny Carlos Ramirez

My work centers on the connection between student success and wellness. My work cultivates positive outcomes for students of color, such as increased self-awareness, healing, a sense of belonging, and the development of leadership and activism skills.I am committed to student-centered, relationship-based, community-engaged, and culturally relevant pedagogical approaches. I use these approaches to support and empower students to express their intersectional identities, including bringing their stories, knowledge, and lived experiences to university spaces. I employ ethnic studies curricula, Indigenous-centered healing approaches, and Participatory Action Research (PAR) to foster critical dialogues and inclusive learning environments. I encourage students to challenge power relations in academic texts and reflect on the intentionality of creating spaces, projects, and mentoring relationships to increase students\' educational and wellness outcomes. Research Interests: Chicanx-Latinx Youth Resistance • Transformational Resistance • Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) • Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR) • Latina/o Critical Theory/Critical Race Theory • Positive Youth Development Outcomes • Educational Historiography & Archival Research

Experience

1. Community-based Researcher & Youth Participatory Action Research (Ypar) Consultant

   National Compadres Network

   Jun 2019 — Present

Education

• California State University, Northridge

  Master of Arts - MA, Chicana/o Studies Emphasis on Education

• Chaffey College

  Associate of Arts - AA, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

• UCLA

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Social Science & Comparative Education with a Concentration in Race & Ethnicity

  2018

• UCLA

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, History with a Minor in Chicana/o Studies