Department of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum

Dr. Laurie A. Ramirez is an associate professor whose work focuses of teacher education and middle level education. She received her doctorate in 2009 from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where she was born and raised. Her emphases were on diversity in education and teaching and learning.

Her research areas focus on self-study of teacher education practices, culturally sustaining practices, middle level education research, and collaborative research. 

Dr. Ramirez has held leadership positions in four professional organizations- at the regional, state, national, and international levels. She began as a council member of MLER and eventually was president at the state level of NCMLE. At the regional and state level, she was part of the conference planning teams. She served as secretary of S-STEP at the international level.

She is a memeber of the National Professors of Middle Level Education, Association for Middle Level Education, and Middle Level Education Research. 

She lives in Boone, has three dogs, and enjoys hiking, baking, and reading.

Selected Publications

Book Chapters:

• Allison, V. A., & Ramirez, L. A. (2022). From informal correspondence to polished manuscripts: Journaling as a tool for collaboration and critical friendship. In J. Kitchen (Ed.), Writing as a Method for the Self-Study of Practice (pp. 77-90).
• Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-981-16-2498-8
• Ramirez, L. A., & Allison, V. A. (2022). The value of collaborative self-study in navigating stages of teacher education: Adopting new roles, creating new identities, and evolving our selves. In B. M. Butler & S. M. Bullock (Eds.), Learning through Collaboration in Self-Study: Critical Friendship, Collaborative Self-Study, and Self-Study Communities of Practice (pp. 143-155). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-2681-4

Peer Reviewed Articles:

• Diaz, C., Nelson, R., Ramirez, L. A., & Ruppert, N. (expected 2023). Culturally sustaining practices in middle schools. Critical Issues in Middle Level Education.
• Haniford, L., Allison, V. A., & Ramirez, L. A. (2023). Collaborative reflection: Professional development among friends across contexts. Frontiers in Education (7). https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.1053001
• Allison, V. A., Haniford, L., & Ramirez, L. A. (2021). Implications for selves and students through introducing new pedagogical strategies into our teacher education practice. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 21(8). https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v21i8.4503

Dr. Ramirez's curriculum vitae.