Michael Ramirez Curriculum Vitae Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Department of Psychology and Sociology 6300 Ocean Drive Corpus Christi, TX 78412 361-825-2388 [email protected]
Academic Positions 2021 – present Professor of Sociology Department of Psychology and Sociology Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
2014 – 2021 Associate Professor of Sociology Department of Psychology and Sociology Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
2017 – present Program Coordinator, Sociology Program Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Duties: scheduling SOCI courses with faculty and department chair, program assessment, updating and revising program and curriculum
2008 – 2014 Assistant Professor of Sociology Department of Psychology and Sociology Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
2013 – 2016 Program Coordinator, Women’s and Gender Studies Program Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Duties: scheduling WGST courses with faculty and department chairs, advisement of students, recruitment of students, program assessment, updating and revising program and curriculum
2007 – 2008 Temporary Instructor Department of Government & Sociology Georgia College & State University
Education 2007 Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology University of Georgia. Athens, GA Dissertation: “Music, Gender, and Coming of Age in the Lives of Indie Rock Performers” Committee: Linda Grant (Major Professor), James Dowd, Joseph Hermanowicz Comprehensive Exam Areas: Race, Class, Gender, and Inequality Specialty Area: Men and Masculinities
2001 Master of Arts in Sociology University of Georgia. Athens, GA Thesis: “Identity Work Among Dog Owners” Committee: Linda Grant (Major Professor), Jody Clay-Warner, Reuben Buford May
1999 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX
Areas of Expertise Race, Class, and Gender Inequality Sex and Gender Men and Masculinities Aging and the Life Course Work and Occupations Gender and Work Qualitative Methods
Publications Book Ramirez, Michael. 2018. Destined for Greatness: Passions, Dreams, and Aspirations in a College Music Town. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Journal Articles Ramirez, Michael and Amanda Marquez. 2021. “Latinx Authorship and Representation in Digital Spaces: Wikipedia as a Tool to Decolonize the HIS Classroom.” Association of Mexican American Educators Journal 15(1): 57 – 89.
Ramirez, Michael. 2014. “‘I’m Not a Musician, But…’: Negotiating the Research Process in Examining the Lives of Musicians.” Qualitative Sociology Review 10(3): 80 – 93.
Ramirez, Michael. 2013. “‘You Start Feeling Old’: Rock Musicians Reconciling the Dilemmas of Adulthood.” Journal of Adolescent Research 28(3): 299 – 324.
Ramirez, Michael. 2012. “Performing Gender through Performing Music: Constructions of Masculinities in a College Music Scene.” The Journal of Men’s Studies 20(2): 108 –124.
Ramirez, Michael. 2006. “‘My Dog’s Just Like Me’: Dog Ownership as a Gender Display.” Symbolic Interaction 29(3): 373 – 391.
Book Chapters Ramirez, Michael. 2009. “Dog Ownership as a Gender Display” in Between the Species: Readings in Human- Animal Interaction, edited by Arnold Arluke and Clinton Sanders. Boston: Allyn-Bacon, pp. 53 – 60. (Revised version of “‘My Dog’s Just Like Me’: Dog Ownership as a Gender Display.” Symbolic Interaction 2006, 29(3): 373 – 391.)
Book Reviews and Encyclopedia Entries Ramirez, Michael. 2009. Riot Grrrl: Revolution Girl Style Now! by Nadine Monem. In Sociological Inquiry, pp. 523 – 525.
Ramirez, Michael. 2004. “Men and Dogs.” Pp. 232 – 234 in Encyclopedia on Men and Masculinities, edited by Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-clio Press.
Teaching Publications Ramirez, Michael. 2013. “Intersectionality in the Toy Store.” TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org)
Ramirez, Michael. 2013 “Boredom on the Job.” TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. (http://trails.asanet.org)
Works in Progress Qualitative project on dimensions of the work-family interface among fathers, focused particularly on the extent to which gender, class, race, and the structural organization of work sectors may influence strategies to manage strain.
Ethnographic project on constructions of masculinities a men’s religious movement.
Awarded Grants (External) 2022 – 2026 National Science Foundation. “NRT-HDR: Stakeholder-Guided Environmental Science (STAGES).” PI Dorina Murgulet, Co-PIs Xinping Hu, Chuntao Liu, Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Philippe Tissot, Senior Personnel Michael Ramirez. Awarded $2,000,000.
2020 National Science Foundation. “Build and Broaden: Bridging Critical Research Collaborations for Faculty Success in Texas MSIs.” PI Colleen Fitzgerald, Co-PIs Michael Ramirez, Isabel Araiza, and Jennifer Epley Sanders. Awarded $75,000.
2010 Faculty Teaching and Scholarly/Creative Activity Grant. Awarded $710.
2009 Texas Research Development Fund. Awarded $10,607.
Awards, Honors, and Fellowships 2013 – 2015 Miriam Wagenschein Fellowship in Sociology, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2009 Teaching Excellence Award, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
Conference Paper Presentations 2018Michael Ramirez. “How Sociologists Can Inform and Engage Citizens Through Wikipedia.” Workshop led at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2017 Michael Ramirez. “The Social Organization of CrossFit and the Reconstruction of the Body and Self." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, Montreal, Quebec.
2014Michael Ramirez. “Praying for Change: Renegotiating Gender, Work, and Family in a Religious Men’s Group.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, March, Portland, Oregon.
2013Michael Ramirez. “The Most Interesting Man in the World?: Race, Class, Gender, and Age in Beer and Alcohol Ads.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, April, New Orleans, Louisiana.
2012Michael Ramirez, Cian Brown, Lisa Schoelen. “Man Up: A Content Analysis of Beer and Alcohol Advertisements.” Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, April, San Diego, California.
2011Michael Ramirez. “Reconstructing Masculinities in a Contemporary Religious Men’s Group.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, March, Las Vegas, Nevada.
2009Michael Ramirez. “Gender, the Transition to Adulthood, and Life Course Trajectories in a Musical World.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, March, Denver, Colorado.
2008Michael Ramirez. “Securing Adulthood in an Informal Occupation: The Case of Independent Rock Musicians.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, April, Richmond, Virginia.
2006 Michael Ramirez. “Gender and Life Course Pathways of Musicians.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2006 Michael Ramirez. “‘I’m Not a Musician, But…’: Negotiating the Research Process in Examining the Lives of Musicians.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, August, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2006 Michael Ramirez. “‘Gotta Feelin’ That You’re Not Believin’ That I Can Play This Song’: Women’s Experiences in a Local Music Scene.” Paper presented at the Women’s Studies Student Symposium, March, Athens, Georgia.
2006 Michael Ramirez. “Gender, the Life Course, and Participation in a Local Music Scene.” Paper presented at the Music Research Symposium, March, Athens, Georgia.
2005 Michael Ramirez. “The Meanings of Music and Gender: Life Course Trajectories of Musicians.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, April, Charlotte, North Carolina.
2003 Michael Ramirez. “‘I’m a Pretty Chipper Person in My Job’: Presentation of Self and Emotional Labor Among Food Servers.” Paper presented at the UGA Sociology Graduate Student Symposium, April, Athens, Georgia.
2003 Michael Ramirez. “‘As Long as They Have This, This, and This, Then Pretty Much Anyone Can Do It’: The Gendered—and Ungendered—Labor of Contemporary Servers.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, March, New Orleans, Louisiana.
2002 Michael Ramirez. “Remaining Men Together: Masculinity in a Modern Men’s Organization.” Paper presented at the UGA Sociology Graduate Student Symposium, April, Athens, Georgia.
2001 Michael Ramirez. “Gender Differences in Owners’ Relationships with their Dogs.” Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, Anaheim, California.
2001 Michael Ramirez. “Identity Work Among Dog Owners.” Paper presented at the UGA Sociology Graduate Student Symposium, April, Athens, Georgia.
2001 Michael Ramirez. “‘My Dog did the Cutest Thing’: Identity Construction and Maintenance Among Dog Owners.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, April, Atlanta, Georgia.
2000 Michael Ramirez. “Goodbye Spot, Hello Mia: Pet Owners’ Attachment to Dogs.” Paper presented at the UGA Sociology Graduate Student Symposium, April, Athens, Georgia.
Conference Participation 2014 Roundtable discussant, Media and Popular Culture session. Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, March, Portland, Oregon.
2013 Discussant and Chair, Media and Society session. Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, April, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Invited Presentations 2016 Michael Ramirez. Invited Panelist, Psi Chi. “Post-Bachelor Symposium: Graduate School Panel.” Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2016 Michael Ramirez. “I Better Have a Good Scar When This is All Over: Informal Careers and Negotiating Adulthood in the World of Independent Rock.” Paper presented at the Department of Psychology and Sociology Fall Colloquium, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
Teaching Experience Department of Psychology and Sociology, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
SOCI 1310: Human Societies [Introduction to Sociology]
SOCI 1301: Human Societies [Introduction to Sociology] (Online Format)
SOCI 3310: Sociology Through Film
SOCI 3320: Sociology of Gender
SOCI 4310: Sociology of Work and Occupations
SOCI 4390: Coming of Age: Sociology of Youth through Early Adulthood
SOCI 4385: Senior Seminar in Sociology
SOCI 4390: Qualitative Methods
SOCI 4390: Sociology of Music
WGST 3301: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
Instructor, Department of Government and Sociology, Georgia College & State University.
SOCI 1121: Sociological Perspectives
SOCI 4950: Sociology in Film
SOCI 4990: Social Stratification
Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of Georgia
SOCI 1101: Introductory Sociology
SOCI 3000: Sociology in Film
SOCI 3280: Sociology of Gender
SOCI 3750: Sociology of Work and Industry
Instructor, Women’s Studies Institute, University of Georgia
WMST 2010: Introduction to Women’s Studies
Instructor, Department of Social Sciences, Gainesville College
SOCI 1101: Introductory Sociology
Advising and Mentorship Experience 2016 – 2017 McNair Mentor for Elisa Silva, McNair Scholars Program, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2011 – 2012 McNair Mentor for Katherine Chavez-Heeb, McNair Scholars Program, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2011 McNair Mentor for Brittany Stoker, McNair Scholars Program, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2011 Faculty Mentor for Justin Parks, Project of Excellence, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2011 Research Mentor for Cian Brown, Elite Graduate Program, Research Fellowship, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.
2011 Research Mentor for Lisa Schoelen, Elite Graduate Program, Research Fellowship, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.
2009 McNair Mentor for Brenda Vela, McNair Scholars Program, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
Service to the Discipline 2018 – 2020 Committee Member, Committee on the Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Sociology, American Sociological Association.
2018 Wikipedia Fellow, Wiki Education Foundation. Spring, San Francisco, California. *Inaugural cohort of 3 sociologists selected nationwide for training in Wikipedia to disseminate sociological knowledge for an informed citizenry.
2014 Roundtable discussant, Media and Popular Culture session. Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, March, Portland, Oregon.
2013 Discussant and Chair, Media and Society session. Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, April, New Orleans, Louisiana.
2012 – 2014 Site Policy Committee Member (nominated by President of SSSA), Southwestern Social Science Association. *Attended meetings of Site Policy Committee to plan and organize future conferences
2011 Animals and Society Awards Committee, for the Distinguished Scholarship Award.
2011 – present Reviewer, Journal of Adolescent Research.
2011 – present Reviewer, Anthrozoos.
2010 – 2012 Committee Member (elected position), ASA’s Animals and Society Section.
2009 – present Reviewer, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography.
2009 – 2011 Reviewer, Pine Forge Press (Introductory Sociology textbook).
2007 – present Reviewer, Journal of Marriage and Family.
2009 – present Reviewer, Animals and Society.
2006 Presided session entitled, “Music and Everyday Life.” Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, August, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
2006 Co-organizer, for the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction’s Annual Couch-Stone Symposium, February, Athens, Georgia.
2006 Presided session entitled, “Gender and Symbolic Interaction.” Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction’s Annual Couch-Stone Symposium, February, Athens, Georgia.
2004 Graduate Student Selection Committee, for Sociology Graduate Society, Department of Sociology, University of Georgia.
2004 Community Service Committee, for Sociology Graduate Society, Department of Sociology, University of Georgia.
2003 – 2004 Assistant to Gender & Society Book Review Editor.
2003 Presided session entitled, “Marriage, Cohabitation, and Divorce: Trends and Influences.” Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, March, New Orleans, Louisiana.
2003 Proposal Reviewer, QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, University of Georgia. 2003.
2003 On-Air Newscaster, Athens Journal News Program, 90.5 WUOG Radio Station, University of Georgia. 2003.
2002 TA Mentor Program, Office of Instructional Support and Development, University of Georgia.
2002 Proposal Reviewer, QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, University of Georgia.
Service to the University and Department 2018 Hiring Committee Member, Professional Assistant Professor Job Candidate Search, Department of Psychology and Sociology, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2016 – present Calendar Committee. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2016 Invited Panelist, Psi Chi. “Post-Bachelor Symposium: Graduate School Panel.” Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2014 – present Sociology Program Writer and Reviser. College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. *Revised course catalog for sociology program *Revised course offerings and course sequence for undergraduate program *Revised and submitted course catalog for approval by College of Liberal Arts
2014 – present Weave Writer. Yearly assessment of undergraduate sociology program. College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. *Assessed sociology student outcomes in the core curriculum *Collected and analyzed student data for yearly assessment *Constructed revisions and action plans for improvement *Presented findings to the Dean’s Office
2014 – present Island Day Departmental Representative. College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2014 – 2017 Curriculum Committee. College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2014 Diversity/Global Learning Community of Practice Committee. College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2014 HIPs (High-Impact Practices) Committee, Sociology representative. College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2014 New Faculty Orientation, Panelist. College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2013 – 2014 Vision Committee. College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2013 – 2016 Program Coordinator, Women and Gender Studies Program, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2013 – 2014 Momentum 20/20, Inclusive Excellence Committee. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2012 – present Library Liaison, Department of Psychology and Sociology. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2013 Hiring Committee Member, Professional Assistant Professor Job Candidate Search, Department of Psychology and Sociology, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2012 Keynote Speaker, McNair Scholars Recognition Luncheon and Ceremony. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2011 Faculty Volunteer, Islander Transition Center. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2011 Invited Speaker, McNair Conversations. “Constructing Personal Statements for Graduate School Applications.” Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2011 Invited Panelist, “Media Makeover: Extreme Messages Edition.” National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.
2009 – 2011 Advisor, Sociology Club. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2009 Invited Speaker, McNair Conversations. “What To Do Once You Get Into Graduate School.” Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
2008 – 2009 Co-organizer, Social Science Silver Screen.
Professional Memberships American Sociological Association. 2000 – present Section Memberships:
Sex and Gender
Aging and the Life Course
Culture
Organizations, Occupations, and Work
Eastern Sociological Association. 2011 – 2012
Pacific Sociological Association. 2014 – 2015
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. 2004 – present
Sociologists for the Study of Social Problems. 2004 – 2008
Sociologists for Women in Society. 2000 – present
Southern Sociological Society. 2000 – 2009
Southwestern Social Science Association. 2008 – present
References Dr. Amy Houlihan Associate Professor of Psychology Program Coordinator, Graduate Program in Psychology Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Department of Psychology and Sociology 361-825-2971 [email protected]
Dr. Joseph Jozwiak Professor of Environmental Studies and International Studies [Former Chair of Department of Social Sciences, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi] Crosby 210 | AD Box 52 Gonzaga University 502 E. Boone Ave. Spokane, WA 99258-0089 509-313-5632 [email protected]
Dr. Steven Seidel Professor of Psychology Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Department of Psychology and Sociology 361-825-2619 [email protected]
Dr. Anthony Zoccolillo Professional Assistant Professor of Psychology Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Department of Psychology and Sociology 361-825-2390 [email protected]