Michelle Ramirez
Biographic Data
| ID | 82152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle Ramirez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramirez |
| SIGNATURE | RAMIREZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8888-7720 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The power of words depends on context: Action congruence differentially shapes activation by words and sounds
Linguistic labels have been shown to facilitate visual recognition and categorization. Labels have also been shown to be better facilitators than sounds. However, less is known about how nouns in contrast with verbs and non-verbal sounds differentially activate action-related conceptual information. In the present study, we investigated whether words and non-verbal sounds vary in their ability to facilitate visual processing depending on their co…
The Intimacy of Images: Saints, Death, and Devotion to La Santa Muerte in Oaxaca
I can't say I am a recovering addict. I am recovered’: Latinx Testimonies of Pentecostal Healing
This paper explores Latinx women's testimonies of Pentecostal healing through the case of Sofia, a former drug user diverted from prison into a Victory Outreach Recovery Home in California's Central Valley. Drawing on phenomenological medical anthropology, the study highlights how Pentecostal “rhetorics of transformation” recast addiction and trauma as spiritually healable conditions. Testimonies such as “I am recovered” reject secular models lik…
The Ouroboros effect and heterodox domains
Full issue
At the time of this writing, massive wildland fires are burning in California and Oregon in the United States. The largest, the 680,000-plus-acre Dixie Fire, is burning in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Tehama, and Shasta counties in Northern California. The Dixie Fire has become the second largest fire in California's recorded history. It has leveled the town of Greenville, population about 900
Cancer Survivorship at the Intersections of Care and Personhood
Surviving colorectal cancer following ostomy surgery with an intestinal stoma presents numerous challenges to the cultural category of full adult personhood. The foremost is managing unpredictable bowel activity. The technical management of the ostomy facilitated by biomedical specialists, is essential for personhood realignment. This article focuses on how some female long-term cancer survivors manage and adapt to this new fecal habitus by mobil…
Imagining Christian Sex: Reproductive Governance and Modern Marriage in Oaxaca, Mexico
A large body of scholarship examines how Pentecostal and evangelical churches alter gender relations in Latin America. Some argue that these churches reform even the most liberation-resistant social structures-the domestic sphere-by fundamentally reordering the relative participation of women and men in this realm. What has received less attention are the sexual responsibilities assigned to women that are a recommended part of Pentecostal gender …
Healing the Curse of the grosero Husband: Women’s Health Seeking and Pentecostal Conversion in Oaxaca, Mexico
Drawing on anthropological research in Oaxaca, Mexico, this article describes the role of health seeking in women’s experiences with Pentecostal conversion. The present study confirms that Pentecostalism’s promise of reforming problematic male behavior is a significant draw for women. Women’s stories of conversion are strikingly consistent in their accounts of male drinking, womanizing, and domestic violence. However, the findings also demonstrat…
I Didn't Feel Like I Was a Person Anymore: Realigning Full Adult Personhood after Ostomy Surgery
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the United States. For some CRC patients, cancer treatment involves creating a permanent or temporary intestinal ostomy. Having an ostomy often results in complex social and physical concerns-including unpredictable and at times publicly noticeable bowel output. In this article, we discuss findings from 30 in-depth interviews with female CRC survivors with ostomies in the western United S…
Manufacturing heterosexuality: Hormone replacement therapy and menopause in urban Oaxaca
For several decades, hormone replacement therapies have been prescribed to women, not only to prevent disease but to improve the sexual functioning of menopausal women. The medical promotion of continued sexual activity in a woman's post-reproductive years is exported to locations outside of North America and Europe, which provides an opportunity to critically examine the cultural roots that have informed expert biomedical representations. This e…
I Didn't Feel Like I Was a Person Anymore: Realigning Full Adult Personhood after Ostomy Surgery
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the United States. For some CRC patients, cancer treatment involves creating a permanent or temporary intestinal ostomy. Having an ostomy often results in complex social and physical concerns-including unpredictable and at times publicly noticeable bowel output. In this article, we discuss findings from 30 in-depth interviews with female CRC survivors with ostomies in the western United S…
Healing the Curse of the grosero Husband: Women’s Health Seeking and Pentecostal Conversion in Oaxaca, Mexico
Drawing on anthropological research in Oaxaca, Mexico, this article describes the role of health seeking in women’s experiences with Pentecostal conversion. The present study confirms that Pentecostalism’s promise of reforming problematic male behavior is a significant draw for women. Women’s stories of conversion are strikingly consistent in their accounts of male drinking, womanizing, and domestic violence. However, the findings also demonstrat…
Imagining Christian Sex: Reproductive Governance and Modern Marriage in Oaxaca, Mexico
A large body of scholarship examines how Pentecostal and evangelical churches alter gender relations in Latin America. Some argue that these churches reform even the most liberation-resistant social structures-the domestic sphere-by fundamentally reordering the relative participation of women and men in this realm. What has received less attention are the sexual responsibilities assigned to women that are a recommended part of Pentecostal gender …
Manufacturing heterosexuality: Hormone replacement therapy and menopause in urban Oaxaca
For several decades, hormone replacement therapies have been prescribed to women, not only to prevent disease but to improve the sexual functioning of menopausal women. The medical promotion of continued sexual activity in a woman's post-reproductive years is exported to locations outside of North America and Europe, which provides an opportunity to critically examine the cultural roots that have informed expert biomedical representations. This e…
I Didn't Feel Like I Was a Person Anymore: Realigning Full Adult Personhood after Ostomy Surgery
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the United States. For some CRC patients, cancer treatment involves creating a permanent or temporary intestinal ostomy. Having an ostomy often results in complex social and physical concerns-including unpredictable and at times publicly noticeable bowel output. In this article, we discuss findings from 30 in-depth interviews with female CRC survivors with ostomies in the western United S…
Healing the Curse of the grosero Husband: Women’s Health Seeking and Pentecostal Conversion in Oaxaca, Mexico
Drawing on anthropological research in Oaxaca, Mexico, this article describes the role of health seeking in women’s experiences with Pentecostal conversion. The present study confirms that Pentecostalism’s promise of reforming problematic male behavior is a significant draw for women. Women’s stories of conversion are strikingly consistent in their accounts of male drinking, womanizing, and domestic violence. However, the findings also demonstrat…
Imagining Christian Sex: Reproductive Governance and Modern Marriage in Oaxaca, Mexico
A large body of scholarship examines how Pentecostal and evangelical churches alter gender relations in Latin America. Some argue that these churches reform even the most liberation-resistant social structures-the domestic sphere-by fundamentally reordering the relative participation of women and men in this realm. What has received less attention are the sexual responsibilities assigned to women that are a recommended part of Pentecostal gender …
Cancer Survivorship at the Intersections of Care and Personhood
Surviving colorectal cancer following ostomy surgery with an intestinal stoma presents numerous challenges to the cultural category of full adult personhood. The foremost is managing unpredictable bowel activity. The technical management of the ostomy facilitated by biomedical specialists, is essential for personhood realignment. This article focuses on how some female long-term cancer survivors manage and adapt to this new fecal habitus by mobil…
Full issue
At the time of this writing, massive wildland fires are burning in California and Oregon in the United States. The largest, the 680,000-plus-acre Dixie Fire, is burning in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Tehama, and Shasta counties in Northern California. The Dixie Fire has become the second largest fire in California's recorded history. It has leveled the town of Greenville, population about 900
I can't say I am a recovering addict. I am recovered’: Latinx Testimonies of Pentecostal Healing
This paper explores Latinx women's testimonies of Pentecostal healing through the case of Sofia, a former drug user diverted from prison into a Victory Outreach Recovery Home in California's Central Valley. Drawing on phenomenological medical anthropology, the study highlights how Pentecostal “rhetorics of transformation” recast addiction and trauma as spiritually healable conditions. Testimonies such as “I am recovered” reject secular models lik…
The Ouroboros effect and heterodox domains
The power of words depends on context: Action congruence differentially shapes activation by words and sounds
Linguistic labels have been shown to facilitate visual recognition and categorization. Labels have also been shown to be better facilitators than sounds. However, less is known about how nouns in contrast with verbs and non-verbal sounds differentially activate action-related conceptual information. In the present study, we investigated whether words and non-verbal sounds vary in their ability to facilitate visual processing depending on their co…
The Intimacy of Images: Saints, Death, and Devotion to La Santa Muerte in Oaxaca
Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)