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Oswaldo Medina Ramirez

Graduate Student
Email: osmedina@ufl.edu

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Education

  • Ph.D. Anthropology – Governance and Public Policy, University of Florida, In Progress
  • M.D.P. Sustainable Development Practice – Natural Resource Governance, University of Florida, 2017
  • B.S. Socioeconomic Development and Environment, Zamorano University, 2008

Subfield

Cultural Anthropology


Chair

Dr. Jeffrey C. Johnson


Research Interests

Public policies, Social networks analysis, Governance, Multidimensional approach to rural and urban development, socioeconomic development and agriculture


Selected Publications

  • Medina-Ramírez, O.M., 2017. Socio-environmental governance and the role of civil society: The case of the Mato Grosso Sustainable Municipalities Program. University of Florida. https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00060788/00001
  • Medina-Ramirez, O.M., Colverson K. 2017. Farm Field Schools (Escuelas de Campo) A learning methodology to integrate gender and nutrition in the training of agricultural extension agents in Honduras. The Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Agricultural Extension Services (INGENAES) – Discussion Paper. http://ingenaes.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/ING-Report-
    2017_01-Farmer-Field-Schools-Honduras-Medina-Ramirez.pdf
  • Medina-Ramírez, O.M., et al. (2021). Análisis de planes de gobierno de tres binomios presidenciales en el Ecuador. Mesa de Ambiente. PhD Network. Red de Investigación Ecuatoriana. (non-peerreviewed). http://www.phdecuador.org/assets/files/Informe-Ambiente.pdf

Work in Progress:

  • Medina-Ramírez, O.M., (2022). Participation Fatigue within Participatory Modes of Water Management – Making Water Decisions for Climate Change Adaptation. UNESCO – International Center for Water Security and Sustainable Managemen. Submitted/In Review.
  • Collings, P., E. Ready, and Medina-Ramírez, O.M., n.d. An Ethnographic Model of Stress and Stress Management in two Canadian Inuit Communities. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. Submitted/In Review.
  • Ready, E., Collings, P., Medina-Ramírez, O.M., (2022). “We Have No One to Talk to about How We Feel:” The Role of Communication in Inuit Concepts of Wellness.

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

  • Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, USA National Academy of Science, 2022
  • Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation
  • Methods CAMP Fellow, Cultural Anthropology, National Science Foundation, 2021
  • Water Institute Fellow, University of Florida
  • TCD Working Group Grant – Environmental Governance, University of Florida
  • Outstanding Student – Master of Sustainable Development Practice, University of Florida
  • Vice-president -Tropical Conservation and Development student group, University of Florida
  • Academic Excellence Award, Zamorano University
  • Zamorano Citizenship Award, Zamorano University
  • Member of the Honor Society of Agriculture “Gamma Sigma Delta”, Zamorano University