Dr. Ramírez-Esparza is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl. Before coming to the Institute she earned a Ph.D. in Social Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Nairán's research interests focus on understanding how language and cultural context influences personality and behavior. In her studies she has found that something as subtle as the language a person is speaking can affect personality, behaviors, feelings, and self-views. Currently, she is interested in studying how the language used by bilingual families in their everyday lives influences speech development in infants.
Publications:
Ramírez-Esparza, N., Harris, K., Hellermann, J., Richards, C., Kuhl, P. K., & Reder, S. (in press). Socio-Interactive Practices and Personality in Adult Learners of English with Little Formal Education. Language Learning.
Ramírez-Esparza, N., Chung, K. C., Sierra-Otero, G., & Pennebaker J. W. (in press). Cross-cultural constructions of self-schemas: Americans and Mexicans. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.
Ramírez-Esparza, N., Chung, K. C., Sierra-Otero, G., & Pennebaker J. W. (2009). El lenguaje de la depresión: Categorías lingüísticas y temas usados en foros de discusión en Internet en inglés y en español. Revista de la Asociación de Psicoterapia de Argentina.
Ramírez-Esparza, N., Mehl, M. R., Álvarez-Bermúdez, J., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2009). Are Mexicans more or less sociable than Americans? Insights from a naturalistic observation study. Journal of Research in Personality, 43(1), 1-7.
Ramírez-Esparza, N., Gosling, S. D., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2008). Paradox lost: Unraveling the puzzle of Simpatía. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 39(6), 703-715.
Ramirez Esparza, N. (2008). Cross-cultural constructions of self: American and Mexican college students. Dissertation Abstracts International, 68.
Mehl, M. R., Vazire, S., Ramírez-Esparza, N., Slatcher, R. B., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2007). Are women really more talkative than men?. Science, 317(5834).
Ramírez-Esparza, N., Pennebaker, J. W., García, F., & Suriá, R. (2007). La psicología del uso de las palabras: Un programa de computadora que analiza textos en Español. Revista Mexicana de Psicología, 24(1), 85-99.
Ramírez-Esparza, N., Gosling, S. D., Benet-Martínez, V., Potter, J. P., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2006). Do bilinguals have two personalities? A special case of cultural frame switching. Journal of Research in Personality, 40(2), 99-120.
Ramírez-Esparza, N., & Pennebaker, J. W. (2006). Do good stories produce good health?: Exploring words, language, and culture. Narrative Inquiry, 16(1), 211-219.
Ramírez, E., & Marván, M. (1998). Relación entre depresión, actividades placenteras y sintomatología premenstrual. Revista Mexicana de Psicología, 15(2), 187-194.
