Yvette Iribe Ramirez
Postdoctoral research associate
PhD, Information Science, University of Washington
MS, Information Science, University of Washington
MSLIS, University of Washington
BS, Cultural Anthropology, University of California, Riverside
Research focus
My work focuses on digital equity and community informatics through participatory, qualitative, and rights-based approaches, with a focus on Indigenous rights, libraries, LIS education, and international community-based collaborations.
Honors and Awards
- Best Poster Award, 3rd Place, ASIS&T 2020 Annual Conference
Publications & Papers
Iribe Ramirez, Y. (2026). "Bring back the blue book? A reflection on teaching strategies, engaged pedagogy, and the challenges of GenAI in the classroom." Information Research an International Electronic Journal, 31(iConf), 563–57.
Gomez, R., Beltran, M., Iribe Ramirez, Y., Morales, I., Rincon, C., & Grismaldo, A. M. (2024). "Participatory methods for indigenous community planning and development in the Colombian Amazon." Information Technology for Development, 31(3), 540–558.
Gomez, R., Iribe Ramirez, Y., Tiang, Y. (2022). "Transforming precarious labor: Using academically-based community service to document the role of worker centers for social justice." Latino Studies, 21(1), 105–113.
Iribe Ramirez, Y., Wedlake, S. (2022). "A Digital Bridge: Increasing Digital Access to Low-Income Job Seekers and the Role of Community Organizations." iConference Proceedings.
Carson, K., Wedlake, S., Houghton, M., Keyes, D., Iribe Ramirez, Y. (2021). "Digital Bridge: Providing Digital Access to Low-Income Job Seekers during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Seattle Jobs Initiative, City of Seattle.
Iribe Ramirez, Y., Tari, M. (2020). “I Find Myself Wondering Why I Wanted to Do This:” Identifying Barriers for Students of Color in the LIS Field. ASIS&T 2020 Annual Conference Proceedings.
Iribe Ramirez, Y. (2019) "Understanding the Information Practices of Tseltal Maya Women and Role of Information System in Chiapas, Mexico." AMCIS 2019 Proceedings.
Gomez, R., Iribe Ramirez, Y., Berwick, J. (2018). "Radio, library, and storytelling: Building an information system for indigenous community development in Chiapas, Mexico." E J Info Sys Dev Countries. 2019;85:e12062.
Presentations
Gomez, R., Beltrán, M. Grismaldo, A., Iribe Ramirez, Y. (2024) Jugar en Serio: Metodologias participativas para fortalecer comunicación y liderazgo con pueblos indígenas en Vaupés, Colombia. LASA 2024, Annual Conference. Bogota, Colombia.
Iribe Ramirez, Y., López, D., Gomez, R., (2019). Games and Participatory Activities to Strengthen Indigenous Library and Community Radio in Chiapas, Mexico. Association for Borderlands Studies Conference 2019, San Diego, CA.
Gomez, R., Iribe Ramirez, Y., Vergara, G., Berwick, J. (2018). Radio comunitaria Ach' Lequilc'op: la voz del pueblo Tseltal. Coloquio Internacional sobre Información y Comunidades Indígenas: La importancia de la información en las culturas originarias. UNAM, México City, México.
Iribe, Y., Gomez, R., Berwick, J., Moreno, M., Vergara, G., (2018). "Women’s Contribution to Living Fully in a Tseltal Indigenous Information System." iConference Proceedings, Sheffield, UK.
Gomez, R., Berwick, J., Beltrán, M., Iribe, Y. “Sistema de Información Tseltal en Chiapas” Panel: Experiencias de diseño de un sistema de información y evaluación Tseltal.” Universidad Iberoamericana, México City, México. (January 19, 2018).
Iribe, Y., Gomez, R., Mora, S. & Berwick, J. (2017) Integrated Information Systems for Indigenous Community Development in Chiapas, Mexico: The case of SIET. SIG-SI Research Workshop. ICIS Conference Proceedings, Seoul, Korea.
Gomez, R., Lefthand-Begay, C., Berwick, J., Zubair, C., Iribe, Y., Mora, S. (2017). "Indigenous Information System in Chiapas, Mexico: Integrating Community Radio, Library and Impact Assessment for Community Development. iConference Proceedings," Wuhan, China.