Nayan G. Ramirez (he/him/él) is a Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies at California State University, Northridge, where he also serves as the Faculty Director of Faculty Development. His research focuses on adolescent and young adult friendship and peer networks. Much of his work considers how these relationships differ by gender and sexuality and how inequality shapes young people’s experiences. He uses longitudinal and social network data to study delinquency, substance use, school discipline, and the transition to adulthood.
He primarily teaches statistics and a peer mentoring course, along with courses in juvenile justice, criminological theory, race and ethnicity, gender and crime, and research methods. His teaching and mentoring center equity and practical support for students. Beyond his work in Faculty Development, he serves as a Faculty Senator-at-Large and Vice President for Faculty of the Chicanx/Latinx Faculty and Staff Association. He is also Treasurer of CSUN’s CFA chapter and previously chaired the Faculty Senate’s Educational Equity Committee.
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Ph.D. Sociology 2018, The Pennsylvania State University
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M.A. Criminology 2015, The Pennsylvania State University
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B.A. Health and Societies 2010, University of Pennsylvania
