Alyssa Ramírez Stege

Clinical Assistant Professor

ramirezstege@wisc.edu

(608) 515-3732

335 Education Building

Ramirez Stege, Alyssa

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Alyssa M. Ramírez Stege, Ph.D. (she/her/ella), is a queer Latina, U.S.-born and Mexican-raised Clinical Assistant Professor in Counseling Psychology. She grew up in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico where she received her bachelor’s degree (Licenciatura) in Psychology from the Universidad de las Américas Puebla. She received her master’s and doctorate in Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and completed her doctoral internship at Pacific Psychology & Comprehensive Health Clinics in Portland and Hillsboro, Oregon. Previous to moving back to UW-Madison, Dr. Ramírez Stege was an Assistant Professor in the Division of Social, Behavioral and Human Sciences at the University of Washington Tacoma.

Her research is focused on developing and incorporating culturally-grounded psychotherapeutic interventions and clinical supervision practices. Her clinical interests focus on trauma-informed care for underserved and marginalized populations, particularly Spanish-speaking Latinxs. She studies cultural conceptions of mental health and illness and is interested in understanding indigenous healing practices. She infuses her clinical and research knowledge to invite students to critically consider the multi-layered experience of mental health and wellbeing within a decolonization framework that seeks to acknowledge and dismantle the legacies of colonization and White supremacy in psychological theory and practice.

Dr. Ramírez Stege enjoys being active, dancing (including Mexican folkloric dance!) watching movies, spending time with family, eating, and cooking anything that reminds her of home. She loves exploring new places with her partner Whit and caring for their furry babies.

Education

  • Ph D Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019
  • MS Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014
  • BS Psychology, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, 2011

Select Publications

  • Frost, N., Graham, S., Ramirez Stege, A., Jones, T. L., Pankey, T., & Martinez, E. M. (2020). Bridging the gap: Addressing the mental health needs of underrepresented collegiate students at psychology training clinics. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 14(2), 138-144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tep0000282.
  • Ramirez Stege, A., Chin, M. Y., & Graham, S. (2019). A critical post-colonial and resilience-based framework of supervision in action. Training and Education in Professional Psychology https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000276.
  • Valdez, C. R., Ramirez Stege, A., Martínez, E., D'Costa, S., & Chavez, T. (2017). A community-responsive adaptation to reach and engage Latino families affected by maternal depression. Family Process, 57(2), 539-556. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12310.
  • Ramirez Stege, A., Brockberg, D., & Hoyt, W. T. (2017). Advocating for advocacy: An exploratory survey on student advocacy skills and training in Counseling Psychology. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 11(3), 190-197. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000158.
  • Ramirez Stege, A., & Yarris, K. E. (2017). Culture in La Clínica: Evaluating the utility of the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) in a Mexican outpatient setting. Transcultural Psychiatry, 54(4), 466-487. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461517716051.
  • Quintana, S. M., Lambe Sarinana, S., & Ramirez Stege, A. (2016). I too am Black: Bi/multiracial Black youth speak about their racialized experiences. In Sullivan J. M., & Cross Jr., W. E. (Eds.), Meaning-making, internalized racism, and African American identity (pp. 95-109). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
  • Thompson, M. N., Nitzarim, R. S., Cole, O. D., Frost, N., Ramirez Stege, A., & Vue, P. T. (2015). Clinical experiences with clients who are low-income: Mental health practitioners’ perspectives. Qualitative Health Research, 25(12), 1675-1688. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1049732314566327.
  • Cabrera, I., & Ramirez Stege, A. (2015). Tomando pasos: Consejos for Chican@ and Latin@ undergraduates considering graduate school. Concientización, 10(1&2), 30-38. http://chicla.wisc.edu/sites/chicla.wisc.edu/files/Concientizacion%202015.pdf.
  • Quintana, S. M., Chávez, T. A., & Ramirez Stege, A. (2015). What does it mean to be Mexican American? Children’s and adolescents’ perspectives. In Caldera Y. M., & Lindsey, E. W. (Eds.), Mexican American children and families (pp. 13-26). New York, NY: Routledge.

Select Presentations

  • Ramirez Stege, A. Mujeres abnegadas: The causal myth of mental illness in self-sacrificing women in Mexico. presented at the University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, WA.
  • Ramirez Stege, A. Cultura y tradición: A Latinx focus on decolonizing clinical training and practice. presented at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
  • Ramirez Stege, A. No puedo vivir otra vez sin el medicamento: Curability and medication compliance in psychiatric care in Mexico. presented at the Culture and adversity: Enhancing inclusivity in psychiatric care in Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Ramirez Stege, A. ¿Qué lo causó? Patient and caregiver perspectives on the cause of mental illness in Mexico. presented at the Yale Bouchet Conference, New Haven, CT.

Select Awards and Honors

  • Scholarship Development Award, University of Washington Tacoma Office of Community Partnerships Faculty Fellows, 2020
  • Inductee, Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS), 2018
  • 2017 R. Wray Strowig Memorial Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Counseling Psychology, 2017
  • Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award, Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), 2016
  • Charles Hughes Fellowship Award, Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC), 2014