Elise Denis-Ramirez

Background

Elise Denis-Ramirez is a Danish/Chilean researcher with almost 10 years of experience in the third and private sector. Her specific expertise covers sexual and reproductive health, abortion rights, gender-based violence, mental health and youth-led approaches across research and activism. In her most recent role as Public Health Advisor with the Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY), Elise worked on gender-based violence and interventions on mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS). Her work included mix-methods community studies (Lambert & Denis-Ramirez, 2022) (Denis-Ramirez, Rono & Anyango, 2023), training of civil society organisations in applied research, and monitoring and evaluation of clinical interventions. More on LinkedIn

Elise graduated with an MSc in Public Health from the University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health. Her thesis included creative methods with children during the Ebola pandemic, and a chapter was published in the Children and Youth Services Review (Denis-Ramirez, Sorensen & Skovdal, 2017). She later earned an MA in Human Right Law at SOAS, School of Law, University of London. At SOAS, she specialised in feminist legal theory, gender, and reproductive rights. 

PhD research 

Elise Denis-Ramirez’s co-production research is exploring perceptions and experiences of reproduction, sexuality, and abortion during adolescence in Chile. The PhD is grounded in feminist participatory action research, and she is working with young Chilean women (20-23 years) as Coresearchers in the project. Elise is guided by creative approaches and is using art-embodied methods within her research. The methods involve drawing and body-mapping through interactive creative workshops. Elise is committed to critically studying and engaging in participatory research that is creative, gender transformative and intersectional. 

      
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