Dr. Norma Ramos Ibáñez holds a Ph.D. in Sport and Health Sciences from the University of Exeter (United Kingdom), a Master’s degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Sheffield (United Kingdom), and a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco.

She served as Coordinator of the Undergraduate Program in Human Nutrition at UAM Xochimilco (2014–2023), leading its curriculum updating and re-accreditation process. She holds the rank of National Researcher Level I in the Sistema Nacional de Investigadoras e Investigadores (SNII) and the PRODEP Desirable Profile distinction awarded by the Ministry of Public Education (SEP).

She serves as a Full-Time Professor in the Clinical Sciences Research Area within the Department of Health Care of the Division of Biological and Health Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco.

Her scholarly output includes 19 peer-reviewed articles in indexed journals, one book, and nine book chapters. She has supervised over 35 undergraduate and graduate theses, serves on postgraduate advisory committees at UNAM, and actively contributes to the health outreach program Frecuencia Nutricional on UAM Radio 94.1 FM.

Her research interests focus on intra-abdominal adipose tissue and its relationship with diet and physical activity, physical activity evaluation and its effect on nutritional status and health, as well as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and its risk factors.