Elva Ramirez is an associate editor at theWall Street Journal Online.

She primarily reports on design and culture, particularly in the fashion and automotive industries. Since starting at the Journal in late 2007, she has written articles as well as produced and shot video reports.

Elva was in the inaugural class for theMaster of Arts program at Columbia University, where she specialized in arts and culture journalism. She graduated in 2006.

Her master's thesis,"Security + Design" explored how post-9/11 notions of safety impacted lower Manhattan's streetscapes.

She also holdsa Masters of Science in journalism from Columbia University anda Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Pennsylvania.

Elva is Latina and is fluent in all aspects of Spanish. She lives in Brooklyn and frequently curses the MTA. She currently cultivates a quiet obsession with the television show "LOST."