Amanda Ramos Email & Phone Number

Logan, Ut, Us

-Internship at preschool locations for assessments of children's performance.-Engaging in interdisciplinary work related to childhood school readiness.

Investigating the role of genetic and environmental factors on developmental outcomes with the Early Growth and Development Study (EGDS) at The Pennsylvania State University. Conducting structured interviews with participants.

Statistics 310: Intermediate StatisticsResponsibilities: keeping office hours, correspondence and assisting students, teaching lectures, developing lab course structure, exam and quiz grading

Statistics 210: Introductory StatisticsResponsibilities: keeping office hours, correspondence and assisting students, grade book keeping

California State University, Long Beach

Investigating the longitudinal effects of a cognitive behavioral stress management to reduce stress in low income pregnant women. Assisted in recruiting participants from various clinic sites. Conducted qualitative interviews. Supervised and trained undergraduate research assistants on study protocol and data entry. Organized and analyzed cortisol samples. Created and organized databases using SPSS and EXCEL. Cleaned and analyzed eligibility and treatment fidelity data. Taught students to run multivariate analyses.Ramos, A., Urizar, G. (2015). Mother’s Dysfunctional Attitudes and Mindfulness on Maternal-Fetal Attachment. Poster presented at the 2015 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Urizar, G., Perian, T., Ramos, A., Yim, I.S., & Dunkel Schetter, C. (2014). Preliminary results of cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) on postpartum stress levels in low-income women: The SMART Moms Project. Symposium in “Effects of prenatal environment on child and maternal health outcomes" presented at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, San Francisco, CA.Ramos, A., and Urizar, G. (2014). Treatment fidelity of a stress management program for pregnant women. Poster presented at the 94th Annual Western Psychological Association, Portland, Oregon.Ramos, A., Santa, B., and Urizar, G. (2014). Relationship satisfaction and levels of resiliency on negative thought patterns. Poster presented at the 94th Annual Western Psychological Association, Portland, Oregon.Perian, T., Ramos, A., & Urizar, G. (2014). Proyecto Mamás LÍSTAS: The longitudinal effects of a prenatal stress management intervention on the stress levels of low-income Latina women. Poster presented at the 3rd Annual Latino Health Equity Conference, Long Beach, CA.

General BiologyResponsibilities: keeping office hours, correspondence and assisting students, developed course material, lecturing weekly sessions

Developmental Psychology

Activities and Societies: Society for Research in Child Development, Behavioral Genetics Association, Society for Prevention ResearchT32.

Master’S Degree, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi ChiMaster's Thesis: Examining the Relationship Among Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive.

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi