Dr. Elizabeth Ramirez Email & Phone Number

• Direct and manage portfolio of contracts across the country with differentiated levels of engagement from intensive support, medium, and light touch support.• Oversee qualitative and quantitative analyses of core client projects and provide recommendations and guidance based on findings. • Strategic planning and development of logic models that provide a framework for charting links among resources, activities, outputs, and intended outcomes.• Develop evaluation tools using quantitative and qualitative data techniques to assess a program’s model impact on participants and local community.• Use adult learning theories and methodologies to design innovative training experiences to stimulate learning. • Directed multiple research design teams and projects to provide expertise in assessment design including the creation, distribution, and management of surveys and focus groups. • Lead a group of researchers on the strategic planning and organizing of several projects. • Developed assessment and evaluation tools to assess program effectiveness

Newark, New Jersey, United States

• Manage and coordinate all medical testing and assessments, appointments, therapies, and education for autistic daughter.• Identified and researched medical diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis and food allergies. Developed a protocol for food elimination and reintroduction and prepared meals to adhere to strict dietary restrictions and overcome adverse sensory stimulus associated with food consumption. • Developed a curriculum and provided at-home instruction due to COVID-19 shelter-in-place mandates.• Provided therapies, including occupational, speech, physical, and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy to ensure development.

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

● Led a team of researchers on development of assessment and evaluation tools for a large state-wide community nutrition project involving Head Start children, their parents, and other low-income community groups.● Developed data collection and managements protocols and facilitated training of research personnel on use of SPSS and Excel for management and analysis.● Co-drafted a $50,000 state-funded grant that was awarded to include methodologies and data management and analysis using a mixed methods research design.● Developed educational materials, in both Spanish and English, including lessons, cooking classes, and recipes.● Developed focus group and interview protocols for children and adults for efficient qualitative data collection and analysis.

Clemson University, South Carolina, United States

● Designed and led research on development and implementation of the Generations EatingTogether Through (G.E.T.T.) Cooking program. ● Awarded $20,000 in grant funds to assist in research and teaching objectives. ● Conducted needs assessment to evaluate and determine nutritional knowledge, self-efficacy, resources, and dietary behaviors to inform development of curriculum and intervention.● Designed age-appropriate curriculum and instructional support materials aimed at increasing nutritional knowledge and cooking self-efficacy of grandparent/grandchildren pairings through the development of reipes, lesson plans, cooking and shopping activities. ● Led, managed, and trained a group of 15 gradute and undergraduate students who assisted in data collection and management.● Developed assessment and evaluation tools to determine the efficacy of the intervention and quantify changes in nutritional knowledge, cooking self-efficacy, and dietary behaviors. ● Performed data analysis using SAS for inferential statistics and efficacy of program comparing pre, post, and 6-month follow-up data.● Perfomed data analysis on qualitative data collected from focus groups and interviews. Utilized NVIVO to code for emerging themes to inform quantitative data.● Developed the course content for 9 undergraduate nutrition research courses. ● Trained over 50 undergraduate students in nutrition research, including: conducting a literature review, how to lead cognitive interviews and focus groups for children, adults, and mixed populations, lesson plan development for community implementation, quantitative and qualitative data collection, and basic statistical analysis using Excel, SAS, SPSS, and JMP.

Clemson University, South Carolina, United States

Graduate Teaching Assistantship Nutrition Education Instructor ● Developed nutrition program with objective of increasing cooking self-efficacy, budgeting, and nutritional knowledge for independently-living senior citizens.● Evaluated effectiveness of program using the Expanded Food Nutrition and Education Program (EFNEP) evaluation tools and focus group discussions. ● Performed pre, post, and 3-month follow-up data analysis to determine intervention efficacy through SPSS and NVIVO.Co-Coordinator of Cancer Survivorship Program ● Developed questionnaire assessing preferences and hurdles in access to nutrition resources by breast cancer survivors. ● Administered food frequency surveys to breast cancer survivors. Used SPSS to analyze for descriptive statistics, comparisons, and regression analysis. Project Manager of South Carolina WISEWOMEN Study ● Performed statistical analysis of local and statewide data collected from women participating in the Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation) program assessing the health outcomes of low-income women with little or no insurance coverage ● Analyzed a 15,000 participant dataset for descriptive statistics, comparisons, correlations, data mining, logistic regression and identifying prevalence of obesity and diabetes in the population.

Clinton, South Carolina, United States

● Consulted for and co-coordinated development of a community nutrition food and garden project with the purpose of resolving the local food deserts.● Created a collegiate course at the local college for students interested in obtaining farm, nutritional, and community program development training. ● Awarded $15,000 in grant funding to assist with research directives with local college. ● Trained over 50 community partners, leaders, and undergraduate students participating in the establishment and implementation of the project. ● Established relationships with local community leaders, schools, and mayor’s office to obtain local support.● Performed needs assessment to establish community needs, knowledge, and resources and to inform development of various community programs. ● Developed, implemented, and assessed 7 different community programs with the local community, college, and K-12 education institutions aimed at improving the community’s nutritional and educational needs.● Collected, managed, and analyzed data to assess efficacy of programs and impact on the community. SPSS and NVIVO were utilized to evaluate the programs.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Food Technology

Activities and Societies: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Summer Learning Association, Senator in Graduate Student.

Master Of Science (Ms), Animal And Poultry Science

Activities and Societies: American Society of Animal Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Animal And Veterinary Sciences

Activities and Societies: Spanish Club President, Area Council President, Tutor (statistics, calculus, animal nutrition)