Sharon Landesman Ramey (nee Dwyer) is an American behavioral scientist who specializes in child development.
Sharon Landesman Ramey | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Craig Ramey |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA, Psychology and Comparative Physiology, New College of Florida PhD, Developmental Psychology, 1974, University of Washington |
| Thesis | A description and modification of the behavior of nonambulatory, profoundly mentally retarded children. (1974) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Early life and education
editRamey completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from New College of Florida and her PhD in development psychology from the University of Washington (UW).[1] In 2007, she was the recipient of UW's Distinguished Alumna Award.[2]
Career
editUpon graduating, Ramey and her husband joined the faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to direct the Civitan International Research Center.[3]
In 2016, Ramey and her husband were appointed as the city's chief science officers for human development by City manager Chris Morrill. In their roles as chief science officers for human development, the Ramey's were expected to provide expertise in the areas of child and family development, data analysis, and community-based participatory partnerships.[4] Following this, she co-authored a paper which significant racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding outcomes. They found that black mothers were nine times more likely to be given formula for their babies than white mothers in the hospital.[5] A few years later, Ramey was the co-lead principal investigator of the nation's first clinical trial for rehabilitating infant stroke victims.[6] She became the co-director of the institute's Neuromotor Research Clinic and received the Sheila S. Strauss Art Venture Award from the Taubman Museum of Art.[7]
Due to her research and academic accomplishments, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ramey was named the director of the nation's first pediatric rehabilitation resource center to help clinical scientists in pediatric rehabilitation research by funding pilot studies.[9]
Personal life
editRamey is married to Craig Ramey, the founding director of the Civitan International Research Center at UAB.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D." Virginia Tech. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Sharon Ramey: 2007 Distinguished Alumna Award". University of Washington. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Helping Hand". The Daily Times. September 2, 1999. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Rife, Luanne (May 31, 2016). "Roanoke appoints VTC child development researchers as chief science officers". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Income, education gaps influence breastfeeding, but policy and family history are factors, too". Virginia Tech. July 22, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Nation's first clinical trial for rehabilitating infant stroke victims to begin". Virginia Tech. March 25, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ Allen, Mike (November 13, 2017). "Taubman Museum honors women in the arts". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Virginia Tech faculty (and NCF Alum) named American Association for Advancement of Science fellow". New College of Florida. November 27, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and partners pioneer nation's first pediatric rehabilitation resource center". Roanoke Innovations. July 21, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Ramey Receives Top Honor". University of Alabama at Birmingham. April 26, 2000. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
External links
edit- Sharon Landesman Ramey publications indexed by Google Scholar