Athena Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM
Athena Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM, is an associate professor in the Department of Health Promotion of the UNMC College of Public Health.
Previously, she was a community health program manager in the UNMC Center for Reducing Health Disparities.
Dr. Ramos also has served as a health educator at the Cardiac Center of Creighton University, as a tobacco control outreach specialist for the Latino Center of the Midlands, and as the Nebraska coordinator of Latino Vote 2000 for the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute.
Education
- 2017, PhD, International Family and Community Studies, Clemson University
- 2015, Appreciative Inquiry Certificate in Positive Business and Society Change, Case Western Reserve University
- 2014, LGBT Health C3 Certificate: Basic & Advanced Skills, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 2009, Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), University of Nebraska at Omaha
- 2008, Certified Public Manager (CPM), University of Nebraska at Omaha
- 2004, Master’s in Urban Studies (MS), University of Nebraska at Omaha
- 2004, Certificate in Working with Youth, University of Nebraska at Omaha
- 2002, Bachelor’s in Public Administration (BS), University of Nebraska at Omaha
- 1999, Certificate in Fundraising Management, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Research Interests
- Agricultural and occupational health and safety
- Immigrant integration
- Community engagement and well-being
- Tobacco control and prevention
- Latino health disparities
- Intercultural communication, cultural competency, and coalition-building
Selected Publications
- Ramos, A.K., Dinkel, D., Trinidad, N., Carvajal-Suarez, M., Schmeits, K., Molina, D., & Blaskewicz Boron, J. (2023). Acceptability of intergenerational physical activity programming: A mixed methods study of Hispanic/Latino aging adults in Nebraska. Journal of Aging and Health. DOI: 10.1177/08982643231166167
- Ramos, A.K., Deal, A., Quintero, S., & Wilson, F.A. (2023). Immigrant-focused medical legal partnerships: A practical innovation to improve immigrant health and social well-being. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 17(1), 137-144.
- Ramos, A.K. & Reynaga, D. (2023). The TN visa: The future of foreign workers in livestock production. Journal of Agromedicine, 28(1), 81-85. DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2022.2140734
- Carlo, G., McGinley, M., Maiya, S., & Ramos, A.K. (2023). Associations of work-related injuries and stress to family and youth wellbeing among U.S. Latino/a immigrant cattle feedyard workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 3361. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043361
- Ramos, A.K., Su, D., Correa, A. & Trinidad, N. (2023). A concurrent mixed-methods study of midwestern Latino parents’ participation and preferences for parenting education programs. Journal of Child and Family Studies. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-023-02547-7
Professional Affiliations
- Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA)
- AgriSafe Network
- Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH)
- International Society for Agricultural Safety & Health (ISASH)
- Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice
- Metro Omaha Tobacco Action Coalition (MOTAC)
- National Alliance for Hispanic Health
- University of California-Irvine, Cultural Resiliency and Learning Center
- University of Nebraska-Omaha, Office of Latino/Latin American Studies
- UNMC Global Center for Health Security