Outreach Project Specialist, PhD Candidate

Center for Reducing Health Disparities
College of Public Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Professional Summary

• 2018 – Present, Outreach Project Specialist, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
• 2016 - 2018 Graduate Research Assistant/Co-investigator, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
• 2011 - 2014 Health Manager, College of Public Health, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
• 2006 - 2010 Environmental Health Officer, Municipal Health Office - Caldas, Antioquia, Colombia

Education

• 2017 MPH in Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
• 2006 Bachelor’s in Health and Environmental Resource Management, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

Research Interests

• Hispanic/Latino Immigrants Health & Wellness
• Occupational Health & Safety among Immigrant Workers of the Agrifood Sector
• Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Publications

• Rowland, S. A., Ramos, A. K., Carvajal-Suarez, M., Trinidad, N., Johnson-Beller, R., Struwe, L., ... & Pozehl, B. (2021). Musculoskeletal pain and cardiovascular risk in Hispanic/Latino meatpacking workers. Workplace Health & Safety, 21650799211016908.
• Ramos, A. K., Carvajal‐Suarez, M., Trinidad, N., Quintero, S., Molina, D., & Rowland, S. A. (2021). “No somos máquinas”(We are not machines): Worker perspectives of safety culture in meatpacking plants in the Midwest. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 64(2), 84-96.
• Ramos, A. K., Lowe, A., Herstein, J. J., Trinidad, N., Carvajal-Suarez, M., Quintero, S., ... & Schwedhelm, S. (2021). A Rapid-Response Survey of Essential Workers in Midwestern Meatpacking Plants: Perspectives on COVID-19 Response in the Workplace. Journal of Environmental Health, 84(1).
• Ramos, A. K., Carvajal-Suarez, M., Trinidad, N., Quintero, S. A., Molina, D., Johnson-Beller, R., & Rowland, S. A. (2021). Health and well-being of Hispanic/Latino meatpacking workers in Nebraska: An application of the Health Belief Model. Workplace Health & Safety, 21650799211016907.
• Ramos, A. K., Duysen, E., Carvajal-Suarez, M., & Trinidad, N. (2020). Virtual Outreach: Using Social Media to Reach Spanish-speaking Agricultural Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of agromedicine, 1-4.
• Ramos, A. K., Carvajal-Suarez, M., Siahpush, M., Robbins, R., Michaud, T. L., Clarke, M. A., & King, K. M. (2020). Predictors of life satisfaction among Hispanic/Latino immigrants in non-metropolitan communities in the Midwest. Rural Society, 29(2), 75-88.
• Ramos, A. K., Carvajal-Suarez, M., Trinidad, N., Michaud, T. L., Grimm, B., LeVan, T., & Siahpush, M. (2020). A Cross-sectional Study of Gender-related Differences in Reporting Fatigue and Pain among Latino/A Migrant Farmworkers. Journal of Agromedicine, 1-11.
• Bahena, M., Carvajal-Suarez, M., Soliman, A. S., Luo, J., & De Alba, A. (2019). The influence of medical providers on HPV vaccination among children of Mexican mothers: a comparison between Mexico and the Midwest region of the United States. BMC public health, 19(1), 515.
• Ramos, A. K., Fuentes, A., & Carvajal-Suarez, M. (2018). Self-reported occupational injuries and perceived occupational health problems among Latino immigrant swine confinement workers in Missouri. Journal of environmental and public health.
• Ramos A.K, Carvajal B.M, Leon M.A, & Trinidad N. Sense of community, participation, and life satisfaction among Hispanic immigrants in rural Nebraska. Kontakt.

Professional Affiliations

• Metro Omaha Tobacco Action Coalition (MOTAC)
• American Public Health Association