Amanda Ramos
Human Devt. and Family Studies
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Office Location: FL 129Phone: 435-797-1849
Email: amanda.ramos@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Expertise
My program of research focuses on characterizing how early prenatal environmental exposures and early family risk influence child behavior. My work focuses on understanding how multiple contexts, including the family and prenatal environment (e.g., environmental exposures, depression, anxiety), individual child factors (e.g., regulation), and genetics shape children’s developmental outcomes (e.g., social competence, psychopathology, and neurodevelopmental competencies). I have three main lines of research: (1) examining the effects of the prenatal environment (e.g., stress and environmental exposures) on child social and neurodevelopmental competencies, (2) examining family process and risk on child development, and (3) examining the intersection of prenatal and family influences to capture developmental pathways influencing children’s early development. Most recently I have become interested in understanding disparities in prenatal exposure to toxicants and how that influences child development.
Biography
Dr. Amanda Ramos is an Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Studies at Utah State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Penn State University. She was an NRSA Postdoctoral Scholar in the Epidemiology Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Research Interests
My program of research focuses on characterizing how early prenatal environmental exposures and early family risk influence child behavior. My work focuses on understanding how multiple contexts, including the family and prenatal environment (e.g., environmental exposures, depression, anxiety), individual child factors (e.g., regulation), and genetics shape children’s developmental outcomes (e.g., social competence, psychopathology, and neurodevelopmental competencies). I have three main lines of research: (1) examining the effects of the prenatal environment (e.g., stress and environmental exposures) on child social and neurodevelopmental competencies, (2) examining family process and risk on child development, and (3) examining the intersection of prenatal and family influences to capture developmental pathways influencing children’s early development. Most recently I have become interested in understanding disparities in prenatal exposure to toxicants and how that influences child development.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Hall, A.M, Keil, A.P, Choi, G., Ramos, A., Richardson, D.B, Olshan, A.F, Martin, C.L, Villanger, G.D, Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Zeiner, P., Øvergaard, K.R, Sakhi, A.K, Thomsen, C., Aase, H., Engel, S.M, (2023). Prenatal organophosphate ester exposure and executive function in Norwegian preschoolers.. Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 7:3, e251.
- Ramos, A., Herring, A.H, Villanger, G.D, Thomsen, C., Sakhi, A.K, Cequier, E., Aase, H., Engel, S.M, (2023). The association of prenatal phthalates, organophosphorous pesticides, and organophosphate esters with early child language ability in Norway.. Environmental research, 225, 115508.
- Hall, A.M, Ramos, A., Drover, S.S, Choi, G., Keil, A.P, Richardson, D.B, Martin, C.L, Olshan, A.F, Villanger, G.D, Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Zeiner, P., Øvergaard, K.R, Sakhi, A.K, Thomsen, C., Aase, H., Engel, S.M, (2023). Gestational organophosphate ester exposure and preschool attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child cohort study.. International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 248, 114078.
- Hall, A.M, Thistle, J.E, Manley, C.K, Roell, K.R, Ramos, A., Villanger, G.D, Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Zeiner, P., Cequier, E., Sakhi, A.K, Thomsen, C., Aase, H., Engel, S.M, (2022). Organophosphorus Pesticide Exposure at 17 Weeks' Gestation and Odds of Offspring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study.. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19:24
- Ramos, A., Shewark, E.A, Reiss, D., Leve, L.D, Natsuaki, M.N, Shaw, D.S, Ganiban, J.M, Neiderhiser, J.M, (2022). Family interactions in toddlerhood influence social competence in preschool age: Accounting for genetic and prenatal influences.. Frontiers in psychology, 13, 975086.
- Thistle, J.E, Ramos, A., Roell, K.R, Choi, G., Manley, C.K, Hall, A.M, Villanger, G.D, Cequier, E., Sakhi, A.K, Thomsen, C., Zeiner, P., Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Øvergaard, K.R, Herring, A., Aase, H., Engel, S.M, (2022). Prenatal organophosphorus pesticide exposure and executive function in preschool-aged children in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).. Environmental research, 212:Pt D, 113555.
- Ramos, A., Shewark, E.A, Fosco, G.M, Shaw, D.S, Reiss, D., Natsuaki, M.N, Leve, L.D, Neiderhiser, J.M, (2022). Reexamining the association between the interparental relationship and parent-child interactions: Incorporating heritable influences.. Developmental psychology, 58:1, 43-54.
- Shewark, E.A, Ramos, A., Liu, C., Ganiban, J.M, Fosco, G., Shaw, D.S, Reiss, D., Natsuaki, M.N, Leve, L.D, Neiderhiser, J.M, (2021). The role of child negative emotionality in parenting and child adjustment: Gene-environment interplay.. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 62:12, 1453-1461.
- Nagpal, N., Ramos, A., Hajal, N., Massey, S.H, Leve, L.D, Shaw, D.S, Ganiban, J.M, Reiss, D., Neiderhiser, J.M, (2021). Psychopathology Symptoms are Associated with Prenatal Health Practices in Pregnant Women with Heavy Smoking Levels.. Maternal and child health journal, 25:2, 330-337.
- Ramos, A., Marceau, K., Neiderhiser, J.M, De Araujo-Greecher, M., Natsuaki, M.N, Leve, L.D, (2020). Maternal Consistency in Recalling Prenatal Experiences at 6 Months and 8 Years Postnatal.. Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP, 41:9, 698-705.
- Borriello, G.A, Ramos, A., Natsuaki, M.N, Reiss, D., Shaw, D.S, Leve, L.D, Neiderhiser, J.M, (2020). The intergenerational transmission of mathematics achievement in middle childhood: A prospective adoption design.. Developmental science, 23:6, e12974.
- Ramos, A., Chen, T., Hatemi, P.K, Cleveland, H.H, Neiderhiser, J.M, (2019). The Pennsylvania Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (PALSPAC) Twin Registry.. Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies, 22:6, 765-768.
- Fosco, G.M, Mak, H.W, Ramos, A., LoBraico, E., Lippold, M., (2019). Exploring the promise of assessing dynamic characteristics of the family for predicting adolescent risk outcomes.. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 60:8, 848-856.
- Ramos, A., Griffin, A.M, Neiderhiser, J.M, Reiss, D., (2019). Did I Inherit My Moral Compass? Examining Socialization and Evocative Mechanisms for Virtuous Character Development.. Behavior genetics, 49:2, 175-186.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.