Maria Cristina Ramos, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Ramos is a Teaching Faculty I in the Interdisciplinary Social Science program. She obtained her Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University.

Dr. Ramos’ research portfolio is diverse and interdisciplinary. Some of her research projects employ network science to understand health inequalities, social-ecological systems, reproducibility in science, collaboration within and between organizations, and networks of beliefs and mental models.

Dr. Ramos’ teaching focuses on computational social science, including social network analysis, agent-based models, big data, and social simulations as novel tools to understand complex social problems through an interdisciplinary approach. Her work centers on empowering students to collect, manage, analyze, and understand data about society using computational techniques.

Education

Ph.D. in Sociology, Duke University.

  • Dissertation Title: “Identities and Meaning Structures.”

M.A. in Sociology, Duke University

B.A. in Organizational Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE)

Courses Taught

  • Computational Tools for Social Science Research
  • Methods for Social Research
  • Contemporary Social Problems and Integrative Solutions
  • Interdisciplinary Forum

Selected Publications

  • Ramos, Maria C. 2023. “Whom to Help? Prosocial Behaviors and the Restoration of Tarnished Identities.” American Behavioral Scientist. [Access Here]
  • Grace-McCaskey, Cynthia A., Maria C. Ramos, Anja Sjostrom, and Sarah Page. 2023. “Combining Social Network Analysis and Ethnography to Better Understand Fishers’ Organization and Promote Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.” Marine Policy. [Access Here]
  • Moody, James, Lisa A. Keister, and Maria C. Ramos. 2022. “Reproducibility Responses in the Social Sciences.” Annual Review of Sociology. [Access Here]

Maria Cristina Ramos, Ph.D.

Assistant Teaching Professor

Specialization: Computational Social Science

Areas of Interest: Social Psychology, Network Analysis, Computational Social Science

221 BEL

mcr22c@fsu.edu

https://www.mariacramos.com/