Research Interests
Vitamin D and link with socioecology of health; Self-care/self-management to improve and sustain an individual’s health; Implementation science related to cancer and healthy aging.
Overview
Valeria Ramdin Ph.D, MS, APRN-BC, CNE, FPCC, a named Fellow with PlaneTree International Inc. and Board certified Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, is also the Director of Global Health Affairs_Nursing, and a Faculty Lead for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Bouvé College of Health Science at Northeastern University.
She is well rounded with experiences as a practitioner, an entrepreneur, a global-minded nurse, a professional mentor and a leader. As a scholar her interdisciplinary research focuses on healthy aging and person-centered care at the intersection of translational and implementation science.
She has received many awards and accolades for her leadership and excellence in care and academia, and uses her 35+ years in healthcare, including her Nurse Practitioner role and knowledge to advance health and holds certification in Women’s Leadership from Oxford University.
Publications
Johnson, V., Ramdin, V., Webber-Richey, K. et al. (April 2023). Mentoring BIPOC Nursing Faculty toward Leadership Excellence: A Concept Analysis with Historical Research. The ABNFF Journal Vol 2. No 1 The ABNFF Journal – April 2023.pdf
Howard, Evin J., Vesper, Stephen J., Guthrie, Barbara J., Petty, Carter R., Ramdin, Valeria A., Sheehan, William J., Gaffin, Jonathan M., Permaul, P., Lai, Peggy S., Bartnikas, Lisa M., Cunningham, A., Hauptman, M., Gold, Diane R., Baxi, Sachin N., Phipatanakul, Wanda (2021). Asthma Prevalence and Mold Levels in US Northeastern Schools. JACI: In Practice. Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2021, Pages 1312-1318 Asthma Prevalence and Mold Levels in US Northeastern Schools — ScienceDirect https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2020.10.012
Ramdin, V., Kim, M., Pozzar, R., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. and Fombelle, P. (2018). Resident Autonomy in Assisted Living Facilities: A Conceptual Framework for Transformative Service Research. Linköping University Electronic Press. pp.1088-1099.
Gipson-Jones, Trina L., Pierre Natacha, Reifenstein, Karen, Campbell-Law, Lucindra, Ramdin Valeria A., Richards, Enest, Johnson, Vanessa, Pritchard, Kyndall, Oliver, JoAnn, and McNeal, Gloria J. (2020). ABNF statement on COVID-19 disparate impact on African Americans. The ABNF Journal, 31(2).
Ramdin, V (2016). American Public Health Association Conference Proceeding Journal. Abstracts. The Association of Vitamin D and Chronic Disease in the Older Adult: With implication for the patient with pain.
Professional and Community Service
Association of Black Nursing Faculty Research and Public Policy Committee and assistant editor for their ABNFF Journal
Metro East Medical Reserve Corp
Eastern Nursing Research Society member — abstract reviewer as needed; Sigma Theta Tau
Catholic Schools of Arlington Advisory Board member
African Caribbean Cancer Consortium (AC3) Research Workgroup member
Courses Taught
PhD Dissertation Continuation
Comparative Health Systems — Global Dialogue — London, UK
Global Health
Introduction to Research Methods and Application for Healthcare
Influences on Health and Illness
Leadership and Management
Care of the Acutely Ill Adult 2
Pathophysiology Interventions, Assessment and Community Care
