Dr. Athena Ramos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and is affiliated with the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH), the Center for Reducing Health Disparities, and the Global Center for Health Security at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, Nebraska. She leads a transdisciplinary research team focused on occupational health, safety, and well-being of workers across the agrifood system. She is a fellow with the Center...
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| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5194-8243 |
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Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
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Migration forms
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-cultural consequences
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Socio-economic consequences
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Transversal consequences
Migration governance
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Migration policy and law
Disciplines
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Disciplines
Methods
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Qualitative research
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Quantitative research
Geographies
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Scope
Roles
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
University, Omaha, United States
Associate Professor -
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University, Omaha, United States
Assistant Professor -
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University, Omaha, United States
Community Health Program Manager
Research
Investigate-Design-Practice-Reflect: An Iterative Community-Engaged Action Process to Improve Population Health
| Authors | Marisa S. Rosen, Ann E. Rogers, Mary J. Von Seggern, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Community Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Seasonal Patterns of Injury Characteristics Among Farmers and Ranchers in the U.S. Central States
| Authors | Rishad Ahmed, Yi Du, Gleb Haynatzki, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Agromedicine |
Workplace health culture and trust in the occupational health office: A descriptive study of meatpacking workers
| Authors | Sheri Rowland, Rishad Ahmed, Maria Jose Sanchez Roman, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | American Journal of Industrial Medicine | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Acceptability of Intergenerational Physical Activity Programming: A Mixed Methods Study of Latino Aging Adults in Nebraska
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Danae Dinkel, Natalia Trinidad, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Aging and Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Health Status, Health Care Access, and Health Information Sources Among Latino Immigrant Cattle Feedyard Workers in the Midwest
| Authors | Sheri A. Rowland, Athena K. Ramos, Sahitya Maiya, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Workplace Health & Safety | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
A Concurrent Mixed-Methods Study of Midwestern Latino Parents Participation and Preferences for Parenting Education Programs
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Dejun Su, Antonia Correa, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Child and Family Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Structural Competency and Agricultural Health and Safety: An Opportunity to Foster Equity within Agriculture
| Authors | Casper G. Bendixsen, Athena K. Ramos, Seth M. Holmes |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Agromedicine |
Realities of Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Agricultural Workers: Before, during, and into the Future of the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Authors | Katherine Schofield, Athena Ramos, Bryan Weichelt, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Agromedicine |
Working hours, sleep, and fatigue in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector: A scoping review
| Authors | K. C. Elliott, Jennifer M. Lincoln, Michael A. Flynn, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | American Journal of Industrial Medicine | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Musculoskeletal Pain and Cardiovascular Risk in Hispanic/Latino Meatpacking Workers
| Authors | Sheri A. Rowland, Athena K. Ramos, Marcela Carvajal-Suarez, ... |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Workplace Health & Safety | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Health and Well-Being of Hispanic/Latino Meatpacking Workers in Nebraska: An Application of the Health Belief Model
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Marcela Carvajal-Suarez, Natalia Trinidad, ... |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Workplace Health & Safety | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Fatigue and the Need for Recovery among Latino/a Immigrant Cattle Feedyard Workers
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Meredith McGinley, Gustavo Carlo |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Agromedicine | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
“No somos máquinas” (We are not machines): Worker perspectives of safety culture in meatpacking plants in the Midwest
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Marcela Carvajal‐Suarez, Natalia Trinidad, ... |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | American Journal of Industrial Medicine | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Identifying “Vulnerable Agricultural Populations” at Risk for Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: A European Perspective
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Laura Girdžiūtė, Jože Starič, ... |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Agromedicine | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Invisible No More: The Impact of COVID-19 on Essential Food Production Workers
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Abigail E. Lowe, Jocelyn J. Herstein, ... |
| Year | 2020 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Agromedicine |
Virtual Outreach: Using Social Media to Reach Spanish-speaking Agricultural Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Ellen Duysen, Marcela Carvajal-Suarez, ... |
| Year | 2020 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Agromedicine | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Predictors of life satisfaction among Hispanic/Latino immigrants in non-metropolitan communities in the Midwest
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Marcela Carvajal-Suarez, Mohammad Siahpush, ... |
| Year | 2020 |
| Journal Name | Rural Society | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
A Cross-sectional Study of Gender-related Differences in Reporting Fatigue and Pain among Latino/A Migrant Farmworkers
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Marcela Carvajal-Suarez, Natalia Trinidad, ... |
| Year | 2020 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Agromedicine |
Engaging Residents in Planning a Community Garden: A Strategy for Enhancing Participation Through Relevant Messaging
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Natalia Trinidad, Sonja H. Bickford, ... |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Collaborations: A Journal of Community-Based Research and Practice |
Self-Reported Occupational Injuries and Perceived Occupational Health Problems among Latino Immigrant Swine Confinement Workers in Missouri
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Axel Fuentes, Marcela Carvajal-Suarez |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Environmental and Public Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Sense of community, participation, and life satisfaction among Hispanic immigrants in rural Nebraska
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Marcela Carvajal Suarez, Melissa Leon, ... |
| Year | 2017 |
| Journal Name | Kontakt | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Perspectives on Breast Health Education and Services Among Recent Hispanic Immigrant Women in the Midwest: a Qualitative Study in Lancaster County, Nebraska
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Antonia Correa, Natalia Trinidad |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Cancer Education | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Stress Factors Contributing to Depression Among Latino Migrant Farmworkers in Nebraska
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Dejun Su, Lina Lander, ... |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Partnering With American Indian Communities in Health Using Methods of Strategic Collaboration
| Authors | Shireen S. Rajaram, Brandon Grimm, Jennifer Giroux, ... |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Parental Perception of Child Bodyweight and Health Among Mexican-American Children with Acanthosis Nigricans
| Authors | Dejun Su, Terry T. -K. Huang, Renaisa Anthony, ... |
| Year | 2013 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Exploring the Benefits, Barriers, and Facilitators of Physical Activity and Interest in Intergenerational Physical Activity Programming Within a Hispanic/Latino Community in the Midwest
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, John P. Rech, Karen Schmeits, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Health Promotion Practice | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Associations of Work-Related Injuries and Stress to Family and Youth Wellbeing among U.S. Latino/a Immigrant Cattle Feedyard Workers
| Authors | Gustavo Carlo, Meredith McGinley, Sahitya Maiya, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Feasibility, Usability and Acceptability of a mHealth Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Rural Hispanic Adults: Descriptive Study
| Authors | Sheri Rowland, Athena K Ramos, Natalia Trinidad, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | JMIR Formative Research | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Occupational Injuries among Latino/a Immigrant Cattle Feedyard Workers in the Central States Region of the United States
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Suraj Adhikari, Aaron M. Yoder, ... |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Identifying Safety Training Resource Needs in the Cattle Feeding Industry in the Midwestern United States
| Authors | Athena Ramos, Ellen Duysen, Aaron Yoder |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Safety | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
A Preliminary Analysis of Immigrant Cattle Feedyard Worker Perspectives on Job-Related Safety Training
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Gustavo Carlo, Kathleen M. Grant, ... |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | Safety | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Perception of Job-Related Risk, Training, and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among Latino Immigrant Hog CAFO Workers in Missouri: A Pilot Study
| Authors | Athena Ramos, Axel Fuentes, Natalia Trinidad |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Safety | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Stress, Depression, and Occupational Injury among Migrant Farmworkers in Nebraska
| Authors | Athena Ramos, Gustavo Carlo, Kathleen Grant, ... |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Safety | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Correlates and predictors of alcohol consumption and negative consequences of alcohol use among Latino migrant farmworkers in Nebraska.
| Authors | Athena K. Ramos, Natalia Trinidad, Antonia Correa, ... |
| Journal Name | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry |
Refining the Migrant Farmworker Stress Inventory among Latino migrant farmworkers in rural Nebraska.
| Authors | J. Kyle Haws, Arthur R. Andrews, M. Natalia Acosta Canchila, ... |
| Journal Name | Journal of Rural Mental Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Immigrant and U.S.-born migrant farmworkers: Dual paths to discrimination-related health outcomes.
| Authors | Sara Reyes, Laura M. Acosta, Vanessa Domínguez, ... |
| Journal Name | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Feasibility and Acceptability of an mHealth Intervention to Improve Cardiometabolic Health in Rural Hispanic Adults: A randomized two-group study (Preprint)
| Authors | Sheri Rowland, Athena Ramos, Natalia Trinidad, ... | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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