Carmen Ramos, Ph.D., M.S., RDN, LDN

Courses Taught

• NUTR 415/515: Medical Nutrition Therapy I
• HSCI 450/550: Administration for Professionals in Health and Human Sciences
• NUTR 416/516: Medical Nutrition Therapy II
• NUTR 615: Intensive Nutrition Support

Education

• Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences with a concentration in Nutrition Epidemiology, University of Michigan
• M.S., Nutrition, University of Utah
• B.S., Health and Exercise Science, Skidmore College

Research Interests

• Family structures and dynamics
• Children’s nutrition and health
• Coparenting
• Three-generation households
• Diabetes and chronic disease prevention

Recent Publications

Ramos C, Baylin A, Haines J, Miller AL, Bauer KW. Associations Between Coparenting Quality, the Home Food Environment, and Child's Body Mass Index. Child Obes. 2025; doi:10.1089/chi.2024.0375.

Garcia Varela E, Clayson M, Weeks HM, Ramos C, Birditt KS, Laska MN, Haines J, Miller AL, Bauer KW. A formative study of grandparent caregivers’ grandchild feeding responsibilities and practices. Eating Behaviors. 2025; 57:101982.

Clark N, Loverin A, Ramos C, Brusseau TA, Burns RD, Christensen J, Estabrooks P, Metos J. Preventing type 2 diabetes through physical activity and healthy eating in adolescents: examining the preliminary effectiveness of a health education curriculum. J Physical Activity and Health. 2025; doi:10.1123/jpah.2025-0022.

Whitaker M, Aguirre M, Chavez M, Beaulieu E, Arones Y, Gershenoff D, Hinton K, Klein N, Uwizeye J, Napia E, Ramos C, Tavake-Pasi, O, Villalta J, Wolfsfeld C, Witte B, Maxfield E, Raphael K, Simmons D, Clark L, Sher T, Smith T, & Baucom K. Couple-based lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes: Protocol for a randomized pilot trial. BMJ Open. 2023;13(2):e068623.