Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH 

Dr. Ramirez is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She also holds the Dielmann Chair in Health Disparities Research and Community Outreach in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and is the Director of Outreach and Health Care Disparities at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center at the Health Science Center.

Over the past 25 years, Dr. Ramirez has directed numerous state, federal, and privately funded research programs focusing on human and organizational communication to reduce chronic disease and cancer health disparities affecting Latinos and other populations. She has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and is the recipient of state and national awards in the area of health disparities research and the advancement of Latinos in medicine, public health, and behavioral sciences professions across the U.S. In 2007, she was elected as a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Dr. Ramirez is a recognized spokesperson for cancer disparities reduction and is a member of various national and regional advisory groups and coalitions. Her most recent appointments include membership on the National Cancer Advisory Board of the National Cancer Institute, the National Advisory Council of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Chair of the National Hispanic/Latino Advisory Council of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Board of Directors for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and the Media and Counter Marketing Panel of the American Legacy Foundation. In Texas, She is a member of the Physician Oncology Education Program of the Texas Medical Association and the Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition of the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Dr. Ramirez received a BS from the University of Houston and MPH and DrPH degrees from the University of Texas Health Science Center at the Houston School of Public Health.