Marcela Ramos

Dr. Ramos is a Research Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Center for Children and Families (CCF) at FIU. Her research focuses on optimizing interventions for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their families. She serves as principal investigator and program director for the CCF’s Summer Treatment Program (STP-E), an intensive behavioral intervention program for children with ADHD and related disorders. Additionally, Dr. Ramos is a co-investigator on multiple clinical trials examining the individual and combined effects of psychosocial and pharmacological treatments, as well as the sequencing effects of these treatments on functional outcomes in youth with ADHD.

Research Areas

• Effective treatments for youth with ADHD
• Examining sequence effects of psychosocial and pharmacological intervention
• Effective school-based interventions, with an emphasis on integrating effective treatments in both regular and special education settings 

Education

• PhD – Florida International University