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Maggie Ramirez

Associate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Cheryl M. Scott – Group Health Cooperative Endowed Professorship, Health Systems and Population Health
Associate Director of the MHA and EMHA programs, Health Systems and Population Health

Affiliate Faculty Member, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

maggiera@uw.edu

Office HRC 438
Box 351621
University of Washington, 3980 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195

Research Interests

The human-centered design of technology-enabled interventions to improve health and health care delivery.

Bio

Dr. Ramirez is the Cheryl M. Scott – Group Health Cooperative Endowed Professor and an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health at the UW School of Public Health. She has an interdisciplinary background in human-centered design, health services research, and learning health systems research. Her research focuses on designing technology-enabled interventions, especially to reduce disparities in health outcomes and care delivery. Dr. Ramirez’s long-term research goal is to develop effective and sustainable solutions that advance health equity.

Education

PhD Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California, 2016
MS Health Policy and Management, University of California (Los Angeles), 2018
MS Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 2010
BS Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Washington, 2009

Academic Programs and Affiliations

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Mobilizing Established School Partnerships to Reach Underserved Children During a Global Pandemic.
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Ko LK, Tingey L, Ramirez M, Pablo E, Grass R, Larzelere F, Cisneros O, Chu HY, D’Agostino EM. Mobilizing Established School Partnerships to Reach Underserved Children During a Global Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2022 Feb 1;149(12 Suppl 2). pii: e2021054268F. doi
Facilitators and Barriers to Providing Vaccinations During Hospital Visits.
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Bryan MA, Hofstetter AM, Ramos D, Ramirez M, Opel DJ. Facilitators and Barriers to Providing Vaccinations During Hospital Visits. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Oct;11(10):1137-1152. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-004655.
Self-Care Needs and Technology Preferences Among Parents in Marginalized Communities: Participatory Design Study.
PubMed
Yuwen W, Duran M, Tan M, Ward TM, Cheng SC, Ramirez M. Self-Care Needs and Technology Preferences Among Parents in Marginalized Communities: Participatory Design Study. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2021 Jun 22;4(2):e27542. doi: 10.2196/27542.
Expanding Virtual Postpartum Mental Health Care for Latina Women: A Participatory Research and Policy Agenda.
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Gonzalez C, Ramirez M, Diaz A, Duran M, Areán P. Expanding Virtual Postpartum Mental Health Care for Latina Women: A Participatory Research and Policy Agenda. Womens Health Issues. 2021 Mar-Apr;31(2):96-99. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.10.005. Epub 2020 Nov 26
Family Caregiver Needs and Preferences for Virtual Training to Manage Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Interview Study.
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Ramirez M, Duran MC, Pabiniak CJ, Hansen KE, Kelley A, Ralston JD, McCurry SM, Teri L, Penfold RB. Family Caregiver Needs and Preferences for Virtual Training to Manage Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Interview Study. JMIR Aging. 2021 F
Effect of a Coordinated Community and Chronic Care Model Team Intervention vs Usual Care on Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: The SUCCEED Randomized Clinical Trial.
PubMed
Towfighi A, Cheng EM, Ayala-Rivera M, Barry F, McCreath H, Ganz DA, Lee ML, Sanossian N, Mehta B, Dutta T, Razmara A, Bryg R, Song SS, Willis P, Wu S, Ramirez M, Richards A, Jackson N, Wacksman J, Mittman B, Tran J, Johnson RR, Ediss C, Sivers-Teixeira T,
Understanding and Addressing Latinx COVID-19 Disparities in Washington State.
PubMed
Baquero B, Gonzalez C, Ramirez M, Chavez Santos E, Ornelas IJ. Understanding and Addressing Latinx COVID-19 Disparities in Washington State. Health Educ Behav. 2020 Dec;47(6):845-849. doi: 10.1177/1090198120963099. Epub 2020 Oct 14.
Understanding and Addressing Latinx COVID-19 Disparities in Washington State
PubMed
Baquero B, Gonzalez C, Ramirez M, Chavez Santos E, Ornelas IJ. Understanding and Addressing Latinx COVID-19 Disparities in Washington State. Health Educ Behav. 2020 Dec;47(6):845-849. doi: 10.1177/1090198120963099. Epub 2020 Oct 14. PMID: 33148042; PMCID: PMC7935426.
Impact of a “Chart Closure” Hard Stop Alert on Prescribing for Elevated Blood Pressures Among Patients With Diabetes: Quasi-Experimental Study.
PubMed
Ramirez M, Chen K, Follett RW, Mangione CM, Moreno G, Bell DS. Impact of a “Chart Closure” Hard Stop Alert on Prescribing for Elevated Blood Pressures Among Patients With Diabetes: Quasi-Experimental Study. JMIR Med Inform. 2020 Apr 17;8(4):e16421. doi: 1
A text messaging-based intervention to increase physical activity among persons living in permanent supportive housing: Feasibility and acceptability findings from a pilot study.
PubMed
Rhoades H, Wenzel S, Winetrobe H, Ramirez M, Wu S, Carranza A, Dent D, Caraballo Jones M. A text messaging-based intervention to increase physical activity among persons living in permanent supportive housing: Feasibility and acceptability findings from a

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