Dr. Flavia Ramos-mattoussi

Biography

Dr. Ramos received her B.F.A. from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an M.Ed. in International Education and an Ed.D. in Education Policy Research and Administration from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is a Certified Art Education Teacher and Family and School Bilingual Mediator, fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. Dr. Ramos’ research focuses on the development of participatory research methods, including visual sociology, life histories and biographical approaches in research. She is author of The FotoDialogo Method©, several training manuals, technical reports, book chapters and articles in refereed journals (International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education, Chalkboard, SAGE Benchmarks in Social Research Methods Series, etc.). She is also author and illustrator of numerous children’s books published in Brazil—as Flavia Sales. She is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences including: Comparative International Education Society, American Anthropological Association, Southeast Evaluation Association, National Association for Multicultural Education, Society for International Development, and the Intercultural and International Communication Conference. Dr. Ramos is an International Education and Development professional with over twenty years’ experience in program management, non-formal education, materials and curriculum development, gender and development, program evaluation and assessment of education initiatives in multicultural, post-conflict and development settings. She has been a consultant for governmental (U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of Labor) and non-governmental organizations (UNICEF, American Council on Education, World Learning, Institute for Training and Development) implementing participant training programs in the United States and conducting research and training in Latin America, Africa and Asia. She has produced informational materials and training curricula targeting multicultural and multilingual populations, and conducted social marketing research for health and education (Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts Center for SIDS; The Johns Hopkins University, Center for Communication Programs; and the National Coalition of Advocates for Students). Most recently, she has been involved in assessment of early grade reading, development of curriculum and materials for teacher education programs and evaluation of gender and development in various countries.

Research Interest

Education Policy Research and Admnistration. International Education