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About Susan E Ramlo

Dr. Ramlo came to UA in 1994. She is internationally recognized for her social and behavioral science research using Q methodology.  Ramlo has numerous book chapters on mixed methods research and Q methodology as well as over 50 refereed journal publications. Additionally, Ramlo focuses on STEM education research.  She won the Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award at The University of Akron in 2005 as well as being recognized as receiving the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education Award for Teaching Excellence that same year. In 2017, she received the American Education Research Association Distinguished Paper Award. Ramlo is the moderator for physics education research for arXiv.org, an international archive of preprints, and is the Advisor and Executive Committee member for the international Q society, the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity. Prior to coming to UA, Ramlo worked as an Industrial Physicist in the radiation detection industry.

Research
Physics Education, Engineering Education, Cybersecurity Education, Higher Education including the impact of COVID-19, Health Science Education, Research Methodologies in social science research.
Education
·       Ph.D. in Science Education, The University of Akron, 2003
·       M.S. in Physics, Miami University, 1986
·       B.S. in Mathematics and Physics & Astronomy, Mount Union College, 1984

Positions

2022 - Present Fellow, The University of Akron Fellow, Institute for Life-Span Development & Gerontology
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2020 - Present Professor, The University of Akron Department of Mechanical Engineering
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2014 - 2020 Professor of Physics (joint appointment), The University of Akron Department of Physics
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1996 - 2020 Program Director - General Technology, The University of Akron Department of Engineering & Science Technology
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1994 - 2020 Professor, General Technology, The University of Akron Department of Engineering & Science Technology
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2008 - 2014 Professor of Education (joint appointment), The University of Akron Curricular & Instructional Studies
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2011 - 2013 Director of STEM Education Initiatives, The University of Akron
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1988 - 1994 Physicist, Saint Gobain ‐ Harshaw Crystals & Detectors
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Curriculum Vitae




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Honors and Awards

  • Eastern Educational Research Association Best Paper Award
  • Ohio Magazine, one of the educators in their Excellence in Education feature that includes faculty from across the state of Ohio.
  • Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE) Award for Teaching Excellence
  • Outstanding Teacher-Scholar, The University of Akron

Courses

  • Introduction to Q Methodology Workshop
  • Instructional Techniques, Secondary Education/Math
  • Educational Technology
  • Programming for Technology
  • Technical Physics: Heat & Light
  • Technical Physics: Electricity & Magnetism
  • Technical Physics: Mechanics

Education

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1995 - 2003 PhD, The University of Akron ‐ Curricular & Instructional Studies
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1984 - 1986 Master of Science, Miami University - Oxford ‐ Department of Physics
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1980 - 1984 Bachelor of Science, Mount Union College ‐ Physics & Astronomy
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