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Vincent Guilamo-Ramos
Associate Professor of Social Work
B.S., College of Human Services; M.S.W., M.S., New York University; Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany.
E-mail: rg650@columbia.edu
Phone: (212) 851-1659
Office: Room 736
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Bio:
Dr. Guilamo-Ramos’ research interests are related the role of families in promoting Latino and African American adolescent health, with a special focus on preventing HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies. Additional research interests include parent-adolescent communication, intervention research, HIV prevention, and alcohol and drug use. Dr. Guilamo-Ramos has conducted research primarily in urban, resource-poor settings, such as the South Bronx, Harlem and Lower East Side communities of New York City. More recently, Dr. Guilamo-Ramos has extended his focus to HIV-prevention among vulnerable populations in the Dominican Republic and in India.
Dr. Guilamo-Ramos has worked at a number of New York City based social service agencies serving Latino youths and their families. Dr. Guilamo-Ramos was employed at the Hetrick Martin Institute, a social service agency dedicated to meeting the unique needs of gay, lesbian, transgender, and questioning youths. In addition, Dr. Guilamo-Ramos was a national trainer and an Advisory Committee member for the National Association of Social Worker’s HIV/AIDS Spectrum Project. The goal of the HIV/AIDS Spectrum Project is to provide the necessary HIV and mental health practice skills for people working in social work, mental health, and substance abuse fields to enhance and promote culturally competent practice with individuals, families, and communities affected by HIV/AIDS. In this role, Dr. Guilamo-Ramos trained social workers around the country on how discrimination, stigma and other structural inequalities interact to create health disparities in vulnerability to HIV-infection and in access to HIV/AIDS treatment and services.
Research Interests:
- Latino & African American Youth and Sexual Risk Behavior
- Parent-Adolescent Communication
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use
- Highly Active HIV Prevention
- Intervention Research
- Global Health
Current Projects:
Select Publications and Presentations:
Monographs
Guilamo-Ramos, V., & Bouris, A. (2009). Acción Mutua/Shared Action web-seminar on Latino youth: Preventing HIV infection. AIDS Project Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA and César E. Chávez Institute, San Francisco, CA.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., & Bouris, A. (2008). Parent-Adolescent communication about sex in Latino families: A guide for practitioners. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, Washington, DC.
Books
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., & Dittus, P. (Eds). (Under contract). Parental monitoring of adolescents. New York: Columbia University Press.
Journal Articles
Guilamo-Ramos, V. (in press). Maternal influence on adolescent self-esteem, ethnic pride and intentions to engage in risk behavior in Latino youth. Prevention Science.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Bouris, A., Jaccard, J., Lesesne, C., & Ballan, M. (in press). Familial and cultural influences on HIV-related sexual risk behaviors in Mexican, Puerto Rican and Dominican youth. AIDS Education and Prevention.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., & Bouris, A. (in press). Commentary on abstinence-plus programs for HIV infection prevention in high-income countries. Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal.
Padilla, M. B., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Bouris, A., & Matiz Reyes, A. (in press). HIV/AIDS and tourism in the Caribbean: An ecological systems perspective. American Journal of Public Health.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Bouris, A., Jaccard, J., Lesesne, C., Gonzalez, B., & Kalogerogiannis, K. (in press). Family mediators of acculturation and adolescent sexual behavior among Latino youth. Journal of Primary Prevention.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., Dittus, P., & Collins, S. (2008). Parent-adolescent communication about sexual intercourse: An analysis of maternal reluctance to communicate. Health Psychology, 27(6), 760-769.
Padilla, M. B., Castellanos, D., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Reyes, A. M., Marte, L. E. S., & Soriano, M. A. (2008). Stigma, social inequality, and HIV risk disclosure among Dominican male sex workers. Social Science and Medicine, 67(3), 380-388.
Voisin, D., & Guilamo-Ramos, V. (2008). A commentary on community violence exposure and HIV-risk behaviors among African American Adolescents. African American Research Perspectives, 12(1), 83-100.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., Dittus, P., Gonzalez, B., & Bouris, A. (2008). A conceptual framework for the analysis of risk and problem behaviors: The case of adolescent sexual behavior. Social Work Research, 32(1), 30-45.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Bouris, A., Dittus, P., & Jaccard, J. (2008). Mother-adolescent communication about tobacco use in urban Puerto Rican and Dominican families. Youth and Society, 40(1), 86-113.
Varas Díaz, N., Neilands, T. B., Guilamo-Ramos, V., & Cintrón Bou, F. (2008). Desarrollo de la Escala sobre el Estigma Relacionado con el VIH/SIDA para Profesionales de la Salud mediante el uso de métodos mixtos. Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología, 19, 183-215
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., Dittus, P., Bouris, A., Holloway, I., & Casillas, E. (2007). Adolescent expectancies, parent-adolescent communication, and intentions to have sexual intercourse among inner city, middle school youth. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 34(1), 56-66.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Dittus, P., Jaccard, J., Johansson, M., Bouris, A. & Acosta, N. (2007). Parenting practices among Dominican and Puerto Rican mothers. Social Work, 52(1), 17-30.
McKay, M., Pinto, R., Bannon, W.M., & Guilamo-Ramos, V. (2007). Understanding motivators and challenges to involving urban parents as collaborators in HIV prevention research efforts. Social Work in Mental Health, 5(1/2), 165-181.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., Dittus, P., & Bouris, A. (2006). Parental expertise, trustworthiness, and accessibility: Parent-adolescent communication and adolescent risk behavior. Journal of Marriage and Family, 68(5), 1229-1246.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., Turrisi, R., Johansson, M., & Bouris, A. (2006). Maternal perceptions of alcohol use by adolescents who drink alcohol. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(5), 730-737.
Jaccard, J., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Johansson, M., & Bouris, A. (2006). Multiple regression analysis in clinical child and adolescent psychology. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 35(3), 456-479.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Dittus, P., Jaccard, J., Goldberg, V., Casillas, E., & Bouris, A. (2006). The content and process of mother-adolescent communication about sex in Latino families. Social Work Research, 30(3), 169-181.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., Pena, J., & Goldberg, V. (2005). Acculturation-related variables, sexual initiation and subsequent sexual behavior among Puerto Rican, Mexican and Cuban youth. Health Psychology, 24(1), 88-95.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., Turrisi, R., & Johansson, M. (2005). Parental and school correlates of binge drinking among middle school students. American Journal of Public Health, 95(5), 894-899.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Litardo, H., & Jaccard, J. (2005). Prevention programs for reducing adolescent problem behaviors: Implications of the co-occurrence of problem behaviors in adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Health, 36(1), 82-86.
Jaccard, J., Dodge, T., & Guilamo-Ramos, V. (2005). Metacognition, risk behavior and risk outcomes: The role of perceived intelligence and perceived knowledge. Health Psychology, 24(2), 161-170.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Turrisi, R., Jaccard, J., Wood, E., & Gonzalez, B. (2004). Progressing from light experimentation to heavy episodic drinking in early adolescence. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 65(4), 494-500.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., & Casillas, E. (2004). The Parents Matter! program: Practical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 13(1), 113-123.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., & Jaccard, J., Johansson, M., & Turrisi, R. (2004). Binge drinking among Latino youth: Role of acculturation-related variables. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18(2), 135-142.
Jaccard, J., McDonald, R., Wan, C., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Dittus, P., & Quinlan, S. (2004). Recalling sexual partners: The accuracy of self reports. Journal of Health Psychology, 9(5), 667-680.
Ramos, B., Jaccard, J., & Guilamo-Ramos, V. (2003). Dual ethnicity and depressive symptoms: Implications of being Black and Latino in the United States. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 25(2), 1-26.
Jaccard, J. & Guilamo-Ramos, V. (2002). Analysis of variance frameworks in clinical child and adolescent psychology: Advanced issues and recommendations. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 31(2), 278-294.
Jaccard, J. & Guilamo-Ramos, V. (2002). Analysis of variance frameworks in clinical child and adolescent psychology: Issues and recommendations. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 31(1), 130-146.
Presentations
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Martinez, R., Gonzalez, B., Bouris, A., & Holloway, I. (2008). Reducing adolescent sexual risk behavior and vulnerability to HIV-infection in the Dominican Republic: A parent-based approach. Presented at XVII International AIDS Conference 2008, Mexico City, Mexico.
Guilamo-Ramos, V. & Bouris, A. (2007). Parental influences on reducing the risk of adolescent pregnancy: Research findings and opportunities for new directions. What’s it going to take? Extending the research base to improve teen pregnancy prevention. Presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, and the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development.
Last updated
July 01, 2009
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