Jared Ramer | Springfield College

Jared Ramer

Jared Ramer

Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
"Teaching to me is a discursive practice where no person knows everything or nothing. We learn by respectful communication and most often the skills to learn more are more useful than any answer."

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  • Room 209
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  • Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois., 2022
  • Master of Science in Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Chicago Illinois, 2016
  • Bachelor of Arts in Wellness Program Management, Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa, 2011

Throughout his graduate school career, from 2013-2016 and 2017-2022, Jared Ramer has been the head instructor of at least three courses. He was also a research assistant for the Healthy Kids Lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where he led physical activity interventions for families with children with ADHD. After UIC, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Massachusett at Amherst for one year in the Department of Music and Dance where he helped study the physical and mental health benefits of people with various dance experience. Ramer has also been a certified personal trainer since 2007

Research Interests
  • Biomechanics and Motor Performance
  • Physical Literacy
  • Motor Competence
  • Physical Activity Promotion
Courses Taught
  • Kinesiology/Biomechanics
  • Concepts of Personal Training
  • Fundamentals of Training for Health and Performance
Certifications and Memberships
  • National Council on Strength and Fitness Certified Personal Trainer

Selected Works

Presentations
  • Ramer, J.D., Bustamante, E.E.: Longitudinal Analysis of Behavior Difficulties and Physical Activity Behaviors from Early Childhood to Adolescence. Rapid Fire oral presentation at the 69th Annual Meeting and Scientific sessions of the American College of Sports Medicine. San Diego, CA. June 2022. 
  • Ramer, J.D., Koepp, A.E., Vandell, D.L.: Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Child Enjoyment of PA, Meeting PA Guidelines, and Health Outcomes in Young Adulthood. Poster presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Baltimore, MD. April 2022. 
  • Ramer, J.D., Koepp, A.E., Vandell, D.L.: Child Enjoyment Sustains Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines Through Adolescence and Resulting Health Outcomes and Maintenance of Fitness Activities in Young Adulthood. Poster presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health annual Lifestyle Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, February, 2022.
  • Ramer, J.D., Santiago-Rodriguez, M.E., Bustamante, E.E.: Fidelity and Satisfaction with a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Families of Children with ADHD. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the American College of Sports Medicine. Virtual Meeting, May, 2020. 
  • Ramer, J.D., Santiago-Rodriguez, M.E., Bustamante, E.E.: Benefits to Participant Adherence in a Family Lifestyle Intervention for Children with ADHD. Poster presented at the 2019 Midwest American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Oakbrook, IL, November, 2019. 
  • Ramer, J.D., Hawkins, M., Hilgenkamp, T., Santiago-Rodriguez, M.E., Bustamante, E.E.: Objectively-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time by ADHD Diagnosis: NHANES 2003-2004. Poster presented at the 40th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Washington, DC, March, 2019. 
  • Ramer, J.D. & Bustamante, E.E.: Physical Activity and Academic Performance in Children with Behavior Disorders. What Happens When Programs End? Oral presentation at the 2018 North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM) Biennial Conference. Oakland, CA. August, 2018. 
  • Ramer, J.D., Davis, C.L., Frazier, S.L., Marquez, D.X., Bustamante, E.E. Influence of PA on Classroom Behavior of Children with ADHD & DBD Using Classroom Observation. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting and World Congress on Exercise is Medicine®, and World Congress on the Basic Science of Muscle Hypertrophy and Atrophy of the American College of Sports Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, May, 2018.
  • Ramer, J.D., Davis, C.L., Frazier, S.L., Marquez, D.X., Bustamante, E.E.: Influence of Physical Activity on Classroom Behavior of Children with ADHD and/or DBD Using Classroom Observation. Poster presented at the 45th Midwest ACSM Annual Meeting. Grand Rapids, MI. November, 2017.

Publications
  • Bustamante, E. E., Santiago-Rodríguez, M. E., & Ramer, J. D. (2023). Unlocking the Promise of Physical Activity for Mental Health Promotion. JAMA pediatrics. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5096 
  • Ramer, J.D., Santiago-Rodriguez, M.E., Vukits, A.J., & Bustamante, E.E. (2022). The Convergent Effects of Primary School Physical Activity, Sleep, and Recreational Screen Time on Cognition and Academic Performance in Grade 9. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 16. doi: 10.3389/2Ffnhum.2022.1017598 
  • Bustamante, E.E., Balbim, G.M., Ramer, J.D., Santiago-Rodriguez, M.E., DuBois, D.L., Brunskill, A., & Mehta, T.G. (2022). Diverse Multi-Week Physical Activity Programs Reduce ADHD Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 102268. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102268 
  • Santiago-Rodriguez, M.E., Ramer, J.D., Marquez, D.X., Frazier, S.L., Davis, C.L., & Bustamante, E.E. (2022). Device-Based Movement Behaviors, Executive Function, and Academic Skills among African American Children with ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. doi: 10.3390/ ijerph19074032 
  • Ramer, J.D., Houser, N.E., Duncan, R.J., & Bustamante, E.E. (2021). Enjoyment of Physical Activity—Not MVPA during Physical Education—Predicts Future MVPA Participation and Sport Self-Concept. Sports, 9(9), 128. 10.3390/sports9090128 
  • Bustamante, E.E., Ramer, J.D., Santiago-Rodriguez, M.E., Mehta, T.G., Bustamante, A.S., Marquez, D.X., Frazier, S.L. (2021): The S.P.A.C.E hypothesis: physical activity as medium—not medicine—for public health impact. Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews, 49(2), 133–145. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000248 
  • Ramer, J.D., Santiago-Rodríguez, M.E., Davis, C.L., Marquez, D.X., Frazier, S.L., & Bustamante, E. E. (2020). Exercise and Academic Performance Among Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Disruptive Behavior Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatric Exercise Science, 32(3), 140-149. doi: doi.org/10.1123/pes.2019-0224 
  • Bustamante, E.E., Santiago-Rodriguez, M.E., Ramer, J.D., Balbim, G.M., Mehta, T.G. (2019): Actividad física y TDAH: evidencia sobre el desarrollo, efectos neurocognitivos a corto y largo plazo y sus aplicaciones. Pensar en Movimiento: Revista de Ciencia de Ejercicio, 17(1): 1-28. doi: 10.15517/pensarmov.v17i1.37863 
  • Bustamante, E.E., Santiago-Rodriguez, M.E., Ramer, J.D., Balbim, G.M., Mehta, T.G., Frazier, S.L. (2019): Physical Activity and ADHD: Developmental Trajectories, Transient Neurocognitive and Neurodevelopmental Effects, and Potential Real-World Applications. Pensar en Movimiento: Revista de ciencias del ejercicio y la salud, 17(1), 4-31. 1. doi: 10.15517/pensarmov.v17i1.34662

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