Flavia Ramos-Mattoussi

Biography

Dr. Flavia S. Ramos-Mattoussi is a Senior Research Associate and Associate Director of the Learning Systems Institute’s Center for International Studies in Educational Research and Development (CISERD) at the at Florida State University (FSU). Prior to this appointment, she served as the project director for the Assistance to Basic Education (ABE-IQC) with USAID and director of Juarez & Associates’ branch office in Washington, DC (2007-2009); Assistant Professor and Director of the International Training and Education Program at American University in Washington, DC (2002-2007); Visiting professor of International Education at the George Washington University (2000-2002); Adjunct faculty at the School for International Training in Vermont (1990) and at the University of Connecticut (leading a study abroad program to Cuba in 2002). Ramos-Mattoussi is an International Education and Development professional with 30 years’ experience in program management, training of trainers, nonformal education, literacy, 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, IBTCI, RTI, CAII, EDC, etc.) 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 basic education programs and evaluation of literacy programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 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 (Teaching & Teacher Education, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education, Chalkboard, SAGE Benchmarks in Social Research Methods Series, RTI Press, 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 and 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.