ISRAEL A.RAMIREZ
Researcher
'I am interested in how sociotechnical systems and artificial intelligence shape institutional decision-making under conditions of uncertainty. My work draws on complexity-informed and probabilistic approaches to examine how models, human judgment, and organizational structures interact to produce population-level outcomes—particularly in public health and governance contexts.
I am especially drawn to questions of emergence, adaptation, and risk in systems where human and computational decision-making are tightly coupled."

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Scholarly Record
Awards & Honors
Julie Honnold Outstanding Sociology Student Award | 2025
Senior Researcher Award, Dept. of Sociology | 2025
TriAlpha Honor Society | 2023
Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society | 2024
Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society | Fall 2024
Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society | Fall 2024
Purpose
This site reflects an ongoing research practice and serves as an evolving academic index for investigations, writing, and curated resources—prioritizing clarity, structure, and intellectual seriousness—while allowing space for questions to develop over time.
Trajectory
I am currently completing the accelerated MPH in Epidemiology at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University. My training emphasizes the evaluation of causal and associative methodologies for investigating public issues at the population level, with particular attention to how evidence is produced, interpreted, and acted upon within institutional settings.
As my program has progressed, I have begun to integrate coursework in artificial intelligence, including AI in Global Health Systems and Trustworthy AI, alongside formal epidemiologic training. This shift reflects a growing interest in how computational systems are incorporated into public health decision-making, and how issues of uncertainty, accountability, and risk emerge at the intersection of technical models and social institutions. I will conclude this phase of training with a practicum in epidemiology.
Following graduation in July 2026, I seek to continue this work through either doctoral study or a research-oriented nonprofit or think tank. My goal is to consolidate prior training in sociology, computing, and epidemiology within a structured mentorship environment, and to develop research that meaningfully connects methodological rigor with real-world institutional contexts. I am particularly interested in settings that support interdisciplinary inquiry into sociotechnical systems and emerging forms of governance around artificial intelligence.
Acknowledgments
I am grateful to mentors, collaborators, and peers who have shaped my thinking through discussion, critique, and shared inquiry. This work has benefited from academic communities in sociology, public health, and computational research, as well as informal conversations that clarified questions long before they became formal projects.
RONALD B. - FREDERICK W. - DOROTHY R. - PAMELA P. - DR. AYTAR - DR. BODNAR-DEREN - ABIGAIL B. MS. DIANA G.C. - YANEER BAR-YAM - KIM ORTIZ