The University of Chicago
Department of Psychology
5848 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60637
Gerardo Ramirez
Background
Gerardo obtained a BA in psychology from the California State University Northridge. He is currently a 4th year student in the cognitive psychology area. His adviser is Sian Beilock.
Trial Research
Writing about Testing Worries Boosts Exam Performance in the Classroom
Teaching Experience
Gerardo has previously served as a TA in several courses including Cognitive Psychology and the Neuroscience of Empathy.
Research Interest
Gerardo is interested in understanding how different sources of stress (e.g. math anxiety and stereotype threat) negatively impact academic achievement as a function of individual differences in working memory. He is also involved several projects that apply psychological interventions to improve students’ scores on high-stakes exams.
Publications
Ramirez, G., & Beilock, S. L. (2011). Writing About Testing Worries Boosts Exam Performance in the Classroom. Science, 331, 211-213.
Beilock, S.L., Gunderson, E.A., Ramirez, G., & Levine, S.C. (2010). Female teachers' math anxiety affects girls' math achievement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(5), 1060-1063.
Ramirez, G., Gunderson, E. A., Liu, A., Beilock, S.L. & Levine, S. (2010) Spatial Ability, Spatial Anxiety and Working Memory in Early Elementary School. Poster accepted for presentation at the American Psychological Science convention, Boston, MA
Ramirez, G., Gunderson, E. A., Beilock, S.L. & Levine, S. (2010) The Influence of Math Anxiety on Young Children’s Math Achievement. Talk presented at the Midwest Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Ramirez, G. & Beilock, S. L. (2009) The Pen is Stronger Than Pressure: Expressive writing as a technique for reducing choking under pressure in math. Talk presented at the 2009 Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL
More Information
http://home.uchicago.edu/ramirezg/
