Amaya Alexandra Ramos (Alexandra) has worked with international populations in a variety of capacities and settings. Her primary areas of research and applied work are in mental/public health programming for displaced populations, as well as public health capacity building, and human rights generally. A lifelong visual and performing artist, she seeks to integrate the arts within these efforts to create holistic programming. Multi-lingual and Certified in Public Health, Alexandra has a broad range of experience within refugee and survivor of torture services and has worked with gender-based violence and infectious disease research groups in addition to working in international education/curriculum design. Ms. Ramos holds master’s degrees in Clinical Social Work, International Affairs (Middle East Studies and Modern Languages emphasis) and Music (ethnomusicology emphasis) and holds a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Film Production.