Andrew M. Vosko-Ramirez, PhD

Biography

Associate Professor

Biomedical and Health Systems Science

Dr. Andrew M. Vosko-Ramirez is a neuroscientist and medical educator whose work uses transdisciplinary approaches that integrate neuroscience, health humanism, and learning sciences. At KPSOM, Dr. Vosko-Ramirez co-directs the Mind and Nervous System unit and facilitates small-group learning across the Integrated Science curriculum. Before joining KPSOM, he held faculty and leadership roles at Southern California University of Health Sciences and Rocky Vista University, and later served as the George and Ronya Kozmetsky Chair, director of the Transdisciplinary Studies Program, and associate provost of transdisciplinary studies at Claremont Graduate University. He has also served in leadership and advisory roles at the Claremont Colleges Consortium, the American Museum of Ceramic Art, and the Association of American Medical Colleges. Dr. Vosko-Ramirez’s scholarship focuses on transdisciplinary and interprofessional education, health humanities, and learning environments that support collaboration, equity, and systems-level thinking.

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Education and Training

Degrees
BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
PhD, Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles

Professional Positions

Assistant Professor
Southern California University of Health Sciences
2012–2014
Chair, Basic Sciences Department
Southern California University of Health Sciences
2014
Assistant Professor
Rocky Vista University
2015–2016
Director and Kozmetsky Chair, Transdisciplinary Studies Program
Claremont Graduate University
2017–2024
Associate Provost of Transdisciplinary Studies
Claremont Graduate University
2018–2024
Clinical Associate University Professor
Claremont Graduate University
2019–2024
Director, Office of Consortial Academic Collaboration
Claremont Colleges Consortium
2022–2024
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
2025–present
Associate Professor, Health Systems Science
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
2025–present

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Teaching Award
Southern California University of Health Sciences
2012, 2013
Most Collegial Faculty Award
Southern California University of Health Sciences
2014
Principal Investigator, Arnold P. Gold Foundation Grant
Rocky Vista University
2015–2016
Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity Grant
2018–2019
Blais Challenge Grant for Collaborative Research
Claremont Graduate University
2022–2023

Community Engagement

Co-Chair (Founding), Advancing Equity Conference
Claremont Graduate University
Co-Chair, 7 College Committee on Inclusive Excellence
The Claremont Colleges Consortium
Conference Co-Chair, “Networks Across Time and Space”
Global Academy of Liberal Arts/Claremont Graduate University
Director and Strategic Planning Lead, Board of Directors
American Museum of Ceramic Art
Advisory Committee Member
Association of American Medical Colleges
Advisory Committee Member, Pathways to Parity
Youth Action Project, San Bernadino, CA

Scholarly Activities

Selected Peer-Reviewed Research Manuscripts
  • Vosko AM, Hagenauer MH, Hummer DL, Lee TM. Period gene expression in the diurnal degu (Octodon degus) and nocturnal laboratory rat (Rattus norvegicus). American Journal of Physiology. 2009.
  • Vosko AM, Colwell CS, Avidan AY. Jet lag syndrome: circadian organization, pathophysiology, and management strategies. Nature and Science of Sleep. 2010.
  • Kuljis DA, Loh DH, Truong D, Vosko AM, et al. Sex differences in the circadian system. Endocrinology. 2013.
  • Vosko AM, van Diepen HC, Kuljis DA, et al. Role of vasoactive intestinal peptide in the circadian system. European Journal of Neuroscience. 2015.
  • Kadar, GE., Vosko, A, Sackett M, Thompson, HGR. Perceptions of interprofessional education and practice within a complementary and alternative medicine institution. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2015
  • Kizhakkeveetil A, Vosko AM, Brash M, Philips M. Perceived stress and fatigue among doctor of chiropractic students. Journal of Chiropractic Education. 2017.
  • Simpkin, CT, Davis, KE, Davis, BS, Vosko, AM, Jorgensen, ME. Bow hunter's syndrome in a patient with vertebral artery atresia, an arcuate foramen, and unilateral deafness: a case report. Radiology Case Reports. 2017.
  • Colwell CS, Vosko AM. Sleep-wake timing disorders. Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine. 2018.
  • Alismail, A, Lopez, D, Vosko, A, Ireland, K, Tan, LD. The role of emotions, stress, learning stage, and cognitive load on learning in emergency events: a mixed methods study. Scientific Reports. 2027.