Dr. García-Ramírez completed a PhD in Psychology (Behavioral Science) from the University of Rhode Island. She held postdoctoral fellowship positions at the University of California Berkeley through PIRE’s Prevention Science Research Training Program and at the National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention of Georgia State University.
Her research interest focuses on environmental factors influencing alcohol and cannabis co-use (local and state policies), and risks associated with substance use, specifically sexual assault among young adults. Her research has also focused on differential patterns of substance use and risks among minoritized populations based on gender identity, sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity.
Selected Publications
Garcia-Ramirez, G., Paschall, M. J., Grube, J. W., Vaeth, P. A. C., Caetano, R. (2023). Recreational marijuana legalization and marijuana and alcohol co-use among adolescents: Differential associations among racial and ethnic groups. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2023.2270546 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37870062
Garcia-Ramirez, G., Islam, S., Wharton, M. K., Grube, J. W. (2022). Associations of California's tobacco 21 minimum sales age law with tobacco use among sexual minority adolescents: A trends analysis. Nicotine & Tobacco Research DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac134 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35605007
Garcia-Ramirez, G., Paschall, M. J., Grube, J. W. (2021). Retail availability of recreational marijuana and alcohol in Oregon counties and co-use of alcohol and marijuana use and related beliefs among adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse, 56 (3) 345-352. DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1858104 PMCID: PMC7920629 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33435786
Garcia-Ramirez, G., Bogen, K., Rodriguez-Guzman, V.M., Nugent, N., Orchowski, L.M. (2020). #4645Boricuas: Twitter reactions to the estimates of deaths by Hurricane María in Puerto Rico. Journal of Community Psychology, 49 (3) 768-790. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22295 PMCID: PMC7363580 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31944321
