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Sajeela M. Ramsey
Expanded Biography
 Dr. Ramsey is Chief Applied Neuroscientist at Neurofeedback Center of Virginia. Dr. Ramsey is multiply certified by the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance in EEG biofeedback, by the Natural Therapies Certification Board as a Certified Neurotherapy Coach and Instructor, and as a Certified Biofeedback Specialist. She is also certified by EEG Institute in Othmer Method and has completed advanced training requirements with industry leaders from EEG Institute, The Behavioral Medicine Research Foundation, the Southeastern Biofeedback and Neurobehavioral Institute, EEG Spectrum, Brainmaster Technologies, New Mind Center, Zengar Institute, and others. Dr. Ramsey has logged thousands of hours providing professional Neurotherapy instruction, supervision and mentoring. Dr. Ramsey serves as the Chair of Allied Associates Section of the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.
Dr. Ramsey completed her undergraduate work in 1988, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Communication at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, where she produced an advanced thesis on Linguistics, Cognition and Semiotics. Dr. Ramsey completed her Master of Science in Organizational Development in 1997 (with an emphasis on Interpersonal Communication and Learning in Complex Systems) from National Training Laboratories Institute for Applied Behavioral Science at American University’s School of Public Affairs in Washington, DC. Dr. Ramsey completed her doctoral dissertation in 2002 at Union Institute and University in Ohio, where she did research in the areas of tacit or non-verbal behavior, learning and perception across identity groups, and also focused on a sub-specialization in pedagogy. In addition, from 2009 to 2010 Dr. Ramsey completed a year of post-graduate masters level studies in Community Counseling, covering the following areas: counseling theory, community counseling techniques, counseling diverse populations, counselor ethics, and human development and psychopathology.
As an Applied Behavioral Scientist, Dr. Ramsey worked for over a decade with organizations from diverse industries in the private, not for profit and public sectors. Dr. Ramsey provided training and coaching to top executives, cultivating organizational learning and individual performance improvements. Dr. Ramsey’s professional focus was in the areas of personal and inter-personal communication, motivation and learning, peak performance and workplace renewal.
Past clients include National Training Labs, National Education Association, The World Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Fannie Mae, Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association, DC Consortium of Nursing Education and Practice, Hospice Care of DC, Department of Health and Human Services, Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital, DC Commission on Mental Health Services, Kaiser Permanente, Informix, Bell Atlantic, International Business Magazine, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, National League of Cities, National Conference for Community and Justice, Special Arts International, University of Toronto, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Terme di Saturnia International.
Articles authored by Dr. Ramsey have appeared in Work Teams Journal, Executive Excellence, Personal Excellence, Nation’s Weekly, and OD Practitioner. Dr. Ramsey’s "Searching for Home in the Marketplace" was featured in an anthology published by New Leader’s Press in 1996. Dr. Ramsey founded and co-chaired the Speaker’s Community of the Chesapeake Bay Organizational Development Network and was a member of the Board in 1999. In addition to serving as a guest speaker and panelist at many conferences and events, she served as adjunct professor at George Mason University’s Program on Social and Organizational Learning and National American University’s Language Arts Department.
In addition to human and organizational development, Dr. Ramsey has specialized in stress management interventions for well over twenty-plus years.
Publications
- Aesthetic Wisdom, Tacit Process and Cultural Marginality; Learning and Complex Systems Change. Unpublished Dissertation. (2002).
- Aesthetic Interventions, Culture and Cognition. Society for International Education Training and Research Metro Washington. March. (2001).
- Aesthetic Interventions; Valuing Culture and Connectivity. Annual Conference. WA, DC: Society for International Education Training and Research. November. (1998).
- Aesthetic Interventions; Valuing Culture and Intrapersonal Connectivity through the Senses. Annual Conference. WASHINGTON, DC: Society for International Education Training and Research. November. (2000).
- Aesthetic Sense; Perception, Tacit Communication and Learning. Journal of American University Training Labs Association. Spring. (1998).
- Aesthetic Interventions; The Art of Composing Organizational Renewal and Well Being in Complex Systems. OD Practitioner, Vols. 28, 29. January. (1996).
- Searching for Home in the Marketplace: Cycles of Change. In The New Bottom Line: Bringing Heart and Soul to Business. SF: New Leaders Press. (1996).
- Renewal and Stress Management; A Civil and Global Perspective. Nation's Weekly, April. WA, DC: National League of Cities. (1995).
- Towards ethnorelativism: A developmental model of intercultural sensitivity. Paper presented at Education for the Intercultural Experience Conference, Yarmouth, ME. (1993).
- Moving Toward Self-Managed Team Building, Vision and Empowerment. Work Teams Journal, U. of Texas. (1994).
Desktop Publications
- Learning Pedagogy and Educational Theory: A Complex Systems Paradigm. (2001).
- Paradigm shift continuum/Paradigmatic assumptions. (2000).
- Connective tendrils: Themes from complex systems. (2000).
- Executive Coaching Manual: CORE strategies for successful work/life Integration. (1999).
- Cultural awareness: Being as learning and the marginal experience. (1997).
- The goddess at work: biological basis of learning, cognition and communication. (1997).
- Some thoughts on change and learning in complex learning systems. (1993).
Stress management: Training the trainer. (1992).
- Kernels of knowledge. Apriori tertiary learning loops. (1987).
- Paralinguistics: Meta-communication for a literate, temporal based culture. (1986).
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