Peer-Reviewed Articles

2021. Prang, T.C., Ramirez, K., Grabowski, M., and Williams, S.A. Ardipithecus hand provides evidence that humans and chimpanzees evolved from an ancestor with suspensory adaptations. Science Advances DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf2474 2019. Ramirez, K.R. Presence of two mandibular canals and distinction of the inferior alveolar and mental nerves proximal to the mandible: A case study. Translational Research in Anatomy DOI: 10.1016/j.tria.2019.02.002 2015. Leung, W., Shaffer, CD., Reed, LK., Smith, ST., Barshop, W.,… Ramirez, K.,… Elgin, SC. Drosophila Muller F elements maintain a distinct set of genomic properties over 40 million years of evolution. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.015966

Published Abstracts

2024. Ramirez, K., Harnik, V., Rosenfeld, M., Frenkel, S., and Poles, M. Acute or chronic: best prognosis for anatomy instruction in an accelerated curriculum. Anatomical Sciences Education. ** 2024. Ramirez, K. and Dorsainville, G. Immersive anatomy: custom VR experiences into the body. AAMC Northeast Group on Educational Affairs. ** 2023. Ramirez, K. and Rein, T.R. Comparison of articular facet and entheseal angular morphology to identify functional signals of the elbow joint in primates. Developmental Dynamics.** 2022. Dorsainville, G. and Ramirez, K. Onboarding Design and Deployment for Custom Virtual Educational Environments. IT in Academic Medicine Digital Demonstration Conference, AAMC. 2022. Ramirez, K., Dorsainville, G., Lieber, J., Melamud, K., Clayburn, A., Harnik, V., Poles, M., and Oh, S. Immersive XR Anatomy Teaching Tools: Review of four custom-built virtual spaces, their deployments and educational value. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal.** 2021. Ramirez, K., Dorsainville, G., Lieber, J., Poles, M., and Melamud, K. A virtual escape room connects GI anatomy and clinical cases. Information Technology in Academic Medicine Conference, AAMC Group in Information Resources.** 2021. Ramirez, K., and Dorsainville, G. An immersive web-based experience into the heart. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal.** 2020. Ramirez, K.R., Shearer, B., Dorsainville, G., and Harnik, V. Use of digitally annoated and printed 3D models for teaching the pterygopalatine fossa. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal.** 2020. Shearer, B., Ramirez, K., Dorsainville, G., Harnik, V., and Rosenfeld, M. Teaching cutaneous sensory distribution of the upper limb using interactive virtual reality. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 2020. Dorsainville, G., Harnik, V., Rapkiewicz, A., Shearer, B., Ramirez, K., Alfaro, V., Oh, S., and Rosenfeld, M. Photogrammetric digitization and labeling of plastinated models for pre-clerkship education. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 2020. Prang, T.C., Ramirez, K.R., Grabowski, M., and Williams, S.A. Ardipithecus ramidus hand provides support for an African ape-like ancestor of humans and chimpanzees. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 2019. Ramirez, K.R. The neurovascular contents of a unilateral double mandibular canal: A case study. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal.** 2018. Ramirez, K.R. and Prang, T.C. Manual joint size contributes to flexor muscle performance in suspensory taxa. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.** 2018. Ramirez, K.R. Facial asymmetry correlates with geography more than ecology. Journal of Human Biology.** 2017. Ramirez, K.R. and Pontzer, H. Intrinsic manual proportions affect the biomechanics of suspension. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.** 2016. Ramirez, K.R. Up in Arms: Early primate proximal ulnae show affinities with non- quadrupedal, non-primate mammalian taxa. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 159, Supp. 62:263.** 2015. Ramirez, K.R. and Pontzer, H. Estimates of fossil hominin quadriceps physiological cross sectional area from patellar dimensions. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 156, Supp. 60: 261.[PDF]** 2013. Ramirez, K. and Richmond, B. G. Analysis of Daasanach growth in relation to ecology and subsistence strategy. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Committee on Diversity, Undergraduate Research Symposium online supplement to the 82^nd Annual Meeting, Pg. 31-32. [PDF]** 2013. Schroer, K., Ramirez K., and Wood, B. Mandibular premolar morphology is correlated with mechanically challenging diets in sympatric primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 150, Supp. 56: 246. [PDF]

Internal Conference Abstracts and Presentations

2024. Ramirez, K., Sarkar, S., Dorsainville, G., Estevez, O., Faruq, R., Garcia, J., Kirschner, J., Kraja, V., Polaniecki, M., and Oh, S. Reimagining anatomy and histopathology curriculum for UME and GME. New York University Grossman School of Medicine Medical Education Day Poster Symposium.** 2024. Ramirez, K. and Dorsainville, G. Immersive anatomy: Custom VR experiences into the body. New York University Grossman School of Medicine Medical Education Day Poster Symposium.** 2021. Ramirez, K., Dorsainville, G., and Clayburn, A. Standing inside the pterygopalatine fossa: An immersive VR lab station. New York University Grossman School of Medicine Medical Education Day Poster Symposium.** 2020. Ramirez, K., Shearer, B., Harnik, V., Melamud, K., and Dorsainville, G. Development and implementation of a clinically-oriented advanced anatomy course for upper level medical students. New York University Grossman School of Medicine Medical Education Day Poster Symposium.** 2020. Dorsainville, G., Ramirez, K., Baluyot, M., Shin-Kim, J., and McNamara, S. Accessible VR design for medical education. New York University Grossman School of Medicine Medical Education Day Workshop.** 2020. Shearer, B., Harnik, V., Ramirez, K., Dorsainville, G., and Rapkiewicz, A. Utility and shortfalls of model based teaching in pre-clerkship anatomy. New York University Grossman School of Medicine Medical Education Day Podium Symposium. 2020. Harnik, V., Ramirez, K., Shearer, B., Frenkel, S., Dorsainville, G., and Rosenfeld, M. Zoom anatomy: Problem based team learning in a modified flipped classroom experience. New York University Grossman School of Medicine Medical Education Day Podium Symposium.** 2019. Ramirez, K.R., Dorsainville, G., Harnik, V., Frenkel, S., Rosenfeld, M., and Shearer, B. Use of a modified 3D printed skull to illuminate the pterygopalatine fossa in anatomy. New York University School of Medicine Medical Education Day Poster Symposium.** 2019. Shearer, B., Dorsainville, G., Harnik, V., Frenkel, S., Ramirez, K., and Rosenfeld, M. Teaching cutaneous sensory distribution using interactive virtual reality. New York University School of Medicine Medical Education Day Poster Symposium. 2019. Dorsainville, G., Frenkel, S., Harnik, V., Melamud, K., Ramirez, K., Rosenfeld, M., and Shearer, B. Living Anatomy: A redesign of the School of Medicine anatomy curriculum. New York University School of Medicine Medical Education Day Podium Symposium. 2019. Oh, S., Dorsainville, G., Alfaro, V., Shearer, B., Ramirez, K., Frenkel, S., and Harnik, V. Taking the cadaver out of the anatomy lab (Demo). New York University School of Medicine Medical Education Day Poster Symposium. ** Presenting Author