Danielle Ramo
Clinical Psychologist & Senior Director of Research
Hopelab
San Francisco, CA USA
“Don’t be afraid to express your rich roots as you follow an unconventional path.”
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Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
As a teen, I struggled with depression and anxiety revolving around my purpose in life—I saw my friends go through similar issues and was disappointed that our opportunities to get help were lacking.
I went to college thinking I’d major in psychology but was thrown off when I really did not enjoy my first psychology course.
I changed my major to urban studies and economics and got to focus more on the social determinants of health.
I worked for a while after graduating but still felt a strong passion and desire to work in psychology, so I went back to school for clinical psychology.
After graduate school, I did my postdoctoral training at UC San Francisco.
I stayed at UC San Francisco for 10 years—I became faculty, honed my expertise on behavior-change interventions, worked more deeply with technology, and conducted grant-funded research.
When I was recruited by Hopelab, I wasn’t sure what a social innovation lab was but I felt very passionate about the mission to use technology to improve the health and well-being of young people.
I joined Hopelab as the director of research—I get to help ensure that our technology will work to achieve our goals in improving adolescent health, mental health, and well-being.
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Education
High School
Bachelor
Urban Studies
Columbia University in the City of New York
Urban Studies
Columbia University in the City of New York
Graduate
Clinical Psychology
University of California, San Diego
Clinical Psychology
University of California, San Diego
Career
Clinical Psychologist & Senior Director of Research
I help ensure that our technology-based solutions are most likely to work to help improve adolescent well-being.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Science
Technology
Helping People
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Society in General:
"You need to find your passion, hone in on it, and stick to it."
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