Ramsey Ash '24 publishes QSS honors thesis
Ramsey Ash, a member of the Class of 2024 at Dartmouth College who majored in Quantitative Social Science (QSS), recently published his honors thesis in Social Science & Medicine. Ramsey's article is titled, "The role of place-based consciousness in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A survey analysis across rural and urban subgroups in the U.S.," and is a study of the nuanced relationship between the experience of place and vaccine hesitancy. The article has several co-authors, including Erika Moen of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Elizabeth Carpenter-Song of the Department of Anthropology. Professor Carpenter-Song was Ramsey's primary thesis advisor during this 2023-24 academic year, and Professor Moen serves on the QSS Steering Committee.
Since graduating from Dartmouth, Ramsey has been working as a post-baccalaureate researcher in the Department of Anthropology. In addition to publishing his thesis, Ramsey has worked on an allied project using using qualitative methods and approaches to address the relationship between place-based consciousness and vaccine hesitancy. His current work also involves other community health issues including rural long-COVID and rural provider workforce in northern New England. Ramsey is applying to MD-PhD programs in cultural anthropology, where he hopes to continue furthering his passions for rural health-seeking behaviors and strengthening rural health systems.