Ramatu Muhammad

Ramatu Muhammad is the Community Services Specialist for the Center for Leadership in Disability (CLD) at the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.  She joined the CLD in 2015 and supports center in family related projects: she is IDEAL Program Parent Coordinator, Family Faculty for the GALEND Program, coordinates the Family Mentoring Experience for Emory MPH students, and the the Family Liaison for GAIPSEC where she coordinated the Parent Webinars series.

Prior to joining the CLD, Ramatu participated in the Georgia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities program, representing the disciplines of Family Advocacy and Medicine.  She also worked as a medical doctor in family practice in Nigeria.

Ramatu received her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree in 2006 from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria.  The degree is the equivalent of a US medical degree from an accredited non-US university.

In addition to her work at CLD, she is a parent advocate for her children living with disabilities and a family mentor and a resource for families and individuals living with disabilities internationally.