Virginia L Ramseyer Winter

Virginia L Ramseyer Winter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. With 53 research outputs spanning from 2013 to 2025, her scholarly work demonstrates sustained academic productivity and engagement in her field.

Dr. Ramseyer Winter's research primarily focuses on body image, mental health, and sexual health, with particular attention to LGBTQ+ populations and intersectional approaches. Her work frequently examines disordered eating behaviors, well-being, and the sociostructural factors that influence body image. The fingerprint analysis of her work shows strong emphasis on Body Image (100%), Body Appreciation (75%), Sexual Health (36%), Sexual Behavior (31%), Mental Health (26%), Body Mass Index (23%), Positive Body Image (22%), and Sexual Health Behaviours (17%).

Her recent publications reveal a strong trend toward large-scale, cross-cultural research examining measurement invariance across diverse populations. Notably, she has contributed to major international studies on life satisfaction and nature exposure across 65 nations and 40 languages. Her work increasingly incorporates intersectional frameworks, particularly evident in her development of the Sociostructural-Intersectional Body Image (SIBI) framework which addresses the impact of white supremacy in body image research.

Dr. Ramseyer Winter's research has gained significant attention, with multiple publications picked up by news outlets and shared across social media platforms. Her 2024 article on the SIBI framework has garnered 28 Scopus citations and 45 Mendeley readers, indicating substantial impact in her field. Other works have been referenced in Wikipedia pages and discussed across multiple social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky.