May 31, 2024

Lieutenant Commander Constance Ramsburg, MSC, USN, is the 2024–2025 Aerospace Physiology Society President.

She is originally from Florida and grew up in Colorado. She has an M.S. in Human Systems Integration from the Naval Postgraduate School, a M.S. in Kinesiology and Wellness from Louisiana State University in Shreveport, and a B.A. in Human Performance and Sport - Exercise Science with a Minor in Nutrition from Metropolitan State University of Denver. From 2004–2012, she was on the U.S. Karate and the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting High-Performance Center teams earning several International and National medals for team USA, including a silver medal at the 2008 Wado-Kai World Championships.
   In 2014, Lt.Cdr. Ramsburg received a commission as Lieutenant Junior Grade in the U.S. Navy. In 2015, she completed Aeromedical Officer School at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, FL, and became a Naval Aerospace and Operational Physiologist. She reported to Aviation Survival Training Center, Patuxent River, MD, in 2015, where she served as Division Officer and Interim Assistant Director and completed the NAOP Internship Program. In November 2015, she was promoted to Lieutenant. In 2017, she reported to Marine Aircraft Group 24, Kaneohe Bay, HI, as the Aeromedical Safety Officer. In 2018, while supporting Joint Task Force 50 during the Kilauea Volcano Direct Support to Civilian Authorities, she conducted the first in-flight testing of the Aviation Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) filter in a volcanic environment and created the first ever aircrew exposure limits for Aviation CBRN flight equipment in a volcanic environment, setting a scientific baseline for future volcanic events.
   In 2019, Lt.Cdr. Ramsburg became a board-certified Aerospace Physiologist and a Fleet Marine Force Warfare Officer. In 2020, she was elected to serve on AsPS’s Board of Governors and the U.S. Navy’s Medical Service Corps High Reliability Organizations Strategic Goal Group. In 2020, she reported to 4th Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) as the Aeromedical Safety Officer, where she authored the 4th MAW Campaign Plan and was the Lead Planner for the Gunslinger ’22 Joint Combat Rescue Exercise. In October 2021, she was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. In 2022, she began her Fellowship in Human Performance & Optimization in Extreme Environments at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. At NASA, she is integrating across the Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences and Medical Operations Divisions within the Human Health & Performance Directorate. She has over 300 flight hours in 17 Type/Model/Series aircraft. Her awards and decorations include: three Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, NASA Silver Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Pistol Marksmanship Medal, Rifle Marksman Ribbon, 2022 Aerospace Physiology Society President’s Award, and 2018 Naval Aerospace and Operational Physiologist of the Year.