Department of Psychology, Sociology & Criminal Justice

Dr. Dennis A. Kramer
Assistant Professor

Prep Hall
Room 302

918-343-7551
dkramer@rsu.edu

Education

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2000

M.A., Clinical Psychology
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
1995

B.A., Psychology
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1987

Professional Experience

Teaching

2006-Present
Assistant Professor
Rogers State University, Claremore, OK

• Courses taught: General Psychology, Abnormal, Clinical Psychology, Strategic Interventions (with chemical abusers), Human Sexuality

Fall 2005- Spring 2005
Visiting Professor
Murray State University, Murray, KY

• Courses taught: General Psychology, Human Sexuality, Graduate Practicum Supervision

2000-2005
Assistant Professor
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

• Courses taught: General Psychology, Human Sexuality, Abnormal Psychology, Personality, Clinical Interventions (Graduate Course)

1994-1999
Teaching Assistant
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

• Courses taught: Research Methods, Developmental Psychology, Personality, Abnormal Psychology, Tests & Measures

1992-2001
Instructor, Division of Continuing Education
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

• Instructor for Personality Psychology via correspondence

Professional Clinical Positions

Fall 2005- Spring 2005
Therapist at the Psychological Center
Murray State University, Murray, KY

1999-2000
Psychology Internship
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN

• Rotations included: Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Clinical Neuropsychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic, & Family Medicine.

1996-1997
Clinical Coordinator for Alcohol Community
Treatment Services, Tampa, FL

• Supervised the residential clinical treatment of teenagers with a substance use disorder.

1993-1994
Therapist & Program Developer
Counseling Center for Human Development
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

• Designed and implemented a brief intervention program for students who had violated alcohol and drug use policies on campus.

1990-1996
Therapist at Psychological Services Center
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

• From May 1992 to August 1993, was the Assistant Director

Publications

Peer-Reviewed

Kramer, D. A. & Schmidt, S. R. (In Press). Beverage cues impair memory in high social drinkers. Cognition & Emotion.

Kramer, D. A. & Goldman, M. S. (2003). Using a modified Stroop-task to implicitly discern the cognitive organization of alcohol expectancies. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112 (1), 171-175.

Magazines and Newsletters

Kramer, Dennis. (2001, August 27). The emotional toll of accidents. Transport Topics, pp. 9, 29.

Presentations/Posters

Brewer, S. T., Blanck, A. L., Mai, T. T., Garrison, S. D., Loghry, S. R., Kramer, D. A., Garvey, A. C., & Boughner, R. L. (2007, April). The effect of threat in inattentional blindness. Paper presented at the Southwest Psychological Association in Fort Worth, TX.

Kramer, D., Cowan, S., Garrison, S., Brewer, S., & Mai, T. (2007, April). College female attitudes toward performing fellatio. Poster presented at Oklahoma Research Day, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK.

Kramer, D. A., Rayburn, A., Mentzer, J., Springate, T., Carroll, E., & Collins, K. (2005, April). Experiences of heterosexual anal intercourse in undergraduate college students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeast Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

Kramer, D. A., Haskell, A. N., Mentzer, J. L., & Ward, K, M. (2004, March). Can a behavioral label influence impressions of a sexual harasser? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeast Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Kramer, D. A. & Clauss, G. M. (2003, June). The effect of an alcohol environment on reaction time in light and heavy drinkers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Kramer, D. A. & Schmidt, S. R. (2003, June). Alcohol cues impair memory in high social drinkers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Kramer, D. A., Campbell, C. R., Odenbaugh, K. A., & Sanders, R. J. (2003, April) Arousing expectancies among heavy drinkers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeast Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Kramer, D. A. & Everett, K. D. (2002, March). Expectations of arousal and sedation in the prediction of drinking. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeast Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Kramer, D. A., Sewell, E. M., Scrivener, S., & Quinton, A. L. (2002, June). Sedating
expectancies measured with a modified Stroop task. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA.

Kramer, D. A. (2001, March). Differential accessibilities of alcohol effect constructs measured with response latencies. Poster presented at the MTSU Faculty Forum, Murfreesboro, TN.

Kramer, D. A. & Goldman, M. S. (2000, June). Differential accessibilities of alcohol effect constructs measured with response latencies. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Denver, CO.

Membership in Professional Associations

• American Psychological Association (Divisions 2 & 50)
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
• Southwest Psychological Association
• Research Society on Alcoholism
• American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences