Faculty & Staff
Lori A. Cramer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-3703
Phone: 541-737-5382
Fax: 541-737-5372
E-mail: lcramer@oregonstate.edu
Areas of Interest:
- Natural Resource Sociology
- Environmental Sociology
- Social Impact Assessment
- Rural Sociology
Current Projects:
- "Experiencing Outdoor Recreation by an Aging Society."
- "Resource Use and Social Change in Oregon Communities."
Brief Vita
Education:
- Ph.D. - Sociology, Utah State University 1993
- M.S. - Sociology, Utah State University 1988
- B.S. - Psychology, Illinois State University 1985
Selected Publications:
- Cramer, L.A. 2000. "Community infrastructure and the development of human capital: A Pacific view." in Susan Hanna and Madeleine Hall-Arber (Eds.) Change and Resilience in Fishing. Oregon Sea Grant Publishers, Corvallis, OR.
- William, R.D., S.L. Davis, L.A. Cramer, K. Stephens, R. Gresswell, G. Stephenson, and P.E. Corcoran. 1999. "Team approach to teaching participatory group process involving natural resources and agriculture." J. Animal Sci. 77(Supp 2):163.
- Cramer, L.A. 1999 "Social and non-economic challenges in Pacific Northwest fishing communities" Proceedings from Transformations in the Lives of Commercial Fishing Families and Communities: Reports from the Late Twentieth Century. 1999 Newell Seminar, Florida Sea Grant, Gainesville, FL.
- Shindler, B. and L.A. Cramer. 1999 "Changing public values: Consequences for Pacific northwest forestry." Western Journal of Applied Forestry, 13(1):28-34.
- Cramer, L.A. 1998. "How human values, filters, and perspectives affect riparian management." Proceedings from the Symposium on Riparian and Watershed Management, La Grande, OR, September.
- Ron Hathaway, Ray William, Rodney Todd, Lori A. Cramer, Jim Waldvogel, Dan Drake, Robert Gresswell. 1997. "Integrating water issues within a watershed and systems learning framework across diverse publics and disciplines" Report for Innovative Project, Oregon State University Extension Office. July.
- Cramer, L.A. 1994. "Environmental justice for all?" Reflections, 1(1):3.
Funded Research:
- Cramer, Lori A. "Experiencing Outdoor Recreation by an Aging Society." Oregon State University General Research Fund.
- Cramer, Lori A. "Resource Use and Social Change in Oregon Communities." Oregon State University Faculty Release Time Grant.
- Co-Investigator (with Steve Davis), "Perceptions of Domestic Animal Mental Abilities and Husbandry Practices" Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University. 1999.
- Co-Investigator (with Sheila Cordray), "Resource Reliance in a Social Context: Human Capital in Fishing Communities, Businesses, and Families" Continuation Grant from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Sea Grant Office, 1997-99.
- Principle Investigator, "Human Capital Investment in Oregon Fishing Dependent Communities" United States Department of Agriculture - National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, 1996-99.
- Co-Investigator (with Ron Hathaway, Rodney Todd, Jim Waldvogel, Dan Drake, OSU Extension Faculty; Ray William, Horticulture; Bob Gresswell, Fish and Wildlife) "Integrating Water Issues Within a Watershed and Systems Learning Framework Across Diverse Publics and Disciplines" OSU Extension; Feb. 1, 1997 - June 30, 1997.
- Co-Investigator (with Sheila Cordray), "Resource Reliance in a Social Context: Human Capital in Fishing Communities, Businesses, and Families" National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Sea Grant Office, 1995-97.
Honors & Awards:
- 1999 Rural Sociological Society Excellence in Teaching Award
- 1998 College of Liberal Arts Researcher of the Year, Oregon State University
