PhD, 2014 Dr. Dennis A. Kramer II is a nationally respected researcher and thought leader translating insights from research into government, non-profit, and corporate sectors. Dr. Kramer is known for thinking innovatively about solutions to problems and navigating complex bureaucracies and organizational structures to implement data-driven and research-backed solutions. He has published over 22 peer-reviewed academic publications, given over 100 conference and technical presentations, and has worked at the highest level of the government, advising political leaders and designing governmental systems. He previously served as a visiting associate professor of Education Policy within the John Hopkins University's School of Education. He has also previously served as an assistant professor of education policy at the University of Florida and as the director of the College of Education’s Education Policy Research Center. His research focuses on the use of behavioral insights to understand education-based decision making and education policy at the federal, state, and local levels. Dr. Kramer specializes in the use of quasi-experimental techniques as well as behavioral “nudges” and randomized control trials to evaluate the effects of education policies. He concluded a two-year study examining the role of information and admissions waivers as an effective mechanism for re-engaging community college dropouts in Florida. Dr. Kramer was a faculty fellow within the General Services Administration’s Office of Evaluation Sciences. He also was the Senior Research and Policy Analyst for the Georgia Department of Education Policy Division.
