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Dr. Charles Abramson
Dr. Charles Abramson
Director, Laboratory of Comparative
Psychology and Behavioral Biology
Oklahoma State University
Departments of Psychology and Zoology
Stillwater, OK
He has held joint appointments in zoology, environmental science, and forensic sciences for a number of years. In 2003 he became co-director of the OSU Pet Food testing center and head of the OSU Brazil Desk in the School of International Studies. He has been visiting professor at a number of universities in South America, and Europe and has conducted research in a number of countries including Slovenia and Russia. He has given invited seminars at universities and institutions in the United States, Europe, and South America. Presently he serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals. He is a comparative psychologist and specializes in studying a wide range of behavior in organisms as diverse as ants, bees, snakes, rats, fish, elephants, and humans. His research areas include the development and assessment of training apparatus, the effect of agro-chemicals on learning in bees, the development of a social insect model of alcoholism, the use of conditioning methods in general aviation. Abramson is author or co-author of 10 books and over 70 peer-reviewed published academic articles. One book has received a national book award and some of his articles are re-printed in edited books. He has been honored with several teaching and research awards including the OSU Regents Teaching Award, three time winner of the Oklahoma Psychological Society Outstanding Teaching Award, a Commendation from the Oklahoma Legislature, and a National Teaching Award from the American Psychological Association. Abramson’s biography is in Who's Who in Science and Engineering. His degrees are from the Boston University.