Kramer specializes in advanced quantitative and econometric research methods for studying such issues as the impact of financial aid policies on secondary and postsecondary success, and the economic influences on the college choice process. He also has a strong research interest in institutional decision-making and financial trends in college athletics. Kramer has previously worked with Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and his scholarly work has been published in The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed. He was senior research and policy analyst for the Georgia Department of Education, where he managed policy development and evaluation research. Next fall, Kramer will join the University Florida as a tenure-track assistant professor and associate director of the Institute of Higher Education.