Recent funded projects:
NIH RCMI IDC
National Institutes of Health Research Centers at Minority Institutions Investigator Development Core Research Grants.
Cramer, E., Chung, J, & Li, J. (2023). “An innovative, community-based mHealth approach to reduce health disparities in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among Black women.” NIH/NIMHD Research Centers at Minority Institutions (RCMI) at Howard University, Federal, $1,674,366. Submitted March 1, 2023.
Cramer, E.M., Sun, W., & Hazzazi. (2021 – 2022). "Reducing Stress While Navigating Virtual Learning: A Tool to Help Minority Students Stay Afloat." $50,000.
Chung, J., & Cramer, E.M. (2020 – 2022). “Enhancing recruitment of African-Americans and Hispanics in health research: Using CBPR to inform culturally sensitive messages on social media.” $99,926,
Research Interests
Strategic/health communication
Minority recruitment via social media for clinical trial research recruitment; disenfranchised grief of adult-affected family members of AUD/SUD; expectant and recent fathers; low-income pregnant women; men at risk for prostate cancer; end-of-life spousal communication; chaplaincy and spiritual care.
Priddis, D. & Cramer, E.M. (2023). “It’s An Ugly Shameful Kind of Grief:” Disenfranchised grief as a communicative practice among family members of individuals with substance use disorders. Manuscript accepted to Journal of Family Communication.
Cramer, E.M. & Marsh, A.K. (2020). At the nexus of participatory design and action research: Use of a public online forum to engage fatherhood stakeholders in reviewing evidence-based mobile messages. In J. Kim & H. Song (Eds.), New Technology for Health-Related Cognitive and Behavioral Change.
Kim, S., Cramer, E.M., Lim, T., Song, H., Ahn, S., Kim, J., Kim, H., & Kim, J. (2018). When a family member is ill: Implications for prosocial behavior across cultures. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 49(1), 21-44.
Cramer, E.M, Rafferty, K. & Priddis, D, (2017). A qualitative application of problematic integration theory: Studying end-of-life conversations between spouses. SAGE Research Methods Cases.
Cramer, E.M. (2016). Health information behavior and involvement of low-income expectant and recent fathers. American Journal of Men’s Health, 12(2), 313-325.
Kim, S., Hawkins, J., Song, H., Lim, T., Cramer, E.M., Ahn, S., Kim, J., Kim, H., Kim, J., & Ota, H. (2016). Communicating healthful food choice: Cultural difference in regulatory focus. Asian Communication Research, 13, 131-156.
Kim, S., Lim, T., Song, H., Cramer, E.M., Ahn, S., Kim, J., England, N., Kim, H., & Kim, J. (2016). Healthy food and cultural holism. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 52, 49-59.
Kim, S., Herrman, A., Song, H., Lim, T., Cramer, E.M., Ahn, S., Kim, J., Ota, H., Kim, H., & Kim, J. (2016). Exploring cultural differences in women’s body weight perception: The impact of self-construal on perceived overweight and engagement in health activities. Health Care for Women International.
Cramer, E.M., Tenzek, K.T., & Allen, M. (2015). Recognizing success in the chaplain profession: Connecting perceptions with practice. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 21(4), 131-150.
Rafferty, K., Cramer, E.M., Priddis, D., & Allen, M. (2015). Talking about end-of-life preferences in marriage: Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management. Health Communication, 30(4), 409-418.
Song, H., Cramer, E.M., & McRoy, S. (2015). Information gathering and technology use among low-income minority men at risk for prostate cancer. American Journal of Men’s Health. 9(5), 235-246.
Cramer, E.M., Tenzek, K.T., Allen, M. (2015). Spirituality, social support, and the communicative role of the chaplain in veteran populations. In L.M. Webb & E. Sahlstein (Eds.), A communication perspective on the military: Interactions, messages, and discourses. Peter Lang International.
Rafferty, K., Cramer, E.M., & Priddis, D. (2014). Managing end-of-life uncertainty: Applying problematic integration theory to spousal communication about death and dying. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. E-pub ahead of print.
Cramer, E.M. (2013). Ensuring a good death: Where communication can intervene. In M. Eaves (Ed.), Applications in health communication: Emerging trends. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Cramer, E.M., Tenzek, K.T., Allen, M. (2013). Translating spiritual care in the chaplain profession. Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling, 67(1), 1-16.
Song, H., Cramer, E.M., McRoy, S., & May, A. (2013). Information needs, seeking behaviors, and support among low-income expectant women. Women & Health, 53(8), 824-842.
Song, H., May, A., Vaidyanathan, V., Cramer, E.M., McRoy, S. (2013). Experiments with a text-messaging system for answering consumer health questions. Patient Education and Counseling, 92(2), 182-187.
Cramer, E.M. & Tenzek, K.E. (2012). The chaplain profession from the employer perspective: An analysis of hospice chaplain job advertisements. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 18, 133-150.
New media
Online learning, screenshots, mobile media, social media, virtual reality, digital divide.
IN PROGRESS: Cramer, E.M., Kwitonda, J. C., Sun, W., & Hazzazi, N. (submitted). Improving post-pandemic online learning experiences for minority students. Manuscript submitted to Technology, Pedagogy and Education.
Cramer, E.M., Sang, Y., & Jenkins, B.M. (2022). What’s behind that screen(shot)? Digital windows and capturing data on screen. Convergence. E-pub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565221089
Jenkins, B.M., & Cramer, E.M. (2022). Capturing injustice: Using the screenshot as a tool for sousveillance. The Howard Journal of Communication. E-pub head of print. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565221089
Cramer, E.M., Adachi, R. & Song, H. (2020). Using virtual reality for travel marketing: A mediating role of self-presence. The Social Science Journal. E-pub ahead of print. doi.org/10.1080/03623319.2020.1727245
Cramer, E.M., Sang, Y., Park, S. T. (2019) Uses and gratifications of the screenshot in human communication: An exploratory study. The Electronic Journal of Communication, 29(1-2).
Song, H., Cramer, E.M., & Park, N. (2019). Cross-cultural differences in Facebook social comparison. Behaviour & Information Technology, 38(2), 172-183.
Cramer, E.M. (2019). Business Wire. In D.L. Merskin (Ed.), The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. SAGE Publications, Inc.
Cramer, E.M. (2019). Reuters. In D.L. Merskin (Ed.), The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. SAGE Publications, Inc.
Cramer, E.M., Song, H. & Drent, A. (2016). Social comparison motivations, self-esteem, and affective responses related to Facebook use. Computers in Human Behavior, 64, 739-746.
Cramer, E.M. & Mabry, E.A. (2015). Exploring the interaction of media richness and family characteristics in computer mediated communication. In C. Bruess (Ed.), Family communication in a digital age (pp. 99-116). New York: Peter Lang International.
McRoy, S., Cramer, E.M., & Song, H. (2014). Assessing technologies for information-seeking by low-income men about prostate cancer screening. Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 1(4), 188-196.
Allen, M., Bourhis, J., Burrell, N., Cramer, E.M., Dilbeck, K., England, N.S., Hawkins, J.M., Maier, M., Mullane, R., Omachinski, K., Omori, K., Pincon, D., Victor, A., Willes, K.L., Zymslinksi, A.N. (2013). Comparing communication doctoral programs, alumni, and faculty: The use of Google Scholar. Journal of the Association of Communication Administration, 32(1 & 2), 55-68.
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Examining the communication needs of pregnant women, women with a history of preeclampsia/HDP and Black women disproportionately impacted by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
IN PROGRESS: Cramer, E.M., Ahn, S. & Chung, J.E. (2023). Women's communication needs about preeclampsia: Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management. Manuscript submitted to the International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society.
Cramer, E.M., Babalola, B., Agosto-Maldonado, L. E., & Chung, J. E. (submitted). Health-related Needs of Survivors of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Opportunities for Health Communication Intervention. Manuscript accepted to Journal of Communication in Healthcare.
Cramer, E.M., Chung, J. E., & Li, J. (accepted 10/23). #PreeclampsiaSurvivor on Instagram: The Hero’s Journey. Manuscript accepted to Women’s Reproductive Health.
Cramer, E.M., Chung, J., & Li, J. (2022). #Preeclampsiasurvivor and symbolic interactionism in women’s health research. Healthcare for Women International. E-pub ahead of print: https://doi-org.proxyhu.wrlc.org/10.1080/07399332.2022.2142226
Cramer, E.M., Noorani, N., & Morton, C. (2021). Section 12: Patient education. Improving Health Care Response to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A California Quality Improvement Toolkit (V. 2.0). Stanford, CA: California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative.