He came to West Chester University in the Spring of 1981 to receive his teaching certification in Health and Physical Education after attending North Carolina Sate University and serving in the U.S. Navy’s submarine force for six years. He received his B.S. in Health and Physical Education from West Chester in 1984 and his M.S. in Exercise Science also from West Chester in 1986. After working for Sports Physical Therapists Inc. he returned to teaching at West Chester University, Japan in the fall of 1989. He returned to WCU-PA in December 1990 and has been teaching here ever since. Dr. Cramer received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction of Physical Education from Temple University in 1999.