Dr. Charles I. Abramson is a Regents Professor of Psychology and Lawrence L. Boger Professor of International Studies (Emeritus) and the founder of the Laboratory of Comparative Psychology and Behavioral Biology. He earned his PhD in Experimental-Physiological Psychology at Boston University in 1986. He joined the faculty of Oklahoma State University in 1993 and holds adjunct appointments in the Department of Integrative Biology and the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. Trained as a comparative-physiological psychologist, he has studied over 40 different species of invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants in a wide range of experiments both in the United States and many other countries. These experiments include the comparative analysis of learning, the effect of agrochemicals on behavior, the use of essential oils as a deterrent to insect pests, and the development of a social insect model of alcoholism. In addition to experimental research, he has also conducted historical research in comparative psychology and the life and times of the African American scientist Charles H. Turner. He has been widely recognized for his teaching and research as represented, for example, by his induction into both the Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. He has published over 300 articles and 23 books/special edition editor. He is also the current Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Comparative Psychology.