Background
Kramer, Morton was born on March 21, 1914 in Baltimore. Son of David and Sarah (Valenstein) Kramer.
biostatistician epidemiologist
Kramer, Morton was born on March 21, 1914 in Baltimore. Son of David and Sarah (Valenstein) Kramer.
AB, Johns Hopkins University, 1934. Postgraduate, Johns Hopkins University, 1934—1935. Doctor of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1939.
Student assistant biostatistics, Johns Hopkins School Hygiene and Public Health, 1937-1938;
instructor preventive medicine, New York University Medical School, 1938;
statistician, New York State Department Health, Albany, 1939-1940;
assistant professor biostatistics, School Tropical Medicine
also statistician, Insular Department Health, San Juan, P.R., 1940-1942;
economics analyst, Treasury Department, Washington, 1942-1943;
Tuberculosis statistician, Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, 1943-1946;
associate in biostatistics, Western Reserve U. School Medicine, 1943-1946;
chief information and research, Office International Health Relations, United States Public Health Service, 1946-1949;
chief biometry branch, National Institute of Mental Health, 1949-1975;
director division biometry and epidemiology, National Institute of Mental Health, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, 1975-1976;
professor department mental hygiene, also joint appointment in biostatistics, Johns Hopkins School Hygiene and Public Health, 1976-1984;
professor emeritus, Johns Hopkins School Hygiene and Public Health, 1984;
principal investigator Baltimore Epidemiological Catchment Area Program, Johns Hopkins School Hygiene and Public Health, 1979-1985;
commissioned senior scientist (research), United States Public Health Service, 1949;
consultant mental health, World Health Organization, since 1959;
expert panel health statistics, World Health Organization, 1961-1984. Advisory United States delegate 5th Session Interim Commission World Health Organization, Geneva, 1948, 6th Session, 1948, 1st World Health Assembly, Geneva, 1948. Visiting scientist department public health England School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Social Medicine Research Unit of Medical Research Council, 1968-1969.
Member taskpanel President's Commision on Mental Health, 1977-1978. Advisory panel on health research studies Three Mile Island, Harrisrg, Pennsylvania, 1979-1985. Member selection panel for multidisciplinary department geriatrics and gerontology Government Ontario, Canada, 1987.
Fellow: American Epidemiological Society, American Orthopsychiat. Association, American Public Health Association (Rema Lapouse award 1973, honor award for contributions to epidemiology of mental health 1986), American Psychiatric Association (honorary), American Statistical Association. Member: American College Epidemiology, NAS-Institute Medicine (senior ), Cosmos Club (Washington), Delta Omega (president Alpha chapter 1988-1989, National Merit award 1985), Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Pauline Weinstein, September 24, 1939. Children: Barry Kenneth, James Lawrence, Nancy, Richard.