About

Joel T. Cramer  is the interim vice provost for Faculty Excellence, where he leads in supporting the recruitment, retention, growth, development and success of UCF faculty at all levels.

He joined UCF in 2022 as the senior associate dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs in the College of Health Professions and Sciences. In that role, Joel served in overseeing the day-to-day administration of the college, including academic program quality; analytics and integrated planning; compliance, ethics, and risk; facilities and space; faculty excellence; graduate affairs; operational excellence and assessment support; and technology.

Joel’s academic career started in 2003 and has spanned appointments at six R1 institutions: The University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, The University of Texas at El Paso, and UCF. Administratively, his strengths include mentorship; faculty development and evaluation; shared governance; recruitment, hiring, and retention; policies, procedures, and guidelines; academic program development; and strategic planning.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Creighton University, a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a doctoral degree in exercise physiology and nutrition from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.