Julie E Kramme
- Research Associate
- dahl0488@umn.edu
- Address
- Masonic Institute On The Developing Brain
Rm 1-305B1d [map]
2025 E River Pkwy
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3604
Julie E. D. Kramme, PhD, is a Research Associate at the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) at the University of Minnesota. She identifies, implements, and evaluates school and community-based interventions and systems of support that increase opportunities for people with disabilities to live, learn, work, and participate in their communities, and helps professionals collect and use data to make decisions.
Dr. Kramme’s research and practice focus on three areas:
- Implementing and assessing systems of support that increase participation and inclusion for people with disabilities,
- Strengthening the direct support workforce by improving retention, professionalization, and positive organizational practices, and
- Promoting social inclusion and belonging for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Dr. Kramme is co-editor of Frontline Initiative. Before joining ICI, she worked in direct support and education for 10 years.
Dr. Kramme earned a Ph.D. and M.A. in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota, an M.A. in Christian Thought (Philosophical Theology) from Bethel Seminary, and a B.A. in Psychology from Bethel University.




