Charles I. Abramson is a Regents Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State University, affiliated with the departments of Integrative Biology and Entomology and Plant Pathology. He received his PhD in experimental-physiological psychology from Boston University in 1986. As a comparative psychologist, he has studied more than 30 different species of both invertebrates and vertebrates (and plants), has published more than 300 articles and book chapters, and is an author or editor of 22 books. Currently, he is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Comparative Psychology.