CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE

Betty A. Kramp

Senior Research Associate

Forage Program

Texas AgriLife Research
P.O.Box 1658
Vernon, TX 76385

Phone: 940 552 9941 ext 244
Fax: 940 553 4657
Email: b-kramp@tamu.edu

Education

1981	M.S., Arizona State University - Environmental Resource Management.
1978	B.S., Arizona State University - Agriculture

Professional and Academic Experiences

1992 - present Senior Research Associate, Texas A&M University, Texas Agriculture Research Station, Vernon, TX.

1988 - 1992 Research Associate, Texas A&M University, Texas Agricultural Research Station, Munday, TX.

1983 - 1988 Farming, Kuehler Agricultural Services, Munday, Tx.

1981 - 1983 Research Technician, Albany International Corp., Buckeye, AZ

1980 - 1981 Graduate Research Assoicate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Range Ecology Department

1978 - 1980 Ecological Technician, Arizona Public Service Co., Phoenix, AZ

1977 Horticulturalist, Tender Loving Care Nursery, Chandler, AZ.

Professional Interests

Forage production, forage physiology and ecology, animal behavior and grazing management, and environmental impacts associated with livestock activities.

Awards

1980	Arizona State University Graduate Student Merit Scholarship
1971	Illinois Teachers Education Scholarship

Publication List

Peer Reviewed Papers

2006	Kramp, B.A., Malinowski, D.P., Zuo, H., Pinchak, W.E. and T.J. Butler. Alfalfa forage production under reduced irrigation in semiarid environments of the Texas Rolling Plains. p. 188-192. In W. Alison et al. (ed) Proc. American Forage and Grasslands Council Conference, 10-14 March 2006. San Antonio, TX.
2006	Malinowski, D.P, Kramp, B.A., Kigel, J. and W.E. Pinchak. Mechanisms of summer dormancy in cool-season perennial grasses. p. 124-128. In W. Alison et al. (ed) Proc. American Forage and Grasslands Council Conference, 10-14 March 2006. San Antonio, TX.
2006	Malinowski, D.P., Pinchak, W.E., Kramp, B.A., Zuo, H., and T.J. Butler. Management strategies to increase alfalfa productivity and reduce irrigation water in semiarid environments of the Texas Rolling Plains. Agron. J. (submitted 2/21/06)
2006	Malinowski, D.P., Kramp, B.A., Min, B.R., Baker, J., Pinchak, W.E. and J.C. Rudd Physiological and morphological traits for selection of dual-use wheat with improved forage production. p. 129-133. In W. Alison et al. (ed) Proc. American Forage and Grasslands Council Conference, 10-14 March 2006. San Antonio, TX.
2005	Malinowski, D.P., Kramp, B.A., Zuo, H., and W.E. Pinchak. Obligatory summer-dormant cool-season perennial grasses for semiarid environments of the southern Great Plains - Research update. p. 76-80. In K. Cassida (ed) Proc. American Forage and Grasslands Council Conference, 11-15 June 2005. Bloomington, IL.
2005	Malinowski, D.P., Zuo, H., Kramp, B.A., Muir, J.P., and W. E. Pinchak. Obligatory summer-dormant cool-season perennial grasses for semiarid environments of the Southern Great Plains. Agron. J. 97:147-154.
2003	Ansley, R.J., T.W. Boutton, B.A. Kramp, D.M. Jariel and J.O. Skjemstadt. Biogeochemical responses to fire seasonality and frequency in a temperate mixed-grass savanna: Storage and dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen. Ecological Applications (submitted June 2002).
2003	Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp and D.L. Jones. Converting mesquite thickets to savanna through foliage modification with clopyralid. Journal of Range Management 56: (In Press).
2002	Ansley, R.J., W.A. Dugas, M.L. Heuer and B.A. Kramp. Bowen ratio/energy balance and scaled leaf measurements of CO₂ flux over burned Prosopis savanna. Ecological Applications 12: 948-961.
2001	Ansley, R.J., X.B. Wu and B.A. Kramp. Observation: Long-term increases in mesquite canopy cover in a north Texas savanna. Journal of Range Management 54: 171-176.
1998	Ansley, R.J., D.L. Jones, T.R. Tunnell, B.A. Kramp and P.W. Jacoby. Honey mesquite canopy responses to single winter fires: relation to fine fuel, weather and fire temperature. International Journal of Wildland Fire 8: 241-252.
1998	Kramp, B.A., R.J. Ansley and T.R. Tunnell. Survival of mesquite seedlings emerging from cattle and wildlife feces in a semi-arid grassland. The Southwestern Naturalist 43: 300-312.
1997	Ansley, R.J., J.A. Huddle and B.A. Kramp. Mesquite ecology. Pages 21-25 In: D. Rollins, D.N. Ueckert and C.G. Brown (eds). Proceedings: Brush Sculptors Symposium, Uvalde, August 21-22 and Abilene, Sept. 17-18, 1997, TAEX Misc. Pub., TAES-San Angelo. 150 pp.
1997	Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp, and T.L. Moore. Development and management of mesquite savanna using low intensity prescribed fires. Pages 155-161 In: J.M. Greenlee (ed). Proceedings: Fire Effects on Threatened and Endangered Species and Habitats Conference, 13-15 Nov. 1995, Coeur d'Alene, ID. International Assoc. Wildland Fire.
1997	Ansley, R.J., J.A. Huddle, B.A. Kramp and T. Tunnell. Using fire for sculpting brush. Pages 99-108 In: D. Rollins, D.N. Ueckert and C.G. Brown (eds). Proceedings: Brush Sculptors Symposium, Uvalde, August 21-22 and Abilene, Sept. 17-18, 1997, TAEX Misc. Pub., TAES-San Angelo. 150 pp.

Technical Reports

1999 Ansley,R.J., B. A. Kramp, and D.L. Jones. Relating weather and fine fuel conditions during fires to mesquite topkill. Pages 11-12, In: W.R. Teague (ed.), Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report, Vernon Center Tech. Rep. 99 -10, Vernon, TX, 81 pp.

1999 Kramp, B.A., R.J. Ansley, and D. L. Jones. Effects of fire on mesquite pods and seeds. Pages 13-14, In: W.R. Teague (ed.), Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report, Vernon Center Tech. Rep. 99 -10, Vernon, TX, 81 pp.

1999 Kramp, B.A., R.J. Ansley, and T.R. Tunnell. Mesquite seedling survival from cattle and wildlife feces. Page 62, In: W.R. Teague (ed.), Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report, Vernon Center Tech. Rep. 99 -10, Vernon, TX, 81 pp.

1999 Ansley,R.J., B. A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and J.F. Cadenhead III. Aerial herbicide treatment options for mesquite. Pages 46-48, In: W.R. Teague (ed.), Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report, Vernon Center Tech. Rep. 99 -10, Vernon, TX, 81 pp.

1999 Ansley,R.J., B. A. Kramp, W.E. Pinchak, W.R. Teague and D.L. Jones. Response of honey mesquite to repeated winter or summer-season fires. Pages 7-10, In: W.R. Teague (ed.), Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report, Vernon Center Tech. Rep. 99 -10, Vernon, TX, 81 pp.

1998 Ansley, R.J., and B. A. Kramp. Effect of climate and grass cover on mesquite seedling establishment. Texas Tech University Research Highlights - Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management 29: 12.

1998 Kramp, B.A., R.J. Ansley, and D. Jones. Effect of prescribed fire on mesquite seedlings. Texas Tech University Research Highlights - Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management 29:13.

1997 Kramp, B., J. Ansley, and T. Tunnell. Effect of grass competition following fire on growth and survival of mesquite seedlings. Texas Tech University Research Highlights - Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management 28:13.

1995 Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp and D.L. Jones. Response of honey mesquite to single and repeated summer fires. Texas Tech University Research Highlights - Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management 26:13-14.

1995 Kramp, B.A., D. Bordovsky. Dryland Wheat Response to Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilization. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Report. B-1723. 4pp.

1983 Kramp, B.A., D.R. Patton and W.W Brady. RUNWILD Wildlife Habitat Relationships, The Effects of Fire on Wildlife Habitat and Species. USDA Forest Service Wildlife Unit Technical Report. June 1983. 29pp.

Abstracts

2003 Ansley, R.J., M.K. Owens, W.E. Pinchak, B.A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and J.E. Slosser. 2003. Predation of mesquite seeds by cattle and wildlife. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 56th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 2003, Casper, WY.

2003 Ansley, R.J., M.K. Owens, W.E. Pinchak, B.A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and J.E. Slosser. Effects of weathering and insect predation on mesquite pods and seeds. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 56th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 2003, Casper, WY.

2002 Ansley, R.J. T.W. Boutton and B.A. Kramp. Biogeochemical responses to fire seasonality and frequency in a temperate mixed-grass savanna: storage and dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen. Soil Science Soc. Amer., November 2002, Indianapolis, IN.

2002 Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp, and D.L. Jones. Effect of seasonal fires on prickly pear cactus. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 55th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 2002, Kansas City, MO (page 9-10).

2001 Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp, J. Nelson and J. Wallace. Long-term forage responses to mesquite herbicide treatments. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 54th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 2001, Kailua-Kona, HA (page 12).

2001 Ansley, R.J., and B.A. Kramp. Cover responses of a cool and a warm-season grass to seasonal fires and clipping in a mesquite savanna. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 54th Ann. Meeting, Feb..2001, Kailua-Kona, HA (page 11).

2000 Ansley, R.J., W.A. Dugas and B.A. Kramp. CO₂ flux in burned and unburned Prosopis savanna: comparing Bowen ratio and leaf chamber photosynthesis. Ecological Soc. America Ann. Meeting, August 2000, Snowbird, UT (p 243).

1999 Kramp, B.A., and R.J. Ansley. Herbaceous species composition responses to repeated winter or summer fires in north Texas. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 52nd Ann. Meeting, February 1999, Omaha, NE (p 41).

1997 Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp, W.E. Pinchak, and T.R. Tunnell. Growth of C3 and C4 grasses following repeated summer and winter fires and clipping. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 50th Ann. Meeting, February 1997, Rapid City, SD (p 61).

1997 Pinchak, W.E., D.R. Tolleson, R.J. Ansley, and B.A. Kramp. Crude protein dynamics of mid-grass prairie grasses after repeated summer and winter fires. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 50th Ann. Meeting, February 1997, Rapid City, SD (p 68).

1996 Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and T. Tunnell. Mesquite savanna development: modifying tree structure with low intensity fires. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 49th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 1996, Wichita, KS (p 4).

1966 Kramp, B.A., R.J. Ansley and T. Tunnell. Mesquite seedling survival in naturally deposited cattle and wildlife dung. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 49th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 1996, Wichita, KS (p 41).

1966 Jariel, D.M., R.J. Ansley, B.A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and T.R. Tunnell. Rangeland soil chemical properties after repeated summer or winter fires. Proc. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Ann. Conf., Nov. 1996, Indianapolis, IN.

1996 Ansley, R.J., D.L. Jones, and B.A. Kramp. Use of different intensity fires to convert Prosopis woodlands to grasslands or savannas. pp 13-14 In: N. West (ed.), Proceedings: 5th International Rangeland Congress, Soc. Range Manage., Salt Lake City, 23-28 July 1995.

1995 Ansley, R.J., D.L. Jones, and B.A. Kramp. Use of different intensity fires to convert Prosopis woodlands to grasslands or savannas. Proc. 5th International Rangeland Congr., August 1995, Salt Lake City, UT (p 3).

Thesis

1981 Kramp, B.A. The Effects of Fire on Wildlife in Arizona and New Mexico. M.S. Thesis. Department of Agriculture. Arizona State University. 119 pp.

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1992 - present	Senior Research Associate, Texas A&M University, Texas Agriculture Research Station, Vernon, TX.
1988 - 1992	Research Associate, Texas A&M University, Texas Agricultural Research Station, Munday, TX.
1983 - 1988	Farming, Kuehler Agricultural Services, Munday, Tx.
1981 - 1983	Research Technician, Albany International Corp., Buckeye, AZ
1980 - 1981	Graduate Research Assoicate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Range Ecology Department
1978 - 1980	Ecological Technician, Arizona Public Service Co., Phoenix, AZ
1977	Horticulturalist, Tender Loving Care Nursery, Chandler, AZ.

1999	Ansley,R.J., B. A. Kramp, and D.L. Jones. Relating weather and fine fuel conditions during fires to mesquite topkill. Pages 11-12, In: W.R. Teague (ed.), Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report, Vernon Center Tech. Rep. 99 -10, Vernon, TX, 81 pp.
1999	Kramp, B.A., R.J. Ansley, and D. L. Jones. Effects of fire on mesquite pods and seeds. Pages 13-14, In: W.R. Teague (ed.), Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report, Vernon Center Tech. Rep. 99 -10, Vernon, TX, 81 pp.
1999	Kramp, B.A., R.J. Ansley, and T.R. Tunnell. Mesquite seedling survival from cattle and wildlife feces. Page 62, In: W.R. Teague (ed.), Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report, Vernon Center Tech. Rep. 99 -10, Vernon, TX, 81 pp.
1999	Ansley,R.J., B. A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and J.F. Cadenhead III. Aerial herbicide treatment options for mesquite. Pages 46-48, In: W.R. Teague (ed.), Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report, Vernon Center Tech. Rep. 99 -10, Vernon, TX, 81 pp.
1999	Ansley,R.J., B. A. Kramp, W.E. Pinchak, W.R. Teague and D.L. Jones. Response of honey mesquite to repeated winter or summer-season fires. Pages 7-10, In: W.R. Teague (ed.), Rolling Plains Ranching Systems Report, Vernon Center Tech. Rep. 99 -10, Vernon, TX, 81 pp.
1998	Ansley, R.J., and B. A. Kramp. Effect of climate and grass cover on mesquite seedling establishment. Texas Tech University Research Highlights - Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management 29: 12.
1998	Kramp, B.A., R.J. Ansley, and D. Jones. Effect of prescribed fire on mesquite seedlings. Texas Tech University Research Highlights - Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management 29:13.
1997	Kramp, B., J. Ansley, and T. Tunnell. Effect of grass competition following fire on growth and survival of mesquite seedlings. Texas Tech University Research Highlights - Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management 28:13.
1995	Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp and D.L. Jones. Response of honey mesquite to single and repeated summer fires. Texas Tech University Research Highlights - Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management 26:13-14.
1995	Kramp, B.A., D. Bordovsky. Dryland Wheat Response to Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilization. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Report. B-1723. 4pp.
1983	Kramp, B.A., D.R. Patton and W.W Brady. RUNWILD Wildlife Habitat Relationships, The Effects of Fire on Wildlife Habitat and Species. USDA Forest Service Wildlife Unit Technical Report. June 1983. 29pp.

2003	Ansley, R.J., M.K. Owens, W.E. Pinchak, B.A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and J.E. Slosser. 2003. Predation of mesquite seeds by cattle and wildlife. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 56th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 2003, Casper, WY.
2003	Ansley, R.J., M.K. Owens, W.E. Pinchak, B.A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and J.E. Slosser. Effects of weathering and insect predation on mesquite pods and seeds. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 56th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 2003, Casper, WY.
2002	Ansley, R.J. T.W. Boutton and B.A. Kramp. Biogeochemical responses to fire seasonality and frequency in a temperate mixed-grass savanna: storage and dynamics of soil carbon and nitrogen. Soil Science Soc. Amer., November 2002, Indianapolis, IN.
2002	Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp, and D.L. Jones. Effect of seasonal fires on prickly pear cactus. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 55th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 2002, Kansas City, MO (page 9-10).
2001	Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp, J. Nelson and J. Wallace. Long-term forage responses to mesquite herbicide treatments. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 54th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 2001, Kailua-Kona, HA (page 12).
2001	Ansley, R.J., and B.A. Kramp. Cover responses of a cool and a warm-season grass to seasonal fires and clipping in a mesquite savanna. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 54th Ann. Meeting, Feb..2001, Kailua-Kona, HA (page 11).
2000	Ansley, R.J., W.A. Dugas and B.A. Kramp. CO₂ flux in burned and unburned Prosopis savanna: comparing Bowen ratio and leaf chamber photosynthesis. Ecological Soc. America Ann. Meeting, August 2000, Snowbird, UT (p 243).
1999	Kramp, B.A., and R.J. Ansley. Herbaceous species composition responses to repeated winter or summer fires in north Texas. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 52nd Ann. Meeting, February 1999, Omaha, NE (p 41).
1997	Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp, W.E. Pinchak, and T.R. Tunnell. Growth of C3 and C4 grasses following repeated summer and winter fires and clipping. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 50th Ann. Meeting, February 1997, Rapid City, SD (p 61).
1997	Pinchak, W.E., D.R. Tolleson, R.J. Ansley, and B.A. Kramp. Crude protein dynamics of mid-grass prairie grasses after repeated summer and winter fires. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 50th Ann. Meeting, February 1997, Rapid City, SD (p 68).
1996	Ansley, R.J., B.A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and T. Tunnell. Mesquite savanna development: modifying tree structure with low intensity fires. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 49th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 1996, Wichita, KS (p 4).
1966	Kramp, B.A., R.J. Ansley and T. Tunnell. Mesquite seedling survival in naturally deposited cattle and wildlife dung. Proc. Soc. Range Manage., 49th Ann. Meeting, Feb. 1996, Wichita, KS (p 41).
1966	Jariel, D.M., R.J. Ansley, B.A. Kramp, D.L. Jones and T.R. Tunnell. Rangeland soil chemical properties after repeated summer or winter fires. Proc. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Ann. Conf., Nov. 1996, Indianapolis, IN.
1996	Ansley, R.J., D.L. Jones, and B.A. Kramp. Use of different intensity fires to convert Prosopis woodlands to grasslands or savannas. pp 13-14 In: N. West (ed.), Proceedings: 5th International Rangeland Congress, Soc. Range Manage., Salt Lake City, 23-28 July 1995.
1995	Ansley, R.J., D.L. Jones, and B.A. Kramp. Use of different intensity fires to convert Prosopis woodlands to grasslands or savannas. Proc. 5th International Rangeland Congr., August 1995, Salt Lake City, UT (p 3).