Baine Craft

Dr. Baine Craft is a Professor of Psychology and Biology at Seattle Pacific University (SPU), where he has served since 2006. He holds a joint appointment in the School of Psychology, Family, and Community and the Biology Department, and he serves as Chair of Undergraduate Psychology and Director of Laboratory Facilities.

• Education:
  • BS, Mississippi College, 2001
  • MA, University of Montana, 2004
  • PhD, University of Montana, 2005

Dr. Craft is a comparative animal behavior researcher whose work focuses on choice-or-foraging behavior, particularly risk-sensitive foraging and self-control. His studies investigate how variables like learning, reward delays, and patch quality influence choice biases in animals.

He contributes to SPU's academic environment through leadership roles, including overseeing laboratory facilities and mentoring students in research. His publications explore behavioral dynamics in rats and fish, reflecting interdisciplinary interests across psychology and biology.

Dr. Craft teaches courses such as Psychology as Vocation, Learning and Behavior, Cognitive Psychology, Statistics, and Animal Behavior. While no scientific awards are listed, his research is featured in journals like Behavioural Processes and Perceptual and Motor Skills.

He leads the Learning and Cognition Lab, where students engage in hands-on research projects examining behavioral patterns in diverse species.