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Beth Karlin is the Program Director of the Transformational Media Lab within the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs (CUSA), and a Research Associate with the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology’s uci@home project and California Plug Load Research Center (CalPlug). Her research investigates the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in promoting protective behavior. Current projects investigate psychological dimensions of energy conservation, technology-enabled energy feedback, audience engagement in documentary film, and transmedia social action campaigns.
Beth has presented her work to diverse audiences including the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences, International Studies Association, and the American Psychological Association and regularly lectures on the Psychology of Sustainability. She was the 2011 Junior Science Fellow at the Harmony Institute and currently serves as the membership chair of the Society for Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology.
Before coming to UCI, Beth spent over 10 years working in K-12 education, holding positions as a teacher, counselor, program director, curriculum consultant, and school administrator. She believes that the role of a researcher is not only to better understand the world but also to improve it and hopes that her work is able to serve both purposes.
PUBLICATIONS
Karlin, B. (2012). Public Acceptance of Smart Meters: Integrating Psychology and Practice. Proceedings of the 2012 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Pacific Grove, CA: ACEEE. In press.
Karlin, B. (2012). Power through Participation: Impacts of Youth Involvement in Invisible Children. In International Studies Association Conference Archive, San Diego, CA: ISAnet.
Karlin, B. & Johnson, J.S. (2011). Measuring impact: The importance of evaluation for documentary film campaigns. M/C Journal 14(6).
Karlin, B. (2011). Tracking and learning: Exploring dual functions of residential energy feedback. In Proceedings, 6th Annual International Conference on Persuasive Technology. Columbus, OH: ACM. In press.
Karlin, B. & Matthew, R. Kony 2012 and the Mediatization of Child Soldiers. Under review.
Karlin, B., Davis, N., Sanguinetti, A., Gamble, K., Kirkby, D., & Stokols, D. Dimensions of conservation: Exploring differences among energy behaviors. Under review.
Karlin, B., Davis, N., Sanguinetti, A., Gamble, Figueira, K., Baker, J., K., Kirkby, D., & Stokols, D. Residential energy feedback: Naturalistic users and their experiences. Under review.
Karlin, B., Ford, R. & Squiers, C. Defining Devices: A Revised Typology of Energy Feedback Technology. In preparation.
Karlin, B., Zinger, J. Residential energy feedback: A meta-analysis and methodological review. In preparation.
Ford, R. & Karlin, B. Information Density in Energy Feedback Technology: A Cognitive Approach. In preparation.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Karlin, B. Better Living Through Mediatization. Center for Unconventional Security (CUSA) Affairs Sustainable Seminar Series. Irvine, CA, April 18, 2012.
Karlin, B. Technology to the rescue? The potential and pitfalls of feedback in residential energy conservation.Pennsylvania State University Social Psychology Proseminar, State College, PA, September 12, 2011.
Karlin, B. The Psychology of Sustainability. Saddleback College PsychTalks! Psychology Speaker Series, Mission Viejo, CA, April 24, 2012Center for Unconventional Security (CUSA) Affairs Sustainable Seminar Series. Irvine, CA, February 23, 2012The Newkirk Center Summer Seminar Series: Empowering Sustainability on Earth. Irvine, CA, July 19, 2011Center for Unconventional Security (CUSA) Affairs Sustainable Seminar Series. Irvine, CA, February 9, 2011
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Karlin, B. Power through Participation: Youth Involvement in Invisible Children. International Studies Association, Talk, San Diego, CA, April 1, 2012.
Karlin, B. Communicating Climate Behaviors – Framing and False Dichotomies. Garrison Institute Climate, Mind, and Behavior Symposium, Talk, Garrison, NY, February 15, 2012.
Kazzi, M., Karlin, B., & Abarquez, H. Environmental Purchasing Presentation in Magazines: Frames, Labels, and Information. SPSP Sustainable Psychology preconference, Poster, San Diego, CA, January 26, 2012.
Squiers, C., Karlin, B., & Ford, R. Defining Devices: A Revised Typology of Residential Energy Feedback. SPSP Sustainable Psychology preconference, Poster, San Diego, CA, January 26, 2012.
Yates, L., Alameddine, J., Gheissari, M., Ta, H., & Karlin, B. From Affect to Action: The Use of Framing in Documentary Films. SPSP Sustainable Psychology preconference, Poster, San Diego, CA, January 26, 2012.
Karlin, B. Are we barking up the wrong tree? Exploring difference among energy behaviors. Behavior Energy and Climate Change (BECC) Conference, Talk, Sacramento, CA, December 2, 2011.
Karlin, B., Au, A., Goleva, E., & Zinger, J. Residential energy feedback: A Meta-analysis and methodological review. Behavior Energy and Climate Change (BECC) Conference, Poster, Washington D.C., December 1, 2011.
Karlin, B. Technology to the rescue? The potential and pitfalls of feedback in residential energy conservation. 9th Biennial Conference on Environmental Psychology, Talk, Eindhoven, Netherlands September, 2011.
Karlin, B. Energy research for the smart home: The uci@home project. 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Talk, Washington DC, August 2011.
Karlin, B. Film and social change – Psychological insights for leveraging impact. 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Talk, Washington DC, August 5, 2011.
Karlin, B. & Escobar, K. Confronting complexity in energy conservation: Differences between exposure, actions, and impacts. Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) Annual Meeting, Talk, Burlington, VT, June 25, 2010.
Karlin, B. Tracking and learning: Exploring dual functions of residential energy feedback. Sixth International Conference on Persuasive Technology, Talk, Columbus, OH, June 3, 2011.
Figueira, K., & Baker, J., Karlin, B., Davis, N., Stokols, D., & Kirkby, D. Energy feedback devices: Early adopters & their experiences. Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Annual Conference, Poster, Chicago, IL, May 28, 2011.
Karlin, B., Davis, N., Figueira, K., Baker, J., & Stokols, D. Energy feedback devices: Early adopters & their experiences. 91st Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Poster, Los Angeles, CA, April 29, 2011.
Karlin, B., Davis, N., Sanguinetti, A., Gamble, K., & Stokols, D. Dimensions of conservation: Exploring differences among energy behaviors. 91st Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA Poster, April 29, 2011.
Karlin, B., Figueira, K., & Baker, J. Technology to the Rescue? Potential and Pitfalls of Feedback in Energy Conservation. XVIIIth International Conference of the Society of Human Ecology (SHE), Talk, Las Vegas, NV, April 23, 2011.
Karlin, B. Dimensions of Conservation. Exploring differences among energy behaviors and their implications for intervention. XVIIIth International Conference of the Society of Human Ecology (SHE), Talk, Las Vegas, NV, April 22, 2011.
Karlin, B. Energy Feedback Devices: Early Adopters & Their Experiences. Behavior Energy and Climate Change (BECC) Conference, Talk, Sacramento, CA, November 15, 2010.
Karlin, B. Davis, N., Kirkby, D., Gamble, K., Sanguinetti, A., & Stokols, D. Breaking down energy conservation. Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) Annual Meeting, Talk, Portland, OR, June 18, 2010.