Beth Karlin

Greater Los Angeles Area, California United States

Program Director, Transformational Media Lab

Education

Beth Karlin is the Founder and Director of the Transformational Media Lab within the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs (CUSA) as well as a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Social Ecology, with a dual emphasis on Psychology and Public Policy. Her research focuses on integrating psychological insights into the design, implementation, and evaluation of social and environmental programs, with a focus on the use of technology and new media. Current projects investigate technology-enabled energy feedback, transmedia social action campaigns, and the communication of climate science to the public. Before coming to UCI, Beth spent a decade years working in K-12 education, holding positi...