
Kristyn Karl
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Education
- PhD (2015) University of Michigan (Political Science)
- MA (2011) University of Michigan (Political Science)
- BA (2006) Franklin & Marshall College (Government, Psychology)
Research
Political Psychology, Risk Communication, Media Effects, Race & Gender Politics, Biological Foundations of Political Behavior
Institutional Service
- CAL Subject Pool Chair
- Vice President Enrollment Management Search Committee Member
- Faculty Senate Member
- Junior Faculty Board of Representatives Member
- Ad Hoc Committee on Stevens Employee Handbook Member
- Academic Appeals Committee Chair
- External Unit Review: Center for Faculty Engagement & Advancement Member
Professional Service
- Reviewer
- Chair, Discussant
- American Journal of Political Science; Political Behavior; Science Communication; Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Reviewer
- American Political Science Association; International Society of Political Psychology; Southern Political Science Association Discussant
Professional Societies
- Midwest Political Science Association Member
- APSA – American Political Science Association Member
- WCPS – National Women's Caucus for Political Science Member
- SPSA – Southern Political Science Association Member
- ISPP – International Society of Political Psychology Member
Grants, Contracts and Funds
Reinventing Civil Defense. Carnegie Corporation of New York. ($500,000; PI, with Alex Wellerstein). Seeks to develop new communication strategies regarding nuclear risk that have high potential to resonate with a public audience. Building on the prior history of Civil Defense, the overarching goal is to identify what an effective, non-partisan, level-headed approach to nuclear risk communication looks like in the 21st century.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Nuclear Risk Communication Tools.
Thompson Family Foundation. ($37,600; PI, with Ashley Lytle).
Gender, Emotion, and Political Communication. Stevens’ College of
Arts and Letters Small Grant ($3,900; with Lindsey Cormack).
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Nuclear Risk Communication Tools.
Thompson Family Foundation. ($37,600; PI, with Ashley Lytle).
Gender, Emotion, and Political Communication. Stevens’ College of
Arts and Letters Small Grant ($3,900; with Lindsey Cormack).
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Karl, K.; Cormack, L. (2021). Big Boys Don’t Cry: Evaluations of Politicians Across Issue, Gender, and Emotion. Political Behavior .
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11109-021-09727-5. - Cormack, L.; Karl, K. (2021). Why Women Earn High Marks: Examining the Role of Partisanship and Gender in Political Evaluations. . Politics & Gender.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/politics-and-gender/article/abs/why-women-earn-high-marks-examining-the-role-of-partisanship-and-gender-in-political-evaluations/21119FD492E54FC801DD68AA9250C1D1. - Karl, K.; Lytle, A. (2020). Nuclear Threat Risk Communication: Evaluating the Impact of Message Exposure and Format. Journal of Risk Research. Glen Ridge.
- Lytle, A.; Karl, K. (2020). Understanding Americans’ Attitudes toward Nuclear Weapons and Estimated Risk of Nuclear Attack. International Journal of Communication (14 ed., pp. 299-323). International Journal of Communication.
- Karl, K.; Lytle, A. (2020). Nuclear weapons risk communication: evaluating the impact of message exposure and format. Journal of Risk Research.
- Karl, K. (2019). Motivating Participation Through Political Ads: Comparing the Effects of Physiology and Self-Reported Emotion. Political Behavior (Sept. 2019 ed.). Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-019-09569-2. - Karl, K.; Ryan, T. (2016). When are Stereotypes about Black Candidates Applied? An Experimental Test. Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics (2 ed., vol. 1, pp. 253-279).
https://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2015.6. - Lupia, A.; Karl, K.; Al, E. (2015). What Does it Take to Reduce Racial Prejudice in Individual-Level Candidate Evaluations? A Formal Theoretic Perspective. Political Science Research and Methods (1 ed., vol. 3, pp. 1-20).
https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2014.12.
Magazine/Trade Publication
- Karl, K.; Lytle, A. (2019). This is not a drill: Lessons from the false Hawaiian missile alert. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist.
https://thebulletin.org/2019/01/this-is-not-a-drill-lessons-from-the-false-hawaiian-missile-alert/.
Newspaper Article
- Karl, K.; Lytle, A.; Wellerstein, A. (2019). A nuclear bomb might not kill you. But not knowing how to respond might.. Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/14/nuclear-bomb-might-not-kill-you-not-knowing-how-respond-might/.
Courses
Political Psychology and the Media
Research Design and Methodology, Social Sciences & STS
Introduction to Science Communication
U.S. Campaigns and Elections
STEM Law and Policy, Pre-College Summer Program
Special Topics: Persuasion and Communication Strategy
Seminar in Leadership Studies
Research Design and Methodology, Social Sciences & STS
Introduction to Science Communication
U.S. Campaigns and Elections
STEM Law and Policy, Pre-College Summer Program
Special Topics: Persuasion and Communication Strategy
Seminar in Leadership Studies