Faculty: Shahzeen Attari
Selected Works:
Reports and Publications:
Selected Works:
- "Shared vision for a decarbonized future energy system in the United States," (with D. Miniard and J. Kantenbacher), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (13) 7108-7114 (2020)
- "Climate change communicators’ carbon footprints affect their audience’s policy support," (with D. H. Krantz and E. U. Weber), Climatic Change, 154(3), 529–545 (2019)
- "Perceptions of water systems," (with K. Poinsatte-Jones and K. Hinton), Judgment and Decision Making, 12 (3) 314-327 (2017)
- "Statements about climate researchers’ carbon footprints affect their credibility and the impact of their advice," (with D.H. Krantz and E.U. Weber) Climatic Change 1-14 (2016)
- "Reasons for cooperation and defection in real-world social dilemmas," (with D. H. Krantz and E. U. Weber), Judgment and Decision Making 9 (4): 316-334 (2014).
- "Perceptions of water use," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111 (14): 5129-5134 (2014)
- "Paying for what was free: Lessons from the New York Times paywall," (with J.E. Cook), Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 15 (12): 1-6 (2012)
- "Public perceptions of energy consumption and savings," (with M. L. DeKay, C. I. Davidson, W. Bruine de Bruin), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(37), 16504–16059 (2010)
Reports and Publications:
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"Recycling bias and reduction neglect," Michaela Barnett (Author); Patrick Hancock (Co-Author) (Graduate); Leidy Klotz (Co-Author); Shahzeen Attari (Co-Author), Nature Sustainability, 2023
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“Enabling an equitable energy transition through inclusive research,” (with Arvind Ravikumar et al.), Nature Energy, (2022)
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“Young adults face the future of the United States: perceptions of its promise, perils, and possibilities,” (with Joseph Kantenbacher; Deidra miniard; Austin Nathaniel Geiger; Landon Yoder), Futures, (139) 102951 (2022)
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“Better rules for judging joules: Exploring how experts make decisions about household energy use,” (with Joe Kantenbacher), Energy Research & Social Science, (2021)
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“Reorienting climate decision making research for smallholder farming systems through decision science,” (with Kurt B Waldman; Zack Guido; Peter M Todd; Tom P Evans; Amanda R Carrico), Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, (2021)
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“Transforming energy use,” Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 42 104-108 (2021)
- “Investigating similarities and differences in individual reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis,” (with Nathan A Geiger; Anagha Gore; Claire Squire), Climactic Change, (2021)
- “Moderating spillover: Focusing on personal sustainability behavior rarely hinders and can boost climate policy support,” (with Gregg Sparkman; Elke U Weber), Energy Research & Social Science, (2021)
- "Turning a coal state to a green state: Identifying themes of support and opposition to decarbonize the energy system in the United States," (with D. Miniard), Energy Research and Social Science, (December 2021)
- “Agricultural decision making and climate uncertainty in developing countries,” (with K.B. Waldman, P.M. Todd, S.Omar, J.P. Blekking, S.A. Giroux, K. Baylis, T. Evans), Environmental Research Letters, 15 (11) 112005 (November 2020)
- “Behavioural frameworks to understand public perceptions of and risk response to carbon dioxide removal,” (with T.R. Shrum, E. Markowitz, H. Buck, R. Gregory, S. van der Linden, L. Van Boven), Interface Focus, 10 (5) 2E+07, (August 2020)
- “Credibility, communication, and climate change: How lifestyle inconsistency and do-gooder derogation impact decarbonization advocacy,” (with G. Sparkman), Energy Research and Social Science, v. 59, 101290 (January 2020)
- "Changing household behaviors to curb climate change: How hard can it be?" (with C.I. Davidson, M. L. DeKay, and W. Bruine de Bruin), Sustainability: The Journal of Record, 4 (1), 9-11 (2011)
- "Catalyzing frontiers in water-climate-society research: A view from early career scientists and junior faculty," (with S. McNeeley, et al.), Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 93 (4): 477-484 (2012)
- "On the importance of strengthening moderate beliefs in climate science to foster support for immediate action," (with S. Carley, J. D. Graham, R. M. Krause, J. Rupp, D. Warren, and Z. A. Wendling), Sustainability, 5 (12): 5153-5170 (2013)
- "The water short list: The most effective actions U.S. households can take to curb water use," (with B. I. Inskeep), Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 56 (4): 4-15 (2014) (Cover Article).
- Commentary of article: "Understanding environmentally significant consumption," T. Dietz, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111 (14), 5067-5068 (2014)
- “Enabling energy conservation through effective decision aids,” (with D. Rajagopal) Journal of Sustainability Education, 8 (2015)
- "IU research shows climate scientists are more credible when they practice what they preach" - IUB Newsroom, June 16, 2016
- "Don't rush to flush: Indiana University research measures bathroom behavior" - IUB Newsroom, June 15, 2015.
- "California Drought Can't Stop Production of Bottled Water" - CNBC, August 7, 2014
- "A Short List of Effective Actions to Conserve Water at Home" - National Geographic, August 4, 2014
- "Why Don't People Conserve Energy and Water?" - TEDX-Bloomington, June 11, 2014
- “Big, hot, or bright? Integrating cues to perceive home energy use,” (with E. Schille-Hudson, T. Marghetis, D. Miniard, and D. Landy), Proceedings of the 41st Cognitive Science Society, (2019)
- ”Climate change communicators’ carbon footprints affect their audience’s policy support,” (with D. Krantz and E. Weber ), Climate Change, 154 (3): 529-545 (2019)
- ”Cognitive Biases about Climate Variability in Smallholder Farming Systems in Zambia,” (with K. Waldman, N. Vergopolan, J. Sheffield, L. Estes, K. Caylor, and T. Evans), Weather, Climate, and Society, 11 (2):369-383 (2019)
- ”Credibility, communication, and climate change: How lifestyle inconsistency and do-gooder derogation impacts decarbonization advocacy,” (with G. Sparkmann) Energy Research & Social Science, 59 (2019)
- ”Easy but not effective: Why “turning off the lights” remains a salient energy conserving behaviour in the United States.” (with D. Lundberg and J. Tang) Energy Research & Social Science, 58 (2019)
- ”Simple interventions can correct misperceptions of home energy use,” (with T. Marghetis and D. Landy) Nature Energy, 4 (10): 874-881 (2019)
- ”The salience of climate change in farmer decision-making within smallholder semi-arid agroecosystems,” (with K. Waldman, D. B. Gower, S. Giroux, K. K. Caylor, and T. Evans) Climatic Change, 156 (4): 527-543 (2019)
- "Farmer Perceptions of Conflict Related to Water in Zambia," (Marcantonio, R.A.; Attari, S.Z.; Evans, T.P.), Sustainability, 10, p313 (2018)
- "Maize seed choice and perceptions of climate variability among smallholder farmers," (with K. B. Waldman, J. Blekking, and T. Evans), Global Environmental Change, 47: 51-63 (2017)
- "Public preferences for species conservation: choosing between lethal control, habitat protection and no action," (with M. Lute ), Environmental Conservation, 44 (2): 139-147 (2017)
- "Energy conservation goals: What people adopt, what they recommend, and why," (with D.H. Krantz and E.U. Weber), Judgment and Decision Making, 11 (4) 342-351 (2016)
- "Don't rush to flush," (with M.L. Lute and S.J. Sherman), Journal of Environmental Psychology, V43 pp. 105-11 (2015)
- "Public preferences for species conservation: choosing between lethal control, habitat protection and no action," (with M.L. Lute), Environmental Conservation, 44 (2) 139-147 (June 2017)
- "Perceptions of water use," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(14) 5129-5134 (2014)
- Attari, S. Z., DeKay, M. L., Davidson, C. I., Bruine de Bruin, W. "Changing household behaviors to curb climate change: How hard can it be?"Sustainability: The Journal of Record, 4 (1), 9-11. (2011)
- Attari, S. Z., McNeeley, S.M., et al. "Catalyzing frontiers in water-climate-society research: A view from early career scientists and junior faculty." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 93(4), 477-484. (2012)
- "Public Perceptions of energy consumption and savings," (with W. Bruine de Bruin, C.I. Davidson, and M.L. DeKay), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107 (37), 16054-16059 (2010)
- Commentary of article: "Narrowing the U.S. energy efficiency gap," T. Dietz, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107 (37), 16007-16008 (2010)