CHRISTINE SHEARER Post-­‐Doctoral Scholar Earth Systems Science, UC Irvine cesheare@uci.edu Mobile 714.514.1889 EDUCATION 2010 2005 2002 1999 PhD, Sociology (Global Studies emphasis), UC Santa Barbara MA with Honors, Sociology, UC Santa Barbara MA, Media Studies, New College of California BA, Literature, UC Santa Cruz RESEARCH INTERESTS Environmental sociology; climate change; energy policy; science, technology, and society. SELECT ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS 2013. Christine Shearer et al. “National Energy in a Globalized Era: Offshore Oil, Coal, and Oil Sand Leases.” Research in Social Problems and Public Policy 21. 2013. Julie Maldonado, Christine Shearer, et al. “The Impact of Climate Change on Tribal Communities in the U.S.: Displacement, Relocation, and Human Rights.” Climatic Change 120 (3). 2013. Christine Shearer et al. “Power and Vulnerability: Recontextualizing ‘Low-­‐risk’ Views of Environmental Hazards.” Research in Social Problems and Public Policy 21. 2012. “The Political Ecology of Adaptation Assistance: Alaska Natives, Displacement, and Relocation.” The Journal of Political Ecology 19. 2012. “The Human Face of Global Warming.” In Subhankar Bannerjee (Ed.). Arctic Voices: Resistance at the Tipping Point, Seven Stories Press. 2012. “The Social Construction of Alaska Native Vulnerability to Climate Change.” Race Gender & Class 19 (1-­‐2). 2012. Jennifer Rogers-­‐Brown, Christine Shearer, et al. “From Biotech to Nanotech: Public Debates about Technological Modification of Food.” Environment and Society 2. 2011. Kivalina: A Climate Change Story, Haymarket Books. 2011. Barbara Herr Harthorn, Christine Shearer, et al. “Exploring Ambivalence: Public Enthusiasm and Skepticism in U.S. Nanotech Deliberations.”In Quantum Engagements: Social Reflections of Emerging Technologies, IOS Press. 2011. Christine Shearer and Richard Rood. “Changing the Media Discussion on Extreme Weather and Climate.” Earthzine. 2010. Co-­‐author. “Using Expert Judgment to Assess the Vulnerability of Marine Ecosystems in the California Current.” Ecological Applications 20(5). 2010. “How Cold Was Cold? The Origins of the Little Ice Age” and “Historic Representations of Weather in Art.” In Alfred Andrea (Ed.). World History Encyclopedia. ABC-­‐Clio. 2010. “Environmental Justice.” In Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol Oyster, and Geoffrey J. Golson (Eds.). The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, Sage Publications. 2009. Co-­‐author. “Mapping Cumulative Human Impacts to California Current Marine Ecosystems.” Conservation Letters 2 (3). IN PREP Christine Shearer, John Bistline, and Steve Davis. “Bridging to low-­‐carbon energy: the effect of gas supply.” 1
SELECT JOURNALISM ARTICLES In Alaska, Seeing the Future of US Coasts. The New York Times, November 26, 2012. Alaska Storm Bears Down on Village that Spearheaded Climate Change Battle. National Geographic, November 9, 2011. The Climate is Changing Faster than Disaster Management and Adaptation Policies. Climate Progress, July 22, 2011. Co-­‐author. The Grassroots Movement Against Coal Goes Global. Grist. May 27, 2011. Declining Returns of Fossil Fuel Leases on Public Lands. Truthout. February 4, 2011. Connecting Climate Change to Everyday Life. Weather Underground. December 27, 2010. My Journey into Kivalina v. ExxonMobil et al. Huffington Post. December 1, 2010. RESEARCH POSITIONS Postdoctoral Scholar, Earth Systems Science at UC Irvine, 2013 – Work with scientists on designing and carrying out qualitative and quantitative research on energy and climate issues, with a focus on policy implications. Past and current projects include the future of natural gas use and its effect on renewable energy deployment, oil sands and infrastructure, and carbon emissions from biomass feedstocks. Publish research findings in relevant peer-­‐reviewed journals. Researcher, Earth Island Institute, 2009 -­‐ Write, edit, and conduct research for Sourcewatch’s Coalswarm.com, an online wikipedia of energy and environmental information, including listings of current and proposed coal plants and mines across the globe and their estimated environmental and health effects. Postdoctoral Scholar, UCSB Center for Nanotechnology in Society, 2010 -­‐ 2013 Graduate Fellow, UCSB Center for Nanotechnology in Society, 2009-­‐10 Conducted social science research concerning nano-­‐technologies (billionth of a meter) for energy/environmental/health applications. Research involved surveys and public deliberations on expert and public assessments of the risks and benefits of nano applications. Also designed and led a policy brief project based on CNS research involving nano in the California economy, cleantech development, and improving environmental and health safety. Researcher, The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 2007-­‐8 Helped design survey tool, conduct interviews, engage in data analysis, present on findings, and co-­‐write publications for interdisciplinary research project that visually maps out human effects on marine ecosystems within the California Current, building upon the global human impacts study published in Science (Vol. 319: 2008). Researcher, New College of California, 2000-­‐2002 Assisted the New College of California Media Studies Director on researching and creating digital lectures on world history. The CDs are now part of the core curricula for the M.A./PhD program Critical Thinking at Minerva School. TEACHING POSITIONS Teaching Assistant, UC Santa Barbara, 2003-­‐2008 Worked with professors in the planning and teaching of undergraduate courses in the departments of Sociology, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, and Law and Society. 2
Teaching Assistant, New College of California, 2000-­‐2002 Assisted in the planning and teaching of Media Studies courses on cultural theory, political economy, and world history. JOURNALISM WORK Managing Editor, Conducive, Imagined, and Left Eye on Books, 2009 – 2013 Wrote and edited articles for online magazines that I co-­‐founded using the WordPress format. Supervised writers and interns, managed content of sites, and promoted through social media. Associate Reporter, The Center for Investigative Reporting, 2001-­‐2002 Assisted in researching, writing, and publishing investigative pieces on environmental and political issues, including issues around energy, biotechnologies, illegal housing development, and FBI spying of academics. Field Reporter, KPFA Radio Evening News 94.1FM, 2000-­‐2002 Covered local, national, and international issues, conducting interviews, doing background research, and producing the information as a story for play on the radio evening news. FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS 2012 Lannan Foundation Writing Residency Fellowship ($5,000) 2012 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award (Honorable Mention) 2012 Research Grant, The Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research ($3,000) 2012 Invited Presenter, “Hazardous Chemicals: Agents of Risk and Change,” Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (paid travel fees to Germany) 2011 The Eric Wolf Prize of Political Ecology (Honorable Mention) 2011 National Tropical Botanical Garden Fellowship ($1,500) 2010 Best Graduate Student Paper Award, Natural Resources Research Group ($100) 2009 UCSB Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship ($6,000) 2009 NSF Center for Nanotechnology in Society Fellowship ($30,000) 2006, 2007, and 2008 Fee Fellowships, UCSB Department of Sociology ($1,700) 2003 and 2006 Research and Travel Grant, UCSB Department of Sociology ($1,300) SELECT PRESENTATIONS “Addressing the Regulatory Gaps in Climate Change Displacement: A Case Study of Kivalina, Alaska.” International Sociological Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2012. “Author Meets Critics: Christine Shearer’s Kivalina: A Climate Change Story,” Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, CA, 2012. “Climate Change Health and Environmental Risks in Kivalina, Alaska.” Association for Applied Anthropology, Montreal, QC Canada, 2011. “Power and Vulnerability: Reconsidering ‘Low-­‐Risk’ Views of Environmental and Health Hazards.” Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies, Phoenix, AZ, 2011. “Importance of Technology Application Domain in Shaping Public Risk and Benefit Perceptions of Nanotechnologies.” Society for Applied Anthropology in Seattle, WA, 2011. UNIVERSITY SERVICE Graduate Representative, UCSB Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity Vice President of External Affairs, UCSB Graduate Student Association Board Member, UC Student Association 3
LANGUAGES Portuguese: Excellent speaking skills, good writing and reading skills. Spanish: Fair writing and reading skills. REFERENCES Steve Davis, Assistant Professor of Earth System Sciences, UCI: sjdavis@uci.edu John Foran, Professor of Sociology, UCSB: foran@soc.ucsb.edu Barbara Herr Harthorn, Director, NSF Center for Nanotechnology in Society: harthorn@cns.ucsb.edu Ted Nace, Founder, CoalSwarm: ted@tednace.com 4