Karen Elizabeth Dill-Shackleford
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Karen Dill-Shackleford is a social psychologist teaching in the first media psychology doctoral program in the country, at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California. Scholars have cited her dissertation on video game violence in peer-reviewed journals more than 1,300 times. She has testified twice before the U.S. Congress about the role of media in social life. Her current research interests include using media to improve well-being and to promote social justice, especially as related to race and gender.
She also studies the social psychology of fandom, and narrative transportation and persuasion, focusing on how fans understand real life and make meaning through engaging with fictional characters and stories. Dr. Dill-Shackleford is the author of How Fantasy Becomes Reality (2009, Oxford; second edition forthcoming) and is the editor of the Oxford Handbook of Media Psychology (Oxford, 2013).
Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Applied Social Psychology
- Communication, Language
- Gender Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
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Books:
- Dill, K. E. (2009). How fantasy becomes reality: Seeing through media influence. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Dill, K. E. (Ed.). (2013). The Oxford handbook of media psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
Journal Articles:
- Albertson, E. R., Neff, K. D., & Dill-Shackleford, K. E. (in press). Self-compassion and body dissatisfaction in women: A randomized controlled trial of a brief meditation intervention. Mindfulness. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0277-3
- Anderson, C. A., & Dill, K. E. (2000).Video games and aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behavior in the laboratory and in life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 772-790.
- Bettencourt, B. A., Dill, K. E., Greathouse, S. A., Charlton, K., & Mulholland, A. (1997). Evaluations of ingroup and outgroup members: The role of category-based expectancy violations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 33, 244-275.
- Burgess, M. C. R., Dill, K. E., Stermer, S. P., Burgess, S. R., & Brown, B. P. (2011). Playing with prejudice: The prevalence and consequences of racial stereotypes in video games. Media Psychology, 14, 289-311.
- Dill, K. E., Anderson, C. A., Anderson, K. B., & Deuser, W. E. (1997). Effects of aggressive personality on social expectations and social perceptions. Journal of Research in Personality, 31, 272-292.
- Dill, K. E., Brown, B. P., & Collins, M. A. (2008). Effects of exposure to sex-stereotyped video game characters on tolerance of sexual harassment. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 1402-1408.
- Dill, K. E., & Burgess, M. C. R. (2013). Influence of black masculinity game exemplars on social judgments. Simulation & Gaming: An International Journal, 44, 562-585.
- Dill, K. E., & Dill, J. C. (1998). Video game violence: A review of the empirical literature. Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal, 3, 407-428.
- Dill, K. E., Redding, R. E., Smith, P. K., Surette, R., & Cornell, D. G. (2011). Recurrent issues in efforts to prevent homicidal youth violence in schools: Expert opinions. In New Directions for Youth Development (Special Issue: Columbine a decade later: What we have learned about the prevention of youth homicidal violence in schools?), 129, 113-128.
- Dill, K. E., & Thill, K. P. (2007). Video game characters and the socialization of gender roles: Young people's perceptions mirror sexist media depictions. Sex Roles, 57, 851-865.
- Dill-Shackleford, K. E., Green, M. C., Scharrer, E., Wetterer, C., & Shackleford, L. E. (in press). Setting the stage for social change: Using live theater to dispel myths about intimate partner violence. Journal of Health Communication.
Other Publications:
- Anderson, C. A., Gentile, D. A., & Dill, K. E. (2011). Prosocial, antisocial, and other effects of recreational video games. In D. G. Singer and J. L. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of Children and the Media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Thill, K. P., & Dill, K. E. (2009). Domestic violence in American magazines. In E. Stark and E. S. Buzawa (Eds.), Violence against women in families and relationships: Volume 4, The Media and Cultural Attitudes. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Courses Taught:
Karen Elizabeth Dill-Shackleford
School of Psychology
Fielding Graduate University
Santa Barbara, California 93105
United States of America
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