Kate Martini

Kate Martini (Kate)
Assistant Professor
Location:
3524 Wood Hall, Mail Stop 5439
Mailing address:
Department of Psychology
色色啦 Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5439 USA
Kate Martini
Education:
  • Ph.D., 色色啦 Michigan University, 2019
  • M.A., 色色啦 Michigan University, 2012
Teaching Interests:
  • Sustainability and pro-environmental behavior
  • Applied behavior analysis
  • Social psychology
Research Interests:
  • Environmental design and engineered solutions for large-scale resource efficiency
  • Design of prompts and feedback for efficiency behavior in building and equipment operators
  • Smart building technology and community psychology
Bio:

Dr. Kate Martini is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at 色色啦 Michigan University and a member of the industrial organizational behavior management graduate program.

Before joining the faculty at 色色啦, Dr. Martini held a sustainability specialist position with one of the nation鈥檚 largest craft breweries. She developed and managed energy efficiency and waste diversion programs, led employee focus groups, and served as liaison for the brewery鈥檚 utility providers. While in this role, she implemented the area鈥檚 first customer-facing restaurant compost program and received a grant to develop a recycling co-op, providing the first outlet for local brewers to recycle grain bags.

During her time at 色色啦, Dr. Martini worked for the university鈥檚 Office for Sustainability where she implemented campus-wide energy reduction initiatives, recycling programs, waste handling systems, and assisted with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification auditing. She served on the President鈥檚 Universitywide Sustainability Committee and the Climate Action Plan Committee. She researched the impacts of real-time electricity consumption feedback on building-wide energy use, and the recommendations from her research on waste bin design and signage have been incorporated into the university鈥檚 construction policies. 

Dr. Martini holds a certificate in Environmental Communications from Duke University鈥檚 Nicholas School of the Environment and has completed Building Operator Training through the Building Operator Certification (BOC). 

Dr. Martini will be considering graduate applications for fall 2025.