Professor Birgitta Gatersleben
Last modified: November 16, 2023
About
PhD
Member of the International Association for People-Environment Studies
Member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAPP), division 4, Environmental Psychology
Member of the royal society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures and commerce (RSA)
About the organisation(s) I've worked for
Organisation name:
University of SurreyAbout my experience and expertise
Personal statement:
I completed my Psychology degree at the University of Leiden and my PhD at the University of Groningen. All my training has been in Psychology and I have published research using a wide variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods including field and laboratory experiments, qualitative interview studies and large scale surveys. A lot of my research is applied and part of interdisciplinary research programs working with and alongside a wide range of stakeholders.
Key topic areas of research or interest:
My research focuses on four key areas. Examples of each are provided below.
Sustainable living and wellbeing.
Pro-environmental behaviour change.
Handbook on Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change
Nature experiences and wellbeing.
- Nature, gardening and young people’s health and wellbeing The Green Hub Project for Teens
- The birds and the bees: Can enjoying nature promote health and wellbeing in older people? Remarkable Research for Healthy Aging
Active transport.
- The psychology of sustainable transport The British Psychological Society
Other projects and networks:
- Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP)
- Sustainable Lifestyles Research Group
- MyGlobalHome ‘Connected Living’ Demonstrator
- Counting birds and bees: promoting wellbeing of older people through engagement with nature-based conservation activities
- People and nature in a pandemic: Studying nature engagement and wellbeing pre, during and post Covid-19 to support the UK (green) recovery
