Professor Birgitta Gatersleben

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.

• Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP)
• Sustainable Lifestyles Research Group

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

Publications:

A full list of publications can be found here