Dr. Clara Weber

ZHAW Life Sciences und Facility Management
Kompetenzgruppe Betriebsökonomie und Human Resources
Reidbach
8820 Wädenswil

+41 (0) 58 934 50 36
clara.weber@zhaw.ch

Arbeit an der ZHAW

Tätigkeit

Dozentin für angewandte Umwelt- und Architekturpsychologie

Lehrtätigkeit

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Ausbildung

PhD / Umweltpsychologie
University of Surrey, UK
09 / 2014 - 01 / 2019
Master of Science / Umweltpsychologie
University of Surrey, UK
09 / 2011 - 11 / 2013
Dipl.-Ing. / Architektur
Technische Universität Berlin
10 / 2004 - 01 / 2011
Erasmus / Architektur / Psychologie
IUAV di Venezia, Italien
09 / 2008 - 09 / 2009

Netzwerk

Mitglied in Netzwerken

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8813-3689

Auszeichnungen

Visiting Researcher Grant Cornell University
Swissnex
11 / 2023
Early Career Researcher Grant
ZHAW Stabstelle Forschung
04 / 2022
1st Prize gif Research Award (PhD/Habilitation)
gif Gesellschaft für Immobilienwirtschaftliche Forschung
12 / 2020
Russell-Wickes Award
University of Surrey
12 / 2015
Erwin-Stephan Award for Academic Excellence
Techical University Berlin
04 / 2011

Social Media

Medienpräsenz

Projekte

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

Anderson, T., Ratcliffe, E., Gatersleben, B., & Weber, C. (2026). Physical environments of favourite urban places enable place attachment through afforded meaningful experiences. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102977
Ratcliffe, E., Clarke, R. M., Gabriel, A., Weber, C., Musselwhite, C., Haddad, H., Grassini, S., Lymeus, F., Barz, C., Tam, K.-P., & Gatersleben, B. (2026). Research trends in environmental psychology : a bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed publications, 2004-2024. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102927
Wheele, T., Lindkvist, C., Haugen, T., Weber, C., & Windlinger Inversini, L. (2025). “We are learning the hybrid communication culture”: curating atmospheres of social connection for university students. Facilities, 43(7-8), 532–549. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-02-2024-0029
Lindkvist, C., Nenonen, S., & Weber, C. (2025). Guest editorial: Higher education: academic spaces for working and learning in the COVID-19 legacy. Facilities, 43(7/8), 419–425. https://doi.org/10.1108/f-05-2025-166
Wheele, T., Lindkvist, C., Weber, C., Haugen, T., & Windlinger, L. (2024). Beyond the screen : student experiences of social connection in a hybrid university learning environment. Learning, Media and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2024.2406963
Wheele, T., Lindkvist, C., Haugen, T., Weber, C., & Windlinger, L. (2024). Curating hybrid-style university experiences : framework development for student social connectedness using interaction design and placemaking. Education Sciences, 14(9), 1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14091004
Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., Jagannath, S., Füchslin, B., & Costa Delabrida, Z. N. (2024). Crowding and aggression during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom : the relationship between residential density, subjective crowding, privacy, and aggression. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2024(96). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102335
Weber, C., Golding, S. E., Yarker, J., Teoh, K., Lewis, R., Ratcliffe, E., Munir, F., Wheele, T., & Windlinger Inversini, L. (2023). Work fatigue during COVID-19 lockdown teleworking : the role of psychosocial, environmental, and social working conditions. Frontiers in Psychology, 14(1155118). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1155118
Wheele, T., Weber, C., Windlinger, L., Haugen, T., & Lindkvist, C. (2023). A narrative literature review using placemaking theories to unravel student social connectedness in hybrid university learning environments. Buildings, 13(2), 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020339
Weber, C., Bébié Gut, P., Riebli, A., & Windlinger Inversini, L. (2022). Eine explorative Untersuchung der Einflüsse von ABW-Büromerkmalen auf die Wahrnehmung der Organisationskultur. Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11612-022-00631-y
Weber, C., Golding, S. E., Yarker, J., Lewis, R., Ratcliffe, E., Munir, F., Wheele, T. P., Häne, E., & Windlinger, L. (2022). Future teleworking inclinations post-COVID-19 : examining the role of teleworking conditions and perceived productivity. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(863197). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.863197
Weber, C., Monero Flores, V., Wheele, T. P., Miedema, E., & White, E. V. (2022). Patients’ health & well-being in inpatient mental health-care facilities : a systematic review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12(758039). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.758039
Weber, C., Krieger, B., Häne, E., Yarker, J., & McDowall, A. (2022). Physical workplace adjustments to support neurodivergent workers : a systematic review. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 73(3), 910–962. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12431
Weber, C., & Gatersleben, B. (2021). Office relocation : changes in privacy fit, satisfaction, and fatigue. Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 24(1), 21–39. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-12-2020-0066
Weber, C., Golding, S. E., Ratcliffe, E., Yarker, J., Lewis, R., & Munir, F. (2020). Homeworking during COVID-19 lockdown : relationships between the physical and social environments at home, work-related burnout, and musculoskeletal pain. Health Psychology Update, 29(3), 55–56. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpshpu.2020.29.3.41

Bücher, peer-reviewed

Lindkvist, C., Nenonen, S., & Weber, C. (2025). Higher education : academic spaces for working and learning post COVID-19. Emerald. https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0263-2772/vol/43/iss/7/8
Weber, C. (2019). Privacy fit in open-plan offices : its appraisal, associated outcomes & contextual factors [Doctoral dissertation, University of Surrey]. https://doi.org/10.15126/thesis.00850409

Buchbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Soucek, R., Weber, C., Gunkel, J., & Degenhardt, B. (2023). Diary studies : capturing real-time experiences in the workplace. In C. Tagliaro, M. Orel, & Y. Hua (Eds.), Methodological Approaches for Workplace Research and Management (pp. 82–94). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003289845-6
Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., Degenhardt, B., & Windlinger Inversini, L. (2021). Privacy regulation theory : redevelopment and application to work privacy. In R. Appel-Meulenbroek & V. Danivska (Eds.), A Handbook of Theories on Designing Alignment between People and the Office Environment (pp. 68–81). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003128830-6
Inalhan, G., Yang, E., & Weber, C. (2021). Place attachment theory. In R. Appel-Meulenbroek & V. Danivska (Eds.), A Handbook of Theories on Designing Alignment between People and the Office Environment (pp. 181–194). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003128830-16

Schriftliche Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Weber, C., Radtke, K., Rüegger, L., van Meel, D., & Windlinger, L. (2026). Sensory sensitivity shapes perceived restorativeness responses to passive indoor greenery exposure : a counterbalanced within-subject experiment. 5th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, 2-5 September 2026.
Weber, C., Zysset, A., Klein Swormink, A., Kunz, D., Truninger, D., & Wieber, F. (2025, September 3). Immediate help for school stress : digital feedback system for adolescents. 7th Digital Health Lab Day, Winterthur, Switzerland, 3 September 2025. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-34810
Weber, C., Bebie Gut, P., Häne, E., Wieber, F., Krieger, B., & Doyle, N. (2025, June 1). Sensory-inclusive office environments for workers with ADHD : a preliminary study. International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-34809
Daugeard, C., Weber, C., & Hölscher, C. (2025, June 1). Designing for recovery : developing and validating tools to assess psychiatric care environments. International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-34817
Jagannath, S., Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., Füchslin, B., & Nara Costa Delabrida, Z. (2025, June 1). Crowding and aggression during the covid-19 lockdown in the united kingdom : the relationship between residential density, subjective crowding, privacy, and aggression. International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025.
Tam, M., Gatersleben, B., & Weber, C. (2024). The influence of video communication on the informal interactions between dispersed workers : the role of space [Conference paper]. In A. Smith, A. Reid, M. Jowkar, & S. Jaradat (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference (pp. 108–128). TWR Network. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-32536
Wheele, T., Lindkvist, C., Weber, C., Windlinger Inversini, L., & Haugen, T. (2023). Studying the influence of technology on the social connectedness of students : a hybrid university learning environment (HULE) [Conference paper]. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1176(012009). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012009
Weber, C., & Gatersleben, B. (2020). Do changes in the work environment predict changes in privacy appraisal and associated outcomes? : a longitudinal study [Conference paper]. Future Workspaces : Proceedings of the Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference 2020, 96–106. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20948
Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2019, September). The measurement of privacy at work : development and evaluation of the privacy at work inventory (PAW V.1). International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Plymouth, United Kingdom, 4-6 September 2019.
Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2019, September). The same environment but different privacy experiences : exploring the impact of contextual factors on privacy fit in an ABW office. International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Plymouth, United Kingdom, 4-6 September 2019.

Weitere Publikationen

Weber, C. (2024). ADHD : sensory-inclusive offices. Transfer, 2024(2), 9. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-32486
Weber, C., Häne, E., Wieber, F., Krieger, B., & Doyle, N. (2024). Sensory-inclusive office environments for workers with ADHD/ADD : a preliminary study (C. Weber, Ed.). ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31531
Werkmann-Karcher, B., Zirkler, M., Windlinger Inversini, L., & Weber, C. (2023). Flexibilisierung der Arbeit in Raum und Zeit. In B. Werkmann-Karcher, A. Müller, & T. Zbinden (eds.), Personalpsychologie für das Human Resource Management (pp. 245–279). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65308-1_13
Weber, C., Monero Flores, V., Miedema, E., White, E., & Wheele, T. (2022, August 23). Patients’ health & well-being in inpatient mental health-care facilities : a systematic review. 5th Architecture Research Care and Health Conference (ARCH22), Delft / Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 22-24 August 2022.
Weber, C., & Windlinger Inversini, L. (2021). A health-perspective on working from home during COVID-19. Transfer, 2021, 8. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-32863
Weber, C. (2021). Stressfaktor Grossraumbüro : was gute Büros ausmacht. Sueddeutsche Zeitung, 157(8), 16. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26199
Weber, C. (2020). Erkenntnisse für das Homeoffice. Impact, 51, 15. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-32790
Häne, E., Monero Flores, V., Lange, S., Bébié Gut, P., Weber, C., & Windlinger Inversini, L. (2020). Office workplaces in universities and hospitals : literature review. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20372

Mündliche Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts

Weber, C., Häne, E., Pisaturo, D., Bébié Gut, P., Bolzern, M., Wieber, F., Krieger, B., Baur, N. A., Kühne, S. J., Robin, D., & Doyle, N. (2026, January 21). Context-dependent sensory stress appraisal and coping in office environments : a socio-ecological study among adults with ADHD. Symposium on (Neuro)diversity in the Workplace, Leuven, Belgium (Online), 21 January 2026.
Anderson, T., Ratcliffe, E., Gatersleben, B., Weber, C., Subiza-Pérez, M., & Bornioli, A. (2025, June 3). Examining the influence of the physical characteristics of restorative environments on place attachment : an international comparison. International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025.
Ratcliffe, E., Gatersleben, B., Weber, C., Guimaraes Gabrie, A., Musselwhite, C., Haddad, H., Grassini, S., & Lymeus, F. (2025, June 3). Research trends in environmental psychology : a bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed publications over the last 20 years. International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025.
Weber, C., & Yarker, J. (2025, June 1). Sensory processing in office environments : association with burnout, well-being, and environmental satisfaction. International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025.
Weber, C., Krieger, B., Häne, E., Yarker, J., & McDowall, A. (2024). Physical workplace adjustments to support neurodivergent workers : a systematic review [Conference presentation]. Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, 309.
Weber, C., & Yarker, J. (2024). The impact of sensory processing on office workers’ wellbeing, burnout symptoms, and satisfaction in diverse office environments [Conference presentation]. Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, 312.
Weber, C., & Yarker, J. (2024). The role of psychological privacy in the office environment : interactions between psychosocial and environmental resources and demands [Conference presentation]. Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, 310.
Weber, C., Häne, E., Yarker, J., Lewis, R., Munir, F., Wheele, T., Capol, S., & Krieger, B. (2024). A guideline review on physical workplace accommodations for neurodivergent office workers [Conference presentation]. Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, 306–307.
Weber, C., & Krieger, B. (2023, October 9). Care for rare – physical workplace adjustments to support neurodivergent workers : a systematic review. EPFL Lausanne Health Days, Lausanne, Switzerland, 9 October 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=1DyfDah6LuM
Anderson, T., Ratcliffe, E., Gatersleben, B., & Weber, C. (2023, September 4). Exploring place attachment and contributing features of the physical environment in favourite urban places : preliminary findings. 7th Annual Conference of the British Environmental Psychology Society (BrEPS), Surrey, United Kingdom, 4-5 September 2023.
Bornioli, A., Vermeulen, S., Ratcliffe, E., Anderson, T., Pasanen, T., & Weber, C. (2023, June 20). Sentiment analysis of favourite indoor and outdoor urban places : restorative experiences in seven countries? International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Aarhus, Denmark, 20-23 June 2023.
Ratcliffe, E., Subiza-Pérez, M., Bornioli, A., Pasanen, T., Lee, K., Weber, C., Anderson, T., & Korpela, K. (2022, July 6). Favourite places in Western cities : why are they valued, and what restorative benefits do people gain from them? 27th International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, Lisboa, Portugal, 4-8 July 2022. https://www.iaps2022.com/_files/ugd/2058a7_ea17f653283b40c28398c54b72c21225.pdf
Weber, C., & Gatersleben, B. (2020). Do changes in the work environment predict changes in privacy appraisal and associated outcomes? : a longitudinal study. Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, Frankfurt, Germany, 16-19 September 2020.
Weber, C. (2019). The meaning and measurement of privacy at work : development and evaluation of the privacy at work inventory (PAW). 19th EAWOP Congress : Abstract Book. http://www.eawop.org/ckeditor_assets/attachments/1285/eawop-2019_abstract-book_rev2_compressed-2.pdf
Weber, C. (2019). The privacy appraisal model. 19th EAWOP Congress : Abstract Book. http://www.eawop.org/ckeditor_assets/attachments/1285/eawop-2019_abstract-book_rev2_compressed-2.pdf
Yarker, J., Weber, C., & Hermans, C. (2019). New approach to investigating employee wellbeing : considering the role of the physical environment and the psychosocial work environment. 19th EAWOP Congress : Abstract Book. http://www.eawop.org/ckeditor_assets/attachments/1285/eawop-2019_abstract-book_rev2_compressed-2.pdf
Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2018). The Privacy Appraisal Model for Open Plan Offices : why privacy impairment leads to stress and fatigue at work and what we can do about it. Workplace Trends Research Spring Summit, London, United Kingdom, 8 March 2018. https://youtu.be/QDzBaJUQ1KE
Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2018). The meaning and measurement of privacy at work : development and evaluation of the Privacy at Work Inventory (PAW). 25th International Association People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, Rome, 9-13 July 2018.
Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2018). The privacy appraisal model. 25th International Association People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, Rome, 9-13 July 2018.
Weber, C. (2018). Why privacy impairment leads to stress and fatigue at work and what we can do about it. 3rd IFM Symposium on Workplace and Sustainable FM, Wädenswil, 5 October 2018.

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