Dr. Clara Weber

Arbeit an der ZHAW

Tätigkeit

Dozentin für angewandte Umwelt- und Architekturpsychologie

Lehrtätigkeit

• Urban Psychology Weiterbildung CUREM UZH
• Neuroinclusive Work Environments
• Angewandte Psychologie UP1-1.Umweltpsychologie (Methoden & Intervention) MSc Angewandte Psychologie
• Innenraumqualitäten BSc FM
• Master Thesis MSc REFM
• Research Plan MSc REFM
• Applied Research Methods MSc REFM

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

• EAWOP - European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology
• IAAP - International Association of Applied Psychology
• IAPS - International Association of People-Environment Studies
• EPRG - Environmental Psychology Research Group

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

• LinkedIn
• Research Gate

Medienpräsenz

• Weber, C., Häne, E., Wieber, F., Krieger, B., & Doyle, N. (2025). Sensory Challenges Survey with ADHD/ADD in Office Environments. In K. Sargent (Ed.), Designing Neuroinclusive Workplaces: Advancing Sensory Processing and Cognitive Well-Being in the Built Environment. Wiley.
• Rosenstein, B. (2023). Neurodiversity in the Workplace. Leader to Leader. Wiley.
• Birkbeck University of London, video summary of paper Weber et al. (2022). Physical Workplace Adjustments to Support Neurodivergent Workers: A Systematic Review. Applied Psychology
• Weber, C. (2021, July). Stress am Arbeitsplatz: Das macht gute Büros aus. Süddeutsche Zeitung, 157, 8.
• Interview on research with neurodivergent individuals: Wie erreicht man Menschen im Autismus-Spektrum? In ZHAW (Hrsg.), Freiheit, Grenzen, Forschung (Issue 63, S. 50–51). ZHAW Impact.

Projekte

• Bewertung der Auswirkungen der physischen Umgebung auf die persönliche Genesung und das Wohlbefinden von Patienten in psychiatrischen Einrichtungen / Teammitglied / laufend
• Raum für Neurodiversität: Ein partizipativ gestaltetes Living Lab zu Sensory Rooms im Hochschulbereich / Projektleiter:in / laufend
• Care for Rare – Eine Leitlinienüberprüfung für inklusive Arbeitsumgebungen für neurodiverse Arbeitnehmer / Projektleiter:in / laufend
• Attentional and Restorative Effects of Green Work Environments: A Counterbalanced Within-Subject Experiment Examining Sensory Processing Difference / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Beyond Grey Walls: A Living Lab Unveiling the Benefits of Biophilic Design in University Classrooms / Teammitglied / abgeschlossen
• Sensorisch inklusive Büroumgebungen für Personen mit ADHS: Herausforderungen und Anpassungen im Arbeitsalltag / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Office Environments – Sensory-inclusive office environments for neurodivergent workers / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Immediate Support for School Stress: A Digital Feedback System for Adolescents Soforthilfe bei Schulstress. Digitales Feedbacksystem für Jugendliche / Teammitglied / abgeschlossen
• Anforderungen der Studierenden an hybride Lernumgebungen / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Psychometrische Validierung des Privacy At Work Inventory (PAW): Dimensionen in verschiedenen Bürotypen / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Sensorische Verarbeitung, Büroausstattung und Burnout-Symptome bei Büroangestellten - eine Pilotstudie / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Wohnverhältnisse, Privatsphäre und Aggression während des Covid-19 Lockdown im Vereinigten Königreich / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• The Sensory Workplace Puzzle: Which Stimuli Are Perceived as Most Disruptive by Autistic Employees? / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Eine Interviewstudie zu Faktoren am Arbeitsplatz, die die Arbeitsplatzerhaltung bei autistischen Mitarbeitern beeinflussen / Teammitglied / abgeschlossen
• Care for Rare – Towards Inclusive Work Environments for Neurodiverse Workers / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Healing architecture in mental health-care facilities / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Homeworking during COVID-19 lockdown: Relationships between physical and social environments at home, work fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and future teleworking inclinations / Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Workplace Konzept für die industrielle Instandhaltung / Stellv. Projektleiter:in / abgeschlossen
• Entwicklung Workplace Konzept / Teammitglied / abgeschlossen

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

• Anderson, T. et al. (2026) ‘Physical environments of favourite urban places enable place attachment through afforded meaningful experiences’, Journal of Environmental Psychology, 111(102977). doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102977.
• Ratcliffe, E. et al. (2026) ‘Research trends in environmental psychology : a bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed publications, 2004-2024’, Journal of Environmental Psychology, 110(102927). doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102927.
• Wheele, T. et al. (2025) ‘‘We are learning the hybrid communication culture”: curating atmospheres of social connection for university students’, Facilities, 43(7-8), pp. 532–549. doi: 10.1108/F-02-2024-0029.
• Lindkvist, C., Nenonen, S. and Weber, C. (2025) ‘Guest editorial: Higher education: academic spaces for working and learning in the COVID-19 legacy’, Facilities, 43(7/8), pp. 419–425. doi: 10.1108/f-05-2025-166.
• Wheele, T. et al. (2024) ‘Beyond the screen : student experiences of social connection in a hybrid university learning environment’, Learning, Media and Technology, 51(1), pp. 117–132. doi: 10.1080/17439884.2024.2406963.
• Wheele, T. et al. (2024) ‘Curating hybrid-style university experiences : framework development for student social connectedness using interaction design and placemaking’, Education Sciences, 14(9), p. 1004. doi: 10.3390/educsci14091004.
• Weber, C. et al. (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). doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102335.
• Weber, C. et al. (2023) ‘Work fatigue during COVID-19 lockdown teleworking : the role of psychosocial, environmental, and social working conditions’, Frontiers in Psychology, 14(1155118). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1155118.
• Wheele, T. et al. (2023) ‘A narrative literature review using placemaking theories to unravel student social connectedness in hybrid university learning environments’, Buildings, 13(2), p. 339. doi: 10.3390/buildings13020339.
• Weber, C. et al. (2022) ‘Patients” health & well-being in inpatient mental health-care facilities : a systematic review’, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12(758039). doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.758039.
• Weber, C. et al. (2022) ‘Future teleworking inclinations post-COVID-19 : examining the role of teleworking conditions and perceived productivity’, Frontiers in Psychology, 13(863197). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.863197.
• Weber, C. et al. (2022) ‘Eine explorative Untersuchung der Einflüsse von ABW-Büromerkmalen auf die Wahrnehmung der Organisationskultur’, Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO). doi: 10.1007/s11612-022-00631-y.
• Weber, C. et al. (2022) ‘Physical workplace adjustments to support neurodivergent workers : a systematic review’, Applied Psychology: An International Review, 73(3), pp. 910–962. doi: 10.1111/apps.12431.
• Weber, C. and Gatersleben, B. (2021) ‘Office relocation : changes in privacy fit, satisfaction, and fatigue’, Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 24(1), pp. 21–39. doi: 10.1108/JCRE-12-2020-0066.
• Weber, C. et al. (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), pp. 55–56. doi: 10.53841/bpshpu.2020.29.3.41.

Bücher, peer-reviewed

• Lindkvist, C., Nenonen, S. and Weber, C. (eds) (2025) Higher education : academic spaces for working and learning post COVID-19. Emerald. Available at: 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. doi: 10.15126/thesis.00850409.

Buchbeiträge, peer-reviewed

• Soucek, R. et al. (2023) ‘Diary studies : capturing real-time experiences in the workplace’, in Tagliaro, C., Orel, M., and Hua, Y. (eds) Methodological Approaches for Workplace Research and Management. London: Routledge, pp. 82–94. doi: 10.1201/9781003289845-6.
• Inalhan, G., Yang, E. and Weber, C. (2021) ‘Place attachment theory’, in Appel-Meulenbroek, R. and Danivska, V. (eds) A Handbook of Theories on Designing Alignment between People and the Office Environment. London: Routledge, pp. 181–194. doi: 10.1201/9781003128830-16.
• Weber, C. et al. (2021) ‘Privacy regulation theory : redevelopment and application to work privacy’, in Appel-Meulenbroek, R. and Danivska, V. (eds) A Handbook of Theories on Designing Alignment between People and the Office Environment. London: Routledge, pp. 68–81. doi: 10.1201/9781003128830-6.

Schriftliche Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

• Weber, C. et al. (2026) ‘Sensory sensitivity shapes perceived restorativeness responses to passive indoor greenery exposure : a counterbalanced within-subject experiment’, in 5th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, 2-5 September 2026.
• Weber, C. et al. (2025) ‘Immediate help for school stress : digital feedback system for adolescents’, in 7th Digital Health Lab Day, Winterthur, Switzerland, 3 September 2025. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34810.
• Daugeard, C., Weber, C. and Hölscher, C. (2025) ‘Designing for recovery : developing and validating tools to assess psychiatric care environments’, in International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34817.
• Jagannath, S. et al. (2025) ‘Crowding and aggression during the covid-19 lockdown in the united kingdom : the relationship between residential density, subjective crowding, privacy, and aggression’, in International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025.
• Weber, C. et al. (2025) ‘Sensory-inclusive office environments for workers with ADHD : a preliminary study’, in International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34809.
• Tam, M., Gatersleben, B. and Weber, C. (2024) ‘The influence of video communication on the informal interactions between dispersed workers : the role of space’, in Smith, A. et al. (eds) Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference. TWR Network, pp. 108–128. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-32536.
• Wheele, T. et al. (2023) ‘Studying the influence of technology on the social connectedness of students : a hybrid university learning environment (HULE)’, in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. IOP Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012009.
• Weber, C. and Gatersleben, B. (2020) ‘Do changes in the work environment predict changes in privacy appraisal and associated outcomes? : a longitudinal study’, in Future Workspaces : Proceedings of the Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference 2020. Frankfurt am Main: TWR Network, pp. 96–106. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-20948.
• Weber, C., Gatersleben, B. and Uzzell, D. (2019) ‘The same environment but different privacy experiences : exploring the impact of contextual factors on privacy fit in an ABW office’, in International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Plymouth, United Kingdom, 4-6 September 2019.
• Weber, C., Gatersleben, B. and Uzzell, D. (2019) ‘The measurement of privacy at work : development and evaluation of the privacy at work inventory (PAW V.1)’, in 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), p. 9. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-32486.
• Weber, C. et al. (2024) Sensory-inclusive office environments for workers with ADHD/ADD : a preliminary study. Edited by C. Weber. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-31531.
• Werkmann-Karcher, B. et al. (2023) ‘Flexibilisierung der Arbeit in Raum und Zeit’, in Werkmann-Karcher, B., Müller, A., and Zbinden, T. (eds) Personalpsychologie für das Human Resource Management. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 245–279. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-65308-1_13.
• Weber, C. et al. (2022) ‘Patients’ health & well-being in inpatient mental health-care facilities : a systematic review’, in 5th Architecture Research Care and Health Conference (ARCH22), Delft / Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 22-24 August 2022.
• Weber, C. and Windlinger Inversini, L. (2021) ‘A health-perspective on working from home during COVID-19’, Transfer, 2021, p. 8. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-32863.
• Weber, C. (2021) ‘Stressfaktor Grossraumbüro : was gute Büros ausmacht’, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, 157(8), p. 16. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-26199.
• Weber, C. (2020) ‘Erkenntnisse für das Homeoffice’, Impact, (51), p. 15. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-32790.
• Häne, E. et al. (2020) Office workplaces in universities and hospitals : literature review. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-20372.

Mündliche Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts

• Weber, C. et al. (2026) ‘Context-dependent sensory stress appraisal and coping in office environments : a socio-ecological study among adults with ADHD’, in Symposium on (Neuro)diversity in the Workplace, Leuven, Belgium (online), 21 January 2026.
• Ratcliffe, E. et al. (2025) ‘Research trends in environmental psychology : a bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed publications over the last 20 years’, in International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025.
• Anderson, T. et al. (2025) ‘Examining the influence of the physical characteristics of restorative environments on place attachment : an international comparison’, in International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025.
• Weber, C. and Yarker, J. (2025) ‘Sensory processing in office environments : association with burnout, well-being, and environmental satisfaction’, in International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-18 June 2025.
• Weber, C. and Yarker, J. (2024) ‘The role of psychological privacy in the office environment : interactions between psychosocial and environmental resources and demands’, in Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference. TWR Network, p. 310.
• Weber, C. et al. (2024) ‘Physical workplace adjustments to support neurodivergent workers : a systematic review’, in Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference. TWR Network, p. 309.
• Weber, C. and Yarker, J. (2024) ‘The impact of sensory processing on office workers” wellbeing, burnout symptoms, and satisfaction in diverse office environments’, in Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference. TWR Network, p. 312.
• Weber, C. et al. (2024) ‘A guideline review on physical workplace accommodations for neurodivergent office workers’, in Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference. TWR Network, pp. 306–307.
• Weber, C. and Krieger, B. (2023) ‘Care for rare – physical workplace adjustments to support neurodivergent workers : a systematic review’, in EPFL Lausanne Health Days, Lausanne, Switzerland, 9 October 2023. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=1DyfDah6LuM.
• Anderson, T. et al. (2023) ‘Exploring place attachment and contributing features of the physical environment in favourite urban places : preliminary findings’, in 7th Annual Conference of the British Environmental Psychology Society (BrEPS), Surrey, United Kingdom, 4-5 September 2023.
• Bornioli, A. et al. (2023) ‘Sentiment analysis of favourite indoor and outdoor urban places : restorative experiences in seven countries?’, in International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Aarhus, Denmark, 20-23 June 2023.
• Ratcliffe, E. et al. (2022) ‘Favourite places in Western cities : why are they valued, and what restorative benefits do people gain from them?’, in 27th International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, Lisboa, Portugal, 4-8 July 2022. Available at: https://www.iaps2022.com/_files/ugd/2058a7_ea17f653283b40c28398c54b72c21225.pdf.
• Weber, C. and Gatersleben, B. (2020) ‘Do changes in the work environment predict changes in privacy appraisal and associated outcomes? : a longitudinal study’, in Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, Frankfurt, Germany, 16-19 September 2020.
• Yarker, J., Weber, C. and Hermans, C. (2019) ‘New approach to investigating employee wellbeing : considering the role of the physical environment and the psychosocial work environment’, in 19th EAWOP Congress : abstract book. Turin: European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology. Available at: https://eawop.org/sites/default/files/2025-04/eawop-2019_abstract-book_rev2_compressed-2.pdf.
• Weber, C. (2019) ‘The privacy appraisal model’, in 19th EAWOP Congress : abstract book. Turin: European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology. Available at: https://eawop.org/sites/default/files/2025-04/eawop-2019_abstract-book_rev2_compressed-2.pdf.
• Weber, C. (2019) ‘The meaning and measurement of privacy at work : development and evaluation of the privacy at work inventory (PAW)’, in 19th EAWOP Congress : abstract book. Turin: European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology. Available at: https://eawop.org/sites/default/files/2025-04/eawop-2019_abstract-book_rev2_compressed-2.pdf.
• Weber, C., Gatersleben, B. and 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’, in Workplace Trends Research Spring Summit, London, United Kingdom, 8 March 2018. Workplace Trends. Available at: https://youtu.be/QDzBaJUQ1KE.
• Weber, C. (2018) ‘Why privacy impairment leads to stress and fatigue at work and what we can do about it’, in 3rd IFM Symposium on Workplace and Sustainable FM, Wädenswil, 5 October 2018. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
• Weber, C., Gatersleben, B. and Uzzell, D. (2018) ‘The meaning and measurement of privacy at work : development and evaluation of the Privacy at Work Inventory (PAW)’, in 25th International Association People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, Rome, 9-13 July 2018.
• Weber, C., Gatersleben, B. and Uzzell, D. (2018) ‘The privacy appraisal model’, in 25th International Association People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, Rome, 9-13 July 2018.

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