Mirjam Baumann

Work at ZHAW

Position

Research assistant & PhD student

Education and Continuing education

Education

Master of Arts in Social Sciences / Political Communication
University of Zurich
09 / 2019 - 06 / 2022

Network

Membership of networks

Linkedin

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0009-0006-0859-7157

Projects

• Enhancing Public Transport Connections to the Upper Toggenburg through the Mobility Solution ‘Winter-Hit Chäserrugg’ / Team member / ongoing
• Inductive charging of electric vehicles / Team member / ongoing
• Unleashing active and micro-mobility’s full potentials to reduce energy consumption by substituting car trips / Team member / ongoing
• Car occupancy rate / Team member / completed
• Sustainable Multimodal Mobility in Toggenburg / Deputy project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Baumann, M. et al. (2026) 'Understanding angles of change to reduce car dependency in rural areas : evidence from Switzerland', Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 117(103479). doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.103479.
• Hoerler, R. et al. (2025) 'Factors influencing the adoption of carpooling in Switzerland : a differentiation between platforms, family and friends and colleagues', Transportation Research: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 34(101674). doi: 10.1016/j.trip.2025.101674.
• Baumann, M. and Humprecht, E. (2024) 'Examining the spread of disinformation on Facebook during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic : a case study in Switzerland', Communications, 50(2), pp. 415–437. doi: 10.1515/commun-2023-0059.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Baumann, M. et al. (2025) 'Understanding carpooling : a meta-analysis of socio-demographic, situational, and attitudinal factors', in Transportation Research Symposium (TRS), The Netherlands, Rotterdam, 25-28 May 2025.
• Baumann, M., Knoeri, C. and Del Duce, A. (2025) 'Understanding barriers and drivers of active and micromobility to reduce car dependency in Switzerland', in Transportation Research Symposium (TRS), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25-28 May 2025.
• Baumann, M., Schubert, I. and Del Duce, A. (2025) 'Empowering sustainable tourism mobility through multimodal transportation in rural areas', in McNally, C. et al. (eds) Transport transitions : advancing sustainable and inclusive mobility. Cham: Springer, pp. 72–78. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-85578-8_10.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Baumann, M. et al. (2025) 'Factors influencing the adoption of carpooling : a meta-analysis of socio-demographic, situational and attitudinal predictors', in Transportation Research Procedia. Elsevier, pp. 11–12. doi: 10.1016/j.trpro.2025.12.067.
• Tomic, U. et al. (2023) 'Do multimodal travellers intend to increase the use of public transport and shared micro-mobility? : evidence from Switzerland', in Mobility Research and Innovation in Switzerland, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, 12 September 2023.

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