Cathérine Hartmann

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Co-Head of Section Environmental and Sustainability Psychology
• Lecturer
• Member Sustainable Development Committee (SDC) ZHAW
• Sustainability Manager School of Applied Psychology
• Research Associate Zurich Knowledge Center for Sustainable Development (ZKSD)

Focus

• Environmental and Sustainability Psychology
• Behaviour Change & Behaviour Change Interventions
• Human-environment-interaction
• Sustainability management in organizations

Teaching

• Environmental Sustainability - Understanding Behaviour
• Environmental Psychology - Changing Behaviour
• International Studyweek Rom «Menschenbild»
• Introduction Social Psychology
• Behavioral Change (MSc in Environment and Natural Resources)
• Behavioral Psychology (MSc in Circular Economy Management)

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Master of Science Psychology / Environmental Psychology/Human-Technology-Interaction
  Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg
  10 / 2011 - 09 / 2015
• Bachelor of Science Psychology
  University Hamburg
  10 / 2007 - 09 / 2011
• Study of Psychology
  University of Lisbon
  2009 - 2010

Continuing Education

• cand. Sustainability Management
  Leuphana University Lüneburg
  2024
• ZFH Women's Leadership Programme "fff"
  Zurich Universities
  06 / 2020

Network

Membership of networks

International Association of People-Environment Studies

Social media

LinkedIn

Projects

• NexTArc: Next Generation Open Innovations in Trustworthy Embedded AI Architectures for Smart Cities, Mobility and Logistics / Team member / ongoing
• From Claim to Evidence: Assessing the Effectiveness of Art and Design for Sustainability / Co-project leader / ongoing
• Beyond Grey Walls: A Living Lab Unveiling the Benefits of Biophilic Design in University Classrooms / Project leader / completed
• Farm to Table 2.0 - Wädenswil Edition / Team member / completed
• Farm to Table in Toni Areal / Team member / completed
• Sustainable Packaging Architecture / Team member / completed

Publications

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Hartmann, C., Bortoluzzi, F. and Kühne, S. J. (2024) 'Serving up sustainability in the canteen : psychological evaluation of a culinary living lab in a university canteen', in 28th International Conference Association People-Environment Studies, Barcelona, Spain, 2-5 July 2024.
• Hackenfort, M. et al. (eds) (2018) Behave 2018 : Book of Abstracts, 5th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE 2018), Zurich, 5-7 September 2018. Zürich: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1370.

Other publications

• Hartmann, C., Kühne, S. J. and Meier, R. (2025) Kurzforschungsbericht «Klimabewusst, aber trotzdem im Flugmodus: Barrieren beim Flugverzicht im Kontext der Stadt Zürich – eine umweltpsychologische Einschätzung». Zürich: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34339.
• Bortoluzzi, F. et al. (2024) Forschungsbericht FARM TO TABLE : saisonal, regional, nachhaltig - kulinarisches Forschungsprojekt. Zürich: ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-30831.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Lohmann, A. C. et al. (2018) 'Train, Plane or Skype? Testing possible interventions to reduce flight emissions at Zurich University of Arts', in Behave 2018 : Book of Abstracts. Zürich: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
• Gosteli, F. et al. (2018) 'Reducing single-use waste : determinant factors for the use of reusable dishes on a university campus', in Behave 2018 : Book of Abstracts. Zürich: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
• Högger, M. et al. (2018) 'How to motivate people to eat more environmental friendly? : an intervention study that investigates also on unconscious processes', in Behave 2018 : Book of Abstracts. Zürich: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
• Hartmann, C. et al. (2016) 'Plane or train? : CO2-emission information, price and some other factors explaining travel mode choices by millennials', in 4th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE 2016), Coimbra, Portugal, 8-9 September 2016.
• Hackenfort, M., Hartmann, C. and Reijnen, E. (2016) ''Times are changing' - why people change the way they travel : finding and explaining specific reasons for changes in travel modes', in 4th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE 2016), Coimbra, Portugal, 8-9 September 2016.

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