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
• Farm to Table 2.0 - Wädenswil Edition / Team member / ongoing
• Beyond Grey Walls: A Living Lab Unveiling the Benefits of Biophilic Design in University Classrooms / Project leader / 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., & Kühne, S. J. (2024). Serving up sustainability in the canteen : psychological evaluation of a culinary living lab in a university canteen. 28th International Conference Association People-Environment Studies, Barcelona, Spain, 2-5 July 2024.
• Behave 2018 : Book of Abstracts. (2018). In M. Hackenfort, V. Carabias-Hütter, C. Hartmann, M. Janser, N. Schwarz, & P. Stücheli-Herlach (Eds.), 5th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE 2018), Zurich, 5-7 September 2018. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1370

Other publications

• Hartmann, C., Kühne, S. J., & Meier, R. (2025). Kurzforschungsbericht «Klimabewusst, aber trotzdem im Flugmodus: Barrieren beim Flugverzicht im Kontext der Stadt Zürich – eine umweltpsychologische Einschätzung». ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-34339
• Bortoluzzi, F., Kühne, S. J., Müller, C., Hartmann, C., Wanner, S., Krohn, M., Zindel, K., Giordano, M., Dadashzhadeh Ghasabeh, B., Tinnirello, M., Voser, M., & Rotschi, N. (2024). Forschungsbericht FARM TO TABLE : saisonal, regional, nachhaltig - kulinarisches Forschungsprojekt. ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30831

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

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

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