Dr. Clara Weber

Position at the ZHAW

Senior Research Associate

https://www.zhaw.ch/de/lsfm/institute-zentren/ifm/ueber-uns/betriebsoekonomiehuman-resources/workplace-management/

Expertise and research interests

Environmental Psychology: Socio-environmental stressors in offices, such as privacy; Place attachment; Place identity; Environmental and occupational threats to psychological health; Evidence-based design

Educational background

09/2014 - 02/2019 Ph.D. Environmental Psychology, University of Surrey, UK
09/2011 - 11/2013 M.Sc. (Distinction) Environmental Psychology, University of Surrey, UK
10/2004 - 01/2011 Dipl.-Ing. (Eq BSc + MSc, Distinction) Architecture, Technical University Berlin
08/2008 - 10/2009 Studies abroad, M.Sc. Architecture, Università IUAV di Venezia, I

Professional milestones

2020 gif Real Estate Research Award, 1st place category PhD/Habilitation

06/2020 - present: Guest lecturer Urban Psychology course, CUREM, University of Zurich, CH

12/2019 - present: Visiting Researcher, Environmental Psychology Research Group, Psychology Department, University of Surrey, GB

09/2019 - present: Guest lecturer in Architectural Psychology course, Institute for Interior Architecture, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art (HSLU), CH

01/2018 - present: Senior Research Associate, Workplace Management, Life Sciences & Facility Management, ZHAW

10/2012 - 10/2017: Industry Researcher, Workplace Consultancy Strategy+, AECOM London, GB

05/2011 - 09/2011: Research Assistant, Office Innovation Centre
Fraunhofer Institute Stuttgart, D

Membership of networks

• EPRC - Environmental Psychology Research Group
• IAPS - International Association of People-Environment Studies
• IAAP - International Association of Applied Psychology
• EAWOP - European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology
• IPU - Initiative Psychologie im Umweltschutz
• Research Gate

• Workplace Concept for industrial maintenance / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• Entwicklung Workplace Konzept / Team member / Project completed

• Weber, Clara; Gatersleben, Birgitta,

  2021.

  Office relocation : changes in privacy fit, satisfaction, and fatigue.

  Journal of Corporate Real Estate.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRE-12-2020-0066

• Weber, Clara; Golding, Sarah, E.; Ratcliffe, Eleanor; Yarker, Joanna; Lewis, Rachel; Munir, Fehmidah,

  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, pp. 55-56.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21030

• Weber, Clara,

  2019.

  Privacy fit in open-plan offices : its appraisal, associated outcomes & contextual factors.

  University of Surrey.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.15126/thesis.00850409

• Inalhan, Goksenin; Yang, Eunhwa; Weber, Clara,

  2021.

  Place attachment theory

  .

  In:

  Appel-Meulenbroek, Rianne; Danivska, Vitalija, eds.,

  A Handbook of Theories on Designing Alignment between People and the Office Environment.

  London:

  Routledge.

  pp. 181-194.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003128830-16

• Weber, Clara; Gatersleben, Birgitta; Degenhardt, Barbara; Windlinger Inversini, Lukas,

  2021.

  Privacy regulation theory : redevelopment and application to work privacy

  .

  In:

  Appel-Meulenbroek, Rianne; Danivska, Vitalija, eds.,

  A Handbook of Theories on Designing Alignment between People and the Office Environment.

  London:

  Routledge.

  pp. 68-81.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003128830-6

• Weber, Clara; Gatersleben, Birgitta,

  2020.

  Do changes in the work environment predict changes in privacy appraisal and associated outcomes? : a longitudinal study [paper].

  In:

  Future Workspaces : Proceedings of the Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference 2020.

  Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, Frankfurt, Germany, 16-19 September 2020.

  Frankfurt am Main:

  TWR Network.

  pp. 96-106.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20948

• Weber, Clara; Gatersleben, Birgitta; Uzzell, David,

  2019.

  The measurement of privacy at work : development and evaluation of the privacy at work inventory (PAW V.1) [poster].

  In:

  International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Plymouth, United Kingdom, 4-6 September 2019.

  Available from: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/uploads/production/document/path/15/15210/Conference_handbook_FINAL.pdf

• Weber, Clara; Gatersleben, Birgitta; Uzzell, David,

  2019.

  The same environment but different privacy experiences : exploring the impact of contextual factors on privacy fit in an ABW office [poster].

  In:

  International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Plymouth, United Kingdom, 4-6 September 2019.

  Available from: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/uploads/production/document/path/15/15210/Conference_handbook_FINAL.pdf

• Häne, Eunji; Monero Flores, Virna; Lange, Stefanie; Bébié Gut, Pascale; Weber, Clara; Windlinger Inversini, Lukas,

  2020.

  Office workplaces in universities and hospitals : literature review.

  Wädenswil:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20372

• Weber, Clara; Gatersleben, Birgitta,

  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, Joanna; Weber, Clara; Hermans, Charlotte,

  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.

  19th EAWOP Congress, Turin, Italy, 29 May - 1 June 2019.

  Turin:

  European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology.

  Available from: http://www.eawop.org/ckeditor_assets/attachments/1285/eawop-2019_abstract-book_rev2_compressed-2.pdf

• Weber, Clara,

  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.

  19th EAWOP Congress, Turin, Italy, 29 May - 1 June 2019.

  Turin:

  European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology.

  Available from: http://www.eawop.org/ckeditor_assets/attachments/1285/eawop-2019_abstract-book_rev2_compressed-2.pdf

• Weber, Clara,

  2019.

  The privacy appraisal model.

  In:

  19th EAWOP Congress : abstract book.

  19th EAWOP Congress, Turin, Italy, 29 May - 1 June 2019.

  Turin:

  European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology.

  Available from: http://www.eawop.org/ckeditor_assets/attachments/1285/eawop-2019_abstract-book_rev2_compressed-2.pdf

• Weber, Clara; Gatersleben, Birgitta; Uzzell, David,

  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.

  International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS).

• Weber, Clara; Gatersleben, Birgitta; Uzzell, David,

  2018.

  The privacy appraisal model.

  In:

  25th International Association People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, Rome, 9-13 July 2018.

  International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS).

• Weber, Clara; Gatersleben, Birgitta; Uzzell, David,

  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 from: https://youtu.be/QDzBaJUQ1KE

• Weber, Clara,

  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.

Bernheimer, L., Hewitt, S., & Weber, C. (2014). A Person-Centric Approach to Building Aesthetics. In Ellingham, I & Grice, G.S (Eds), 100+25 years – OAA Perspectives on a quarter-century (pp. 187-190). Ontario: Ontario Association of Architects.

Bernheimer, L., Hewitt, S., & Weber, C. (2012). A Person-Centric Approach to Building Aesthetics. OAA Perspectives, 20 (3), p.15-23.

Weber, C., Bodenschatz, H., & Schönig, B. (2012). Unité d’habitation Typ Berlin: Anspruch und Wirklichkeit einer Wohnmaschine. Stuttgart: Ibidem.

Borkmann, V., Rief, S., & Weber, C. (2011). FutureHotel Hoteliersbefragung. Stuttgart: Fraunhofer Verlag.

Other contributions

Journal papers / book chapters, peer-reviewed:

Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., Degenhardt, B., & Windlinger, L. (accepted). Privacy regulation theory: redevelopment and application to workplace privacy. In R. Appel-Meulenbroek (Ed.), A Handbook of Theories on Designing Fit Between People and the Office Environment. London: Routledge.

Inalhan, G., Yang, E., & Weber, C. (accepted). Place attachment. In R. Appel-Meulenbroek (Ed.), A Handbook of Theories on Designing Fit Between People and the Office Environment. London: Routledge.

Weber, C., Golding, S. E., Häne, E., Ratcliffe, E., Yarker, J., Lewis, R., & Munir, F. (under review). Future teleworking inclinations post COVID-19 lockdown: Environmental, social and job-related factors. Journal of Corporate Real Estate Special Issue- Workplace Transformation in the post-Covid-19 society.

Weber, C., Monero Flores, V., Miedema, E., & Janser, M. (under review). Healing Architecture in Mental Health-Care Settings: A Literature Review. Institute of Facility Management Working Paper. 1-16.

Kongressbeiträge, peer-reviewed:

Weber, C., Monero Flores, V., & Miedema, E. (2021, August). Users’ health & well-being in inpatient mental health-care facilities: A systematic review. Oral presentation at the Architecture Research Care and Health Conference, Rotterdam, ND.

Weber, C., & Gatersleben, B. (2020, October). Do Changes in the Work Environment Predict Changes in Privacy Appraisal and Associated Outcomes? – A Longitudinal Study. Oral presentation at the Transdisciplinary Workplace Research Conference (TWR), Frankfurt, Germany.

Weber, C. & Gatersleben, B. (2019, September). The Same Environment but Different Privacy Experiences: Exploring the Impact of Contextual Factors on Privacy Fit in an ABW Office. Poster presentation at International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), Plymouth, UK.

Yarker, J., Weber, C., & Hermans, C. (2019, May). New Approach to Investigating Employee Wellbeing – Considering the Role of the Physical Environment and the Psychosocial Work Environment. Oral presentation at European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Conference, Turin, Italy.

Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2017, August). Privacy appraisal in open plan office. Oral presentation at International Conference of Environmental Psychology (ICEP), A Coruna, Spain.

Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2017, May). The Privacy Appraisal Model. Oral presentation at European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Conference, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2016, June). Privacy appraisal in open plan offices. Oral presentation at 24th International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, Lund, Sweden.

Weber, C., & Uzzell, D. (2014, June). Physical facilitators of place attachment and place identity. Oral presentation at 23rd International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS) Conference, Timisoara, Romania.

Vorträge, invited:
Bernheimer, L., Hewitt, S., & Weber, C. (2012, September). Practical Applications of Environmental Psychology: The Need for Evidence-Based Knowledge to Improve the Quality of our Built Environment and Interiors. Oral presentation at Feeling Good Foundation—The Science and Economics of Wellbeing in Interiors, Building Centre, London, United Kingdom.

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