Dr. Clara Weber

Work at ZHAW

Position at the ZHAW

Senior Research Associate

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

Education and Continuing education

Expertise and research interests

Environmental Psychology:
Inclusive work environments for vulnerable groups, such as neurodivergent workers;
Socio-environmental stressors, such as privacy and crowding;
Place attachment and place identity;
Environmental and occupational threats to psychological health;
Evidence-based design (office, residential, hospitals)

Professional milestones

2019 - present: Visiting Researcher, Environmental Psychology Research Group, Psychology Department, University of Surrey
01/2018 - present: Senior Research Associate, Workplace Management, Life Sciences & Facility Management, ZHAW

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

2022 - present: Guest lecturer in MSc Environmental Psychology course, University of Padova
2021 - present: Guest lecturer in MSc Environmental Psychology course, Institute of Psychology, ZHAW
2020 - present: Guest lecturer Urban Psychology course, CUREM, University of Zurich
2019 - 2021: Guest lecturer in Architectural Psychology course, Institute for Interior Design, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art (HSLU)

2012 - 2017: Industry Researcher, Workplace Consultancy Strategy+, AECOM London
2011 - 2011: Research Assistant, Office Innovation Centre
Fraunhofer Institute Stuttgart

Educational background

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

Membership of networks

• EPRG - 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
• Research Gate
• OrcID

Projects

• Student Requirements in Hybrid Learning Environments / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Further Psychometric Validation of the Privacy At Work Inventory (PAW) – Dimensionality in Different Office Types / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Sensory Processing, Office Features and Burnout Symptoms in an Office Worker Population – A Pilot Study / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Housing Conditions, Privacy, and Aggression during Covid-19 lockdown in the UK / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Care for Rare - Towards Inclusive Work Environments for Neurodiverse Workers / Project leader / Project ongoing
• Healing architecture in mental health-care facilities / Project leader / Project completed
• Homeworking during COVID-19 lockdown: Relationships between physical and social environments at home, work fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and future teleworking inclinations / Project leader / Project completed
• Workplace Concept for industrial maintenance / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• Entwicklung Workplace Konzept / Team member / Project completed

Publications

• Wheele, Theresa; Weber, Clara; Windlinger, Lukas; Haugen, Tore; Lindkvist, Carmel,

  2023.

  A narrative literature review using placemaking theories to unravel student social connectedness in hybrid university learning environments.

  Buildings.

  13(2), pp. 339.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020339

• Weber, Clara; Golding, Sarah E.; Yarker, Joanna; Teoh, Kevin; Lewis, Rachel; Ratcliffe, Eleanor; Munir, Fehmidah; Wheele, Theresa; Windlinger Inversini, Lukas,

  2023.

  Work fatigue during COVID-19 lockdown teleworking : the role of psychosocial, environmental, and social working conditions.

  Frontiers in Psychology.

  14(1155118).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1155118

• Weber, Clara; Bébié-Gut, Pascale; Riebli, Alyssa; Windlinger Inversini, Lukas,

  2022.

  Eine explorative Untersuchung der Einflüsse von ABW-Büromerkmalen auf die Wahrnehmung der Organisationskultur.

  Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11612-022-00631-y

• Weber, Clara; Golding, Sarah E.; Yarker, Joanna; Lewis, Rachel; Ratcliffe, Eleanor; Munir, Fehmidah; Wheele, Theresa P.; Häne, Eunji; Windlinger, Lukas,

  2022.

  Future teleworking inclinations post-COVID-19 : examining the role of teleworking conditions and perceived productivity.

  Frontiers in Psychology.

  13(863197).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.863197

• Weber, Clara; Monero Flores, Virna; Wheele, Theresa Poppy; Miedema, Elke; White, Emma Victoria,

  2022.

  Patients' health & well-being in inpatient mental health-care facilities : a systematic review.

  Frontiers in Psychiatry.

  12(758039).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.758039

• Weber, Clara; Krieger, Beate; Häne, Eunji; Yarker, Joanna; McDowall, Almuth,

  2022.

  Physical workplace adjustments to support neurodivergent workers : a systematic review.

  Applied Psychology: An International Review.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12431

• Weber, Clara; Gatersleben, Birgitta,

  2021.

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

  Journal of Corporate Real Estate.

  24(1), pp. 21-39.

  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(3), pp. 55-56.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.53841/bpshpu.2020.29.3.41

• 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

• Soucek, Roman; Weber, Clara; Gunkel, Jennifer; Degenhardt, Barbara,

  2023.

  Diary studies : capturing real-time experiences in the workplace

  .

  In:

  Tagliaro, Chiara; Orel, Marko; Hua, Ying, eds.,

  Methodological Approaches for Workplace Research and Management.

  London:

  Routledge.

  pp. 82-94.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003289845-6

• 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

• Wheele, Theresa; Lindkvist, C.; Weber, Clara; Windlinger Inversini, Lukas; Haugen, T.,

  2023.

  Studying the influence of technology on the social connectedness of students : a hybrid university learning environment (HULE) [paper].

  In:

  IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science.

  CIB W070 Conference on Facility Management and Maintenance, Trondheim, Norway, 8-11 May 2023.

  IOP Publishing.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1176/1/012009

• 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

• Werkmann-Karcher, Birgit; Zirkler, Michael; Windlinger Inversini, Lukas; Weber, Clara,

  2023.

  Flexibilisierung der Arbeit in Raum und Zeit

  .

  In:

  Werkmann-Karcher, Birgit; Müller, Andrea; Zbinden, Tatjana, eds.,

  Personalpsychologie für das Human Resource Management.

  Berlin, Heidelberg:

  Springer.

  pp. 245-279.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65308-1_13

• Weber, Clara; Monero Flores, Virna; Miedema, Elke; White, Emma; Wheele, Theresa,

  2022.

  Patients’ health & well-being in inpatient mental health-care facilities : a systematic review [poster].

  In:

  5th Architecture Research Care and Health Conference (ARCH22), Delft / Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 22-24 August 2022.

• Weber, Clara,

  2021.

  Stressfaktor Grossraumbüro : was gute Büros ausmacht.

  Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

  157(8), pp. 16.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26199

• 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; Krieger, Beate,

  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 from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=1DyfDah6LuM

• Bornioli, A.; Vermeulen, S.; Ratcliffe, E.; Anderson, T.; Pasanen, T.; Weber, C.,

  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, Eleanor; Subiza-Pérez, Mikel; Bornioli, Anna; Pasanen, Tytti; Lee, Kate; Weber, Clara; Anderson, Tamala; Korpela, Kalevi,

  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 from: https://www.iaps2022.com/_files/ugd/2058a7_ea17f653283b40c28398c54b72c21225.pdf

• 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.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

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.

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 publications

Interview on Workplace Accommodations for Neurodiverse Workers: Rosenstein, B. (2023). Neurodiversity in the Workplace. Leader to Leader. Wiley. doi.org/10.1002/ltl.20709

Video summaries of papers:
youtu.be/j_l15bcEtjk
Weber, C., Häne, E., Yarker, J., Krieger, B., & McDowall, A. (2022). Physical Workplace Adjustments to Support Neurodivergent Workers: A Systematic Review. Applied Psychology - An International Review. doi.org/10.1111/apps.12431;

Newspaper articles:
Weber, C. (2021, July). Stress am Arbeitsplatz: Das macht gute Büros aus. Süddeutsche Zeitung, 157, 8. www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/grossraumbuero-stress-keine-privatsphaere-1.5348571

Journal papers / book chapters, peer-reviewed:
Soucek, R., Weber, C., Degenhardt, B., & Gunkel, J. (under review). Diary Study Methods. In R. Appel-Meulenbroek & V. Danviska (Eds.), A Handbook of Methods on Designing Fit Between People and the Office Environment. London: Routledge.

Ratcliffe, E., Subiza-Pérez, M., Bornioli, A., Pasanen, T., Lee, K., Weber, C., Anderson, T., & Korpela, K. (in preparation). Favourite places in Western cities: Why are they valued, and what restorative benefits do people gain from them? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Weber, C., Golding, S. E., Ratcliffe, E., Häne, E., Theo, K, Munir, F., Yarker, J., & Lewis, R. (in preparation). Privacy fit, job demand and work fatigue during COVID-19 homeworking: Its interrelationship and its predictors. Journal of Environmental Psychology.

Weber, C., Gatersleben, B., Fife-Shaw, C., & Ratcliffe, E. (in preparation). Evaluation of the Privacy At Work inventory (PAW). Frontiers in Psychology.

Invited talks:
Weber, C. (2019, November). A psychological perspective on residential appropriation in standardised housing environments. Lecture series Urban ROOTS — Bridging the Gap: Urbanity between Past and Present. Archaeology Department, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany.

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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