Sabine Pahl

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Professor Sabine Pahl

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    Please note my contact details from 15th October 2020:https://env-psy.univie.ac.at/
    Professor Sabine Pahl
    Urban and Environmental Psychology Group
    Faculty of Psychology
    University of Vienna
    Waechtergasse 1
    1010 Vienna
    Austria
    I will remain affiliated with the University of Plymouth to facilitate ongoing collaborations and projects, but will not regularly check the Plymouth e-mail account. Please contact me at sabine.pahl[at]univie.ac.at instead. 

    Professional memberships

    Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs); Fachgruppe Umweltpsychologie
    European Association of Social Psychology (EASP)
    International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS)
    IAPS Restorative Environments Network
    International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)

    Roles on external bodies

    Board member of Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) – 2017-2020Honorary Associate Professor, University of Exeter – since 2015
    Member of the Strategic Advisory Group for UKRI's Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SMMR) Programme – since 2020
    Member of the ESRC Peer Review College – since 2015
    President-Elect / Secretary of the International Association of Applied Psychology (http://www.iaapsy.org/) Environmental Division – since 2020 / 2014
    Member of the Editorial Board for Microplastics and Nanoplastics – since 2020
    Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Environmental Psychology – since 2018
    Member of the Editorial Board for Environment & Behaviour – since 2014
    Affiliate Member of the Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning University of British Columbia, Canada – since 2011
    Member of United Nations GESAMP Working Group 40 – 2014-2017
    Affiliate Member of the European Centre for Environment and Human Health, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry – since 2010
    Fellow of the Pacific Institute for Climate Change (PICS) – March 2011 

    Supervised research degrees

    • Christine Boomsma (Director of Studies; F/T 2009 - 2012): Visual images as a motivational bridge to pro-environmental behaviour: A cognitive approach. Viva passed January 2013. 
    • Julie Goodhew (co-supervisor; P/T 2007-2013): Thermal images as prompts for energy-saving behaviour. Viva passed May 2013. 
    • Lauren Carroll (Director of Studies; F/T 2009 - 2013): The effect of choice set size and other choice architectures on decisions to volunteer. Viva passed September 2013. 
    • Kayleigh Wyles (Director of Studies; F/T Oct 2010 - 2014): Rocky shores - From habitat threat to marine awareness and restorative experiences. Viva passed February 2014. 
    • Becky Jenkin (European Centre for Environment and Human Health; co-supervisor; F/T 2011-2015): Blue Gym 4 kids. 
    • Debbie Cracknell (Director of Studies; P/T Oct 2010-2016): The restorative potential of public aquariums: Psychological and physiological effects of viewing sub-aquatic environments.
    • Hazel Gibson (SoGEES - CRES; co-supervisor; F/T 2012-2016). Underground Britain: Public perceptions of and attitudes to the subsurface.
    • Carolyn Arnold (Falmouth College; co-supervisor; F/T since Oct 2011): Storytelling as a paradigm for promoting pro-environmental behaviour. Viva passed September 2017.
    Current PhD students: 
    • Leanne Martin (Director of Studies, F/T since October 2017). Using Natural Environments to Reduce Craving: Affective and Cognitive Mechanisms. ESRC funding.
    • Sohvi Nuojua (co-supervisor, F/T since October 2017). Marine Litter: Can behavioural sciences help reduce land-based waste entering the oceans?. Charity funding.
    • Francesca Tirotto (co-supervisor, F/T since October 2017). Psychological and social factors in new types of energy: The case of deep geothermal. ERDF funding.
    • Sophie Davison (University of Exeter, co-supervisor, F/T since January 2018). Public perceptions of the risks and benefits of marine ecosystems for human health and wellbeing: An environmental psychology approach.
    External PhDs examined:
    • Nina Lockwood, University of Sussex, June 2010, "Motivations for mountain climbing: The role of risk." 
    • Laura Rennie, Sheffield University, January 2011, "The role of perspective in visualising health behaviours: Effects on motivation and behaviour." 
    • Alexander Van der Jagt, University of Aberdeen, November 2013, "Restorative environments: Why the saliency of natural and built scene content matters" 
    • Hyunji Kim, University of Cambridge, January 2014, "Construal level theory and economic decision making: Psychological distance as a de-biasing tool"
    • Aimie Hope, Sheffield University, April 2016, "Little green lies: Exploring compensatory beliefs within the environmental domain."
    • Tom Holmes, University of York, May 2017, "Social-Environmental Effects of Coastal Storms in the UK" 

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
    2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
      SDG 4 Quality Education
    3. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
      SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
    4. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
      SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
    5. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
      SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
    6. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
      SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
    7. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
      SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
    8. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
      SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
    9. SDG 13 - Climate Action
      SDG 13 Climate Action
    10. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
      SDG 14 Life Below Water
    11. SDG 15 - Life on Land
      SDG 15 Life on Land
    12. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
      SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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