Former Team Members
Dr. Sylvia Harms
Senior scientist
Department of Environmental Politics
Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research − UFZ
Permoserstrasse 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Research focus
consumer-oriented policy research
Professional Career
2010 - 2011
Researcher in the Department of Environmental Politics at the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research − UFZ in Leipzig
2004 - 2009
Postdoctoral Researcher in the Working Group Sustainable Transport at the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ in Leipzig
2002 - 2003,
1996 - 2000
Research assistant at EAWAG / ETH Zürich in the Centre for Innovation Research in the Utility Sector (CIRUS); Research in the field of sustainable mobility behaviour and sustainable consumption patterns
www.cirus.ch
2001
Research assistant at the Federal Statistical Office, Neuchâtel
2000 - 2002
PhD-student at the University of Zürich, Psychological Institute, Social Psychology I; PhD 2002 on the interrelationship between routine behaviour and rational choice in the field of transport
1990 - 1996
Studies in psychology at the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Amsterdam with a focus on cognitive psychology, social psychology and marketing
1988 - 1990
Studies in romanistics and psychology at the University of Hamburg
Lectures
Summer 2005,
Winter 2005/06
Research Course "Mobility", Institute of Geography, University of Leipzig (together with Martin Lanzendorf)
Summer 2005
Seminar "Consumer behaviour and national economy", Department of Business Psychology, University of Lüneburg
2002 - 2003
Language courses and continuing educational courses for "Language Links", Lausanne (CH)
1997
Tutor at the Natural and Social Science Interface at ETH Zürich
1993 - 1996
Tutor in Cognitive Psychology at the Technical University of Berlin
Memberships
since 2004
German Psychological Association (DGPs), Working Group Environmental Psychology
since 2004
Psychology in Environmental Protection (IPU)
since 1999
International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS)
2004 - 2007
German Transportation Research Community (DVWG)
1995 - 2001
European Association for Decision Making (EADM)
Honours / Others
2004
Carl-Friedrich-Graumann Award for Environmental Psychology
2002 - 2003
Mentee in the Swiss-German program for female scientists for supporting an academic career (Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ruth Kaufmann, Interfacultary Co-ordination Office on General Ecology, IKAÖ, University of Berne)