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Dr. Ronja Gerdes

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C40.311
Fon +49.4131.677-4022, ronja.gerdes@leuphana.de
Research associate, Professorship of Psychology, in particular Collective Action for Sustainability

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Vita

Ronja Gerdes studied psychology at the Technical University of Braunschweig. She did her PhD on the acceptance of environmental policies at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg. In 2025, she had a position at the University of Hohenheim, funded by the Margarete-von-Wrangell Juniorprofessorship and did research on sustainable consumption. Since Dezember 2025, she is a postdoctoral researcher in the project "Embracing Transformation" at the Leuphana University Lüneburg.

Projects

  1. Embracing Transformation: Psychology of Transformation
    Oliver Genschow (Project manager, academic) , Ronja Gerdes (Coordination) , Mayleen Luisa Schack (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

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Publications

Journal contributions

  1. Die Kluft zwischen Dringlichkeit und Umsetzbarkeit der Klimapolitik – am Beispiel des CO2-Preises
    Ronja Gerdes (Author) , Florian G. Kaiser (Author) , 01.01.2024 , in: InMind, 2024, 1

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. A general explanation for environmental policy support: An example using carbon taxation approval in Germany
    Ronja Gerdes (Author) , Emily Bauske (Author) , Florian G. Kaiser (Author) , 01.09.2023 , in: Journal of Environmental Psychology, 90 , 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Supporting and expressing support for environmental policies
    Florian G. Kaiser (Author) , Ronja Gerdes (Author) , Fenja König (Author) , 01.05.2023 , in: Journal of Environmental Psychology, 87 , 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Courses

Bottom-Up Perspectives in Sustainability Psychology: From Individual Behavior to Global Impact
Ronja Gerdes, Ulf Hahnel
The course addresses the psychological dimensions of sustainable behavior in the context of fundamental sustainability challenges and questions. It provides an overview of psychological theories and empirical findings that aim to better understand the psychological and contextual mechanisms underlying sustainable and unsustainable human behavior. It discusses psychological levers and barriers to sustainable behavior across diverse target groups and national contexts. Finally, the course introduces behavior change interventions and critically examines their potential as levers for fostering more sustainable behavior.
Next appointment:
Tuesday, 2026-10-13 at 16:15
Room: C HS 5