Dr Clara Weber
Academic and research departments
Environmental Psychology Research Group (EPRG), School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.About
My research project
I am a Visiting Researcher role at Surrey and a member of the Environmental Psychology Research Group.
Alongside my role at Surrey, I am working as a senior research associate at the Workplace Management Unit of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in Switzerland.
Also, I have teaching engagements in the Urban Psychology course at the Centre for Urban & Real Estate Management (CUREM) at the University of Zurich, and in the course Psychology of Architecture at the Interior Architecture Department at the Lucerne University Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) in Switzerland.
Further, I am associated with the academic consultancy Urban Psychology Consulting & Research.
Before moving to Zurich, I have worked as an Industry researcher and Data Analyst at the workplace consultancy unit at AECOM in London from 2012 till 2017, with whom I am still engaged in collaborative research projects.
Before coming to the UK, I have worked in applied research at the Fraunhofer Institut –Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation where I was significantly involved in a project on innovation management in the hotel sector, called FutureHotel; I am co-author of one the associated studies.
Before starting my PhD, I completed an MSc with Distinction in Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey. Further, I studied at the Technical University Berlin, where I completed an Engineering degree (EQ to BSc and MSc) in Architecture with Distinction.
In the course of my previous research, I have studied work place attachment and place identification processes in brutalist high-density housing (Barbican Estate, and Unité d`habitation Type Berlin) and evaluated occupational performance, well-being and socio-environmental stressors in different organisations and their office environments. My latest focus is on health in the built environment and concerns e.g., inclusive work environments for neurodiverse workers, users' well-being in inpatient mental healthcare facilities, or the impact of the pshycical and social environments at home on mental health (burnout) and physiological health (MSK pain) as of homeworking during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Supervisors
I am a Visiting Researcher role at Surrey and a member of the Environmental Psychology Research Group.
Alongside my role at Surrey, I am working as a senior research associate at the Workplace Management Unit of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in Switzerland.
Also, I have teaching engagements in the Urban Psychology course at the Centre for Urban & Real Estate Management (CUREM) at the University of Zurich, and in the course Psychology of Architecture at the Interior Architecture Department at the Lucerne University Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) in Switzerland.
Further, I am associated with the academic consultancy Urban Psychology Consulting & Research.
Before moving to Zurich, I have worked as an Industry researcher and Data Analyst at the workplace consultancy unit at AECOM in London from 2012 till 2017, with whom I am still engaged in collaborative research projects.
Before coming to the UK, I have worked in applied research at the Fraunhofer Institut –Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation where I was significantly involved in a project on innovation management in the hotel sector, called FutureHotel; I am co-author of one the associated studies.
Before starting my PhD, I completed an MSc with Distinction in Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey. Further, I studied at the Technical University Berlin, where I completed an Engineering degree (EQ to BSc and MSc) in Architecture with Distinction.
In the course of my previous research, I have studied work place attachment and place identification processes in brutalist high-density housing (Barbican Estate, and Unité d`habitation Type Berlin) and evaluated occupational performance, well-being and socio-environmental stressors in different organisations and their office environments. My latest focus is on health in the built environment and concerns e.g., inclusive work environments for neurodiverse workers, users' well-being in inpatient mental healthcare facilities, or the impact of the pshycical and social environments at home on mental health (burnout) and physiological health (MSK pain) as of homeworking during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Affiliations and memberships
ResearchResearch interests
In the course of my previous research, I have studied work place attachment and place identification processes in brutalist high-density housing (Barbican Estate, and Unité d`habitation Type Berlin) and evaluated occupational performance, well-being and socio-environmental stressors in different organisations and their office environments. My latest focus is on health in the built environment and concerns e.g., inclusive work environments for neurodiverse workers, users' well-being in inpatient mental healthcare facilities, or the impact of the pshycical and social environments at home on mental health (burnout) and physiological health (MSK pain) as of homeworking during the COVID-19 lockdown.
I regularly review manuscripts for academic journals such as Environment & Behaviour, Journal of Corporate Real Estate, and PsyEcology.
Research interests
In the course of my previous research, I have studied work place attachment and place identification processes in brutalist high-density housing (Barbican Estate, and Unité d`habitation Type Berlin) and evaluated occupational performance, well-being and socio-environmental stressors in different organisations and their office environments. My latest focus is on health in the built environment and concerns e.g., inclusive work environments for neurodiverse workers, users' well-being in inpatient mental healthcare facilities, or the impact of the pshycical and social environments at home on mental health (burnout) and physiological health (MSK pain) as of homeworking during the COVID-19 lockdown.
I regularly review manuscripts for academic journals such as Environment & Behaviour, Journal of Corporate Real Estate, and PsyEcology.
Teaching
At Surrey I give guest lectures on the MSc Environmental Psychology programme, primarily on topics concerning workplace environmental psychology.
Publications
Highlights
Weber, C. (2018, March). Why Privacy Impairment leads to Stress & Fatigue at Work and What We Can Do about It. Oral presentation at Workplace Trends Conference, Research Summit, London, United Kingdom.
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