Dr. Cecilia Bergstad

Biography

Cecilia Bergstad started her academic career as a research assistant at Chalmers University of Technology's Department of Transportation and Logistics, where she worked from 1998 to 1999. She completed her M.S. in Psychology in 2001 and earned her PhD in 2004, marking her progression into the field of applied psychology. Since 2006, she has been involved in teaching and research at the University of Gothenburg, particularly in the areas of social psychology, environmental psychology, personality psychology, and survey methods. Her research broadly addresses factors influencing well-being, values, norms, attitudes, and motivation, with a particular focus on changing significant environmental behaviors, including travel behavior and household energy consumption. Cecilia investigates the interplay between environmental policies and social psychological factors, aiming to understand how these influences affect acceptance and implementation. She collaborates with various research groups, including DEEP and CAST, and participates actively in conferences to present her work on sustainable transportation and energy transitions, thereby contributing significantly to the field of environmental psychology.

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